MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department has partnered with the Matthews Help Center to collect school supplies for students in need. Collection bins are located throughout town: Brace YMCA, Crews … [Read more...]
Academy of dreams
Immigrant envisions language immersion charter school by Yustin Riopko MATTHEWS – Dr. Louis Ngomo Okitenbo wants to start a public K-12 charter school in Matthews called Mount Tabor … [Read more...]
CMS has no answers on mobile units
MATTHEWS – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools still doesn't have a long-term solution for mobile classrooms at Elizabeth Lane Elementary School. The school's property was rezoned in 1995 with a boundary … [Read more...]
Charter bill becomes law
CHARLOTTE – House Bill 514 has become law, giving Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville and Cornelius the option of opening and operating charter schools. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has lobbied … [Read more...]
Legrand to Indy grads: 2018 much like 1968
CHARLOTTE – Principal David Legrand outlined parallels between 2018 and 1968 on June 12 at Bojangles' Coliseum, as he expressed confidence in Independence High School graduates to find solutions for … [Read more...]
Providence paces CMS in scholarships
by Isabel Rodgers Contributor CHARLOTTE – Providence High School's Class of 2018 received 325 college scholarship offers, totaling more than $17.3 million. The amount is $3 million more than last … [Read more...]
ACE Mentor Program awards scholarships to Indy students
CHARLOTTE – The ACE Mentor Program of Greater Charlotte awarded a combined $6,500 in college scholarships to three seniors from Independence High School at the organization’s annual … [Read more...]
Charter school bill becomes law
CHARLOTTE – Four Mecklenburg County towns moved a step closer to having the option of opening charter schools that would be separate from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. On June 4, the North Carolina … [Read more...]
County leaders want district to tighten school budget
by Yustin Riopko CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners wants Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to make more of what they have, or at least rely less on what they don’t. On May 17, … [Read more...]
Providence orchestra wins Blumey Award
CHARLOTTE – Providence High School won Best Student Orchestra for its production of “Cinderella” at the seventh annual Blumenthal Performing Arts High School Musical Theater Awards on May 20 at Belk … [Read more...]