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CMS earn top marks in NC School Performance GradesMore than 41 percent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools receive A or B grades

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Changes keep coming to the restaurant scene in StoneCrest at Piper Glen shopping center.

Smoke Modern Barbecue, a Colorado-based barbecue restaurant that launched in 2007, recently signed a lease to occupy the 5,000-square-foot location in StoneCrest, formerly home to City Tavern. City Tavern closed last fall.

The location will be the restaurant’s second in North Carolina after launching its first location in Hunterville’s Birkdale Village, which opened on Feb. 9. The south Charlotte location is expected to open in July.

Tyler Michael, spokesperson for Smoke Mod-ern Barbecue, described the food as “sexy, upscale, but relaxed barbecue.” The menu features clas-sics such as smoked pulled pork plates and

(see Smoke Modern Barbecue on page 5)

Construction on Blakeney Commons scheduled for spring

North Carolina released its first School Performance Grades on Feb. 5 and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools had a large percentage of schools earn a B or higher.

More than 41 percent of CMS schools were graded A or B, compared to 29.4 percent for the state overall, and 70.1 percent of the district’s schools

receiving a grade of C or higher, com-pared to 70.8 for the state.

“Although we are pleased that more than 40 percent of our schools received an A or a B grade, we continue to feel a sense of urgency about improving our struggling schools,” CMS Superinten-dent Ann Clark said in a news release. “We dedicate additional resources and support to these schools and we’ll con-tinue to do that. We are providing the extra support schools need to become successful, such as Project Leadership and Investment For Transformation (L.I.F.T.) and the Beacon Initiative.

We are providing personalized learning opportunities so that every student can grow.”

The School Performance Grades are based 80 percent on the school's achievement score and 20 percent on students' academic growth, as required by state legislation. The only exception is if a school meets expected growth, but inclusion of the school’s growth reduces the performance score and grade. All public schools, including charter schools, receive grades that reflect on student performance during the 2013-14 school year.

“North Carolina public school par-ents now have an easy-to-understand letter grade to help them evaluate school performance,” State Board of Education Chairman Bill Cobey said in a news release. “The State Board will be considering how to assist schools that received a letter grade of D or F. We have requested funding from the General Assembly to support school turnaround efforts and professional development for teachers so that we can continue intervention services for the lowest-performing schools.”

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Construction on Blakeney Commons, a retail center coming to Ardrey Kell Road at the intersection of Blak-eney Heath Road, is expected to begin in April or May

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Blakeney Commons will feature three 10,000-square-foot retail buildings on 6.09 acres north of Blakeney shopping center. The development group gained approval

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After completing their first year in a career that has changed their lives, members of a local family said they have “no regrets” about starting a crime scene cleanup business that serves North Carolina from their Charlotte home.

Marcel and Lynda Schrijvers, two former nurses from Europe who met while caring for patients in Saudi Arabia, decided about two years ago to begin helping people affected by traumatic events in a different, less traditional way. The Schrijverses launched their own franchise in January 2014 with Bio One, a sanitation, disinfection and decontamination company.

The Schrijverses are certified to clean up situations many people hope to never come across in their lifetime. Their franchise offers suicide and homicide cleanup, hazardous waste disposal, hoarding cleanup and other services that might make the ordinary person cringe.

To the Schrijverses, however, it’s all in a day’s work. They see their jobs as a continua-tion of a life spent helping people in distress.

“With our nursing background, we’re used to helping people,” Lynda, who hails from England, said. “When someone suffers a murder or suicide in their family, it’s the worst

day of their lives. We’re here to help them recover from that. It’s a caring job. Not in the traditional sense, like nursing. It’s still a job of caring for people.”

Marcel, originally from Belgium, said he and his wife’s former career made for an easy transition into their current profession.

“We can deal with the situations,” he said. “We have always looked after patients, we have cleaned patients, we have nursed peo-ple, we have dealt with all sorts of different emergency situations.”

The Schrijverses both worked as nurses for 25 years. After meeting in Saudi Arabia, they moved to England and started their own businesses outside of the medical field. They visited the U.S. many times and always wanted to start a business here. After visiting

Charlotte for a real estate conference in 2003, they fell in love with the people and commu-nity, and were finally able to relocate to the city in 2008.

“We go to the supermarket, and everybody is talking to each other,” Lynda said. “If you’re walking anywhere, people wave at you and say, ‘Hello,’ and they don’t know you from Adam. That was the big attraction.

“Having been here almost seven years, I have to say, what we saw 12 years ago is still alive and well today. The people really are as friendly as we thought they were going to be.”

The Schrijverses’ son, Gregory, made the move with his parents just as he was entering high school. He attended Rocky River High School, where he met Erin, whom he has been married to for two years.

Erin and Gregory both play integral roles in the business; Gregory divides his time between Bio One and his job at Discount Tire, while Erin is a full-time Bio One employee, working on jobs and running public relations for the company.

“The family aspect is great. We all know each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” Lynda said. “We all know what this job demands, and we are there to help each other. None of us treat it is as a job. This is a way of life.”

The Schrijverses weren’t sure how their son would react to their new business idea when they introduced it in 2013. To their surprise, Gregory was intrigued by the idea and eager to learn about the profession.

“I thought it was different,” Gregory said. “I

didn’t know that it was a career that actually existed. I found it interesting, and also a bit strange.”

One reason they jumped on board so quickly was the therapeutic nature of the work, which the average person might not experience first-hand until they become involved with the job.

As an example, the Schrijverses use the story of one client whose life was turned around by the family’s services.

The client was a disabled military veteran whose depression resulting from the loss of her dog led to a lack of home maintenance that eventually made her life unmanageable. The bathtub was filled with dirty dishes, and no counter surface was left exposed, all cov-ered with clutter and dirt. The Bio One team got to work and helped de-clutter the house.

When the job was finished, the woman lied down and cried tears of relief. She has since adopted a service dog and is doing well, Lynda said.

“We’re not there to make judgments,” Lynda said. “Whatever happens to cause these people to have these problems, that’s not for us to be concerned with. To us, it’s just great that they’re able to see past it and want to move on.”

For Marcel, as well, it’s helping people move forward with their lives that makes him proud to go to work every day.

“It’s a job that not everyone can do,” he said. “It’s not just the aspect of the cleaning. It is the human aspect of it. That is most impor-tant, and then the cleaning comes with it.”

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for rezoning the site, which was formerly zoned for three single-family residential properties, at the Charlotte City Coun-cil’s Jan. 20 meeting.

