Thursday, May 23, 2013
DAVIDSON – It’s tough not to notice a two-layer contraption filled with green, leafy plants when passing by Kristin Metzler's classroom at Davidson Day School. It’s a hydroponic garden – a soiless garden that can grow vegetation year-round and exponentially faster than outside. “You don’t… read more about Hydroponics allows students to garden without soil
Hough High student awarded National Merit Scholarship CORNELIUS – Hough High School senior David Snedecor recently won a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. He was one of three Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students and one of 2,500 students nationally that received a $2,500 scholarship in the… read more about Education notes
HUNTERSVILLE – Alexis Nicole Reynolds, a 2009 International Baccalaureate graduate of North Meck High School, graduated summa cum laude from North Carolina State University in the University Honors Program with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Psychology on May 11. Alexis is a… read more about North Meck alum graduates from N.C. State; going on to law school
CORNELIUS – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools cannot guarantee students’ protection when they’re at school, CMS Superintendent Heath Morrison told a gym full of Hough High School parents last week. But what he did guarantee is that district personnel are doing all they can to make schools the… read more about School, police meet parents to discuss bomb threats
MOORESVILLE – Langtree Charter Academy and Cabarrus Charter Academy will hold public lotteries on May 8 at the Charles Mack Citizens Center located at 215 N. Main St. in Mooresville. Langtree Charter Academy received nearly 1900 applications for 661 available seats. Cabarrus Charter Academy… read more about Langtree Charter Academy and Cabarrus Charter Academy to hold public lottery
HUNTERSVILLE – Since she was in seventh grade, Hannah Rhyne knew she was going to study songwriting at Belmont University in Nashville. But the 17-year-old Denver native and SouthLake Christian Academy senior’s post-graduation plans changed when she was introduced to Franklin, Tenn.-based music… read more about Local student turns artist, sings with quirky style
Hough High student wins music scholarship competition HUNTERSVILLE – Hough High School senior Tre’ McKinney took a step toward his goal of being a professional musician when he earned top honors at a statewide music scholarship competition April 12. The competition was sponsored by the North… read more about Education news for May 3
DAVIDSON – They were dressed in neon green and black outfits, and some donned alien masks. Students from Acrofitness arrived at Davidson Day School April 26 to perform as part of Project ACES, or All Children Exercise Simultaneously. A Mooresville-based business, Acrofitness works to provide… read more about Project ACES gets Davidson Day moving
HUNTERSVILLE – Hopewell High School’s Junior ROTC group won the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' Superintendent’s Cup again this year for the sixth time in the last seven years. Hopewell was selected over 19 other JROTC programs to include Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corp programs from all… read more about Hopewell High School’s JROTC claims 6th CMS Cup
Local teacher makes Teacher of the Year finalist CORNELIUS – Bailey Middle School teacher Lysa Craig is one of six educators selected as finalists for the 2012-2013 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Teacher of the Year. Teachers were selected by their schools and zones to compete for the award. The CMS… read more about Herald education notes for April 26
Runners in the Kicks 4 Kids 5K race take off from the starting line April 20. The organization, founded by SouthLake Christian Academy sophomores Emily Wakeman and Ansley Rikard, held the race at Jetton Park in Cornelius. More than 120 runners participated, raising $8,000. Chris Lamperski won… read more about Kicks 4 Kids 5K funds new shoes
Cannon School senior and Cornelius resident Grant de Gorter, center, signed a letter of intent on April 17 to study and play golf at University of South Carolina Upstate. De Gorter has been on Cannon’s varsity golf team for four seasons and led the team his junior year with the low 18 hole round… read more about Cornelius resident signs letter of intent for golf
HUNTERSVILLE – Lake Norman Charter School will host its first Lake Norman Charter College Conference on April 27. Breakout sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and a college fair will start at 12:30 p.m. The event is to help students and parents with the college planning process. Lake Norman Charter… read more about Lake Norman Charter to hold college conference
DAVIDSON – The Community School of Davidson boys and girls varsity soccer teams scrimmaged for the first time April 22. But the game was more than friendly play. It was a chance for the community to support students who are mourning the loss of their mother. When Jodie Swift-Christian… read more about Teams scrimmage to rally support for mourning peers
HUNTERSVILLE – Twenty Hopewell High School students took the step into “gentleman hood” when inducted into the school’s Gentlemen’s Club April 11. The Gentlemen’s Club, founded by Stephen G. Peters and the Peters Group Foundation in 1996, teamed with Hopewell High to pilot the program in… read more about Hopewell students inducted into Gentlemen’s Club