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Beautiful skyline and music couple to raise $24.5 million for those in western North Carolina who were affected by Category 2 Hurricane Helene.
Concert for Carolina raises needed funds for western North Carolina
Conner Shelton, Sports Editor, Podcast Editor • November 13, 2024
In the end, Concert for the Carolinas was just that, a once in a lifetime evening that fans appreciated and cherished, one that everyone at attendance hopes will never have to happen again.
Just a month into his new job, Craig Smith agreed to sit down with the Journalism, Media Productions and Photography classes for a first ever, student-driven press conference. Filling the band room, Smith shared his history and motivated students to be their best selves.
A new voice, a direction, a challenge
Macy Balmat, Ben Gallagher, Kate Saussele, Evan Mulligan, Callie Hobbs, and Elena Cunningham • November 10, 2024

During the summer of 2024, Craig Smith was hired as Community School of Davidson (CSD) new Executive Director, replacing founder, Joy Warner, and subsequently a team of three administrative...

Sports
At the beginning of the season, the sight of anything Panthers-related made fans instantly unhappy. With the addition of new coaches and players plus a quarterback swap, Panthers fans have renewed hope heading as the 2024-2025 season gains traction.
A new hope in Carolina?
Conner Shelton, Sports Editor, Podcast Editor • October 22, 2024
With a quarterback change and a win, there is more energy throughout the whole organization. Panther fans have hope for the future. Carolina has a great young coach and players who now bring the energy back to Carolina Panther football. The fans are even bringing back the old mantra from Panther great Sam Mills: “Keep Pounding.”
Fantasy football fanatics, Ben Gallagher (‘25), and Dylan Sherman (‘28), share notes and data prior to NFL’s week four slate of games. On one of three major platforms, players must build their weekly starting lineup from their draft roster. Winning, and losing week to week often comes down to a certain receiver, or quarterback, kicker, or defense having a breakout game.
Fantasy football season kicks off
Dylan Sherman, Copy Editor, Deputy Sports Editor • October 7, 2024

It’s week 1 of the NFL season and the first game on Thursday night  is a matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs. It has been 218 days since the last football game ended and for those who play fantasy...

Opinions
The Community School of Davison is a unique type of school compared to a typical public school. Relationships are important and with its small classes and open windows even the very structure makes it stand out.
My year away
Brandon Amaya, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer • November 5, 2024
I do not take my time in Florida for granted because it showed me what really matters in my life and what a high school experience should be.
I perform 5231D (Back one and a half summersaults, half twist) off 5 meters. The Carolina Diving Academy flag flies at the Huntersville Family Fitness & Aquatic (HFFA) Center. (Photo taken by Taylor Brantley.)
Opinion – Headfirst, fearless
Avery Nardone, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer • October 29, 2024

My day starts at 5 a.m. when I hop in a cold pool. While most of my high school classmates are still asleep, I’m training. More specifically in these early practices, we focus...

Features
Colette Morell (‘25) holds an empty energy drink can, shocked by the news of the ban. “I was surprised they went as far as banning the drinks but I get my caffeine from coffee so it doesn’t really affect me,” Morell said. “I don’t think it’s a bad thing at all that admin made the decision.”
Can ban (energy drinks banned at school)
Ben Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief • October 29, 2024

It’s no secret that energy drinks aren’t the healthiest drink option. They don’t claim to be. Their job is to perform just like the name...

CSD students are learning to balance cell phone use with the school’s new policy. Students can only use their phones during jumpstart (a 10 minute activity break following two daily early morning classes), class transitions, lunch and before and after the arrival and dismissal bells ring. Another way of putting it is that cell phones are firmly outlawed during instructional periods.
“No Cells Bell To Bell” policy goes live
Liam Bradley, Features Editor, News Editor • October 14, 2024
Giving the policy a chance might not only lead to a better and more well-rounded high school educational experience, it could also help students gain life skills they can take with them to college or wherever life may lead after graduation.
A & E
Printed screenshots from the webtoons platform, along with the opened cellphone app, show popular stories. Webtoons are scrollable digital comics, made for smartphones, that stem from South Korea. Most webtoons are episodic, formatted in a long vertical strip, drawn in color, and may feature music or animations during certain episodes. They are published digitally on websites or apps.
Webtoons reading increases in popularity for high school students
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024
In a time when social media dominates cell phone use among high school students, webtoons are gaining ground.
From left to right: David Colvard (‘28) and Max Thompson (‘28), two members of the Technical Theatre class, work on building a set piece for HADESTOWN.
Building HADESTOWN: A behind-the-scenes look at bringing CSD’s production to life
Spencer Foy, A&E Editor, Staff Writer • September 16, 2024

HADESTOWN, the upcoming production from Community School of Davidson’s (CSD) own Theater Department, is the result of months of hard work and...

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Student Life
Three of the 150 ceramic pumpkins await delivery to their new neighborhood homes. Through making the pumpkins and learning to give them away with a positive attitude, CSD’s Visual Arts and Ceramics students learn the value of how giving, communicating and connecting can build a community.
A (ceramic) pumpkin’s purpose
Kate Saussele, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Features Editor • October 16, 2024

As summer transitions to fall and the giving season approaches, Visual Arts and Ceramics students at the Community School of Davidson (CSD) put...

Akhilan Kumaran (‘26) shows sophomore JT Peterson (‘27) an AACA shirt and tells him about the club. The idea for this new club came after three classmates bonded in AP Government class and decided other students might benefit, too.
Club culture adds to student learning
Elena Cunningham and Macy Balmat • October 7, 2024
“We just started out helping each other outside of class, in class, and then we wanted to spread that across the school,” Akhilan Kumaran said.
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