Varsgasko said plans to develop the site came from a desire to launch a fifth location of Lenox Salons. Lenox Salons already has four locations in Charlotte including Southend, Lake Norman, Birkdale Village and Ballantyne.

Lenox Salons, a luxury salon marketed toward high-end clientele that targets advanced stylists, opened its first loca-tion in Ballantyne’s Toringdon Market in 2009.

“We were looking for a fifth location for Lenox because our Ballantyne loca-tion has been exceptionally strong,” Var-gasko said. “We have a wait list for over two years there. I feel there is a strong need for the type of quality we offer to the high-end hair stylist.

“A lot of experienced stylists fit the pro-file of what we’re looking for and there’s the clientele in the area to serve it. We logically want to go after ‘A’ locations for all of our locations and Blakeney easily fits that profile.”

The salon will occupy 5,000 square feet of one building. Lenox Development Group plans to lease the other spaces and Vargasko said they are in communication with potential retailers, but no plans are in place yet.

“We’re going to carry the quality of the architecture in the shopping center with our project,” Vargasko said.

The first building of Blakeney Com-mons, including Lenox Salons, is expected to open in spring 2016.

“I think the end result is something that residents of the area will be pleased with, having a nice retail space as opposed to another single-family project,” said

Charlotte planning commission member Ray Eschert. “I think it fits the area.”

The Blakeney Commons development is one of several big projects coming to the south Charlotte area that has taken months to come to fruition.

City council also approved rezoning for a high-end apartment building with 15,000 square feet of retail space at the intersection of North Community House and Bryant Farms roads, which is cur-rently 10 acres of vacant land. The apart-ment complex will be developer Terwil-liger Pappas’s fourth Solis-brand complex in Charlotte.

The number of units was reduced from 240 to 195 after pushback from council about the scope of the project. The zon-ing committee and council approved the project unanimously after reducing the number of units.

“After all of the hard work and all of the dedication that was put into getting this project to where it is, there’s been so much work done and I think moving the unit number from 240 to 195 makes it something reasonable and will provide a nice, luxurious fit for the area,” Eschert said.

“It’s because of the hard work and dedi-cation of City Councilman Ed Driggs that both of these projects came to closure. No one knows the full extent of how hard he’s worked.”

With unprecedented growth in south Charlotte, Vargasko said the area was ripe for projects like Blakeney Commons and others.

“The whole south Charlotte area has been experiencing growth with Ballant-yne as the main catalyst,” he said. “The Ardrey Kell and Rea Road intersection is such an influential artery for traffic into the surrounding areas. The area sup-ports the high-end homes, upper-income demographics and the quality of the developments.”

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“The food is elevating barbecue to a dif-ferent level,” Michael said. “We smoke it slow and low over hickory… there’s also a lot of variety on the menu.”

Chef and owner Jamie Theriot partnered with longtime Charlotte restaurateur Den-nis Thompson, one of the owners of Fire-birds Wood Fired Grill StoneCrest location, to launch Smoke Modern Barbecue in the greater Charlotte area.

StoneCrest’s newest restaurant venture

will join recent additions such as Basil Thai and Pearlz Oyster Bar, slated to open this year. Former StoneCrest restaurant tenants whose leases expired and were not renewed have said property management group Jones Lang LaSalle is interested in bringing more upscale dining options, like Smoke Modern Barbecue, to the shopping center.

“Inside, the restaurant will be young, hip, casual but comfortable,” Michael said. “The walls will have great artwork and the bar area will have a hip vibe and be very colorful. I think it will add a good mix to StoneCrest.”

Jeff Wakem will be the restaurant’s gen-eral manager. He said the Birkdale Village launch was successful and expects the same result in StoneCrest.

“You can’t beat that location,” he said. “We’re really excited.”

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NC DOT presents options for I-485

The North Carolina Department of Trans-portation addressed Charlotte City Council at its Feb. 9 meeting regarding options for an unused lane on Interstate 485 between Inter-state 77 and Rea Road.

NCDOT Secretary Tony Tata told council the unused lane, which is currently reserved for future use as a toll lane to be opened in 2020, could be opened to traffic if requested by Char-lotte Regional Transportation Planning Organi-zation.

Tata said the lane could either remain closed to traffic, be used as a carpool lane or be opened to general traffic. If opened, additional studies would be required to use the lane as a toll lane in the future.

Tata added if the lane is opened for car-pooling, which could happen no sooner than August, it could cost the NCDOT as much as $1 million to repaint carpool lines and add addi-tional signing.

Spanish classes offered in Ballantyne through Wingate University

South Charlotte residents wanting to learn conversational Spanish have an opportunity to through Wingate University’s Continuing Edu-cation program.

Courses will be taught at Wingate’s Bal-lantyne Campus, located at 13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place, suite 150. Morning and eve-ning classes are available and will meet once a week for eight weeks. One class will take place on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, and a second class will be on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Classes end the last week of March.

Level One Conversational Spanish is geared toward speaking Spanish in conversation as

opposed to learning grammar and verb conju-gation. Continuing Education Director Misty Moyers said the class is business based to help attendees get a point across in Spanish, even if they aren’t fluent.

The course fee is $299, and participants receive a certificate upon the program’s completion. Contact Moyers at [email protected] for more information.

Home2Suites by Hilton in south Charlotte receives recognitions

Home2Suites by Hilton Charlotte I-77 South was recently honored with seven distinctions at Hilton’s third annual leadership conference in Orlando. The 89-suite hotel is owned by CN Hotels of Greensboro.

Home2Suites in south Charlotte was recog-nized for: Most Improved Extended Stay Per-centage; Social Media Hotel of the Year; Out-rageously Pleasing Guests Property of the Year; Your 2 Hands Hotel of the Year for partnership with Beds for Kids; and IAMSALES Property of the Year.

Toni Buffey was recognized as Director of Sales of the Year and Juan Torres was honored as General Manager of the Year for Homes2Suites by Hilton.

Homes2Suites in south Charlotte is located at 6025 Tyvola Glen Circle.

Charlotte Woodcarvers host 32nd annual showcase

The Charlotte Woodcarvers Club will host its 32nd Annual Showcase of Woodcarvings on Feb. 21 and 22 at the Marion Diehl Recreation Center, located at 2219 Tyvola Road. The show-case is the largest of its kind in the Southeast and will feature more than 100 carvers from 15 different states, exhibiting more than 700 carv-ings in competition.

Competitions occur in 32 categories involving three divisions of carvers – novice, intermediate and open. This year’s theme is “The Circus,” and Charlotte Woodcarvers Club spokesperson

Ray Branch said the event would appeal to attendees of all ages.

