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Class of 2024
2024 Valedictorian & Salutatorian
Valedictorian Alex Joe will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and he plans to study economics with the desire to become a corporate lawyer. He is a National Merit Commended Scholar, an AP Scholar with Distinction and a Summa Cum Laude Honor Roll student for his upper school career. He is a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society. This past summer he participated in the N.C. Governor’s School. He was captain of the varsity swim team and member of CCS’s record-holding 200-yard medley relay team. He plays the trumpet in the wind ensemble and jazz band. Alex volunteers twice a week at a nursing home and plays piano for their residents and has been involved with Habitat for Humanity. Alex started at CCS in the seventh grade.
"Charlotte Christian has given me a network of teachers and peers I know I will be able to rely on for years to come. I have met so many people who – even after graduating –will always support me in any way necessary. CCS has also given me a rich education that will sustain my studies in college. All of my teachers have taught me to think critically through my assignments and take pride in my work, skills that will serve me well both in and beyond college." - Alex Joe
Salutatorian Emma Taylor will attend Wake Forest University and she plans to study bio and international relations with dreams to be a humanitarian aid/disaster relief coordinator at the United Nations. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a Summa Cum Laude Honor Roll student for her upper school career. She served as the Academic Prefect her senior year and earned her Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish. She is a member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society. She earned a silver key for her writing in the 2023 Scholastic Awards and the Maximum Cum Laude Silver Award in the National Latin Exam. This past summer she participated in the N.C. Governor’s School and attended a school mission trip to Uganda. She played on both the varsity girls’ basketball and lacrosse teams. Emma volunteers in the preschool ministry at Carmel Baptist Church. Emma started at CCS in the ninth grade.
"Charlotte Christian has helped me grow stronger and more secure in my faith, as well as providing me with a great education. The school has helped teach me that you can incorporate your faith and honor God in all that you do, even if it doesn’t seem like something where faith would come into play. I will definitely take this lesson with me after I graduate." - Emma Taylor
Senior Walk 2024
Charlotte Christian celebrated the Class of 2024 with the seventh annual senior walk this spring. This exciting tradition began in 2018 as a way for our community to honor the senior class. On this special day our seniors start in the Early Education Building and weave through campus as students and employees line the halls and sidewalks to cheer and clap for them as they pass. The seniors make their way to the center of the athletic stadium field when the seniors and their parents take a moment to pray over each other as the students anticipate the transition to a new chapter in their lives.
Senior Trip 2024
For the second year, the seniors wrapped up school and traveled to San Diego, California for a week together on their annual senior trip before commencement. The group enjoyed excursions to the USS Midway Museum, Petco Park Tour, San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld San Diego, Disneyland, Grad Nite at California Adventure, hiking at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, playing disc golf, surfing and kayaking in La Jolla and golfing at Balboa Park Golf Course.
The seniors also participated in a half-day service experience during the week. At the San Diego Food Bank students processed food donations in preparation for distribution to those in need. At the San Diego Habitat for Humanity ReStore, students worked in the warehouse organizing furniture, building supplies, and home decor. Students cleaned up trash on La Jolla Beach with I Love a Clean San Diego.
Head of School Barry Giller travels with the group and shares a daily session with the seniors that includes advice as they embark on their college journey. In each session, the group seeks the answers to these common questions by examining God’s word. Who am I? Am I normal? What do I believe? Where to next?
"It was so wonderful to not only celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of this class, but it was also such a privilege to be able to have some intentional space to laugh together, marvel at their growth over the past four years, and look forward to all that God has in store for them ahead!" - Kaitlin Pleshko, Senior Class Advisor
