CHARLOTTE — A long-awaited fine arts center for Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools is beginning to take shape on the campus of Charlotte Catholic High School.
The site preparation is complete, concrete foundations have been poured, and pre-cast concrete wall panels are going up, reports Emmett Sapp, Diocese of Charlotte construction manager.
The $21 million, 47,700-square-foot facility will house a 600-seat auditorium and a high-quality performance and exhibit space for MACS students.
It will also house an art room and a band room, choral room, ceramics studio, dance studio, digital lab, stage and theater. Charlotte Catholic’s visual and performing arts classes will move to the new center, freeing up space inside the high school for other classroom use as well as space for a weight room, wrestling room and more. Construction is expected to be completed by next spring.
— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter. Photo provided by Diocese of Charlotte
CHARLOTTE — Three Holy Trinity Middle School eighth-graders were recently awarded the Megan Healy D.C. Scholarship, covering their expenses for the class trip to Washington, D.C., provided by World Strides.
Pictured are winner Maggie Myer (right), who received a full scholarship, and finalists Justin Sparks (left) and Lindsey Miller (center) who received funds for half the trip’s cost.
The Megan Healy Scholarship was established in 1996 in Healy’s memory after her death. She attended St. Patrick School and graduated from Charlotte Catholic High School in 1990. She earned a degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1995, and after graduation she worked with the local Kidney Foundation.
Each year, eighth-grade students have the opportunity to compete for the scholarship, based on how they answer the following essay questions: What does your faith life mean to you, and how has it molded your behavior?
How have you, as a student, tried or succeeded in helping your community and family? Why do you value being part of Catholic school and this community?
— Kevin Parks