Davidson Elementary School staff beat J.V. Washam Elementary staff in a charity basketball game at Davidson College last week. The event raised more than $3,000 for the Ada Jenkins Center. Meanwhile, Davidson Elementary School and Davidson Day School plan open houses for prospective students, and North Mecklenburg High School Students host an evening “stroll through the arts” May 3. And, J.M. Alexander Middle takes 4th place in the state Science Olympiad, and parents must register students by May 4 for the second CMS student-assignment lottery. Read below for details. Read the full story

Mooresville Mayor Miles Atkins welcomes Davidson Day School to the community during a gathering on the future campus site Monday. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson Day School should be able to break ground on a new high school campus in Mooresville this year, school officials said at a gathering on the site Monday. A group of parents and supporters recently gave the school 40 acres off Faith Road, where the school plans to build a college-style campus for grades 7 -12, with multiple buildings, common areas and top-quality athletic facilities. The next task is to raise about $5 million needed to start the work, officials said Monday. Read the full story

Congratulations to the following Davidson Elementary School students who made the A and A/B honor rolls for third quarter: Read the full story

W.A. Hough High School offers a program Thursday on the college search process, and invites all interested parents and families to attend. Meanwhile, North Mecklenburg High School invites people to take a “stroll through the arts” next week, and St. Mark Catholic School sets a fundraising record for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Also, Davidson Day School earns reaccreditation and Cannon School offers a world languages summer camp. Read below for details. Read the full story

Heath Morrison

The Charlotte Mecklenburg school board on Tuesday approved a 4-year contract with new superintendent Heath Morrison. Mr. Morrison, who is currently superintendent in Reno, Nev., starts work in Charlotte on July 1. Read the full story

Zak Kennedy's winning "Green Idea" and other entries are on display through May 16 at PiES, in South Main Square Business Center, 442 S. Main St.

Four projects by students from area high schools earned honors – and scholarships for their creators – at the first Green Idea Factory Competition April 14 at the Davidson-based Project for Innovation, Energy & Sustainability (PiES). Topping the list was a “solar composter” by W.A. Hough High School freshman Zachary Kennedy. Read the full story

Our “PaddySmack” columnist, 14-year-old Paddy Millen, is filling in while Brenda Barger takes a week off from Around Davidson. Last week he interviewed Davidson Elementary School’s new principal, Dana Jarrett, who started the job on March 1. The following are excerpts from this interview.

Paddy Millen:  Where did you grow up and what was your elementary school experience like?

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Lake Norman Kiwanis Club will host a reception and information session in Davidson Thursday, April 26, to introduce and raise money for a new after-school enrichment program called MusicalMinds that is coming to Blythe Elementary School in Huntersville next fall.

The “fun, film and fellowship” event will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Town Cinemas, 227 Griffith St., Davidson. Read the full story