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Volume 13, Number 41 • Oct. 10 to 16, 2014

A fluid idea UNCC grads create project to bring fresh water to areas in need

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time on the playground (without any visible shade),” Angela Studnek, president of the Olde Providence Elementary School Foundation, said. “We wanted to be able to not only protect the kids, but the teachers that come outside every day to supervise our children.”

The Olde Providence Elementary School Foundation works with the school’s Parent-Teacher Association and

While over 14 percent of individuals under 25 years old – many college graduates – are desperately searching for jobs, two University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates took employment upon themselves and are aiming to help people in remote areas of the world.

Christopher Matthews and Justin Sonnet, who both graduated in May with degrees in engineering, created the SAROS (Swell Actuated Reverse Osmosis System) Desalination Project, which uses wave energy to filter saltwater through reverse osmosis.

The project began as an idea for the duo’s undergraduate senior project. While other groups created small-scale models of their projects and tried to solve “minimal” problems, Matthews and Sonnet, along with five other students, decided to build a large, functional product.

“A lot of places are using wave energy to make electricity, and then a lot of places are using electricity to desalinate water, so we figured we’d skip a step,” Matthews said.

Before the project, the group didn’t know what reverse osmosis – the heart of SAROS – was, but through extensive research and effort were able to create the floating A-frame, which is the key component of their system.

Here’s how it works: The system turns waves into water through this process when in the ocean, and the waves swing a large weighted pendulum that drives the saltwater into pumps at the top of the structure.

Next, the seawater goes into the system

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Olde Providence Elementary School thanked South Charlotte Dermatology for helping the school earn a $8,000 grant from the American Academy of Dermatology Courtney Schultz/SCW photo

Hanging in the Olde Providence Elementary purchases sun shades for sun safety

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

Faculty and students at Olde Providence Elementary School have a new way to take a break from the Carolina sun.

shade

The Olde Providence Elementary School Foundation earned the school a $8,000 grant from the American Academy of Dermatology to build new sun shades for the campus. The sun shades were placed around the playgrounds for teachers and students to gather under to diminish the direct effects of the sun and potentially prevent skin cancer.

“We’re trying to give kids some kind of shade out here. They spend a lot of

INDEX: News Briefs, 6; Crime Blotter, 7; Scores, 8; Education, 11; Faith Notes, 20; Calendar, 23; Sports, 24; Classifieds, 31

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Alien Dude making a home with readers Author offering boys “enjoyable” reading through new book series

by Josh Whitener josh@thecharlotteweekly.com

There’s a new, unlikely hero for young boys who are struggling or reluctant readers.

The “Alien Dude!” book series debuted earlier this year and recently released its second book, “Alien Dude! Mr. Evil Potato Man and the Food Fight.”

The author, south Charlotte resident Beth Smith, will visit the Barnes & Noble Beth Smith Arboretum location’s educators’ fair. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at the 3327 Pineville-Matthews Road store.

Smith spent 10 years as an elementary school teacher, and was fed up with the lack of books for early elementary-aged boys who were struggling with reading or having difficulty enjoying reading.

“Most of the books written at beginner levels were written for girls,” she said. “I also

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have a son, Blake, … who was a very reluctant reader. Reluctant readers just don’t want to read, and the struggling reader usually is also a reluctant reader.”

As she scoured the libraries, bookstores and online catalogs searching for books for Blake, Smith found very little. She decided if no one else was writing these books, she needed to do it herself.

Smith quit teaching about three-and-a-half years ago and started writing a book geared toward boys 6 to 8 years old, especially those who were struggling or reluctant readers. Blake, now in high school, served as an “advisor” throughout the process, helping his mom choose the book titles, the title character’s name and more.

“After I wrote the story for the first one, I went to my son, and he wasn’t thrilled about it,” Smith said.

The first book in the series, “Alien Dude! and the Attack of Wormzilla,” originally ended with Alien Dude fighting off evil worms by singing and dancing, but Blake didn’t approve of the ending and offered an

alternate twist.

“He told me when Alien Dude gets the worms out of the school, he should fart and burp,” Smith said. “I’m still getting comfortable saying that word (fart) out loud; I make sure people know it’s not my idea.”

Smith began attending workshops about three years ago to learn how to publish stories and was told no company would publish an easy-reader book by a new author. She decided to pursue self-publishing, but was told there would be a negative connotation with a self-published book, so she adopted “E.K. Smith” as her pen name.

To further professionalize the book, Smith’s husband, Michael, chose to start his own publishing company, Zip Line Publishing.

“At this point, it’s just a small, two-person company,” Michael Smith said. “A lot of what I’ve done is just traveling, learning about the industry, studying, getting the first book out and getting it into bookstores … I’ve basically just learned by doing.”

Beth Smith teamed up with Arizona artist Peter Grosshauser, who provided illustrations

for the book, and the first book in the “Alien Dude!” series was published in January after three years. She’s received positive feedback from reviewers and readers since the book’s publication, and Zip Line Publishing released the second book in the series, “Alien Dude!

Mr. Evil Potato Man and the Food Fight,” last month.

The books are currently being sold in the Charlotte area at Park Road Books, multiple Barnes & Noble stores and area book fairs, as well as places in Hickory, Raleigh, Florida, California, Colorado and Greenville, South Carolina. The series also is available online at BarnesAndNoble.com and Amazon.com, as well as “random places” in the United Kingdom, Smith said.

The Smiths are participating in a number of book signings to promote the series and are currently seeking a distributor to help place the books in more stores across the U.S. Beth Smith’s goals are to write a complete set of 10 books, along with accompanying lesson plan and sticker books.

“We want boys to pick (the books) out on their own for independent reading,” she said.

“These books are made to be enjoyable for kids who want a book they can sit down and read on their own without having to ask what the words are.”

Find more information at www. zipintoreading.com

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Radio show celebrates three years of reaching out to senior citizens Radio 4 the Ages founder reflects on program’s mission, talks future goals

by Josh Whitener josh@thecharlotteweekly.com

It’s been three years since local resident David Gwilt launched a talk radio show for senior citizens, and his passion to reach out to the community through an informative and entertaining program has never been stronger.

Gwilt’s AM/FM show, Radio 4 the Ages, celebrated its third anniversary on Sept. 25. The show was created out of a desire to provide informative and interesting talk radio programming to senior citizens in the Charlotte area, particularly those who are homebound and don’t have access to a computer.

“It was started as an over-the-airwaves show as opposed to an Internet show,” Gwilt said. “We wanted to reach folks (who were) homebound … I get calls frequently from people who don’t have a computer but listen to the show every week.”

Radio 4 the Ages began airing on Sunday mornings on a Charlottebased AM radio station, but switched in 2012 to Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon on WRHI, 94.3-FM and 1340-AM, out of Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Gwilt also is reaching out to people outside of the broadcast radius, as the show is streamed live onto its website, www.radio4theages.com. A multitude of retirement communities outside of the broadcast radius have hooked laptops up to speakers and streamed the show to a room full of residents, Gwilt said. Shows also are stored on the website and available for listening after they air.

Radio 4 the Ages has aired more than 150 shows and has become a resource for people locally and around the world who want to learn more about issues on aging, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, retirement care and more.

“Because we stream it live, we’ve been able to reach people around the world,” Gwilt said, adding many of the listeners he’s connected with have never come across a program like Radio 4 the Ages.

“A lot of folks are astounded to hear of a show like mine – they’ve never heard of anything like this before.”

Radio 4 the Ages has featured a variety of guests since its inception, including a woman diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease who shared about her experience, as well as experts who have discussed in-home care, financial assistance, elderly abuse and more.

Gwilt recently began expanding his show to include a broader range of

Three Women of Achievement honored by YWCA

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David Gwilt topics, aiming to increase listenership and attract people of various ages and backgrounds. Though Radio 4 the Ages will first and foremost keep its original target audience in mind, Gwilt hopes to provide a greater variety of content to listeners.

“We still talk about older-adult issues, but not (exclusively),” he said.

“We’re trying to reach a broader base while keeping in mind the purpose of the show is to reach that (elderly) individual at home.”

Radio 4 the Ages more recently has featured shows focusing on topics such as dating after 50, healthy eating, gerontology and more. The show’s Oct. 25 program will focus on Project 2 Heal, a Waxhaw-based nonprofit that breeds Labrador retrievers to be used as service dogs for children with disabilities and military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Gwilt’s goals are to continue offering programming on a variety of subjects and pursue syndicating the show to areas in North and South Carolina that have high senior citizen population.

“What I want to do is take this and make it available to more folks,” Gwilt said. “Yes, it’s on the Internet, but how do I take it to other places (via the airwaves)? I want to make it available … because I think (we’ve provided) a lot of good, solid information with the people we’ve had on.”

Gwilt also travels to churches, health fairs, retirement homes and other places, giving a presentation called P.L.E.A.S.E., focusing on six areas he believes senior citizens can benefit from – prayer, laughter, exercise, attitude, service and every day. Email him at radio4theages@gmail.com or call 704-614-1200 for more information about the P.L.E.A.S.E. presentation or to learn more about becoming involved in Radio 4 the Ages.

Find more information about the program at www.radio4theages.com.

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The YWCA Central Carolinas honored the winners of its yearly Women of Achievement awards on Thursday night, which recognize women who have worked as leaders for social justice in Charlotte and the surrounding areas.

The three winners were honored at a donor’s appreciation dinner at Y W C A Central Carolinas.

The winners are separated in categoMarian Yates ries based on how long they have been working in the community.

Marian Yates was honored in the “Pioneer” category, the most prestigious of the awards, similar to a lifetime achievement award. Yates has worked in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for over four decades.

She was a teacher at Myers Park High School during the 1970s while the school was going through desegregation. More recently, she was named North Carolina Principal of the Year in 2006 while serving at South Mecklenburg High School.

Yates currently works as vice president of programming for Communities in Schools, a Charlotte dropout prevention program.

Yates oversees 70 Charlotte-area employees in her present position, and works to help far more children.

“I just think it’s marvelous that someone is willing to recognize me just for what I love to do,” Yates said. “Seeing kids accomplishing life goals, it’s just a calling for me.”

Yates, 67, is a Charlotte native and attended segregated schools throughout her childhood. Being a biology teacher at Myers Park through the struggle to desegregate Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was an amazing change to witness, she said, but it has been

just as interesting for her to watch how technology has changed schools for the better over the past two decades.

“Technology has given people a world view,” Yates said. “You have to think about things globally when discussing what areas a child should focus on. They’re more intuned with what’s happening in the world, and that makes them more marketable.”

Deronda Metz, director of social services at the Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte, was honored with the “Community Champion” award, aimed at recognizing an established woman currently working at the forefront of social change.

Since becoming an intern at Salvation Army 25 years ago because the hours were “convenient,” Metz has cultivated a passion for helping those in need, especially women and children suffering from Deronda Metz homelessness.

In 2012, she spearheaded a new program called Rapid Re-Housing that aims to get families out of shelters and into apartments or homes within 30 days.

Metz laughed about receiving the award, saying when she first received the call she thought they were talking about someone else.

“I didn’t know where the conversation was going,” Metz said.

“We don’t get up to do the work because we want to win an award.

I’m just down in the trenches most of the time.”

Although she laughs and remains humble, Metz admits that the award has a lot of meaning because it recognizes not only her work, but also the work of the organization she represents.

“It’s a reflection of me, that I work for the Salvation Army, but my work is much more far-reaching than that,” Metz said. “Just the impact that my job here has, it has a broader reach from Charlotte (see Women of Achievement on page 5)

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to the larger community.”

The third award winner, in the “Emerging Leader” c a t e g o r y, is Dr. Amy Hawn Nelson, director of the InstiAmy Nelson tute for Social Capital and director of research for University of North Carolina Charlotte’s Urban Institute.

Nelson has been with the Urban Institute for two years, after spending 11 years teaching around the globe. She has worked with Teach for America in the past, teaching in the Bronx, Baltimore and Venezuela.

Nelson now oversees a small team that uses applied research to evaluate nonprofits and government agencies to help them become more efficient. They have helped five agencies with program evaluations this year alone and also have compiled large amounts of key data into one database.

“We tend to make decisions in all aspects of our community based on

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what feels good and what we think is good,” Nelson said. “Very rarely are we able to put real numbers around our decisions.”

During the week preceding the donor’s appreciation dinner, Nelson, Yates and Metz ate lunch with YWCA Central Carolinas CEO Kirsten Sikkelee, and got to know each other. It was a good time for them to discuss what they were working on and had accomplished in the past.

“I had heard Ms. Yates’ names for years and I was very honored to meet her,” Metz said. “She knows so much of Charlotte’s history. I want to stay connected with her because I want to hear more of those stories.”

Yates said she was aware of the work Metz has been doing in the community, but was not aware of Nelson.

