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Area schools see increased scores for end of year testing

by Courtney Schultz [email protected]

(see Test scores on page 10)

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Remembering 9/11

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced that both the district’s End-of-Course (EOC) and End-of-Grade (EOG) test scores improved, but district leaders say there is still work to be done.

CMS Superintendent Dr. Heath Morrison says he’s impressed by the strides made in student test scores, especially after scores dropped last year due to the adoption of new, higher standards.

North Carolina adopted the Com-mon Core State Standards (CCSS) in 2010, which define what stu-dents need to accomplish at each grade level to graduate “ready for college and careers.” Public schools were then required to meet higher standards of proficiency on EOCs and EOGs when the application of the standards began in the 2012-13 school year.

“Higher standards are a good thing,” said CMS chief accountability officer

Ballantyne resident brings Women2Women homeby Ryan Pitkin

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Ballantyne resident Sarah Cham-berlain will kick off the national Women2Women National Con-versations Tour on Sept. 25 at the Ballantyne Hotel.

The tour aims to get more women

involved in politics, educating them on issues and encouraging them to become more active in local and national campaigns. U.S. Repre-sentatives Renee Elmers (R-N.C.) and Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) will be guests at the event, which is free to the public.

Chamberlain, who is a Charlotte native and has lived in Ballantyne for six years, is the chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Main Street Partnership and Main Street Advocacy, groups that advocate for conservative issues and raise funds for conservative

candidates. Speaking on the phone from

Washington, D.C., where she spends much of her time, Cham-berlain said despite her conser-vative background, the newly-de-signed tour focuses on bipartisan-ship. She said she hopes women

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of all political and socioeconomic backgrounds will be in atten-dance.

“I’m taking off my political hat, and I will just be there to teach,” she said. “A lot of women are run-ning the budgets for their homes and highly involved in their kids’ schooling but not understanding the laws being passed that con-cern them. Let’s get out there and talk to them.”

Chamberlain will focus on issues of taxation, retirement, college tuition and student loans. She is “not even touching the social issues” she said, and mentioned lax Food and Drug Administration regulations on sunscreen and con-struction of the Keystone Pipeline as a couple of the particular “bipar-tisan issues” she will discuss.

Chamberlain chose Charlotte as the starting point for her first tour because she is a “Charlotte girl at heart,” she said. While she has been nervous in the days leading up to the kick-off event, she hopes the presence of her Charlotte-area friends will help her keep her cool.

As a working, single mother

herself (she has raised her 10-year-old daughter alone since losing her husband to pancreatic cancer in 2011), she understands the multi-tasking life that many women lead in today’s society. She pointed out the 20,000 female business own-ers in North Carolina as people she wants to reach and educate.

“There are lots of things that come on to our plate, but we have to keep our eye on the ball,” Chamberlain said.

As a long-time player in the political arena, Chamberlain denies that sexism plays a big part in Washington, as some believe, but thinks females need a push to include political voices in their busy schedules.

“Some women need to be asked to participate while men just seem to naturally do it,” she said. “I just aim to get them involved in what-ever level they are willing to, but we need them involved because these things really are affecting their home life.”

She said she invited Brooks and Ellmers because they are both women who have crossed the aisle to work on bipartisan bills.

“Nobody talks about it much outside of Washington, but there are plenty of great, bipartisan bills

being passed through Congress, and these two women have been involved,” Chamberlain said.

Ellmers represents North Caro-lina’s 2nd Congressional District and is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, where she focuses on health care, oversight and communications. She is also chairwoman of the Republican Women’s Policy Committee, a new caucus comprised of all 19 female members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

She is in the midst of a hotly-contested campaign against Clay Aiken for her seat, but Chamber-lain said the discussion on Sept. 25 will not involve any campaign-ing.

When asked about the event, however, she did seem to believe it can play well into her and others’ campaigns.

“This event serves as a great way to motivate and recruit women to the conservative cause” Ellmers said over email. “I want these women to walk away knowing that their involvement and participa-tion is critical to getting our coun-try back on track.”

Brooks, representing Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, serves on multiple committees and chairs

the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emer-gency Preparedness.

“I’m looking forward to a pro-ductive discussion that focuses on ongoing opportunities for more women to engage in our politi-cal process and make their voices heard,” Brooks said. “I hope this event inspires participants to look for new leadership opportunities and ways to make a difference in their communities and in our nation.”

The event will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and will begin with a recep-tion. Chamberlain will speak to the group before introducing Ellmers and Brooks. The three will answer questions submitted beforehand by attendees before opening the floor to a Q&A session. A second recep-tion will follow in which attendees can speak with the guest speakers individually.

After Charlotte, the tour will make stops in Tucson, Arizona; Sacramento, California; and Jamestown, New York. Chamber-lain will break during the election season but hopes to start back at it in January with events in Los Angeles and Miami.

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Parents and community members will have the opportunity to learn about the positive and negative effects of social media on children and teen-agers at a one-day conference in south Charlotte next week.

The Charlotte Area Health Educa-tion Center and Presbyterian Psy-chological Services are partnering for “Connected, Disconnected or in Dan-ger: Helping Kids Navigate the Awe-some and Awful of Social Media.” The conference will take place Sept. 19, a Friday, at Sardis House, located at 6100 Sardis Road.

Registration is $25 general admis-sion and $90 for individuals using the conference to earn continuing educa-tion credit. Sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, direc-tor of counseling at Presbyterian Psy-chological Services, said the confer-ence was launched partially because she and other counselors with the non-profit center identified a need for par-ents to learn more about social media and how it affects their children.

“We have a dynamic child and ado-lescent (client basis),” Frawley-O’Dea said. “In addition, many of us are par-ents of kids in middle and high school. We realize social media has become so dominant in the lives of our kids.”

The pervasiveness of social media has both pluses and minuses, Fraw-ley-O’Dea said. The benefits of social media include keeping in touch with friends who have moved away or fam-ily members who live out of town, studying together online and exchang-ing valuable information, she said.

The drawbacks of social media, however, are often damaging and even dangerous, Frawley-O’Dea said. There are health-related concerns of kids spending too much time on their elec-tronic devices instead of exercising or sleeping. There also are the risks of encountering cyberbullying and the psychological damage that accompa-nies it, as well as predators and mass distribution of incriminating photos and videos.

“The other problem we’ve seen is kids who have shared nude pictures – sometimes sexualized nude pictures – with someone they thought they could trust, and then (the photos become) viral,” Frawley-O’Dea said. “… What kids don’t realize is law enforcement is really cracking down on it; kids are getting prosecuted.”

Frawley-O’Dea said Presbyterian Psychological Services and the Char-lotte Area Health Education Center wanted the conference to offer mul-tiple perspectives in a way the average person could understand and relate to. FBI Agent John Letterhos will dis-cuss the “dark net” including online sexual predators, child pornography and legal consequences for teenagers who engage in cyberbullying, cyber-sexing or “selfies” that could legally be considered distributing child porn.

Dr. Kathleen-Clarke-Pearson, co- author of “The American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report: The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adoles-cents and Families,” will discuss the long-term psychological effects of social media on young people includ-ing how “platforms that are open to negative peer commentary are espe-cially problematic,” according to a news release.

Dr. Brian Foreman, author of “How To Be #Social Media Parents: Aware Online, Present Offline,” will be the third and final speaker at the confer-ence. Foreman will discuss how par-ents can keep up with social media platforms, which ones are considered safe and which ones are better to avoid.

The conference also is designed to educate behavioral health practi-tioners, pediatricians and pediatric health providers, church and commu-nity youth leaders, school psycholo-gists and educators, Frawley-O’Dea said.

“In terms of audiences, we wanted to make it available to professionals who work with kids, youth leaders, other therapists, counselors, and we also wanted to make it available to parents,” she said. “We wanted speak-ers who could be accessible to a wide audience.”

Attendees are encouraged to reg-ister as soon as possible, as space is limited to 100 people. In the mean-time, Frawley-O’Dea said parents can begin exercising practices like learning about social media outlets, monitoring and limiting their kids’ usage of social media and electronic devices, discuss-ing safety issues with their children and applying the same rules to social media that are used in other areas of life.

“Social media has replaced the tele-phone as the primary way of keeping in touch with people, and we should treat it the same – with limits,” she said.

Register online at www.c h a r l o t t e a h e c . o r g / c o n t i n u i n g _education/registration/workshop.cfm?EventID=43948.

Shedding light on social mediaConference to focus on positive, negative effects of social media on kids

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Crime BlotterThe following crimes were committed

in south Charlotte, according to the Char-lotte-Mecklenburg Police Department:

Home/Business Break-ins

• American Vine Restaurant, 13725 Conlan Circle: $5,025 in cash stolen during business break-in. Sept. 6

• 7400 block of Arborwood Court: $3,000 in cash stolen during home break-in. Sept. 7

• 3000 block of Providence Hills Drive: $500 worth of hand tools stolen during home break-in. Sept. 8

• 4400 block of Walker Road: $2,805 worth of electronics, cash and jewelry stolen during home break-in. Sept. 10

Vehicle Break-ins

• 4400 block of Sharon Drive: $400 in damage to Chevrolet Caprice during vehicle break-in. Sept. 6

• 9100 block of Beaver Brook Way: $100

in damage to vehicle during vehicle break-in. Sept. 6

• 11000 block of Tara Glenn Court: Bag of old clothes stolen during vehicle break-in. Sept. 7

• 6900 block of Phillips Place Court: Over $450 in cash and credit cards stolen during vehicle break-in. Sept. 8

• 10000 block of Cedar Creek Drive: $150 in damage to Toyota Corolla, and GPS device worth $60 stolen during vehicle break-in. Sept. 9

• 3700 block of Abingdon Road: Nothing reported stolen when vehicle broken into. Sept. 9

• 3700 block of Ashton Drive: $300 in damage to Chevrolet Silverado and $105 worth of exercise equipment stolen during vehicle break-in. Sept. 9

• 9900 block of Cedar Circle Drive: $200 in damage to vehicle and $100 GPS stolen during vehicle break-in. Sept. 9

• 10100 block of Cedar Circle Drive: (see Crime Blotter on page 7)


NoDa Brewing Company’s St. Baldrick Foundation fundraiser a huge success

NoDa Brewing Company hosted a St. Bal-drick Foundation signature head-shaving fundraiser on Aug. 30 with a goal to raise $15,000 to support the Foundation’s mission to conquer childhood cancers.

More than 20 participants signed up to have their heads shaved for the cause, and the event raised $16,976.90, far exceeding their goal.

A child is diagnosed with cancer every three minutes worldwide, and one in five children diagnosed in the U.S. will not survive, accord-ing to a news release.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volun-teer-driven and donor-centered charity dedi-cated to raising money for childhood cancer research and funding the most promising research initiatives to find cures. As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the foundation hosts signature head-shaving events where volunteers collect pledges and then shave their heads in solidarity with children fighting cancer.

Visit http://www.stbaldricks.org/ for more information on the St. Baldrick Foundation.

