GASTONIA — The St. Michael School girls’ volleyball team won the 2016-’17 CGAA Volleyball Conference Oct. 14. The third-seed team defeated second-seed St. Ann School of Rock Hill in two sets.
In the championship game, St. Michael defeated Mountain Island Day in two sets to win the tournament championship.
The team’s season record was 4-4, with a slow start to the season of 0-3. This is the first tournament championship in more than eight years.
— Tammy Eason
HIGH POINT — As part of a partnership between Immaculate Heart of Mary School and the School of Education at High Point University, IHM Lower School students and faculty recently took an afterschool field trip to the university campus.
Students enjoyed creating and learning while being exposed to the science, technology, engineering and math resources available there.
The middle school students will visit HPU in November.
The partnership involves High Point University fifth-year senior group that works on STEM activities directly relating to social studies and science curricula. The HPU students plan and implement lessons at IHM, integrating STEM and technology which will align with current classroom curriculum and IHM’s existing STEM program.
— Carrie Vest