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Queens of the Castle

Inaugural Ballantyne Ball raises funds for Isabella Santos Foundation

by Hannah [email protected]

American Ebola survivor returns home

City CounCil approves new publix in CotswoldSee HannaH cHroniS’S Story on page 5

Area women from the Charlotte Christian School community and beyond heard the brave story of Nancy Writebol, one of the first American survivors of Ebola, at a luncheon on Jan. 15 at Calvary Church in south Charlotte.

Writebol, an alumni parent and former employee of Charlotte Chris-tian, contracted the disease while serving as a missionary in Liberia, which made her a household name last year.

The mother of two boys discussed her journey with Ebola from when she was first diagnosed to when she was finally cured in September 2014. Despite the challenges, Writebol has taken on a positive perspective of her story.

“You never know what God’s going to do with you,” she said.

Writebol and her husband, David, had been serving as missionaries with Serving in Mission (SIM) USA as a nurse and hospitality coordinator, who helped coordinate missionaries’ accommodations. The couple began serving in Liberia in early 2013. While there, Nancy served Ebola patients of western Africa, watching many fall victim to the disease.

In summer 2014, Nancy fell ill and doctors diagnosed her with malaria, which was common in the area. As four days went by and her symptoms did not subside, doctors examined Nancy again and came back with a different diagnosis – Ebola.

“All (doctors) could say was ‘Nancy, I’m so sorry,’” she said.

But the missionary still held onto

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On Feb. 14, a Saturday, Ballantyne Resort and Lodge will host the inaugural Ballantyne Ball – the first-of-its-kind chari-table gala developed with the giving heart of the south Charlotte community in mind.

The concept for the inaugural ball, which is masquerade themed, began in October 2013. Ballantyne Ball founder and chair Allen Starrett, an attorney and Ballantyne resident with an entrepreneurial heart, began brainstorming about ways the Bal-lantyne community could make a differ-ence in the greater Charlotte area.

“This idea of a masquerade ball for char-ity came up,” Starrett said. “We wanted to think of ways to make an impact in Ballant-yne in a way that doesn’t currently exist.”

As chair of the Ballantyne Chapter of

the Charlotte Chamber, chair of Ballant-yne Festival and co-founder of Ballantyne Briefings and Ballantyne Brews, Starrett was confident he could generate enough interest to make the Ballantyne Ball charity fundraiser a reality.

Within a few months, Starrett estab-lished a board of six directors, all joining to help the gala come to fruition.

“We all know one another, and every-one was very positive and responsive to the idea,” he said. “We decided to proceed with building Ballantyne Ball as a Ballantyne-based charity fundraiser … Now, we have an established charity with huge ambitions, and there’s been a lot of increasing excite-ment now that the event is upon us to real-ize the vision and our dream.”

Net proceeds from the Ballantyne Ball’s inaugural gala will be donated to the

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her faith even in a time of turmoil. “God gave me such a great peace and I told them

that it’s going to be OK,” she said.There is no cure for Ebola, partially due to the infre-

quent number of deaths related to the disease and the limited amount of funds available for research, Nancy said, but serums are being developed to help combat symptoms and hopefully lead to a cure.

Nancy ended up receiving three treatments of the seven courses in the entire world at the time. Phoenix Air flew her from western Africa to Emory in Atlanta, Georgia, where she said she experienced many “up and down” days.

Throughout her time in the hospital, Nancy min-istered to others about the “word of God.” Her sons and husband visited her in the hospital and read bib-lical scriptures and prayed with her.

“It was amazing we got to share with (the nurses and doctors at Emory) what God was doing,” Nancy said.

Nancy and David today use her story to share their passion for Jesus Christ and their commitment to their faith. She believes her faith sustained her through her disease, despite never receiving “a sign” from God that she would survive, she said.

“We always say, ‘God is good all the time and all the time, God is good.’ I often wonder, do we believe that? Even if I didn’t survive, I believe that God is good,” Nancy said.

She urges families to minister to their children and share biblical teachings the way she was ministered to as a child.

“I want to challenge you all as mothers, sisters, aunts and grandmothers to hide God’s word in your heart and share it with anyone you come in contact with,” Nancy said. “Charlotte Christian is just a part of us. I worked there; our kids grew up there. I just think it’s so important that we remember that we need to teach biblical truths to our children.”

Nancy and David’s next journey takes them back to Liberia to help Ebola victims.

David said they have a calling to serve others and to serve through Jesus Christ.

“Our faith in God and his presence, and his sover-eignty, and controlling, and guiding, and leading and

all of that – what a privilege it is to be able to serve others and help others who are in most need,” David said. “We kind of think that’s the best way to live life other than living for ourselves and being comfortable all the time. People in the third world are facing dif-ficult times and everything and to be a help and ser-vant to them is the best way to live.”

Nancy and SIM plan to start an Ebloa clinic for survivors of the disease, as joint problems and blind-ness often affect survivors even after they are cured.

She also urges anyone who wishes to help Ebola patients to go to SIM.org to donate or learn more.

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Nancy Writebol, one of the first American Ebola survivors, spoke to the Charlotte Christian community at a luncheon last week to share lessons she learned from her experience. Courtney Schultz/SCW photo


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Isabella Santos Foundation (ISF) in hopes of bringing new treatment options to Levine Children’s Hospital of Charlotte.

The south Charlotte-based nonprofit was founded in 2009 by Erin and Stuart Santos, two years after their daughter, Isabella, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 2 years old.

Neuroblastoma is a rare pediatric cancer with a survival rate of just 40 percent. Isa-bella died on June 28, 2012, after a brave fight, but her legacy lives on through the Isa-bella Santos Foundation, which has raised more than $700,000 for neuroblastoma research in the last five years.

“The Ballantyne community sometimes gets a bad rap I think,” said Corey Sunstrom, director and marketing committee chair of the Ballantyne Ball. “But the Ballantyne Community is truly a very giving community. That’s one of the main reasons we wanted to support the ball as something based out of our community to become a conduit to support these orphan types of cancer. There isn’t a lot of publicity or acknowledgement around neuroblastoma, and this is a tre-mendous opportunity to get the community involved.”

During Isabella’s fight with cancer, she and her parents relocated to New York City for specialized treatment at Memo-rial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for 18 months. After Isabella relapsed, she was moved to the Children’s Hospital of Phila-delphia because Levine Children’s Hospital of Charlotte didn’t have the facilities and equipment needed to treat patients with neuroblastoma.

The goal of the Ballantyne Ball is to make those treatment options available at Levine so families don’t have to relocate to receive proper care and treatment.

It’s a lofty goal, he said, but one Starrett and the Ballantyne Board of Directors feel is well within reach.

