Mayor Lydia Lavelle has proclaimed Feb. 21-27 as Scholastic Journalism Week in Carrboro.
“I ask all residents to express their encouragement and gratitude to our student journalists and the teachers and advisers who support them,” Mayor Lavelle said.
Read Mayor Lavelle’s proclamation at http://townofcarrboro.org/DocumentCenter/View/8786/2021-Scholastic-Journalism-Week
It explains how the scholastic journalism experience imbues young people with capabilities and tools that are essential to a successfully functioning democracy. Our community values careful reporting of and commentary on current events of local, state and national importance.
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