HUNTERSVILLE — Watch this short video highlighting Bridge Week 2017 at Christ the King High School in Huntersville.
The event was celebrated the week of Jan. 23-27. Students had an opportunity to step out of the classroom and listen to guest speakers, go on field trips and volunteer in community events like Special Olympics.
The theme for this year’s Bridge Week was “a call to family, community and participation,” interim principal Michael Smith explained.
— Rico De Silva, Hispanic Communications Reporter. Photo provided by Jordan Devore
GASTONIA — Fifth-grader Caz Wilkinson (pictured) won St. Michael School’s school-wide National Geographic Bee for students in grades 4-8 Dec. 15. Fourth-grader Quinlan Hahn came in second place. The school was one of thousands of schools around the United States that participated in the 2017 National Geographic Bee program.
Wilkinson will move on to take a qualifying test. The top 100 scorers in North Carolina will then be eligible to compete in the state Bee on March 31. The state winners will go on to participate in the national championship Bee rounds May 15-17.
— Tammy Eason