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Students explore color and Monet’s style during their honors art course at South Charlotte Middle. Courtney Schultz/ SCW photo

Eighth grade student Annie Xie paints her surroundings during an impressionist painting session. Photo courtesy of Ted Cooke

Seventh-grade student Kirsten Kaufman has learned to use bright colors in her paintings of landscapes through impressionist painting. Courtney Schultz/SCW photo

South Charlotte Middle art students paint impressionist art. Read Courtney Schultz’s full story on page 12

South Meck TV studio receives makeover

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

South Mecklenburg High School senior Drew Kromer looked into a large storage room filled with broken tables, computers and cockroaches and saw an opportunity.

Drew’s interest in broadcast journalism began in middle school, but when he arrived at South Meck, Principal Maureen Furr

urged him to reestablish the school’s weekly television program and studio, which had been abandoned in previous years, causing the studio, a room adjacent to the school’s library, to become a storage closet.

When Drew saw the studio had fallen by the wayside, he knew he had to make a change. He enlisted the help of fellow senior Max Snyder to help clear out the storage room and make it into a studio again.

After clearing out the studio, the school’s club, SMTV, began again. But Drew felt there was still need for improvement.

Time Warner Cable News Channel 14 donated a complete studio to the school to help build the program. The new set was helpful, but the space wasn’t large enough to easily film the program each week because it was “claustrophobic,” Drew said. Also, a wall stood between the technical members and

anchors, which caused various difficulties with communication.

That inspired Drew to push for a grander renovation that would knock out a wall and include three special sets for the group’s program.

“We wanted to go to the next level,” Drew said.

With the help of classmates and parents,

(see South Meck TV on page 8)

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News Area high schools take top honors in hunger drive

by Courtney Schultz courtney@thecharlotteweekly.com

Providence, Butler and East Mecklenburg high schools took top honors in the fifth annual Carolinas Student Hunger Drive, and also set a new record in food collection.

Providence was the Division I winner while Butler was the Division I runner-up and won most improved. East Mecklenburg won the creative food collection activity award. Lorna Graves, chorus teacher and student council advisor at Butler, won the teacher/advisor award.

Division winners earned $2,000 prizes for their school; runners-up earned a $1,000 prize for their school; most improved and most creative collection each earned a $500 prize for their schools; and the teacher/advisor winner earned a $500 U.S. Airways travel card.

The Student Hunger Drive, a nonprofit from Davenport, Iowa, has collected over 15 million pounds of food since its inception.

It was originated by a family who wanted to inspire volunteerism in students, and to feed the local hungry, according to Mona Lita Carr, executive director of Carolinas Student Hunger Drive.

“It’s wonderful opportunity to help meet the needs of other folks in the community. The cornerstone is philanthropy,” Carr said. “We try to connect with student-leaders and lead the food drive initiatives. I think our studentleaders are just outstanding this year. I can’t say enough about every school.”

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Students collect non-perishable food for six weeks through Food Lion stores, campus events and competitions.

Charlotte-area students from 15 area high schools set a new record by collecting more than 142,972 pounds of food or 119,143 meals.

“The Carolinas Student Hunger Drive strives to inspire young community leaders while feeding those in need in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. Its mission is to unite and empower area high school students in the commitment to feed the hungry and promote volunteerism,” according to a news release.

The hunger drive is presented by Food Lion Feeds, the philanthropic arm of Food Lion that provides meals to area families in need.

The food collected in the drive will go to area families in need through the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Tracey Harrill, principal at Providence High School, said students were ready to take the top spot this year in the hunger drive.

“This year the students were very focused,” Harrill said. “They really went into the season of the canned food drive wanting to take the top spot.”

The students hosted various events for the school community to collect food items that ended with their overall top place in the competition.

“The variety of different activities and the number of activities were the recipe for

success,” Harrill said, adding she felt the drive encouraged students to collaborate and work as a team.

Students hosted hunger drives with Elevation Church and South Charlotte and Jay M. Robinson middle schools to help grow their numbers.

Anne McCanless, Providence’s student council adviser, said the students involved in coordinating the drive knew how to work together and have big hearts for community service.

“It’s more than just winning, it’s helping feed hungry people,” McCanless said. “They learned how these efforts impact the community.

Harrill said she hopes students realized the major benefit the drive brings to the families who receive the food donated.

“I think our students are blessed and they need to learn being part of being good citizens is helping others in need,” she said, adding she hopes the giving spirit stays with students through their lifetime.

McCanless said students realized the difficulty of alleviating a significant problem, such as hunger in the community and home. She hopes students will be motivated to continuing to serve the community in the future.

Butler’s student council took a different approach to collecting food for the hunger drive. After not reaching their goal in previous years, Butler wanted to increase their collection.

During the drive, students gave funds to contribute toward the number of pounds

collected in the drive, and every donated dollar equals seven pounds of food. Butler’s student council initially contributed $1,000 out of their general fund and hosted moneycollecting events, such as a penny war, to help increase their collection, said Mackenzie Lewis, senior at BHS and student council president.

“The competition is really what got it going,” Mackenzie said. “It’s a way to get more involved in the school.”

The student council president hopes the group’s hard work will encourage future students to try to increase the school’s collection in the drive.

Graves feels the student council’s efforts drove the school community to come together to help others in the greater Charlotte area.

“We need to move from being only selfaware to a more global perspective,” Graves said.

Graves, who won best advisor in the competition, believes she may have been recognized through the students’ efforts to bring “Butler into the picture.”

She said the council wants to be role models and catalysts in increasing school pride, but also want to be service-project oriented.

She feels they serve the school community through their event planning and service efforts.

“They feel good that all their work goes right here to this community,” Graves said.

Visit www.studenthungerdrive.org to find more information about the student hunger drive.

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Vivek Shraya didn’t begin his artistic career aspiring to be an author.

The Canadian of Indian descent originally set out to become a musician and produced a number of independent recordings before trying his hand at creative writing through blog posts and Vivek Shraya journal entries.

Shraya’s close friends encouraged him to expand his writings, which eventually became the basis for his first published book, “God Loves Hair.”

“For me, it was always like I wanted to be a musical guest on (‘Saturday Night Live’)” rather than an author, Shraya said. “But because of the encouragement of my friends, I started to develop these pieces that would eventually become my first book.”

Shraya will visit Park Road Books, located at 4139 Park Road in south Charlotte, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. for a book reading and signing.

The event also will feature the duo “Everyone is Gay,” made up of Dannielle Owens Reid and Kristin Russo, who will discuss their publication, “This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids.” The duo strives to provide education, resources and support to parents of gay teenagers.

“God Loves Hair” is a collection of short stories inspired by Shraya’s experience growing up as a child with immigrant parents and a Hindu background, as well as his experience as an adolescent coming to terms with his sexual identity and searching for a sense of belonging. Shraya’s works were heavily influenced by “Stone Butch Blues” by Leslie Feinberg, a novel about a gay woman coming to terms with her own gender identity.

“That book really changed my life,” said Shraya, 33, who discovered the book in his mid-20s. “I started thinking … as a brown, queer kid struggling as I was, if I found this book (as an adolescent) it would have made a huge difference.”

The stories also draw from Shraya’s family heritage. Both of his parents immigrated to Canada before he was born, and Shraya incorporates Eastern culture into the book, particularly regarding the book’s title.

“In India, if you want something, you sacrifice your hair,” Shraya said. “It’s the idea about giving your hair, which is the thing that makes you beautiful. To sacrifice it to God is the most humbling thing you can do.”