After the lunch, Nelson, who at 35 is more than 30 years Yates’ junior, gained the attention of a woman who has already seen so much.

“The work Amy is doing is amazing, it reminds me that there is still so much more to learn,” Yates said. “It makes a lot of sense to bridge all of these ages together to show that the battle is never over. We will always need someone to take the mantle and move forward.”

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Providence Country Club extended a special thanks to Linda Lawlor, Gaye Noguchi, Marlene Ebert, Kathy Patterson, Katie Chaplain, Tracy Whitman, and Jamie Davies, who organized the event.

Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women because it’s not just a man’s disease — in fact, more women than men die every year from heart disease and stroke. However, 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with education and lifestyle changes, according to a news release.

For more information please visit GoRedForWomen.org or call 1-888-MY-HEART (1-888-694-3278).

Monticello residents (from left) Lucy Kloiber, Owen Brown, Dillon Cater, Josh Caponigro, Cody Cater, Davis Barnette, Davis Hodgens, Cole Knapp, and Will Conner. Not pictured: Cameron Green, Stewart Dautel and Drew Dautel. Residents raised close to $3,000 to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s pledge to end breast cancer. Photo courtesy or Karen Brown

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Twelve Holy Trinity Middle School students and Monticello neighborhood residents participated in a service project the past few weeks to benefit the BCC Rally. The students placed flyers in their Monticello neighbors’ mailboxes promoting the Pink Bow Campaign. Pink bows were sold for $7, and the students placed the bows on mailboxes throughout the neighborhood. Two-hundred fifty pink bows were sold, and the campaign raised close to $3,000, all of which went toward supporting the BCC Rally, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s promise to end breast cancer.

Monticello’s response has been positive. Many neighbors commented on their own personal connection to breast cancer and how they appreciated being able to show their support by purchasing a pink bow.

Providence Country Club’s Go Red For Women Campaign a swinging success The first Swing For Red golf and tennis tournament was held on Aug. 28 at Providence Country Club. The event, benefiting Go Red For Women and the American Heart Association, raised $23,115.38, almost triple the amount of last year’s donation, according to a news release. Over 150 people participated in the Aces and Birdies fundraising weekend. Events from the weekend included a men’s and women’s golf tournament and a women’s member-guest tennis tournament, a raffle, live and silent auction and awards ceremony.

Providence Country Club also donated $500 to the cause, as well, and served a continental breakfast for the players.

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New SouthPark development opening sales

Easton Park, a new luxury town home community located at the intersection of Carmel and Colony roads in the SouthPark area, recently announced the opening of sales.

The new community will offer 34 townhomes on 9.1 acres, and will be priced from the high $600,000s. The two-story homes have full brick exteriors, and average approximately 3400 square feet, all with master bedrooms located on the main level and spa-style master bathrooms.

Easton Park features a pond, walking trails and gardens. The community’s location offers easy access to the SouthPark Mall, Harris YMCA, Phillips Place and a wide variety of fine dining, shopping and midtown businesses.

According to Wade Miller, of Copper Builders, pre-construction sales begin Oct. 1, with land development commencing in December.

Those wishing additional information at this time can contact Stefan Nemanz at 704-650-3714, by email at stefan@copperbuilders.com, or visit www.EastonParkCharlotte.com. (see News Briefs on page 8)

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The following crimes were committed in the south Charlotte area, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department: Home/Business Break-Ins • 15600 block of Canmore St.: $1,398 in kitchen equipment stolen during home break-in. Oct. 3 • 7400 block of Ashfield Court: Television, clothing and shoes, worth $11,950 total, stolen during home break-in. Oct. 4 • 1700 block of Chinchester Lane: Coffee table, framed picture and bookshelf, worth $567 total, stolen during home break-in.

Oct. 5 • 3900 block of Beresford Road: $600 in construction equipment stolen from home under construction. Oct. 5 • GameStop, 8016 Providence Road: $317.81 stolen from business at gunpoint.

Oct. 6 • 3300 block of Willow Oak Road: $5,940 in construction equipment stolen from utility trailer and home under construction. Oct. 6 • 4600 block of Pebble Run Drive: $2,350 in building materials stolen from home under construction. Oct. 7 • 4800 block of Waterford Knoll Drive: $2,000 in jewelry stolen during home break-in. Oct. 7

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Vehicle Break-Ins •4600 block of Piedmont Row Drive: Wallet and purse, worth $1,500 total, stolen during vehicle break-in. Oct. 4 •8700 block of Fieldgate Drive: $3 in change stolen during vehicle break-in. Oct. 5 • 12900 block of Ballantyne Corporate Place: Tools, GPS device, watch, sports equipment and jacket, worth $1,830 total, stolen during vehicle break-in. Oct. 5 • 8600 block of Doe Run Road: Purse and wallet, worth $96 total, stolen during vehicle break-in. Oct. 5 • 11500 block of Falling Leaves Drive: $300 purse stolen and $500 damage done to Honda Pilot during vehicle break-in. Oct. 5 • 13700 block of Summit Commons Blvd.: Laptop, iPhone and iPod, worth $1,130 total, stolen. Oct. 5 • 11500 block of Falling Leaves Drive: Laptop, sunglasses, iPad 4, GPS device, backpack, clothes and phone accessories, worth $3,420 total, stolen. Oct. 5 • 9600 block of Commons East Drive: Laptop, prescription pills, cash and phone accessories, worth $1,350 total, stolen during vehicle break-in. Oct. 5 • 13800 block of Ballantyne Corporate Place: $200 in cash stolen and $200 damage done to Buick Verano during vehicle break-in. Oct. 5 • 11900 block of Lambert Ridge Drive: Headphones and clothing accessories, worth $380 total, stolen during vehicle break-in.

Oct. 6 • 11500 block of Rabbit Ridge Road:

$300 watch stolen during vehicle break-in.

Oct. 6 • 9600 block of Wheatfield Road: $900 handgun stolen from unlocked vehicle.

Oct. 8 Property Theft • 9700 block of Rea Road: $3,500 moped stolen. Oct. 4 • 5500 block of Camelot Drive: $600 in silver goblets stolen from home. Oct. 5 • 9800 block of Rea Road: $4,500 scooter stolen. Oct. 5 • 7100 block of Candlewyck Lane: Piece of irrigation system for entire neighborhood stolen. Oct. 6 • 12200 block of Lullingstone Road: $650 in copper and aluminum stolen from open trailer. Oct. 7 • 4600 block of Sharon Road: Cell phone, cash and wallet, worth $613 total, stolen.

Oct. 7 • 5500 block of Carnegie Blvd.: Wallet with cash, cards and identification inside, worth $540 total, stolen from hotel room.

Oct. 7 • 5800 block of Old Providence Road: $1,000 necklace stolen from home. Oct. 8 • 13700 block of Summit Commons Blvd.: $1,700 landscaping vehicle stolen from secured trailer. Oct. 8 • 10000 block of Fairway Ridge Road Checkbook stolen from home. Oct. 8 • 5000 block of Block House Court: $2,500 trailer containing two jet skis, worth $14,000 total, stolen. Oct. 8

Vandalism/Hit-and-Runs • 8800 block of Hunter Ridge Drive: $200 damage done to Hyundai Elantra with eggs in vandalism incident. Oct. 5 • 9800 block of Rea Road: Three large dents put into wall of property management company. Oct. 5 • 7200 block of Brigmore Drive: Suspect poured cement into victim’s drainage pipe.

Oct. 6 • 9000 block of Fisher’s Pond Drive: $100 damage done to Buick LeSabre when suspect glued the door handles shut. Oct. 6 • 8800 block of Park Road: $1,800 damage done to BMW in hit-and-run incident.

Oct. 6 • 5600 block of Wrenfield Court: $1,000 damage done BMX X5 in vandalism incident.

Oct. 7 • 6600 block of Providence Road: $5,000 damage done to Honda in hit-and-run incident. Oct. 8 • 4000 block of Providence Road: $25 damage done to Subaru Legacy after victim reported suspect placed a burning marijuana blunt on the trunk. Oct. 8 • 4400 block of Sharon Road: $2,000 damage done to Toyota Corolla in hit-andrun incident. Oct. 8 Financial Crimes/Fraud • 11000 block of Tara Glenn Court: $52 stolen through unauthorized use of a credit card. Oct. 5 • 2000 block of Echo Forest Drive: $730

stolen through unauthorized use of a credit card. Oct. 6 • SouthPark Mall: Attempted use of two counterfeit $100-dollar bills at food court.

Oct. 6 • 5300 block of Monroe Road: $187 stolen through unauthorized use of a debit card. Oct. 6 • 8400 block of Darcy Hopkins Drive: Files stolen remotely through suspect posing as an IT technician and gaining access to personal computer. Oct. 7 • 7600 block of Holliswood Court: Suspect used victim’s name and Social Security number to open a Sprint account. Oct. 8 • 7800 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: $660 lost through swindling scam. Oct. 8 Miscellaneous • 9600 block of Commons East Drive: Possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

Oct. 4 • 3200 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: Suspect exposed genitalia to a minor. Oct. 4 • 15700 block of Colony Oaks Drive: Possession of marijuana. Oct. 5 • Quail Hollow Middle School, 2901 Smithfield Church Road: Possession of a weapon by a juvenile. Oct. 6 • 9400 block of Whitehorn Drive: Possession of marijuana. Oct. 6 • Whole Foods Market, 6610 Fairview Road: Trespassing by suspect banned for long history of shoplifting. Oct. 7 • 9800 block of Rea Road: Possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Oct. 7

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Restaurant Scores The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected the following dining locations from Oct. 2 to 8: Lowest Score: •Persis Indian Grill, 14027 Conlan Circle – 83 Violations included: Soiled utensils stored in hand washing-only sink; no paper towels available at hand washing sink in kitchen; no soap available at hand washing sink behind bar; container of cauliflower with human hair on top; bulk canned goods with dents on hermetic seal; raw chicken stored above bread dough in walk-in cooler; unwashed onions and cauliflower stored above ready-to-eat foods; multiple dry goods containers throughout with no lid or covering; dark build-up inside soda gun nozzle and inside ice machine; tandoori chicken being par cooked; foods not at proper temperatures; large containers of different curry sauces in walk-in cooler with no date markings; raw chicken thawing in pooled water in prep sinks; fruit flies in dish area and throughout kitchen; multiple boxes stored on floor of walk-in cooler; wok stored on floor in kitchen; and general cleaning needed.

All Scores:

28210 •Baoding, 4722 Sharon Road, suite F – 95 •Fairview Plaza Restaurant, 5950 Fairview Road – 96 •Upstream, 6902 Phillips Place Court – 95.5 28226 •Calvary Church Kitchen, 5801 PinevilleMatthews Road – 99 •Great Wall of China South, 6666 Carmel Road – 92 28270 •The Southern Gormet, 9101 Monroe Road – 97 28277 •Chick-fil-A, 10001 Rea Road – 98.5 •Chili’s Grill & Bar, 8136 Providence Road – 97.5 •Einstein Bros. Bagels, 13736 Conlan Circle – 97.5 •Extreme Pita, 14825 Ballantyne Village Way – 98.5 •Firehouse Subs, 16049-K Johnston Road – 96.5 •Firehouse Subs, 8020-200 Providence Road – 97 •Greco Fresh Grille, 9820 Rea Road – 95.5 •Le Peep Restaurant, 8140-100 Providence Road – 93.5 •Manhattan Bagel, 8040 Providence Road – 94

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•Noodles & Company, 8016 Providence Road, suite 150 – 96 •Persis Indian Grill, 14027 Conlan Circle – 83 •Sports Connection Café, 11611 Ardrey Kell Road – 97 •Starbucks, 13855 Conlan Circle – 98.5 •Target Food Avenue, 9870 Rea Road – 100 •Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza, 5361 Ballantyne Commons Pwy., suite 200 – 97 •Wolfman Pizza, 10620 Providence Road – 97.5

28209 •Chick-fil-A, 1540 E. Woodlawn Road – 97.5 •Situl Indian Restaurant, 540-B Brandywine Road – 95.5 28211 •Bojangles’, 6555 Morrison Blvd. – 94.5 •Firehouse Subs, 3920 Sharon Road, suite 130B – 98 •Nordstrom Marketplace Café, 4400 Sharon Road – 98 •Poppy’s Bagels and More, 2921 Providence Road, suite 102 – 97 •Thai Orchid, 4223 Providence Road – 90 About the grades…Restaurants are given grades of A for scoring at least 90, B for 80 to 89 and C for 70 to 79. The state revokes permits for restaurants that score below 70.

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Free coffee for October Charlotte Chick-fil-A restaurants will treat consumers to a free cup of hot or iced coffee each Monday in October from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The giveaway kicked off on Monday, Sept.

