The Fuquay-Varina Athletic Booster Club, Bob Barker Inc. and ClubWorx will hold the annual Bengal Booster 5K at 8:30 a.m. April 21 at 100 S. Fitness Drive, Fuquay-Varina. Cost is $20-25. All proceeds will benefit athletic teams at Fuquay-Varina High School. For details, email bengalbooster5k@aol.com or visit www.ncraces.com/events/bengal-booster-5k.

Green Hope High School

Freshman parent seminars for parents of current ninth-grade students will be from 10 a.m. to noon April 20 at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary. No registration is required and light refreshments will be provided.

Kingswood Elementary School

Two Kingswood Elementary School Science Olympiad teams competed at the regional tournament on March 24 at Middle Creek Elementary in Apex. The teams won second place in Varsity division and first place in Junior Varsity. Numerous ribbons were also won by individual students.

During months of preparation, some students designed, built, and launched bottle rockets while others designed and created pasta towers that withstood weight. Paper airplanes were designed to compete for distance and others were designed to compete in the hang-time competition. A majority of the Kingswood students focused on researching information throughout the year about specific science categories such as botany, astronomy and biology, in order to demonstrate their knowledge through tasks at different stations during the tournament.Lifelong Learning

The Wake County Public School System will offer the following classes at Athens Drive High School through its Lifelong Learning Program. Call 919-431-7593 or email lifelonglearning@wcpss.net.

• SMART Technology in the Classroom Level 2, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 12-19, $145

• Digital Photos and Your Computer, Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 12-26, $85

Middle Creek Elementary School

Middle Creek Elementary School will hold a spring carnival from 4 to 8 p.m. April 28 at 110 Middle Creek Ave., Apex. There will be a sledding hill, limo rides, carnival games, silent auction, food and a prize room. Cost is $6. For details, visit www.middlecreekelementaryschool.weebly.com.

Northwoods Elementary

The North Carolina Opera visited Northwoods Elementary School and presented Opera 101 on March 27. The program introduced the students to some of opera’s most famous and familiar music. The four singers and accompanist, led by Jennifer Seiger, also taught the students about the basics of opera through singing and acting out small vignettes from famous operas. They ended the program with an interactive quiz show where the students had to guess if the songs were opera or not. This cultural arts program was sponsored by the PTA and made possible through a grant from the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County.