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Final Innovation in Education symposium at Olympic
Olympic Community of Schools held its final Innovation in Education symposium, a series of three conferences in which educators, business partners, faith organizations, students and parents discuss approaches to community/business involvement in education. Some of the invited guests included representatives from local government agencies, Central Piedmont Community College, IBM staff and the Charlotte Chamber.
To date, school-business collaborations have resulted in the following projects:
• a paid internship with the Federal Reserve Bank and Charlotte businesses;
• an engineering curriculum review by IBM, General Dynamics, Reuters and the city of Charlotte and support for project-based learning initiatives;
• an Exchange World Initiative to help students develop cultural sensitivity and understand international trade and globalization;
• a real estate project to teach students about housing and its relevancy to students; and
• a fund-raising campaign to build a Habitat for Humanity house at the school site and to later relocate the house.
Trinity Episcopal sponsors freedom, human rights event
Trinity Episcopal School will host Freedom Fete, a celebration of freedom, human rights and social justice, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 6:45 p.m. in the school’s dining hall. Franklin McCain, one of the college students who sat at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., in 1960 in a nonviolent protest of segregation practices, will speak about his experiences.
Desserts will be served following the presentation and discussion. Tickets for the event are $5 per person and attire is dressy casual, no jeans. For reservations or more information, call 704-358-8101 or e-mail amason@tescharlotte.org.
Forums begin on CMS 100-day plan
A series of community forums has been set to address the “Strategic Plan 2010: Educating Students to Compete Locally, Nationally and Internationally,” facilities and parent issues announced this past fall by Peter Gorman, superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Members of the CMS board of education and executive staff will attend the meetings. Parents and community members are invited. The first forum was held Tuesday, Feb. 6 at West Mecklenburg High School. The complete list of forums follows:
• Feb. 15, 7-8:30 p.m., Mint Hill Middle School
• Feb. 20, 7-8:30 p.m., Myers Park High School
• March 6, 6-7:30 p.m., First Ward Elementary School
• March 12, 6:30-8 p.m., Eastway Middle School
• March 19, 6:30-8 p.m., North Mecklenburg High School.
Charlotte Christian student wins independent school’s spelling bee
Charlotte Christian School fifth-grader Alexandra Seelig has won the Charlotte Area Independent Schools Spelling Bee. Alexandra, the daughter of Mike and Deb Seelig, will compete in the regional spelling bee, part of the National Scripps Howard Spelling Bee program, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at ImaginOn.
Nominations sought for student award
UNC Charlotte is seeking nominations for the Nish Jamgotch Humanitarian Student Award. Since 2004, the award has recognized a student who demonstrates achievement and notable work in the humanitarian field.
Jamgotch, a political science professor emeritus who taught at UNC Charlotte from 1966 to 1993, established a $10,000 award to honor a student with an established humanitarian track record. The nomination period ends Feb. 16. Those interested in nominating a student should send a letter to The Jamgotch Humanitarian Award Committee, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, UNC Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 29223-0001.
MACS students attend district band
Nineteen students represented Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools in the annual South Central District Bands held at Mooresville High School in late January. The students were selected by audition. Three bands, under the direction of Lesli Clowes from Charlotte, Sean O’ Loughlin from Los Angeles, and James Curnow from Nicholasville, Ky., rehearsed for two days before performing a concert for the public. Students representing Charlotte Catholic High School, Holy Trinity Middle School and St. Mark School were Katherine Williamson, Christian Bailey, Alexandria Reinhart, James Kressner, flute; Angela Small, Hilary Sharp, Daniel Martinec, John Luttrell, Brian Geiger, clarinet; Kris Bahar, bassoon; Patrick O’ Neal, trumpet; Michaela Reinhart, Keagan Maryman, French horn; Kyle Burns, Steven Fawcett, trombone; Bridget Wasowski, Nick Larson, baritone; Ryan Brennan, bass clarinet; and Roger Regelbrugge, percussion.
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