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Charter school enters aviation, expands IB

Charter school enters aviation, expands IB

The sky’s no limit as a High Point charter school expands to offer aviation and international programs similar to those found at a local public school. A new aviation lab at Phoenix Academy will aid the area’s future workforce as well as add current competition 

Promoting Global Literacy Paul J. Norcross Visits Philippine Schoolchildren

Promoting Global Literacy Paul J. Norcross Visits Philippine Schoolchildren

The initial mission of 7 Degrees of Change, and #1 in the 7 Degrees of Change, is supporting “global literacy.” Over the past eight years we have had the privilege of providing nearly half a million books to children in the Philippines, Macau and Bhutan. 

Local nonprofit ships books to Philippines

Local nonprofit ships books to Philippines

With a goal to fill 200 libraries in the Philippines in 20 years, more than 15,000 books were loaded onto tractor-trailers Friday afternoon, bringing a local nonprofit closer to reaching its mark. The 7 Degrees of Change Foundation started its mission in 2009 with a 

McCrory dedicates expansion of Phoenix Academy

McCrory dedicates expansion of Phoenix Academy

Gov. Pat McCrory joined several hundred people gathered Thursday morning at Phoenix Academy to celebrate the latest expansion of the charter school that’s steadily grown during the past 15 years. The academy, founded by Paul and Kim Norcross as a small private school in 1998, 

How One School is Working to Save a City on the Brink

How One School is Working to Save a City on the Brink

Lt. Governor Dan Forest (right) speaks at Phoenix Academy’s groundbreaking, as Timco’s Kip Blakely (left) looks on. The Great Recession hit America hard. One of its many victims was High Point, North Carolina. Twenty years ago, High Point’s downtown was bustling with activity as the 

Phoenix Academy plans to add programs on 48 nearby acres

Phoenix Academy plans to add programs on 48 nearby acres

Phoenix Academy, the High Point public charter school that is already in the midst of a major expansion, will partner with two nonprofits to add another 48 acres of outdoor facilities. Paul Norcross, co-founder of Phoenix Academy, said the school has worked out a deal