29, in honor of International Coffee Day. “National Coffee Day will kick off a month-long promotion where (we) will give our customers here in Charlotte the chance to taste our new blend of THRIVE Farmers Coffee that was created especially for Chick-fil-A,” Beckie Johnston, operator of the Stonecrest at Piper Glen Chickfil-A, said in a news release. “This is a great opportunity to not only give back to the community that supports us, but to positively impact the lives of the coffee farmers in Central America.”

The sale of each cup of coffee provides direct revenue to the THRIVE Farmers network of family farmers in Central America, allowing them to earn up to 10 times more than farmers earn in traditional revenue models, empowering them to reinvest in their communities and crops, according to the release.

No purchase is necessary, and customers are limited to one free coffee beverage per customer per day.

Find a participating Chick-fil-A at www. chick-fil-a.com/Locations.

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Nuns Rock the Vote

by Ryan Pitkin ryan@thecharlotteweekly.com

A group of nuns bused into North Carolina this week to visit some of the state’s biggest cities and speak out against big money in politics during the lead up to November’s elections.

The third annual Nuns on the Bus Tour, a brainchild of Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Catholic social justice lobby NETWORK, has been on the road since Sept.

17. The bus stopped in south Charlotte on Oct. 7, and the nuns on board shared their thoughts on the importance of registering to vote and the need to take big money out of politics.

North Carolina is the seventh of 10 battleground states Campbell and the traveling nuns will visit before the elections in November.

They left Charleston, West Virginia on Oct. 3 and arrived in North Carolina, where they made stops in Raleigh, Durham, Greenville and Asheville before visiting the YWCA Central Carolinas in Charlotte on Oct. 7.

While previous tours focused on getting constituents to call representatives and urge them to make change, the Nuns on they Bus Tour focuses on bringing people to polls and letting them affect change themselves.

“We chose states where there are tight elections because even in these states people often don’t feel like they can make a difference,” Campbell said. “So we’re here to let them know

that they can. North Carolina is ground zero for a bunch of tight elections.”

During one stop in Louisville, Kentucky, State Representative Joni Jenkins told the crowd that she won her first election by only 10 votes. Another legislator in Charleston told Campbell she won her most recent election by only four votes.

One of the main goals of the bus tour is to encourage those struggling with poverty to become more active in politics. Many of the homeless and people living with low incomes do not vote because it can be hard to get to the polls, Campbell said. Lack of transportation or working two to three jobs can make voting less of a priority for some, and once someone gets in a habit of not voting there’s less of a chance they will start in the future, she said.

Campbell was inspired by a trip she made to St. Paul, Minnesota in September. There she met students who created practice voting booths and were inviting people to take part in the process now so they would be familiar with how to do it correctly in November and not be embarrassed to vote at the true polling locations.

At Tuesday’s event, the nuns and others traveling with the tour handed out bipartisan pamphlets explaining both sides of the North Carolina Senate race and encouraged all those at the YWCA to sign pledge cards promising to vote.

Before giving a short speech in front of the bus, which is covered with signatures of people who have attended previous events throughout the tour, Campbell and the three other nuns traveling with her through North Carolina met

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(From left) Sister Simone Campbell addresses the crowd in front of her tour bus on Tuesday with fellow sisters Mary Beth Hamm, Phyllis Tiemey and Margie Hosch Ryan Pitkin/SCW photo

with employees of YWCA and with many of the women living there. She said the YWCA staff has registered everyone there to vote and it was obvious that for some it would be there first time.

“They’re all helping each other find out who to vote for and how to vote,” Campbell said.

“It’s that type of nourishing community here at the YWCA that gets us all engaged.”

Campbell was awarded the YWCA USA’s Female’s Empowerment Award at their “Women of Distinction” awards gala in Washington D.C. in June. She remembers visiting the YWCA Central Carolinas nearly two years ago and looked forward to arriving in Charlotte on Tuesday morning to continue her work.

Kirsten Sikkelee, CEO of YWCA Central Carolinas, said it is a pleasure to have Campbell at her location twice in two years. She pointed out that many of the YWCA’s values run parallel to those of the Nuns on the Bus. “So much of what we do aligns with what

they are talking about,” Sikkelee said. “From voter registration to the impact of marginalization to people in poverty not having access.”

The marginalization of the less fortunate also relates to another focus of Campbell’s, which is the use of large amounts of money by superPACs to influence elections. Throughout the tour, Campbell and the other nuns have held “Town Hall for the 100%” meetings, which are aimed at gathering feedback from all members of the community including rich, poor, liberal or conservative.

After leaving YWCA Central Carolinas on Tuesday, the group held one of these town hall meetings at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

“Folks who have a lot of money aren’t bad, they’re not evil,” Campbell said. “But they are buying all of the ads. What we are saying is that everyone should be welcome to the voting table. But those with big money should leave their money bags at the door because if you buy the table that isn’t democracy.”

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Charlotte Latin welcomes Hungarian Ambassador to U.S. [Photo caption: Charlotte Latin Headmaster Arch McIntosh (far right) served as the host to (left to right) Tony Calabrese, who previously taught at the American International School of Budapest, Chris Domeny, honorary Counsul of Hungary to the Carolinas, and György Szapáry, the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Latin

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Charlotte Latin welcomes Hungarian Ambassador to U.S. Charlotte Latin School welcomed Hungarian Ambassador György Szapáry to the United States on Sept. 26.

Szapáry addressed Upper School students and faculty and participated in a panel discussion on Hungarian/American relations, politics, history and educational opportunities. Chris Domeny, honorary consul of Hungary to the Carolinas, and Tony Calabrese, who previously taught at the American International School of Budapest, joined Szapáry for the panel discussion.

During the panel discussion, which was attended by members of Charlotte Latin's Model United Nations Club, as well as other students and members of the school community, he also shared insights into Hungary’s role in modern European economic, political and social life, according to a news release.

Charlotte Hornets seek volunteers The Charlotte Hornets are looking for volunteers to assist with the Hornets Community Center.

The Community Corner is a unique space located on the main concourse of Time Warner Cable Arena, and was designed to highlight the Hornets' philanthropic efforts throughout the season and the efforts of other local non-profits.

Volunteers will assist fans with navigating the Charlotte Hornets Foundation's Charity Silent Auction, sell raffle tickets for Michael Jordan’s courtside seats and other Hornets Community Center duties as assigned.

All volunteers will receive a Charlotte Hornets Swarm to Serve T-shirt to wear at the Community Corner and a Charlotte Hornets swag bag filled with Hornets goodies. Volunteers will also have www.thecharlotteweekly.com

the opportunity to win tickets to Hornets home games.

Interested volunteers should contact Scierra Bratton at sbratton@hornets.com or 704-688-7771 for more information and to sign up.

CMS offers advice for flu season October marks the beginning of flu and virus season and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Deputy Superintendent Ann Clark sent a letter to CMS parents.

Enterovirus infections are common – estimated as many as 10 to 15 million infections occur each year.

“There are no specific medical treatments for viruses, so prevention is the best strategy. Symptoms can mimic those of colds or the flu, including runny nose, coughing, fever and aches,” Clark wrote in the letter.

Clark offered the following suggestions for preventing the spread of flus and viruses: • Wash hands frequently with soap and water, especially before eating.

• Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth.

• Cough or sneeze into a sleeve or elbow, not hands.

• Disinfect frequently touched surfaces.

• Keep your child home when he or she is feeling sick. Establish a contingency plan for keeping a sick child at home or picking him or her up from school so you are prepared if illness strikes.

• Keep your child at home for at least 24 hours after he or she is free of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.

• Talk with your healthcare provider about annual seasonal flu vaccines. (see Education Notes on page 18)

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Concrete Roses faculty still waiting for paychecks

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

Faculty of Concrete Roses STEM Academy are still waiting for promised paychecks for their time at the school nearly two weeks after its abrupt closing on Sept. 19.

The staff was promised to receive pay for the last two weeks they worked on Sept. 30, but received nothing but an email from school CEO Dr. Cedric Stone.

The email from Stone described three options “in order to administer final pay,” but many say the options are not plausible.

The charter school closed down after being placed on financial disciplinary status by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Department of School Business for overestimating the school enrollment and not submitting expenditure reports to the department for the months of July and August.

Lynda Fuller, public information officer for the Department of Public Instruction, said the NCDPI Department of School Business is still conducting an analysis review of the school’s funds and assets.

Stone wrote in his email that one option would be to work with the Director of School Business Alexis Schauss to use some of the unused funds.

“It takes over two weeks for the state to release funds, and the state has said they will not be releasing any additional funds,” former teacher Beth Berg said.

Schauss said if there are unused funds for the charter school, they would be returned to the state, since the school closed.

The second option Stone wrote was to sell off existing assets, but faculty of the school said there are no assets to sell because they were taken away when the school closed. The one school bus the school had no longer sits outside the building.

The third option proposed by Stone was to submit a Principal Management Report for September and the school’s 20-day roster to the local education agency, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

As of Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly’s press deadline, CMS has made no plans to provide any funding to the school, representatives said.

“At this time the Charlotte-

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Mecklenburg School district is investigating to determine what, if any, funding is due to Concrete Rose STEM Charter from county appropriations,” read a statement from CMS. WBTV reported on Sept. 30 that some of the used state funding, which totaled $285,170, possibly went toward two car payments of $629 each for a company car.

Fuller said the department, at this point, has not determined whether funds were used for a car payment.

The state is still looking into whether funds were spent properly.

If the state were to find improper use of funds, the culpability would fall on the school.

“If it is determined that the funds were not spent properly, the auditor would recommend that the state recoup those funds,” Fuller said.

While the school’s financial circumstances remain in limbo, former teachers and staff worry over whether they will be able to support themselves financially.

“Several former staff members are having utilities cut off today and one may lose their apartment,”

Berg said.

Tamika Frye, the school’s former cafeteria manager, has still not been paid for her work since she left the school in August. She said she talked to Stone on Sept.

25, when he told her he would pay her “something,” but funding has always been “scarce” at the school.

"The school is shut down," Frye said Stone told her during their phone call. "I don't have any money to pay you, so I don't know what to tell you."

Any nonpayment of salaries to faculty is the responsibility of the nonprofit’s board, Fuller said, in this case, Concrete Roses STEM Academy’s Board of Directors. But Stone has told all employees he has no funds to give out for salaries.

The Department of School Business is still looking into the school’s finances, and Fuller said the NCDPI would report of the school’s financial standing when the analysis is completed.

While Concrete Roses faculty waits, some have considered retaining an attorney to obtain their salaries.

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Area middle school boy shows off yo-yo talents

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

Some middle school boys are sitting in front of the television or playing video games, but one area middle schooler spends his time coming up with new tricks for his yo-yo.

Edgar Davis, an eighth-grader at Community House Middle School, received recognition for his talented yo-yo tricks and won the Junior Champion award at the Georgia State Yo-Yo Contest on Sept. 27.

The Georgia competition was the first for the 13-year-old and, despite his nerves, he ultimately showed his skills to the judges.

Edgar first got involved in yo-yoing with his 16-year-old brother, but after a while, Edgar started to get better and his brother lost interest, Edgar said.

He began looking up yo-yoers on YouTube and learned tricks and techniques from watching them.

“I thought it was fun at first and then I would watch professionals on YouTube and I would try to copy them,” he said, adding yo-yoing served as a stress reliever as well.

Edgar practiced and created different combinations for tricks as he got

more comfortable with the yo-yo.

“His tricks are unique in the way that they are not (typically) done,” said Jim Davis, Edgar’s father.

To prepare for the contest, Edgar would make a routine and practice the tricks repeatedly to get them down.

He said on the day of the event, he was nervous. There were over 60 participants in the competition – including a seven-time national champion.

He participated in a preliminary round “to see how much we knew.”

After passing that round, Edgar and the other participants went into a final round where Edgar displayed a two-minute routine.

Edgar wasn’t sure how well he did as he waited for the results.

“It was my first competition, and everyone around me was telling each other, ‘Oh, I think you’re going to win.’ No one knew me, so it was nerve-wracking,” Edgar said.

Ultimately, he beat out the other competitors, and was crowned the Junior Champion.

Representatives from YoYoExpert, a yo-yo distributor and consultants out of Easthampton, Massachusetts, said each competition is different, depending on level and tricks required, but

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Eighth-grader Edgar Davis beat numerous participants at the Georgia State yo-yo competition, and was crowned Junior Champion. Photo courtesy of Jim Davis

are the best way to enhance yo-yoing skills “It’s a good way for kids to get practice being on stage,” a representative said.

Edgar said he enjoyed the experience and hopes to continue to compete in the future.

“When you just yo-yo in your room, it’s kind of boring. But you want to show off and show people what you can do,” he said.

Edgar also has the support of his family.

