The Student News Site of Community School of Davidson

CSD Spartan Media
The Student News Site of Community School of Davidson

CSD Spartan Media
The Student News Site of Community School of Davidson

CSD Spartan Media
A glass case filled with antique coins of different materials, shapes, sizes, and values is just one of the many interesting displays in a pawn shop. The coins, which are from different eras and countries all over the world, caught the attention of student journalist and story writer, Liam Hogan.

SATIRE – One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

The educational opportunities gleaned from visiting a Mooresville pawn shop transcend traditional classroom learning
Liam Hogan, Podcast Editor, Student Life Editor
April 29, 2026
I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into when one of my classmates floated the idea of us visiting one after lunch one day, simply to see what it is like.
Read Story
Sightings of Carolina and Duke gear are common at CSD. While basketball typifies the UNC vs. Duke rivalry, no sports are safe when it comes to showing a thumb up or a thumb down. North Carolina sports, even at the college level are high level across the state.

Opinion – The air around here

If native Tarheel, “His Airness,” Michael Jordan, is not proof enough, there are plenty of other reasons that illustrate why North Carolina is the greatest state in the nation for sports
Mario Hardy, Carter Burch, and Elena Cunningham
April 26, 2026

North Carolina is a diverse state not just geographically, with mountains and the ocean just a few hours apart, but also anywhere you look in the sports scene. There are great athletes that came from...

Continue Reading
The 67 hand sign is the latest evolution in what has become a high school phenomenon. What started as a nonsense word now has a hand gesture, a handshake, and its own storyline. The hand sign is the latest way for people to connect.

Dictionary.com selects 67 as the 2025 Word of the Year

What started as verbal nonsense is now part of pop culture
Carter Burch, Opinions Editor, Deputy Sports Editor
December 1, 2025
67 is like that feeling you get with candy at Halloween, but in this case, there’s no candy involved, and it doesn’t just happen at Halloween; it happens every day.
Read Story
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

Exposing the secrets that hide in the shadows of the horse racing industry is the first step towards change
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.
Read Story
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

It’s one of the nation’s fastest growing high school sports and it’s time CSD adds it for women and men.
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.
Read Story
“The Hunger Games” features many characters who break gender stereotypes, including Katniss Everdeen, the main character, and her partner in The Games, Peeta Mellark. Both use their differences as strengths, but they have almost “gender-swapped” weaknesses as well.

Opinion – Breaking the mold: Gender roles in “The Hunger Games”

Only by going against tradition can we become stronger, more complete and more self-aware
Elena Cunningham, Student Life Editor, Creative Content Manager
April 7, 2025

From a young age, we, as students and young adults, watch others to exemplify how to live our lives. We notice how people look, speak and act, as well as how they are received by others. From these observations,...

Continue Reading
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.

Opinion – Sporting events, memorable national anthems and their lasting impact

With Super Bowl LIX and other renditions serving as examples, singing the national anthem before a sporting event can set both the tone and the mood for the game that follows.
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 tearing up during the honoring...

Continue Reading
(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

Opinion – Dressed for success

CSD’s dress code encourages students to express themselves through their clothes and that boosts confidence and creativity in the classroom
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.
Read Story
Load More Stories