Admission to the Charlotte Woodcarvers Annual Showcase is free and open to the public. Visit www.charlottewoodcarvers.com for more information.

Myers Park’s Wesley Mancini receives ITMA Lifetime Achievement Award

Myers Park resident Wesley Mancini has been named the inaugural recipient of the Interna-tional Textile Market Association (ITMA) Life-time Achievement Award. The award was estab-lished in conjunction with the 50th running if ITMA’s biannual Showtime in High Point.

Mancini a world-renowned designer of home textile fabrics, has designs featured in virtually every major upholstery and bedding manufac-turers line, according to a release. He’s most known for his handmade rug collections for New Jersey-based Due Process Stable Trading Company.

“The very fibers of Wesley Mancini’s being are a beautiful man with exquisite taste and immeasurable talent,” said Catherine Morsell, ITMA Executive Director, in a news release. “His sharing of wisdom and respect of tradi-tion make him a rare gift to this industry and its future.”

Voting was conducted from the ITMA’s 200 members.

Mancini received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Philadelphia University and completed his Master’s of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He’s been in the industry since 1977.

Mancini’s designs have been included twice in Metropolitan Homes “Design 100” issue and he has received the DuPont Creative Leader-ship Award, the Home Fashion Products Hom-eTex award, as well as a National Endowment of the Arts Grant for fabric design.

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The following crimes were committed in the south Charlotte area between Feb. 7 and 11, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Home/Business Break-ins

• 11800 block of Laurel Grove Lane: Mac-Book and two televisions, worth $2,150 total, stolen during home break-in. Feb. 10

• 6000 block of Old Providence Road: $200 lawn mower stolen from detached shed. Feb. 10

• 11200 block of Chestnut Hill Lane: Two televisions, worth $1,500 total, stolen and $500 damage done to door during home break-in. Feb. 10

Property Theft

• Belk, SouthPark Mall: $55 shirt stolen from business. Feb. 7

• Walmart, 3209 Pineville-Matthews Road: $145 worth of merchandise stolen from busi-ness. Feb. 8

• Moe’s Southwest Grill, 14825 Ballan-tyne Village Way: $324 stolen from safe by employee. Feb. 9

• 4400 block of Sharon Road: Book bag, stun gun, handcuffs, flashlight and medicine, worth $195 total, stolen. Feb. 10

• 8300 block of Fox Chapel Lane: Suspect arrested on parole violation found to be in pos-session of stolen license plate. Feb. 10

• Macy’s, SouthPark Mall: $46 worth of fra-grances stolen from business. Feb. 10

• Walmart, 3209 Pineville-Matthews Road: Suspect attempted to steal a $27 USB cord. Feb. 10

• Walmart, 3209 Pineville-Matthews Road: $16 pair of tennis shoes stolen from business. Feb. 10

Vandalism/Hit-and-Run

• 6100 block of Fairview Road: $800 damage done to Nissan Sentra in hit-and-run. Feb. 9

• 12000 block of Bordeaux Street: $250 damage done to BMW in vandalism incident. Feb. 9

• 15800 block of Ballantyne Medical Plaza: $300 damage done to vehicle in hit-and-run. Feb. 9

• 5800 block of Blakeney Park Drive: $1,000 damage done to Volkswagen Tiguan in hit-and-run. Feb. 11

• 10000 block of Fairway Ridge Road: $300 damage done to two motorcycles and $100 damage done to massage chair in vandalism incident. Feb 11

Financial Crimes/Fraud

• 3200 block of Jones Ridge Drive: Suspect used victim’s information to open a PayPal account. Feb. 9

• 6200 block of Dovefield Road: Suspect used victim’s information to claim unemploy-ment benefits. Feb. 9

• 4000 block of Amyington Drive: Suspect used a duplicate of victim’s debit card to make $4,440 in purchases. Feb. 9

• 4400 block of Sharon Road: Suspect used victim’s credit card information to make $416 in purchases. Feb. 10

Drugs

• 10100 block of Ballantyne Commons Park-way: Possession of marijuana. Feb. 8

• 3000 block of Archdale Drive: Possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Feb. 9

• 11700 block of Johnston Road: Possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Feb. 10

• South Mecklenburg High School, 8900 Park Road: Possession of marijuana. Feb. 10

• South Mecklenburg High School, 8900 Park Road: Possession of marijuana. Feb. 11

• 7900 block of Park Road: Possession of mar-ijuana; driving with suspended license. Feb. 11

Miscellaneous

• 3700 block of Gleneagles Road: Simple assault. Feb. 8

• 8100 block of Kincaid Court: Motorcycle collided with a residence. No criminal intent. Feb. 8

• 5600 block of Via Romano Drive: $500 damage done to landscaping when suspect burned pine needles, leading to burn damage to apartment building. Feb. 8

• 11000 block of Ardrey Kell Road: Suspect involved in collision found to be driving while impaired. Feb. 10

• 6600 block of Reafield Drive: Simple assault. Feb. 11

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Depart-ment’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested a man and woman on Wednesday, Feb. 11, for their alleged involvement in the armed robbery of a Ballantyne Harris Teeter just days

before. Renita Nicole Wright

and Joshua Caleb Bullock were arrested separately on Wednesday morning.

Wright, 42, was arrested about two miles from the StoneCrest at Piper Glen Shopping Center, where the rob-bery happened. Bullock was taken into custody in northeast Charlotte. Both were arrested without incident, police said.

At about 5 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, a man

entered the 24-hour grocery store on Rea Road and demanded money from the cashier, police said. They later learned the female suspect entered the store ahead of the man to purchase items so the cash register would be opened at the time the male suspect entered the store.

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The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected the following dining locations from Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.

Lowest Score: • Maggiano’s Little Italy, 4400 Sharon Road, 28211 – 88

Violations included: No staff in kitchen with food safety certification; no food safety manager on duty; dishwasher consistently handled clean utensils after soiled utensils without washing hands; facility’s two high-temperature dish machines did not reach proper sanitization temperature; two covered containers of Tuscan soup cooked at 9:30 a.m. at 79 degrees Fahr-enheit at 2:30 p.m.; improper cooling parameters; cut heirloom tomatoes held at room temperature; por-tioned chicken in preparation unit at improper tem-perature; bags of dried foods and onions with splash residue from cleaning floor; and boxes of dried pasta on floor in dry food storage.

