CMS students to showcase musical talent
Students in 14 bands,
orchestras and choruses
from Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools were featured in
“A Musical Showcase” at 7
p.m. March 20 at the Belk
Theater in the Blumenthal
Performing Arts Center. The
inaugural music competition
was sponsored by Charlotte
Concerts and a grant from
the Leon Levine Foundation.
The competitors included
the following groups:
Alexander Graham Middle
Campana (an a cappella
choir), Ardrey Kell High Wind
Ensemble, Butler High Jazz
Ensemble, Community House
Middle Eighth-Grade Band,
East Mecklenburg High and
Northwest School of the Arts
combined Women’s Chamber
Choir, Hough High Howlin’
Huskies (a show choir),
McClintock Middle Advanced Chorus, Providence High Chamber Winds, South
Mecklenburg High Chamber Orchestra, Southwest Middle String Orchestra,
Torrence Creek Elementary fourth- and fifth-grade choir, The Quarter Notes,
Waddell Language Academy Elementary Choir, West Charlotte High Chorale
Ensemble and Windsor Park Elementary Orchestra.
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17 CMS magnet schools nationally recognized for excellence
Magnet Schools of America awards given for achievement, teaching and diversity
Seventeen magnet schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have been recognized by Magnet Schools
of America (MSA), the national association for specialized programs. The awards are given to schools that
show a strong commitment to academic standards, demonstrate curriculum innovation and have diversity
in enrollment.
The association’s top honor is the Magnet School of Excellence Award. Nine CMS schools received it.
Eight additional schools were identified as a Magnet School of Distinction.
“Our district takes great pride in the depth and breadth of our specialized magnet programs,” said
Superintendent Ann Clark. “It is wonderful to have so many of our schools nationally recognized for
excellence. Magnet programs allow us to offer the personalized education to meet the needs of individual
students. These awards affirm our commitment to educating every student well and show that we are
achieving our goals.”
The 17 CMS winners were among 244 public schools in 20 states nationally recognized in 2017 by MSA.
To be considered, a school must submit a detailed application, which is scored by a panel of educators. In
addition to academics, curriculum and diversity, the schools are also judged on community partnerships
and parent involvement.
The nine CMS schools recognized as a Magnet School of Excellence were E.E. Waddell Language
Academy, East Mecklenburg High, Elizabeth Traditional Elementary, Idlewild Elementary, J.M. Alexander
Middle, Legette Blythe Elementary, Palisades Park Elementary, Shamrock Gardens Elementary and
Tuckaseegee Elementary. The eight schools recognized as a Magnet School of Distinction were Albemarle
Road Middle, Collinswood Language Academy, First Ward Creative Arts Academy, Highland Mill Montessori,
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary, Irwin Academic Center, John Motley Morehead STEM Academy and
Oaklawn Language Academy.
Latino High School
Education Summit
2017
On March 22nd, the Latin
American Community of
Charlotte and CMS Community
Partnership and Family
Engagement joined efforts to
deliver the First Latino Youth
Education Summit. More than
250 high school students
from 12 CMS high schools
and community volunteers
received culturally sensitive
information regarding college
and career, employment and
entrepreneurship. The summit
featured Juan Casimiro, a
serial entrepreneur from
Florida and internationally
recognized for his expertise
in youth entrepreneurship.
More than a dozen community
organizations, businesses and
faith partners supported this
event.
The awards were formally presented at the Magnet Schools of America conference in Los Angeles at
the end of April.
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