Congratulations to the following W.A. Hough High School students, who made A and A/B honor rolls for second quarter: Read the full story

Speakers at a public hearing last Tuesday, Feb. 14, offered support for designating the former Davidson IB School on South Street as a historic landmark. Supporters included both the property owner, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, and its current tenant, Lake Norman Christian School. See the full story in REAL ESTATE & HOME»

Also on Real Estate & Home today, the latest Davidson and Cornelius home sales. And Teal Michel’s Interior Design column, with a focus on the color green.

The women's team, from left: (1st row) Asst. Coach Beeker, Shannon Bauer, Katie O'Brien, Ali Kitchens, Payton Schrum, Heather Merritt, (2nd row) Allison Vest, Rachel Bright, Emily Allen, Blair Timberlake, Ally Dupay

W.A. hough High School is celebrating its first ever state championship, a girls swimming title.

The women’s team beat 38 other schools in the 4A state championship meet on Feb. 11 in the Triangle Aquatics Center. Read the full story, in SPORTS>>

Davidson Elementary School on March 1 will welcome new principal Dana Jarrett, who was appointed Tuesday to replace Terry Hall, who left in January. Also this week, W.A. Hough High School students’ artwork is featured in an environmental awareness exhibit at The Light Factory, Bailey Middle School students take their families to school, and the School Board appoints a committee to improve the board’s communication with local governments. Meanwhile, St. Mark Catholic observes Black History Month with an all-school display and local seniors are National Merit Scholarship finalists. Read below for details of these and other school news items. Read the full story

Hough seniors Santiago Patino (left) and Mitchell Walley compete to be Mr. Irresistible. (Cristina Mourao photo)

The senior boys at W.A. Hough High School on Friday competed in the second annual Mr. Irresistible contest, an event to raise money to build schools in South Sudan. Hough senior Collin Black won this year’s Mr. Irresistible title, with Mitchell Walley and Ben Craig taking second and third place respectively.

Collin Black gets crowned Mr. Irresistible on Friday. (Cristina Mourao photo)

The funds raised will go towards building two schools in South Sudan that will serve more than 600 students. Read the full story

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools’ first student-assignment lottery application period for next year will end on Monday, Feb. 13 at 10 p.m. The student-assignment lottery is an online process, with applications accepted on the CMS website daily from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Read the full story

Davidson Elementary students presented research projects at the school’s math fair Tuesday and top presenters received awards and honorable mentions for their work. Meanwhile, students at W.A. Hough High plan a “Ping Pong Ball” to raise money for Special Olympics, Davidson Day School’s Robotics team takes second in the game table category at the state competition, and three Bailey Middle School Band Members perform in the District Honors Band. Also, Bailey Middle needs snack food donations for homeless children, and both Cannon School and the Jewish Community Center plan college admissions information sessions. Read below for details. Read the full story

CORNELIUS – Bailey Middle School was briefly put on lockdown late Friday morning while police from Cornelius and Huntersville searched for a man who lived in the area who reportedly was threatening to harm himself.

The lockdown was brief, and the man eventually was located unharmed in Huntersville, near N.C. 73 and Mayes Road. He was hospitalized, according to Huntersville police.

Parents of Bailey Middle students were alerted about the lockdown Friday afternoon in a automated telephone call from the school.