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Simply irresistible

Simply irresistible

CORNELIUS – Hough High School senior Collin Black recently walked away with the title of most irresistible guy at school after the school’s 2012 Mr. Irresistible event. The event also… Read more »

District halts summative tests creation

District halts summative tests creation

CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will use state-developed summative tests in nearly all subject areas instead of developing its own tests, Interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh recently announced. The district, which has… Read more »

Three Davidson students earn honors in national art contest

Three Davidson students earn honors in national art contest

DAVIDSON – Three Davidson Elementary School students recently won National Artistic Achievement Awards for artwork they created for ArtStamps, a program that offers students the opportunity to raise money for… Read more »

Fifth-graders extend a helping hand for Valentine’s Day

Fifth-graders extend a helping hand for Valentine’s Day

CORNELIUS – Valentine’s Day at Grace Covenant Academy means love for everyone. With that in mind, students banded together to make bagged meals for Charlotte’s homeless population. As part of… Read more »

District creates new intergovernmental committee

District creates new intergovernmental committee

CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education voted Feb. 14 to create an Intergovernmental Relations Committee to focus on strengthening the board’s relationship with Mecklenburg County, the city of… Read more »

CMS should explore outsourcing payroll and IT services, committee says

CMS should explore outsourcing payroll and IT services, committee says

CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education received its first report from the Privatization Advisory Committee, which recommended outsourcing some custodial functions and exploring outsourcing for some information technology… Read more »

Charter school receives SACS accreditation

Charter school receives SACS accreditation

DAVIDSON – The Community School of Davidson will receive accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools when the organization’s board meets in June, reviewers for the international accreditation… Read more »

Making the grade: Torrence Creek Elementary

Making the grade: Torrence Creek Elementary

North Mecklenburg second-quarter honor rolls Third-grade honor roll: Kennedy Abney, Alexis Antonious, Nicholas Boone, Karson Butler, Nicholas Casalino, Elizabeth Cassam, Alora Coffey, Kathryn Cummings, Ashley Denchfield, Grace Dolaher, Acadia Dubiel,… Read more »

Bailey Middle parents head back to school

Bailey Middle parents head back to school

by Tori Hamby Many years may have passed since Bailey Middle School parents last checked into homeroom, but a group of parents recently strapped on their book bags and stepped… Read more »

Dancing the night away

Dancing the night away

Young ladies from Davidson Elementary got to experience a special night out at the school’s Feb. 3 father-daughter dance. Accompanied by the special men in their lives, the girls shared… Read more »