Posted on 06 May 2009.
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Posted on 02 May 2009. Tags: Davidson Town Day, Day Care Dash, Tigers on the Prowl, Woodlawn School

Runners line up at the beginning of South Street for the Day Care Dash Saturday morning. (David Boraks photo)
Updated Monday, May 4, 2 p.m.
Woodlawn School sophomore Sawyer Bowman won the Day Care Dash 5k through the streets of Davidson on Town Day Saturday, May 2.
Sawyer crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 44 seconds. Dr. Stephanie Elkins of Davidson, finished 9th overall and was the first woman across the line, in 22:49.
The race brought hundreds of runners to the Village Green early Saturday and kicked off a day of fun at Town Day 2009. The event also raised money for Davidson Cornelius Day Care. Read the full story




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Posted on 30 April 2009. Tags: Bailey Middle School, Fabrice Fresse, International Teacher of the Year, VIF

Fabrice Fresse received a teaching award at a ceremony Wednesday at Bailey Middle School.
By LAURIE DENNIS
DavidsonNews.net
Shortly after the new year, Fabrice Fresse pulled Bailey Middle School Principal Jennifer Dean aside to tell her about a student exchange program that could bring French kids to Bailey.
“This was a conversation between classes,” Ms. Dean recalled. She told Mr. Fresse the idea sounded like a good one, and gave the matter no more thought until a few weeks later, when Mr. Fresse sat down in her office to talk about the details. It would bring about two dozen students to Bailey from a school outside of Paris, he told her. And soon.
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