All Scores:

28210• Ilios Noche Restaurant, Bar and Lounge, 8426 Park Road – 96• J. Sam’s Wine - Spirits - Food, 4625 Piedmont Row Drive – 92

28226• J Café, 5007 Providence Road – 96.5 • Kentucky Fried Chicken, 8800 Pineville-Matthews Road – 97

• K&W Cafeteria, 8652 Pineville-Matthews Road – 94.5

28270• China Fun, 9010A Monroe Road – 92.5

28277• Buona Vita, 3419 Torringdon Way – 96.5• Farley’s Pizzeria, 15025 Old Lancaster Highway – 96• Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 8020 Providence Road – 96• JJ’s Red Hots, 15105 John J Delaney Drive, suite J – 96• Le Peep Restaurant, 8140-100 Providence Road – 95.50 • Miro Spanish Grille, 12239 N. Community House Road, suite 102 – 94.5 • Outtakes, 13510 Ballantyne Corporate Place – 98.5 • Pei Wei Asian Diner, 13855 Conlan Circle – 96.5

28209• Angry Ales, 1518 Montford Drive – 94.5• Cantina 1511, 4271 Park Road – 96.5• Penn Station East Coast Subs, 5100 Park Road, suite 1-K – 95

28211• Imani’s Fusion Cafe, 3535 Randolph Road – 95• Maggiano’s Little Italy, 4400 Sharon Road – 88• Poppy’s Bagels & More, 2921 Providence Road, suite 102 – 97.5

About the grades…Restaurants are given grades of A

for scoring at least 90, B for 80 to 89 and C for 70 to 79.

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Home Sales


A breAkdown of recent home sAles Jan. 2015 Jan. 2014 Jan. 2013

Homes Sold 282 158 159average Sales Price $344,031 $360,408 $322,851

Editor’s note: Information provided by the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association and www.sales.carolinahome.com

Home Salesin south Charlotte

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Eleven Charlotte Latin School students rubbed elbows with more than 600 delegates from across the globe last month, at the Concordia International School Shanghai Model United Nations (CISSMUN) conference.

Charlotte Latin was the only United States team sent to the conference.

Charlotte Latin students Sabrina Brewer, Jonathan Chen, Kara Chen, Andrew Egge, Jamie Kaplan, Tatiana Krzesicki, Emma Lee, William Plumides, Nova Quaoser, Marshall Rich and Lily Zheng represented the Russian Federation at the con-ference. Junior Marshall Rich was selected as Deputy Chair of the General Assembly 6th Committee (Legal).

Derek Smith, Charlotte Latin’s global studies coordinator and Model UN director, made a connection with a teacher at Concordia International School, which generated interest for Charlotte Latin to attend the conference.

“The whole thought process was, if we’re going to bring a group from Charlotte Latin halfway around the world, we want to make it really worth our while,” Smith said.

That thought led Smith to connect with Jonathan Peele, Charlotte Catholic’s director of forensics, for debate opportu-nities in Shanghai. Debate students participated in a speech and debate exhibition with Concordia International and debated Chinese nationals at the Dipont ENREACH Center, the National Speech and Debate Association’s (NSDA) part-ner in China.

Several Model UN students also participated in debate, so Smith felt the trip was worthwhile for students.

“Luckily, (Concordia International) is an American school, so they only speak English there,” said Marshall Rich. “Their English was probably better than mine, honestly.

“I was interested in how they pretty much had similar views to us. It was cool how we were debating people from China, but they’re pretty much just like us.”

NSDA encourages international partnerships with debate teams, and China is one of their major partners, Peele said.

“It’s very groundbreaking. There have been a few other American groups that have gone to do debate with them, but it’s definitely a new thing,” Peele said.

The students also mingled with the international students during the debate and Model UN, and made friends they still keep in contact with today.

“A lot of them had this well-rounded, diverse background that we’re not used to. We got to see that kind of element of not just Chinese people, but international students, which is something we’re not accustomed to. That was something that was unique about it,” said junior Emma Lee.

Many students were surprised to see how the international students debated similarly to American students and only shared small differences with them.

“I think what shocked me the most was how similar the two places were,” said sophomore Sabrina Brewer. “I expected to go there and see a completely different culture there. Yes, so much of it was different, but a lot of it was similar to what we have here, like the malls and shopping centers.”

Emma said her host family had similar routines to Ameri-cans, but she found it interesting to see the same routines in a different culture.

Charlotte Latin students also saw the effect of rapid mod-ernization in China and how there can be a “pendulum swing” of wealth and poverty within a block of one another.

“I think the kind of (interesting) experience like this, espe-cially going to a place like China, is its rapid modernization,” Smith said. “We were walking along The Bund, which is that famous walkway overlooking Shanghai with all the skyscrapers.

Our guide pulled out a photo of that same view with mas-sive skyscrapers from 1994 and there were two buildings. It’s remarkable what happened there.

“What I find interesting in all my travels is going to places like this that are showing this rapid modernization, you can turn a corner and suddenly be decades back (in development). You can go a block and suddenly see this disparity.”

Students also toured sites in Shanghai and Beijing, such as Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and – their favorite site – the Great Wall.

“When we were at the Great Wall, it started snowing when we were in Tiananmen Square, I just remember the moment of pure joy when we saw the snow falling,” Emma said. “Even though it was cold and slippery and hard to walk up, it was gorgeous – the most gorgeous thing I’d ever seen. Seeing such an amazing site, the scene, the snow and a landscape like that was awesome.”

Charlotte Latin’s curriculum encourages students to learn about and experience the world beyond the school’s campus, such as the trip to China, to prepare students for the global community.

Visit www.charlottelatin.org for more information about the school.

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Eleven Charlotte Latin School debate and Model UN students traveled to Shanghai for a Model UN conference, debate and sightseeing. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Latin School

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This year, schools were graded on a 15-point scale, but current law states the 2014-15 grades will reflect a 10-point scale.

“We certainly support the state’s effort to give parents an easily understandable letter grade to evaluate school perfor-mance and hold ourselves account-able for improving the school grades of each school in the district,” Clark said. “The school performance grade is one data point utilized to evaluate the per-formance of our schools on an annual basis.”

Some south Charlotte schools that earned A’s, among other CMS schools, were Ardrey Kell High, Polo Ridge Ele-mentary, Community House Middle, Jay M. Robinson Middle, McKee Road Elementary, Providence High, South Charlotte Middle and Hawk Ridge Ele-mentary.

Some of the lowest scores in south Charlotte were Quail Hollow Middle School, Montclaire Elementary and Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School that earned D’s. McClintock Middle School earned an F.

