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Volume 15, Number 25 • June 19 to 25, 2015

Rezoning petition sparks concern

One Voice chorus celebrates 25 years

by Crystal O’Gorman crystal@thecharlotteweekly.com

neighborhoods discouraged District 7 representative Ed Driggs, who was in attendance, from supporting the petition.

“I am opposed to the rezoning,” said Steve Brock, president of Southampton Homeowners Association. “The corner intersection where this land sits is extremely congested due to the high school and middle school that’s in between it and the neighborhoods around it.

“Adding business parking to the mix, with entrances off both

One Voice, a non-profit LGBT community choral group, continues to build on its mission to bring acceptance and understanding for the LGBT community through music.

“Music transcends – everybody loves music and the message in that music,” said Dan Cadle, president of One Voice.

Cadle said the group, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, continues to make an impact in the greater Charlotte community – something it has aimed to do since its formation in 1990.

Dan Kirsch, a former member of the Gay Men’s Chorus in Philadelphia, formed the group as the city’s first chorus dedicated to lesbian and gay people. Cadle joined in 1994 and said he was immediately impressed by the level of talent and leadership, but group members were often cautious about “coming out” to the larger community.

“People were very cautious and would only have their first names or initials printed (media and advertisements),” he said. “We had school teachers and professional people and people who were involved in regular churches that had real fears about job security and backlash.”

Despite the concern, several progressive churches and many community members

(see Rezoning on page 5)

(see One Voice on page 4)

Developer seeks to put office space, storage at Ardrey Kell and North Community House roads

by Hannah Chronis hannah@thecharlotteweekly.com

More than 100 residents filled the room at the South Charlotte Banquet Center on June 11 to speak out regarding a rezoning petition for a parcel of land at the intersection of Ardrey Kell and North Community House roads.

The land, which is currently vacant, spans 5.67 acres. David Ellison of Taylor Theus Development Holdings, based out of Columbia, filed the petition to allow development of the site with a threestory climate-controlled storage building up to 105,000 square feet and general medical or office space up to 32,000 square feet.

The proposed site is located in between Ardrey Kell High and Community House Middle schools.

The majority of residents at the community meeting spoke out against the rezoning, siting traffic concerns and the proximity to the schools as the biggest deterrents.

Residents from nearby Southampton and High Grove

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Dirty Dancing kicks it up a notch

Photo courtesy of Blumenthal Performing Arts

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

A 1987 cult classic sashayed and twirled onto the Belk Theater stage as “Dirty Dancing” arrived as part of Blumenthal Performing Art’s 2014-15 PNC Broadway Lights Series, bringing an amazing troupe of dancers.

“Dirty Dancing” tells the story of two feisty spirits, Baby and Johnny, who come from different social classes and must face challenges in their lives.

Most audience members are likely familiar with the movie adaptation, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, which has its pros and cons – on one hand people know the story and will more likely attend the show; on the other, audience members will come in with a preconceived character, especially

if they enjoyed the original cast.

The latter is most likely where the show didn’t meet expectations. The production, for the most part, shared the classic story played out in the movie, with its memorable scenes, but took some liberties elsewhere.

Gillian Abbott, who played Frances “Baby” Houseman, and Samuel Pergande, who played Johnny Castle, tried to fill those 1980s shoes, but didn’t quite hit the mark.

Abbott came off young and babyish (pun unintended) – she needed more angst and fire. Often, I felt Baby came off childlike rather than an innocent, sheltered teenager trying to help the world.

Pergande portrayed Johnny too harshly.

Johnny is a rebel-without-a-cause character, but he develops some softness when it comes to Baby. Throughout the performance, I felt there was more chemistry between Johnny and Penny, his dance partner who deals with an unwanted pregnancy, than between Johnny and Baby. There was no build-up of romance between Johnny and Baby when Johnny teaches her how to dance while Penny is away.

All of a sudden, the couple is in Johnny’s room and spend an intimate night together.

The characters needed more flirting and attraction prior to this scene; Johnny came off as more of a big brother rather than

Baby’s lover.

Thankfully, the show made up for those shortcomings with its amazing ensemble and sensational dance numbers. Each ensemble and musical number glimmered with daring dance movies that made audience members want to run to the nearest ballroom and start taking lessons.

The stage production of “Dirty Dancing” is music-focused, as it should be, which lends itself to feature ensembles. The production emphasized that notion with an orchestra on stage for some of the musical numbers, which brought an added flair.

A number of songs the movie’s writer Eleanor Bergstein unsuccessfully tried to obtain for the film, the stage production was able to obtain and put in places originally intended, such as “Save the Last Dance for Me” by The Drifters and “Stubborn Kind of Fellow”

by Marvin Gaye.

