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Three CMS students win travel/study program abroad
Philip Brown Jr. of West Mecklenburg High School, Meghan Modafferi of Providence High School and Ezelle Sanford of Harding University High School will attend a two-week travel/study program in the United Kingdom July 1-15 as part of the British Summer Studies Program hosted by the American Community Schools.
All junior-year students, ages 15-18, who attend a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools high school were eligible to apply for the program by entering a 1,000-word essay contest.
The three winners will join 14 other students from throughout the United States.
SunCom donates $12,000 to Junior Achievement
SunCom Wireless donated $12,000 to Junior Achievement of the Central Carolinas to support the group’s Exchange City program, which helps students develop skills by applying what they learn about economics, government and math to real-life situations. SunCom’s support will help JA implement the Exchange City program for every fourth-grade student in CMS.
CMS announces personnel appointments
At the CMS board meeting March 27, the following appointments were announced:
• Theresa Hopkins, acting principal/assistant principal of Butler High School, was named principal of the school.
• Gina Smith O’Hare, assistant principal at Crown Point Elementary School, was named principal of Steele Creek Elementary School.
• Samantha Evans was named director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools Foundation and Strategic Partnerships (CMPS). Evans is currently the assistant director of communications.
• Lynn Roberson was named executive director of the CMPS Office of Strategic Partnerships. Roberson is currently the director of public policy research and analysis for AT&T.
• Vincent Cesena was named director of school law enforcement for CMS. Cesena, the acting director, is currently the deputy director of school law enforcement.
• Joseph Leroy Wolfe, senior assessment analyst for CMS, was named director of assessment.
Beverly Woods Elementary one of 20 national finalists
Beverly Woods Elementary has been selected as one of 20 finalists to win a playground worth up to $300,000 in the “Playskool Win a Boundless Playground Essay Contest.” Charlotte mother Gretchen Payne and her fifth-grade daughter Sydney submitted the qualifying essay. Sydney volunteers in a school program that pairs disabled kids and kids without disabilities during gym class.
Playskool will announce the grand-prize winner April 15.
More than 900 entries were received from 44 states and the District of Columbia, each detailing why their community deserves a playground accessible to children of all abilities. For more details, visit www.PLAYSKOOL.com.
Book drive collects 5,019 books
Providence Christian School recently set a goal to collect 1,000 new and gently used books for Carolinas Medical Center’s Levine Children’s Hospital. On March 23, the student body announced they had collected 5,019 books. Students celebrated their contribution with a visit from illustrator Charlotte Simpson-Baucom and Sir Purr of the Carolina Panthers.
Ardrey Kell High students prepare baskets for needy
A group of Ardrey Kell High School students partnered with the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services to provide Easter treats to children this season who might otherwise not get a visit from the Easter bunny.
Students shopped and collected items needed to create 22 Easter baskets. Ardrey Kell High School encourages all students to perform 25 hours of community service each school year.
Open-seat lottery continues until April 30
Families wishing to apply for any CMS magnet program that has a space may do so using an open-seat lottery application available on the CMS Web site, at the Family Application Center or at any CMS school. The application allows for one choice, and a magnet compact must be submitted for any program selected. If students participate in the open-seat lottery and are not placed in the program they selected, they will be placed in a wait pool for that program. The application period ends April 30.
CMS installs phone line for dropout concerns
CMS has added a telephone line for parents who may have concerns that their children were coerced to drop out of a CMS high school.
The confidential line – 980-343-6407 – will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, through April 13. CMS established the telephone line at the request of the attorney investigating allegations that some students may have been coerced into dropping out of Myers Park High School. The telephone line will only handle concerns relating to dropouts at Myers Park High or other CMS high schools. The district is wrapping up its investigation, which is slated for completion within the next few weeks.
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