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CSD Spartan Media

Dylan Sherman

Dylan Sherman, Sports Editor, Copy Editor

Dylan Sherman is a sophomore in his second year at CSD after coming from Bailey Middle School. This is also his second year in Journalism and he likes to write about sports as well as play them. As a freshman, Dylan dug deep into sports journalism and wrote about what was going on at CSD including athlete injuries and recovery. He enjoys writing because he says it helps build creativity.

This year Dylan is looking forward to playing baseball for the school while also writing about many different aspects of the variety of sports at school. He wants to write in detail about the impact of sports and other interesting topics.

In his spare time, Dylan plays travel baseball and his main positions are third base and pitcher. He also enjoys traveling to new countries and islands for vacation. Some of his favorite places are Aruba and Curacao. When he has extra time, he likes to play video games and hang out with his friends.

Quote: “If you don’t know where you are going, you will end up someplace else” -Yogi Berra

Walkup Song: Seven Nation Army– The White Stripes

All content by Dylan Sherman
Humans of CSD captures the expressions of CSD students as seen from behind the lens of student photographers. (Collage use courtesy of CSD Photography class.)

Humans of CSD

Modeled after the photoblog featuring street portraits and interviews of people in New York, CSD’s Photography classes capture student images.
Dylan Sherman, Sports Editor, Copy Editor
May 12, 2026

Modeled after the photoblog featuring street portraits and interviews of people in New York, CSD’s Photography classes capture student images in this Spring 2026 class project. Street photography...

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CSD’s 2026 museum hopping intersession group gathers outside the Mint Museum in downtown Charlotte. For three days before spring break, CSD high school students have the opportunity to do out of classroom learning in this group selected three museums to visit.

Museum hopping intersession group explores Charlotte

CSD teachers Bobby Hardin and Caitlyn Gomez lead two dozen students through three different museums in Charlotte
Dylan Sherman, Sports Editor, Copy Editor
April 28, 2026

The week before spring break is traditionally a different one at the Community School of Davidson (CSD) high school as students get to select out of classroom learning experiences that take them off campus...

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Dylan Sherman (‘28) focuses from behind a baseball glove signifying the upcoming baseball season for spring sports of 2026. Sherman begins his second season on the team as a JV/Varsity role player.

Eyes on the prize

As the 2026 spring season starts, CSD players and coaches embrace new opportunities
Dylan Sherman and Carter Burch
March 26, 2026

As spring begins to bloom and the weather gets warmer, spring sport athletes at the Community School of Davidson (CSD) return for another season with hopes to have a successful year. Sports such as baseball,...

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Snowbanks in the south are rare in the winter, but CSD had two in the span of a week. 11 inches of snow paralyzed the Davidson community has school shifted to remote.

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

(Compiled and edited by Dylan Sherman and Carter Burch) When Community School of Davidson (CSD) students woke on Saturday, January 31, 2026, and saw nothing but the heavy snowfall brought on by winter...

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CSD families awoke on the morning of January 25, 2026, to see snow and ice covering everything from front walkways to sidewalks and roads. The storm, which was forecast to cause major damage, was largely underwhelming.

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?

North Carolinians awoke on Sunday, January 25, 2026, to a soft blanket of snow covering the ground. A rare winter wonderland had transformed the otherwise winter grey and dormant surroundings into something...

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The athlete bag tag, which was a ticket to the state championship, now serves as a memory of a great season for CSD’s cross-country Lady Spartans.

CSD’s cross-country Lady Spartans claim state silver

With four in the top 50, the cross-country team finishes another season with great success
Liam Hogan and Dylan Sherman
December 14, 2025

With a quarter mile left on the dusty course, Annie Morell (‘28) streaked past another runner with eyes focused on the finish line. She wasn’t alone, Morell was in a top group fighting to earn points...

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The “Spartan Territory” banner back above the student section in Griffin Gym  means it’s time for winter sports. 132 student athletes will participate across a handful of sports this season.