Elementary and middle schools’ achievement scores are based on solely test scores, including end-of-grade reading and mathematics tests for third through eighth grades; an end-of-grade science test for fifth and eighth grade and end-of-course tests in Math I and Biology for certain eighth graders.

The high school achievement score is based on student performance on Math I, English II and Biology end-of-course tests, and on the percentage of students who score 17 or above on the ACT, the percentage of students who achieve a Silver Certificate or better on the ACT WorkKeys, the percentage of students who successfully complete Math III, and the school’s four-year cohort graduation

rate. High school grades also take into account college- and career-readiness.

Twenty-four of 25, or 96 percent of CMS high schools earned a C or better, compared to 88.8 percent statewide, and 64 percent of CMS high schools received an A or B, compared to 47.7 percent for the state.

“Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is working to prepare every student for a successful future and the new letter grades do not change our commitment to that goal,” Clark said in the release.

Clark also said the district will work on other strategies to improve teach-ing and learning district-wide, includ-ing technology initiatives to give all students access to digital learning and partnerships with various organizations. She said the district’s strategic plan, which sets six broad goals, will continue to serve as the CMS guide to improving teaching and learning.

“Our Strategic Plan 2018: For a Bet-ter Tomorrow identifies the key areas of focus for our district,” she said. “We remain committed to academic achieve-ment as our top goal, and the other five goals support that goal as our core busi-ness.”

The state also evaluated school growth status, with 79.5 percent of elementary schools, 73.1 percent of middle schools and 69.5 percent of high schools meet-ing or exceeding academic growth goals.

“Growth is the most important indi-cator of a school's impact on students' learning. I plan to work with legisla-tors this session to see if we can modify the formula so that it provides a letter grade for both student achievement and growth,” State Superintendent June Atkinson in the release.

Parents can see individual school’s scores and district scores at www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting.

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Third, fourth and fifth graders at Sharon Elementary School showcased their scientific knowledge in various forms through the school’s Halls of Wonder event on Friday, Feb. 6.

Sharon Elementary is a multiple intelligences (MI) school that uses the principle that people learn in eight different ways. The students carry out their Halls of Wonder projects through numerous forms to express information based on MI standards.

Parents and community members visited the

various classrooms with each grade’s theme: third grade’s theme was landforms; fourth grade’s theme was minerals; and fifth grade’s theme was objects in motion. Themes vary each year.

Fifth-grade science and social studies teacher Mary Rowell has coordinated the event for the past 10 years.

“Halls of Wonder started, not so much as a science fair – because science fairs are where students have to go through the steps in the sci-entific method – and we wanted a way for the kids to show something that they know of their

curriculum and use any of the MI methods,” Rowell said. “It’s a day to show what they know about the aspect of the curriculum that we’re teaching.”

Students can express the topic through vari-ous means, such as a graph, skits or trifold post-ers.

“All the students (also) have to put together a (verbal) presentation to present to the people visiting,” Rowell said.

Many children worked in teams to collabo-rate and harness teambuilding, research and organization skills, said Sharon Elementary

Principal Catherine Phelan. “The point of the project is to be able to apply

information they’ve learned and build public speaking skills,” Phelan said.

Third-grade teacher Mercer Barnes said the projects give students a sense of confidence and pride in their work.

She feels the projects help them develop a strong work ethic and become exposed to research that could help them in future grades.

“They don’t forget this. I have students that come back five years later and tell me about this stuff,” Barnes said. “One year, we did the human body and students came back and were like little brain surgeons. They remembered stuff about the brain. They really retain the information.”

Fourth-grade teacher Kim Bruno said she feels the school’s MI method helps students “go above and beyond,” by exposing them to upper-level skills through open-ended questions and broad thinking.

With Sharon Elementary earning a “B” in the state’s new School Performance Grades, school faculty are confident the experiences they pro-vide for their students, such as the Halls of Wonder, will help them continue their success.

“I see that their science knowledge is expanded,” Rowell said. “All of us, unfortu-nately, have to think about the end-of-year tests (EOGs). When they read these questions (in the EOGs), they think about to these hands-on activities and it had a real meaning to them.

“Sharon School has always been very com-mitted to making sure the students have experi-ential activity. Whether, it’s the Hall of Wonder or the MI show or an immigration show, where the kids have to learn all about immigrants … I think by providing our children these different experiences – working with their peers, sharing ideas – it’s (more) impactful than just sitting in their desk and doing paper/pencil.”

Fourth-grader Ivey Mattscheck said her proj-ect, which investigated the mineral opal, helped her learn new research skills.

“I think I’ll be able to remember and use the different facts next year,” Ivey said.

School staff plans to continue the event and develop new ways to use MI skill sets.

“I’m just very proud that it’s lasted this long,” Rowell said. “The parents come in and just sup-port us so much.”

Sharon Elementary School is located at 4330 Foxcroft Road in south Charlotte.

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the Phantom to lure Christine into his lair.Although the show has changed slightly,

the songs remain untouched and as skillfully performed as ever. Katie Travis brings all of the innocence expected in the role of Chris-tine with the angelic voice to match. Whether intentional or not, her performance of “Think of Me” sounds far lighter than the melancholy lyrics suggest it should be sung, and perfectly captures the naïveté of the character. But Travis really shows what she’s capable of in her perfor-mance of “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.”

Chris Mann’s performance is, unfortunately, not as on point as his voice. I expected the Phan-tom to be a far more imposing character and wasn't convinced of his undying love for Chris-tine. Notably, the moment in which Christine faints at the sight of a wax figure of herself in a wedding dress in the Phantom’s lair has been completely removed. Such a scene could have helped fill the gaps in understanding the “creep factor” of the Phantom and just how strong his obsession had grown.

If you go for the music, you won’t be disap-pointed. The orchestra and cast have no shame when it comes to playing and singing the songs in full dramatic fashion. The costumes are equally showstopping. Even several rows back, it’s clear just how much detail was put in to every stitch of clothing.

Dramatics appeared to have been spared in the “Masquerade” number. It is the only scene where set design disappoints, as the large staircase familiar to past productions has been replaced by a smaller, mirrored stage. The

mirrors seem like a gimmick to trick the audi-ence into thinking there are more performers on stage than there really are. It falls flat in what is supposed to be a breathtaking sequence.

