Woodlawn’s History Day team had successful at the state competition in Raleigh.

By ANNE VARI
DavidsonNews.net

Award winners are in the news this week. Woodlawn School students grabbed medals in the National History Day competition last weekend. And Davidson Elementary School fifth graders were among the award winners at the regional Math Fair recently. Meanwhile, students at Lake Norman Christian School celebrated Earth Day April 22 by planting trees on the campus in Davidson. Click to read those stories and more. Read the full story

A new $3 million performing arts center is a major focus of the campus expansion.

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

CONCORD – Cannon School has unveiled the largest fundraising campaign in its history, a $7 million drive to pay for new arts, athletics and middle school facilities. At a kick-off party at the Fillmore in Charlotte Saturday night, officials said they’ve already raised $5 million since the campaign’s “quiet phase” began last year. Read the full story

Community School of Davidson students rehearse “Catching Fire” for this weekend’s show. Click to watch a video of the rehearsals.

W.A. Hough High School’s Combined Choirs Holiday Concert is Thursday night at the school in Cornelius. Community School of Davidson students will present a dance concert Saturday titled “Catching Fire,” inspired by second book in “The Hunger Games” series.. And Davidson Elementary School’s Math Olympiad students earned perfect scores in a November challenge. Plus, we have reports on Bailey Middle “Reflections” winners, and on a holiday service project at Cannon School. Read the full story

The Bailey Middle School 7th and 8th grade performance band. (BMS photo)

The Bailey Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade performing band earned top honors over the weekend for its performance at Busch Gardens in Virginia. Meanwhile, the Town of Cornelius makes plans to honor W.A. Hough High School students, Cannon School students win the Concord Lions Club poster contest, and area schools prepare for graduation. Read below for details. Read the full story

Cannon School and Davidson Day School graduated their classes of 2012 this month, and other area high schools are preparing for their graduation ceremonies – including W.A. Hough High School, that will graduate its first senior class June 9. See below for details and a schedule of local graduation ceremonies. Meanwhile, Bailey Middle School plans a Beach Bash for students and families, Hough Boosters plan a golf tournament to benefit the school’s athletics, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library offers online summer reading programs for students and adults. Read below for details. Read the full story

Congratulations to the W.A. Hough High School Army JROTC Husky Battalion, that won the Superintendent's cup. (W.A. Hough High School photo)

Congratulations are due this week to students for all sorts of accomplishments. The W. A. Hough High School Army JROTC Husky Battalion won the Superintendent’s Cup, making it the number one JROTC program in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. Meanwhile, St. Mark Catholic School placed 13th overall in the state Science Olympiad, with two students taking first place in their event and several others placing in the top ten. Also, Davidson Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind team made a strong showing at the state finals, and 56 Cannon School students received national recognition in Spanish. Read below for details. Read the full story

Bailey Middle School faculty and staff members show off their mustaches in honor of science teacher Mark DeSarro. Pictured are: (Front row, from left) Ed Black, Kyle Paul, Kevin Harper, Bill Coram, Aaron Kollar, Richard Goodman; (Back row, from left) Jose Rios, Officer Robin Howell, Sean Hannum, Kristopher Wazaney, Weston Fairchild.

Bailey Middle School faculty and staff members this month paid tribute to one of their own, seventh-grade science teacher Mark DeSarro, who died unexpectedly Feb. 25.  In other school news, Davidson Elementary students more than doubled their fundraising goal for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and parents of rising fifth-graders are invited to learn about Cannon School’s middle school program April 12. Also, the Governor’s School of North Carolina selects area students to participate in its summer programs, Davidson Day School students think about their futures during the school’s Career Day, and the Community School of Davidson hosts its first play festival. Read below for details. Read the full story

Guests are invited to join Davidson Elementary “Tigers on the Prowl” to walk or run laps throughout the month of March. Also, W.A. Hough High School this week welcomes a new School Resource Officer, Winston Douglas, and principal Terri Cockerham is expected to return in two weeks. And, this week the Board of Education approved a 185-day calendar for the 2012-13 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school year, St. Mark Catholic kicked off a campaign to raise money for juvenile diabetes research, and Cannon School students are preparing for the MathCounts state finals. Read below for details. Read the full story