Shraya began writing short stories for the book in January 2009 and self-published the book’s first edition in May 2010. He worked closely with Juliana Neufeld, a Torontobased artist, who provided full illustrations to accompany each of the book’s short stories. Shraya said Neufeld’s illustrations were so reflective of his own passion that they inspired him to go back and revise some of his own drafts.

“I wanted the writing to be as strong as the illustrations,” Shraya.

Taking a leap of faith and self-publishing the first edition of “God Loves Hair” was scary, Shraya said, because he wasn’t sure how well the book would sell. The book grew in popularity during the four years after it was published, and Shraya said the response he’s received from readers and critics has been “almost singularly positive.” Arsenal Pulp Press picked the book up earlier this year for a second-edition printing, which includes an additional short story, “Suicide Jeans,” not included in the book’s first edition.

Shraya said another challenging aspect of writing and publishing “God Loves Hair” was the amount of soul bearing that was required.

“Because it’s so personal – it’s largely based on my own experiences – that vulnerability made it challenging,” Shraya said. “It was very cathartic to write, but it required a vulnerability and honestly I hadn’t shared with others.”

Becoming an author has opened doors for Shraya to expand his artistic endeavors to include making short films and writing his first novel, “She of the Mountains.” He’s also working on a project called Your Cloud, where he’s collecting text messages and emails from people that were sent, but never responded to.

“I’m always looking to the future,” Shraya said.

Find more information at www.vivekshraya. com. People also are encouraged to submit emails and text messages that never received a response, to yourcloudyourcloud@gmail. com. www.thecharlotteweekly.com

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Restaurant Scores The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected the following dining locations from Nov. 20 to 25.

Lowest Score: • Wendy’s, 11640 Providence Road – 91.5 Violations included: Person in charge did not have food safety certification; person in charge did not ensure the safety of the food or perform duties required in the North Carolina Food Code; box of potatoes sitting on the floor had water damage; soda nozzles with black mold build up; various foods at an improper temperature, repeat violation; many boxes of food on floor of freezer.

All Scores: 28210 • Panda Express, 101 Seneca Place – 99 28226 No restaurants inspected this week.

28270 • Carolina Cinemas, 9630 Monroe Road – 97.5

– 95.5 • Peacock, 8145 Ardrey Kell Road, suite 103 – 97.5 • Quiznos Sub, 8031 Ardrey Kell Road – 98.5 • Red Robin, 3415 Torringdon Way – 99 • Smashburger, 7804-B Rea Road – 97.5 • Tsuki Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar, 3429 Toringdon Way – 96.5 • Wendy’s, 11640 Providence Road – 91.5 28209 • American Roadside Burgers, 5821 Fairview Road – 98.5 • Bojangles’, 231 E. Woodlawn Road – 96.5 • Cantina 1511, 4271 Park Road, suite B – 94 • Chick-fil-A, 1540 E. Woodlawn Road – 97.5 • Reid’s Fine Foods, 2823 Selwyn Ave., suite A – 94.5 • Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark, 5501 Carnegie Blvd. – 97 • Skyland Family Restaurant, 4544 South Blvd. – 98.5 28211 • Chipotle Mexican Grill, 4400 Sharon Road – 97 • Nordstrom Marketplace Café, 4400 Sharon Road – 94

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Three homes were evacuated in south Charlotte on Sunday, Nov. 23, after a water main broke and flooded their street.

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Young singers from every corner of Charlotte will come together to share the spirit of the season on Dec. 12 and 13 when The Choir School at St. Peter’s presents its 2014 Christmas concerts.

A long-standing holiday tradition, the concert series will once again take place in the centuries-old sanctuary of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, located at 115 W. Seventh St. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. each evening, and the choirs will be accompanied on harp, strings, flute, percussion and the C.B. Fisk Opus 136 organ of St. Peter’s Church.

The concert will include traditional and contemporary Christmas selections, from “Winter Wonderland” as sung by Ella Fitzgerald to “Gloria” from Keble Missa Brevis by the contemporary British composer Philip Stopford.

Now in its 22nd season, The Choir School at St. Peter’s is a tuition-free program dedicated to helping young musicians explore, achieve, develop and mature against the back­drop of a world-class music education. St. Peter’s choristers come from every background and neighborhoods all across the region.

Advance general admission tickets are $15 or $5 for children 12 years old and younger.

The Humane Society of Charlotte is holding an open house on Dec. 16, a Tuesday, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The society invites guest to take a shelter tour, enjoy a holiday treat and celebrate the holidays with the staff and their animals.

The Humane Society will collect donations and sell holiday gifts, including Human Society of Charlotte apparel, Tervis tumblers, specialty items and the Rescue Recipes tailgating cookbook.

In addition, the “Be an Elf for HSC” drive is accepting gifts for the animals for the holidays.

The Humane Society of Charlotte is located at 2700 Toomey Ave. in Charlotte.

Visit humanesocietyofcharlotte.org for more information.

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The following crimes were committed in the south Charlotte area between Nov. 22 and 25, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Vehicle Break-Ins • 4400 block of Sharon Road: Backpack, handgun, pocket knife and sunglass case, worth $835 total, stolen, and $200 damage to car during vehicle break-in.

Nov. 22 • 7600 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: $800 purse holding credit cards and identification stolen, and $200 damage to Ford Ranger during vehicle break-in. Nov. 23 • 6300 block of Creola Road: Piggy bank holding $100 in change stolen during vehicle break-in. Nov. 23 • 12300 block of Copper Way: $300 cash stolen and $1 damage to Honda Odyssey during vehicle break-in.

Nov. 25

Property Theft • 2200 block of Park Road: $250 landscaping equipment stolen from bed of truck. Nov. 22 • 10300 block of Cedar Trail Lane: $10,000 Chevrolet Sonic stolen. Nov. 23 • 3700 block of Pelham Lane: $15,000 Toyota 4Runner stolen. Nov. 24 • Providence High School, 1800 Pineville-Matthews

Road: Suspect in parking lot found to be driving a stolen vehicle; $5,000 Mitsubishi Galant recovered. Nov. 24 • Target, 9870 Rea Road: $68 in clothing stolen from business. Nov. 24 • Journeys, SouthPark Mall: $410 stolen from business by employee. Nov. 25 • 3100 block of Shaker Drive: $1,750 ring stolen from home. Nov. 25

Vandalism/Hit-and-Run • 16000 block of Lancaster Highway: $900 damage to Honda CRV in hit-and-run. Nov. 24

Financial Crimes/Fraud • 3300 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: $500 stolen through swindling scheme. Nov. 24

Drugs • 7900 block of Carmel Oaks Court: Possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Nov. 23 • Interstate 485 within the CMPD South division: Possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Nov. 24 • 1800 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: Possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Nov. 25

Other • Arboretum Shopping Center, 3209 Pineville-Matthews Road: Man exposed genitalia to woman. Fourth incident of indecent exposure at Arboretum since September. Nov. 23

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Drew went to work this summer orchestrating the renovations, including building a raised skybox and the sets.

On Nov. 18, they revealed final renovations to display the new studio and talent lounge.

“There aren’t many high schools that give students so much freedom to renovate a whole part of the building,” Drew said.

The club wanted to make the 15-minute weekly television program more serious to better inform students about the school community and the world.

“Before, SMTV was considered a joke, and it was. Kids were goofing off and weren’t taking it serious. It really was taking away from class time,” Drew said. “I want to make this into an actual news program … students will learn about world news.”

Furr feels the program helps build a greater sense of community in the school.

“It’s so well done that it catches the attention of those who might be media blind,” Furr said, adding she enjoys that students can hone their organizational and collaboration skills.

Dina Genco, the school’s media specialist and adviser of SMTV, believes the program is important to developing necessary skills in high school students.