Many people likely come into a show like this with some familiarity of the key songs, but I had to wonder how those completely new to “The Phantom of the Opera” would fare in their appreciation of certain numbers. In particu-lar, when multiple sets of singers are trying to sing different lyrics at the same time, such as during “Prima Donna,” it sounds like a beauti-ful, but confusing, cacophony. I, undoubtedly, wouldn’t have known what they were singing without prior exposure to the songs because of the sound mix. This production of “Phantom” is at its best with solo performances.

It’s important to note the drawbacks I’ve mentioned are only in comparison to past pro-ductions of “Phantom.” Rarely does a show run so unchanged for so long as “Phantom” has. Thus, any modifications, no matter how small, are going to be examined closely. Whether you’ve seen the show 100 times or this is your first time, you should check out this version of “Phantom.”

Charlotte is lucky to have such a revered musical passing through during Valentine’s weekend. Perhaps even the cynics can find their hopeless romantic side in time for this limited engagement.

“The Phantom of the Opera” runs through Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Belk Theater at Blumen-thal Performing Arts Center. Find more informa-tion at www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/the-phantom-of-the-opera.

by Liz [email protected]

Unlike its namesake character, “The Phantom of the Opera” crashed onto Charlotte’s scene last week without even the guise of subtlety.

Billboards have advertised the arrival of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s most famous musical for the past several weeks and egged on the excite-ment of area theatergoers and “Phantom” fans – and, full-disclosure, I unabashedly include myself in these groups. Even if you’ve heard the soundtrack, seen the 2004 film or attended the show on Broadway, I can guarantee you’ve never seen it done quite like this.

For those unfamiliar with the classic musi-cal, “The Phantom of the Opera” takes place in early 20th-century Paris, France. The Opera Populaire is haunted by a “ghost” who makes

outlandish demands of the theater’s owners and seeks to have his protégé, Christine Daaé, rise to the rank of star soprano in short order. When the Phantom’s attentions for the ingénue turn from that of a tutor to a suitor, the plot becomes an intriguing combination of romance and horror.

While all of Blumenthal’s Broadway Lights Series have high-production value, “Phantom” appears to have spared no expense. Even those who begrudgingly attend for the sake of their partner or child are sure to be wowed by the set design, even if the music doesn’t entice them. The set relies primarily on a rotating half-drum stage, which uses one side as the interior of the opera house, in all of its gold-plated theater boxes and crimson curtain glamor. The other side, with the assistance of spiral stairs that col-lapse into the side, serves as the backdrop for

Phantom's Music of the Night enchants CharlotteKatie Travis (left) and Storm Lineberger star in “The Phantom of the Opera.” Photo courtesy of Blumenthal Arts


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her experience, the photograph is the most important thing on a profile and even small details can unnecessarily limit options. She recently made a successful match between two people who were on the same dating site.

“He said he would have never have reached out to her because her profile made her look too religious,” said Berzack. “But once they met it really didn’t matter.”

If anyone is qualified to know what works in a relationship, it is Berzack. Happily mar-ried for 20 years, she met her husband in college. She recruited him for a fundrais-ing campaign and they remained friends afterward. After a year and a half, she fell in love with him and eventually convinced him likewise.

“This work has made me realize more and more what an incredible person he is,” said Berzack, who successfully matches four out of five clients through direct love matching or date coaching.

Those thinking about a possible partner-ship with Carolinas Matchmaker can learn about Berzack and her team online at www.carolinasmatchmaker.com.

Carolinas Matchmaker will host a special event on Feb. 22, called, “How to be your own matchmaker.” Berzack will talk about how to work your personal network, stretch your “dating parameters,” market yourself, dress on a date and more. Visit the website for more details on this event and Part Two, “Dating Dos and Don’ts,” on March 29, a Sunday.

“Love wisdom” from matchmaker Laurie Berzack:

• If a couple goes out five times, it typi-cally turns into some kind of relationship for an extended period of time.

• Guys, always walk your date to the car. Little things make the difference.

• Especially online, use a flattering photo of the way you actually look right now.

by Dee [email protected]

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1 p.m.Princess Tea at Ballantyne Resort

Ballantyne Resort and Lodge will offer a magical Princess Tea, ideal for families looking to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The

Princess Tea will feature a kid-friendly menu and decorations fit for royalty. Attendees are encouraged to dress up in their

favorite princess gown, jewelry and tiara. Cost is $36 for adults and $18 for kids. Reservations are required. Call 704-248-

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2.13.15Friday

7:30 to 9:30 a.m.Jim Knight at Hood Hargett

Breakfast Club

A training and development veteran for over 30 years, Jim Knight facilitates on a variety of interactive topics, including sessions around organizational culture, world-class service, employee engagement, internal branding and performance

management. Knight also was recognized by Training Magazine as representing one of the Top 125 training companies in the

world, out of all industries and businesses.

Carmel Country Club, 4735 Carmel Road, Charlotte

2.14.15Saturday8 a.m.

11th Annual Cupid’s Cup 5K Run and Walk

The 5K course starts and finishes near CMC-Myers Park at the corner of South Kings Drive and East Boulevard.

Participants will enjoy a fast, scenic and rolling course through historic Dilworth. Proceeds from the walk and run benefit

the Carolinas HealthCare System cardiac rehab programs at CMC, CMC-Pineville and CMC-Union. Email cupidscup5K@

carolinashealthcare.org for more information.

CMC-Myers Park, 1350 S. Kings Drive, Charlotte

2.14.15Saturday6 p.m.

Ballantyne Ball

This annual community charitable gala is the first of its kind in the Ballantyne area. The gala is a masquerade ball that will

support the Isabella Santos Foundation. Net proceeds from the gala will be donated to the foundation to bring new research

and treatment options to Levine Children’s Hospital of Charlotte. Dress is black-tie optional and tickets are $200. Visit www.

ballantyneball.org for more information.

The Ballantyne Hotel, 10000 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte

2.16.15Monday

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Monkey Joe’s Birthday Celebration

Monkey Joe’s will celebrate its birthday with an all-day celebration. Monkey Joe’s customers will receive free cotton candy and goodie bags to the first 100 children. Customers

also will receive $2 off admission, $2 pizza slices and hourly giveaways.

Monkey Joe’s, 601 N. Polk Street, Pineville

2.18.15Wednesday

10 a.m.Real Estate Training Workshop

Showcase Realty and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police will hold a safety training workshop for licensed brokers in the county. The event is free but seating is limited. Attendees must RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/real-estate-agent-safety-training-

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2.21.15Saturday

7:30 a.m.Charlotte 10-miler and

4-mile run

Starting in Ballantyne, this course follows south Charlotte’s McMullen Greenway to 4 Mile Creek

along paved trails. Race will start at the intersection of Johnston and Community House roads and end by Earth Fare on Johnston Road. The four-mile race will start at 7:30 followed by the 10-mile race 10 minutes later. Visit charlotte10miler.racesonline.