“We want to make a splash,” he said. “Our preliminary dialogue was all about figuring out what would be most meaningful to the ISF. How do we define success for Ballant-yne Ball? We determined our goal would be to bring innovative treatment options and new research options to Charlotte.”

From the conversation emerged the idea of a specific neuroblastoma treatment room to be developed at Levine, and net proceeds from the Ball will work to fund the treat-ment room. If successful, families in North Carolina and surrounding states will no lon-ger have to travel to New York, Philadelphia or Atlanta to receive neuroblastoma treat-ment.

“We really have this overall goal that we want to create new, innovative options at Levine,” Starrett said. “Specifically, our hope is to raise enough funds to help Levine install a new type of treatment room.”

So far, the fundraising effort has high-lighted the giving heart of the south Char-lotte community. Met Life will present the

Ball, in conjunction with Diamond’s Direct, Red Ventures and a variety of supporting sponsors.

Joe Moody, director and sponsorship committee chair, said generating interest in sponsorship and support of the Ball has been a rewarding effort.

“What we were trying to do was find busi-nesses out there that may have a big popula-tion in regards to the number of employees, or businesses that may only have two or three employees,” he said. “Our focus was to get the Ballantyne community involved, whether it was residents or businesses. The process has been awesome, and the sup-port has been unbelievable. It’s been a lot of grassroots fundraising and getting out there and opening doors.”

“The Ball is an effort to bring the commu-nity together for an evening of benevolence,” Starrett added. “We all want to join forces to get behind the fight against pediatric cancer, and it’s been very well received.”

Ticket sales to the event have gone extremely well so far, Starrett said. The board of directors hopes the event will sell out, and with the Ball less than four weeks away, they are fewer than 50 tickets away from doing so.

Sunstrom added though charitable galas are popular within the greater Charlotte area, the Ballantyne Ball will be the first of its kind and the evening will be filled with unique and unexpected surprises. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and danc-ing.

“We’ve all been to our fair share of chari-table galas,” Sunstrom said. “We wanted this to be something special and something that’s different from anything we’ve ever been to. It’s a cause near and dear to us … Those attending can expect a very elegant, fun evening with a lot of surprises mixed in. It’s definitely unlike any other gala. This is something that hasn’t been done before, and we are extremely excited.”

Find more information on the Ballantyne Ball and purchase tickets at www.ballantyneball.org. Visit www.isabellasantosfoundation.com for more information on the Isabella Santos Foundation.

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Charlotte City Council unanimously approved a rezoning application on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to allow for the devel-opment of a new Publix Super Mar-ket in Cotswold. The store will follow openings in Matthews, Mint Hill and Ballantyne.

The Cotswold location will be at Randolph Road between North Sha-ron Amity and Greenwich roads, across from the Cotswold Village shopping center anchored by Harris Teeter. The existing 49-year-old office building at 4425 Randolph Road should be demol-ished by the end of 2015 to make way for the new store and additional park-ing, according to developers.

“My attitude generally as a conserva-tive, small government kind of guy is I like to encourage developers and allow developers to pursue possibilities where they think the economic opportunity is,” Councilman Ed Driggs said. “I was worried about traffic initially … but we studied it closely with the adjacent (Cotswold Elementary School) and looked at safety issues and got strong assurance from (Charlotte Department of Transportation) that it wouldn’t cre-ate problems.”

Cotswold Partners, LLC petitioned

for the rezoning of the 2.21-acre site in September 2014. City council held a public hearing regarding the rezoning application on Dec. 15, 2014, so public comment was not allowed at Tuesday’s meeting.

“I think as a general observation, the idea that people will now have a variety of choices is good,” Driggs said. “I think it’s of some value to have a supermarket on that side of Randolph Road. I think there will be an added element of con-venience.”

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Portion of I-485 named for H. Allen Tate, Jr.

South Charlotte real estate firm Allen Tate Company and the Charlotte Chamber announced on Wednesday, Jan. 14, a portion of Interstate 485 in Mecklenburg County will be named in honor of Allen Tate Company founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer H. Allen Tate, Jr.

Tate founded the real estate firm in 1957 and is an advocate of solving transportation issues. He currently serves on the Toll Roads Solutions Committee, is chair of the Char-lotte Chamber’s Regional Roads Committee and was most recently named to the Commit-tee of 21 for Charlotte-Mecklenburg roads.

Tate led the charge in 2008 for the com-pletion of I-485 ahead of schedule, as well as the widening of I-85 in Cabarrus County and I-485 in south Charlotte. Charlotte City Council requested the honor in fall 2014 and N.C. Department of Transportation Board Chair Ned Curran read a resolution for approval by the full board on Thursday, Jan. 8.

“I have known Allen for many, many years and consider him a close friend,” Curran said in a news release. “He has a remarkable entre-preneurial story and has certainly made sig-nificant efforts to affect transportation issues in our region.

“In fact, if not for Allen’s tireless commit-ment to see the project through, Charlotte’s outer belt probably would not be completed for many, many years.”

Bob Morgan, Charlotte Chamber president and CEO added in the release, “For the past 50 years, there has been no greater champion than Allen Tate for the planning, funding and building of roads to meet the demands of our region’s growing population.”

Tentative plans are in the works for an

opening ceremony for I-485 and the inter-change at I-85.

South Charlotte company receives “Best of Houzz Award”

Zen Windows Carolina, a south Charlotte company, was awarded “Best of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design.

Zen Windows Carolina, a south Charlotte window and door company, was selected by more than 25 million users who comprise the online Houzz community. Over 500,000 of those users are home builders and design industry professionals.

The Best of Houzz award is given in two categories: customer satisfaction and design. Customer satisfaction honors are determined by the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in the previous year.

“We are proud to receive this award from Houzz,” said Brian Zimmerman, owner of Zen Windows Carolina, in a news release. “Houzz allows us to showcase our work to potential customers in our area and to give potential customers inspiration for design elements they might want to incorporate into their home.”

Follow Zen Window Carolina on Houzz at www.houzz.com/pro/zenwindowscarolina.

Zen Windows Carolina is located at 3440 Toringdon Way, suite 205, in south Char-lotte.

Relay for Life of Ballantyne hosts informational meeting

Relay for Life of Ballantyne is starting a series of informational meetings on Feb. 10, a Tuesday, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The monthly drop-in meetings will cover ways to get involved with Relay for Life of Ballantyne, how to form and register fundraising teams and other volunteer opportunities. Last year’s Relay for Life event raised over $105,000 in the fight against cancer.