Genco headed an effort in school media at an elementary school that hosted a daily live newscast she felt helps students learn to think on their feet, organize, speak publically

Seniors Drew Kromer (left) and Max Snyder spearheaded the initial efforts to renovate the TV studio at South Meck. Courtney Schultz/SCW photo

and write. She feels the same principles and skills apply to high school students, just in a more sophisticated environment.

Genco shares the same vision as Drew, who hopes that the program carries on after he graduates in June.

“The idea is to create a program where kids can practice their mass communication skills and, even in they don’t want to go into mass communications, it’s a great opportunity to try something new, get out of your comfort zone and build that confidence,” Genco said.

“We’re very blessed with a lot of great, young minds,” Genco said.

Drew hopes the program will continue and has set up a way to ensure its viability. He plans to head the SMTV Booster Club and

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Students in the SMTV Club will rotate positions at the desk and in other areas of the studio to gain knowledge in all areas. Courtney Schultz/SCW photo

mentor student-leaders in the studio when he graduates.

“I don’t want it to get abandoned again,” he said, adding he hopes to make the program a daily show to offer more to fellow students.

The club developed long-term goals for the program to hopefully continue and increase the program for future classes.

“One of our goals in the long-term future is to develop this into a class,” Max said, adding he’s proud to be a part of the renovation and hopes others see the benefits of the final renovation. “So, that would be beyond when I would graduate and hopefully in the next few years become a journalism class, so that kids that are interested in something like this can do it week in and week out.”

Genco hopes the program extends beyond students who are interested in mass communications.

“I think what I want most of all is for (the program) to be ever-changing and evolving. I don’t want it to be stagnant and to keep growing. I want the kids to try as many different things in this forum as possible. I want them to not be afraid to make mistakes because that’s how we learn. I just want them to take risks and to understand that we can accomplish so much more together than working in isolation,” Genco said. “I think that is more important now than when I was their age.

You have to learn how to deal with a lot of different situations and how to work with a variety of people.”

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Ballantyne Elementary second graders give back Ballantyne Elementary School secondgrade students wanted to take action for the estimated 600,000 people that live on the streets. SoulPancake and Kid President wanted 2,000,000 people to prove even the smallest acts of love, such as donating a pair of socks, can make a big difference, and Ballantyne Elementary signed on to the project, according to a news release.

Second-grade teacher Lisa O’Herron started the project, which ran from Oct. 13 to 30, and asked the school community to donate a pair of gently used or new socks.

The school collected 683 pairs of socks, which were donated to various shelters within the first week of November.

Charlotte Latin junior selected for allstate orchestra Charlotte Latin School junior Tatiana Krzesicki was selected as the first chair violinist for the 2014 North Carolina AllState Honors Orchestra, held on Nov. 7 to 9 in Winston-Salem.

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of the North Carolina Music Educators Association Conference.

Tatiana also led the orchestra during its performances, as well as performed a Tatiana Krzesicki solo during one of the selections, according to a news release.

Charlotte Latin sophomore receives award at model UN competition Charlotte Latin School sophomore J a m e s McLelland received the best delegate award for his representation of Nguyen Huu Tho on the North Vietnam 1974 Crisis Committee James McLelland during the 28th annual College of William and Mary Model United Nations Conference.

Charlotte Latin’s team of 16 students participated in the upper school model U.N. team in the conference from Nov. 14 to 16. The students represented Hungary and Libya, and three Charlotte (see Education Notes on page 11)

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Education Notes Latin delegates also represented historical figures in two separate Crisis Committees, according to a news release.

Charlotte Latinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team included Sabrina Brewer, Richard Cai, Kara Chen, Andrew Egge, Dan Jessell, Tatiana Krzesicki, Jasmine Leahy, James McLelland, Kelly Mulrooney, William Plumides, John Reilly, Marshall Rich, Kaille Silver, Alex Warmath, Jazz Zheng and Lily Zheng.

Bhagia won best delegation, representing the U.S. in the Security Council; seniors Vienna Lunking and Alex Heintze won excellent delegation , representing Italy in the G20 committee; and seniors Jonathan Greenfield and Jack Coover won an honorable mention, representing the U.S. in the World Health Organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All students researched, prepared and debated especially well, and we are so proud of their work,â&#x20AC;? Kristin Glaeser, upper school history teacher and a model U.N. advisor, said in the release.

Providence Day students win honors at model UN competition Forty-six Providence Day School â&#x20AC;&#x153;delegatesâ&#x20AC;? participated in the High School Model United Nations Fall Conference at Appalachian State University on Nov. 12 and 13.

Participants in Model U.N. conferences, referred to as delegates, are placed in committees and assigned countries or other organizations or political figures to represent, according to a news release.

They are presented with their assignments in advance, along with a topic or topics that their committee will discuss. Delegates conduct research before conferences and formulate positions they will then debate with their fellow delegates.

Providence Day students earned top honors at the event. Freshman Ronak

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Honors art students at South Charlotte Middle School are taking on the “birth of contemporary painting.”

In Dr. Ted Cooke’s honors art class, seventh- and eighth-grade students travel to the wooded area surrounding the school to paint impressionist art “en plain air” (French for in the open air), according to the course’s description.

Cooke wanted to allow students to explore the work of Claude Monet, the founder of impressionism, to give them a different perspective of painting. In the classes, students often uses palette knives and their fingers to paint rather than brushes so they focus on the colors they see rather than the lines, Cooke added.

“It prevents them from drawing what they think they see,” Cooke said.

The main objective of the class is for students to create paintings using an impressionist

palette of saturated colors while omitting black. Also, students develop proficiency using the palette knife as a painting tool, scan the scene for colors and not objects, view shades and shadows not as darker or lighter versions of the same color but as a different color all together, and rely on optical mixing and simultaneous contrast for the creation of color.

Basically, it is a crash course in impressionist or colorist painting, Cooke said.

“Most artists of Monet’s time were categorized as ‘tonalists’ because they painted ideas of what they saw, not what they actually saw,” he added.

Thirteen-year-old eighth grader Annie Xie was one of the first students to use her finger to paint “blocks of color” she saw. She said she experiences a “different feeling” when she paints real life.

“You get the kind of feeling that you don’t get from photographs,” Annie said. “There is a certain life to it, that you don’t get from photographs.”

The students venture outside almost every day, weather permitting, to explore the world around them.

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Honors art students paint the color schemes of their surroundings during class on Nov. 13.

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Kirsten Kaufman, a 12-year-old seventh grader, said she’s always enjoyed art and submitted her work to be selected for the course.

Since being admitted, she’s learned to explore color in the landscape and to “look closely at the color that you see.”

“I like that you can express yourself through it and that I shows character in the types of art you do,” Kirsten said.

Students gain a more “realistic” perspective about color and to realize there are mixes of distinct colors in different landscapes, said Bry Payne, a 13-year-old eighth grader. She said she had never painted outside before, but can now see the various colors in the ground and sky that she didn’t notice before.

“Impressionist color theory implies that what artists call ‘local color’ is really just a general idea about an object’s color, but not what we see when we perceive the object,” Cooke said. “Local color is an abstract idea that does not refer to anything in experience. When we

paint, we should forget about trying to classify an object according to some accepted idea of what its color is supposed to be and just paint the color we see. Painting what we see is the primary objective of this class.”

Cooke, who is in his third year at South Charlotte Middle, believes students cannot understand the world around them until they paint or draw the world from life, not just from imagination or pictures. He hopes to give his students an outlet to explore the world.

“I think their lives are filled with so many activities, like athletics, academics and more that it’s really therapeutic to sit still in nature and connect,” Cooke said, adding students learn to connect painting to their emotions.