“Even if I’ve never done it before, I can understand that competitive edge,” said Jim Davis, who described his family as a “sporting family.” He feels that sports and education connect in teaching discipline.

When Edgar is not yo-yoing, he is attending karate classes and Japanese School.

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Fluid idea (continued from page 1)

and is filtered to remove unwanted solids, and then the water goes to a holding tank.

Meanwhile, the seawater is pressurized, and the water is fed into a reverse osmosis membrane that removes salt. The wastewater is then recycled back into the system to generate new pressure, and the fresh water is collected outside of the system.

“We had the opportunity to build something people would use and make a difference. We couldn’t really pass that up,” said Matthews, who has teamed with Sonnet to set up shop in south Charlotte and, with the help of a sponsorship, made a company out of what once was a senior project.

Matthews and Sonnet want to use their system to bring fresh water to remote areas.

“They are doing a lot of testing off the coast of Scotland, where there are giant waves on an average day – huge waves, but that’s not realistic. We want to put this thing everywhere, so we need to be able to use waves that are everywhere,” Sonnet said. “Desalination isn’t new, but this a way to bring existing desalination technology to places that don’t have access to it.”

The floating A-frame uses wind-chop waves – not developed swells – and creates fresh water with waves power that requires no electricity.

An important component of SAROS is it’s a mobile, freestanding structure that can be placed in areas that may not have developed

infrastructure, Sonnet said. Some desalination plants are developed structures that require electricity, but any of the areas the group wants to place SAROS do not have funds or power plants necessary to sustain them, Sonnet added.

“We found the applications for this project as we were rolling along with it,” he said.

Sonnet said the system was enhanced with the remote area residents in mind.

“It’s easy to run and it’s self-sufficient,” said Lisa Smailes, project manager. “So it will be easy to train or write a manual for somebody. They taught me how to do it, and I know nothing about engineering and I can sort of follow their instructions. Everything is above board, so it’s easier to for those regions to be able to sustain their own water.”

Although no specific places are confirmed, the group has projected areas in mind, such as west Africa, the Caribbean and other islands.

The group hopes by placing SAROS in underdeveloped areas, those areas will be able to make revenue from the fresh water they create.

“They could create their own economies from selling water to other villages,” Sonnet said.

The team recently won the Thomas Edison Award, given by the U.S. Green Build Council’s North Carolina Chapter. Companies, individuals and projects were honored at the 2014 Sustainable Business Awards Ceremony and Green Gala on Friday for their dedication to the sustainability of the

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community, according to a news release. The group also finished Top 7 in the Future Technologies for Water Competition at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, aimed to identify breakthrough technologies for safe water with a sustainable business plan and wide-scale applicability, according to the release.

“It was almost unbelievable because we were sort of referred there and didn’t realize the scale. We have entered two contests and done very well in those contests,” Smailes said. “To watch their project transform in a few months to getting recognition to not just around here, but nationally…it’s great to get that recognition and that vibe of ‘keep going, keep going.’”

Both Smailes and Sonnet have met with the Water Resources of Sacramento in California to find an outlet for their product.

They also network with other entrepreneurs and investors in the greater Charlotte community, such as Packard Place and UNCC Ventureprise.

“The big picture is we need to find more money to fund different developments. Once we’re done with this prototype, which is more or less a proof of concept, we want to build a prototype we can use for long-term testing,” Sonnet said.

Visit www.sarosdesalination.org or contact the group at sarosdesalination@gmail.org for more information. Their shop is located at 3120 Latrobe Drive, suite 270 in Charlotte.

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Grant Writer Christi Hays talks to students about sun safety at the school’s sun shades dedication on Oct. 3. Courtney Schultz/SCW photo

Angela Studnek, president of the Olde Providence Elementary School Foundation (left) and Dr. David Shulman of South Charlotte Dermatology encourage students to get shade while playing outside. Courtney Schultz/SCW photo

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administration to raise funds for specific projects around campus, including new playgrounds, basketball hoops and walkie-talkies.

“Now that we have the beautiful equipment, we have great field space, but we don’t have a lot of shade. We were concerned about the students and the teachers being out in the sun, so when the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Grant Department alerted me to the fact that there is $8,000 out there from the American Academy of Dermatology, we went after it,” said Christi Hays, grant writer and parent of a fifth-grader at Olde Providence.

Cancer – particularly skin cancer – hits close to home for the Olde Providence community. There are board members, parents, teachers and even students who suffered or are currently suffering from cancer, Hays said.

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“I’m glad to see these kids getting out of the sun,” he said.

As part of obtaining the grant, the school instilled an educational program through a partnership with South Charlotte Dermatology to learn about sun safety.

“Even on an overcast day, you can still get sunburned,” Hays said.

Dr. David Shulman, of South Charlotte Dermatology, and his office have provided literature for the school to teach students about how to prevent skin cancers, such as melanoma.

Olde Providence Assistant Principal Andrea Runyon said she’s glad the school can reach out to the community.

“The most exciting part is the new community partnership. Anytime we can partner with anyone in our community to support our kids and do what’s best for kids is exciting to use – whether it’s shade or books. We want to reach out to our community and appreciate the support that they give us,” she said.

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Charlotte Latin aces at area speech and debate tournament Charlotte Latin School students competed in the Pinecrest High School Speech and Debate Tournament in Southern Pines, North Carolina on Sept. 27. The following students earned top placements at the tournament: – Raymon Wang: undefeated (4-0) and second place in Varsity Lincoln-Douglas

Debate – Caleb Jordan and Parker Julian: second place in Novice Duo Interpretation – Jake Ahearn and Mac Craig: undefeated (4-0) and third place in JV Public Forum Debate – Charlie Herrmann and Shaw Sullivan: fifth place in Novice Duo Interpretation; – Joe Gitlin: sixth place in Varsity Impromptu Speaking – Parker Julian: sixth Place in Novice Impromptu Speaking – Mary Katherine Lupo and Nick Verderame: 3-1 in Varsity Public Forum Debate

– Andrew Calton and Harrison Fertitta: 3-1 in Novice Public Forum Debate CNF calls for school spirit The Cam Newton Foundation (CNF) along with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced its School Pride program, a video contest to encourage schools to show off their school pride for a chance to win dinner with Cam Newton.

Each month, all 43 CMS middle schools and kindergarten to eighth grade academies can submit a video that displays their school pride. The videos will focus on all

aspects of student programs and activities.

“We are so appreciative of the great partnership that our district has with the Cam Newton Foundation,” Dr. Heath E. Morrison, superintendent of CMS, said in a news release. “The School Pride program is helping our middle schools by building great learning environments where students and staff can be proud of what makes their school unique.”

School principals will identify the student team, comprised of 15 students or less, that produces the school’s video.

Schools will identify and select a group of diverse change-makers who are representative of their school and can positively affect culture. The videos can include as many students, teachers and school staff as needed.

The school videos must be 90 seconds or less and submitted by a specific deadline each month. The first deadline is Oct. 15, and the contests continue through the end of March. There will be six total submission dates, and schools are encouraged to submit different videos each month.

Once the videos are submitted, a committee representing leadership from the CNF, CMS and greater Charlotte community will select one winner. One school will be selected as the winner each month.

“I am excited to see this year’s School Pride videos. We want to know how middle schoolers are representing their schools. I hope the students will think creatively and outside of the box,” Cam Newton said in a news release. “School pride is not just about wearing your school’s colors; it is extremely contagious and can serve as a means to bring a community together.”

Contact Kim Beal of the Cam Newton Foundation at 919-270-9082 or kim@ cam1newton.com for more information.

High school students to take the PSAT/NMSQT Area 10th-graders and 11th-graders will take the PSAT/NMSQT in their respective schools on either Oct. 15, a Wednesday, or Oct. 18, a Saturday.

The test, which is cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Cooperation, helps educators at every level provide early feedback on student skills and promotes college readiness.

The PSAT will: assess reading, math and writing skills; provides practice for the SAT; connects students to scholarships and personalized online tools; identifies students in the 11th grade who may be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship program and other programs that use PSAT scores; and identifies students who are likely to succeed in AP courses and on AP exams.

Visit www.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt for more information on the PSAT, the benefits for completing the PSAT and to determine whether students’ high schools will offer the PSAT.

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Sharon Elementary gets down in the dirt

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

Students at Sharon Elementary School love to get their hands dirty, and they’ve got a way to put that passion to work.

The students have been actively working since earlier this year in their school garden to grow various vegetables and herbs, including pumpkins, tomatoes, chili peppers, basil and mint.

The school received a $2,000 grant in March from the 2014 Whole Kids Foundation, a national nonprofit founded by Whole Foods Market. Whole Kids Foundation is a charitable organization that provides children with access to health food choices through partnership with educators, schools and organizations.

Sandra Moore, a Sharon Elementary parent of a third- and fourth-grader, chair of the Garden Committee and the grant writer, discovered the grant through social media one night and decided she wanted to pursue it without putting strain on the school’s PTA. After moving from Manhattan, New York, Moore said all the land in the South amazed her, and she saw an opportunity for the school.

Sharon Elementary had plant beds around the school that had been planted by Eagle Scouts, but they were not maintained.

“We didn’t have a consistent gardening program,” said Sharon Elementary Principal Catherine Phelan.

With the help of the grant and guidance from teachers at Saint Patrick's Catholic School, Sharon started its own garden where students have learned about science, horticulture and philanthropy.

Students would shovel, weed, rotate soil and plant seeds to help maintain the garden. Some students even gave up their recess time to work in the garden, Moore said.

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were,” she said. “These kids wanted to feel productive and needed.”

The kids began by planting seeds for pumpkins that ultimately ripened this fall. In May, science lab instructor Karin Steinman investigated the decomposition of pumpkin seeds with her kindergarten students, and planted those seeds that became the school’s pumpkin patch.

Steinman said the garden has encouraged students to learn about horticulture and science through the garden.

She enjoys that each classroom connects the garden with its curriculum.

“My goal is to have every grade to have their own garden,” Steinman said.

The school has found the garden has given the children a sense of purpose and a chance to reach out to the community.

“I want them to have a hands-on learning opportunity and be able to move outside the classroom and out into the real world,” Phelan said.

The school plans to donate the food grown in the garden to disadvantaged individuals in the community.

“It’s important for any children to learn where food comes from – that it doesn’t just appear,” the principal said.

“The philanthropy part is that it makes them more a part of the community.”

Moore hopes the garden continues to expand the students’ worlds and generate a more global perspective.

“I want to be able to fill that food desert and hope that this garden can bring home this healthy food instead of just canned goods,” Moore said.

Sharon plans to continue to maintain their garden and plant new vegetables for harvest and potentially increase community involvement. Phelan believes the grant money will aid in sustaining the school’s efforts.

Contact the school at 980-343-6725 for more information about the garden.

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Seminary’s annual apologetics conference to return this weekend Southern Evangelical Seminary will host its 21st annual National Conference on Christian Apologetics Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11 at Calvary Church.

Conference workshops held on Friday will take place between 9 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. and include: God & Science; Christianity & Culture; and Historical Apologetics. The main conference will take place Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and continue on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Key speakers will include David Limbaugh, who will sign his newest book; Josh and Sean McDowell; Norman Geisler; Warren Wallace, who also will sign his newest book; Hugh Ross; Michael Behe, author of “Darwin’s Black Box;” Walt Kaiser; and Gary Habermas, among other top scholars in their fields, according to a news release.

Registration costs $85 per person and $55 for students.

Find more information at www.ses.edu, or call the Matthews-based seminary at 704-847-5600, ext. 201.

Calvary Church is located at 5801 Pineville-Matthews Road.

Concert to feature Denver and the Mile High Orchestra Christ Lutheran Church will host a concert featuring Denver and the Mile High Orchestra on Oct. 26, a Sunday, at 6:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

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The event will be preceded by a potluck dinner and 60th anniversary party at 4:45 p.m. People are encouraged to bring a side dish, and bratwurst, hot dogs and ice cream will be provided.

Advance ticket prices for the event range from $10 to $20. Call 704-366-1595 to purchase tickets. Find more information at www.christelca.org.

Christ Lutheran is located at 4519 Providence Road.

SouthPark Community Fall Festival at Sharon Presbyterian Sharon Presbyterian Church will host a SouthPark Community Fall Festival on Oct. 25, a Saturday, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The event will include bounce houses, a petting zoo, hayrides, cotton candy, games, music, barbecue and “everything you could ask for in a fun, fall afternoon, all in your backyard,” according to a news release.

Barbecue plates cost $8 and hot dog plates cost $4. All other activities are free. Find more information at www.sharonpcusa.org.

Sharon Presbyterian is located at 5201 Sharon Road.

Matthews UMC to host family worship service People are invited to a special worship service at Matthews United Methodist church this weekend.

