Meredith College News

Geraldine Couch Mayer passed away on Oct. 12, 2011. Her funeral service was held on Oct.

Fuquay-Varina High School class of 2011 valedictorians and salutatorians are, from left, Christine Delp, Kaitlin Miller, Mindie Stanford and Anna Kelley.

A The Meredith College Dance Program is representing the Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Festival at the National ACDF festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The national festival runs May 24-27, 2012.

N.C. Governor's School supporters are making a push this week to restore state funding for the summer program, which was defunded last year but will go on this summer because of private funding.

When a student graduates from college , it marks a major accomplishment - the culmination of semesters' worth of reading, writing, studying, and test-taking. But the preparation and legwork isn't over - for student loan borrowers, leaving school also starts the countdown to repayment.

Apex's Halle Cultural Arts Center will present one of the town's newest professional musicians in a concert entitled "Beethoven and Blue Jeans" on Friday, September 25.

It was a busy day at SoHo Clothing in Cameron Village earlier this week, with people coming in and owner Martha Parks encouraging them to buy during a clearance sale.

As downtown Raleigh developer Greg Hatem has looked to ramp up his catering business, he has been seeking a suitable location for a permanent catering kitchen.

On May 6, 2012, Carrie Gray Sanderson graduated from Meredith College with the highest academic distinction of Summa Cum Laude.

School board members Debra Goldman and John Tedesco finished first in their respective statewide races.

Meredith College offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theater, which can focus on Production, Performance or Musical Theater, a K-12 licensure in Theater arts and a minor in Theater.

By BREONA BRADBERRY Southern Nash High School announced recently that two students, Kayla Simmons and Katie Tyson, have been elected to attend North Carolina's Governors School.

Draughn High senior Jessica Browning has signed a letter of intent to play collegiate soccer with Meredith College in Raleigh.

Dark clouds threatened the ceremony early on, a day after major downpours soaked Raleigh.