After getting to know each student, Cooke said he can tell student’s artwork through the personalities in the paint.

“It’s a nice break from other classes and I get to do what I love and enjoy,” said Talia Brooks, a 13-year-old eighth grader.

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Honor Roll Charlotte Christian A Honor Roll

Sixth Grade: Ekene Afulukwe, Kalen Bland, Makenzie Boyce, Zach Brown, Bryson Byrnes, Kate Carlson, Anna Coles, Kate Eubanks, Jonathan Fasciana, Ashley Glover, Carson Holbrooks, Zoe Jackson, Tyler Kellogg, Ethan Kemmer, Elinor Langdon, Claire Lillie, Gracie Mitchell, Julia Oliveto, Noah Ong, Kyndal Perry, Maya Petrovsky, Madeline Roddy, Joseph Sachtleben, JD Suarez, Maya Szymborski, Sofie Vachino, Ava Van Hoy and Kennedy Young.

Seventh Grade: Jake Anderson, Ben Boone, Hannah Brandon, Liesel Brehmer, Lucy Cain, Alex King, Andrew Knotts, Lillie Robinson, Andrew Seelig, Alyssa Verruto, Katherine Vines, Spencer Von Cannon and Lillie Wetmore.

Eighth Grade: Chinelo Afulukwe, Christina Boelkins, Nathan Brannon, Trey Donathan, Payton Jones, Sophie Lewis, Drew Marin, Allison McCreary, Nate McGrath, Evan Montgomery, Tyler Rigot, Shane Russell, Matthew Siverling, Kaitlyn Snyder and Alexis Sudjianto.

A/B Honor Roll Sixth Grade: Austin Blake, Patrick Bonna, Morgan Brown, Hannah Burgess, Ellie Cataldo, Hudson Collins, Susan Davis, Elizabeth Davisball, Susan Donnelly, Emma Edwards, Davis Fagan, Andrew French, Cole Fuqua, Addison Goodrich, Katie Gowan, Ellis Groseclose, Heather Harriss, Cameron Hicks, Michelle Igbinadolor, Trey Johnson, Jasmine

King, Brennan Long, Carrington Lue-Hing, Caroline Luff, Jake Major, Riley Matthews, Garrett Michaud, Jordan Montgomery, Landon Nalewaja, Reagan Rissmiller, AJ Simpkins, Phillip Slaughter, Conner Smith, Hank Soule, Ben Stokley, Nathan Teshome-Collins, John Ward, Abby Warner, Preston Weller, Claire Woodley and Jacob Zeigler.

Seventh Grade: Brett Adams, Will Allen, Taylor Calkins, Patrick Cannon, Margaret Carlton, Cason Causey, Lauren Chan, Samantha Cohane, Lara Crosby, Ethan Eshleman, Adam Featherstone, Anna Ferguson, Boone Foster, Scott Galbreath, Jed Giller, Sam Goldstein, Jace Grauel, Nicholas Greene, Corey Griffin, Neely Hicks, Caroline Hood, Jack Howard, Eric Huffenus, Grace Hulbert, Logan Jones, Jason Kerr, Chloe Lichtenberger, Zack Marin, Alyssa Mederos, Cameron Mehta, Drew Metz, Cole Moss, Elisabeth Mufengi, Lilly Mull, Lindsay Noonan, Ethan Oesterle, Bria Pinckney, Chase Preston, Sawyer Sams, Foard Scott, Joseph Slattery, Carson Soliday, Thomas Spangler, Hailey Thomas,Wes Turley, Annika Urban, Natalie Walton, Camille White and Aiden Wilson.

Eighth Grade: Addison Blake, Claire Burch, Xander Darkoh, Alyssa Drogan, Luke Dunnavant, Royce Hanna, Sammy Henderson, Taylor Holbrooks, Megan Igbinadolor, Emily Ketron, Martha Ann Langdon, Matthew Mayers, Kendall McGowan, Madison Mull, Jackson Myers, Obi Oriaku, Elizabeth Parker, Lauren Poynter, Frank Ruppert, Elisabeth Sachtleben, Brian Segovia, Alex Tan, David Trotter, Taylor Turner, Efosa U-Edosomwan, Riley Warpula and Colby Young.

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Third Grade: Paige Bullock, Kennedy Chisolm, Austin Duer, Gaby Hively, Besse Karavokiros, Andrew May, Olive Hoffman, Aadhyanth Karthikkumar, Gavin Moeller, Owen Rosenthal, Hazel Silverstein, Isabel Silverstein, Kate Sinha, Timothy Stephens, Evan Baughman, Zoe Braverman, Avery Cano, Lucas King, Maya Knotek, Bennett Rusmisell, Jacob Telor, Ben Uslan, Salil Garud, Mills Hart, Lydia Johnson, Megan Lee, Antonio LeMaisonett, David Simmons, Noah Warren, Tala Al-Sibai, Laurel Caddell, Aedan Contreras, Lanie Holden, Mac Hunter, Katie Polk, Taylor Purgason and Liam Yeager.

Fourth Grade: Tracy Dang, Ewan Gath, Joselyn Jackson Bennett, Amy Lautenschlager, Lucas Mahoney, Evie Masilun, Andrew Moore, Mia Rochon, London Secor, Shayna Strasser, Kip Sullivan, Drew Wellons, Ella Woolman, Cecilia Calub, Samanyu Joshi, Hunter Lindsley, Gabe Miller, Marie Montgomery, Beatrice Polk, Stephanos Soutzos, Violet Thomas-Bush, Hannah Borah, Wesley Bowles, Elie Cano, Charlie Euripides, Alexandria Garrett, Althea Muldrew, Abigail Studnek, Jacob Walker, Kira Williams, Madeline Buchmann, Charlie Cochran, Anna Leahy, Greyson Little, Tyler McAffee, Nathan Plaisance, Hannah Rupert, Lindsey Smith, Emma Studnek, Isabella Yeager and Andrew Zusi.

Fifth Grade: Mary Kate Brantley, Alex Clancey, Alec McMillian, Maxwell Rusmisell, Camden West, Sofia Christofaro, Sarai Deese, Emily Holden ,Lindsay Merchant ,Nathan Stephens, Campbell Burbank, Grace Caddell, Gibbs Forsyth, Sydney Gordon, Ryan Hays, Gracie Hindin, Katrine Luh, Anu Pahwa, Taylor Pittman, Hannah Schillinger, Ellie Shroff, Scott Silverman, Sarah Slegelmilch, Aditya Upadhyay, Ashkan Zahabiuon, Eli Caddell, Elizabeth Cline, Griffin Edmondson, Emary Gordon, Camille Hart, Emily Helder, Ryan Lynch, Caleb Meacham, Daniel Nelson, Liam Warford and Adrienne Wilson.

A/B Honor Roll Third Grade: Yasmeen Al-Khateeb, Preston Davis, Dimitri Ferrell, Samit

Gadekar, Nicolas Hernandez, Callee Hunter, Olivia Jones, Alejandro Kraemer, Adrian Lopez-Kernandez, Jae-Ohn Park-Yim, Daniel Ragona, Thomas Wilson, Haylee Brownlee, Jade Chau, Matthew Dinello, Carter Dyer, Ayla Gale, Kaelyn Hemingway, Braeden Martin,Ryan Masara, Bradley Pay, EeshaTalluri, Connor Thurson, Kiran Williams, Max Forsyth, Scott Johnson, Gray Johnson, Virginia O'Brien, Hailey Quattropani, Addison Reynolds, Niles Shipp, Sarah Sinha, Mason Adams, Prince Isaiah Caldwell Mosley, Anna Czaplicki, Anthony Dipierno, Akasea Elgawli, Natalie Ervin, Isabella Hall, Kendall Moore, Mikayla Rusnak, Braeden Beecher, Hannah Berry, Nick Darling, Lilly Gordon, Craton Hart, John Joiner, Veda Madugula, Kevin Muca, Kaleb Nixon, Zach Quintero and Luke Terrell.

