Harris Y breaks ground on new children’s space
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Thompson shines on court
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Volume 13, Number 39 • Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, 2014
Ballantyne women throw party in pink to raise cancer awareness About 180 pink-clad women came to Ballantyne Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 23, to play golf and enjoy a luncheon, all while raising funds for Susan G. Komen, a foundation for breast cancer awareness and prevention. The luncheon was part of BCC Rally Week, a week of fundraisers in the Ballantyne area hosted by BCC Rally, a Charlotte-area nonprofit that raises awareness for breast cancer and offers financial support for Rally for the Cure to benefit Susan G. Komen. A small group of women started the group at Ballantyne Country Club 11 years ago and it has since become the first Rally for the Cure group in the country to raise more than $1 million dollars. BCC Rally Week, which started on Sunday, Sept. 21, with a Walk-and-Wag Pink-a-thon, a non-competitive 5K where people were encouraged to bring pets. BCC Rally Weeks ends on Saturday, Sept. 27, with a Denim & Diamonds gala. Tuesday, women participated in a silent auction throughout the event that offered a large variation of goods and services, ranging from jewelry to golf
2014-15 performing arts Preview inside: our annual guide to the performing arts events you don’t want to miss. Starts after page 12
by Ryan Pitkin ryan@thecharlotteweekly.com (see BCC Rally on page 3)
(Left) Attendees of the BCC Ladies’ Luncheon arrived decked out in a variety of creative get-ups. Ryan Pitkin/SCW photo
New STEM-center charter school to arrive in Charlotte by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com
CHARLOTTE – On Sept 4 the North Carolina Board of Education voted to move 11 charter schools into the planning-year phase, with a target opening of August 2015.
One of the 11 schools, Queen City STEM School, will open in Charlotte with a mission “to prepare students to become competent, responsible and successful individuals in our globalized and technology-based society through a strong academic
program, school- family-community partnerships, and strong teacherstudent relationships.” The charter school will replicate Triad Math and Science Academy, a successful public charter school in Greensboro.
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Steven Walker, who serves on the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board, said Triad seems to be performing well and has long waiting lists, up to three times its capacity.
(see STEM on page 12)
INDEX: News Briefs, 6; Crime Blotter, 7; Scores, 8; Education, 10; Faith, 15; Calendar, 16; Sports, 17; Classifieds, 27