CHARLOTTE – The Providence NJROTC recently finished third in a Drill, Academic, Physical Fitness Competition at Myrtle Beach, S.C. The competition consists of multiple areas of evaluation, … [Read more...]
Socrates Academy becomes flag-bearer
MATTHEWS – More than 700 Socrates Academy students, teachers, staff, parents and community leaders surrounded the flag pole on a recent chilly winter morning for a flag-raising ceremony at the charter … [Read more...]
CMS is one of lowest per-pupil spenders
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools ranks 109th among North Carolina's 115 school districts in terms of per pupil spending of state funding, and there's not a lot the district can do to change … [Read more...]
Promising Pages founder leaves leadership role
CHARLOTTE – Kristina Cruise has stepped down as CEO of Promising Pages, a charity she founded eight years ago. Promising Pages has upcycled more than 600,000 books to underserved children across … [Read more...]
Providence Day finishes $27M capital campaign
CHARLOTTE – Providence Day School concluded a five-year capital campaign, raising $27.8 million. The campaign has transformed the campus, creating a new “front door” consisting of the 7,200 … [Read more...]
Northeast Middle gets new principal
MINT HILL – Leisa Christian has been promoted to principal of Northeast Middle. “She serves as assistant principle at Vance High School where she has done so with remarkable, skill, grace and … [Read more...]
Rattley takes on equity role with CMS
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has named Kondra Rattley as associate superintendent of high school equity. She has served 2018 as Southeast Learning Community superintendent. “Curtis … [Read more...]
CMS adds teachers, staff
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools approved new hires and promotions during its Jan. 8 school board meeting. New hires in the Matthews and Mint Hill area include: • Kevin Gobuty, … [Read more...]
Carmel Christian freshman serves as space ambassador
MATTHEWS – Joey Eamigh, a ninth-grader at Carmel Christian School, has been selected as one of 25 student ambassadors nationwide for Back To Space, a program that promotes science, technology, … [Read more...]
Schools meet, exceed growth
RALEIGH – State Superintendent Mark Johnson recently recognized schools for meeting and exceeding academic growth. Academic growth is an indication of the progress that students made over the past … [Read more...]