Lauren Jackson '05 wins N.C. State Goldwater Scholarship
Lauren Jackson '05, a junior in materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University, has won a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year.
 

Newsweek places NCSSM among its "public elite" high schools
Newsweek places NCSSM and other top-performing schools in a separate list from the rest of top high schools.

NCSSM graduates its 27th class
Jud Bowman addresses 2008 graduates, urges them to follow their hearts

Class of 2005 alumnus Ryan Neely selected for ESRL-CIRES fellowship
Ryan Neely '05 has been selected as the first recipient of the Earth System Research Laboratory  Graduate Research Fellowship.

NCSSM picks architect for school expansion
Baltimore-based Ayers Saint Gross chosen as architects for NCSSM's Discovery Center, a major capital improvement project that will greatly expand campus facilities. 

Senior named 'Prep Star of the Week'
Soccer player Mark Linnville named 'Prep Star of the Week' in the Durham Herald-Sun. Learn more about Mark here.

Class of '89 alumnus brings open-source thinking to prostheses
Jonathan Kuniholm '89 is helping lead the open-source prosthetic limb movement that's encouraging innovation and keeping costs low.

NCSSM students advance to final round in Siemens Competition
Two NCSSM students were named Siemens Competition Regional winners and move on to the final round of the prestigious competition, while nine students received semifinalist awards.

NCSSM alumna named to Glamour's Top 10 College Women list
Class of '04 alumna Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza makes it two years in a row that a NCSSM alumna has been chosen to the magazine's list. Rebecca was chosen for her public policy work and ambitions.

NCSSM seniors win top prize in Siemens Competition
Andrew Guo '09 and Sajith Wickramasekara '09 won the 2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology on December 9 — one of the most coveted student science awards in the nation.

Class of '07 alumnus starts business while still making grades
Joe Davy '07, a junior at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, expects his application company to bring in $500,000 in revenue its first year.

Alumni Chapters coming to a city near you
Alumni Board is working to bring together local NCSSM alumni in cities across the country.

NCSSM team wins National Science Bowl
A team of five students from NCSSM won the National Science Bowl last month in Washington, D.C., finishing an undefeated season by beating out 68 other high schools across the country along with its two closest competitors from California in the championship round. In attendance was First Lady Michelle Obama who asked competition questions and helped present the awards.

Natalie Beyer '86 still in the running for Durham County School board
On June 22, Natalie Beyer '86 will run off against incumbent opponent Steve Martin for a seat on the Durham County School Board.

Elyse Ribbons '99 helps bridge cultural gap with humor
Ribbons has established herself as a playwright, actor, radio host, newspaper columnist and theater producer since moving to Beijing in 2003.

NCSSM named NEWSWEEK "Public Elite" for 13th-straight year
NCSSM among 20 other high schools nationwide to make "elite" list.

NCSSM Math Instructor Maria Hernandez wins national teaching award
The National Science Foundation awards NCSSM Math Instructor Maria Hernandez a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for making math engaging for students.

Class of 2005 alumna takes a "break" in the Peace Corps
After earning degrees from Case Western Reserve University and Dartmouth College, Jessica Pekala '05 is heading to the Dominican Republic for a two-year stint in the Peace Corps.