CSD winter sports are back for the 2025-2026 season

With colder temperatures outside, CSD winter sports return for a fresh start and plans to heat up their new seasons ahead
Dylan Sherman, Sports Editor, Copy Editor
November 25, 2025

As the weather starts to get colder, 132 Community School of Davidson (CSD) High School winter athletes are gearing up to return for another great season together. Sports such as basketball, indoor track...

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Students work with volunteers to pick up their school lunches each day. Hot lunch lines start after the end of 4th block for whoever ordered on the specific day.

A different approach to school lunches

With no cafeteria, lunch options are much different at CSD
Dylan Sherman, Sports Editor, Copy Editor
November 6, 2025

As fourth block comes to a close each day, and students begin to get hungry, a white van from Mama’s Pizza Express, a local full-service restaurant, pulls up the front door and unloads warming bags full...

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CSD Spartans fall athletes line their bags up along the hallway outside Griffin Gym before their practices and games. The return of sporting equipment means it’s time for fall athletes to get back to doing what they love.

Fall sports return to CSD for the 2025 season

With new athletes, strategies, foes and opportunities, fall sports are back as CSD teams gear up for great seasons.
Dylan Sherman and Carter Burch
October 7, 2025

Fall sports are back in session at the Community School of Davidson (CSD). Get ready to watch sports that range from girls volleyball to football, as well as cross-country, cheerleading and girls tennis....

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A larger than life Spartan mural along the gym hall welcomes students daily and serves as a visual reminder of the spirit and energy that fill the school. From pep rallies and advisory to service learning and sports (and lots more in between) it’s a great time to be a CSD student.

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.

As CSD students come back and prepare for another year, excitement is high in one of the most unique high schools in the state. Here are the Journalism staff’s picks for 26 things that will make this...

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As both AP and EOC exams get underway, the Community School of Davidson (CSD) high school morphs into a different academically structured creature.

“Where, oh where, is my class meeting?”

As both AP and EOC exams get underway, the Community School of Davidson (CSD) high school morphs into a different academically structured creature
Dylan Sherman, Copy Editor, Deputy Sports Editor
May 12, 2025
In the month of May, most if not all of the students at CSD are forced to change their ways at school, whether it is where they sit at lunch, access to their lockers, or where their classes meet each day.
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A CSD spring sports athlete wears a walking boot due to an overuse injury. Injuries can be tough for an athlete, especially at the high school level, but coming back strong is how a team can bounce back. Longing for the court, field, track, etc. will happen through a successful rehab. (CSD Journalism class photo.)

Roster opening, athlete ruled out

How injuries impact and change professional and high school sports teams
Dylan Sherman, Deputy Sports Editor, Staff Writer
May 6, 2025
While injuries are tough, successful teams find ways to steer around them and bounce back. By doing this, a team learns how to have resilience and learns to get out of tough situations. Injuries can’t be avoided, but a season that goes to waste can be.
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The 2024 - 2025 CSD Spartans swim and dive team gather for a team photo to commemorate a successful season. The team combined to be the number six school out more than 80 schools who competed at states. (Photo used courtesy of CSD Swimming & Diving.)

Spartans splash at states

Dylan Sherman, Copy Editor, Deputy Sports Editor
March 3, 2025
The boys and girls teams finished top 10 in points and combined to be the number 6 school out of more than 80 schools.
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When asked to write about a person you love and share what makes this person special, Ben Gallagher (‘25) said, “The CSD Spartan mascot framed in a heart summarizes our school spirit. I love the Spartan mascot because it represents the community of CSD and school pride. Love isn’t just person to person but can also be used to describe the things we care for deeply and I do love my school.”

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

Paired with images from Valentine’s Day at school, journalism students chose to answer one of the following questions in the captions. Why do you think Valentine’s Day is associated with the heart? ...

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The Media Center sign has long welcomed freshmen to Guided Learning Labs, a structured setting to study during free blocks. Now known as the Academic Success Center, the area is an intervention for students from all grades referred by their teacher for missing assignments, attendance issues or the need to work on classwork or homework.

