Ethan Schneider, 12, (left) and Quinn Schneider, 14, won nationwide first place in Thursday’s National History Day finals at the University of Maryland. (Patrick Schneider photo)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The moment was tense on Thursday as judges announced winners at National History Day at the University of Maryland. Quinn and Ethan Schneider were waiting nervously to find out if they had won a medal in the Junior Group Documentary category for their 10-minute film “Hydroelectric Carolinas: How a visionary idea and a chance partnership transformed the Carolinas forever.”

Watch the winning video on our video channel.

The brothers, the sons of Lore Postman Schneider and Patrick Schneider of Huntersville, were among 2,800 middle and high school students from around the country who advanced to the national finals by winning state competitions this spring. Competition was fierce in the contest, which had 9 categories at junior and senior levels – all focused on the theme “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.”

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The June meeting of Green Davidson will be held Thursday, June 13, from 7-8:30pm, at Tapestry of Davidson, 111 Potts St. Davidson. The meeting will include a walking tour of a proposed West Side Greenway. Read the full story

Davidson’s Town Board voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve the $9.1 million 2013-14 town budget, which leaves the property tax rate and other fees unchanged and includes money for capital improvements, new equipment and equipment maintenance. And they discussed several development issues: The proposed Davidson Green School, expansion plans at Davidson Day School and a Florida developer’s plans for a big residential development off NC 73. Read the full story

CORNELIUS – The Cornelius Planning Board on Monday night unanimously recommended approval for a rezoning that will allow construction of a Harris Teeter grocery store at Antiquity Cornelius, a mixed-use development just off NC 115 in downtown Cornelius. The rezoning request now goes to the Town Board for final approval, on July 22. See the full story on CorneliusNews.net.

CHARLOTTE – How will the Charlotte region absorb another 1.7 million people and 800,000 jobs over the next 35 years? About 400 elected officials and community, environmental, housing and business leaders from the 14-counties around Charlotte talked about that question during a “RealityCheck2050″ summit last Tuesday, June 4. Read more in REAL ESTATE & HOME»

The Davidson Green School will hold an information session on Tuesday, June 4, at 5:30pm at Davidson Public Library, 119 S. Main St., Davidson. It’s open to the public and will include information about the school’s curriculum, programs and enrollment. Meanwhile, the school has found a home: Organizers say they have a contract to buy 511 S. Main St. in Davidson, near the Twin Oaks neighborhood. See the full story in REAL ESTATE & HOME»

Davidson Day School, off Griffith Street. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson Day School is dropping plans for a second campus in Mooresville and now is raising money for a $4 million expansion in Davidson that will include a 2-story classroom wing and a gym and theater addition.

“We’re Davidson Day School, and we belong in Davidson,” Head of School Kendell S. Berry said in an interview this week. “We’re in a prestigious town, it’s a college town, and it’s hard to beat that.” Read the full story

Saying Davidson’s Affordable Housing Ordinance isn’t working and needs to be updated, town officials have appointed a committee of developers and real estate salespeople to work with town staff on potential revisions to the rules.
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