Fourth Grade: Gena Anderson, Ben Baum, Ella Kalzcuk, Suraj Mishra, Anna Montgomery, Tyler Palm, Nicolo Zito, Maeve Brandon, Cade Buhrer, Thomas Daley, Kendal Evans, Anya Gwizdak, Marie Harder, Lora Henley, Amin Ibrahim, Brady Miller, Aryan Mohammadalinejad, Ryan Ragona, Marilyn Riera, Jonathan Sullivan, Alex Vigness, Anya Walters, Justin Bornstein, Jaime Bryant, Talicia Carter, Drew DePasquale, Katelyn Havnaer, Tyler Johnson, Christopher Mallis, Marissa Mazigi, Tyler Smith, Jada York, Jacob Holmes, Logan Hunsucker, Sydney Jarka, Mariani Jennings, Prachi Joshi, Carolina Meredith, Annalee Pettus, Owen Stewart, Sam Stichter, Denisa Voinea and Reid Wellons.

Fifth Grade: Avery Boyd, Lindsey Chisholm, Sammy Davis, Camryn Hicks, Aditya Joshi, Will Lockhart, Dylan Lovaglio, Landon Moss, Caitlin Rogan, Adam Silipigni, Ann Slegelmilch, Emma Stewart, Cole Terrell, Khamani Wertz, Colin West, Daniel Wilkinson, Carson Cooper, Amelia Hagen, Omar Hanbali, Isabella Janson, Grace Kelly, Aidan Lowe, Cade Purgason, Jack Riesmeyer, Tyler Williams, Lars Albrecht, Christopher Arico, Sahana Aurnmeenakshi, Blake Beecher, Allena Bodie-Chapman, Lucy Canter, Miranda Gehl, Cassandra Hart, Peyton Hemmingway, Maddie Little, Maliyah Nickles, Stella Ray, Charlie Riesmeyer, Andrew Smith, Ethan Uselton and Addison West.

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Third grade: Abby Ingram, Phoebe Ingram, Alex Jolly, Emily Grace Micholic, Austin Osborn, Autumn Taylor-Stroud, Reece Woller, Kasey Holland, Rylan Kirkland, Caroline Lemons, Enrique Tejeda, Hannah Harris, Paul Johnson, Sarah Leahy, Paul Northcutt, Martin Olorate-Daniel, Libby Snyder, Addison Tuttle, Lila Woodman, McCully Hutcheson, Caroline Leahy, Louisa Pharr, Gianna Powlis, Thomas Turk, Preston Harbin, Nicole Koskinas, Griffin Lewison, Miko Modie, Zuri Modie and Jizelle Patterson.

Third grade: Nate Arcadipone, Emma Barton, Gavin Beasley, Malachi Caesar, Logan Noel Braden Tita, Liyah Cameron, Chelsey De La Cruz, Rowan Gambs, Corey Jackson, Gary Pickett, Martin Quezada Hernandez, Alejandro Velasquez, Ricardo Forges, Jayra Gutierrez Lopez, Dylan Lane, Timmy Northcutt, Cara Ranson, Riley Smith, Nina Solar, Joey Watkins, Jack Williams, Adonis Aziabu, Bruno Bellido, Caroline Caldwell, David EscobarKnight, Anthony Gucciardi, Zachary Hirst, Kelli Ibarra Moreno, Autumn Lingerfelt, Jonah Foster, Jun Ho, Ben Li, Qaahir Muhammad, Cayden Ricks, Isabella Ricks, Caroline Rogers, Kialah Sanders, Brandon Torres, Haron Brinson, Sutton Campbell, Madison Hickson, Kimberly Lopez Daniel, Emily Morrison, Harrison Nelsen, Natalie O’Donnell, Evan Standish and Josiah Steier.

Fourth Grade: Alex Jones, Giovanna Figallo, Ava Elaasar, Olivia Walls, Carson Ivy, Rowan Doherty, McNeill Jordan, Jackson Henderson, Nathalie Hernandez, Zachary LaFave, Macy Lewis, Rylie Millea, Ellie Morse, Karina Notaro, Wade Thompson, Jake Benton, Lanie Kupreanik, Sophie McCollister, Daphne Rashid, Hannah Thompson, Kobie Vilaiphone, Kyle Agnone, Evan Berkley, Daniel Buehrig, Dean Duffield, Cassandra Epp, Leah Harris, Nicole Hernandez, Graham Higginbotham, Kayon Johnson, Megan Johnston, Elena Marconi, Cooper Moore, Ellie Nevins, Emely Savillon Moradel, Nina Tavares, Martha Taylor, Mery Tinoco and T’Mahti Tyler.

Fifth grade: Adelina Basilious, Cayden Benson, Camila Duque, Maria Estupinan Oliva, Davis Ferner, Emma Gailunas, Robert Lewison, Rhys Owens, Zachary Pharr, Emani Ray, Rachel Snider, Ava Tuttle, Emma Williams, Ja’Nasia Evans, Jessica Oloarte Daniel, Emily Baker, Kaitlyn Case, Erin Hartman, Alena Haskin, Lilly Hollowell, Michael Lewyn, Ella Lowe, Kaitlyn Moore, Johannah Steier, Aaron Adrales, Sincere Bennett, Ella Boorman, Caitlyn Corpening, Zane Davis, Landyn Ferguson, Daniel Glukhoman, Paige Ingram, Jonathon McBride, Valeree Neal, Jada Poe, Jenasis Serrano, Caroline Snyder and Benson Tsai.

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Fourth Grade: Miles Harb, Emma Matuszkiewicz, Kaylen Nance, Alanie Mendez, Hailey Johnson, Tieonna Lewis, Daniel Olvera, Hamilton Ferguson, Ben Spell, Angela Inga, Jordan Cano, Chamaya Coles, April Flores, Charlotte Goodchild, Rama Kayali, Kayla Johnston, Christian Lopez, David Moore, Adam Morgan, Adrian Tabares, Greyson Ayers, Levon Boyd, Logan Bryson, Alexa Cooper, Camila Davila Gonzalez, Anavi Dean, Carlos Hernandez-Lopez, Lisette Littuma, Edwin Suarez-Pujols, Thomas Williams, Juliana Balint, Mauricio Cox, Zamani Hagans, Marifer Plata-Estrada and Brandon Stanley.

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Faith & Religion News & Notes

Cookie Walk & More! returning to Providence UMC The women of Providence United Methodist Church will host the annual Cookie Walk & More! on Dec. 6, a Saturday, in the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wolfe Hall.

The sale will begin at 9 a.m. and last until everything is sold out. People are invited to take a stroll among tables of goodies and fill boxes with their choice of festive homemade baked goods, both sweet and savory, according to a news release. Shoppers can fill one box for $8 or two boxes for $15.

Proceeds will benefit Providence United Methodist missions. Find more information at www.ProvidenceUMC.org.

Providence UMC is located at 2810 Providence Road.

Free Christmas concert at Living Saviour Lutheran Living Saviour Lutheran Church will present its popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;Concert of Advent and Christmas Musicâ&#x20AC;? on Dec. 14, a Sunday, at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the community.

This musical celebration will incorporate the church's choirs, orchestra and organ.

Find more information at www.livingsaviourlc. org, or call 704-542-3626.

Living Saviour Lutheran is located at 6817

Carmel Road.

