Happy Fall Y'all

It’s been a busy week leading up to our town’s Friday Halloween Parade, Parents’ Weekend at Davidson College, Panthers’ football and many other activities.  Don’t forget to purchase cookies at Friday’s Main Street parade to support “Cookies for Kids Cancer.”

Setting witches and goblins aside for a minute, Around Davidson focuses today on voting, reading, popcorn and mustaches!  Something for everyone! Continue Reading

Bailey students participate in Honors Band. They are (L-R): Emily Fread, Jackson Michael, Katarina Schuette, Kevin Thomas and Marc Augenreich.

Five Bailey Middle School band members were selected for the 2011 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Middle School Honors Band. Also in this column, Davidson Day students perform an open-air comedy play this week, Cannon School hosts an Arts Jam Friday, McKinney holds a Spring Fling next week and Woodlawn teams competed in their first Odyssey of the Mind competition. Continue Reading

The fun run on the Cannon track was part of Saturday's school celebration. (Photo courtesy Cannon School)

Cannon celebrated its 40th anniversary Saturday with a day-long carnival. Check below to see who from Davidson proved a winner at eating cake.

Also in school news this week, we have reports on an upcoming meet-and-greet with the principal for the new Bailey Road high school, a festival planned for Woodlawn Friday, fund-raising results for Davidson Elementary, and sports scores. Continue Reading