Cabarrus County Schools Snippets
9th Annual King of the Court a County Success
Students from CCS high schools were teamed up to volley for a cure for breast cancer.
The 9th Annual King of the Court event was Wednesday, October 5th at the Hickory Ridge
High School gymnasium.
Cox Mill High School seniors won the championship and finished as the only undefeated
team. Jay M. Robinson High School juniors won the junior tournament and Mount Pleasant
High School won the social media #KingsofPink challenge.
The King of the Court tournament was originally a school event for Mount Pleasant High
School beginning in 2008. Over the years, the event has grown in popularity and has been
expanded to include other CCS high schools.
Cabarrus Tech Has New Home
The new school
held its dedication
ceremony on Sunday,
September 25th.
Board of Education
members and other
elected officials,
as well as RCCC
President Carol
Spaulding and CCS
Superintendent Chris
Lowder attended the
dedication ceremony.
Cabarrus Early
College of Technology
is one of two Cabarrus
County Schools Early
Colleges and originally
opened earlier this summer in August. The
school is a STEM Early College with a focus on
engineering and computer science. Students’
course work and activities revolves around
these themes. While at Cabarrus Tech, students
have the ability to earn the Associate in Science,
the Associate in Arts, or the Applied Associate
in Science degree. Students can pursue their
interest in Computer Integration Technology,
Construction Management Technology, and
Electronic Engineering Technology.
Rocky River Elementary Student is
Hometown Hero
Congratulations to Noah Prieto, kindergartner at Rocky
River Elementary School, who has been named a Hometown
Hero.
On
Friday,
September
16th, Noah
received VIP
treatment
and a hero’s
welcome to
celebrate his
first day at
school. To
welcome him
to his school,
Hometown
Heroes and
the students and staff of Rocky River Elementary coordinated
a very special event.
He was driven to school in a motorcade – complete with
road closures – of police escorts. He was welcomed with a
student-led rally and celebration including Central Cabarrus
High School’s pep band and cheerleaders.
Hometown Heroes is an organization dedicated to helping
kids like Noah have special experiences to make the best out
of their difficult situations.
Lemonade Wars at Royal Boger
Fourth grade students at Royal Boger created business
teams and operated their own lemonade stands on October
5th. The event was held in the courtyard and was busy with
entrepreneur’s collecting money for charity. The fundraising
goal of $500 was surpassed when the fourth graders raised
a total of $1,146.36 from lemonade sales. All proceeds will
benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which brings
awareness to childhood cancer.
Pictured: Students and staff at the Cabarrus Early College of Technology (Cabarrus
Tech) in their new space at the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s Business &
Technology Center on Monday, September 26th.
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