Akhilan Kumaran, News Editor, Features Editor
Headlines, accomplishments, thoughts and reflections from a great year
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Episode 24 – CSD senior lunch at Bae’s Burgers Mooresville
Three student journalists take their notepads and recorders along for a Friday senior lunch at one of Mooresville’s most popular burger bars. It’s more than the food, relationships matter not only for the restaurant owners but also for their guests, too. With the original music by Max Shealy (‘26)
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Episode 23 – Hey 2025, we love you, goodbye.
CSD student journalists look back on a year like no other. With original music by Maxwell Shealy (‘26)
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Opinion – To skip or not to skip, that is the question
A pro/con about an end-of-year tradition that unofficially signifies the start of senior year countdown
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Spartan Questionnaire* (#17) featuring Brewster Morris (‘26) – (*where we take a break from AP Style writing and get right to the good Q&A stuff with CSD people)
The 2025 - 2026 staff takes the always popular Spartan Questionnaire digital for the first time.
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Primary elections arrive, signify official start to 2026 election season
Across North Carolina as well as in CSD’s district, the March elections may set the tone for the season leading up to November
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Dear winter, we give
Second winter storm in a week dumps record amounts of snow in the Charlotte area. Schools close and learning shifts to remote as neighborhoods shovel out
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Winter Worx gives CSD dancers a chance to shine
What was once simply a senior dancer showcase has grown into a popular event for dancers to show off their creativity, and audiences have been loving it
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Winter storm Fern barrels through the Southeast, largely spares the Carolinas
Ice, sleet and snow closed schools and altered daily lives, but did the preparation and abundance of notice match the outcome?
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Spartan spirit lights up Homecoming ‘25
Beginning October 6 and lasting for six days, Homecoming 2025 put a spotlight on creativity, community, competition and fun as Spartans took a break from the academic schedule
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Let’s take a lap
How a seven minute group walk around the CSD High School building can connect a class and build bonds that promote yearlong learning
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26 reasons why the 2026 CSD school year will be a special one
Welcome back, Spartans. Here’s what the Journalism team believes makes the cut.
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