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As both AP and EOC exams get underway, the Community School of Davidson (CSD) high school morphs into a different academically structured creature.
“Where, oh where, is my class meeting?”
Dylan Sherman, Copy Editor, Deputy Sports Editor • May 12, 2025
In the month of May, most if not all of the students at CSD are forced to change their ways at school, whether it is where they sit at lunch, access to their lockers, or where their classes meet each day.
VIDEO: CSD’s Fresh Take Conference 2025 Introduction and Overview
Macy Balmat, Student Life Editor, Opinions Editor • May 4, 2025

Journalist Macy Balmat interviews administrators and teachers as she introduces viewers to CSD's long running "Teachers for Teachers" Fresh Take Conference in this student created...

A CSD spring sports athlete wears a walking boot due to an overuse injury. Injuries can be tough for an athlete, especially at the high school level, but coming back strong is how a team can bounce back. Longing for the court, field, track, etc. will happen through a successful rehab. (CSD Journalism class photo.)
Roster opening, athlete ruled out
Dylan Sherman, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer • May 6, 2025
While injuries are tough, successful teams find ways to steer around them and bounce back. By doing this, a team learns how to have resilience and learns to get out of tough situations. Injuries can’t be avoided, but a season that goes to waste can be.
VIDEO: Learning a new dive as a competitive high school diver
Avery Nardone, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer • May 4, 2025

In this student created and produced sports video, journalist and CSD/Carolina Dive Academy competitive diver, Avery Nardone, walks viewers through the process of learning a new dive.

Gavin, a show horse, enjoys his time outside in his field. This pasture time is necessary for the mental and physical health of a horse, especially while they are young.
From the history of the sport to the modern day horses and riders, Thoroughbred racing kills
Macy Balmat, Student Life Editor, Opinions Editor • May 12, 2025
While extremely profitable and entertaining to many people, Thoroughbred racing is a risky and dangerous industry that disregards the health and safety of both horse and jockey. Thoroughbred racing is overall a highly toxic industry that survives off of the abuse and death of horses and riders.
The CSD high school auxiliary gym sits empty. As one of three gymnasiums across both campuses, mats could be rolled out for wrestling practices and tournaments.
Room to wrestle
Ben Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief • May 9, 2025
Building a team (or teams) would take time and CSD has shown it can make it happen. A perfect example of a sport people showed interest that is now a reality is men’s volleyball. Over the course of my four years at CSD, many athletes voiced their opinion that CSD should have a men’s volleyball team.
Community School of Davidson (CSD)’s front parking lot is packed full of various vehicles, several of which can often be seen parking without much care for guidelines or other drivers and regard for reserved spaces.
Cars here, there, everywhere, nowhere
Macy Balmat, Student Life Editor, Opinions Editor • May 10, 2025
Many first time and young drivers get overwhelmed by the complexity of the school parking. With cars surrounding all four sides of the building, side street parking lining the neighborhoods, and empty lots at nearby establishments left unmarked, it can be difficult to determine where you are wanted and where you’ll get in trouble for leaving a car.
That’s a wrap. Subversive TV finales through the years run the gamut of being well-received and praised to widely panned.
Subversive TV finales that divide audiences
Liam Bradley, Features Editor, News Editor • April 21, 2025
After all, some students and teachers don’t mind it when finales throw them for a loop, so long as they believe the subversion is executed well, fits the show in question, and works on the basic fronts, like acting, direction, structure, etc.
CSD student Isabel McDavitt’s (‘25) collection of K-pop albums and merchandise fill the frame. Some albums displayed are The Name Chapter: Temptation from Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and Manifesto: Day 1 album from ENHYPEN. Merchandise include a mini photocard album, lightsticks from TWICE and TXT respectively, and a Stray Kids’ Victory Hyunjin plush.
K-pop’s cultural influence and uniqueness hits high school listeners
Jaelyn Nguyen, A&E Editor, Staff Writer • May 6, 2025

In 2012, “Gangnam Style” by PSY was the first ever Youtube and music video to achieve one billion views on December 21, 2012. The song parodies...

While reading the “Harry Potter” books brings one type of enjoyment and satisfaction, watching the series brings another. Balancing books and movies and how each interprets storylines is an ongoing bebate in high school. (CSD Journalism staff photo.)
Read a book or watch a movie, the choice is yours
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer • March 23, 2025
Which do you prefer? “Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They are both fruit but taste completely different.” -Stephen King
Even if it is just a few moments in the senior parking lot during a busy school day, Sage Moellendick (‘25) is an enthusiastic advocate for spending time in the sun, and notices that her time in the sun elevates her mood.
Sunlight insight: how a sunnier season boosts happiness
Kate Saussele, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Features Editor • May 10, 2025

The Beatles’ song “Here Comes the Sun” is quickly becoming the anthem of the Community School of Davidson (CSD) high school and the surrounding...

Community School of Davidson sophomore Katelyn Casiday (‘27), clearly in distress, sits alone and works in a school hallway surrounded by flashcards. With both scheduled and unplanned changes, it is often difficult to get into a steady rhythm.
Beware of burnout
Macy Balmat, Student Life Editor, Opinions Editor • April 7, 2025
The science behind burnout is fairly simple. Caused by stress, it is essentially a mental block against continuing your work.
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