Attendees can get involved by becoming a member of a fundraising team to participate in the overnight event in spring 2015; partici-pate in a team and several events as a cancer survivor; or, become a member of the 2015 planning committee. All options will be dis-cussed at the informational meetings.

Relay for Life of Ballantyne drop-in meet-ings will be held at South Mecklenburg Pres-byterian Church, located at 8601 Bryant Farms Road in south Charlotte.

Harvard Business School Club of Charlotte donates to nonprofits

Harvard Business School (HBS) Club of Charlotte announced on Monday, Jan. 20, they would donate $55,000 to area nonprof-its. The donation is the largest sum the club has ever awarded in a single year. Receiv-ing nonprofits were announced at the club’s annual celebration of their Management Development Program (MDP) on Thursday, Jan. 22, after South Charlotte Weekly’s press deadline.

The club’s total donations over the last 12 years exceed $427,000.

Club donations are derived from sur-plus tuition fees for the club’s Management Development Program, taught entirely by Harvard Business School alumni volunteers. All remaining fees after administration and supplies are donated to local nonprofits.

“The loftiest aims of Harvard are embedded in the cycle of this program – the volunteer-ism shown by Harvard graduates to adminis-trate and teach this program, the sponsorship shown by companies that send executives, the students that sacrifice their personal time to learn and finally, the donations made to the many noteworthy nonprofits in the region,” said Harvard Business School member and MDP chair Bill Berry in a news release.

Representatives from winning charities were on hand to receive the award at the MDP celebration, held at Olde Providence Racquet Club in south Charlotte.

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Thieves hit Providence Day School on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to Provi-dence Day School on Monday, Jan. 19, after thieves took advantage of the holiday to break in and steal items from a student locker room.

A school administrator called police at about noon on Monday, after finding that someone had entered the girls’ locker room and stole items out of indi-vidual lockers.

Eight girls fell victim to the thieves, who stole multiple iPhones, a $300 pair of headphones, a $160 pair of boots and $20 in cash. The victims ranged from 14 to 17 years old, according to the report.

The following crimes were committed in the south Charlotte area between Jan. 18 and 21, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Home/Business Break-ins

• 2300 block of Carmel Road: $300 damage done to door during home break-in. Nothing listed as stolen. Jan. 18

Vehicle Break-Ins

• 5600 block of Fairview Road: Laptop, power cord, cloth-ing, shoes, jewelry and camera, worth $3,800 total, stolen from vehicle during break-in. Jan. 19

• 8100 block of Millwright Lane: Speakers, neon lighting and hunting knife, worth $4,220 total, stolen from vehicle during break-in. Jan. 19

• 8400 block of Williams Pond Lane: Witness observed suspect breaking into vehicle. Nothing stolen. Jan. 19

Property Theft

• 8900 block of Arbrell Walk Court: $10,000 mink fur coat stolen. Jan. 19

• Belk, SouthPark Mall: Suspects attempted to steal $1,786 worth of jewelry. Jan. 20

• Rite Aid, 6231 Fairview Road: $45 worth of protein pow-der stolen from business. Jan. 20

• 11400 block of James Jack Lane: $4,605 worth of golf clubs and accessories stolen from garage. Jan. 21

• Modern Salon and Spa, 6908 Phillips Place Court: $3,849 stolen from business by employee over eight months. Jan. 21

• Target, 9870 Rea Road: Hat, USB charger and cellphone case, worth $60 total, stolen from business. Jan. 21

Vandalism/Hit-and-Run

• 3600 block of Colony Crossing Drive: $1,000 damage done to Ford Fusion in vandalism incident. Jan. 19

• 6000 block of Fairview Road: $100 damage done to GMC Envoy in hit-and-run. Jan. 20

• 8500 block of Fairview Road: $250 damage done to vehicle during hit-and-run. Jan. 20

• 4400 block of Providence Road: $25 damage done to Nissan Maxima in hit-and-run. Suspect threatened victim before leaving the scene. Jan. 20

Financial Crimes/Fraud

• 14800 block of Ballantyne Village Way: Suspect forged signature to alter Verizon account. Jan. 20

• 3500 block of Rea Road: Suspect used victim’s name and driver’s license number to open an insurance account. Jan. 21

Drugs

• 3300 block of Carmel Road: Possession of marijuana. Jan. 19

• 4200 block of Sharon View Road: Possession of Xanax, marijuana and paraphernalia. Jan. 20

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• 7400 block of East Independence Boulevard: Suspect took victim’s $600 iPhone and smashed it on the ground dur-ing an argument. The suspect then struck the victim with a vehicle on purpose while leaving the scene. Jan. 19

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The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected the following dining locations from Jan. 15 to 21.

Lowest Score:• Cici’s Pizza, 10707 Park Road, 28210 – 87 Violations included: Employee washed

hands and turned off the faucet with bare hands; employee put hands in degreaser/sani-tizer bucket and then went to get pizza dough; employee did not wash hands before making pizza; food debris built up on the can opener and sticker residue on plastic containers; sanitizer at improper strength; back up pizzas below hot bar at improper temperature; salad was stacked high and product was left out at room temperature; pasta cooling from earlier at improper tempera-ture; sneeze guards improperly constructed; all sanitizer buckets up front on the floor; handles of scoops in products; bowls being used as scoops; and pans stacked wet.

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28210• Cici’s Pizza, 10707 Park Road – 87 • Upstream, 6902 Phillips Place Court – 95

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28270No restaurants inspected this week.

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28209• Charlotte Café, 4127 Park Road – 96 • Las Americas Restaurant, 3609-A South

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28211• Another Broken Egg Café, 3920 Sharon

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Quail Hollow 8201 Greencastle Drive Dec. 29 $1,000,0006804 Medinah Court Dec. 5 $1,282,500 Sharon Hill 6213 Sharon Road Dec. 16 $202,5006610 Sharon Hills Road Dec. 8 $925,000 Southpark 6501 Park South Drive Dec. 12 $424,500 Spring Valley 6219 Colchester Place Dec. 11 $225,0003021 Finley Place Dec. 4 $216,000 Starmount 2010 Brookdale Ave. Dec. 30 $198,0002011 Starbrook Drive Dec. 19 $174,5007400 Thorncliff Drive Dec. 19 $161,0007015 Ridgebrook Drive Dec. 12 $208,0007217 Woodstream Drive Dec. 5 $153,0006201 Rosecrest Drive Dec. 5 $140,000

Alexsis 5614 Mcpherson Drive Dec. 4 $393,500 Ashebrook 11301 Five Cedars Road Dec. 18 $160,000 Blantyre 4106 Blaydes Court Dec. 15 $700,000 Candlewyck 2010 Lawton Bluff Road Dec. 31 $223,0006802 Candlewyck Lane Dec. 29 $171,0002934 Heathgate Road Dec. 10 $245,000 Carmel Crescent 4807 Cambridge Dec. 15 $599,000Crescent Drive4727 Cambridge Dec. 1 $770,000Crescent Drive Carmel Woods 2501 Innsbrook Road Dec. 1 $380,000