BCC Rally’s Walk and Wag Pink-a-thon returns

Following its successful debut as a family event last year, Ballantyne Country Club Rally will host the second-annual Walk and Wag Pink-a-thon on Sept. 21 at 1:00 p.m. at the Family Activity Center at Ballantyne Country Club.

Walk and Wag Pink-a-thon features pets and their owners in pink regalia for a fun and festive afternoon raising funds and spreading awareness about breast cancer.

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Check-in begins at 1:00 p.m. The walk, a 5K-loop course, begins at 1:30 p.m. No pre-registration is necessary. Elwoods Barbecue and Burger Bar will provide a free lunch for the first 250 registrants.

Entertainment includes a raffle, children’s fashion show featuring summer styles from The Posh Closet, DJ Jammin JP, and Ardrey Kell High School cheerleaders. In addition, Cardinal Camera will be on hand recording the events, and the Pink Lady Fire Truck will be present.

Prizes will be awarded to the best-deco-rated bicycle, and both the pinkest pet and child.

The Walk and Wag Pink-a-thon kicks off the 11th annual BCC Rally week of fund-raising events from Sept. 21 to 27. BCC Rally supports the national Rally for the Cure program, benefitting Susan G. Komen Foundation. Other events, all of which are at Ballantyne Country Club, include:

Ladies golf and luncheon; Sept. 23, • 8:00 a.m. for golf and 11:00 a.m. for the luncheonMen’s golf; Sept. 25, 11:00 a.m.• Ladies tennis and luncheon; Sept. • 26, 8:45 a.m.

Denim & Diamonds; Sept. 27, 6:30 • p.m.

Visit bccrally.org for information about all of BCC Rally’s upcoming fundraising events.

The Ballantyne Country Club is located at 11120 Ballantyne Crossing.

(see News Briefs on page 7)

(Above and below) St. Baldrick’s Foundation photos courtesy of Halley White


Isabella Santos Foundation Kids for Cancer run returning to Ballantyne

The Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF) will host its seventh-annual 5K and 10K for Kids Cancer on Saturday, Sept. 20, in Ballantyne Corporate Park.

This is the first year the event will include a 10K race, which will be held on much the same course as the 5K, but will continue on a longer route through the corporate park. In addition to the longer races, a 1-mile fun run is also included.

Following the race, there will be bouncy houses, face painting, arts and crafts stations, appearances from the Carolina Panthers’ Sir Purr and Top Cats, the Charlotte Checkers’ Chubby and the Checkmates, The Charlotte 49ers’ Norm the Niner, various superheroes and much more family entertainment.

A silent auction and raffle with more than 200 items including trips, technology, toys and autographed items will also be held to raise additional funds for cancer research.

For the first time a training team has been put together in Isabella’s honor. Isabella’s Dream Team is a group of runners who are training for the Thunder Road Marathon while raising funds for finding a cure to pediatric cancer.

Over the last seven years, The Isabella Santos

Foundation has raised almost $700,000. This year’s mission is to raise $300,000 and to reach our goal of $1 million overall raised to date.

The Isabella Santos Foundation was estab-lished to carry on the legacy of Isabella Santos, who was 2 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare cancer called neuroblastoma. This disease affects around 800 children each year with a survival rate of just 40 percent. After five years of fighting, Isabella lost her battle on June 28, 2012.

Visit www.isabellasantosfoundation.com to learn more about the Isabella Santos Foundation and www.5kforkidscancer.com to register for the races.

Megachurch pastor reinstatedDr. John Munro, senior pastor at area mega-

church Calvary Church, has been reinstated to his office after being placed on paid leave by the church following allegations of miscon-duct.

Allegations that Munro violated the church’s employee handbook were not supported by an investigation conducted by the church’s board. He was reportedly back at the pulpit on Sept. 7 and apologized to the church for any wrong-doing.

Munro was fired from his position as host of radio show “Back to the Bible” around the same time due to similar allegations but the radio ministry has shown no sign of reinstat-ing him.

$500 in damage to Ford F-150 during vehicle break-in. Sept. 9

• 7500 block of Cedar Point Lane: $200 in damage to Ford F-250 during vehicle break-in. Sept. 9

Property Theft

• 9900 block of Providence Road: $2,700 worth of DVDs and video games stolen from home. Sept. 6

• 9200 block of Baybrook Lane: $700 iPad stolen from work vehicle. Sept. 6

• 7000 block of Cool Springs Lane: $1,500 worth of art stolen from home. Sept. 8

• 1900 block of Beverly Drive: $2,600 worth of power tools stolen from construc-tion site. Sept. 8

• 10900 block of Harrowfield Road: Over $500 in jewelry stolen. Sept. 9

• 8800 block of Balmoral Park Drive: $100 Rocking chair stolen. Sept. 10

• 5900 block of Fairview Road: Wallet with $10 cash and driver’s license stolen from purse. Sept. 10

Shoplifting

• Macy’s, SouthPark Mall: $782 worth of clothes stolen. Victim assaulted by juvenile suspect during apprehension. Sept. 6

• Nordstrom’s, SouthPark Mall: $82

Cologne stolen. Sept. 9

Hit-and-run/Vandalism

• 16000 block of Lancaster Highway: $300 in damage to business window in van-dalism incident. Sept. 8

• 3700 block of Haven Drive: $1,000 in damage to Honda Accord in hit-and-run incident. Sept. 9

• 8200 block of Golf Ridge Drive: $250 in damage to vehicle in vandalism incident. Sept. 9

• 1800 block of Echo Forest Drive: $350 worth of damage to Buick Verano in hit-and-run incident. Sept. 10

Financial crimes/Fraud

• 6400 block of Rea Road: $500 lost in utility service scam. Sept. 6

• 8900 block of Blakeney Professional Drive: $405 lost due to unauthorized use of a credit card. Sept. 7

• 5600 block of Roundhouse Lane: Sus-pect fraudulently obtained and used victim’s name and Social Security number. Sept. 9

Drugs/Alcohol

• 9200 block of Baybrook Lane: Suspect fled police during traffic stop and crashed vehicle before running. Drug paraphernalia found in car. Sept. 10

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The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected the fol-lowing dining locations from Aug. 29 to Sept. 10:

Worse Scores:

• Brio Tuscan Grille, 4720 Piedmont Row Drive – 87. Violations included: Raw pork ribs stored over whole cooked chicken; food employee handled raw chicken with gloves and returned to handle patty crab cake; high-temperature dish machine not sanitizing prop-erly; multiple soiled pans and utensils stored as clean; soiled ice machine; multiple foods not stored at proper temperature; hand sink stopped up and not draining.

All Scores:

28134• Corner Café/Fish Fare, 11200 Nations Ford Road – 97 • Kopper Kettle Family Restaurant, 11000 Nations Ford Road – 97.5• Sky Asian Bistro, 9925 Leitner Drive – 94

28209• Brio Tuscan Grille, 4720 Piedmont Row Drive – 87 • City Tavern, 4331 Barclay Downs Drive – 93.5• Crown Town Cafe, 4701 Hedgemore Drive – 93.5• Greystone Restaurant, 3039K South Blvd. – 96.5• Park Lanes, 1700 Montford Drive – 95• Zack’s Hamburgers, 4009 South Blvd. – 98

28210• Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, 4725 Pied-mont Row Drive – 98• Park 51 Cafe, 10703 Park Road, suite A – 96.5• Phillips Place Cinema, 6911 Phillips Place Court – 95• Taco Mac, 4625 Piedmont Row Drive, suite 115 – 96

28211• Baku, 4515 Sharon Road – 97.5• Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4020 Sharon Road – 96.5• Double Tree Market, 6300 Morrison Blvd. – 97• Eddies Place, 617 S. Sharon Amity Road – 96.5• Leroy Fox, 705 S. Sharon Amity Road – 96• Metropolitan Ballroom, 2935 Providence Road – 99• Park Central Café, 2101 Rexford Road – 97.5• Rexford Park Public House, 2200 Rexford Road – 97• Shun Lee Palace, 4340 Colwick Road – 90

28226• Bonefish Grill, 7520 Pineville-Matthews Road – 96• Edomae Sushi & Hibachi Grill, 9737 Northlake Cen-tre Pkwy. – 94• Jet’s Pizza, 8700 Pineville-Matthews Road, suite 620 – 94• Kentucky Fried Chicken, 8800 Pineville-Matthews Road – 98.5• Lotus Cuisine II, 4100 Carmel Road – 94.5• Panera Bread, 3207 Pineville-Matthews Road – 96.5• Urbana Wellness Spa, 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road, suite 5B – 100

28277• Blackthorne Restaurant, 11318 N. Community House Road – 98• Buffalo Wings & Rings, 16715 Orchard Stone Run – 94.5• Cantina 1511, 7708 Rea Road – 95• Chef Kwo, 15105 G John J Delaney Drive – 92• Cherry Blossom, 8206 Providence Road – 94• Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse, 14015 Conlan Circle – 97• D’Vine Wine Café, 14815 Ballantyne Village Way – 99• Firebird’s, 7716 Rea Road – 92• Flying Biscuit, 7930-B Rea Road – 97.5• Gallery Restaurant at Ballantyne Resort, 10100 Bal-lantyne Commons Pkwy. – 96.5• Hyderabadi Biryani House, 15025 Lancaster Hwy., suite D8 – 95• Lorenzo’s Pizzeria, 16721 Orchard Stone Run – 98• Metlife Café, 11225 N. Community House Road – 97• On the Border, 10710 Providence Road – 96.5 • Portofino Italian Restaurant, 8128 Providence Road – 95• Red Bowl Restaurant, 10822 Providence Road, suite 100 – 90• Room 18, 9935 Rea Road – 93.5• Showmars, 10612-A Providence Road – 97.5• SPX Bistro, 13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place – 98.5• Subway, 8620 Camfield St. – 97.5• Sushi Ya Japan, 8200 Providence Road, suite 500 – 94• Vine American Kitchen, 13735 Conlan Circle – 97• Which Which, 11318 N. Community House Road – 98


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Artwork needed for Ballantyne Elementary yearbook cover

Ballantyne Elementary School is holding a yearbook cover contest until Friday, Sept. 19.

This year’s theme is “Ballantyne Bears Reach for the Stars.”

One entry is allowed per student, and it must be a portrait-form picture on a 8.5-inch-by-11 inch paper, must be drawn with markers, crayons or colored pencils and must have the full name of the student on the back of the drawing in the bot-tom right corner.

All winning artwork will be placed in the year-book.

Voting will take place at the school starting Sept. 22.

Contact Leah Custer at [email protected] with any questions.

Providence Day teams up with theater groupTeen City Stage and Providence Day School

have partnered together to bring Team Broadway to Charlotte area teens for its second season.

Team Broadway is a musical theater perfor-mance-based skill-development program for intermediate to advanced-level teen performers. Providence Day School will provide rehearsal and performance space to the theater company, as well as technical, logistical and marketing support, according to a news release.

