Education
Central Piedmont offering new, 2-year AI program
April 24. Central Piedmont Community College is launching a new associate-degree program in artificial technology with the start of the 2024 fall semester. The AI program will cover machine learning, chatbots and generative AI, chatbot programming, artificial intelligence programming, system analysis and design, and AI applications in various industries. Given the ever-changing technology landscape, the […]
US News rankings: Local high schools among state’s best
April 23. By Dave Yochum. There are about 25,000 high schools across the United States and US News & World Report ranks them. Several Lake Norman area schools landed in the top 5 percent nationwide. —Hough High in Cornelius ranked 39th statewide, or No. 1,096 nationally. —Community School of Davidson was 29th statewide, No. 820 […]
Do you know an exceedingly awesome teacher?
Jan. 29. Nominations are now being accepted for ASC’s Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards, which recognize teachers who have distinguished themselves in teaching art, science or history, or who have demonstrated creative infusion of arts, science or history into the core academic curriculum. Six creative teachers will receive $1,500 awards. The awards are made possible […]
Cornelius Youth Orchestra launches program for elementary-aged students
Jan. 17. Cornelius Youth Orchestras (CYO) has launched the Musical Pathways Initiative (MPI), a program designed to provide access and opportunities for elementary-aged students in the Lake Norman region to explore music by learning a musical instrument. Background Local school systems often introduce band or orchestra classes in the 6th grade, leaving a gap in […]
Former SouthLake Christian teacher arrested for sexual misconduct with student
Dec. 18. A private school teacher who was placed on leave back in April has been charged with sex crimes involving a student. Tyler Dean Melton, who lives in Cornelius, was charged with sexual activity with a student and indecent liberties with a student on Dec. 15. He turned himself in to the Mecklenburg County […]
New schools, ‘hardened’ to the times, are most important part of bond issue
NEWSMAKERS BREAKFAST | By Dave Vieser Oct. 3. Dr. Crystal Hill, the new superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, had a clear focus when she spoke before 75 attendees during a Newsmakers Breakfast at The Peninsula Club: The $2.5 billion bond issue needs to pass, and CMS is continuously working to keep schools safe. The 2023 […]
Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 22 features CMS superintendent
Sept. 19. Dr. Crystal Hill, the new superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, will be the featured speaker at a Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 22 at The Peninsula Club. She leads the second-largest school system in North Carolina. Public education is a timely topic, not with a $2.5 billion bond referendum coming before voters, but as the […]
Newsmakers Breakfast Sept. 22 features Q&A with Dr. Hill, new CMS superintendent
Sept. 15. Dr. Crystal Hill, the new superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, will be the featured speaker at a Newsmakers Breakfast Q&A on Friday Sept. 22 at The Peninsula Club. Hill leads the second-largest school system in North Carolina. Public education is a timely topic, not only as a $2.5 billion bond issue goes before […]
New preschool hires first director
June 22. Margy Nance is the new Preschool Director at Cornelius Early Scholars, a new non-profit scholarship Christian preschool that will utilize space in First Baptist Church on Catawba Avenue. She has more than 17 years of preschool experience, including more than a decade as director. Rev. David Judge, who chairs Cornelius Early Scholars, said […]
Jeff Tarte, former mayor and NC senator, in the running for CMS superintendent
March 16. By Dave Yochum. Former NC Sen. Jeff Tarte is one of the candidates for superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Tarte, who is 66 years old, is also the former mayor of Cornelius. BWP & Associates, the consulting firm hired by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, is conducting the search. Tarte may be uniquely qualified. A product […]
