Ben Franklin was among guests at Woodlawn's Living History Day.

Was that Benjamin Franklin at Woodlawn Saturday?  Indeed it was.  The founding father, AKA amateur historian David Sherrill of Kannapolis, strolled the Woodlawn campus as part of the school’s annual Living History Day.

We have news about that event, plus a report on Earth Day at Davidson Elementary, Saturday’s “Walk for Darfur” by students at Davidson IB Middle, and the upcoming Bailey Orchestra festival.  Our school calendar is also loaded with upcoming spring events.

Were you wondering who won the annual Davidson Elementary versus J.V. Washam hoops showdown?  Well, you’ll have to click on our sports page to learn the outcome.  Read the full story

The new William A. Hough High School is getting ready for its debut school year by holding several organizational meetings.  See below for details about: a PTSA organizational meeting set for Monday, curriculum night Tuesday, symphonic band auditions May 1, marching band drum major auditions May 7, and an Athletic Boosters meeting set for May 11.

The new public high school is still under construction on Bailey Road in Cornelius.  Organizational meetings will be held at Bailey Middle School.

Keep up-to-date with Hough High by checking its new school website. Read the full story

School system will get $6.3 million less this school year; next year looks worse.

By ELY PORTILLO
The Charlotte Observer

County commissioners cut Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ budget for the current school year by $6.3million Tuesday night, but officials said they will be able to avoid immediate layoffs.

CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman said the cuts will dig the school system into a deeper budget hole next fiscal year. Read the full story

Students from Davidson IB Middle School walked laps of the Village Green Saturday - some backwards - to raise money and bring attention to the genocide in Darfur. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

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See our video “A Saturday morning in Davidson” about all the activities of Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Davidson, including video of the Walk for Darfur and an interview with principal Jo Karney.

Griffin Lynch

“Griffin is a walking miracle, a trophy of commitment, perseverance, and the faith of himself and his parents!” says Jamie Lathan, one of Griffin Lynch’s teachers at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

William Lynch and Eileen O’Flaherty of Davidson, after having come so close to losing their oldest son to a brain tumor, are just grateful that Griffin has survived.

But Griffin himself is focused on graduating in June and is a little embarrassed at all the fuss.

“I feel like I’m the least affected person by all this,” he said, shrugging like a typical teenager at the emotional reaction of his family and friends and community.  Hey, it was just brain surgery.  It’s not like it was some big deal. Read the full story

–SCHOOL HOSTS ‘LIVING HISTORY DAY’ SATURDAY–

Architectural sketch of the planned Woodlawn expansion. The Red Barn gymnasium at left, which opened in 2008, is part of the school's first capital campaign. The cluster of buildings at right represents the current campaign plans.

Less than two years after completing a major expansion, Woodlawn School is launching a new $1 million capital campaign to build a new cluster of buildings and conduct renovations.

The private school on Presbyterian Road also continues to add students and will soon become a full K-12 campus. This June, Woodlawn will hold its first commencement ceremony.

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How do you get a remotely-controlled robot to kick a soccer ball into a goal?  To find the answer, you’d need to consult Team SPORK of Pine Lake Prep, which will be taking its soccer robot to a championship competition in robotics this weekend.

School Notes has news of Team SPORK, plus an 8th grader from Bailey Middle who qualified for last Friday’s state Geography Bee, and a packed spring calendar of school events.  This Saturday alone will feature the spring plant sale by North Mecklenburg High students, Davidson IB’s annual Community Walk for Darfur, and Woodlawn’s Living History Day.

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Judith J. (McDaniel) Nix, 47, of Cornelius, died March 31, 2010, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was an entrepreneur, a blogger, and had served on the Cornelius Elementary leadership team. Services are planned Monday. Details below.
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