“We have a fantastic performing and visual arts program here at Providence Day, and we welcome this partnership with Teen City Stage as another way to support our community's young artists," Head of School Dr. Glyn Cowlishaw said in a news release. "Participation in the arts helps stu-dents discover new talents, contribute to a group effort, gain self-confidence and develop leadership skills. We look forward to an inspiring 2014-15 season.”

Professional directing team Linda Booth and Lori Anne Sword will conduct weekly rehearsal sessions where students will strengthen vocal, dance and character development skills. The sea-son will culminate with a student performance of a Broadway musical in which industry profession-als and college recruiters will be invited. Students will also have the opportunity to perform at a com-petition in Los Angeles, as well as in an original musical theater revue in early February.

Bill Congdon, who recently served as musical director for the national and international tours of “Billy Elliot” as well as musical director and con-ductor for the national tour of “Mamma Mia!” will conduct musical instruction for Team Broadway.

“We are excited to have Bill Congdon with us for another season with Team Broadway,” artis-tic director of Teen City Stage Lori Anne Sword said in a news release. “Bill’s own roots in Char-lotte and incredible success demonstrate that the rewards that a young person gains by partici-pating in a performing arts program can make a

significant difference in achievement of school, career and personal goals, and we are so glad that PDS shares that vision with us and has opened their beautiful theater to teens from all around the Charlotte region.”

Team Broadway rehearsals will take place at Providence Day School, at 5800 Sardis Road, and culminate in three performances of their produc-tion on Jan. 30 and 31 and Feb. 1. Visit www.teen-citystage.com for more information.

Charlotte Christian to host Christian college fair

Charlotte Christian School will host the National Christian College Fair, sponsored by the National Association of Christian College Adminis-tration Professionals, on Sept. 29, a Monday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This is the 13th year the school has hosted the event, which is free and open to all high school seniors in the Charlotte area.

Seniors can meet with admissions counselors from more than 50 Christian colleges and univer-sities, including Messiah College, Columbia Inter-national University and Wheaton College, among others. The event will also feature a financial aid workshop at 7 p.m.

“Each year we have the opportunity to wel-come hundreds of students from the Charlotte, Rock Hill and Gastonia areas who are weighing their college options,” Jodi Foxx, director of col-lege counseling for Charlotte Christian, said in a news release. “We are always excited to host this fair to help students learn more about some of the finest Christian colleges and universities in the country.”

Students who would like to attend the college fair are encouraged to register in advance by vis-iting www.myblueprintstory.com and clicking on the link for “Get Your Bar Code,” which will allow them to print out their barcode to bring with them to the fair.

Contact Jodi Foxx at [email protected] or 704-366-5657, ext. 4006 for more informa-tion.

ETC hosts college prep session in BallantyneEducational Testing Consultants, Inc. (ETC)

will host a free information session to help high school students and their families prepare for the college application process on Wednesday, Sept 17, at 6 p.m. at Wingate University’s Ballantyne campus.

The session will provide overviews of the SAT and ACT exams, as well as an overview of the financial aid process. Topics will include prepara-tion and test taking tips for the standardized tests and tips for working through the financial aid pro-cess.

“We are really excited about the opportunity to provide free strategy workshops to families of students who are just beginning the college

(see Education Notes on page 11)


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Frank Barnes, who added the standards allow students to focus on how to apply learned information rather than simply memorizing it.

Scores frequently drop dramatically when a state changes its standards and, in 2012-13, North Carolina experienced these decreases – the same decreases experienced in other states, includ-ing Tennessee, New York and Florida. Results on the first round tests showed the percent of students scoring “profi-cient” or better dropped by 20 percent of more.

CMS proficiency scores increased across all tested areas for this year’s tests, according to results from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruc-tion: Math I scores increased by 18.4 percent, English II scores increased by 13.9, biology scores increased by 11.5, third to eighth grade reading increased by 11.3, third to eighth grade math increased by 9.3 and fifth and eighth grade science increased by 16.8.

CMS also experienced gains in col-lege and career readiness – a new evalu-ation per CCSS – in all tested subjects except reading, a category in which CMS was stagnant. However, Morrison said the evaluation did not take into account retests, in which student may have performed better.

The district outperformed the state in all tested subjects except sixth-grade reading, where the state triumphed over CMS by 0.7 points.

Barnes also said proficiency gains are “being experienced by all of our sub-groups,” which include increases for white, black, Hispanic and Asian stu-dents in all EOCs and EOGs.

Another component the NCDPI eval-uates is the amount of overall growth in public schools. While meeting specific standards is important, the percentage of growth also is significant, Barnes said.

“We want to see that (students are) experiencing a year’s worth of growth,” Barnes said.

The NCPI reported 82.8 percent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools met or exceed required growth in the school year.

Barnes said the district wants to con-tinue focusing on reading in schools and ensure all students experience growth in school.

Morrison said some students start behind when they enter transitional and traditional kindergarten. He said that may be a reason students do not hit spe-cific milestones, but CMS has worked to close such gaps with programs, such as Read to Achieve camps which are conducted this summer.

Both Morrison and Barnes acknowl-edged the district’s intention to ensure

students are college ready as required by CCSS.

John LeGrand, principal at Butler High School, believes the CCSS have “stepped up the amount of skills that is expected out of each student, regard-less of grade level.” He feels if students progress through the standards at each grade level, they will be prepared to take on careers and college upon gradua-tion.

LeGrand was the principal at Bain Elementary School when the new stan-dards were implemented and said the standards were a learning curve for teachers because the curriculum was dramatically different from the previous course of study.

“The Common Core standards are more rigorous than the previous stan-dard course of study,” LeGrand said, adding teachers ultimately were able to teach the students better and Bain exceeded state growth expectations and student proficiency increased.

LeGrand was proud of the work at Bain and looks forward to working with Butler’s staff to push each student to progress through the new standards.

“The only way to boost our school’s scores is by knowing where each student is and helping each student to move them forward to where they need to be,” LeGrand said. “I challenge each teacher to look at each individual child.”

Laurin Finnison, a biology teacher at

Providence High School, said she has taken steps to prepare her students for the EOC test.

She gives students mastery tests to ensure they learn each skillset, and stu-dents who do not master 85 percent of the skill are encouraged to attend extra tutoring.

“We try to monitor our students as they go (through the course) and con-duct reviews,” Finnison said.

She provides her students with “learn as you go” study guides which allow students to read content and test them-selves independently.

The CCSS also created a new scale of achievement levels from a four-point scale, where a score of three or four showed proficiency, to a five-point scale, where a score of three, four or five show proficiency, but a four or five denotes college and career readiness.

Finnison said she’s skeptical of the new standard and does not see the new standards as a positive change. She isn’t sure the “college and career readiness” denotation is an advantageous standard to adhere to.

Yet, Finnison is confident she and other biology teachers at Providence can create a mastery plan together to help her students achieve the new stan-dards and believes the group can pro-duce positive results.

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application process,” CEO at ETC Test Prep Steve Shotts said in a news release. “This event will help students and their families as they navigate the col-lege application process.”

Those interested can sign up at www.prepcharlotte.com/precollege.

The Ballantyne campus is located at 13024 Bal-lantyne Corporate Place, suite 150.

TLC to host annual luncheonThe Learning Collaborative (TLC), a preschool

for at-risk children, will hold its annual Sowing

Seeds Luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at noon at Myers Park Presbyterian Church’s Oxford Hall.

The luncheon is a chance to celebrate the past and look forward to the future, according to a news release.

“Our Sowing Seeds luncheon really brings the school together with the community,” Executive Director Judith Carter said in a news release. “We want to show the Charlotte area how much we appreciate their support and how it helps us plant and then sow the seeds of education in children who otherwise would not have access.”

The school’s primary focus is on enhancing language, cognitive, and early reading skills of

preschool-aged children, while educating and mod-eling how parents can be their child’s first teacher and advocate, read the release.

“The Learning Collaborative depends on the community, both individuals and corporations alike, to continue the great work we do with chil-dren and families,” Karen Yevak of the school’s board of directors said in a news release. “We want to spread the word throughout Charlotte that we can change children’s lives when we help them get started on the right foot with education.”

Find more information or reserve tickets by emailing [email protected] or calling 704-377-8076.

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MATTHEWS – Bagpipes adorned the walls of Christ Covenant Church as a rendition of “Amazing Grace” played during a special service to honor community first responders and active and retired military personnel.

Covenant Day School and Christ Covenant Church hosted their 15th annual Community Heroes Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to celebrate community heroes from the Charlotte area and beyond.

“It’s a way of saying thank you and saying how much we appreciate them for what they’ve done for us," Deanna Shires, a senior at Covenant Day, said.

The group started the event in 2000 to recognize first responders, according to Ed Adelman, manager of campus safety and security at Covenant Day.

“To know how much they’re appreciated means a lot to them,” Adelman said. “They only get calls for help, for bad stuff. They never get calls to tell them they’re doing a good job. (The event) is an opportunity to say, ‘We appreciate you.’”

Adelman has been in these individuals’ shoes as a retired police captain from Newark Police Department in north New Jersey.

“It’s one thing to be called a servant, but it’s another to be treated like one,” Adelman said, when he addressed the servicemen at the service. “None of you signed up to be a hero … we know it’s not easy to be the one we call for help.”

Members from various organizations attended the cel-ebratory brunch and church service to not only be rec-ognized, but to honor the lives of those lost during the

terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Organizations repre-sented included Mecklenburg County Sheriff ’s Office, Monroe Police and Fire departments, Pineville Police Department, Charlotte-Mecklenburg EMS and Police, FBI, New York Police Department, New York City Cor-rections Department, Matthews Police, Fire and EMS departments, Waxhaw Fire Department and Huntersville Police Department, among others, as well as veterans and active military personnel of the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.

Donald Sanchez, who retired from the New York Police Department before moving to North Carolina in 2005, has attended the event for many years.

“The kids are invaluable. I think it’s encouragement for the children to recognize the first responders that we have in North Carolina,” Sanchez said. “First responders are valued by the community and it’s a great way for (that appreciation) to be exhibited.”

Sanchez was a first responder during the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, so he sees the event as not only a time to celebrate present first responders, but those of the past.

“I think it’s an eye on the past and an eye on the future. The past because we do recognize that a lot of first respond-ers lost their lives on Sept. 11, (and) a lot of Americans lost their lives on Sept. 11. Because (the event) is done around this time of year it’s a way of reflecting back and remembering sacrifices that they made and the sacrifices that they continue to make,” he said.

Adelman also sees the event as an opportunity for stu-dents to see a part of history and believes it’s a great edu-cational tool.

“It’s not only to appreciate the first responders, it teaches our students who they are and to respect them,” Adelman said.

Each class at Covenant Day adopts a community hero for prayer and encouragement throughout the school year, according to the school’s website.

“I just think it’s awesome as a school that we (are) able to recognize the importance of the community heroes that do so much around the community,” said Amy Sittema, a junior at Covenant Day.

Dr. Marni Halvorson, former head of school at Covenant Day, acknowledged the school’s continued support for ser-vicemen across the nation, during the church service.

“I know you don’t consider yourselves heroes, but we consider you heroes,” she said.

