The Last School Bell

1. The day has finally arrived—the last day of the 2011-12 school year for  students. Let the summer begin.

2. High school graduation ceremonies will start this afternoon at .  will hold its commencement exercises at 8 p.m. tonight, while will hold its ceremony at 5 p.m. Saturday. Look for the full list of graduates at 5 a.m. For the complete schedule of graduations, open the attached PDF.

3. What do you think of the ? Read the , then weigh in on the topic.

4. Some parents emailed Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch editor Jessie Gable on Thursday about rumored layoffs at . Lyn Michaels-Carden, who sits on the school's governing board, had this to say in an email to Canton-Sixes Patch:

"Cherokee Charter Academy operates as an at-will employer," she said. "Each employee is extended a letter as an offer of employment for one year (for example for the current school year the offer would be for the 2011-2012 school year) at the end of the year they will either be offered another one year or they will not. The offers for next year were issued earlier this week. A small group of staff members were not extended offers for next year. All decisions are made in the best interest of students and we cannot comment on any human resource issues."

5. An  on Butterworth Road.

Bonus: More people qualified to have their names placed on the July 31 general primary ballot on Thursday. Click to find out who's seeking elected office.

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