Monthly Archives: March 2009
Queen’s Grant charter to take place in ‘World’s largest concert’
It’s being billed as the World’s Largest Concert. On Thursday, March 12 from 1-1:30 pm, Queen’s Grant Charter School will hold an assembly in the school gym with everyone singing and watching the 2009 World’s Largest Concert, where Queen’s Grant … Continue reading
New Mint Hill high school boundary meeting rescheduled
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has rescheduled one of the workshops about proposed boundary options for new schools. The first community meeting to discuss boundary options for the new Mint Hill high school and the new Robinson Church Road elementary school will now … Continue reading
Independence High School bus crashes; driver charged with DWI
Mint Hill Police arrested 32-year-old Desiree Kelly for DWI and reckless driving this morning after the Independence High School bus she was driving crashed on Truelight Church Road near the intersection of Surface Hill Road. Fifteen students were on board … Continue reading
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Celeste Stewart voted player of the year for SW4A conference basketball
The Butler Lady Bulldogs were upset by West Charlotte in the semifinals of the state 4A basketball tournament in Greensboro last weekend. The loss ends the most successful run ever by a basketball team at Butler. Despite the early exit … Continue reading
Local students earn high ratings at music festival
On February 28 the National Federation of Music Clubs Piano Festival was held in Charlotte. Seventy students from Charlotte Academy of Music participated in the Festival at CPCC. Students prepared two memorized musical selections each, one of which was from … Continue reading
Where are the boundary options for the new Mint Hill high school?
Some citizens of Mint Hill are baffled by the proposed boundaries for the high school to be located in Clear Creek Business Park. (view a PDF of the proposed boundaries) The Board has four options, the first of which will … Continue reading
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Mint Hill Middle School celebrates reading
The East Learning Community hosted a reading event at Mint Hill Middle School last week. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools worked in a partnership with the Mecklenburg County library to promote reading. Specifically, they chose the book To Kill a Mockingbird as … Continue reading
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Families, community residents invited to discuss new-school boundaries
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is holding a series of workshops to ask for input on proposed boundary options for five new schools. CMS will open three new elementary schools and two new high schools in the 2010-2011 school year. The meetings will … Continue reading
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Symone Stukes of Independence is second runner up in state Poetry Out Loud Contest
Symone Stukes didn’t win a monetary prize at the recent Poetry Out Loud contest in Raleigh, but some of the Independence staff is collecting money to present her a prize. Kristine Neale came up with the idea. Here is the … Continue reading
CMS Student-assignment lottery results are in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ first student-assignment lottery is over and families will begin receiving notification letters this week. The letters inform parents of the school their child was placed in through the lottery process and how to ask for reassignment. Questions to … Continue reading
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Town seeks regular meetings with HOAs
Mint Hill Town Manager Brian Welch is asking each home owners association in Mint Hill to assign a representative to meet with the him on a regular basis (perhaps quarterly) to discuss issues and share ideas that affect the town. … Continue reading
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