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Chambery 809 Verney Lane Dec. 4 $775,000 Dovewood 3338 Leamington Lane Dec. 1 $2,500,000 Falconbridge 10713 Osprey Drive Dec. 19 $163,0007322 Park Vista Circle Dec. 19 $137,00011326 Park Road Dec. 19 $135,000 Five Knolls Estates 5421 Woodcreek Drive Dec. 29 $405,000 Governors Square 3724 Chevington Road Dec. 29 $424,500 Huntcliffe 5035 Kimblewyck Lane Dec. 16 $705,000 McAlpine Forest 4725 Morrowick Road Dec. 5 $655,000 Meadowbrook 11823 Mirror Lake Drive Dec. 4 $139,400 Montibello 3500 Ravencliff Drive Dec. 31 $450,000 Old Farm 1123 Turnbridge Road Dec. 9 $296,500 Olde Providence 6600 Brynwood Drive Dec. 4 $232,000 Park Ridge 7412 Park Vista Circle Dec. 23 $110,00010814 Tradewinds Lane Dec. 16 $144,00011604 Moonridge Drive Dec. 15 $170,00011200 Sundown Lane Dec. 4 $107,110 Pellyn Wood 1835 Craigmore Drive Dec. 4 $1,250,000

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Ashbrook 1218 Heather Lane Dec. 30 $339,900

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It was 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia.Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Douglas Sr. was a student

at the Interdenominational Theological Sem-inary and visiting the school library, when a chance meeting changed his life and, poten-tially, altered the course of American history.

“We both happened to be in the library at the same time,” Douglas, now a resident of Clear Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Mint Hill, said. “Somehow we struck up a conversation, and I got to know who he was.”

The “he” Douglas was referring to is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Before meeting in the school library, Douglas didn’t know much about King beyond who he was. In the years that followed, Douglas, under King’s wing, became an integral part of the mid-20th century American Civil Rights Movement, eventually walking arm-in-arm with King in a famous civil rights march in 1965.

Meeting King inspired Douglas to join a student-formed organization, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which launched a series of nonviolent demonstra-tions in area stores and restaurants that refused to serve black customers. One of such demonstrations took place in an eating facility in Atlanta’s capitol building.

“When we got there … we were talking about a strategy. We knew if our entire group marched in there at one time, (the restau-rant) would immediately close down, and we wouldn’t get any kind of effective response,” Douglas said. “They asked me, being light skinned, if I would sort of go in first and see if they would serve me. If they served me, then the entire group would march in.”

Douglas walked into the restaurant, grabbed a plate and his food, paid his bill and sat down in the cafeteria to eat. None of the restaurant employees batted an eye. When the rest of the group members marched into the restaurant, they were refused service.

“We went directly to the telephone and called our attorney. The law representatives took it in hand, and a suit was filed,” Douglas said.

That lawsuit, Douglas and Reynolds v. Vandenberg, made racial desegregation man-datory for all facilities at the Atlanta capitol building.

The following years involved taking on a number of behind-the-scenes roles that helped pave the way for racial desegrega-tion, both regionally and nationally. Doug-las was assigned a pastoral appointment in Montgomery, Alabama, after graduating

Interdenominational Theological Seminary in 1962. He continued civil rights work there, which included encouraging schools to respond to desegregation and urging Ala-bama’s black citizens to register to vote. He eventually became a part of a movement in Selma, Alabama, to recruit black voters.

Douglas joined King and other civil rights activists in March 1965 for the Selma to Montgomery March, during which he walked arm-in-arm with King. A famous photo cap-tured the march, and Douglas became known as “the unidentified white man” due to his lighter skin complexion and a common mis-conception that he was Caucasian.

Of all his involvements in civil rights activi-ties, Douglas considers the Selma to Mont-gomery March as the most significant, as it led to then-President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. The act was created to enforce the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution more strictly, cracking down on racial discrimina-tion in voting.

“I might say that the Selma to Montgom-ery project achieved for this nation, for blacks and other minority groups, the greatest piece of legislation,” Douglas said.

When reflecting on King, whom he worked with from time to time, Douglas refers to the revered leader as “jovial,” “good at cracking jokes” and someone who “had a good rela-tionship with all of his staff.” Douglas also said that while King was committed to achiev-ing racial equality in America, he was just as dedicated to ensuring his demonstrations did not include violence.

“He really believed in the nonviolence method of achieving social justice in this country … and encouraged all of those who would be a part of his movement to be non-violent,” Douglas said. “Those not willing to commit (to nonviolence) couldn’t be a part. That’s how serious he was, because he believed violence was not the answer.”

Now 84 years old, Douglas lives at Clear Creek with his wife, Blanche, of 52 years. The couple has three children and nine grandchil-dren. Douglas said he’s grateful he was able to continue King’s work for decades after his death, and is pleased to know the United States has made significant progress in work-ing to achieve equality among its citizens.

And one of his favorite memories of King?“There was a statement where he said he

would like to see the day when his little chil-dren would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their mind,” Doug-las said. “… That was the greatest emphasis of his speech.”

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When Steele Creek Elementary School Principal Merita Little needed help filling backpacks for the school’s backpack program before winter break, Providence High School students took on the challenge.

“Here at my school, I have some stu-dents that receive assistance through a backpack program,” Little said. “(The program) is backpacks filled up with different types of (non-perishable) foods that can sustain themselves.”

The school partners with Central Steele Creek Presbyterian, but real-ized last month the students wouldn’t have enough supplies to sustain them during the two-week winter break. Typically, the backpack program would sustain students for a weekend, but two weeks was a different task, Little said.

Little then called Providence High School Principal Tracey Harrill and told her about the situation. Little called Harrill on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, and by Dec. 12 students had already mobilized to ensure delivery of food by the following Wednesday.

“When she called, I just couldn’t say ‘no,’ but I didn’t want to promise

her that we could assist and then not deliver,” said Harrill. “So, I just put it out to the sponsors and clubs at our school.”

The school was just on the heels of the Carolinas Student Hunger Drive, so Harrill wasn’t sure whether they could pull it off.

However, the high school’s Key Club and Student Council officers stepped up to the plate and began making announcements and sending commu-nications home about the drive.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Police were investigating social media threats made against Providence dur-ing the drive, but Harrill said the stu-dents did not lose focus and carried out the drive.

