CIS Durham
Opens New, Non-Traditional High School
In
August, CIS Durham gave up to 100 Durham students a new route to
succeeding in school – and to avoid dropping out – when it opened the
Performance Learning Center at Northgate Mall.

PLC
Students kick off the year by tackling a
ropes course to build teamwork
Student
success stories abound. Among them:
- Rashaud Trice has been accepted into the
Governor's Page Program, and also represents the PLC before the Durham
School Board
-
Kiea "Kiki" Taylor took the initiative to create a buddy system in which
existing PLC students orient and befriend new ones
-
The students have created a business plan to buy Subway sandwiches
at a discount for lunch, then use the proceeds for a school event later
in the year
The PLC is actively
seeking mentors for all students, professionals to speak to the students
on careers, and incentives such as tickets to movies and cultural
events, free or discounted meals, and more.
To donate or
volunteer, contact
Rah Bickley at
rah@cisdurham.org