CSD Spartan Media

Let’s take a lap
Akhilan Kumaran, News Editor, Features Editor | October 8, 2025
Final chapter begins for CSD’s Lifers
Liam Hogan, Podcast Editor, Student Life Editor | October 7, 2025
Flipping the pages
Mario Hardy, Arts & Entertainment Editor, New Ideas and Initiatives Manager | September 30, 2025
Photo story – Hard hitters and fast friends
Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager | September 29, 2025
Spartan Questionnaire* (#14) featuring Allyson Cole (*where we take a break from AP Style writing and get right to the good Q&A stuff with CSD people)
Max Shealy, Editor-in-Chief | September 23, 2025

Math teacher, Gurpreet ‘Guppi’ Berger, stands atop the Davidson Fire Department’s Engine 1 during Spartan Day 2023. She uses the fire hose to spray students with water on the Community School of Davidson field during the outdoor activities.

Macy Balmat, Student Life Editor, Opinions Editor • May 19, 2025

The activities begin even before classes end and continue until the final student leaves for the summer and seniors graduate. From final advisory senior send-offs, senior golf, senior flex week (that even includes seniors spending the day in caps and gowns at the lower school), pranks, final theater and music performances, powder puff then Spartan Day, there is literally something for everyone.

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.

Sports

CSD Spartans fall athletes line their bags up along the hallway outside Griffin Gym before their practices and games. The return of sporting equipment means it’s time for fall athletes to get back to doing what they love.

Fall sports return to CSD for the 2025 season

Dylan Sherman and Carter Burch • October 7, 2025

Fall sports are back in session at the Community School of Davidson (CSD). Get ready to watch sports that range from girls volleyball to football, as well as cross-country, cheerleading and girls tennis. All the Spartans teams...

Senior receiver Sam Mack (‘26) catches CSD’s first home touchdown of the game against South Mecklenburg. Despite the loss, Mack’s touchdown was a good sign for the Spartans offense to begin the season. (CSD Journalism class photo.)

Spartans football hits the road and finds their footing after two tough home losses

Dylan Sherman and Carter Burch • September 23, 2025

On Friday, September 12, 2025, the Community School of Davidson (CSD) varsity football team traveled north of Winston-Salem to King, North Carolina, for a Friday night matchup against West Stokes High School that proved to be...

Opinions

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.

Features

Let’s take a lap

Akhilan Kumaran, News Editor, Features Editor • October 8, 2025

To be more specific, taking a walk is about dropping pens, closing Chromebooks, getting up from desks, exiting the building to walk around the outside then returning to continue learning.

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.

A & E

Flipping the pages

Mario Hardy, Arts & Entertainment Editor, New Ideas and Initiatives Manager • September 30, 2025

… Reading can fix that by reading a little at a time and increasing your stamina.

Gracyn McRorie (‘26) stands next to her piece that she contributed to CSD Visual Arts’ first project of the year. Along with colors, lines and shapes, she added a volleyball and soccer ball to represent the sports she plays.

Flat Stanley, meet some flat Spartans

Kennedy Donley, Visual Media and Public Relations Editor, Student Life Editor • September 19, 2025

If you take a walk through Learning Street at Community School of Davidson high school, in addition to noticing students both studying in classrooms...

Community School of Davidson

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Lake Norman Charter

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Sep 10 / Men's Soccer

Community School of Davidson

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Hough

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Sep 10 / Volleyball
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West Caldwell

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Sep 8 / Men's Soccer

Community School of Davidson

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CTK

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Sep 8 / Volleyball
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Forest Hills

36

Sep 5 / Football

Community School of Davidson

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Bradford Prep

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Sep 4 / Volleyball
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CTK

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Sep 3 / Men's Soccer

Community School of Davidson

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Hopewell

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Sep 3 / Volleyball
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South Mecklenburg

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Aug 29 / Football

Community School of Davidson

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Lincoln Charter

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Aug 28 / Volleyball