Find more information about Covenant Day School at www.covenantday.org.

Covenant Day honors local first-respondersby Courtney Schultz

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CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Christian School students have found a new home to explore art, music, technology and more.

Charlotte Christian, a Christ-centered, college-prepa-ratory school for junior kindergarten through 12th-grade students, opened its newest building, the 20,000 square foot Hendrick Center for Arts and Science this year. The building serves as the new main entrance for the school and includes classroom space for the entire junior kinder-garten to 12th-grade community.

The building houses the lower school media center, music classes, STEM lab, visual art classrooms, orchestra classes, Latin classrooms, academic services center, kiln rooms and technology classrooms.

Charlotte Christian Head of School Barry Giller said the school had three primary reasons for building the new structure.

“No.1 was to create a front door for the campus. We felt like we didn’t have a central location for visitors and guests for the campus. That will also help with security and safety purposes as well,” Giller said.

The second reason is Charlotte Christian had temporary structures on the lot and wanted to replace those struc-tures with a permanent building. Finally, having one build-ing serves the needs of all students was a goal, as Charlotte Christian’s campus has separate buildings for its lower, middle and upper schools.

“This facility allows them to all have classes in here,” Giller said. “It allows interaction of the younger and the older kids and fosters the community atmosphere that we want on campus.”

General contractor Rodgers Builders and architect David

Bellamy with LS3P worked closely with school teachers and administrators, designing the building that features a white pine in the middle of the lower school media center, and Giller said Bellamy captured the essence of the school with bright colors and light.

Giller considers Charlotte Christian’s teachers the “liv-ing curriculum,” which he said means they take a “Christ-centered approach.”

“Our goal is that (the students) are excited to learn about God’s world and how they can take what they learn here in the classrooms and apply it outside and fulfill our mission to impact the culture for Christ,” Giller said. “We (also) want our students to be balanced in their curriculum approach. We value the co-curricular (classes) that we offer here, which would be the fine arts offerings. We also want (our students) to be 21st century ready, so that’s where the tech-nology and STEM come in, with a lot of hands-on activity that will foster collaboration and creativity between them. Their communication skills and critical thinking skills will be a part of the variety of classrooms in this building.”

Technology also plays a big role at Charlotte Christian. Each upper school student and teacher received a MacBook Air from the school and everyone uses a specific program so students and teachers can communicate effectively.

Lower school technology teacher Kimberly Warr works with students teaching them the basics of technology giv-ing children at a young age exposure to technology they will use throughout their lives.

Junior kindergarteners start with how to hold the mouse and understand its functions, Warr said, and then learn how to keyboard, among other programs, such as Micro-soft Office, iMovie, Garage Band and LEGO Robotics.

“By the time they get into middle school, they’ve got the full keyboarding, they can write their own papers, they can

do unbelievable presentations – it gets them prepared to tackle anything when they’re coming in,” said Candace Gowan, communications specialist at Charlotte Christian, who has two children enrolled at the school.

Warr said students have a natural tendency toward tech-nology, so sometimes the students teach her about differ-ent facets of programs. Students also take home skills in technology to teach their parents.

“It’s been wonderful to have the space and to have the technology readily available,” Gowan said.

Giller said the students are excited about the building and the school has seen an increase in enrollment in visual arts classes.

Find more information about Charlotte Christian at www.charlottechristian.com.

Charlotte Christian opens doors to new curriculum, opportunitiesby Courtney Schultz

[email protected]

Charlotte Christian students have a new facility to participate in art-related activities. Courtney Schultz/SCWphoto


CMS announces increase in four-year cohort graduation rate

by Courtney [email protected]

Education

More Charlotte-Mecklenburg high school students are walking across the graduation stage than did five years ago, and area schools have found ways to continue the increase.

The four-year cohort graduation rate at CMS rose to 85.2 percent in 2013-14, according to results released by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. It was the fifth consecutive year graduation rates increased in the district.

“The final exam for (administration) is how many students walk across the stage,” CMS Superintendent Dr. Heath E. Morri-son said.

A four-year cohort refers to students who entered ninth grade in the 2010-11 school year minus students who transferred out of the district. The cohort and graduate rates do not include all summer graduates because the NCDPI records rates earlier than other states, Morrison said.

The cohort increased by 15.3 points from 2010 to 2014. Additionally, four subgroups – white, black, Asian and Hispanic – expe-rienced gains in their graduation rates, according to CMS chief accountability offi-cer Frank Barnes.

The graduation rate for white students in 2013-14 was 93 percent, which increased from 84.9 percent in 2009-10, and 87.7 percent for Asian students, up from 76.4 percent in 2009-10. The graduation rate for black students in 2013-14 was 82.5 per-cent, up from 61.6 percent five years ago, and for Hispanic students, the graduation rate was 74.6 percent, up from 54.6 percent five years ago.

Barnes also said graduation gaps between subgroups narrowed dramatically since 2010. The black-white gap decreased by 12.8 points, and the Hispanic-white gap decreased by 11.9 points.

CMS also announced more than half (15 of 29) of the district’s high schools have a graduation rate over 90 percent.

CMS lagged behind the state’s four-year cohort graduation rate in 2010, at 69.9 and 74.2, respectively. This year, CMS surpassed the state’s average rate by 1.4 points.

Providence High School Principal Tracey Harrill said the school’s administration and teachers “pay attention to every child.”

She said the school monitors the progress of its students starting in the ninth grade.

“You can’t wait until senior year to think about graduation,” she said. “You would have already missed three years of guidance and help.”

Morrison characterized Providence as one of the highest-performing schools in the state, but, like many schools, the principal says there are still obstacles to overcome.

“Even though Providence is a high-per-forming school, we have groups of students who struggle to stay engaged in high school

and see it through the end. Sometimes stu-dents will start off in the ninth grade and as they matriculate through the upper grades, they become disinterested,” Harrill said, adding students can get distracted by work and family obligations.

Independence High School has imple-mented a freshmen academy, academy of international studies and – new this year – academy of engineering to make greater connections with students and ensure they are engaged, so the students work efficiently toward graduation.

“We have a small population that does not value education, they value work. We’re try-ing to shift the culture toward why education is important, why they should stay with us another year and complete their high school degree,” said Amy Mims, assistant principal at Independence High School. “We’re trying to switch that mindset. They’re staying with us longer and actually getting that degree.”

Independence reduced the number of students who did not pass the ninth grade through its freshmen academy, Mims said.

“Several years ago, there were over 100 students who failed the ninth grade, but after a year of implementing the freshmen academy, it went down to 40 students,” Mims said. “Having that real close relation-ship with the students and having teachers monitor the students closely. We have seen an increase in growth.”

The academies of international studies and engineering at Independence provide students with hands-on learning in special-ized career paths.

“We are also seeing in the other two acad-emies that we are starting to cater more to different students – particularly with math- and science-oriented students... We’re really excited about providing different opportuni-ties for all the learning styles and needs for our kids,” Mims said.

The Providence principal feels her staff and leadership are keys to students high graduation rate.

“I think the key is identifying early which students are struggling and give them help before they even realize they need help. If you wait for the child to say ‘I’m behind and I need help,’ it’ll be too late,” Harrill said. “It’s really incumbent on the counselors, teach-ers and my administrative team to quickly identify who’s struggling and let’s get them some help before it’s too late.

“It’s all about the people. People have to be so interested in the child and aware of their circumstance and reach out and help them. We can’t point to a specific program, but we can point to specific people.”

CMS administration feels this year’s grad-uation rate is a triumph, but Morrison still acknowledges there are roughly 15 percent of students who are not being reached.

“If we’re not at 100 percent, we still have work to do,” Morrison said.



News & NotesArts & Culture

N.C. Arts Council accepting fellowship award applications

The North Carolina Arts Council will accept applications for the 2014-15 Artist Fellowship Awards for songwriters, compos-ers and writers through Nov. 3.

The Artist Fellowship program, now in its 24th year, supports creative development and the creation of new work for North Carolina artists, according to a news release. The program helps artists find time to work and purchase supplies and equipment.

The writers category includes poets and spoken-word per-formers; playwrights; prose writers, including writers of fiction and creative nonfiction; screenwriters; writers of literary transla-tion; and writers of work for children in any related genre.

The composers and songwriters category is open to composers of chamber, electronic, experimental, jazz and symphonic music;

songwriters of Christian and gospel, contemporary acoustic and folk, country, hip-hop, pop and adult contemporary, R&B, rock and alternative genres.

The N.C. Arts Council’s fellowship program is one of the “pre-mier programs” in the U.S., the release said, with a history of more than $4.5 million awarded to more than 585 artists. North Carolina artists who have been year-round residents of the state for at least one year prior to the application deadline may apply. Students are not eligible for the award.

The award is for $10,000, and guidelines are available at www.ncarts.org.

Charlotte author discusses her political thriller at Morrison Library

Former investigative journalist and Charlotte author Nancy Stancill spoke to an overflow crowd at the Morrison Library this week, as she read from and discussed her novel, “Saving Texas.”

The novel is a thriller centered on a 36-year-old newspaper reporter, Annie Price, who is investigating a corrupt political campaign in Texas involving secession from the U.S. Stancill’s inspiration for “Saving Texas” stemmed from both her experi-ence as an investigative reporter for the Houston Chronicle and Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s comments about Texas possibly seceding from the U.S.

Stancill is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of her book to a fellowship set up in memory of her late father, a former editor and publisher of a small paper in Virginia. The fel-lowship works to send journalists to the Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference each year.

Find more information including a link to purchase the book at www.nancystancill.com.

New instructors to teach Mint Hill Arts classesFall classes for students of all ages will begin Tuesday, Sept.

16, at Mint Hill Arts.

The nonprofit will offer a plethora of classes, ranging from watercolors and oil painting to photography. Artists Judy Mizell, Larry Ferguson, Vicki Crossman, Mila Antonyuk and Pamela Shook will return to teach some of the classes. The five Mint Hill Arts veterans will be joined by 11 new teachers represent-ing a variety of mediums, according to a news release from the organization.

New teachers, according to the release, include: • Ruth Crowe, an award-winning pastel artist and member

of the Piedmont Pastel Society and Appalachian, Abingdon and Kingsport guilds

• Johannah Kelly, a multi-lingual teacher who works in a variety of mediums including watercolors, pen and ink, oils, acrylics and multi-media collage

• Laurie Schorr, a professional photographer and owner of Laurie Schorr Photography

• Kathy Hood, an artist specializing in polymer clay and jew-elry

• Gina Anderson, a winner of national and international awards, as well as featured artist in numerous publications

• Mark Anderson, an imaging manager at Cardinal Camera at the Arboretum, with more than 30 years of experience in the photo industry

• Tommy Beatty, a teacher of the Bob Ross Wet-on-Wet painting technique

• Pam Rooney, an artist specializing in creative ways to “doodle”

• Michele Dotson, an English teacher with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

• Anna Walker, a retired art teacher and award-winning art-ist known for her batik painting workshops

• Tamra Davis, a Stampin’ Up! specialist and card designerFind more information about Mint Hill Arts Classes at www.

minthillarts.org, or call 980-226-5532. Mint Hill Arts is located at 11205 Lawyers Road, suite A.