The church will host The Deep Family Worship Service on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 9:30 to 10:40 a.m. in the church gym. Find more information at www.matthewsumc.org.

Matthews UMC is located at 801 S. Trade St. Hot meals program for senior citizens People 60 years old and older who live in Mecklenburg County are invited to the county’s hot meals program at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church.

The program takes place weekdays beginning at 11 a.m. in the church’s Bigham Hall. Lunch is served at noon.

The church has an ongoing need for volunteers to work in the kitchen or deliver meals to the homebound. Find more information at the church’s website, www.philadelphiachurch.org, or call 704-573-2490 to register or volunteer.

Philadelphia Presbyterian is located at 11501 Bain School Road.

Antioch UMC’s to host barbecue Antioch United Methodist Church will host a barbecue on Friday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 704-8462678 for more information.

Antioch UMC is located at 3205 Antioch Church.

Judgment House coming to First Baptist Indian Trail First Baptist Church of Indian Trail will host Judgment House drama “59 Minutes” Oct. 22 to 25, Wednesday to Saturday.

The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday and 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday. Walk-in visits are welcome, but reservations are recommended, according to a news release. Cost to attend is a $3 suggested donation at the door, and the event is not for children younger than 10 years old, the release said.

Call Julie at 704-893-2640 to place a reservation. Find more information at www.fbcit.org.

First Baptist Indian Trail is located at 732 Indian Trail Fairview Road.

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Home Sales in south Charlotte Date sold

Address

sale price

Date sold

Address

sale price

Sept. 2014

Sept. 2013

Sept. 2012

Homes Sold Average Sales Price

242 $368,689

265 $359,461

208 $310,364

Date sold

Address

28209

28211

Ashbrook 1226 Ashbrook Place Sept. 26 $360,000

Collins Park 538 Scaleybark Road Sept. 4 $164,000

Colonial Village 425 Webster Place Sept. 3 $145,000

Madison Park 4225 Darwin Circle Sept. 17 $225,222

Myers Park 2809 Glendale Road Sept. 8 $950,000 1127 Yale Place Sept. 9 $932,383 211 Dellwood Ave. Sept. 17 $645,000 2637 Roswell Ave. Sept. 18 $1,150,000 3410 Selwyn Ave. Sept. 22 $475,000 1617 Jameston Drive Sept. 24 $844,500 1416 Maryland Ave. Sept. 25 $725,000

Sedgefield 620 Melbourne Court Sept. 4 $185,000 914 Sedgefield Road Sept. 12 $245,000 3210 Auburn Ave. Sept. 18 $200,000

Selwyn Farms 3213 Selwyn Farms Lane Sept. 4 $386,000 3507 Selwyn Farms Lane Sept. 18 $362,500

Selwyn Park 4327 Collingwood Drive Sept. 26 $173,000

Stone Orchard 725 Clayfield Court Sept. 8 $228,000

Woodlawn Park 4301 Darwin Circle Sept. 9 $330,000

Barclay Downs 3108 Wickersham Road Sept. 15 $760,000

Cloisters 3615 Pickwick Lane Sept. 3 $785,050

Cotswold 439 Bertonley Ave. Sept. 30 $272,500 500 Ellsworth Road Sept. 29 $525,000 427 Mcalway Road Sept. 25 $270,000 530 Mcalway Road Sept. 23 $208,905 511 Merwick Circle Sept. 18 $359,900 4601 Walker Road Sept. 10 $355,000 4116 Randolph Road Sept. 10 $125,000 4124 Randolph Road Sept. 10 $125,000

Eastfield 3600 Litchfield Road Sept. 10 $184,000

Gardens at Wendover 603 Bourton House Drive Sept. 29 $453,580

Myers Park 1927 Harris Road Sept. 30 $771,900

Providence Park 149 Cabell Way Sept. 11 $660,000

Sherwood Forest 5012 Addison Drive Sept. 30 $293,000 1019 Shady Bluff Drive Sept. 19 $240,000 5250 Addison Drive Sept. 12 $275,000

Stonehaven 1228 Bearmore Drive Sept. 30 $212,000 1324 Alfred Street Sept. 29 $274,900 714 Larkhall Lane Sept. 23 $450,000 6422 Pineburr Road Sept. 16 $125,900

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sale price

6140 Wheeler Drive Sept. 10 $210,000 1525 Piccadilly Drive Sept. 2 $232,000

The Cloisters 2100 Cloister Drive Sept. 30 $590,000

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Allyson Park 15037 Lisha Lane Sept. 12 $535,000 15013 Lisha Lane Sept. 27 $415,000

Amberleigh 15503 Tolliver Drive Sept. 6 $390,000 10303 Gunnison Lane Sept. 15 $365,000

Ardrey 17205 Hedgerow Park Sept. 29 $480,000 Road 17015 Hedgerow Park Sept. 19 $470,000 Road

Ardrey Chase 11615 Ashbourne Hall Sept. 25 $450,000 Road

Ardrey Crest 11457 Ardrey Crest Drive Sept. 29 $371,500

Ardrey Woods 9745 Ridgeforest Drive Sept. 10 $360,000 10126 Woodland Watch Sept. 5 $346,500 Court

Auburn Place 8413 Darcy Hopkins Drive Sept. 16 $265,00

Ballantyne Country Club 14413 Ballantyne Country Sept. 12 $722,650 Club Drive

Address

Date sold

sale price

11022 Pound Hill Lane Sept. 12 $716,500

Ballantyne Meadows 14014 Wolf Den Lane Sept. 30 $336,000 14015 Ballantyne Sept. 2 $315,000 Meadows Drive

Bevington Pines 6610 Bevington Brook Sept. 19 $240,000 Lane

Blakeney Heath 8605 Fieldcroft Drive Sept.5 $264,900 9713 Autumn Applause Sept. 4 $235,000 Drive

Brittany Oaks 7501 Celtic Court Sept. 3 $370,000

Carlyle 11421 Mcginns Trace Sept. 24 $230,000 Court

Downs Grant 4208 Woods End Lane Sept. 25 $225,000

Ellington Park 8926 Arbor Grove Lane Sept. 15 $335,000 9503 Benton Place Sept. 2 $300,000

Farmington 10733 Fruitland Road Sept. 30 $559,410

Hunter's Valley 6808 Haws Run Court Sept. 9 $370,000

Kensington at Ballantyne 7123 Skipton Lane Sept. 5 $630,000

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Home Sales (continued from page 21)

Address

Date sold

sale price

Landen Meadows 8506 Albury Walk Lane Sept. 16 $203,000 8917 Castlebay Drive Sept. 12 $252,000

Mitchell Glenn 9132 Mitchell Glen Drive Sept. 8 $196,000

Oak Ridge 6815 Southbrook Drive Sept. 2 $220,000

Piper Glen 5244 Bevington Place Sept. 29 $969,900 6211 Glynmoor Lakes Sept. 8 $2,050,000 Drive 5330 Callander Court Sept. 2 $760,000

Providence Country Club 12710 Long Cove Drive Sept. 25 $515,000 12515 Long Cove Drive Sept. 11 $670,000

Providence Crossing 11909 Darby Chase Drive Sept. 8 $395,000

Providence Pointe 14726 Provence Lane Sept. 29 $353,000 15017 Redwood Valley Sept. 15 $429,900 Lane 13816 Daltrey Lane Sept. 11 $346,000

Providence West 8924 Bryant Farms Road Sept. 8 $272,900

Pullengreen 7218 Baniff Circle Sept. 25 $318,000

Raeburn 12200 Bay Tree Way Sept. 19 $209,900

Rainbow Forest 10000 Gatehouse Court Sept. 23 $330,000

Raintree 7901 Serendipity Lane Sept. 26 $175,000 10601 Par Cove Lane Sept. 10 $166,525 7900 Serendipity Lane Sept. 4 $208,000

Ravenscrest 8045 Marie Roget Way Sept. 30 $203,000 11402 Nevermore Way Sept. 26 $253,500 10507 Amontillado Drive Sept. 9 $287,500

South Hampton 9040 Holland Park Lane Sept. 19 $180,000

Southampton 9439 Thatcher Hall Court Sept. 30 $240,000 17329 Georgian Hall Drive Sept. 12 $234,000

Southampton Commons 8909 Holland Park Lane Sept. 25 $202,000 17507 Westmill Lane Sept. 23 $208,000 16536 Kettlewell Lane Sept. 8 $182,000

Stone Creek Ranch 10541 Serape Road Sept. 25 $265,000 5006 Mesa Verde Road Sept. 15 $470,000 8306 Ruby Valley Road Sept. 12 $275,000 10530 Alvarado Way Sept. 3 $266,000

Thornill 6345 Shining Rock Court Sept. 22 $351,000 6607 Charter Hills Road Sept. 22 $245,000 6717 Charter Hills Road Sept. 17 $258,000 11005 Thornhill Club Drive Sept. 17 $360,000 10944 Wild Dove Lane Sept. 10 $217,000

Wedgewood Commons 15223 Wedgewood Sept. 26 $326,000 Commons Drive

Wildflower Pond 11709 Borchetta Drive Sept. 26 $230,000

Williamsburg 7919 Bracken House Lane Sept. 12 $295,000

Woodview 10403 Woodview Circle Sept. 17 $397,417

Wyndham 15110 Wyndham Oaks Sept. 5 $308,500 Drive

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Alexandria 6720 Cristina Court Sept. 26 $370,000

Beverly Crest 7325 Prescott Pond Lane Sept. 30 $296,500

Address

Date sold

sale price

7530 Swinford Place Sept. 23 $265,000 7601 Bosham Lane Sept. 22 $358,000 811 Stargard Court Sept. 15 $325,000 7919 Elphin Court Sept. 10 $360,000 2318 Mirow Place Sept. 2 $365,000 2616 Greyabby Court Sept. 2 $335,000

Bishops Ridge 6213 Tuskan Drive Sept. 23 $243,000

Crown Colony 7117 Crown Colony Drive Sept. 4 $375,000

East Providence Estates 3727 Davis Drive Sept. 8 $370,000

Heritage Woods East 522 Kelford Lane Sept. 30 $160,000

High Timbers 8126 Mattingridge Drive Sept. 25 $152,000 8338 Rittenhouse Circle Sept. 10 $154,000

Langston 6511 Falls Lake Drive Sept. 24 $212,000

Lansdowne 138 Lansdowne Road Sept. 4 $380,000 5536 Lansing Drive Sept. 2 $375,000

Mammoth Oaks 516 Mammoth Oaks Drive Sept. 29 $340,000

Olde Heritage 337 Chadmore Drive Sept. 26 $210,000

Providence Arbours 10450 Breamore Drive Sept. 12 $363,500

Providence East 9651 Thorn Blade Drive Sept. 12 $285,000

Providence Glen 2824 Walcourt Valley Sept. 24 $226,500 Place

Providence Plantation 5513 Providence Sept. 26 $355,000 Glen Road 9621 Thorn Blade Drive Sept. 26 $269,000 4733 Kuykendall Road Sept. 25 $409,900 3044 High Ridge Road Sept. 25 $499,000 3513 Rhett Butler Place Sept. 15 $354,000 2835 Peverell Lane Sept. 11 $320,000 2224 Cedar Bird Lane Sept. 10 $560,000 6000 Providence Sept. 9 $470,000 Glen Road

Sardis Forest 1221 Berry Ridge Road Sept. 26 $142,700 10443 Sardis Oaks Road Sept. 9 $184,000

Sardis Woods 222 Sunnywood Lane Sept. 23 $161,000

Willowmere 2050 Mckenzie Creek Sept. 24 $162,000 Drive 2403 Normancrest Court Sept. 22 $165,000 2310 Winthorp Ridge Road Sept. 18 $239,000 2918 Alpine Forest Court Sept. 11 $265,000 4036 Manor House Drive Sept. 11 $262,000 2434 Beacon Forest Drive Sept. 11 $279,000 3939 Manor House Drive Sept. 8 $248,000

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Belingrath 4026 Highview Road Sept. 12 $620,000

Beverly Woods 4318 Pemberton Drive Sept. 25 $364,000 3912 Lovett Circle Sept. 25 $348,000 6428 Long Meadow Road Sept. 12 $345,000

Beverly Woods East 3712 Highview Road Sept. 3 $446,000

Cameron Wood 9209 Cameron Wood Sept. 26 $300,000 Drive 3124 English Sparrow Sept. 15 $315,000 Lane 8816 Arbor Glen Lane Sept. 11 $299,000 9924 Brass Eagle Lane Sept. 9 $240,500 3100 Windstream Court Sept. 9 $239,000

Heydon Hall 3330 Indian Meadows Sept. 30 $805,000 Lane 9215 Heydon Hall Circle Sept. 15 $950,000