However, the production still didn’t leave out audience favorites, such as “Hey Baby” and “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” when Johnny and Baby perform their famous dance.

The ensemble had some breakout stars that really help bring the production together.

Jenny Winton, who played Penny, had terrific ballroom movies that would easily earn her a trophy on “Dancing with the Stars.”

She also brought great angst and attitude to her character as the highlighted dancer, which made her more relatable.

Mark Elliot Wilson and Caralyn Kozlowski, who played Dr. Jake and Marjorie Houseman, respectively, brought the much-needed contrast between the hoity-toity upper class and the working class entertainment group.

I appreciated the honest scenes between Jake and Marjorie where Jake’s wife brings him back down to Earth, while still providing an air of everlasting love between them.

Jennelee Shallow, who played Elizabeth, and Doug Carpenter, who played Billy Kostecki, provided riveting vocal performances, including solos in “This Magic Moment” and “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.”

Both sounded like seasoned professionals and owned the stage.

Shallow brought Whitney Houston flavor while Carpenter’s voice sounded like a mix of Frank Sinatra and Josh Gorban – both providing impeccable performances.

The ensemble saved the show with an exciting demonstration of dancing, as the title calls for. However, the show should be approached with fresh eyes in order to gain its full effect – don’t walk in expecting a throwback to the 1980s.

“Dirty Dancing” will play at the Blumenthal Performing Art’s Belk Theater until June 21. Visit www.blumenthalarts.org/eventsperformances/coming-performances/detail/ dirty-dancing for more information.

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regularly supported One Voice. Cadle mentioned how Myers Park Baptist and Holy Trinity Lutheran churches became normal practice and performance locations. He also said as word grew about the group’s talent, community members who were not directly involved with the group – such as friends and family members – became regular patrons at performances.

“When they come and see faces that they (community attendants) may or may not recognize – some people fit stereotypes and some don’t,” Cadle said. “It removes the stigma of the unknown.”

The group grew audience appeal while simultaneously doubling in membership.

Since it’s inception, Cadle said the group also has grown to rally around bisexual and transgender people, but is quick to point out there’s still room for growth.

“We cannot talk about LGBT issues without recognizing the disheartening challenges faced by the transgender community, especially with the two recent local suicides,” he said. “We ‘ve come a long way, but we have a long way to go.”

One Voice currently has around 70 members with 17 identified as straight ally members, meaning they don’t belong to the LGBT community. Cadle said this has led to the personal transformation of many LGBT members who battled with their own homophobia. He said when

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someone who is straight stands and sings with an LGBT-labeled group and does not fear being labeled themselves, it encourages those who identify as LGBT to release their fears about discrimination and have the courage to be proud of themselves.

“A lot of the LGBT community want instant acceptance,” he said, “but it took us so long to accept ourselves. It takes time for it to sink in.

“We are always constantly struggling to be better.”

Cadle said One Voice also provides community outreach on LGBT issues. The nonprofit partnered with the CharlotteMecklenburg Library in the past to give a concert rendition of the children’s book, “Oliver Button is a Sissy,” as well as handing out free copies of the book to attending families. The book and concert addressed bullying, a prominent challenge for LGBT community members and children.

Cadle also mentioned partnerships with

Urban Ministries and Time Out Youth, creating awareness through a documentary about the large LGBT homeless population – specifically youth and young adults who’ve been abandoned by family and friends because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, he said.

To celebrate 25 years, One Voice is preparing for its final concert of the season – a three-night performance of “Hollywood Squares: The Speakeasy Edition.” Performances take place Thursday through Saturday, June 18 through 20 at 8 p.m. at the Charlotte Ballet, located at 701 N. Tryon St. in uptown Charlotte.

Cadle said the show follows the plot of the famous television game show “Hollywood Squares,” featuring Drag Queen Barbara Burning Bush as the talk show host.

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game show by getting a row of X’s or O’s. In between a contestant question and answer session, One Voice chorus and its ensemble group, Sotto Voce, will perform various songs from the prohibition era.

Cadle boasted the performance would be filled with costume changes, featuring suspenders, suits and flapper dresses, along with choreography and audience participation.

Gerald Gurss, artistic director of One Voice for seven years, said the prohibition era lends itself to an array of musical genres such as Broadway, country and jazz. Some examples of songs that will be performed include: “Hard Knock Life” from “Annie,” Duke Ellington and Beyonce Knowles mashup “It Don’t Mean a Thing/Single Ladies,” “Love is Here to Stay” by Gershwin and “Cell Block Tango” from “Chicago.”

Gurss feels One Voice “pioneers understanding for LGBT people” by finding commonalities through music.