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Charlotte author Nancy Stancill speaks to an overflow crowd at Morrison Library on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Photo courtesy of Cindy Campbell


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Apple Creek10131 Mountain Apple Aug. 26 $140,000Drive Applegate6423 Trotters Ridge Aug. 14 $132,000 Bainbridge9617 Goldsmith Lane Aug. 25 $240,000 Becton Park5712 Ebley Lane Aug. 22 $82,500 Birnam Woods8501 Othello Place Aug. 25 $133,0005735 Faulconbridge Road Aug. 25 $113,400 Braewick3543 Braewick Place Aug. 1 $78,000 Brighton Park4320 Patriots Hill Road Aug. 25 $203,500

Chestnut Lake5107 Blue Spruce Lane Aug. 22 $115,000 Cheverton5214 Bellflower Lane Aug. 8 $158,000 Country Hills10126 Meadow Hollow Aug. 28 $133,250Drive10423 Meadow Hollow Aug. 27 $159,900Drive Covington Commons6410 Covington Commons Aug. 22 $147,480Drive6414 Covington Commons Aug. 15 $139,495Drive6415 Covington Commons Aug. 8 $154,595Drive

Dogwood Acres9015 Leah Meadow Aug. 26 $180,000Lane

Jefferson Colony8009 Jefferson Colony Aug. 22 $169,000Road Lakehaven Estates11901 Ranburne Road Aug. 22 $170,000 Lawyers Station10117 Santa Fe Lane Aug. 29 $128,000 Marlwood Acres5427 Maplewood Lane Aug. 25 $134,500 Morris Farms7440 Ginger Spice Lane Aug. 15 $122,5006930 Spring Morning Lane Aug. 1 $71,000 Old Savannah6620 Hardee Cove Court Aug. 29 $95,000 Olde Stonegate5820 Gatekeeper Lane Aug. 18 $257,000 Olde Sycamore7626 Hogans Bluff Lane Aug. 28 $232,500 Pence Pond7309 Heronwood Lane Aug. 11 $98,5007619 Pence Pond Lane Aug. 5 $124,5007707 Pelican Court Aug. 4 $110,000 Pinehill Acres8116 Pine Hill Road Aug. 29 $66,000 Shelburne12001 Stoney Meadow Aug. 28 $330,000Drive2500 Weathersford Road Aug. 7 $230,000 Sherwood Forest10812 Flintshire Road Aug. 21 $250,000 St. Claire6808 Fenning Drive Aug. 21 $223,0006623 Fenning Drive Aug. 24 $120,000

Fairfield Park700 Allister Drive Aug. 27 $75,000700 Denning Place Aug. 6 $88,000 Fairington Oaks13625 Fairington Aug. 25 $343,000Oaks Drive Farmwood5900 Gold Wagon Aug. 15 $220,000Lane7205 Canterway Aug. 11 $250,000Drive7612 Timber Ridge Aug. 1 $207,500Drive Glad Acres4928 Lailwood Aug. 22 $74,000Circle Glencroft8833 Dartmoor Aug. 1 $255,000Place Heathergate10240 Invershiel Aug. 29 $60,000Court 6932 Kirkcaldy Aug. 29 $85,000Lane Hickory Ridge6624 Goldfinch Aug. 8 $95,000Road Irongate9929 Veramonte Aug. 15 $401,158Court Iverness5600 Idlewild Aug. 29 $110,000Road N.5536 Idlewild Aug. 28 $113,040Road N.5528 Idlewild Aug. 25 $110,730Road N.

St. Ives7105 Forrest Rader Drive Aug. 15 $230,0007104 Forrest Rader Drive Aug. 15 $275,000 Stonebridge at Mint Hill9423 Stonebridge Way Aug. 29 $455,500 Summerwood10302 Lemington Drive Aug. 29 $399,00010427 Lemington Drive Aug. 29 $397,00010820 Meg Meadow Drive Aug. 26 $408,3428342 Early Bird Way Aug. 26 $371,778 Telfair4208 Morris Park Drive Aug. 29 $397,490 The Oaks at Oxfordshire6508 Loyola Court Aug. 25 $330,000 Timber Creek9513 Central Drive Aug. 29 $81,0009806 Standing Wood Court Aug. 28 $122,500 Woodbury9924 Paper Tree Road Aug. 19 $180,0008912 Paddle Oak Road Aug. 15 $185,104

Beverly Crest7101 Prescott Pond Lane Aug. 29 $306,0007632 Swinford Place Aug. 29 $340,0002407 Mirow Place Aug. 20 $330,0008025 Hawk Crest Court Aug. 15 $443,9002611 Greyabby Court Aug. 15 $340,0007600 Sharpthorne Place Aug. 8 $368,0008019 Hawk Crest Court Aug. 4 $400,000 Bishops Ridge2211 Guest House Court Aug. 14 $229,0006103 Tuskan Drive Aug. 1 $280,000 Canterbury Place6723 Augustine Way Aug. 28 $420,0006406 Donnegal Farm Road Aug. 22 $370,5002810 Bridle Brook Way Aug. 8 $345,000

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Hampton Leas2301 Vestry Place Aug. 6 $255,000 Hembstead8015 Maremont Court Aug. 18 $515,000 Heritage Woods East7500 Kilcullen Drive Aug. 18 $120,0007401 Limerick Drive Aug. 14 $164,0007334 Falkirk Place Aug. 8 $172,000 High Timbers8131 Mattingridge Drive Aug. 5 $115,000 Lakeside Acres9129 Alpine Circle Aug. 22 $530,000

Lansdowne800 Wingrave Drive Aug. 29 $349,900739 Wingrave Drive Aug. 15 $310,0006420 Newhall Road Aug. 5 $345,000 Lost Tree1240 Lost Oak Road Aug. 1 $775,000 Mammoth Oaks5819 Creola Road Aug. 15 $340,0005734 Timber Lane Aug. 13 $332,500 McKee Woods4003 Raven Rock Court Aug. 4 $247,000 McKee Woods4003 Raven Rock Court Aug. 4 $247,000

Oak Creek Estates232 Millwood Lane Aug. 8 $249,000 Providence Commons6419 Outer Bridge Lane Aug. 28 $272,000 Providence Heights3930 Cambridge Hill Lane Aug. 20 $485,000

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Providence Plantation2927 Redfield Drive Aug. 27 $312,5009301 Hampton Oaks Lane Aug. 25 $614,5003435 Providence Plantation Aug. 21 $675,000Lane2829 Cross Country Road Aug. 21 $523,0002231 Beaucatcher Lane Aug. 18 $394,0002516 Grimmersborough Aug. 15 $680,000Lane2222 Beaucatcher Lane Aug. 15 $415,0003324 Gray Moss Road Aug. 14 $315,0005640 Flowering Dogwood Aug. 12 $473,500Lane 2400 Cross Country Road Aug. 8 $490,0005720 Chretien Point Drive Aug. 5 $520,0002710 Providence Spring Aug. 5 $425,000Lane 3208 Providence Branch Aug. 4 $580,000Lane2729 Foxfire Road Aug. 1 $540,0003208 Mattia Court Aug. 1 $485,000 Rougemont10530 Rougemont Lane Aug. 27 $320,000 Sarah Hall10314 Lady Grace Lane Aug. 22 $495,000 Sardis Croft109 James Drew Court Aug. 8 $479,000 Sardis Forest1207 Richard Barry Drive Aug. 28 $158,0001225 Richard Barry Drive Aug. 28 $179,9001116 Berry Ridge Road Aug. 7 $153,800 Sardis Woods9611 Cloverwood Court Aug. 28 $184,000906 Wishing Well Lane Aug. 15 $169,9007602 Summerwood Lane Aug. 7 $111,000 Smithfield7300 Sardis Road Aug. 11 $730,000 St. George Place1026 Sydney Drive Aug. 26 $566,900 Thornton Oaks6812 Thornton Oaks Court Aug. 4 $470,000 Willowmere2820 Yorkview Court Aug. 22 $284,0002803 Thornbush Court Aug. 6 $265,0002903 Wheat Meadow Lane Aug. 5 $270,000

Ashbrook11305 Misty Valley Court Aug. 28 $142,500 Blantyre4128 St Timms Court Aug. 25 $640,0002716 Whitney Hill Road Aug. 22 $768,750 Carmel Station4901 Virginian Lane Aug. 8 $252,500 Carmel Woods5232 Camilla Drive Aug. 29 $315,0005300 Newgate Court Aug. 1 $468,000 Carsons Pond5212 Wimbleton Court Aug. 29 $340,000 Cedar Woods3819 Sweetgrass Lane Aug. 29 $191,500 Chadwyck7110 Kanfer Court Aug. 29 $475,000 Challis Farm5400 Challisford Lane Aug. 20 $1,220,000 Darby Hall613 Landing View Lane Aug. 27 $250,0002508 Landing View Lane Aug. 19 $260,000 Greyland Heights1226 Greylyn Drive Aug. 22 $725,000 Innisfree7623 Soaringfree Lane Aug. 28 $174,5007508 Soaringfree Lane Aug. 8 $165,000 Montibello3417 Foxridge Road Aug. 19 $485,0003208 Trefoil Drive Aug. 18 $630,0004422 Carmel Valley Road Aug. 15 $1,150,0003224 Broadfield Road Aug. 15 $575,0004835 Sentinel Post Road Aug. 5 $572,000 Old Farm1207 Brockton Lane Aug. 18 $305,000 Olde Providence6717 Lancer Drive Aug. 29 $172,0007300 Bedfordshire Drive Aug. 25 $390,0007327 Bedfordshire Drive Aug. 14 $385,000 Providence Springs3519 Christopher Place Aug. 7 $560,000 Providence Woods844 River Oaks Lane Aug. 29 $410,000 Quail View4901 Lindstrom Drive Aug. 13 $367,000

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Shadow Lake5616 Bethesda Court Aug. 14 $183,0007409 Shadowlake Drive Aug. 5 $163,000 Sharonwood Acres4940 Spalding Place Aug. 1 $565,000 Singing Springs11 Gaywind Drive Aug. 4 $350,000 Southpark4200 Denbigh Drive Aug. 8 $790,000 Stonecroft4109 Cornwallis Camp Drive Aug. 4 $905,000 Sturnbridge4218 Meadowridge Drive Aug. 28 $279,000 Sumner Hall6005 Sharon View Road Aug. 1 $500,000 Terrabrook7301 Hackberry Lane Aug. 26 $186,000 Wessex Square4312 Truscott Road Aug. 1 $289,000 Williamsburg Carmel2600 Lori Lane Aug. 21 $330,000 Wimbeldon 505 River Oaks Lane Aug. 8 $290,000