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Address

sale price

Address

3339 Indian Meadows Sept. 11 $770,000 Lane 3508 Blackhorse Lane Sept. 2 $840,000

Jordan Manor 808 Huntington Park Drive Sept. 30 $1,350,000

Madison Park 5417 Milford Road Sept. 30 $248,000 5223 Seacroft Road Sept. 10 $160,050 5300 Seacroft Road Sept. 8 $209,000 4922 Baylor Drive Sept. 2 $176,500

Montclaire 6201 Montpelier Road Sept. 11 $238,000

Mountainbrook 3324 Mountainbrook Sept. 5 $375,000 Road

Park Crossing 10434 Avondale Ave. S.E. Sept. 8 $486,500

Parkstone 3311 Archdale Drive Sept. 9 $249,900

Quail Hollow 6745 Baltusrol Lane N. Sept. 24 $1,050,000 6708 Baltusrol Lane N. Sept. 22 $783,900

Quail Hollow Estates 2219 Wittstock Drive Sept. 26 $370,000

Sharon Woods 5015 Sharon Woods Lane Sept. 9 $600,000

Southpark 5530 Closeburn Road Sept. 29 $829,508

Spring Valley 6801 Old Reid Road Sept. 30 $289,900 6119 Colchester Place Sept. 4 $230,000 3215 Frederick Place Sept. 2 $210,000

Starmount 7214 Woodstock Drive Sept. 26 $124,000 6520 Candlewood Drive Sept. 26 $170,000 7601 Watercrest Road Sept. 25 $220,000 1709 Brookdale Ave. Sept. 24 $201,500 6815 Woodstream Drive Sept. 18 $132,000 7007 Sherbourne Drive Sept. 12 $149,500 7114 Rockcliff Court Sept. 9 $119,000 6722 Candlewood Drive Sept. 4 $167,000

Wheaton Grove 3522 Sharon View Road Sept. 17 $1,295,000

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Cardinal Woods 13209 Alex Mill Drive Sept. 23 $288,000

Danby 526 Dansville Drive Sept. 29 $100,000 13819 Dansington Court Sept. 22 $145,000

Mccullough 15310 Country Lake Drive Sept. 24 $398,438 15417 Country Lake Drive Sept. 5 $416,492

Woodside Falls 14709 Sapphire Lane Sept. 25 $197,000 12515 Diamond Drive Sept. 24 $154,500

Woodside Village 12216 Dolomite Drive Sept. 10 $190,000

28226 Battle Forest 6736 Bradstock Lane Sept. 26 $156,100

Bellmore Hall 4126 Banfield Place Sept. 30 $619,000

Candlewyck 2049 Lawton Bluff Road Sept. 24 $195,000

Carmel Cove 4917 Dawnridge Drive Sept. 12 $340,000

Carmel Crescent 2600 Sheffield Crescent Sept. 25 $637,500 Court

Carmel Estates 4419 Parview Drive N. Sept. 19 $700,000

Date sold

sale price

Carmel Forest 4039 Carmel Forest Drive Sept. 23 $273,000

Carmel Ridge 11901 Rock Canyon Drive Sept. 12 $204,500

Carmel South 4705 Carmel Vista Lane Sept. 5 $239,900

Carmel Station 6018 Carmel Station Sept. 3 $267,500 Ave.

Carmel Valley 4130 Windmill Place Sept. 30 $305,000 4117 Waterford Drive Sept. 30 $305,000

Challis Farm 8817 Lake Challis Lane Sept. 30 $745,000

Chambery 921 Dacavin Drive Sept. 26 $700,000

Cottonwood 4633 Cotton Creek Drive Sept. 10 $429,000

Darby Hall 2509 Landing View Lane Sept. 12 $215,000

Five Knolls Estate 5427 Kerry Glen Lane Sept. 19 $258,000

Foxglove 6937 Foxglove Drive Sept. 12 $317,000

Giverny 2540 Ballencourt Lane Sept. 26 $660,000

Innisfree 11070 Painted Tree Road Sept. 30 $175,000

Kingswood 4101 Kingswood Road Sept. 18 $500,000

Meadowbrook 8205 Meadowind Circle Sept. 18 $133,800

Olde Providence 6700 Old Providence Road Sept. 12 $315,000 6714 Queensberry Drive Sept. 11 $263,500 6916 Knightswood Drive Sept. 10 $329,900 7041 Foxworth Drive Sept. 9 $280,000 6717 Lancer Drive Sept. 2 $279,900

Providence Landing 6306 Saddlebrook Court Sept. 30 $274,500

Providence Springs 1405 Bristol Place Court Sept. 2 $535,000

Quail View 4241 Quail Hunt Lane Sept. 16 $428,500

Rea Forest 3411 Rea Forest Drive Sept. 25 $255,500

Ridgeloch 3402 Chilham Place Sept. 29 $293,000

Rockbridge 4117 Bridgewood Lane Sept. 5 $290,000

Southpark 7324 Lee Rea Road Sept. 12 $420,000

Sturnbridge 4007 Meadowridge Drive Sept. 30 $215,000

Summerlake 2532 Summerlake Road Sept. 29 $750,000

Town & Country 4222 Sharon View Road Sept. 30 $590,000 4640 Town And Country Sept. 22 $360,000 Drive

Walnut Creek 8338 Kapplewood Court Sept. 30 $116,500 12011 Painted Tree Road Sept. 26 $180,000

Wessex Square 4613 Bournewood Lane Sept. 12 $275,000

Woodbridge 5000 Crooked Oak Lane Sept. 17 $345,000

Woodcreek 11834 Post Ridge Court Sept. 3 $170,000

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Calendar 10.10.14 Friday

Charlotte Folk Society welcomes Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, 7 p.m.

The Charlotte Folk Society welcomes Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, a husband-and-wife duo who perform throughout the United States and overseas, singing songs and telling stories from the American folk tradition.

Sparky Rucker has been performing over 40 years and is internationally recognized as a leading folklorist, musician, historian, storyteller, and author. He uses fingerstyle picking and bottleneck blues guitar, banjo, and spoons.

Rhonda Rucker is a musician, children's author, storyteller, and songwriter.

CFS Gatherings are family-friendly and free. Donations are appreciated, and free parking is available in the surface lot adjacent to the Stella Center and in the Fourth Street Mecklenburg County deck. Refreshments, a song circle, slow old-time jam, and the Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club follow the concert.

Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte

10.11.14 Saturday

Matters of Grave Importance, 10 a.m. to noon Take a glimpse into the past, present and future of cemetery history with local historian and preservation expert, Jason Harpe. Jason will lead visitors on a firsthand tour of the Polk family cemetery while detailing the importance of the preservation of this historic landmark.

James K. Polk State Historic Site 12031 Lancaster Hwy., Pineville

10.11.14 Saturday

Oktoberfest, noon to 5 p.m.

All Saints Lutheran Church is hosting its annual Oktoberfest. The event is open to the public, including many activities for kids. Admission is free. German food and beer will be available for sale. All proceeds benefit the All Saints Lutheran Church Building Fund to support the congregation’s remodeling and expansion project.

Call 704-752-4287 for more information.

All Saints Lutheran Church, 17030 Lancaster Hwy., Charlotte

10.13.14

Thursday

Food for Thought: A Faithful Look at Unconditional Forgiveness, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

After her brother, Steve, was shot and killed in 2003, Therese Bartholomew worked through her grief the only way she knew how – by setting out to meet the person behind Steve’s untimely death. Bartholomew will lead a discussion on forgiveness using stories and clips from her documentary, “The Final Gift,” which chronicles her journey to “Find faith and humanity in dark and unexpected places and then being willing to see possibilities.”

Food for Thought is a free event which offers interfaith and community thought-provoking presentations consistent with Mecklenburg Ministries’ mission. Lunch is available for purchase on-site for $7.

Registration is requested via www.meckmin.org/events/ fft-oct14/ or by calling 704-565-5455.

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E. Morehead St., Charlotte

10.20.14 Monday

Charlotte Garden Club, 7 p.m.

Andrea Wulf, award-winning historian and author of “Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation” will discuss the lives of the Founding Fathers and how their attitude toward plants, gardens, nature and agriculture shaped the American nation. In a unique retelling of the creation of America, Wulf will show how plants, politics and personalities intertwined as never before at this free event.

For more information, visit www.charlottegardenclub. com.

Mint Museum, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte

11.1.14 Saturday

Donation Drive benefitting Assistance League of Charlotte, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TPC at Piper Glen is hosting a donation drive benefitting the Assistance League of Charlotte.

The drive will accept donations in a number of areas, but is focusing on gently used clothing, household goods and furniture.

All proceeds benefit the Assistance League of Charlotte, a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families through communitybased philanthropic programs.

TPC Piper Glen, 4300 Piper Glen Drive, Charlotte

Monday

11.2.14

Carolina Wind Orchestra, 7 p.m.

The premier symphonic band of the Carolinas, the Carolinas Wind Orchestra (CWO), will present its fall concert on Monday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. CWO’s special guest will be the Providence High School Wind Ensemble. The principal work on the program will be “Lord of the Rings, Symphony #1.” The program will also include “Woodland Sketches,” marches and other concert band repertoire.

Admission to the concert is free.

The CWO is led by Dr. William Malambri and Dr. Stanley Michalski and the Providence High School Wind Ensemble is led by Joshua Potter. The CWO is based at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina and draws over 80 musicians from the greater Charlotte metropolitan area. Members are selected by audition and many are music education professionals. For more information about the CWO or the concert, visit CWO website, www. carolinaswindorchestra.org.

Providence High School, 1800 PinevilleMatthews Road, Charlotte

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Sunday

St. Stephen’s UMC Fall Craft Festival, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church is hosting it 20th annual Fall Craft Festival.

Over 60 vendors from Charlotte and surrounding areas will display and sell their handmade crafts and holiday gifts. There will also be a bake sale, free door prizes and BBQ available to dine in or take out. Proceeds benefit local, national and international missions, and the festival is sponsored by the St. Stephen United Methodist Women.

Call 704-364-1824 for more information.

St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 6800 Sardis Road, Charlotte

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Sports

Net worth

(From left ) Katie Snoden, Gaby Snoden and Maddie Weber have helped lead the Mustangs to a 12-0 record this season and are a combined 29-5 in singles’ play. Hannah Dockery/SCW photo

by Hannah Dockery hannah@thecharlotteweekly.com

To say the Myers Park tennis team has dominated the Southwestern 4A scene this season would be an understatement.

The Mustangs have made quick work of their opponents, winning 95 of their 105 games in singles’ play on their way to an unblemished 12-0 record. Seven of those 12 wins have been matches where the Mustangs swept their opponent, 9-0.

Coach Ed Flynn said he knew good things were in store for his team this season when the Mustangs kicked off their first match on Aug. 26 and beat Class 4A perennial power Ardrey Kell, 6-3. It was an especiallysweet victory after the Knights ended the Mustangs hopes of a dual team state title last year, knocking them off in the regional round, 6-3.

Seniors Madeline Fox and Zoe Holderness, who line up at Court 4 and 5 and played in the top six last season, set the precedent for perfection early on. Fox had no trouble with the Knights’ Coral Levkovitz, winning 6-0, 6-1 while Holderness easily beat Allison Chang, 6-1, 6-2.

Eleven matches later, both seniors have yet to drop a set – something not uncommon for the Mustangs’ top netters.

“This team has been really cohesive from the get-go,” Flynn said. “The seniors that are our captains, Madeline and Catherine (Neilson), have stepped up from the beginning. Early on the seniors said, ‘This is how we do things at Myers Park. Here’s the schedule of what’s going to happen and how we’re going to do it.’ Everyone bought into it and it’s really a lot of fun watching it come together.”

The Mustangs winning recipe is in their deep talent, with a slew of capable girls that could occupy the top six spots on most other teams. Sophomore Maddie Weber has held the Mustangs No. 1 seed all season and come out with an impressive 8-4 record entering this week’s conference tournament. Sisters Katie and Gaby Snoden line up at spots two and three – Katie boasts a perfect 12-0 record while Gaby has only dropped one match all season.

At the sixth spot, Aubrey Bader, Emma Drake, Catie Holshouser and Nielson have all spent time in the lineup, where they’re a collective 11-1.

“We’re not a team where we just have one or two good players,” Weber said. “We’re very deep. I never feel pressure to win (at the No. 1 seed) because everyone else is really good and they all have my back. We collaborate really well and we mesh really well. We have great time but we’re also a really good team all around.”

“It’s nice that we have such depth across our team,” Gaby Snoden said. “It’s not like we just have a great No. 1 seed or No. 2 seed and that’s it. The entire team really is amazing.”

Since their big win over Ardrey Kell, the Mustangs proceeded to knock off among others South Meck, Providence, Hough and an always-talented Weddington team with little resistance as five of their last six victories have been 9-0 wins.