“Our chorus is young, old, black, white, gay, straight, transgender, religious, secular, novice and professional,” he said. “It’s more than an excellent choral organization – it’s family.”

Visit One Voice at www.onevoicechorus.com to learn more about the group and purchase tickets for upcoming performances.

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Rezoning (continued from page 1)

congested roads, will only make things worse.”

Brock said Southampton is currently preparing a petition against the rezoning and is prepared to have all 404 homeowners in the community sign the document.

Driggs said he sympathizes with the concerns of residents, but doesn’t want to make an arbitrary “yes or no” decision before the petition has been reviewed by the rezoning committee, adding it’s a “curious” use of the land.

“One of the main concerns is traffic,” Driggs said. “That’s an issue everywhere…

We recognize generally that we have to take a bigger picture look at how our infrastructure is keeping up with development.”

Zoning committee member Ray Eschert said the meeting was a “slugfest” but added if the land is going to be developed, he didn’t see an alternative that would create less traffic.

The parcel is currently zoned for residential development.

“How much traffic would this generate, in comparison to something else?” he said.

“It’s going to be a hard sell either way but I can’t pin down what else might work there.

I wish to God that CMS could’ve bought it when they were building the schools.”

Eschert added if approved, the storage facility would be “attractive” and look a

lot like Ballantyne Storage at the Promenade on Providence shopping center of Ballantyne Commons Parkway as opposed to larger, older storage facilities on South Boulevard.

Along with traffic congestion, residents also argued the site would affect students crossing Ardrey Kell and North Community House roads traveling to school from adjacent neighborhoods.

Keith MacVean of Moore & Van Allen law firm spoke at the meeting on behalf of Taylor Theus Development regarding the project and said they are working with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to address those concerns.

MacVean added they are working with a traffic engineer to address concerns of how additional traffic would affect the schools and the Ardrey Kell corridor.

“In terms of traffic, this is a low-traffic generator,” he said. “Storage is not very impactful in regard to traffic. It’s not a fastfood restaurant. Even the office space will create some traffic but not a large amount, compared to other uses that could be developed there.”

Developers have reached out to neighborhood leaders to “continue the dialogue” regarding the site, MacVean said. They are currently preparing for a public hearing in front of Charlotte City Council.

The public hearing is slated for July 20, a Monday.

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Deputy Chief Kerr Putney will be the new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department police chief as of July 1.

Features Editor Layout Editor Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee made the announcement on June 15.

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Putney’s appointment is the first internal promotion since the consolidation of PUBLISHER the department in 1993. He has been with Founder the department since 1992 and was proAlain Lillie moted to deputy chief in 2007. He’s currently managing CMPD’s administrative services group and supervises the comAdvertising: puter technology services bureau, training adsales@carolinaweeklynewspapers.com bureau and the communications bureau.

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to build strong, deep partnerships that foster a sense of greater understanding and mutual trust as we continue to make Charlotte-Mecklenburg one of the safest communities in the country.”

The Cowfish was most recently inspected on April 6 and received an “A” grade of 94. The restaurant lost points for a lack of hand washing among employees, as well as general cleaning needed.

The Cowfish reopens after South Charlotte outbreak The Cowfish restaurant reopened on restaurants close, relocate June 16 after voluntarily closing on June 6 and 10 after more than 50 employees and diners reported flu-like symptoms.

The restaurant has since been professional cleaned and sanitized.

“We … will continue to work with health officials to be sure we are doing everything possible to protect the health and safety of our guests and employees,” the restaurant said in a statement. “We appreciate the support we have received from our guests and the diligence of our staff. Again, we want to express our sincere apology to everybody who has been affected by this regrettable situation.”

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It’s new location will be at 314 N. Main St. in Pineville.

D’Vine Wine Café, currently located 14815 Ballantyne Village Drive in Ballantyne Village, also will close at the end of the month. Ed Camp, general manager at Ballantyne Village, said a new tenant would be announced in two weeks and D’Vine Wine Café’s lease was not renewed.

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Camp ‘soars’ into its 15th year Annual Special Olympics program attracts hundreds of participants, volunteers

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by Josh Whitener josh@thecharlotteweekly.com

Fifteen years ago, Bob Bowler had a vision to offer a free Special Olympics camp to area individuals with disabilities, and held the firstever Camp SOAR (Special Olympics Athletic Retreat) at the Levine Jewish Community Center. Fifty-four campers and a handful of volunteers attended that year.

Fast-forward one-and-a-half decades, and the camp now serves more than 360 campers of all ages each year and attracts at least 400 volunteers annually, who give up part or all of their weekdays to work at the camp for one week.

This year’s Camp SOAR began on Monday, June 15, and will run through Friday, June 19, at the Levine Jewish Community Center (JCC), which has provided the use of its facilities since Camp SOAR’s inception.