Hadassah Israeli Fair coming to Shalom Park People are invited to support vendors selling Israeli and Jewish-themed goods at the Hadassah Israeli Fair on Dec. 14, a Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shalom Park.

Vendors will donate a percentage of sales from the event to Hadassahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emergency Fund.

Hadassah will raffle off prizes including art from Sharon Hockfield Fine Art; jewelry from Betsy Klein, Diamonds Direct and Malak Jewelers; and a piece from Akko in Israel. Raffle tickets are $5 each or three for $10, and can be purchased in advance in the Levine Sklut Library, at the event or by contacting Stacy Baum.

People also can shop online now to support Hadassah. U-Boutique is a virtual Israeli marketplace designed to help Israeli artists and designers with small businesses market their Israeli-made products overseas.

U-boutique will donate a portion of products purchased from the following link to Charlotte Hadassah. Shop online at: http://tinyurl.com/uboutique4CharlotteHadassah.

Contact Stacy Baum at schree@carolina. rr.com or 704-808-0423 for more information.

Volunteers are welcome.

Shalom Park is located at 5007 Providence Road.

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Calendar 12.1.14 and ongoing Tuesday

Charlotte Woodcarvers meeting, 3 to 7:30 p.m.

The Charlotte Woodcarvers meet weekly on Tuesday afternoons.

All skill levels, from new carvers wishing to learn to the most experienced are welcome. The Charlotte Woodcarvers can teach attendees to carve or hone skills of the most advanced carvers.

Cathcart Center of Carmel Presbyterian Church, 2048 Carmel Road, Charlotte

12.4.14 Friday

Cooked, Corked, and Poured Dinner featuring Wines of Bordeaux SouthPark-area Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar offers four specially-crafted courses produced by the restaurant’s executive chef, and the meal is accompanied by four different wines from the Bordeaux region of France.

The $50 per-person cost includes all food and wine, and the opportunity to purchase the wines featured in the dinner below retail price.

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12.6.14 Sunday John Gorka, live at Providence UMC, 7 p.m.

John Gorka has recorded 11 albums and many wellknown artists have recorded and/or performed his songs, including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci Griffith, Mary Black, Edwin McCain and Maura O'Connell.

Tickets are $16, and are available online at www.

ProvidenceUMC.org. Profits benefit the missions of the Providence United Methodist Women.

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12.9.14 Tuesday

The Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Decline, 2 to 3:30 p.m.; and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Learn the best exercises to boost brainpower in this free workshop entitled, “Exercising Helps Keep You Smart: The Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Decline,” from The Ivey Memory Wellness Day Center and presented by Jessica Martin of Genesis Rehab Services.

Physical fitness plays an important role in preserving thinking skills and brain function. It’s not only good for the body, it can help preserve cognitive ability and may slow cognitive decline, according to new research.

Pre-registration is requested, and seating is limited for both sessions. For caregivers, care is available for loved ones during the workshop with advance notice.

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Professionally-trained Krampus wranglers will be on hand to help keep the monsters at bay, and there's fun all over the arts district, with a few special stops planned. Look for Krampus in and around the area, and catch all the special events throughout the night.

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Queen City Coat Drive Go Beyond S.E.O. is hosting its second annual Queen City Coat Drive, which will benefit A Child’s Place to help give Charlotte-Mecklenburg School children warm coats for the winter.

Last year more than 4,770 CMS students were homeless.

To help alleviate the problem, the drive is collecting gentlyused coats from children’s size 6 through adult sixe extra large. In addition, they will accept Wal-mart and Target gift cards, hoodies or sweatshirts, hats, gloves socks and sweaters.The coats will be collected each Friday through Dec. 19 by a volunteer from the organization.

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Holiday tea and shopping at the Duke Mansion, 2 to 4 p.m.

The Duke Mansion invites guest to brighten their holiday season with a holiday tea at The Duke Mansion. While there, visitors can shop for memorable gifts from some of Charlotte’s top boutiques.

Tea will be served in the living room with tea sandwiches, canapes, scones and sweets. Stroll the public areas and grounds of the mansion, a Colonial Revival Estate on the National Register of Historic Places.

The cost is $35 for adults and $15 for children ages 5 to 12 years old.

Reserve your spot by Dec. 12 at 704-714-4445 or by email at kellis@tlwf.org .

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Cultivate kids’ love of music at Symphony’s ‘Magic of Christmas’

by Dee Grano ae@thecharlotteweekly.com

At 24 years and counting, the Charlotte Symphony has provided a Christmas tradition for an entire generation. Adults who went to the concert as children now bring their own families, and cultivate a deep love of music, and one of the Charlotte Symphony’s December shows, the “Magic of Christmas” concert, has something for all ages.

Led by Maestro Schram, the symphony will be accompanied by the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte, the Charlotte Children's Choir and “American Idol” finalist Melinda Doolittle.

“Music is so much a part of the Christmas tradition,” said south Charlotte resident Amy Orsinger Whitehead, a flutist with the Charlotte Symphony.

“It recaptures the magic you felt when you Amy Orsinger Whitehead were a kid.”

This is especially true of the Charlotte Symphony’s popular “Magic of Christmas” concert. As conductor Albert-George Schram noted, “Each year a huge number of families celebrate the holidays hearing a mix of familiar Christmas songs and new tunes.”

Children attending “Magic of Christmas” can enjoy seeing their peers onstage when the Charlotte Children’s Choir sings “All is Well” and a medley version of “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.”

“When the children’s choir sings... it’s really precious,” Matthews resident Amber Carpenter said. Carpenter is a professional harpist and vocal performer with the Oratorio Singers. Oratorio will perform “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” Franz Biebl’s “Ave Maria,” and ensemble pieces that include “Joy to the World.”

Carpenter vividly remembers her first Amber Carpenter (as a child) experience as a 4-year-old audience member at the Charlotte Symphony. By the time the first note sounded, she was already awe-struck.

When she saw a 12-year-old girl playing the harp onstage, she knew she wanted to do the same thing. Three years later, she did. www.thecharlotteweekly.com

Like Carpenter, Whitehead fell in love with performing music as a child. In fourth grade, Whitehead’s friend joined the school band as a flutist, so she followed suit.

Though her friend lost interest, Whitehead stuck with it, and when it came time to choose a college and career path, there was no other choice.

“My parents were incredibly supportive and did everything they could for me to be successful as a musician,” said Whitehead.

“I feel so grateful to be doing what I am for my living.”

In addition to local talent, “Magic of Christmas” will feature singer Melinda Doolittle, who finished as the third-place finalist on the sixth season of “American Idol.” Since her appearance on the show in 2007, Doolittle has forged a successful career singing back-up vocals to stars, including Michael McDonald, Aaron Neville and BeBe and CeCe Winans. “(Doolittle) is young and hip, and so talented,” said Whitehead. “I can’t wait to hear her sing ‘Mary Did You Know?’ That is going to be one of those pieces that children will remember when they are grown.”

“I’m most excited about getting to sing some of my favorite Christmas songs with the amazing Charlotte Symphony,” said Doolittle. “What an honor this is.”

With 18 pieces of music, “Magic of Christmas” offers a wide variety that differs from year to year with one exception: Leroy Anderson’s original “Sleigh Ride” complete with whip crack. Maestro Schram says if the Charlotte Symphony skips “Sleigh Ride” they get complaints.

“The rest is new from year to year, which is part of the excitement,” said Schram.

“Even traditional favorites are performed in very different arrangements.”

Schram is especially excited about Craig Courtney’s “Carols of the Night,” a piece written for chorus and orchestra that begins with “O Holy Night” and ends with an audience sing-along of “Silent Night.” He has also selected a new choral piece by composer David Frost entitled, “The Saints Sing Halleluiah.”

