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Aug 21
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Hobgood Charter School & North Oak Academy Celebrate Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies

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Congratulations to Hobgood Charter School and North Oak Academy! Both of these Coalition member schools recently celebrated ribbon-cutting ceremonies on their school campuses. Coalition Executive Director Dave Machado was on hand for both events.

We share details and photos below. Please join us and them in celebrating these important milestones!

Hobgood Charter School

Hobgood Charter School on August 11 celebrated its new middle and high school building. Along with school leaders and community members, Hobgood’s mayor joined the celebration. Read more about the ribbon-cutting (pictured below) from WITN or WNCT.

North Oak Academy

North Oak Academy, a National Heritage Academies (NHA) school, celebrated its ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Durham campus on Thursday, August 7. Along with Durham’s mayor, Coalition Board member Megan DeKraker, National Heritage Academies founder and chairman J.C. Huizenga, and Dave Machado attended the celebration.

The new public charter school opened its doors to students in grades K-5 for the first time yesterday, August 20. North Oak will eventually expand to include K-8 students.

Congratulations to the North Oak Charter School staff and community–and the broader National Heritage Academies family!

Pictured above: NHA founder and chairman J.C. Huizenga speaks at the North Oak ribbon-cutting. J.C. Huizenga, Megan DeKraker, and Dave Machado pause for a photo.

*This post has been updated since its publication.

Sep 19
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Durham’s North Oak Academy breaks ground, plans 2025 launch

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North Oak Academy, a new public charter school launching in Durham, North Carolina, broke ground on a facility last Friday. Part of the successful National Heritage Academies network, the K-5 charter school is slated to open to students next fall. Lindalyn Kakadelis, the Coalition’s executive director, and Lee Teague, a Coalition lobbyist, joined school leaders for Friday’s groundbreaking.

Left to right: North Oak Academy Board members Wendy Ji, Gerald McNair, and Kelsey Armstrong attend the school facility’s groundbreaking with Lindalyn Kakadelis and Lee Teague on September 13.

Cory Olsen, senior communications specialist at National Heritage Academies, provided the event write-up below:

A bit of rain and mud couldn’t keep excited school leaders away from the groundbreaking of North Oak Academy in Durham, North Carolina. It’s National Heritage Academies’ 16th school in the state and is slated to be open for the start of the 2025-26 school year.

The site, located on the northeast side of Durham, was previously a drive-in movie theater. NHA Director of School Quality, Steve Pond, said he can’t wait to see students in the building, creating new memories and starring in their own educational journeys.

“This school is going to be a wonderful addition to the surrounding community,” Pond said. “I’m especially encouraged by the passion, commitment, and engagement shown by North Oak’s Board of Directors. The board has demonstrated a high level of resilience and perseverance over the past few years, and they have confidently stood with NHA to successfully overcome challenges and obstacles in their path.”

Pond was joined at the groundbreaking by school board president Gerald McNair, director Wendy Ji, and director Kelsey Armstrong. North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools Executive Director Lindalyn Kakadelis was also in attendance.