“It’s been really exciting all season,” Katie Snoden said. “At school it’s really fun because people are starting to notice and they’ll come up to us and say ‘congratulations’ and that we’re doing a good job. It feels really nice that people are taking notice

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of our accomplishments.”

With a loaded top six lineup of girls that are also tournament players with private coaches and have only dropped a combined seven games all season, perhaps the true talent of the Mustang squad is the chemistry in their doubles’ teams.

At Court 2, six different doubles’ tandems have lined up over the season and come out with an untarnished 11-0 record. Bader and Fox currently line up at the No. 2 seed, where they’re 4-0 and clicking on all cylinders.

But the true doubles’ strength lies at Court 1, where the Snoden sisters are 7-3 and have an undeniable chemistry that can only be explained by being relatives.

“They love playing together,” Flynn said.

“They’re incredible at that spot. They’re really supportive of each other and it’s not the stereotypical high school girl stuff with them. It’s all support and they’re great with each other. In practice, they can push back and forth a little and it’s nice to have that unity with them.”

“We get each other,” Gaby Snoden said.

“We’re in sync without having to talk to each other. In doubles, communication is so important and it’s probably the hardest part, but we don’t struggle with that because we’re so aware of what the other is doing.”

The duo has played together since they were young and found a true niche playing together in doubles. In a streak of consecutive wins over Hibrten, Butler, Porter Ridge, Independence and East Meck, the talented tandem only dropped two games in their 10-game pro sets, outscoring their opponents, 58-2.

“No matter what happens with us on the

court, you can’t ruin our friendship,” Katie Snoden said. “She’ll get upset with me or I’ll get upset with her but we look at each other the same regardless. We can tell each other things that we wouldn’t be able to say if we were playing with someone else… honestly, I just really love it.”

With a perfect regular season already in tact and a singles and doubles lineup that’s proven to be nearly flawless, the Mustangs are ready to continue what they started last year and advance even further than the Class 4A regional round. They host Mallard Creek on Oct. 14 to kick off what could be a historic Mustang season.

“Obviously our goal is to go to states and do well as a team,” Gaby Snoden said. “We know we have some hard competition ahead of us it but we’re playing our best right now and think we’re ready for it.”

“We know playing in the class that we do that we’re going to have a tough draw,” Flynn said. “It’s a cliché, but we’ve got to take it one match at a time. I don’t want them to go there mentally yet because it just takes one bad day. But they’re capable of getting there.”

Regardless of what happens in the tournament, it looks as though the success of this season will carry over into next year as four of their top six return, including Weber and the Snoden sisters, and several underclassmen currently line up at the lower seeds ready to fill those empty spots.

“Katie and Maddie are just sophomores, which is incredible,” Gaby Snoden said. “It’s so cool to have these younger girls in the top six. It’s been amazing and we’re excited for what’s ahead.”

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by Andrew Stark andrew@thecharlotteweekly.com

When the 2014 season opened, there were plenty of questions surrounding the Charlotte Christian football team, but many of those came on the offensive side of the ball where the Knights were replacing seven starters.

Many of the departed offensive starters – including tight end Jeb Blazevich (University of Georgia), receiver Bo Hines and tight end Garrett Bradbury (N.C. State), quarterback Austin Kendall (University of Tennessee commit) and lineman Jean Luc Cerza Lanaux (Charlotte 49ers) – were going to be tough to replace. And, as usual, the Knights played a brutal out-of-conference schedule to open their season, which afforded them no time to break in new starters.

The Knights opened their season with defending Class 4-AA state champion Mallard Creek –who was ranked in the top 10 of some national polls at the time.

Coach Jason Estep figured the defense would have to carry the offense while the new starters gelled and the offense came into its own.

In particular, with Army commit Jaylon McClinton, Jeremiah White and Trey Linton lining up at cornerback and Beau Snuggs and Davis Waldrop at safety, Estep knew the secondary was going to be good, and the coaching staff leaned on them early.

“They had experience coming into the season, and we thought the secondary would be one of our big strengths,” Estep said. “A lot of people don’t realize that Jaylon is a four-year starter, and there are very few of those guys in our program.

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broke his collarbone. Those guys didn’t come back the rest of the year – Trey was able to come back in the state championship game – but for the most part, we lost two starters in our secondary for most of the year.”

Having that experience back was a huge key for the Knights. But, it turns out, with McClinton and Linton joining Matthew Weigel, Josh Broadway and a host of receivers for quarterback John Turley to throw to and Elijah Deveaux running behind an experienced offensive line with Stanford commit Brian Chaffin and N.C. State recruit Philip Walton, the offense came together more quickly than imagined and put up 21 points in the opening week, and hasn’t looked back.

But, as expected, defense has still been the key to the Knights current five game win-streak and their hopes for a third consecutive state title. They’ve limited opponents to just 16.8 points per game despite playing two state champions (Mallard Creek and Liberty Christian) and three teams who lost the state championship game (Charlotte Latin, Victory Christian and Monroe) a season ago.

And the defense has been a huge reason why. The Knights limited Mallard Creek to 28 points, well below their 40-point-per-game average. They held Victory Christian to just six points – way below their 31-point average – and shut out Virginia power Liberty Christian, the first time they had been held scoreless in at least a decade.

“We have confidence already, but to know that we can come on the field and know we can lock this guy up or shut that guy down, we don’t have any doubt in our minds out there,” McClinton said.

“We’re coming together as a secondary.

We’re learning each other, learning our coverages and communications with

With (back row, from left) Davis Waldrop, Beau Snuggs, Jeremiah White and (kneeling) Trey Linton and Jaylon McClinton roaming the Charlotte Christian secondary, the Knights are off to a 5-1 start and remain the favorite to win their third consecutive state title. Andrew Stark/SCW photo

each other, but the best has not shown up yet. We have a lot to show everybody.”

The Knights took a big step in holding Charlotte Latin – probably the one team capable of challenging the Knights for their third consecutive state title – to 30 points, well below their 50-plus pointper-game average.

“We weren’t happy we gave up 30 against Latin,” Estep said matter of factly. “They’re averaging 53 points, but we weren’t happy to give up 30, for sure.

“We did some things well, and one thing we can count on is Beau and Davis will get everyone lined up, Jaylon has seen everything under the sun as far as formations and checks we have to do, so to have those guys is invaluable back there. Beau is always in the right spot, Jaylon and Trey are going to make plays and our two guys in the back are going to be where they’re supposed to be and do what they’re supposed to play.”

Even though the defense appears in mid-season form and has already had some statement-making wins, there’s plenty more to come from this unit.

Snuggs was penciled in as a receiver this offseason, but when Turley was needed at quarterback, he slid nicely into the vacated safety spot.

Although he wasn’t supposed to get big minutes in the secondary this year, he’s become a mainstay and a name the public address announcer calls a lot on Friday nights.

“I’m young and haven’t played safety before, but these guys have helped me a lot,” Snuggs said. “I used to play quarterback, so that helps me, but these guys have been great and are making sure I’m in the right spot.”

Waldrop and Linton are fully recovered from their collarbone injuries last year, and, along with McClinton, always

seem to be around the ball.

“I think we’re doing good as a unit,” Linton said. “These guys do a good job.

They listen, communicate well, and if me and Jaylon have any advice for them, they take it well and try to get better.

They do a good job back there.”

While it’s been a little bit of a learning curve for Snuggs and White, those two in particular have helped make this year’s secondary a force to be reckoned with.

“I was a little bit nervous at first,” White said. “I think I was going to start to start the season, but I needed to show the coaches a little bit more confidence.

These seniors showed me what I needed and I’ve gained a lot of confidence this year.

“I think it’s been a good learning experience – learning from these guys has been good. One day we will have to take their spots and be the leaders, but they are doing a great job of showing us the way.”

But McClinton and Linton – the secondary’s two seniors – have been around to see great defenses during their time at Christian. But, McClinton said, this could end up being one of the Knights’ best-ever secondaries.

“I’ve got faith in these boys,” McClinton said. “I think it’s the best (defensive back) unit we’ve had since I’ve been here. That’s no disrespect to Desmond (Lawrence), Sam Dexter, Matthias Farley and all these greats that went on to play college ball.

“But I think these boys are on that level. I know they’ve got my back and think we’re all realizing that this group is pretty special. But like I said, we have a lot more to prove this season.”

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Name Team Games Comp. Att. Yards Daniel Jones Charlotte Latin 6 87 159 1662 Naiil Ramadan Rocky River 5 75 119 1151 Kelvin Hopkins Independence 7 73 135 1081 Anthony Ratliff-Williams Butler 7 66 126 1079 Bruce Dixon Carolina Pride 5 56 148 1076 Caleb York Providence 6 58 111 995 John Turley Charlotte Christian 5 48 96 854 Clay Norris Myers Park 5 81 124 817 John Schweitzer Providence Day 7 63 153 796 Bryce Maginley Ardrey Kell 6 49 88 675 Cole Bloomer Country Day 5 31 60 459 John Walton Charlotte Catholic 6 23 41 419 Christian McPhail Independence 6 16 31 308 Khalil Gilliam East Meck 7 25 68 302

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Butler Jaret Anderson Charlotte Catholic Gabe Montgomery Providence Day Elijah Jett

Rocky River Brian Mattar Providence Elijah Deveaux Charlotte Christian Anthony Ratliff-Williams Butler Bonte Freeman Ardrey Kell Bryon Collins East Meck DeMarkes Stradford Charlotte Latin Quantavious McGill Independence Bryce Maginley Ardrey Kell Bruce Dixon Carolina Pride Khamel Howard East Meck Dominique Summerville Myers Park Daniel Jones Charlotte Latin AJ Peal Independence Caleb York Providence Cole Perry Charlotte Catholic Jaquavion Alexander Myers Park Raymel Addison Carolina Pride

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Name Hunter Sheridan Alec Hanff Dru Seabrook Connor Miller Twazanga Mugala Connor Maitland Lawrence Harris Caleb Walker Michael Wilson Matthew Weigel Rhett Huddleston Matthew Gray Kima Bell Tim Thompson Will Sapyta Richard Coker Michael Jones

Team Games Receptions Yards TD Rocky River 7 42 733 9 Independence 7 27 542 4 Charlotte Latin 6 22 460 8 Butler 7 20 449 6 Providence 6 23 365 3 Independence 7 22 353 4 Ardrey Kell 6 18 332 2 Charlotte Latin 6 16 327 5 Butler 7 13 324 4 Charlotte Catholic 6 14 319 2 Charlotte Latin 6 18 319 6 Carolina Pride 5 12 292 6 Providence 6 16 281 4 Myers Park 5 21 267 4 Providence Day 7 16 257 3 Charlotte Latin 5 12 228 2 Rocky River 7 9 214 2

Team Games Sacks Charlotte Latin 6 8 Charlotte Latin 6 8 Providence 5 8 Charlotte Catholic 6 7 Ardrey Kell 6 6.5 Charlotte Christian 5 6.5 Carolina Pride 4 6.5 Independence 6 6 Charlotte Catholic 4 5.5 Charlotte Christian 5 5.5 Ardrey Kell 6 5 Carolina Pride 5 4 Independence 6 4 Rocky River 7 4 Ardrey Kell 6 3.5 Country Day 6 3.5 Rocky River 7 3.5

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Name Jaire Alexander Will Walton Kanyon Tuttle Alex Barrow John Biasucci Jamar Jenkins Ryan Jones Jonathan Jennings Clifton Duck Ryan Miller Carson Song Jaylen Erwin Drake Deluliis Tadarin McNeil Ryan Connor Melvin Rouse Kendall Lewis

SEND US YOUR STATS! Attention coaches and team statisticians: As we do each football season, this fall we will publish weekly statistical leaders. To have players from your team included, please send the information by Monday morning following each game to andrew@ carolinaweekly newspapers.com.

Rushes 96 84 110 130 93 108 65 70 92 69 57 48 50 99 58 42 67 71 44 67 17

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Yards TD 813 16 756 11 692 6 678 4 676 6 658 6 655 9 578 7 552 4 534 7 490 7 480 5 383 4 372 0 366 1 344 3 342 4 334 7 276 2 252 2 238 1

Name Will Sapyta Matt Messler Christian Dixon Ricky Smith Jalen Cousar Solomon Key Ryan Gilmartin Addison DeBord Sheppard Wilson Jacari Major Chris Mangum Twazanga Mugala Jay Gibbs John DiGiovanna Jackson Monnin Jerome Cochran

1) Independence (7-0) Previous ranking: No. 1

The Patriots demolished Porter Ridge last week and enter their bye week healthy and with a ton of confidence. The offense is finding its groove and the defense has been light’s out having allowed just 24 points on the season. They’ll return next week against Garinger, but then the real fireworks begin.

