CHARLOTTE — Students from St. Patrick School recently collected nearly 55 pounds of soda can tabs – about 55,000 individual tabs! – to benefit Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte.
The soda can tabs will be recycled and exchanged for cash to support the guest families that Ronald McDonald House Charities serves.
— Photo provided by Angie Noonan
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Catholic High School graduate Christopher Chandler Shallal has won the prestigious Park Scholarship at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. A record-setting 2,150 students applied for the scholarship, and 39 were awarded scholarships.
Shallal is the son of John and Denise Shallal of Charlotte. He serves as historian of the National Honor Society and a member of the Wounded Warriors Club. He also is an intern for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Activities Foundation, a volunteer technician at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Orthotics and Prosthetics Fabrication Lab, and a patient model for Ottobock Industries, a global manufacturer of prostheses, braces and orthoses, and wheelchairs and accessories. He plans to major in biomedical engineering.
The Park Scholarship, created in 1996, brings exceptional students to N.C. State based on outstanding accomplishments and potential in academics, leadership, service and character. The program develops and supports Park Scholars in these areas, preparing them for lifelong contributions to the campus, state, nation and world. The scholarship includes full tuition and fees, room and board, study abroad, grants for undergraduate research, and additional expenses.
— Carolyn Kramer Tillman