Camp SOAR is a donation-based camp open to individuals with intellectual disabilities living in Mecklenburg, Union and surrounding counties. The camp runs Monday to Friday for one week in midJune each year. Campers 12 to 25 years old attend camp on Wednesday and Thursday, while those 26 years old and older attend on Monday and Tuesday. All campers are invited to return on Friday for a dance and pizza party, magic show and more.

“We try to tweak it every year,” Bowler said.

“The major thing we’ve done (this year) is incorporate unified bowling.”

Each camper is paired with a “buddy” – a volunteer who remains with the camper for the duration of camp activities. In the past, campers have traveled from the JCC to AMF Carolina Lanes in Matthews for afternoon bowling, with the campers bowling and their volunteer buddies cheering them on. This year, Camp SOAR raised enough money for “unified bowling,” in which campers and “buddies” bowl as a team, alternating frames.

“It’s good to have them integrated together,” Bowler said.

For 29-year-old camper Robin Callaway, Camp SOAR is like a reunion each year, as she enjoys interacting with fellow campers

and volunteers who return annaully. “(It’s fun) seeing friends I haven’t seen during my day-to-day activities. I haven’t seen them at all throughout the year, and (I enjoy) meeting new friends in different groups,” Callaway said. “It’s the same with volunteers.”

Other Camp SOAR activities include basketball, tennis, bocce ball, dance, aerobics, soccer, kickball, fitness and chair yoga.

“Some of our older campers, as well as the younger group, are very sedentary, and we worry about (their health). Our key this year is health and fitness, with an emphasis on those activities,” Bowler said. “That’s a new twist, as opposed to just sports and social activities.”

Though Camp SOAR benefits campers, the program also changes the lives of its volunteers. Bowler said a number of teenagers who have volunteered at Camp SOAR throughout the years were inspired to pursue a career in special education or occupational therapy. Others hone their leadership skills through a leadership development program, which trains youth volunteers and allows them to advance to higher volunteer leadership positions.

“We have literally seen kids grow up (and) maintain that consistency of leadership,” Bowler said.

Recent Butler High School graduate and Matthews resident Rachel Whitley has volunteered with Camp SOAR for five years and said having the chance to interact with

the campers is what keeps her coming back each year.

“The campers – they are so loving and fun … they get so excited over the littlest things,” Whitley said. “… The first day, when you walk in, all the campers recognize you from the prior years, and they’re so excited to see you and to get to spend the week with you.”

For Megan and Morgan Fiato, volunteering with Camp SOAR has been a family tradition for years. The 15-yearold Waxhaw twins are the youngest of six children, all of whom have volunteered at Camp SOAR over the years.

“It’s kind of like a community – once you (volunteer) you always want to do it,” Megan said. “We’ve got a lot of great friendships out of it. It’s really fun.”

The sisters said one of their favorite aspects of Camp SOAR is watching the campers interact with each other and have fun. Morgan recalled one memory of a camper with Down syndrome who had a close relationship with his father.

“Last year after the dance party on Friday … we were all in the hall (where) we meet up in the morning, and (the camper’s) dad came up behind him and covered his eyes and surprised him,” Morgan said. “He was so happy – it was so cute.”

She continued, “It’s nice seeing the campers so happy, enjoying themselves, and it’s great to see we can help them do this.”

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New leadership for Charlotte Secondary Tech. She attended Radford University and received a degree in English education and began teaching high school English.

“I always thought I would end up in a high school, except when I graduated (from her master’s program), I couldn’t find a job in high school, so I went to elementary school counseling,” she said.

She continued her relationship with high schools and explored counseling, teaching and administration at multiple levels in three different states. Although she learned from students of all ages, Dillon said she has a particular soft spot for students with special needs or learning disabilities.

“I think that’s what helped me get into counseling, but also to become an administrator to ensure these children’s needs are met,” she said.

Dillon worked at a school in Union County as the exceptional children coordinator, where her assistant principal encouraged her to return to school and acquire a degree in administration.

Nilender said the committee valued her experience in Monroe where she worked with a diverse population including students with disabilities.

Through her work with exceptional children, Dillon discovered it’s important to build strong communication with teachers and parents about children’s needs and how they can learn at an appropriate pace, while maintaining high expectations.

Charlotte Secondary has a high percentage

of exceptional children and Dillon seeks to ensure teachers are aware of those children’s needs, as well as have needed materials to help them excel.

“I just want to make sure everyone is collaborating and working as a team to ensure (the students) reach their potential,” she said.

Dillon also gained experience with Paideia while working as assistant principal at Providence Spring Elementary School for the past four years. She worked with the National Paideia Center staff and attended various trainings and seminars.

