Knight Tank

Knight Tank 2024 was a resounding success with 30 proposals submitted for the annual program that provides funding for a new event, class, program, or curriculum-based need that is submitted by a team of students and teachers. Eight groups were invited to present to a panel of judges to pitch their ideas and earn part of the $3,000 budget and three groups were named winners to implement their concepts for the 2024-25 school year.

Lower School Media Center Comfortable Seating

Fourth grader Davis Dunn, with faculty sponsor Lower School Media Specialist Molly French, proposed to add comfortable seating, such as unique bean bags, to the Lower School Media Center. “I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings but the seating in the media center was flat and not comfortable,” said Davis. His goal was to create a place for students to grab a good book and relax in a cozy seat. The new bean bags recently arrived in the media center and Davis said the seating has been popular. “My friends are already fighting over who gets to sit on them,” said Davis laughingly.

Middle School Student Reset Room

Fifth graders Ashley Zhou, Olivia Friedman, Evangeline Foster, and Milania Garcia proposed the school create a “reset room” in the Middle School Building as they look ahead to being middle school students next year. This room will provide a quiet space for those who might need a “reset” in the middle of the day. Evangeline, who initiated the proposal, said the purpose for the room “was to have a place for students to visit when they feel a little overwhelmed or down.” Faculty sponsor and

Middle School Counselor Lauren Duncan said, “Research shows that just a few minutes of deep breathing can reset a person’s flight or fight response system. This space will give students the opportunity to do that in a calm and quiet environment along with age-appropriate toys, fidgets, and other sensory items. The goal is after a few minutes of spending time in the reset room, the student can go back about their day and feel like they have one more tool in their toolkit to help them when they get stressed.”

KnightBEAT, drumline

Sophomore Evan Eshleman with faculty sponsor Lower School Music Teacher Ed Bender proposed to add an upper school marching drumline that will perform at Charlotte Christian home football games, tailgates, and other school events. Evan was excited his proposal will become a reality and said, “the addition of a drumline is going to be great at football games. It will be fun and bring a lot more people together – the fans in the stands and those in the drumline.”

Students who are interested in learning to play drums or who already play percussion are invited to join KnightBEAT. No experience is needed to join in the fun. Please have your student scan the QR code and complete the survey to share their interest and more details will be forthcoming on how to get involved.