Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager
Headlines, accomplishments, thoughts and reflections from a great year
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Spring Arts Night showcases Spartan creativity and highlights the Class of ‘26
End-of-year exhibit includes gallery lighting for first time
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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 – 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
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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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A day in the life of a college student – A big time at Michigan
Kate Saussele (‘25) says everything is bigger - including schedules, clubs, the football stadium and school spirit - at University of Michigan
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The curtain closes on ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
CSD brings back “The Hunger Games” franchise for a 9 show dance performance featuring more than 200 students
(Article includes a 48 image gallery)
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Food fighters
Editorial: For high school students living with food allergies, learning self-management and advocacy teaches life lessons
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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 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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It’s the most _____ time of the year
As CSD students return from Thanksgiving break, a range of emotions fills the air
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Spartans join other NC high school students for NCSMA’s annual J-Day convention
After a 2025 postponement, J-Day returned at a new location with new learning opportunities
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Photo story – Hard hitters and fast friends
CSD’s girls varsity volleyball team builds off-court connections and friendships during a team bonding event at Frankie’s
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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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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
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Photo story – The look of love ‘25
In an annual class exercise, journalism students share ideas and get answers to Valentine’s Day questions within CSD high school
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Photo story – AACA brings Davidson Mayor Rusty Knox to CSD
On Friday, Dec. 20, 2025, Allied Achievers and Comrades Association (AACA) members got to meet a new mentor during their lunchtime meeting, Davidson’s Mayor Rusty Knox.
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READ THIS FIRST PLEASE – Welcome to the new Spartan “Creativity Corner”
Please read this first to learn how YOUR WORK can be published on the Spartan Sentinel
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Photo story – CSD artists light up Arts Night
From visual, wood and ceramic arts to music, dance, tech, production, photography and more, the annual Arts Night brought to life the incredible talents of Spartan students.
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A new voice, a direction, a challenge
CSD’s new Executive Director, Craig Smith, takes questions at a student-led press conference and challenges Spartans to be their best selves
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Photo story – Spartans show up and show out at Homecoming
CSD’s Homecoming 2024 in words and pictures
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Club culture adds to student learning
Clubs play a major role in a CSD education and three juniors are putting a new idea to the test
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