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Johnston Road, Charlotte

2.21.15 and 2.22.15Saturday and Sunday

Noon to 4 p.m.Charlotte Woodcarvers

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Come to the Charlotte Woodcarvers annual showcase and view over 700 carvings, listen to

seminars, win raffle prizes and even learn to carve. Admission is free and open to the public.

Marion Diehl Recreational Center, 2219 Tyvola Road, Charlotte

2.26.15Thursday

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Run! Ballantyne Training

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If you don’t consider yourself an established runner, but want to compete in a 5K road race, this group is for you. Attendees will work to improve running distances while training for an upcoming race. The

group will meet at Ballantyne Village YMCA and run through Ballantyne Corporate Park with the goal of incorporating training in the Run! Ballantyne race.

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2.26.15Monday

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The Spa at Ballantyne is hosting an open house featuring mini treatments, salon services, wellness tips, raffle prizes, cocktails and product giveaways.

Guests also will receive 20 percent off services scheduled at the open house. Reservations are

required.

Spa at Ballantyne, 10000 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte

2.28.15Saturday8 p.m.

Charlotte Folk Society Concert

Enjoy American old-time fiddle and banjo music by Dirk Powell and Riley Baugus in an intimate house concert setting. Bring your favorite beverage and snacks to enjoy. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are

$20 and can be purchased at www.folksociety.com.

Wedgewood Church, 4800 Wedgewood Drive, Charlotte

2.28.15Saturday

7 to 10 a.m.5th Annual Pancakes for a

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This annual event donates 100 percent of proceeds to The Lustgarten Foundation to help fund pancreatic

cancer research. The cost is $8 per plate and includes pancakes, sausage and a drink. Visit www.

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Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill, 5110 Piper Station Drive, Charlotte

3.1.2015Sunday4 p.m.

Author Event: Stacey Marshall

Author Stacey Marshall will be at Park Road Books promoting her latest picture book, “Captain Courage Faces Robot Boy.” Marshall will read from her new book and incorporate skits, role-playing, refreshments, book signings and appearances by

Jack the Turtle and Captain Courage.

Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road, Charlotte

3.6.15Friday

5:30 to 9 p.m.Tots to Teens Kids Consignment Sale

St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church is holding its first kids consignment sale to raise money for charity. The sale is held by the women’s auxiliary

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2015 SigNiNg DayLEFT: Ardrey Kell had 19 student athletes sign their National Letters of Intent. The Knights following signed NLI: Lindsey Bish, soccer, Lees-McRae; Kanisha Davidson, lacrosse, Limestone College; Kerani Davidson, lacrosse, UVA-Wise; Raven Dean, women’s basketball, East Tennessee State University; Bonte Freeman, football, South Carolina State University; Quiera Gilmore, women’s basketball, Norfolk State University; Maeve Healey, lacrosse, Belmont Abbey College; Javon Hopkins, football, Wingate Uni-versity; Rhett Huddleston, football, Bluefield College; Ashley Hughes, soccer, Brevard Collage; Allison Kenney, softball, Bel-mont Abbey College; Connor Long, swimming, Texas A&M; Deja McCain, women’s basketball, North Carolina State University; Brian McLeod, football, Campbell University; Matthew Messler, football, Valparaiso; Jack Eudy, swimming, United States Naval Academy; Twazanga Mugula, football, Duke; Jordan Muhammad, women’s basketball, Princeton University; Steven Santa Ana, basketball, Elon; Trey Smith, football, Averett University; Mason Veal, football, University of North Carolina; Lauren Wallace, women’s swimming, University of Richmond; Raymond Wright, football, United State Military Academy.

Anna Shawley, a senior at Grace Academy, will continue her soccer career at Lynn University.

Charlotte Catholic had 12 student athletes sign their National Letters of Intent. The following Cougars signed NLI: Brendan McDonough, soccer, Georgetown University; Jamir James, soccer, Appalachian State; Jordan Poff, soccer, Wofford College; Price Keough, soccer, San Francisco; Megan Archer, soccer, Presbyterian College; Matt Kowalewski, football, Elon University; Jack Miller, soccer, Washington & Lee; Kevin Lynch, soccer, Colorado School of Mines; Chris Efenecy, soccer, Brevard College; Alex Lapiana, football, Tufts University; Joe Scibelli, basketball, Haver-ford College; Bridget Wilkinson, volleyball, Belmont Abbey.Hannah Billiard and Christina Goforth, both seniors at Covenant Day, will continue their volleyball careers at Berry College.

Megan Embry, a senior at Covenant Day, will continue her volleyball at Anderson University.

Charlotte Latin had seven student athletes sign to continue their athletic careers at Division I schools including: Billy McClelland, wrestling, Davidson; Kanyon Tuttle, football, South Carolina State University; Perry Zollicoffer, soccer, Davidson; Anthony Bilas, basketball, Wake Forest Uni-versity; Hope Dragelin, swimming, Boston College; Alec Hanff, football, Furman; Toby Okwara, football, Brown.

Charlotte Christian had four student athletes sign their National Letters of Intent. The following Knights signed NLI: Brian Chaffin, football Stanford University; Jaylon McClinton, football, United States Military Academy; Jackson VanSickle, football, Virginia Tech; Philip Walton, football, North Carolina State University.

Providence Day had seven student athletes signed their National Letters of Intent. The following Chargers signed NLI: Sarah Heacock, field hockey, Appalachian State; Justin Kahl, soccer, Stanford University; Nick Linder, cross-country, Harvard Univer-sity; Lauren Lucas, soccer, Dartmouth College; Cassie Brown, lacrosse, Florida Southern; Alex Cantrell, football, Washington & Lee; Deonte Henderson, football, Campbell University.

RIGHT: Myers Park had several student athletes sign their National Letters of Intent. The following Mustangs signed NLI: Nolan Mills, golf, North Carolina State University; Hoke Carlton, golf, Davidson College; Rydeiah Rogers, women’s basketball, North Carolina State University; Aliyah Mazyck, women’s basketball, University of Southern California; Zaqwaun Matthews, basketball, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Megan Goodling, women’s soccer, Davidson College; Blair Anderes, women’s soccer, University of Mississippi; Remington Frost, soccer, William & Mary; Katie Tylman, volleyball, High Point University; Jackson Smith, swimming and diving, University of South Carolina; Jackson Dean, baseball, Presbyterian College; Will Kobos, baseball, George Washington; Scott Kobos, baseball, University of North Carolina at Asheville; Marcus Chan, baseball, Campbell University. The following Mustangs also signed to continue their athletic careers: Nick Goble, basketball, Randolph College; Parker Fay, soccer, Sewanne University; Clay Norris, football, Georgetown University; Parker Hoffler, football, Baldwin Wallace University; Olivia Larson, swimming, Brandeis University; Anna Habacevich, lacrosse, Wingate University; Evan Todd, baseball, Maymount University.