“It starts with the ‘Halleluiah Chorus’ by Handel, but morphs into ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’ and ends with a wonderful Dixieland ‘rocking out,’” said Schram.

Whitehead said she is looking forward to seeing the audience – kids, parents and grandparents dressed in red, green, sparkles and Santa hats.

“I think sometimes the audience forgets we can see them too,” she said. “To look into the audience and see how everyone is ready for Christmas… is pure magic.”

Performances are Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5 and 6, at 8 p.m., with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Saturday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 7.

Find more information and purchase tickets at www.charlottesymphony.org.

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Arts & Entertainment News & Notes

New show debuts at McColl Center Artists Betsy Birkner and Austin Ballard recently debuted their show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mud/Steel/Glass or The Provocation of Lightâ&#x20AC;? at the McColl Center For Art + Innovation, and the show will remain on exhibit through Jan. 3, 2015.

Birkner and Ballard began their 11-month residencies in April and have worked to maximize opportunities to â&#x20AC;&#x153;push the boundaries of ceramics, a shared medium between the two,â&#x20AC;? while exploring new processes and collaborating with fellow artists, according to a news release.

The exhibit will feature both 2-D and sculptural works that integrate ceramic, steel, stone, glass and found materials, with the goal of pushing, prodding and exploiting the interplay of surface and light, the release said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This exhibition is a great opportunity to experience the dynamic and varied mixed media works that Betsy and Austin have produced during their time at McColl Center,â&#x20AC;? Brad Thomas, director of Residencies + Exhibitions, said in the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout their residency, they have maintained a high level of experimentation with their own concepts, new materials and aesthetics.â&#x20AC;?

The works will be displayed for sale throughout the second and third floors of the center. The studios and gallery are free and open to the public on Thursdays from 5 to 9 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. Find more information at www.mccollcenter.org, or call 704-332-5535.

The center is located at 721 N. Tryon St. in Charlotte.

Charlotte Youth Ballet to perform â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Nutrackerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Charlotte Youth Ballet will perform the holiday classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcrackerâ&#x20AC;? at Central Piedmont Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dale Halton Theater next weekend.

The rendition of the classic Tchaikovsky fairytale will feature more than 100 performers of all ages and is geared toward the entire family. Four performances total will take place Dec. 5 to 7 at the theater. Parking is free, and people can arrive early to have their pictures taken with Santa. Find more information including show times and ticket prices at www.charlotteyouthballet.org or tix.cpcc.edu.

CPCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halton Theater is located at 1206 Elizabeth Ave. in Charlotte.

Actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre to present â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Great American Trailer Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; musical The Actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre of Charlotte will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musicalâ&#x20AC;? throughout the month of December.

The musical will focus on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lovable, zany residents of Armadillo Acresâ&#x20AC;? who encounter a Scrooge-like resident while preparing for a holiday decorating contest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With songs like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My Christmas Tin Toy Boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Christmas in My Mobile Home,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; get ready for a cat-fightin', sunworshippin', chair-throwin' good time that'll make grandma blush,â&#x20AC;? read a news release about the event.

Preview performances will take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29, at 8 p.m. The show will officially open on Dec. 3, a Wednesday, at 7 p.m. The show will run through Dec. 28, a Sunday. Tickets cost $17 for preview performances and $26 to $31 during the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular run, with student, senior citizen and group discounts available. Find more information including specific show dates and times at and purchase tickets at www.atcharlotte.org/tix, or call 704342-2251, ext. 21.

Charlotte City Ballet Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Enchantmentâ&#x20AC;? show will return to Fullwood Theater on Dec. 20.

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The theater is located at 650 E. Stonewall St. in Charlotte. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Holiday Enchantmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ballet returning to Matthews The non-profit, pre-professional dance program Charlotte City Ballet Company will return to Fullwood Theater next month for its annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Enchantmentâ&#x20AC;? performances.

The two performances will take place Dec. 20, a Saturday, at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $10 each and are currently on sale at www.charlottecityballet.org.

Fullwood Theater is part of the Matthews Community Center, located at 100 McDowell St. in Matthews.

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Celebrating National Signing Day Six Charlotte Latin student athletes signed their National Letter of Intent on Nov. 12 including (from left): Leila Evans (field hockey, North Carolina), Clifton Mathis (lacrosse, Holy Cross), Rozhina McClanahan (swimming, N.C. State), Megan McClelland (gymnastics, Maryland) Jackson Monnin (lacrosse, Lehigh University) and Carson Song (lacrosse, Brown University). Photo courtesy of Ellen Kazura

Aliyah Mazyck signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Southern California University on Nov. 12. Photo courtesy of Bruce Stribling

Rydeiah Rogers signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at N.C. State on Nov. 12. Photo courtesy of Bruce Stribling

Charlotte Christian’s Josh Broadway (track & field, UNC-Wilmington), Thomas Hodges (golf, Appalachian State University), Aaron Walker (golf, Samford University) and Trey Phills (basketball, Yale University) signed their National Letters of Intent at a ceremony at the school on Friday, Nov. 21.

Photo courtesy of Candace Gowan

Katie Tylman signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at High Point University on Nov. 12.

Photo courtesy of Bruce Stribling

Four Myers Park baseball players singed their National Letters of Intent on Nov. 12, including (from left): Scott Kobos (UNC-Asheville), Will Kobos (George Washington), Evan Todd (Marymount University) and Jackson Dean (Presbyterian) as coach Matt Burnett (center) looked on. Photo courtesy of Matt Burnett

Anna Habacevich signed her National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at Wingate University on Nov. 12. Photo courtesy of Bruce Stribling

Jack Smith signed his National Letter of Intent to swim at the University of South Carolina on Nov. 12.

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Five Providence baseball players signed their National Letters of Intent on Friday, Nov.12, inclduing (from left): Andrew Moritz (UNC-Greensboro), Trevor Rhyne (Catawba), Austin Leonard (Davidson), Andrew Fishel (Ohio State) and Josh Hiatt (North Carolina). Photo courtesy of Danny Hignight

Eight baseball and softball players from Charlotte Christian signed their National Letter of Intent on Nov. 12 including (from left): Heath Hawkins (Furman University), Dillon Carpenter (Anderson Univeristy), Josh Hall (Charleston Southern University), Meredith Harris (Charlotte 49ers), Ross Kemp (Spartanburg Methodist College), Reece Hampton (Charlotte 49ers), Jackson Kowar (Clemson University) and Bailey Lewis (The Catholic University of America). Photo courtesy of Candace Gowan

Covenant Day had three members of its volleyball team sign their National Letters of Intent on Nov. 12, including (from left): Christina Gofoth (Berry College), Hannah Billiard (Berry College) and Megan Embry (Anderson University). Photo courtesy of Jody Billiard

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Celebrating National Signing Day TOP LEFT: Four Providence Day Chargers signed their National Letters of Intent on Nov. 12, including (from left): Will Stewart (golf, William & Mary), Emma Brown (track and field/cross-country, Elon University), Ciera Cockrell (volleyball, Davidson College) and Alex Brea (tennis, Appalachian State). Photo courtesy of Ed Prisco TOP RIGHT: Myers Park coach Wes Hepler poses with Zaqwuan Matthews, who signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of TennesseeChattanooga on Nov. 12. Photo courtesy of Wes Hepler