Paideia philosophy centers on an inquirybased approach to learning, where students focus on problem-solving, innovative thinking, conceptual understanding and sharing ideas through seminars and didactic instruction.

Dillon said she believes in Paideia philosophy and has seen it notably increase students’ critical thinking skills, vocabulary and deeper level thinking.

She doesn’t expect a significant difference between how Paideia applies to middle and high school students.

“The hardest part is making sure your staff is fully trained because if you don’t know how to conduct a (Paideia) seminar in a classroom, it can quickly turn into a discussion and that’s not really what it is,” Dillon said.

Dillon said she believes Charlotte Secondary and Providence Spring, recently named the No. 1 public elementary school in the

Opening a page for the future

after doing the actual work.”

The executive director considers summer to be the most crucial time for at-risk students, who have limited access to books, to avoid the “brain drain,” when students lose up to three months of reading gains over the summer. She estimates 60,000 area students don’t have books at home to help retain those gains.

“It’s a prolific, national issue and Charlotte is no exception,” Cruise said. “This is one of the greatest crises facing our time – the early literacy issue and the lack of access to books for high-risk children. What we find is that we can do something about that. We can do something profound.”

Team Read and Promising Pages try to make reading fun through “magic book parties” and book buddies.

Many students have preconceived notions that reading is a chore, but Laura Dooley, a Charlotte Country Day School student and Team Read intern, hopes she can help future generations and show students the fun in exploring new worlds through books.

Ardrey Kell High School’s Nicole Johnson said she discovered Team Read through her school and knew she wanted to help.

“When I was (elementary school) age I didn’t like to read and I want to make it more fun for future generations,” she said.

Cruise said the children they work with “truly get turned on to books” through data and interactions. Promising Pages believes

Nancy Dillon named head of school

by Courtney Schultz education@thecharlotteweekly.com

Charlotte Secondary School, an area charter school for sixth- to 12th-grade students, will have a new face lead its Paideia-based program.

Nancy Dillon will become the head of school of Charlotte Secondary on July 1.

The board of directors, the governing body of the school, started the search process for a new head of school last summer, and approximately 100 candidates applied. The board then formed a search committee of Rachel Hunt Nilender, newly appointed board chair; Lorrina Eastman, board vice chairman; and Mary-Margaret Kantor, board member.

The committee reviewed all the applications, conducted interviews and found no other candidate fit the position as well as Dillon, Eastman said.

“On, paper, she looked great,” Eastman said. “She clearly met – and some areas exceeded – what we were looking for.”

Committee members appreciated Dillon’s experience as a teacher, counselor and administrator as well as her experience with Paideia methodology, she added.

Dillon began her path in education with the intention of becoming a school counselor.

In Virginia, where she grew up, a teacher is required to teach for two years before pursing a master’s degree in counseling at Virginia

Nonprofit Promising Pages hosts fourth year of early literacy program

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by Courtney Schultz education@thecharlotteweekly.com

During the three months students are on summer break, they can lose up to three months of literacy gains. An area program hopes to offset that phenomenon, especially for underserved student populations.

Team Read, which is in its fourth year, is a summer internship program of Promising Pages, a Charlotte-based nonprofit that serves children in at-risk communities by giving them free, gently-used books and encouraging them to use reading as a cornerstone for future success.

Thirty-nine Team Read interns from 21 area high schools will participate this summer in more than 150 early intervention and literacy events throughout the Charlotte area, including book parties, Y-Readers

and summer book buddies with the Male Leadership Academy, to teach students that reading can be enjoyable and set them on a path toward success.

Interns serve as role models for at-risk students and work alongside them to develop their literacy skills and make reading “fun,” said Team Read director Brennan Shearer.

The No. 1 objective of the program is to provide resources for these students, she added.

The interns will hand out about 30,000 books to approximately 3,000 area children, according to Promising Pages Executive Director Kristina Cruise.

“We discovered early on that (Team Read) is an integral part of what we do and it is not going far to say that we wait all through the fall and spring for summer because, as a business model of us bringing on these teens, training these leaders … it allows us to do everything we need to do over the summer (for early intervention),” Cruise said. “If they weren’t here, we would be operating at a fraction of our capacity.

“It would not be the same if we did not have all these trained hands, who are passionate about what we do and are going

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state, have similarities beyond their philosophy; they both encompass passionate, hard working teachers, who are willing to go the extra mile, she said.

The new head of school plans to acquire the resources students will need in the classroom, which starts with proper funding.

Charter schools receive state funding based on enrollment numbers, but the funds do not go toward capital projects.

