Students in the News

UNC Sophomore and Jordan graduate, Emily Palmer, self-publishes novel, has book reading at Bull's Head Bookstore. 

March 2011 - Congratulations to Madison Taylor (Choral Music), Alec Lowman (English), Corbin Rhoads (French), and Julia Larson (Instrumental Music) on their invitation to attend Governor’s School.  Of the 20 Governor's School slots extended to Durham Public Schools, Jordan High School received four.

February 2011

Six Jordan students have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program for “demonstrating through outstanding performance potential for future academic success.”  Of the 1.5 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT scores qualify for recognition in the National Merit^® Scholarship Program.  Congratulate our highest achieving seniors!

National Merit Scholarship Finalists:

William Frauenfelder

John “Sam” Selig

Rebecca Telford-Marx

National Achievement Scholarship Finalists:

Cristina Brackeen

Kendyl Curry

Christopher Grant

Casey Moore is a winner of the 2010-11 National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing North Carolina Affiliate.  She is among 15 women selected from the state of North Carolina and is also a runner up for the National NCWIT award.  Casey was an outstanding computer programming student, is the president of Project Refresh Jordan club and volunteers many hours of time through Girl Scouts.

On December 9, 2010, ESPN honored Siddiq Haynes (class of 2006) with a national community service award for his work at the University of Delaware. He was an all-conference football player this year for the Blue Hens, and he will graduate this spring with a degree in English. See news article here.

Senior Rasika Rajagopalan created a community service project to help people in India improve their vision using donated eyeglasses.  She documented her travels to India and the success of Project Spirit Sight on YouTube.