2) Butler (6-1) Previous ranking: No. 2 As expected, the Bulldogs annihilated East Meck last week, coasting to a 62-7 win with many of their starters sitting out at least the first half. They’ve scored 128 points during the last two weeks combined. They travel to Myers Park this week and will be tested, but the Bulldogs shouldn’t have much of a problem as they’re getting ready for a stretch run.

3) Charlotte Christian (4-1) Previous ranking: No. 3 The Knights made believers last week in their big showdown with Charlotte Latin. We knew the defense would be stout and Elijah Deveaux would have a big day running the ball, but didn’t count on three John Turley passing touchdowns and an offensive output that could’ve easily exceeded 50 points.

4) Charlotte Latin (5-1) Previous ranking: No. 4

Team Games Tackles Ardrey Kell 6 73 Ardrey Kell 6 69 Butler 7 65 Providence Day 7 61 Butler 7 59 Providence Day 7 58 Charlotte Christian 5 57 Charlotte Latin 6 55 Country Day 6 49 Rocky River 7 48 Independence 6 48 Ardrey Kell 6 48 Butler 7 48 Carolina Pride 5 47 Charlotte Latin 6 46 Independence 6 45

Team Games Name Butler 7 Clifton Duck Providence Day 7 Elliott Beiser 7 Cameron Goldean Providence Day Charlotte Latin 3 Melvin Rouse Providence Day 7 Alex Cantrell Country Day 4 John Donohue Rocky River 4 Jaire Alexander Alexander Gagnon Charlotte Catholic 6 Providence 5 Tyler Pistorio Independence 6 Tim Marshall Butler 7 Aramis Algood 7 Deonte Henderson Providence Day Myers Park 4 Tommy Wayne Rocky River 4 Aubrey Alexander Providence 3 Devon Kent South Meck 3 Chance Kennedy South Meck 3 John Brannon Country Day 4 Peter Pitroff Charlotte Christian 5 Beau Snuggs

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The Hawks suffered their first loss of the season to two-time defending state champion Charlotte Christian, but they’re not intimidated in the least. Daniel Jones is among the state’s best quarterbacks and may be the city’s best pure passer – but he can run, too. Carson Song and the receivers are good and if they cut down on penalties, the Hawks can potentially run the table.

5) Providence (5-1) Previous ranking: No. 5 We knew the offense was good, but a 30-0 win over West Meck makes the streaking Panthers a team nobody wants to face. They’ve got Berry this week before a huge game with Ardrey Kell which will have the winner in line for a conference title shot.

6) Charlotte Catholic (5-1) Previous ranking: No. 6 The Cougars shut down Harding in a 42-0 manhandling of the Rams last week. They’re showing balance on offense, but still love to run it with their stable of productive backs. They travel to Olympic this week, but a tough test with South Meck awaits as conference play heats up on Oct. 17.

7) Rocky River (5-2) Previous ranking: No. 7 The Ravens have won five straight and had it not been for consecutive losses would be considerably higher in the rankings. The Big 3 on offense of Naiil Ramadan, Elijah Jett and Jaire Alexander rivals any trio in the state and the defense refuses to allow more than two touchdowns. Last year’s Southwestern 4A crown was certainly no fluke.

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Here we go. This week’s games are starting to heat up in intensity, but next week is when the real fun begins with some super-heated conference games.

Still, there are some intriguing matchups with Davidson Day and Charlotte Country Day, a team that’s always competitive and always is a tough out at the very least.

Providence Day has a chance to make a big statement this week, and Myers Park is much better than its record indicates and could stay with Butler for a half or so, but the Bulldogs seem to be putting it all together.

It’s another fun week and time for me to make up some ground on our guest pickers and, more importantly, Hannah.

This week’s guest picker knows how to win as Providence Day’s Ben Hovis has won nine boys and girls cross-country titles, two track and field titles and was a state champion himself at Providence Day as a senior in 1996.

Hovis knows what makes a good team, and has advice for this year’s state title hopefuls.

“A common trait that I’ve seen among my state championship teams is the ability to step up when the pressure is really on them,” Hovis said.

“I’ve had the pleasure of coaching some very talented and competitive athletes, but it takes a special athlete or team to win the state title. My latest state championship teams have really risen to the occasion in such impressive fashion, it becomes very emotional as a coach.”

Weekly Game Schedule: Davidson Day at Charlotte Country Day Berry at Providence Butler at Myers Park

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Davidson Day Providence Butler Charlotte Christian Rocky River Charlotte Catholic Charlotte Latin Ardrey Kell South Meck

Davidson Day Providence Butler Charlotte Christian Rocky River Charlotte Catholic Charlotte Latin Ardrey Kell South Meck

Charlotte Country Day Providence Butler Charlotte Christian Rocky River Charlotte Catholic Providence Day Ardrey Kell South Meck

Last week Overall

(8-2) (57-18)

Last week Overall

Carolina Pride at Charlotte Christian East Meck at Rocky River Charlotte Catholic at Olympic

(9-1) (60-15)

Last week Overall

(10-0) (58-17)

Providence Day at Charlotte Latin Harding at Ardrey Kell West Meck at South Meck

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The prestigious Wendy’s Invitational cross-country meet had a definite south Charlotte flavor when it was run on Oct. 4 at McAlpine Park.

South Charlotte girls had a great showing, as Providence’s Grace Sullivan won the girls open race and Catharine Haley took gold in the girls freshman and sophomore race. Myers Park’s Mary Prouty took

second in the girls invitational, but clocked the fastest time on the day.

The boys had eight south Charlotte runners run sub-17 minute races, including Providence’s Tanner Sutter and South Meck’s Ben Talbert who were the top two finishers. Providence’s Russell Engle and Andrew Kiss placed second and third, respectively, in the boys freshman and sophomore race.

A look at all of the standouts from the race:

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Name School Time Invitational Tanner Sutter Providence 16:28 Open Race Ben Talbert South Meck 16:30 Open Race Haywood Ferguson South Meck 16:31 Invitational Logan Sutter Providence 16:38 Invitational Jason Port Ardrey Kell 16:41 Invitational Sam Cohen Providence 16:54 Open Race William Thomas South Meck 16:57 Open Race Chase Smith Charlotte Catholic 16:59 Invitational Hayden Blalock Providence 17:00 Freshman-Sophomore Russel Engle Providence 17:02 Freshman-Sophomore Andrew Kiss Providence 17:09 Open Race Ryan Kavanaugh South Meck 17:19 Freshman-Sophomore Patrick Barley Providence 17:22 Freshman-Sophomore Cameron Wright Providence 17:22 Invitational Jake Aschenbrenner Providence 17:22 Invitational Elliott Schultz Providence 17:23 Junior-Senior Matthew Danze Providence 17:24 Junior-Senior Sean Mcafferey Providence 17:29 Invitational Will McSwain Providence 17:32 Invitational Carson Phillibin Ardrey Kell 17:33 Open Race Paul Gennett Charlotte Catholic 17:36 Open Race Jacob Winters Charlotte Catholic 17:38 Invitational Daniel Petronis Ardrey Kell 17:41 Open Race Henry Crew South Meck 17:41 Junior-Senior Nicholas Couchell Providence 17:43 Freshman-Sophomore James Mccaffrey Providence 17:44 Invitational Joseph Eudy Ardrey Kell 17:44

Race Name School Time Place Invitational Mary Prouty Myers Park 17:49 2 Open Race Grace Sullivan Providence 17:53 1 Invitational Kiley Aymar Ardrey Kell 18:20 4 Invitational Josie Jordan Ardrey Kell 18:47 10 Invitational Kate Eiselt Myers Park 18:51 11 Open Race Kayla Glova Providence 19:03 9 Open Race Helen Griffith Providence 19:25 13 Invitational Sydney Farris Myers Park 19:27 31 Open Race Claire Strickler Providence 19:33 16 Invitational Story Gourley Myers Park 19:34 34 Open Race Sarah Parish Providence 19:35 18 Open Race Amelia Lennard Providence 19:56 30 Open Race Jan Hu Providence 19:56 31 Invitational Anna Albright Myers Park 20:07 59 Invitational Rachel DeMay Myers Park 20:20 65 Freshman-Sophomore Catharine Haley Providence 20:28 1

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Place 45 23 24 52 55 78 39 41 92 2 3 63 8 9 119 120 5 9 134 137 78 81 148 84 16 24 155

Race Name School Time Place Freshman-Sophomore Meghan Noon Providence 20:35 2 Invitational Shelby Foreman Ardrey Kell 20:40 84 Invitational Rachel Goode Ardrey Kell 20:41 85 Invitational Erin McGuire Ardrey Kell 20:50 93 Invitational Katherine Wilder Ardrey Kell 20:59 103 Junior-Senior Annie Britt Ardrey Kell 21:02 8 Freshman-Sophomore Morgan Shires Providence 21:03 10 Freshman-Sophomore Emma Wiese Ardrey Kell 21:04 11 Invitational Katie Zhao Ardrey Kell 21:06 113 Open Race Lane Hays South Meck 21:13 78 Junior-Senior Natalie Briggs Ardrey Kell 21:24 10 Junior-Senior Delaney Graves Ardrey Kell 21:29 12 Junior-Senior Rachel Teague Providence 21:29 11 Open Race Savannah Clawson Charlotte Catholic 21:36 99 Freshman-Sophomore Mary Elizabeth Campbell Myers Park 21:38 19 Freshman-Sophomore Anusha Khansheb Ardrey Kell 21:47 21

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Myers Park’s Carlton earns allAmerican status Myers Park golfer Hoke Carlton was recently named a Hewlett Packard Scholastic Junior all-American by the American Junior Golf Association and HP. Carlton won the Southwestern 4A conference tournament and placed second at the Class 4A Western Regional, helping the MusHoke Carlton tangs to a regional title in his first season on the team.

Since 1988, HP and the American Junior Golf Association have recognized 12 boys and 12 girls who demonstrate the ability to excel both on the golf course and in the classroom.

Former HP Scholastic Junior All-Americans have gone on to successful amateur and professional golf careers, including Casey Martin (1989), Wendy Ward (1990), Kellee Booth (1992), Cristie Kerr (1994), Matt Kuchar (1994), Scott Langley (2005) and Patrick Rodgers (2009, 2010).

AK’s Hailey Simon claims conference tennis crown

conference singles’ tennis champion.

Simon defeated Charlotte Catholic’s Ally Braccia, 6-1, 6-0, the semifinals where she met Olympic’s Nicole Spencer, who had downed Simon’s Ardrey Kell teammate Olivia Hooks, 6-4, 6-4, in a hard-fought match.

In the finals, Simon made quick work of Spencer, winning 6-2, 6-4 to claim the conference crown.

Charlotte Catholic’s Carly Barnhorst defeated Providence’s Gina Kim, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, to claim fifth place.

AK’s Cullip, Whitley lead Knights to golf win over Charlotte Catholic

Megan Cullip

Marthinsen and Leonard defeat Cougar teammates for So. Meck 8 doubles tennis title Charlotte Catholic sophomores Megan Leonard and Rachel Marthinsen outlasted Cougar teammates Catie Nelson and McKinley Riley to claim the So. Meck 8 conference’s doubles’ title with a 6-4, 6-2 win at South Meck High on Oct. 8.

Marthisen and Leonard survived a scare in the semifinals, where they snuck past Providence’s Abby Scheper and Camie Hobson, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

They met their Cougar teammates after Riley, a sophomore, and Nelson, a freshman, also overcame an opening-set less to outlast Providence’s Haley Tan and Sullivan Higson, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Leonard and Marthinsen are 13-6 playing No. 1 doubles for the Cougars and Nelson and McKinley fell to 17-2 on the season playing No. 2 doubles.

Ardrey Kell’s Allison Chang and Asha Patel defeated Knight teammates Coral Levkovitz and Olivia Taraboi, 6-2, 6-2, to claim fifth place.

Ardrey Kell’s Megan Cullip and Alexis Whitney fired the low rounds of the day to lead the twotime defending state champion Knights to a 112-123 conference win over Charlotte Catholic on Oct. 8.

Cullip and Whitley tied with a low score of 34 to push the Knights to the win.

Charlotte Catholic’s Keri Kenkel shot a 35 and Austin Palmer fired a 40 for the Cougars’ low scorers.

Alexis Whitney

Locke’s hat trick powers Country Day soccer Charlotte Country Day earned a 5-0 win in a conference matchup with Covenant Day on Oct. 8 behind Ben Locke, who led the scoring with three goals.

Redmond Teague and Andrew Howard scored the other goals for the Bucs, and Robert Haggard recorded the shutout.

The win pushed Country Day to 14-4-2. The Bucs, who are ranked third in the state by Eurosportscoreboard.com, face No. 5 ranked Providence Day on Tuesday, Oct. 14 to close out their regular season.

Ardrey Kell’s Hailey Simon is the So. Meck 8

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