Education
5 candidates have filed for District 1 CMS board seat
Aug. 12. By Dave Vieser. The CMS District 1 school board election in Mecklenburg County, delayed for a year by the late arrival of census data, just got more interesting. There are now five candidates. District 1 covers Cornelius, Huntersville, Davidson and portions of North Charlotte. Filing closed at noon today. Here’s the lineup as […]
Cornelius Youth Orchestra registration open now
Aug. 9. Cornelius Youth Orchestra is accepting applications now for a Brass Challenge this month, providing an opportunity for middle-school brass players to receive instruction from some of the area’s finest brass musicians, all Juilliard alumni. CYO will hold an open house at Bailey Middle on Aug. 16 at 6:30 pm. Classes for the CYO […]
New study ranks NC schools about in the middle nationwide
July 26. WalletHub compared K-12 public schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key metrics and North Carolina came out in the middle in terms of overall quality. The analysis accounted for test performance, funding, safety, class size and instructor credentials, as well as graduation rates and math test scores. North […]
Christopher Williams makes Dean’s List at Duke
June 7. Christopher Williams of Cornelius has been named to the Dean’s List at Duke University for the spring 2022 semester. The chemistry major, a sophomore, was among 2,064 students who achieved the honor. To make the Arts & Sciences dean’s list, students must rank in the top third of their college. His parents are […]
Huntersville senior lands Morehead scholarship
April 29. Montgomery Case Maddox, the son of Renee and Jeremy Maddox of Huntersville, has won a four-year Morehead-Cain scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Pine Lake Preparatory senior is student body president, Model UN co-president, Mu Alpha Theta co-president, and Special Olympics vice president. In Model UN, Case […]
Three local teens land spots in electric co-op programs
Feb. 23. Three Lake Norman area high school students have been selected by EnergyUnited to participate in unique leadership opportunities: Patrick Oglesby of Huntersville and Madeline Hiteshue of Mooresville will represent EnergyUnited in Washington D.C. as delegates in the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour program. Parker Ariail of Cornelius will represent EnergyUnited in June in […]
Cornelius girl receives DAR essay award
Feb. 14. The Alexandriania Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded Bailey Middle School 8th-grader Josephine Ferrari from Cornelius the District 3 First Place Winner for the American History Essay Contest. The topic was the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, […]
Brighter future: Energy United student contest deadline Dec 31
Dec. 27. The deadline to apply for EnergyUnited’s Washington, D.C. youth tour is New Year’s Eve. The electric co-op sends two students to the nation’s capital each June with delegates from around the country. Applicants must be enrolled in their sophomore year (rising juniors) or junior year (rising seniors) and either receive service from EnergyUnited […]
With hundreds of vacancies, CMS announces employee incentives
Dec. 9. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education approved employee retention incentives of $2,500 for full-time employees during an emergency meeting yesterday. “We ask so much of our employees just in a normal year,” said Elyse Dashew, board chair. “But the past two years have been extraordinarily difficult ones for educators. We are thankful that […]
LKN Chamber honors educators
Nov. 17. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will recognize three local educators at a special luncheon at Northstone Country Club Thursday. Pam Lilley from Cornelius Elementary School, Magdalena Sztabowski from The Halton School and Jordan Walker from Lake Norman Charter School will be recognized as the 2021 Educators of the Year. Craig Horn, a […]