Nilender said the biggest difference between public and charter schools is a lack of funding, which generates a greater need for fundraising. Charlotte Secondary is unaffiliated with a national group, so fundraising independently is a key part of the school’s model.

Dillon feels greater resources would allow teachers to differentiate instruction and challenge children above grade level. She hopes to reach all children, particularly children with special needs or learning disabilities, and make them feel important.

“I truly believe that if children know that you care about them and that you’ve taken a special interest in them, they are more likely to perform than for a teacher they don’t feel like cares for them at all,” she said. “So, I encourage teachers to get to know their students, not just as students, but as a whole child … then, work to find things in the curriculum that support their area of interests.”

Dillon hopes work with faculty to determine the school’s needs and resources to help the school grow.

Visit www.charlottesecondary.org for more information. when a child develops an appreciation for learning, their path in life changes.

“That as our goal – not to just give (atrisk children) some books over the summer, but to inspire them to be bookworms every day,” she said.

Promising Pages hopes to alleviate negative connotations toward reading and encourage students who struggle with reading to develop their skills.

“For us to not only give books to kids, but also encourage kids and tell them how important it is to read, that goes full-circle,” Jensen Anderson, Team Read assistant director, said. “A lot of other organizations, they donate books…but then there’s no connection made to read these books and that it’s really important.”

Cruise considers Team Read interns as a “reading force” to encourage a love of reading, which she feels is necessary to alleviate the children’s needs.

“We help the kids that we work with to develop a habit of daily reading because if that child has developed that habit, they will read. It (becomes) a part of who they are.”

She hopes to continue growing the nonprofit through increased funding and staff to accommodate more children.

Find more about Promising Pages and its mission and Team Read at www.promising pages.com.

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South Charlotte student earns writing award William Carter Friddle, of Charlotte, received the John A. Stillwell Award for WritWilliam Friddle ing while attending Woodberry Forest School, an independent boarding school in Madison County, Virginia for male students in ninth through 12th grades.

The award is annually presented annually to sophomores who excel during a timed writing exam.

Carter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Friddle.

Forensics summer camp for Mecklenburg students Mecklenburg County students in eighth to 12th grades will have the chance to harness their speech and debate skills this summer at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Summer Camp for Forensic Excellence.

The camp is slated for Aug. 3 to 6, Monday to Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, at Myers Park High School.

The program will offer both speech and debate events for novice through varsity and will include a special program for new coaches and parent judges.

Registration fees cost $65 per student for applications through July 30; and $75 for all applications paid for at the door.

Payments must be by cash or check and checks should be made payable to “The Myers Park Speech and Debate Foundation.”

All applications can be mailed to “Bob Wieckowski, CAFFE Director, Myers Park High School, 2400 Colony Road, Charlotte, NC 28209.

Visit sites.google.com/a/cms.k12.nc.us/ cafe-camp-for-forensics-excellence for more information about the camp.

Charlotte Latin opens registration for summer programs Charlotte Latin School is registering area students for this year’s summer camps.

The programs run on a weekly basis for seven sessions, with morning programs from 9 a.m. to noon and afternoon programs from 1 to 4 p.m.

Students who participate in both a morning and afternoon program are offered a free, supervised lunch hour, when students eat lunch and play games.

“The goal of Summer Programs at Charlotte Latin is to promote a joy for learning as campers of all ages develop

cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically through growth-promoting opportunities,” read the school’s website.

Latin will bring back some favorite programs and additional new offerings, including Camp Victor, a full- and halfday enrichment and educational camp.

Visit www.charlottelatin.org/page. cfm?p=3477 for more information.

Charlotte Latin is located at 9502 Providence Road.

Library helps students prep for kindergarten The South County Regional Library will host multiple sessions to help rising kindergarteners prepare for school.

Participants will engage in stories and activities that build pre-reading skills and help prepare children for success in school, according to the library’s website.

The program, which is part of Children’s Summer Reading 2015, is slated for June 23 and 30 and July 7 and 21, at 2:30 p.m. for each session.

Children must be enrolled in kindergarten in the fall of 2015 and no prekindergarten or transitional kindergarten students will be permitted.

Registration is required for each session and begins on the Friday prior to the program at 10 a.m. Parents can register or receive more information by calling 704-416-6600, ext. 2.

Rising freshmen to join SMTV Area rising freshmen who will attend South Mecklenburg High School can now submit applications to join the 2015-16 SMTV Broadcast Team next school year.

The club includes multiple broadcasts throughout the school year related to the South Meck community.

No technical knowledge is necessary to apply, and accepted club members will learn about technology, cameras, anchoring, producing and broadcasting while participating in the club.

Available club roles include producers, anchors, camera operators, content managers, sound engineers, set manager and more.

