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CSD students Anya Jhingran (‘26), Taylor Stevens (‘26), Anna Liz Turner (‘25), MK Michael (‘26) and Lizzie Kees (‘25) stand on the stage at UNC Chapel Hill’s Student Union building after receiving their awards. The conference consisted of more than 800 participants from varying North Carolina schools.
MUNCH XXV and CSD’s triple sweep
Kate Saussele • March 12, 2025
“I am so proud of all of these Model UN students. They worked so hard prior to the weekend, learning about their assigned countries or roles, learning debate skills, practicing parliamentary procedure, researching their committee topics and writing position papers on issues,” Autumn Michael, CSD’s Model UN teacher, said. “It is so exciting to finally see all of this hard work pay off.”
A closeup of the White House taken near Lafayette Square during the summer of 2024. On January 12, 2025, President Donald Trump returned here for his second non-consecutive term. He is the second President to serve such a term after President Grover Cleveland.
Trump the phoenix
Evan Mulligan, News Editor, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025

On January 12, 2025, President Donald Trump returned to office for his second non-consecutive term. He is the second President to serve such a term after President Grover Cleveland. After...

Sports
It has to be spring sports season when bats, sticks, rackets, cleats and bags line the walls outside of Griffin Gym. CSD spring athletes are excited to get outdoors and compete at Spartan Park representing the school.
Spring Spartan athletes take it outdoors
Avery Nardone, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025
As temperatures rise with the approaching spring months, so does Spartan enthusiasm for the upcoming season. Community School of Davidson’s 2025 spring sports offer a range of sports as athletes break out from winter’s indoor competitions and under the sun on the courts, fields, track and golf course. Spring sports are a great opportunity to form bonds, push physical boundaries and just get outside.
Community School of Davidson’s varsity women’s basketball coach, Matt Forrest, checks out one of the nearly 100 completed brackets hanging along the baseline of CSD‘s main gym. Picking winners and completing a bracket is a March ritual for both students and teachers.
More than college basketball, it’s 64-team madness once again
Conner Shelton and Brandon Amaya • March 19, 2025
March is here and that can only mean one thing for sports lovers, March Madness is back and it will be one of the craziest tournaments anyone has seen in years. Let the madness begin.
Opinions
The United States flag hangs proudly in a Community School of Davidson classroom window. The flag and the anthem are staples of every sporting event and is a universally recognized symbol of our freedom.
Sporting events, memorable national anthems and their lasting impact
Ben Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief • March 10, 2025

“The Star-Spangled Banner” has been known to bring tears to player’s eyes and Super Bowl LIX was no exception. Kansas City defensive tackle, Chris Jones, has a history of...

(From left to right) Sarah Bush (‘25), Sinclair Berry (‘25) and Wesley Little (‘25) pose on Learning Street in their chic school outfits. While many students think CSD does not have a dress code, the school does, and it empowers students to make their own wise choices
Dressed for success
Mia Kirsch, A & E Editor, Podcast Editor • March 5, 2025
Allowing students to express themselves through fashion choices is important and necessary. It can help us feel more confident in the classroom. And that is so important.
Features
Maw Maw and Paw Paw (mother and father to Community School of Davidson‘s founder and first executive Director, Joy Warner) brought energy and purpose to a now established school which grew from a napkin and hearts overflowing with love. (Photo courtesy of Joy Warner.)
Remembering Maw Maw: A heartfelt tribute to a CSD legend
Conner Shelton, Sports Editor, Podcast Editor • March 24, 2025
If you were to ask current and former students about their favorite Maw Maw memories, most would probably say it was being a "trash kid" in elementary and middle school.
VIDEO: Davidson Community Gardens – A living (and growing) resource
Callie Hobbs, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Visual Media Manager • March 19, 2025

The Davidson Community Garden is a living (and growing) resource that provides more than vegetables, flowers and produce to local service organizations...

A & E
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
Journalist Avery Nardone listens to a playlist of music that shaped 2024 for CSD. Students anticipate if 2025 will ride the wave of 2024’s success. (Photo by Addison Nardone.)
CSD Spartans reflect on the music of 2024
Avery Nardone, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer • February 5, 2025

Whether it is a soft jazz melody in a restaurant, an overplayed pop hit on the radio, the ice cream truck, house music in a club or that tune...

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Student Life
CSD student Conner Shelton’s Bible is open to the core verses behind the idea of Lent. Shelton reads his Bible every day in English IV for the ten minutes of reading time.
The season of Lent and why it matters to CSD high school students
Ben Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief • March 27, 2025

Lent is the forty day period leading up to Easter Sunday, starting on Ash Wednesday and ending on the morning of Easter. Christians practice...

Local thrift stores like Goodwill have become filled with cheap fast fashion clothing from brands like SHEIN due to the fast microtrends that fade so quickly.
Chasing micro trends: purchasing and overconsumption
Mia Kirsch, A & E Editor, Podcast Editor • March 23, 2025
The good news is that along with the recent trends of thrifting and buying second hand clothing comes the awareness of overconsumption, which will hopefully encourage people to stop consuming so much fast fashion.
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