ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT
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NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST & COMMENDED SCHOLARS Senior Zach Brown was named a finalist in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Zach will now go on to compete for approximately 7,600 annual National Merit® Scholarships that will be offered next spring. Seniors Jonathan Fasciana and Hank Soule were named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Zach Brown is a Charlotte Christian School lifer. He is a longtime contributor to the CCS music program having played cello since fourth grade and serving as a key member on the upper school honors orchestra. Zach also competes on the CCS varsity swim team and swims competitively outside of CCS as well. He is an AP Scholar with Distinction, recipient of the Summa Cum Laude Honor Roll, National Honor Society member and was selected his sophomore year to receive the sophomore male Timothy Award for “Service Above Self.” Zach spends his spare time volunteering for CCS performing arts events, is a peer tutor and volunteers in the community with his swim club.
Jonathan Fasciana
Zach Brown
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Hank Soule
BIOGRAPHY WAX MUSEUM Our third grade students portrayed important historical and cultural figures in costume for the annual Biography Wax Museum. The live experience was recreated this year in a virtual museum where the wax figures were recorded coming to life and discussing their lives and accomplishments. The students presented individually in a recording session and then all of the videos were combined into one presentation and shared with parents. Lower School Media Specialist Katey Balikian said, “The students love this event! While the students did not have a live audience this year, the added benefit is that they can watch their classmates’ hard work, and we can share the videos with many other students and staff that may not normally be able to come.”
Skylar Sarratt, Simone Biles 19 CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Miller Kernodle, Stan Lee
Izzy Escuder, Marie Curie
Gray Peede, Jackie Robinson