Rising freshmen can contact carolineelevine3@gmail.com, the director for the upcoming year, to receive an application.

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by Rev. Tony Marciano scwnews@thecharlotteweekly.com

My earliest memory of jumper cables is the set my dad owned when he had a 1967 Chrysler Newport.

In the 11 years he owned the car, he kept the cables in the trunk.

Rev. Tony They were copMarciano per with a thick, plastic cover on them. When you unrolled them, they stayed in a coil like a corkscrew. They never laid flat. You had to have the two cars close to one another. If you didn’t, when you attached the cables to the second battery, the “corkscrew” effect was like a spring – the cables flew off the first battery and hit you in the head.

It wasn’t any fun.

Imagine my surprise when I bought

a new set of jumper cables. They didn’t have the black plastic cover that caused them to spiral like a corkscrew. They were molded in flexible, green rubber, and they were limp. When you hooked them up to one car, they laid flat on the ground waiting for you to hook them up to the second car. There was no coil waiting for the cables to come loose from the first battery and hit you in the head.

These cables became our family treasure. With them, I taught my sons how to “hot-wire” a car. OK, we actually hotwired a lawn mower when the battery died. We also hot-wired my son’s 1941 Buick because it didn’t come with keys or a gas tank.

We were in the garage using a hot water bottle as a gas tank. It hung from the electrical cord hanging from the ceiling. Since there was no key, we hooked up the jumper cables from the battery directly to the starter. We sprayed starter fluid down the carburetor. A great ball of flame burst out of the carburetor. My sons were nervous

I have a love-hate relationship with jumper cables about the hot water bottle gas tank, but I told them not to worry. We started the car.

Then, one day the battery died, and my son needed to start the car, so he borrowed my jumper cables. But he didn’t just borrow them – he took them.

He should have bought his own set of “starter” cables just like I bought a “starter” pair – the corkscrew kind.

My good cables were gone, and he had them.

One day, he came over to my house to work on his car. He opened his trunk, and there sat my jumper cables – my great, wonderful, green, limp jumper cables. When my sister’s car battery died, I had to use my old black plastic pair. They almost flew off battery No. 1 and hit me in the head.

So, who has my jumper cables today?

My son, and I’m OK with that. My relationship with my son is more important to me than the things of this world.

The cables I can replace; him, I can’t replace.

I like the perspective Jesus gave on

“things” in Matthew 6:19-20: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.”

I hope my son holds onto those cables.

I hope when he has children, he tells the great stories that are held in those cables. And perhaps for a moment, his eyes will tear up as the memories come back of the day we were all in the garage and his father taught him how to start a 1941 Buick when we didn’t have a key.

I’ll be back in two weeks. Until then, live well, my friend.

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Sports

Linder perseveres through trials

Providence Day’s Nick Linder is the 2015 South Charlotte Weekly Track and Field Athlete of the Year

by Ben Doster ben@thecharlotteweekly.com

Providence Day senior Nick Linder had never suffered an injury – that is, until Feb. 7.

Linder was entering the final turn of a mile race on an indoor track when he felt something happen to his left foot.

He finished the race, sat down after it was over to take his shoes off, and felt a sharp pain in his foot when he tried to stand back up.

Linder tried to ignore the pain and raced for a couple of more weeks. That didn’t help. An MRI revealed he sustained a stress reaction – if he continued to run, it could cause a fracture.

The Harvard University-bound middistance runner thought his career with the Chargers was over, and that he needed to focus on getting healthy and ready to compete at the collegiate level.

Instead, he decided to work his way back to the Providence Day team for his final season.

Linder, who was forced to wear a protective boot, was out for two months, but didn’t let his circumstances keep him from a strenuous cross-training

regimen that included swimming, biking and strength training at the Siskey YMCA for seven to 10 hours each week in order to return to form in time to compete for a state championship.

His lowest point came after he was cleared to take his boot off – Linder wasn’t prepared for the atrophy that developed in his left foot and leg.

“It was a weird moment, because I was like, ‘Why me? Why is this happening?,’” Linder said. “It couldn’t get any worse, but now that I look back on it, going into college is probably the best time for it to happen, because I learned a lot about perseverance and cross training. Hopefully I learned enough, so it doesn’t happen again.”

Linder returned to the track about five weeks before the NCISAA 3A state championship meet, but thought he aggravated the injury. That sidelined him again until the conference meet on May 8 and 9.

Those watching would’ve never known Linder missed most of the season – he won the CISAA championship in the 800 meter (1:58.46), 1,600 meter (4:32.40) and ran the fourth leg of the

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Chargers conference championship winning 4x800-meter relay team.

The CISAA championship meet was the only hard work he put his foot through after sustaining the injury before the state championship meet.

