MEDIA ADVISORY: June 1 Event to Celebrate First Year of Isaac Bear Early College High School
5/30/2007 1:36:43 PM
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Wilmington, N.C.-The University of North Carolina Wilmington and the New Hanover County Schools will jointly host an event at 10 a.m. Friday, June 1, to celebrate the first year achievements of the Isaac Bear Early College High School and the success of the partnership between the university, the county schools and the North Carolina New Schools Project. Media are welcome to attend and cover the event.
Activities will include:
• Remarks at 10 a.m. in the Golden Hawk Room on the UNC Wilmington campus by Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo, Superintendent John Morris, Isaac Bear Principal Sherry Broome and two Isaac Bear students
• A tour of the new Isaac Bear Early College facility and presentations by students about their experiences in early college
• Showing of a student-produced documentary about Isaac Bear
"We are very excited about this opportunity to celebrate the many successes of the first year of the Isaac Bear Early College High School," said Principal Sherry Broome. "We've been able to move into our new building, which is a wonderful facility and has allowed us to physically become part of the UNC Wilmington community. We want to thank all of the people who have helped us progress to this point."
More information on the Isaac Bear Early College High School and the Order of Isaac Bear can be found on the UNC Wilmington Web site at http://www.uncw.edu/isaacbear/.
Media contacts:
Dana Fischetti, manager of news and media relations, UNC Wilmington, 910.962.7259 or fischettid@uncw.edu
Karin Cox, executive director of public relations, New Hanover County Public Schools, 910.254.4221 or kcox2@nhcs.k12.nc.us
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