Cotswold1133 Andover Road Aug. 29 $667,000728 Ellsworth Road Aug. 29 $220,000

4336 Woodlark Drive Aug. 26 $890,000

4611 Craig Avenue Aug. 25 $394,0004109 Tangle Avenue Aug. 21 $425,000

222 Wendover Hill Court Aug. 19 $740,000

1310 Ferncliff Road Aug. 18 $545,000

138 Hunter Lane Aug. 15 $820,3001208 Chausley Court Aug. 15 $325,000700 Queen Charlottes Court Aug. 15 $530,000 Eastover2103 Vernon Drive Aug. 25 $770,000 Forest Heights1301 Rama Road Aug. 11 $191,000

Foxcroft4012 Columbine Circle Aug. 28 $855,000

4335 Arborway Road Aug. 6 $905,000

2416 Warburton Road Aug. 1 $1,825,000 Gardens at Wendover4307 Sheffield Park Avenue Aug. 29 $480,675 Heathmoor2933 Heathmoor Lane Aug. 22 $935,000 Medearis555 Medearis Drive Aug. 13 $337,500 Myers Park1927 Pinewood Circle Aug. 29 $1,575,0002327 Forest Drive Aug. 27 $1,327,6291512 Runnymede Lane Aug. 15 $696,000 Pharr Acres1931 Providence Road Aug. 8 $682,500 Providence Park4625 Montclair Avenue Aug. 6 $322,000

3519 Fielding Avenue Aug. 4 $440,000

4725 Montclair Avenue Aug. 4 $450,000 Queen Charlottes Court4504 Sir Winston Place Aug. 28 $465,000 Sherwood Forest4913 Charmapeg Avenue Aug. 22 $312,750 Stonehaven6737 Wheeler Drive Aug. 28 $383,200

1100 Tuxedo Court Aug. 25 $231,000

6519 Burlwood Road Aug. 20 $330,000

6916 Thermal Road Aug. 20 $320,000

1622 Piccadilly Drive Aug. 11 $247,000 Waverly Hall600 Sweetgum Lane Aug. 11 $170,000 Wendover Hills112 Wendover Road Aug. 30 $245,000 4237 Woodlark Lane Aug. 8 $264,900

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Barclay Downs3615 Barclay Downs Drive Aug. 27 $500,000345 Manning Drive Aug. 22 $366,000 Collins Park508 Manhasset Road Aug. 15 $153,600 4422 Murrayhill Road Aug. 14 $221,000 Colonial Village3308 Auburn Avenue Aug. 29 $197,000 454 Scaleybark Road Aug. 29 $199,000 3631 Annlin Avenue Aug. 28 $273,000 416 Tyson Street Aug. 14 $255,000 3523 Trent Street Aug. 12 $160,000 658 Reynolds Drive Aug. 11 $262,000 Madison Park738 Brockbank Road Aug. 29 $265,000 757 Montford Drive Aug. 21 $228,900 4501 Wentworth Place Aug. 18 $199,900 4521 Wentworth Place Aug. 18 $164,000 Myers Park248 Tranquil Avenue Aug. 28 $839,000 1215 Lilac Road Aug. 20 $357,500 1780 Sterling Road Aug. 11 $1,050,000215 Dellwood Avenue Aug. 7 $550,000 2679 Idlewood Circle Aug. 4 $627,500 Sedgefield2821 Sunset Drive Aug. 28 $464,500 220 Hartford Avenue Aug. 14 $265,000 1001 Sedgefield Road Aug. 7 $490,000 1101 Sedgefield Road Aug. 1 $500,000 Selwyn Park1447 Cortland Road W. Aug. 18 $185,000 5030 Valley Stream Road Aug.1 $216,000

Carolina Village11912 Carolina Blossom Lane Aug. 13 $215,00014509 Green Birch Drive Aug. 4 $249,900 Danby13909 Eden Court Aug. 26 $139,500 13600 Wildiris Court Aug. 22 $138,000 12635 Delman Lane Aug. 18 $144,750 13512 Dansville Drive Aug. 15 $174,00013629 Dansville Drive Aug. 1 $140,000

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Franklin Park203 Franklin Street Aug. 20 $157,000

McCullough12503 Short Lane Aug. 29 $493,448 12507 Short Lane Aug. 22 $353,189 15712 Country Lake Drive Aug. 1 $428,340 Parkway Crossing12537 Druids Glen Drive Aug. 27 $236,000 12702 Ballyliffin Drive Aug. 22 $245,280 12622 Ballyliffin Drive Aug. 22 $246,935 12622 Ballyliffin Drive Aug. 22 $246,935 12626 Ballyliffin Drive Aug. 22 $242,450 Pineville10810 Copper Field Drive Aug. 22 $125,000 The Cottages13356 Old Compton Court Aug. 29 $215,00010029 Bishops Gate Boulevard Aug. 11 $175,000 Winghurst12001 Winghurst Drive Aug. 8 $199,900 Woodside Falls14300 Blue Granite Road Aug. 22 $230,000 14309 Blue Granite Road Aug. 19 $225,000 14520 Sapphire Lane Aug. 4 $178,000

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9.13.14Saturday

Kidgits Julius Jr. Event, 2 to 4 p.m.

Enjoy games and crafts featuring Julius Jr. in the center court of SouthPark mall. If you aren’t a Kidgits member, join for $5 a year by going to www.simon.com/kidgits/#/parents/membership or signing up at the event.

SouthPark Mall, 4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte

9.20.14Saturday

Stiletto Sprint, 8 to 10 a.m. Join hundreds of women and men in the

Fourth Annual Stiletto Sprint to benefit the Carolinas Ovarian Cancer Fund at Levine Cancer Institute. One hundred percent of the proceeds go toward research involving early detection, patient support programs and community awareness initiatives. For competitive sprinters, heels must be a minimum of 2.5 inches and have a slim, tapered heel. No wedges are accepted. Non-competitive participants may wear any type shoe and can walk or jog. The cost is $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the event. There is a Ruby Red Slipper Sprint for children ages 12 and under. The cost for that event is $10 in advance and $20 on the day of the event. Packet pick-up is Sept. 19 at TrySports – SouthPark, at 721 Governor Morrison St., from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visit www.tealheels.org for more information about the event.

SouthPark Mall, 4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte

9.20.14Saturday

Weddington Country Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Old-fashioned family fun for all ages will be on hand at the annual Weddington Country Festival. The day will feature local Weddington artists from the Union County Arts Council who will display paintings, poetry, jewelry, hand-painted clothing and sculptures for sale. The Kids Corner will feature a bounce house, an arts and crafts area, face painting, hula-hoop and limbo contests, and a trackless train. There will also be a baking contest with prizes and live music from the Hinson Girls. For more information, visit www.townofweddington.com.

Town Hall, 1924 Weddington Road at the Weddington Corners Shopping

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9.23.14Tuesday

Female Veterans Business Ownership Conference, 8:30

a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Central Piedmont Community College’s

Small Business Center is partnering with the Women’s Business Center of North Carolina to host a conference focused on female veterans interested in business ownership.

Entitled “A New Mission: How Military Women Become Entrepreneurs,” the free conference will include a keynote speech by Elizabeth McCormick, an author and the first woman Black Hawk helicopter pilot, and will feature a panel discussion with successful female business owners, networking opportunities, a resource expo and more, according to a news release.

More than 100 female veterans and active-duty service members are expected to attend, and the conference is open to spouses of veterans or any woman connected to the military who is interested in starting a business.

Harris Conference Center, Central Piedmont Community College, 3216

Harris Campus Drive, Charlotte

9.27.14Saturday

Lebanese Festival, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The annual Lebanese Festival is returning to Ballantyne offering exquisite entertainment, Lebanese foods and sweets.

Hosted by the Maronite Mission of Charlotte, the Lebanese Festival is a celebration of culture and is fun for the entire family.

Email [email protected] for more information.

St. Matthew Catholic Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy.

10.4.14Saturday

South Meck Class of 1974 reunion, 6:30 to 11 p.m.

South Meck High School is holding its 40th reunion for the Class of 1974 at the Doubletree Hotel in Charlotte.

The Class of 1974 is trying to reach out to as many classmates as possible to attend the event. If you are a member of the Class of 1974 or know of a graduate from that year, email contact person Carol Fitch Crigler at [email protected].

Doubletree Hotel SouthPark, 6300 Morrison Blvd.

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Things are starting to change at Providence High School.

Last year, the football team finished the season with the first winning record since 2009 and made it to the second round of the N.C. Independent School Athletic Association Class 4-AA play-offs. First-year Panther coach Justin Hardin was making a statement.

The players looked different than in years past – they were bigger, stron-ger, faster and more determined. That’s carried over into this season, where they’ve jumped out of the gate hot and enter Week 4 with a 2-1 record, having outscored their opponents 84-16 in the last two weeks.

Led by a nucleus of seniors in quar-terback Caleb York, receiver John Bia-succi and running back Brian Mattar, the Panthers have their high-flying offense changing the way people thing about Panther football.

“I think everyone thought we were going to be better than the traditional Providence team,” York said. “But everyone around here always roots against Providence for certain reasons, so I think there was a hope that we’d be a terrible team as usual. But I think regardless that we gained a little bit of respect last year.”

When the Panthers faced eventual state champion Mallard Creek in the playoffs last year, it was a wakeup call for Hardin and his team. York had his best game, completing 17 of 26 attempts for 204 yards and three touch-downs, and Mattar gained 138 rushing yards on 19 carries. But the Mustangs were bigger and more physical and despite the Panthers being well coached and well prepared, they couldn’t overcome the physicality.

So as the season ended, they got in the weight room and got to work. Summer workout attendance sky-rocketed and guys like York and Bia-succi bought into Hardin’s plans and encouraged the younger guys to get on board with raising the level of intensity.

“When we played Mal-lard Creek last year, they just had better athletes that were stronger,”

York said. “We did well against them but I remember Coach Hardin saying that he never wanted that to happen again. He never wants to say that we had a good game plan but lost because we weren’t as strong or weren’t as con-ditioned as the other team.

“That’s showed in our first three games this year. We’ve been by far more conditioned and more physical and we take pride in that.”

Last year, the Panthers starting line-backers averaged around 175 pounds. Now, they’re coming in at 210. York, Biasucci and Mattar have all gained muscle and improved their speed and it’s showing on the field.

Last week in their 40-2 demolition of Porter Ridge, Mattar had 166 yards on 17 carries. The week before, the Pan-thers dominated East Meck and Bia-succi had four receptions for 80 yards and York completed 10 of 14 passes for 234 yards and a score.

“It’s gotten so much more intense around here,” Biasucci said. “And that’s evident in the way we’re playing on offense and defense. I used to

be fine with not going to a workout for the entire summer until it was man-datory. But you can’t do that anymore because you’ll be too far behind and the expectations are higher.”

Perhaps it’s showing even more on the other side of the ball, where 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker Jor-dan Fehr has 24 tackles and two sacks, 6-foot-2, 205-pound linebacker Tyler Pistorio has 19 tackles and 6-foot-3, 215-pound defensive end Dru Seabrook has 18 in just three weeks of play. Last week, they limited the Pirates to just 184 total yards – most of which came in the fourth quarter after they pulled their starters.