“The two didn’t come in contact with each other, and kids were bringing in their donations,” the Providence prin-cipal said. “It didn’t prevent the food drive from going on as planned.”

Students collected non-perishable, individually wrapped items for the week and delivered the food on Dec. 17.

“The pallets of food that came to help us were unreal,” Little said, add-ing she felt it was a team effort to ensure Steele Creek students had enough food to take home.

“It really is a testament of true part-nership,” Little said.

The Providence students donated enough to sustain the students for about two months and Steele Creek was able to help more students than expected with Providence’s donation.

“You’re talking about 30-plus back-packs being filled up to the top,” Little said.

Although the drive was the first Prov-idence-Steele Creek partnership, the elementary school has connected with Olympic High School, whose students have served as tutors and mentors.

“There is definitely a collaborative effort for the needs that are there,” Little said. “There are several elemen-tary schools that they try to support. It’s a daunting task, but they’re really there for us. They come where they can.”

Steele Creek Elementary has plans to thank Providence students through cards with well wishes for the senior class when they graduate, as well as encouraging messages for all students to push them through the last half of the school year.

“That’s our way of trying to give back, and our hope is that the partnerships will continue,” Little said. “It’s a testa-ment of how we all work together and

I’m more than certain that if we called on them that they would be there.”

Little also feels the Providence stu-dents reaped benefits from the drive.

“I feel that probably benefits the high school students because it really establishes that real world connection. No matter how small or big the project that it can be that it can truly impact other people,” she said.

Harrill felt the drive benefited the high school students by showing them a need in their own community.

“I don’t think our students real-ized that this backpack program even existed (before the drive). That it didn’t dawn on them that these stu-dents would need help … The lesson is that you don’t have to go fair to help someone in need and that you can pos-sibly contribute and help someone,” the Providence principal said.

Harrill said there are no current plans for another Providence-Steele Creek partnership, but will continue to give back to the community through various ways.

Providence High School is located at 1800 Pineville-Matthews Road in south Charlotte, and Steele Creek Elementary School is located at 4100 Gallant Lane in Charlotte.

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Nonprofit organization Hands On Char-lotte hosted its annual MLKserve2015 event on Saturday, Jan. 17 at East Mecklenburg High School, located at 6800 Monroe Road in south Charlotte.

“What we do is create and manage flexible volunteer opportunities for individuals and corporate groups,” said Eric Law, executive director of Hands On Charlotte.

Hands On Charlotte manages 125 to 150 nonprofit opportunities each month for area residents.

“We provide the additional volunteer sup-port that our nonprofits need to do their jobs,” Law said, who feels the Martin Luther King, Jr. day of service event spotlights what the nonprofit does throughout the year.

Hands On Charlotte hosted three MLK day events throughout the Charlotte area on Jan. 17 that included activities such as creat-ing bookmarks, wrapping brand new or gen-tly used books for students who have limited access, collecting coats and donating blood, among others. The organization has hosted the annual event for the past 12 years.

The nonprofit partnered with magnet and IB programs that require service hours for their students, but hoped to attract families and other community members to the events.

Both Victoria Moreno and Matthew Scav-otto, an East Meck sophomore and freshman, respectively, attended the Jan. 17 event to ful-fill requirements for the school’s IB program.

“I like to be into the community and be really hands on and stuff,” Victoria said.

Victoria feels she learned life skills through participating in the event, such as commu-nication skills as well as fostering an appre-ciation for giving back. She plans to help the community in the future and encourages other students to volunteer.

Matthew has volunteered with MLK ser-vice days for the past four years at various sites around Charlotte.

“I think everybody should come out and do service and help the community,” he said. “Everybody needs to play their part and their role in the community and I think there are people who are less fortunate that we can help out.”

The IB program seeks to create “well-rounded” students in hopes they will learn valuable life lessons through service outside

the classroom, said East Meck IB coordinator Heather Lajoie.

“An activity like this from Hands On Char-lotte is a chance for many of the students to work together, which is a very important part of that as well,” she added. “Students are encouraged to work with their peers and other age groups as well.”

“The service component hopes to teach stu-dents that the world does not revolve around them and to focus on the world,” Lajoie said.

“For teenagers learning that there are oth-ers in need that they can help is an important lesson and obviously the satisfaction of giv-ing back to others is important as well,” she added.

Hands On Charlotte believes this is a his-toric day to remind people of the importance of serving.

“(Martin Luther King Jr.’s) message was to serve and give back to the community and that’s our mission,” said Beth Addison, spokes-person at Hands On Charlotte. “We want to commemorate his memory and legacy but, at the same time we try to set a platform to say that this is something that should be done year-round,” Addison said, adding she hopes people left the event feeling motivated to con-tinue to give back in the future.

“I feel it’s important for individuals as well as families because there are many people out there that need help and we never know whether we’re going to be on the other end of it. It’s important for people to have empathy and care about others,” Addison said. “It’s just taking us away from ourselves for a while and realizing that there are others that could ben-efit from an hour or two … I also believe it’s important, family-wise, for the younger gen-erations to start forming the idea of volunteer-ism and giving back.”

Providence Day School parent Carolina Magno brought her daughter, 10-year-old fourth-grader Camila, to the event to demon-strate how privileged the family is and that not every child shares in that advantage.

“If you don’t expose (children), they don’t know what other kids don’t have,” Carolina Magno said.

Camila said she realizes that helping the community is the “right thing to do,” and her family plans to continue to serve others.

Learn about other volunteer opportunities by visiting www.handsoncharlotte.org.

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South Meck teachers earn grant South Mecklenburg High School teachers earned a

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Teachers Alison Johnson, Nhora Saxon, Haley Hough-ton, Sherry Hilton and Sophie David-Gunn all received the award that involves collaboration between ESL and Spanish Immersion students to write, publish and share their stories in a public forum, according to the school’s newsletter.

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Charlotte Christian hosts open house dinnerCharlotte Christian School will host an admissions

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the school and families will be able to visit classrooms and meet the faculty, according to a news release.

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The district spelling bee will be held Jan. 29, a Thursday, at the Mint Museum on Randolph Road, and south Char-lotte students qualified to compete in the event.

The spelling champions from the learning communities in south Charlotte are: J’Quan Stovall, from Quail Hollow Middle School, and Akshra Paimagam, from Randolph IB Middle School.

The winner of the bee will compete in the Charlotte Observer regional spelling bee on Feb. 23 at ImaginON.

Eastover welcomes prospective familiesEastover Elementary School’s Prospective Parent Com-

mittee will host an informal coffee and conversation pro-gram for prospective parents on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., in the school’s library, located at 500 Chero-kee Road in south Charlotte.

