About
Mission Statement:
CSD Spartan Media (Spartan Sentinel) promises to deliver accurate information and relevant content to our audience. We will consistently aim to develop a sense of trust between our staff and readers by upholding our school’s values.
Awards:
RECENT –
For the 2024 school year, as one of only three schools in North Carolina and 55 in the country, the Spartan Sentinel has again earned the Distinguished SNO (National) Sites Badge for “Site Excellence.”
2024 North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) Awards for Scholastic Journalism Excellence. Radio/Podcast Division.
2024 “All North Carolina” – Spartan Specific Podcast
2024 First Place Audio
2024 First Place Editing
2024 First Place Production
2024 North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) Awards for Scholastic Journalism Excellence. Online News Division.
2024 “North Carolina Distinguished” – Online News Site
2024 Honorable Mention – Editorial
2024 Honorable Mention – Features
2023 North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) Awards for Scholastic Journalism Excellence.
2023 “All-North Carolina” – Online News Site
2023 First Place Advertising
2023 Third Place News
2023 Third Place Features
2023 Honorable Mention Sports
2023 Honorable Mention Design
2022-2023 Distinguished SNO (National) Sites Badge for “Site Excellence.”
2018, 2022 North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) High School Journalism Award “Distinction in Online News.”
2022 North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) High School Journalism Award “Honorable Mention for Photography.”
Letters to the Editor:
All CSD Spartans are encouraged to write to the editors of CSD’s Spartan Sentinel with any views or feelings they wish to express. Letters must be signed when submitted. Keep the writing lean and to the point while still conveying your perspective in the best way possible. Please submit your writing and yours only. Note that letters can be edited for length.
If you would like to submit a story idea or letter to the editor you can send it to [email protected].
Established by Kimberly Keith
Current Advisor and Teacher – Mike Savicki
Disclaimer:
In an effort to make stories more interactive, to encourage readers to think more broadly and see/understand different perspectives, and through the encouragement and recommendation of the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA), many stories use hyperlinks. The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Community School of Davidson or the Spartan Sentinel or individual student journalists or the information, products, or services contained therein. The Community School of Davidson and the Spartan Sentinel do not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this website.