It’s all part of Hardin’s plan to get the Panthers back in the thick of the con-ference hunt, to compete each year for conference titles, to maintain winning records and make deep runs in the play-offs. They haven’t had three consecu-tive winning seasons since 2001-03 when his father, current Providence Day coach Bruce Hardin, coached the Panthers. And they haven’t seen a con-ference championship since the elder Hardin led them to it in 2002.

“It all starts with tradition,” York said. “We’re making a tradition to work hard, play hard and always be competitive. Coach Hardin is leading that and it’s going to stick. That’s all the younger guys are going to know, so by the time they’re juniors and seniors, the cycle will carry on. I know that when we were younger, if the older guys didn’t work or lift, we didn’t. So we’re start-ing that tradition now so it will start to come naturally.”

Hardin said the strides the Panthers made last year have helped them com-ing into the season, where they’re eager to put in the time and hard work.

“I think they got a good taste in their mouths last year, having a winning season and competing in conference,” he said. “These guys want to keep it going…they’ve worked hard in the off-season, in the weight room and in con-ditioning and they’re doing everything we ask them to do to get to that.”

So. Meck 8 conference play begins on Sept. 26 and the league is stacked with South Meck, Ardrey Kell and Providence all coming in at 2-1 behind 3-0 Charlotte Catholic.

The Panthers played Charlotte Cath-olic in last year’s regular-season finale with a chance to be co-conference champs, but fell, 42-17.But this could be the year that the Panthers fight for a chance to claim the conference title for the first time in 12 years. And it’s the bigger, stronger, faster senior class that hopes to lead them there behind Hardin.

“We need to make sure we don’t leave anything behind in practice,” York said. “We practice hard but you can never be content with being 2-1 like we are now. You can’t be content at all ever until the

last game of the season and you’ve won.”

“Things are changing around here,” Biasucci

added. “I don’t think there are many teams

in our conference that we can’t

beat.”

gaMe CHaNgeRSby Hannah Dockery

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Quarterback Ca-leb York (left) and receiver John Bia-succi are leading the resurgence of the Panther football pro-gram, as they en-ter Week 4 with

a 2-1 record and hope to be in the thick of conference play with this year’s bigger and stronger team. Hannah Dockery/SCW photo


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When Emily Carrara first addressed her team after tak-ing over as the Providence Day volleyball coach this sum-mer, she didn’t know the Chargers had struggled on the court for the better part of a decade and, quite frankly, she didn’t care.

“I walked in and said ‘I don’t know you, so whoever you want to be this year and whatever you want this program to look like this year, you create it,’” Carrara said. “They got to choose the identity of the program. I told them that I’d help shape and mold it, but this is there team. They’ve cre-ated their own narrative.”

What the Chargers have cre-ated is the begin-ning to a historic season. Since 2007 they’ve never won more than 11 games. Through 18 games this season, Car-rara has the Chargers, who Max-preps.com ranks No. 2 in the state, off to a 16-2 start, the best in school history, and has their confidence sky high in undoubtedly the state’s toughest vol-leyball conference.

“This is awesome,” said senior setter Mia Schwartz, who leads the team with 374 assists and has 67 digs, 43 kills and 34 service aces. “It’s better than anything I’d imagined for my senior year. Our level of play on the court and the girls on the team – I couldn’t have asked for a better year.”

Providence Day didn’t wait long to get their season off on the right foot. They won an opening-season tournament at Forsyth County Day by taking five matches – and winning 10 of 11 games – on Aug. 16.

“We’ve had a great time this season with a new coach and a lot of things have changed,” said senior outside hit-ter Ciera Cockrell. “We’ve stepped it up as a team and as a program and we’re enjoying this ride right now.

“I think the tournament at Forsyth Country Day was a big turning point for us. We’d just gotten Lexi and Autumn and they fit right in on the court and that was the realiza-tion we could do some big things.”

Lexi and Autumn Mitchell are a big reason for the Char-gers success. They transferred from Fort Mill’s Nation Ford High School and stepped right into the mix.

“The Mitchell sisters were late adds,” Carrara said. “Lexi is our big outside hitter and she has a cannon for an arm. It’s an absolute whip, and when she gets on top of a ball it’s a guaranteed kill. She and Autumn both transferred from Nation Ford and we got really lucky to get two players with great volleyball IQ’s and Lexi can be a huge offensive

weapon for us.”Lexi Mitchell, who is second on the team with 138 kills

and 28 assists, has been especially valuable with the pre-season loss of Christina Fleischer, an inside hitter who tore her ACL at team camp and will miss the entire season, a crushing blow on the court.

“Even as a player who won’t contribute all season, Chris-tina got voted captain by her teammates,” Carrara said. “She’s our leader on the bench. When games are tight and

we’re coming back, you look over and our bench is scream-ing and doing high kicks, which helps our atmosphere. She holds them accountable, but she’s a big loss on the court for us.”

While not having Fleisher is a huge blow, the Chargers rely even more on Cockrell, their unquestioned leader who recently committed to Davidson College, a place Carrara served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator before taking over for the Chargers.

Cockrell is among the team leaders in most statistical categories including kills (196), kill percentage (45 per-cent), digs (117) and service aces (28). And as good as she is on the floor, Carrara said Cockrell is just as valuable as a teammate.

“She’s amazing, she’s a coaches dream,” Carrara said. “She’s a humble athlete and a hard worker and I think the ceiling on her talent is nowhere near touched. She just ver-bally committed to Davidson College and they struck gold with that kid. She’s going to be a dynamic player for them. She’s our go-to hitter and is our vocal leader, but she’s so consistent on the court. She’s one of those ideal leaders that will take you with her.”

And Cockrell has helped take the Chargers to the upper echelon of teams in the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association, a conference which houses defending

state champion Charlotte Country Day, runner-up Cove-nant Day and Charlotte Latin, a team back on the rise after a decade-long run of dominance.

“Coach Car (recently) told us that we’re tied for second in the conference with Covenant Day, which is huge for us,” Cockrell said. “Last year, we wouldn’t have been in the same conversation with Covenant Day or Country Day, so that’s huge.

“We’re definitely feeling really good right now, but we still have a lot of

work to do and a lot of things to improve on. We’re riding this wave right now, but know we have to con-tinue to work to propel us through the rest of the season.”

While the C h a r g e r s have expe-rienced the most suc-

cess in school history, they aren’t slowing down. They opened confer-

ence play with a 3-0 win over Char-

lotte Christian on Sept. 9, but face Charlotte

Latin, Charlotte Country Day and Covenant Day in a seven-game stretch beginning on Sept. 23.

“We prepare them with a scouting report each game that talks about who our opponent is and what we want to do, and then we diagram it out,” Cararra said. “We’re going in with the mentality we’ll prepare them as best we can, we go in with a game strategy and rock with it.”

Cockrell said the team goes into each match more pre-pared than they have in years past, and that’s what’s helped. Although she’d like to see the team cut down on unforced errors, Cockrell likes where the Chargers are and, more importantly, where they’re headed.

And Cararra believes this team is capable of bigger things than what they’ve already accomplished too.

“Ignorance is bliss,” she said. “I had no idea what their records were before I got here. I can’t feel like we’re doing well enough because I know we can do better, and I can’t feel like we’re succeeding because I don’t know any better.

“We need to keep winning the games we can win. I think we can beat Country Day and Covenant Day, but looking at the level of experience there, you have to be a little realistic, too. We need to take care of the games we need to take care of to make it out of our crazy-tough conference. We’re off to a great start. The team is amazing and I’m lucky with this group of girls.”

by Andrew [email protected]

Providence Day is off to the best start in school history on the volleyball court and is ranked No. 2 in the state with (from left) Lexi Mitchell, Ciera Cockrell, Christina Fleischer and Mia Schwartz leading the way. Andrew Stark/SCW photo


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linebacker Drew Davis; Latin: quarterback Daniel Jones, receiver/defensive back Carson Song, running back Denzel Pearson, receiver John Jenkins, defensive end Tay McMaster The Skinny: The Hawks will be looking for a repeat of last year but it won’t be easy against a Ravenscroft team that’s looking for vengeance. The Hawks haven’t been tested too much so far but their offense has been explosive and we know they’ve got a lot of talent – especially on the receiving end. They’ll need big performances from Jones, Jenkins, Melvin Rouse and Kanyon Tuttle to overcome a talented Ravenscroft team that’s gotten off to a slow start but has a lot of potential, especially with Hicks leading the ground game. This game will come down to defense where the Hawks have a slight advantage behind guys like Song and McMaster but it should be a dogfight and whoever comes out on top will get a quality win. – Hannah Dockery

ChARLOTTe ChRiSTiAn AT JOhn T. hOGGARDGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: Charlotte Christian is 1-1; Hoggard is 3-0LAST meeTinG: This is the first meetingPLAyeRS TO wATCh: Charlotte Christian: running back Elijah Deveaux, linemen Brian Chaffin and Philip Walton, linebacker Ryan Gilmartin, defensive backs Trey Linton and Jaylon McClinton; Hoggard: quarterback Austin Schoenleber, running back Keevin Thompson, linebackers Julius Reynolds and William Kandar, defensive tackle Larry RouseThe Skinny: The Knights are coming off a win over a very good Victory Christian team, but the defending NCISAA champs have no room to rest as they face Hoggard this week, a team out of Wilmington that looks similar to the Knights in makeup. They’re both big on the offensive line and have star running backs that will control the ground game, so this game will come down to who can win in the trenches. The Knights will have to stop Thompson, who ran for 200 yards on 14 carries with four touchdowns in Hoggard’s season opener and had a repeat performance last week. If they can stop the run and force Schoenleber to throw the ball they’ll have an advantage. The Vikings haven’t given up more than a touchdown in three weeks, so expect this game to be a defensive battle with the winner getting a big confidence boost. – Hannah Dockery

myeRS PARk AT PROViDenCeGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: Myers Park is 1-2; Providence is 2-1LAST meeTinG: Providence won, 21-14, on Sept. 12, 2013PLAyeRS TO wATCh: Myers Park: quarterback Clay Norris, receivers Jontavius Hall and Tadarin McNeil, linebacker Emrys Calin, defensive back Bo Owens; Providence: quarterback Caleb York, linebacker Jordan Fehr, running back Brian Mattar, lineman Dimitri GonzalezThe Skinny: The Mustangs could desperately use a win this week for a boost in confidence after dropping two hard-fought battles to Ardrey Kell and South Meck where they came within a touchdown both times. Scott Chadwick is working to turn the Mustang program around and perhaps they’re still a little under-the-radar as they’ve got several skill guys like Calin and Hall who could be big playmakers this week. But Providence is on a mission, too, and coach Justin Hardin has his guys

playing fast, physical football. They ran all over East Meck and Porter Ridge last week, a game where Mattar had 166 yards on 17 carries. They’ll want to continue their winning ways in the resurgence of Panther football and if they play the way they’ve been playing, shouldn’t have a problem beating the Mustangs. But they’ll have to bring their A-game and we wouldn’t be too surprised if the Mustangs got an upset. – Hannah Dockery