Eastover parents and faculty representatives will discuss numerous topics of interest to parents with children enter-ing Eastover in fall 2015, including kindergarten registra-tion, transitioning to elementary school and what to expect in the school year, according to the school’s newsletter.

Contact the Eastover PTA at 980-343-5505 or [email protected] for more information.

Lansdowne Elementary seeks mentors, volunteersLansdowne Elementary School, located at 6400 Prett

Court, is currently seeking CMS-approved mentors for groups of fifth-grade students and tutors to work with kindergarten through fifth-grade students in reading and math.

The mentor will be needed once a week for 30 to 45 min-utes from Jan. 26 to March 11. The mentors will be asked to guide and assist a small group of students in completing and presenting a research project of global significance for the IB Exhibition.

Tutors do not have to be experienced, but will be needed at least 30 minutes a week.

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Parents can explore charter school options at fairArea parents can learn more about dozens of local char-

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Teachers and student leaders from 25 North Carolina charter schools will be on hand to provide parents with more information and application instructions, according to a news release.

The North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association will host the event to help serve, represent and advocate for the interests of the schools and their children, parents, educators and staff, the release read.

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(From left): South Meck Principal Dr. Maureen Furr and teachers Alison Johnson, Haley Houghton, Sophie David-Gunn, Nhora Saxon and Sherry Hilton welcomed a $3,000 innovation grant from the Charlotte Hornet’s Foundation. Photo courtesy of South Meck High School


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Kelly Massaro didn’t always realize her daughter, Paolina, was musically gifted.

“When Paolina was a baby, she had colic and screamed all the time,” Massaro said. “Now I know she was trying to sing.”

As a tween, young Paolina Massaro enjoyed choir and com-petitive chorus. She tried out for “American Idol” at 16 years old and made it through several rounds, but fell short of the one filmed for broadcast.

“The producers of the show said she had a beautiful voice, but that she just wasn’t ready,” said Kelly Massaro.

Paolina, trained in traditional vocal performance, lacked stage presence for the kind music she wanted to perform. Then, they found Connie Cooper and Ballantyne School of Music.

Ballantyne School of Music has helped Paolina Massaro, now 19 years old, hone her craft through years of lessons and coaching. Cooper connected Massaro with other female musicians who formed the all-girl rock band, The Reason You Stayed. Things have happened quickly for the group; they opened for LeAnn Rimes at the 2014 Charlotte Pride Festival and will release a demo this year.

Kelly Massaro believes there is no better place for musicians with special promise. She has watched her daughter blossom at Ballantyne School of Music and hopes Paolina makes it big.

“Connie provided that place where Paolina could feel sup-ported and nurtured,” Kelly Massaro said.

In addition to rock ‘n’ roll preparation and performance, Bal-lantyne School of Music offers instruction and resources for musicians of all ages, expertise and genre. The foundation of the school has been private lessons in anything from songwrit-ing to voice, guitar, traditional strings and more.

“There is so much to developing a musician,” said Cooper, who personally helps her patrons customize their music learn-ing experience. “Do they need theory? Are they preparing for a college audition?”

Over the past several months, Ballantyne School of Music has become the first school in the Carolinas authorized to teach Yamaha Music Classes. Especially effective for teaching younger children, Yamaha starts with group experiences that motivate children to develop ensemble skills and cooperation in a supportive environment with parental participation. Chil-dren sing, move to music and play rhythm to learn the basics. Yamaha Music Classes give children the foundation they need to choose what appeals to them when they mature physically and mentally, rather than focusing on one instrument or style.

The first Yamaha Music Classes will begin the week of Feb. 1. Cooper will offer free trial classes on Jan. 31, a Saturday, but registration is required. Find more information at www.ballantyneschoolofmusic.com.

Though Ballantyne School of Music is an authorized Yamaha instrument dealer, Cooper specializes in offering boutique brands that are hard to find elsewhere as “the music scene of Charlotte.” Musicians can pick up strings, straps, cables and smaller items, in addition to merchandise and CDs from local bands like The Reason You Stayed.

“Supporting local musicians is paying it forward,” Cooper said.

Cooper also organizes “jam sessions” where students have the chance to play in professional venues like Amos’ SouthEnd and the Visualite Theatre in Charlotte. Cooper organizes par-ticipating students into bands that perform live in front of an audience with lights, sound and all the professional accoutre-ments.

“They learn what it’s like to play to a full house … and some-times not,” Cooper said.

Cooper understands “the business” first hand. She attended the University of Massachusetts for business administration, but met a lot of musicians and joined a band. As a “serious hobbyist,” she performed at weddings and special events. After college she launched a career in credit card banking that ulti-mately left her unfulfilled.

“I did very well for myself, but that’s not what it’s about any-more,” Cooper said, adding she found purpose in educating musicians and opened her instruction business in early 2011.

Her experience and formal training in finance and customer service has served her well. She developed her business by building a solid reputation on quality instructors. She moved into the Ballantyne Corners shopping center, on the second level within the Ballantyne Arts Center. Though she isn’t affili-ated with the YMCA, she offers reciprocal discounts to their members. Ballantyne School of Music recently expanded into adjacent space on the second floor and is more than 250 stu-dents strong.

Cooper believes there’s a place for everyone at Ballantyne School of Music.

“Hundreds of people start lessons each year for different rea-sons,” said Cooper. “My focus is on finding the things that keep those students interested, excited and invested.”

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Carolina Voices to hold auditions Jan. 24 for MainStage Choir

Carolina Voices, Charlotte’s volunteer choral arts organization, will hold audi-tions for its MainStage Choir on Satur-day, Jan. 24, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Auditions will be held in Shalom Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church. Singers who wish to audition are encouraged to visit the Carolina Voices website’s audition page, www.carolinavoices.org/auditions, to learn more about what is expected during auditions, as well as expectations for Carolina Voices mem-bers.

Audition appointments are required. Those wishing to audition can sign up online or by calling 704-374-1564.

The next show for the Carolina Voices MainStage Choir, “In the Groove: Music that Gets You Movin’!,” is scheduled for May 15 and 16, a Friday and Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. at Spirit Square’s McGlo-hon Theater in uptown Charlotte. More information about additional Carolina Voices performances is available on the organization’s website.

Myers Park Baptist is located at 1900 Queens Road in Charlotte.

Bechtler Museum receives $350,000 from Duke Energy Foundation

The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art recently received a three-year grant, totaling $350,000, from the Duke Energy Foundation in support of the museum’s free admission to military members, Family Day program and development efforts.

The museum began offering free admission to all active-duty and retired U.S. military personnel, National Guard members, Reserve members and their families on Nov. 11, 2014 (Veteran’s Day). The grant from the Duke Energy Foundation will allow the museum to continue offering this discount to mili-tary members and their families, accord-ing to a news release.

