Congratulations to
Corey Cochran, principal
of Mount Pleasant
Elementary School, who
has been selected as
the 2018-2019 Cabarrus
County Schools Principal
of the Year in a program
sponsored by the North
Carolina Department of
Public Instruction and
Wells Fargo.
CCS Principal of the Year 2018-2019
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte.
Cochran will now compete
with other principals
across the state for
North Carolina Principal
of the Year. After the
state selection process is
completed, one principal
will be selected as the
2019 Wells Fargo Principal
of the Year. CCS principals
nominate candidates
among their peers. A
selection panel comprised
of CCS administrators
interviews finalists and
selects a winner.
Cochran was surprised
with an announcement
during a Mount Pleasant
Elementary School staff
meeting on Thursday,
September 20th.
Cochran has been
principal of Mount
Pleasant Elementary
School since 2002. He
graduated from Concord
High School, began
his tenure in Cabarrus County Schools as a social studies teacher
at Mount Pleasant High School in 1990 and moved to Winecoff
Elementary School as Assistant Principal in 1998.
Cochran holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Wake
Forest University, teacher certification from North Carolina Wesleyan
College and a master’s degree in school administration from the
2018 EC Teacher of Excellence
Sara Lamb, EC teacher at Hickory
Ridge High, has been named the
2018 Cabarrus County Schools
Exceptional Children Teacher of
Excellence! Sara was nominated
by HRHS Principal Dr. Poole and
Assistant Principal Ms. Graves
who state that Sara “has proven
to be an incredible asset to the
academic community as evidenced
by her relentless dedication
and compassion towards the
academic and behavioral success
of her students and students at
Hickory Ridge High”. Sara will
be honored at a ceremony at
the North Carolina Council for
Exceptional Children Conference
in Greensboro on November 15,
2018. Congratulations!
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Each regional Wells Fargo
Principal of the Year
receives a $1,000 cash
award for his or her school
and a $1,000 cash award
for personal use. The 2019
Wells Fargo Principal of the Year receives $3,000 for his or her school
and $3,000 for his or her personal use.
Regional award recipients will be selected by February 2019 and
the state-level winner will be announced in the spring at a special
luncheon in Raleigh.
Mary Frances Wall
Center
Mr. John Mooney, a senior music major
at UNCC came to visit our classrooms to
play his cello for the students on Monday,
October 8th. The children and the staff
enjoyed songs like “Twinkle, Twinkle Little
Star” and “Happy Birthday.”
John, who is
autistic, says
he has been
playing the
cello since he
was in the 6th
grade. He loves
to perform for
his church, his
community,
school chamber
group and
orchestra.