Several athletes from Independence will continue their careers at the next level including: Paulus Bonar, football, St. Augustine’s; Pierre Lockwood, football, Mars Hill; Chris Mangum, football, Mars Hill; Will Walton, football, Winston-Salem State; Cordell McMurrary, football, St. Augustine’s; Tim Mar-shall, football, Guilford College; Natalie Barnett, lacrosse, Presbyterian College; Lizzy Burch, softball, Charlotte 49ers; Cameron Allen, baseball, Surry Community College; Brandon Davis, baseball, Coker College; Jarrett Thompson, baseball, Gardner-Webb University; Dylan Ritch, soccer, Washington & Lee; Alec Anselmo, soccer, Pittsburgh; Brandon Anselmo, soccer, Winthrop; Kelvin Hopkins, football, Army; Adonis Alexander, football, Virginia Tech.

South Meck had several student athletes sign their National Letters of Intent, including: Alexandra Martelle, swimming, University of Arizona; David Lamb, football, Coastal Carolina; Harris Yett, baseball, North Carolina State University; Axel Rojas, soccer, USC-Lancaster; Milton Espinoza, soccer, USC-Lancaster; Melissa Guerrero, soccer, USC-Lancaster; Joseph Coss, wrestling, Belmont Abbey; Bedrick Yobo, football, Johnson C. Smith; Matthew Cooper, swimming, Kenyon College; Brendan Schaffer, diving, University of the Incarnate Word; Grant Patton, tennis, Anderson University; Chase Scott, lacrosse, Catawba College; Oliver Moncure, football, Guilford College; Mitch Lowery, football, Washington & Lee; Michael Smith, baseball, John Hopkins.


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Providence Day (23-4, 9-0 in NCISAA Charlotte Independent Schools play), which is on a 13-game winning streak, is nearing the end of another successful season under the guidance of coach Brian Field; however, the Chargers were at a fork in the road early this season when they stumbled to a 3-3 start.

The veteran team didn’t panic though.The Chargers remembered what

they set out to do this season follow-ing their 56-54 quarterfinal loss to Village Christian in the North Caro-lina Independent Schools Class 3A state playoffs on Feb. 20, 2014.

“Obviously there was a lot of disap-pointment in the locker room that night, but at the same time there was a sense of focus and really a mission ahead of us that I think has been burning in all of our minds since last Feb-ruary,” Field said.

Providence Day learned from those early losses this season to Huntington St. Joseph Prep, Wesleyan Christian Academy and Greensboro Day by a total of 10 points.

“For me, one of my goals was to put together the toughest

schedule we could,” Field said. “We’ve had some success in our state and our confer-ence, but what we are looking to do is become more of a national program. In order to be a national program you’ve got to play national teams. We’ve lost to three teams that are cur-rently ranked in the Top 20 in the U.S., so I feel like we’re making the next step.

“For us, ultimately we want to win a state title. To do that, you’re going to have to beat

a team like a Wesleyan and a Greens-boro Day, so for us to have gotten that experience early in the season even though we came up short I think it focuses us and it gets us pre-pared for what we’re going to

have to do in two weeks to try to win a state champion-

ship.”Field’s tutelage is

complemented by a trio of vet-

erans including point guard Chaz Raye and forwards Josh Howard and Grant Williams, who have played integral roles in making Providence Day a championship caliber team.

Raye, a 5-foot-10, 150-pound senior, who averages 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game, is the glue guy on the team. He’s the floor general, who’s an exten-sion of Field and his coaching staff out on the court.

“The most important thing in my head is to not turn the ball over and to try to get the ball into Grant or Josh down low, because I know they’ll finish,” Raye said. “Off the court I try to keep everybody together. We’re [Williams and I] the two leaders of the team, so we got to keep everybody together.”

Raye’s smart to make an effort to find Howard and Williams.

Williams, a solid 6-foot-7, 235-pound junior, who’s averaging 17.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 blocks per game, has been dominant at times

this season and often draws double teams from

the opposition, which frees How-ard for opportuni-ties to score.

Howard, a slen-der, but active 6-foot-6, 200-pound junior, has

taken advantage of those opportunities. He is averaging 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Williams attributes Providence Day’s win-ning ways to the team uniting as a family.

“We’ve been working with each other, play-ing team ball rather than going by ourselves,” Williams said. “I think that’s where most of our success is from.”

Howard said it took time for the Charges to come together as a family, crediting those losses to Huntington, Wesleyan and Greens-boro Day for uniting them.

“We know we all need to play together as a team,” Howard said. “Usually it is kind

of tough to play together on a team, because you haven’t been with each other as long when you first start the season and as the season is coming to an end we’ve really come together

as a team.”The Chargers know they are stronger as one col-

lective unit than if they were scattered and going their own sep-arate ways, which makes them more capable of achiev-ing their goals to repeat as NCISAA Charlotte Inde-

pendent Schools champions and to

win the NCISAA Class 3A state title.

Providence Day charging down final stretchby Ben Doster

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LANDSCAPER POSITION available in Indian Trail.This position will include mowing, trimming shrubs, hardscapes, irrigation work, planting, and application of pesticides. Experience preferred. Call (704)576-1090 or email [email protected]. 030615

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Join our dedicated team! Matthews Help Center seeks Receiving Assistant for Back Porch Treasures Thrift Boutique. 27 hours/week @$8.50/hour. Two Saturdays/month required.Job Responsibilities:--Greet and assist all patrons dropping off donations --Organize and maintain donation and storage areas throughout the day --Assist managers with stocking retail floor and other tasks as

assigned This position requires ability to lift and carry50 lbs, valid NC driver\’s license, light handyman skills, and a sunny disposition no matter the weather!Applications are available at Matthews Help Center, 119 N. Ames Street, Matthews or online at www.matthewshelpcenter.org. Completed applications and resumes (optional) can be returned in person or emailed to BPTcareers@matthews helpcenter.org. Selected candidates will be called for an interview beginning February 16, 2015. 021315

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