Thanks to the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties for providing pink polos for some our students to wear on October 2nd, in  conjunction with Lee Jeans' National Denim Day. The DPLC chose Breast Cancer Awareness Month as its first service learning project and students and staff paid $5 a day to wear jeans instead of the usual khakis. With a goal of raising $3000.00 many students donated daily and became aware of a health issue that effects many of them directly and indirectly. If you are interested in supporting the DPLC's efforts click here and thank you inadvance.  

DPLC and Club Blvd Elementary students began their Reading Buddies program recently. DPLC English students travel to Club Blvd elementary school to work with a group of students there on their reading comprehension and proficiency. 

Danny Gilfort, Assistant Principal of Northern High School, has been named Principal of the Durham Performance Learning Center, which will open in August 2007.

The Performance Learning Center (PLC) will open in partnership with Communities in Schools of Durham.  It will be located in the newly renovated lower level of Northgate Mall. The PLC will offer students the opportunity for online learning with internships and job shadowing. Approximately 100 students will be selected to enroll in the school, which will also feature a flexible schedule, including a year-round component.