Funds from the grant also will be used to expand the museum’s Family Day program, held three times a year on select Saturdays. The program encour-ages children and families to explore the art and artists in the Bechtler collection through special activities and family-focused museum tours, the release said. Family Days coincide with the Charlotte Symphony’s Lollipops concerts for kids, which precede the Family Day events and are held in the nearby Knight The-ater.

A portion of the grant also will be used to support a “sustainable financial model so the Bechtler can continue to serve the Charlotte community in innovative and impactful ways,” the release said.

The grant announcement took place earlier this month, as Bechtler cele-brated its fifth anniversary during a spe-cial Jazz at the Bechtler concert. Find more information about Bechtler and its programs at www.bechtler.org.

‘Widgets and Thing-a-ma-Jigs’ opens at Matthews Heritage Museum

The Matthews Heritage Museum debuted its latest rotating exhibit, “Wid-gets and Thing-a-ma-Jigs: An Exhibit of the Mostly Unknown,” on Saturday, Jan. 17.

The exhibit features objects the aver-age person might not be able to identify, such as tools from the past including a potato ricer, wool rug punch, ice shaver and glove stretcher.

The items featured in “Widgets and Thing-a-ma-Jigs” are on display without labels in order to challenge visitors to guess what the items were used for. The museum however, provides a key with a description of each item and how it was used.

“These items as well as others on dis-play were once used on a regular basis in the home or business. We hope (visitors) can learn about some of these tools of yesteryear and come to recognize some useful utensils with which our ances-tors were familiar,” the museum said in a news release. “…This is an excel-lent exhibit for school children, home schoolers, Scouts and senior groups.”

People who guess all items correctly will be entered into a drawing for the chance to win a free membership to the Matthews Historical Foundation for one year. The membership will include free admission to the museum, among other benefits, the release said.

“Widgets and Thing-a-ma-Jigs” will remain on display through April 18 and can be viewed during the museum’s nor-mal hours of operation. The museum is open Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission costs $4 for adults, $2 for visitors 11 to 17 years old and is free for children 10 years old and younger.

Find more information at www.matthewsheritagemuseum.org, or call 704-708-4996. The museum is located at 232 N. Trade St. in downtown Matthews.

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1.23.15 to 1.24.15Friday and Saturday

5 to 8 p.m.Art in the Village

Relax and enjoy an evening of art. Ballantyne Village welcomes visitors to stroll and enjoy local art during the fourth Friday and Saturday of the month. Stroll through the gallery, meet artists,

enjoy local jazz and find the perfect piece to take home. Located next to TCBY.

14825 Ballantyne Village Way, Charlotte

1.24.15Saturday

10:30 to11:15 a.m.Meet the Author: E.K. Smith

Celebrate reading and meet E.K. Smith, author of “Alien Dude.” Learn about her writing process, inspiration and career path as she reads her latest book. This program is open to families and children ages 6 to 11. Registration is required. Call 704-416-

6600 for more information.

South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road, Charlotte

1.27.15Tuesday

4:15 p.m.American Girl Book Club

Participants will discuss and share opinions on this month’s selected American Girls, Julie and Ivy, and celebrate the Chinese New Year. Open to children 8 to 11 years old. Registration is required for this program. Residents can register in person or by calling 704-416-

6600.

South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road, Charlotte

1.29.15Thursday6 p.m.

Charlotte Christian Open House Dinner

Charlotte Christian School will host an admissions open house dinner for parents and prospective students interested in kindergarten

through fifth grade. The open house will feature a brief presentation allowing parents and students to learn more about the school.

Families also will have the chance to visit classrooms and meet the faculty. The event includes dinner, which begins promptly at 6 p.m. in the dining hall. Reservations are encouraged. Call 704-366-5657

or email [email protected] for more information.

Charlotte Christian School, 7301 Sardis Road, Charlotte

1.30.15Friday

6 to 8 p.m.Whiskey Club of Ballantyne

The Whiskey Club of Ballantyne explores the flavors of Old World versus New World whiskey at Gallery Restaurant. The cost is $40 per person and space is limited. Reservations are required. Call 704-248-

4100 for more information.

Gallery Restaurant, 10000 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte

2.6.15Friday

7 to 9 p.m.Best Buy Video Game Tournament

On the first Friday of every month, Morrison YMCA hosts a teen video game tournament in the Rachel Giblin Teen Center. The winner will receive a free copy of the game courtesy of Best Buy in Blakeney.

Morrison YMCA, 9405 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte

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10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Lose to Win Weight Loss

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On Feb. 7, Dr. Holly Clemens and Dr. Kyle Loveless will host the Maximized Living Makeover event

entitled, “Lose to Win: The Weight Loss Challenge.” This 30-day weight-loss challenge will help people of all ages create a game plan to overcome health

hurdles. Visit losetowincharlotte.eventbrite.com or call 980-422-2000 for more information.

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12 to 5 p.m.Screenplay Writing with

Bob Hardison

This writing class, sponsored by The Writers’ Workshop, will discuss writing for the screen. Various formats, structures and techniques will be discussed, as well as tips on creating interesting characters and realistic dialogue. Attendees may bring screenplay

ideas or synopses to the class. Instructor Bob Hardison is a graduate of UNCA School of Filmmaking. His work includes feature films “Marcus” and “Angry

White Men.” Cost for the class is $75. Email [email protected] or call 828-254-8111 for more

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Providence Presbyterian Church, 10140 Providence Church Road, Charlotte

2.8.15Sunday

2 to 5 p.m.Demystifying the College

Application

The Jewish Community Center hosts a special seminar for future college applicants and their parents. The

keynote speaker is a veteran college admissions chair and will speak on the college decision-making process. Attendees can choose from three different seminars covering a range of topics regarding the application process. Registration is open through Feb. 8 with incentive pricing through Jan. 31. Call the Levine

Jewish Community Center at 704-366-5007 for more information.

Levine Jewish Community Center, 5007 Providence Road, Charlotte

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2.14.15Saturday6 p.m.

Ballantyne Ball

This annual community charitable gala is the first of its kind in the Ballantyne area. The gala is a masquerade ball on Valentine’s Day and will support the Isabella

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2.28.15Saturday

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second (307), behind Marvin Ridge (318).Myers Park girls’ team finished in third place with

259 points and the boys team took fourth, behind Butler, with 213 points.

First-place finishers for the Providence Day boys’ team included the 200-yard medley relay team of Cole Haaf, Eddie Cochell, Thomas Groenhout and

Alan Clymer (1:45.36); Groenhout in the 200-yard IM (2:05.32); and Cochell in the 100-yard free (50.47).