He proceeded to win the NCISAA 3A state championship in the 3,200-meter run (9:33.60) and 1,600-meter run (4:20.31), and placed fourth in the state in the 800-meter run (2:02.22) on May 15 and 16.

His hard work, perseverance and performance have paid off, earning him 2015 South Charlotte Weekly Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

“It was an odd season, because he missed so much time, because of his injury,” Providence Day coach Ben Hovis said. “Winning the 1,600 at states was against good competition, and on day two of our

meet, being able to pull that one off, was definitely the most exciting.

“He said to me, ‘Coach, I’m going to be back. I will be fine. I’m going to help the team. I’m going to score a lot more points than people are expecting.’”

Linder credits his family and sports psychologist Sarah Headrick for helping him fight through the adversity of the injury.

“I started seeing her and, at first, it was indoor – helping me strategize for races and build positive thinking, but then it became more about keep pushing,” Linder said.

“She and my parents helped me keep pushing. I kind of surprised and amazed myself with the work I put in. I wrote it all down in a log. Any time during when I came back running I didn’t believe in myself, I’d look back at that.

The most rewarding part was seeing my hard work paid off.”

Linder added if he can overcome that obstacle, then he is capable of doing anything.

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2015 BO YS’ Track and Field Super Team Nick Linder

Thomas Nations

Providence Day

Providence Day senior Nick Linder, who is Harvard bound, overcame a foot injury to win the CISAA championship in the 800-meter run (1:58.46), 1,600-meter run (4:32.40), and ran the fourth leg in the Chargers conference championship winning 4x800 relay team.

He also won the NCISAA 3A state championship in the 3,200-meter run (9:33.60) and 1,600-meter run (4:20.31), and placed fourth in the state in the 800-meter run (2:02.22).

Chaz Raye

Providence Day

Providence Day two-sport athlete Chaz Raye was the floor general of the Chargers run to the NCISAA 3A semifinals in basketball, then carried his athletic prowess to the track and field. The Queens University of Charlotte basketball signee won the NCISAA 3A state championship in the long jump (21-11.50) and triple jump (46-5). He also won the CISAA championship in the 100-meter dash (11.28 seconds), long jump 21-11.50) and triple jump (45-8).

Josh Broadway

Charlotte Christian

Charlotte Christian senior Josh Broadway left his mark on the track in his last campaign with the Knights. He won the NCISAA 3A state championship in the 110meter hurdles (14.54) and the CISAA championship (14.15). Broadway, an all-state athlete, will continue his track and field career at UNC-Wilmington.

COACH OF THE YEAR:

Ben Hovis

Providence Day

Kanyon Tuttle

Charlotte Christian

Charlotte Christian senior Thomas Nations, who hopes to walk on at North Carolina, went out with a bang in his final year with the Knights. Nations finished second in the CISAA in the 200-meter dash (22.65) and in the 300-meter hurdles (39.08), and ran the fourth leg of Charlotte Christian’s conference championship winning 4x100-meter relay team and the first leg of its conference championship winning 4x400-meter relay team. At states, he won the 300-meter hurdles (39.82), finished second in the 200 (22.6) and was a member of the title-winning 4x100 relay team.

Tre Seegars

Country Day

Charlotte Country Day senior Tre Seegars found his way to the top of a podium in his final run with the Buccaneers. Seegars won the NCISAA 3A state championship in the shot put (46-7.50) – the throw was more than two feet farther than his second-place performance at the conference meet just a month prior.

Charlotte Latin

Charlotte Latin senior Kanyon Tuttle soared during his final year with the Hawks. The South Carolina State University football commit won the NCISAA 3A state championship in the 100-meter dash (11.26), and ran the fourth leg of Charlotte Latin’s state championship winning 4x200-meter relay team.

Chuka Soronnadi

Butler

Butler senior Soronnadi gave the Bulldogs some bite to go their bark this spring. He finished fourth in the state in the 100-meter dash (10.65), placed 13th in the state in the 200-meter dash (27.11), and ran the fourth leg of Butler’s 4x100-meter relay team that took 10th place in the state. Soronnadi won the 200-meter dash at regionals (22.19), and ran the 100-meter dash in 10.89 seconds on his way to second place in the event at regionals. He won the 100-meter dash (10.89 seconds) and the 200-meter dash (22.31 seconds) at the Southwestern Conference Championship to earn MVP honors at the meet.

Second Team

Jackson Widener

Country Day

Charlotte Country Day junior Jackson Widener vaulted himself into the annals of Queen City and North Carolina state track and field history this spring. He won the NCISAA 3A state championship in the pole vault (13-8) to break a Country Day School record, and captured the CISAA championship (12-6) along the way.

Nick Linder

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