• Bailey Middle: The PTA meets Tuesday, March 15, at 4 p.m. … The School Leadership Team meets Tuesday, March 15, at 5 p.m. … The sixth grade open house is March 17 at 6 p.m. … The school offers tours families of prospective students every Wednesday through April. Tours are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and registration is not needed.



• Barnette Elementary: Picture day is Tuesday, March 15. … The School Leadership Team meets Wednesday, March 16, at 12 p.m. …



• Blythe Elementary: Students can have breakfast with their dads on Wednesday, March 16, at 6:45 a.m. … Spring pictures are March 24. … The school asks families to donate used printer-ink cartridges and cell phones to the Blythe Elementary recycling program to help raise money for the school. Place cartridges and phones  in the collection box in the lobby.



• Bradley Middle: The school will hold an informational meeting for rising seventh- and eighth-graders on Monday, March 14, at 6 p.m. … Spring picture day is March 29.



• Cannon School: The school has extended its enrollment application deadline to Tuesday, March 15, to accommodate additional applicants to first grade.



• Cornelius Elementary: Principal James Garvin will hold a coffee chat Wednesday, March 16, at 9 a.m.



• Davidson Day: Spring break is Monday through Friday, March 14-18. … Spring pictures will be taken March 22-24. … The school is accepting applications for Headmaster Scholarships. All middle and upper school students are eligible to apply for this one-year scholarship award. For more information, call the admission office at 704-237-5229 or e-mail admissions@davidsonday.org.



• Davidson Elementary: The school holds its spring book fair next week. … The PTO meets March 17 at 6 p.m. … The school offers tours every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 1 p.m. through the end of April. For more information, call 980-343-3900.



• Davidson IB Middle: The School Leadership Team meets Monday, March 14, at 3 p.m. … Spring picture day is Wednesday, March 16.



• Grace Covenant Academy: Registration for the 2011-12 school year is now open. Find more information at www.gracecovenantacademy.org.



• Huntersville Elementary: The school’s teacher appreciation luncheon takes place March 23 at 10 a.m. … The PTA meets March 28 at 6:30 p.m.



• J.V. Washam Elementary: Take Dad/Male Role Model to School Day is Friday, March 11. … The PTO meets March 24 followed by the second- and fourth-grade concert.



• Lake Norman Charter: Middle school talent show auditions take place Friday, March 11, at 3:15 p.m. … The high school will dismiss at 11:15 a.m. on March 18.



• Long Creek Elementary: The Honors Choir rehearses Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. in the music classroom … The Chess Club meets Fridays at 7:30 a.m. in the media center.



• McKinney Academy: The school hosts open houses March 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Families with rising sixth-graders are encouraged to attend, as the school plans to add sixth grade next year.



• Torrence Creek Elementary: The school’s science fair takes place Thursday, March 10. ... The PTA meets Thursday, March 10. … Tuesday, March 15 is Papa John’s night. A portion of the restaurant’s proceeds that night will benefit the school. … A school tour takes place March 17 at 10 a.m. To register, call 980-343-0695.



• Woodlawn School: The school offers a free seminar March 21 at 6:30 p.m. on paying for college, featuring Ryan Clark, author of “College Aid For Middle Class America: Solutions to Paying Wholesale vs. Retail.” Clark serves as president of Clark College Funding Inc. The seminar is open to all high school students and their parents. Find more information at www.woodlawnschool.org.



– Compiled by Andrew Batten