Myers Park’s Emma Walker finished in first place in the 500 free (5:25.84) and Patrick Frith took first in the 500 free on the boys team (4:49.19).

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it, because it’s always like this. We have to embrace it and we know that every game will be hard because they’re coming after us. For a team to say ‘We beat Ardrey Kell,’ is a big deal.”

With Muhammed controlling the point averaging 11.1 points, 2.9 steals and 2.1 assists per game and Dewalt underneath the basket putting up 9.3 points and grabbing a team-high 6.3 rebounds, losses for the Knight team are few and far between.

Currently, they’re ranked the No. 5 team in the state according to Maxpreps.com.

The Knights have seven games left in conference play before the postseason

begins, but Muhammed

and Co. are confident that this team could be the school’s best ever.

“We want to continue to build as a team,” she said. “We have a lot to build on. The day we have a perfect game is the day we stop practicing. We haven’t had a perfect game yet, so we have a lot of practicing to do. We have a lot of work to get to our ultimate goal of winning a state championship.”

“We know that we have to be process-ori-ented to get there,” Dewalt added. “In prior years, we’ve been more results-oriented. But when you fall in love with the process, you’re more likely to get results. That’s what we’re doing.”

The Knights host Olympic on Jan. 27.

Jordan Muhammed, Darah Dewalt and Deja McCain, three seniors at Ardrey Kell, have been playing basketball together since middle school.

But things look a lot different now than they did then.

The Knights are 15-2 on the season and 7-0 in So. Meck 8 conference play, where they’re sitting comfortably at the top. Rewind a few years and the three stars were playing against each other at rival middle schools.

Muhammed and Dewalt both attended and started on JM Robinson’s middle school team, where they finished their eighth-grade season as the undefeated champions. McCain went to rival school Community House where they fell to the Chargers each meeting.

When Muhammed and Dewalt joined McCain at the high school level, they formed the nucleus of what would be come a dominating force.

“Darah and I have been playing together since middle school,” Muhammed said. “I think because the middle school’s are so close to Ardrey Kell that when we come together, the chemistry is already there. When we started playing with Deja, it just worked.”

McCain, a 6-foot-1 forward averaging 6.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, hadn’t touched a basketball until seventh grade.

“I was terrible,” she said, laughing. “I can actually catch the ball now. We were definitely rivals in middle school and they always beat us but now, playing with them has made me so much better. I don’t think I would be the same player if I were on a dif-ferent team. They’ve helped me mature on the court and off it.”

“When we’re playing in practice, you would think she was a point guard because of the way she controls the team,” Muhammed said of McCain. “Her basket-ball IQ is unreal.”

The trio has spearheaded the Knights run through the season thus far and they haven’t dropped a game since their 44-35 loss to Weddington on Nov. 24.

Now, their ultimate goal is a confer-ence championship and deep run in the N.C. High School Athletic Asso-ciation Class 4A tournament. But the Knights haven’t dropped more than seven games in a season since 2009 so the girls are well aware there’s a target on their back.

“There’s always a certain amount of pressure because we’re Ardrey Kell and people are out for us, wherever we go, whatever sport,” Dewalt said. “We love rising to the challenge and playing our hearts out every game.”

“We know that everyone is com-ing for us,” McCain said. “We understand that and we’re used to

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Ardrey Kell’s Hughes commits to Brevard

Ardrey Kell junior Ash-ley Hughes announced her verbal commitment to Bre-vard College for soccer on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Hughes led the Knight team in goals (10), assists (11) and total points (31) as a freshman and dur-ing her junior season. She committed to Brevard over offers from Erskine Col-lege, William-Peace, Meth-

odist College and USC-Lancaster, among others.

Providence Day, Myers Park swimmers compete in inaugural Queen City Relay Invitational

Providence Day and Myers Park were two of seven schools to compete in the inaugural Queen City Relay Invitational sponsored by BSN Sports on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

Providence Day girls finished with 278 points to earn a second-place finish behind champions Marvin Ridge (406). Providence Day’s boys team also finished

Providence Day and Myers Park swimmers competed in the inaugural Queen City Relay Invitational on Jan. 10. Photo courtesy Mike McCarn

(From left to right) Deja McCain, Jordan Muhammed and Darah Dewalt. Hannah Chronis/SCW photo


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Chubby Checker 6 They’re about

1 in 650,000 for drawing a royal flush

10 Caesar’s last gasp?

14 One was renamed in Caesar’s honor

15 Word before cheese or chip

16 Question17 Emcee’s

assignment18 Not given

permanently19 Fruit hybrid20 Medical rupture22 Hops dryers23 Not at port25 Fallopian tube

traveler28 Us vs. ___29 Doggone,

quaintly30 Space-saving

bed33 Hang like a

hummingbird

35 Plural suffix with musket

36 Lead-in to meter37 Subject of the

1997 best seller “Into Thin Air”

40 Quick sketch artist?

42 Poet’s twilight43 Stadium

demolished in 2009

45 Shoulder muscles, for short

46 D-Day craft: Abbr.

47 House cooler, for short

50 Presidential prerogative

51 One of the “Golden Girls” girls

52 “___ 8 and up”53 “___ Mio”56 Fix, as a cobbler

might58 “Gotcha,”

facetiously59 Mad Libs label61 Cajun staple

64 Popular AM radio format

65 Swear

66 Distrustful

67 Item depicted by this puzzle’s circled letters

68 Partner of soul

69 Authors Ferber and Millay

DOWN

1 “You’ve overshared,” in modern lingo

2 Took gold

3 Supposing (that)

4 Bit of party décor

5 2011 Marvel Comics film

6 Accommodate

7 N.B.A. farm system, informally

8 ___ & Bradstreet (credit-rating firm)

9 “Ready, ___, go!”

10 The same

11 Pulls

12 Pinball no-no

13 Guns first used in the Suez Crisis

21 Springfield’s Flanders

22 Ireland, with “the”

23 Doggedly pursuing?

24 Some basketball fouls

26 Included via email

27 Architect Saarinen

30 Fraternity members, e.g.

31 “Black Swan” role

32 Some ruined statues, now

34 “Gently used” transaction

38 Branch of Islam

39 Fork-tailed bird

41 Like weak currencies

44 Increased, as debts

48 William Sydney Porter’s pen name

49 Super ___ (Sega Genesis rival)

51 British fellow

53 Quaker ___

54 Pre-ayatollah leader

55 Capital NNW of Copenhagen

57 Look up and down

59 Pinch60 Egg: Prefix62 Something kept

close to the chest?

63 Kvetchers’ cries

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