You may have seen Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school buses on the road this week. They’re practicing.

Meanwhile, back-to-school season is in full swing. Some private and charter schools have already reopened for the year, and local public schools have scheduled a series of open houses as they ready for the Aug. 25 start of classes.

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Students, parents and school personnel attend Hough High's grand opening. See a gallery below.

By KAREN CIMINO WILSON
DavidsonNews.net

Hundreds of future William A. Hough High School students, their parents and siblings crowded in front of the new $57.6 million high school Saturday, excited to tour the modern campus for the first time.

Students marched to the celebration behind the newly formed Hough High Marching Husky Band, from nearby Bailey Middle School, where many incoming freshmen attended last year. The day included a festival in the school’s new football stadium. Hough’s Parent Teacher Student Association organized and paid for the event through donations and corporate sponsorship. Read the full story

Cutting the ribbon Thursday were, from left, Dominic Liburdi, board chair James Beam, Mayor John Woods, Marianne Coale, Leslie Tomko. (Community School of Davidson photo)

Community School of Davidson dedicated its new high school Thursday with a ceremony a newly renovated industrial plant at 404 Armour St.  More than 500 community members gathered for the event, following a sidewalk path of chalked stars or taking shuttle buses from the school’s elementary and middle school building ¾-mile away at 565 Griffith St.

Entering 9th graders will being classes there Monday.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ Parent University will screen the movie “The Fat Boy Chronicles” and follow up with a discussion about bullying on Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Huntersville.

Also below, news about a new band teacher at Davidson IB Middle School.

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Hough High School.

The grand opening celebration of the new $57.6 million William A. Hough High School will kick off Saturday morning with a ceremonial walk from Bailey Middle School to the new Hough campus.

The majority of Bailey’s graduating eighth graders are headed to Hough this fall, according to school officials. Already, Bailey’s staff began building Hough spirit with school apparel sales, Bailey Middle Principal Jennifer Dean said. Hough High Principal Teresa Cockerham also spoke at Bailey’s graduation ceremony in June.
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Students posed on the Green last week with a banner seeking support for the cleanup.

Davidson Elementary School invites parents and community members to come out Monday, Aug. 9, for Tiger Pride Day to help spruce, polish and prune the school grounds for the new school year, which starts Aug. 25. The clean-up will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A volunteer team from Ingersoll Rand also will work to get the school ready for the new year.

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Davidson Elementary School students hold a banner asking for help cleaning their school.

The Community School of Davidson will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new high school on Thursday, Aug. 12.

Also below, news about a Monday community cleanup day at Davidson Elementary and other school news.
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New leader of Northeast Learning Community likes to be in the schools. What you may not know about him: He’s a motorcyclist and ordained minister.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has consolidated its regional learning communities, placing Area Superintendent Scott Muri in charge of a newly defined Northeast Zone, which includes north Meck-area schools.

The former North Learning Community, which had overseen the operation of the Davidson and other Lake Norman area schools, was combined July 1 with University City, central Charlotte and west Charlotte schools to create the new Northeast Zone. Read the full story