SOUTh meCk AT PORTeR RiDGeGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: South Meck is 2-1; Porter Ridge is 0-3LAST meeTinG: Porter Ridge won, 50-10, on Sept. 13, 2013PLAyeRS TO wATCh: South Meck: safety/receiver Stephen Griffin, running back Devin Andrews, defensive end Zach Gilbert, linebackers Austin Champan and Austin Smith; Porter Ridge: receiver A.J. Barrett, quarterback Tyrek Huntley, guard Matt DonohueThe Skinny: These teams seem to be headed in opposite directions; South Meck is on a roll after earning big wins over Rocky River and Myers Park while Porter Ridge has yet to win a game, giving up an average of 40 points to start their season. It’s going to take a lot for them to fare much better against the Sabres, as Chapman and Smith are tackling machines and Andrews is a workhorse on offense. The Pirates have struggled to get any kind of offense going this season and can’t seem to recover from losing their running back. Huntley led the Pirates last week with a mere 42 rushing yards so they’ve got endless room for improvement. If they can get their aerial attack going with Barrett, they could put some points on the board but otherwise it’ll be another long night for the Pirates. – Hannah Dockery

SOUThLAke ChRiSTiAn AT PROViDenCe DAyGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: SouthLake Christian is 3-0; Providence Day is 1-2LAST meeTinG: Providence Day won, 43-33, on Sept. 12, 2013PLAyeRS TO wATCh: SouthLake Christian: running back Robert Washington, linebackers Zach Dudan and Jalen Nash, defensive back Aapri Washington; Providence Day: defensive back Deonte Henderson, defensive back/receiver Julius Felder, quarterback John Schweitzer, lineman Eric Cal, linebacker Solomon KeyThe Skinny: Coach Bruce Hardin didn’t give the Chargers any slack when he put together their nonconference matchups, and this week could be their toughest battle yet – which says something after they’ve already battled Charlotte Catholic and Davidson Day. SouthLake Christian, the reigning NCISAA Class 1A champs, features one of the best running backs in the state in Washington, a UNC committ who rushed for over 2,500 yards last season and had a school record-breaking 301 yards on 24 carriers last week against Pine Lake Prep. The Chargers are always well-coached and armed with a game plan but they’ll need all that and more to try and stop Washington. The Eagles return 14 starters from that championship team including most of their defense that’s limited opponents to just 7 points so they may be too much for the Chargers to overcome. If they do, it would be a huge victory for Hardin and Co. – Hannah Dockery

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ChARLOTTe CAThOLiC AT mALLARD CReekGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: Catholic is 3-0; Mallard Creek is 2-1LAST meeTinG: Mallard Creek won, 52-7, on Sept. 13, 2013PLAyeRS TO wATCh: Catholic: quarterback John Walton, receiver/defensive back Ryan Miller, running backs Cole Perry, Jaret Anderson and Nick Rizzieri, tackle Owen Hall, lineman Matt Kowaleski; Mallard Creek: quarterback James Smith, running back Chauncey Bowman, defensive end Randy Suydam, defensive backs Nafees Lyon and Amari HendersonThe Skinny: The Cougars have been re-proving themselves all season, but went a long way in doing so in last week’s throttling of Charlotte Country Day in the Cook-Oddo Cup rivalry game, which had become one of the area’s best before last week’s blowout. The Cougars have at least five guys who can control the ground game and a good and experienced offensive line. The Mavericks aren’t the same dominant team they were last year, but will still present a very challenging test. If Catholic can control the time of possession game and hang around, they have a puncher’s chance. If Mallard Creek gets going early, though, they may be tough to slow down. A Cougar win would erase all doubt that the Mike Brodowicz-era is going to be a highly-successful one. – Andrew Stark

CUThbeRTSOn AT ARDRey keLLGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: Cuthbertson is 1-2; Ardrey Kell is 2-1LAST meeTinG: Ardrey Kell won, 24-7, on Sept. 12, 2013PLAyeRS TO wATCh: Cuthbertson: quarterback Austin Kendall, receivers J.T. Cauthen and B.J. Muckelvene, linebackers Connor Gerlits and Jack Generoso, defensive end Nick Karas; Ardrey Kell: lineman Mason Veal, running back/linebacker Bonte Freeman, safety/receiver Ryan Jones, running back Josh German, defensive linemen Twazanga Mugala and Raymond WrightThe Skinny: Both of these teams entered the season amidst a great deal of hype, but so far only Ardrey Kell is living up to it. The highly-touted Cuthbertson offense was held scoreless for a half last week and, despite putting up gaudy numbers, isn’t producing the wins many people imagined when Kendall transferred back to the school. The offense will have its hands full this week as well, as the Knights are very good defensively. The Knights suffered a heartbreaking three-point opening-week defeat at Weddington or they’d be unblemished. They have tons of their own offensive punch with Freeman, German and Jones leading the way behind a huge offensive line. Whoever wins will have bragging rights for a while, but another Cav loss may be time to push the panic button and could propel the Knights into the short list of elite Charlotte teams.– Andrew Stark

CAROLinA PRiDe AT mARVin RiDGeGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: Carolina Pride is 3-0; Marvin Ridge is 0-2LAST meeTinG: This is the first meetingPLAyeRS TO wATCh: Carolina Pride: quarterback Bruce Dixon, receiver Jaylen Erwin, receiver/linebacker John Thierfelder, safety Ahmek Henry, linebacker John Digiovanna; Marvin Ridge: defensive lineman John Wells, tight end Hunter Collona, receiver Emeka Emeze, quarterback Drew Swoope, cornerback Jake WotellThe Skinny: When the Mavs scheduled this game it was probably circled as a win on their calendar, but they’re in for a real test this week. Dixon is absolutely the real deal and is beginning to draw heavy recruiting interest after leading the Pride to an undefeated start. He can do it with his arm and his feet and will over the winless Mavs a dual-threat headache trying to slow him down. On the other hand, Marvin Ridge has been in both of their losses, but have come up short each time. Another loss could have the proud Mav fanbase on edge, especially after last year’s struggles. Conversely, this game would be a huge feather in the cap to the Pride. – Andrew Stark

ChARLOTTe COUnTRy DAy AT bUfORDGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: Country Day is 1-1; Buford is 0-2LAST meeTinG: Country Day won, 52-0, on Sept. 12, 2013PLAyeRS TO wATCh: Country Day: running back/cornerbacks Sheppard Wilson and John Donohue, running back Nicholas Radford, quarterback Cole Bloomer, linebacker Preston Palmer; Buford: running backs Isaah Nesbit and LaDarius Parker, quarterback Scotti Moser, receiver Evan Flynn The Skinny: The Bucs are coming off a tough loss to rival Charlotte Catholic where they struggled to move the ball and only totaled 104 rushing yards. They’ll look to get back on track this week with Buford, and shouldn’t have a problem doing so as the Yellow Jackets are 0-2 and the Bucs will be the toughest team they’ve faced yet. Radford and Wilson are two speedy guys who control the game on the ground, and if their line can open up holes for them, they shouldn’t have a problem getting up early on Buford. The Yellow Jackets have started off their season with a thud and haven’t had a winning season since 2009. They’ll have their hands full with a faster, stronger Country Day and will have to limit the run but the Bucs may be too much to overcome. – Hannah Dockery

RAVenSCROfT AT ChARLOTTe LATinGAme Time: Friday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.2014 ReCORDS: Ravenscroft is 1-2; Latin is 2-0 LAST meeTinG: Charlotte Latin won, 35-25 on Sept. 12, 2013PLAyeRS TO wATCh: Ravenscroft: running backs Garrett Hicks, Tiger Harris and Donald Fuller, offensive lineman Aidan Nesvisky, receiver Tyler Williams,


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1) Butler (3-0) previous ranking: No. 1

the Bulldogs showed no letdown from the huge win over Mallard creek, taking down Greensboro page, 28-14 last Friday. there’s no rest this week as they host undefeated Mount tabor, a team which defeated them a season ago. the Bulldogs are starting to put it all together, and are look-ing more and more like they’re legit title contenders.

2) Charlotte Christian (1-1)previous ranking: No. 2

Quarterback John turley has stepped into his role well, throwing six touchdowns in two games. elijah Deveaux is the key to how well they can do, and that’s good news for Knights fans. this week undefeated hoggard, who’s allow-ing four points per game while scoring 35, will be a huge test, but a christian win would solidify their ranking atop the private-school landscape.

3) independenCe (3-0)previous ranking: No. 3

the patriots still haven’t allowed a point three games into their season and if the defense continues on this trend, they’re bona fide state title contenders. coach Joe evans hasn’t been overly pleased with the offense of late, but they’re doing enough to secure easy wins. When it all clicks, watch out for the patriots, a team as talented as any around.

4) Charlotte latin (2-0)previous ranking: No. 4

the high-flying hawks either haven’t really been tested yet or are truly that much better than the field this year. the hawks are averaging 57 points per game, but ravenscroft should offer at least a little resistant. Daniel Jones is putting up ridiculous numbers so far, so don’t be surprised by another blowout win.

5) Charlotte CatholiC (3-0)previous ranking: No. 5

the cougars put an early end to the cook-oddo cup rivalry game with charlotte country Day and have the look of a team that can beat just about anyone. they have the chance to prove it this week with defending class 4-aa champ Mallard creek coming to town. a cougar win would be huge, and if they hang around long enough, it doesn’t appear out of the realm of possibility.

6) providenCe (2-1)previous ranking: No. 6

a 40-2 win over porter ridge has to raise some eyebrows that this team is legit. Quarterback caleb York and run-ning back Brian Mattar are having huge seasons for the panthers, and the defense is very good and experienced with Jordan Fehr, tyler pistorio, Jack King and co. another win at Myers park is in the cards, but the Mustangs are well coached and underrated, so they can’t be taken lightly.

7) roCky river (1-2)previous ranking: No. 7

coach Jason Fowler said before the season began that the first three games on the schedule were going to be tough and his team could take their lumps. they did just that, but a win over Sun Valley should have them off and running again. this may be the best two-loss team in the state and we expect them to keep the winning going.

also reCeiving votes: ardrey kell (2-1)

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weekly Game picksby Andrew Stark

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It’s another week and another interesting slate of games with a pair of undefeated matchup and many more with huge implications.

Mount Tabor at Butler and Charlotte Christian against

Hoggard are the headliners as all four teams will enter the game undefeated.

Undefeated Charlotte Catholic could make a huge state-ment if they knock off Mallard Creek, Independence is hop-ing for a fourth consecutive shutout, South Meck is gunning for three straight wins and Rocky River is hoping to continue to turn around it’s season – and those are just some of the

storylines this week.Wading through these waters is a daunting task, especially

when trying to pick the winners. It seems Hannah and myself have gotten into mid-season form, but a new week brings a new challenge. We tenuously hold a one-game lead on our Guest Pickers, but this week Country Day field hockey coach Lisa Thompson takes the hot seat after guiding the Bucs to last year’s state title.

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