CSD’s Learning Labs receive a makeover

While Guided Learning Labs have always been reserved for freshmen and Choice Learning Labs for upperclassmen, a new administrative policy reorganizes them based on academic performance and grading. Students and teachers are working through the changes.
Dylan Sherman, Copy Editor, Deputy Sports Editor
February 10, 2025

For current and former ninth grade students at the Community School of Davidson (CSD), having a free block during the school day has always meant reporting to the school’s Academic Success Center for...

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The Community School of Davidson (CSD) Spartans football team begins every game the same way. Before the game, they go out on the field while holding the American flag to show pride for their country and their team. (Photo used courtesy of Mack Sidden ‘25).

A Spartan football season to remember

11 seniors and a team full of heart transform a season with a highly unusual start into something special
Conner Shelton and Dylan Sherman
December 20, 2024

At the beginning of the season, the Community School of Davidson’s (CSD) varsity football team often wondered what could possibly happen next. As if losing a lightning shortened game wasn’t enough,...

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Rudolph and Hermey, two misfits, plot their escape in front of a Christmas tree with Santa watching. In many famous holiday movies, life lessons reveal themselves in characters and storylines.

Life lessons from holiday movies

Below the surface and deep in the storylines are life lessons that viewers of many famous holiday movies can take to heart.
Ben Gallagher and Dylan Sherman
December 17, 2024
Christmas movies are a delight to watch around the holiday season, but most viewers do not look deep enough to recognize the important lessons inside of them.
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Dylan Foltz (‘25) drives to the hoop in an early season varsity game. The excitement is high for both the boys and girls basketball teams as well as for the fans who return to Griffin gym for the upcoming winter sports season. (Photo used courtesy of Mack Sidden ‘25.)

Tis the season for winter sports

From basketball and cheer to indoor track plus swim and dive, winter athletes look to compete and earn wins this winter season.
Brandon Amaya, Conner Shelton, and Dylan Sherman
December 16, 2024

CSD’s winter Spartan athletes are back to bring life to Griffin Gym and the school during the cold winter months of the school year. With more than 100 athletes competing across multiple sports at both...

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Boxing gloves hanging on the wall seem symbolic of the Paul - Tyson fight. With Jake Paul and Mike Tyson rarely connecting on their punches, and the hyped fight falling short of expectations, many think the outcome would’ve been the same if they never put their gloves on at all.

Big hype, no punch

CSD Spartans react to a fight that did not live up to the expectations
Dylan Sherman, Copy Editor, Deputy Sports Editor
November 22, 2024
This fight will go down in history not as an epic battle but more of a sideshow. Eager fans turned silent and most were disappointed in the outcome no matter who won.
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Donations of clothing for Hurricane Helene Relief collected by CSD families await delivery to Western North Carolina on the outdoor patio at the CSD lower school. Boxes of clothes for men, women, and children are all set up for anybody who wants to donate. (CSD Journalism class photo.)

CSD provides Hurricane Helene relief efforts

Multiple programs at both the Upper and Lower Schools bring relief to the people and pets of western North Carolina
Dylan Sherman, Copy Editor, Deputy Sports Editor
November 5, 2024

As Hurricane Helene swept away many homes and resources in Florida, it was never expected to do the damage it did to North Carolina. Hurricanes typically damage coastal communities and cause beach and...

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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

As the NFL football season builds momentum, so does the thrill of playing fantasy football
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...

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Junior, Sam Mack’s (‘26) jersey and pads sitting outside the gym mean one thing, fall sports are back. With more than 150 athletes competing across nearly a half dozen sports, fall Spartans head into battle.

Fall sports back in action

Spartan fall athletes begin their seasons
Brandon Amaya, Dylan Sherman, and Conner Shelton
September 23, 2024

With the new school year comes a new fall sports season.The CSD Spartans compete in the Catawba Shores Conference (Class 1A and 2A) of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). All...

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