ABOVE: Fifteen Charlotte Catholic student athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on Nov. 12 including (back row, from left): Sara Stranick (swimming, University of Virginia), Nora McCullagh (swimming, University of Texas), Nick Rizzieri (lacrosse, Queens University of Charlotte), Jake Priester (lacrosse, Mercer University), Jonny Koletic (baseball, Clemson University), Annie Brannon (lacrosse, Belmont Abbey), Rebecca Postoll (swimming, University of Michigan), (front row) Seamus Byrne (lacrosse, Hampen-Sydney), Dan Crotty (lacrosse, Stevens Institute of Technology), James Powers (lacrosse, Furman University), Natalie Wallon (lacrosse, Syracuse University), Katie Simpson (lacrosse, Queens University of Charlotte), Saidey Whalen (lacrosse, Central Michigan University), Paige Bredder (lacrosse, Denison University) and (not pictured) Hannah Bolly (basketball, Spalding University). Photo courtesy of Sally McArdle

Charlotte Country Day had three student athletes sign their National Letters of Intent on Nov. 12, including (from left): Katharine Franz (volleyball, Davidson), Jordan Greene (baseball, Clemson University) and Ashton Poole (golf, University of Virginia). Photo courtesy of Mary Beth Luxton

Three-and-outs

by Andrew Stark andrew@thecharlotteweekly.com

No. 9 Providence (10-3) at No. 4 Mallard Creek (12-1) -Sophomore Drake Deluliis leads the Panthers with 10 receiving touchdowns and is second on the team with 36 receptions and 660 receiving yards.

After quarterback Caleb York suffered a broken collarbone toward the end of the Northwest Guilford playoff game, Deluliis started his first game at quarterback last week. Deluliis completed 10 of 18 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown and ran for 101 yards and two scores, leading the Panthers to an upset over No. 1 overall seed East Forsyth.

-Mallard Creek has now won at least 12 games in each of its previous five seasons after beating Butler, 56-14, last week.

-The Mavericks have surrendered 226 points this season, which is the most since the school’s first year, in 2007. However, in the last four games Mallard Creek has allowed just 28 points and has recorded two shutouts while the offense is averaging 49 points per game during that stretch.

No. 3 Charlotte Catholic (12-1) at No. 2 Reagan (12-1) -This is the fifth consecutive season Charlotte Catholic has advanced to at least the third round of the playoffs, and the fifth consecutive year they’ve won at least 12 games. The Cougars are 64-8 during that stretch.

-Reagan has won nine consecutive games and have already set school records for win in a season. The Raiders have scored 542 points this season, which shatters their school record for points as they’ve scored 183 more points this year than they had an any other season.

-This is a battle of contrasting styles.

Charlotte Catholic ran for 435 yards last week as Jaret Anderson (140 rushing yards, two touchdowns) and Ryan Miller (195 rushing yards, three touchdowns) both topped 100 rushing yards.

Reagan loves to throw the ball with senior quarterback Jake Easter, who’s already thrown for 3,074 yards and 37 touchdowns. Easter, who has ran for 513 yards and eight touchdowns, has accounted for 74 percent of the Raiders offense this season, and has scored 45 of their 60 touchdowns.

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The 2014 Charlotte United Football Club’s ’97 Green Girls include (back row, from left): coach Ben Jacklin, Savannah Zook, Sam Whitley (middle row): manager Willy Brandl, Katiya Caleca, Mikayla Lincoln, Meg Gallagher, Courtney Cameron, Victoria Gervasi, Megan Brandl, Ashley Scudder (front row): Brooke Benninghoff, Allysa Smiith, Maggie Lucas, Lindsay Braxton, Kassidy Hunsaker, Kaitlyn Onson and Ariana Ward. Photo courtesy of Lisa Benninghoff

CUFC Green win Kepner Cup

by Andrew Stark andrew@thecharlotteweekly.com

The Charlotte United Football Club’s ’97 Green Girls won the 2015 President’s Kepner Cup after advancing to the Final Four in each of the past three seasons.

In the semifinal versus defending 2014 champs Charlotte Soccer Academy Copa, Savannah Zook broke a scoreless tie when she scored the game’s only goal with three minutes remaining in the second overtime period to win it.

In the championship match against ASC Orange, the two teams again went into

overtime without either scoring a goal. After two scoreless overtime periods, the championship came down to penalty kicks. Ari Ward, Brooke Benninghoff, Megan Brandl and Mikayla Lincoln made their penalty shots, and after a miss and a second save by goalkeeper Sam Whitley, Kassidy Hunsaker scored the game-winner.

“I’m very proud of how hard this group worked this season,” coach Ben Jacklin said. “To not lose a game since Sept. 13, win their division and then finish things off with a State Cup championship is quite an accomplishment, and this special group of girls deserves all the credit.” www.thecharlotteweekly.com

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3) Charlotte Catholic (12-1)

4) Charlotte Latin (10-2)

5) Butler (10-3) (6-0) (114-27)

Coaches: Next week we will begin running boys and girls basketball statistics on a weekly basis. If your team stats are not kept on either Maxpreps.com or on CMS Athletic Zone, please send them to Andrew@thecharlotteweekly.com on Monday of each week if they are to be included.

WEEKLY GAME SCHEDULE: No. 9 Providence (10-3) at No. 4 Mallard Creek (12-1) No. 12 Rocky River (9-4) at No. 9 Vance (10-3) No. 3 Charlotte Catholic (12-1) at No. 2 Reagan (12-1) No. 3 Statesville (9-4) at No. 2 Cuthbertson (10-3) No. 5 Weddington (12-1) at No. 1 Asheville (12-1) No. 6 Monroe (9-4) at No. 2 Franklin (13-0)

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Back Surgery WARNING!

Spinal Stenosis and Bulging, Herniated, and Degenerative Discs Symptoms Are NOT The Problem

Charlotte, NC -- In a 2002 issue of Neurological Focus, a peer-reviewed article was published by a Dr. Michael D. Martin, MD et al. in which the third sentence states: “The disc itself is active tissue that contains significant mechanisms for self-repair.” That article was published by a neurosurgeon and written directly for neurosurgeons.

The treatment that is provided at the Charlotte Spine and Pain Relief Center is revolutionary and is specifically designed to artificially re-create the pump mechanism in the discs which allows the spinal discs to heal and repair. The best part of the treatment is that it uses no drugs, no injections, and no surgery. Plus it’s painless and many patients fall asleep while undergoing the treatment.

Now the symptoms of pain, numbness, and tingling that most experience with bulging, herniated or degenerative discs are NOT the problem. The definition of a symptom: “something that indicates the existence of something else.” It is just like the dashboard of “The Disc Itself is Active your car telling you that something is wrong Tissue...” (brake lights out, engine needs to be checked, overheating, etc.) Those lights that appear in The amount of treatment needed to allow So what does that really mean to us? It your car dash are NOT the problem. You can the discs to heal and repair varies tells us that the disc itself does have a God- remove the lights surgically or put a piece of from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological given ability to heal and repair if provided and orthopedic evaluation. We do NOT the proper mechanisms for self-healing. accept everyone for treatment and will let There is a specific mechanism inherent in you know if we can accept your case for each of the spinal discs called the “pump treatment. mechanism of disc nutrition” (see Fig 1).

When this mechanism is not working Dr. Helmendach, DC at the Charlotte Spine properly, the spinal discs will begin to die and Pain Relief Center will do a spinal disc causing bulges, herniations, and eventually severity examination to determine the spinal stenosis. extent of your disc damage for only $70 (normally $150). This examination will The spinal disc is one of the very few tissues consist of a detailed neurological evaluation, in the body that does not have a direct extensive orthopedic testing, and a detailed You wouldn’t ignore your car’s check engine blood supply for circulation. The only way analysis of the findings of your evaluation. light...so don’t ignore your health. that the disc gets the circulation of water, He will sit down with you and go over your oxygen and nutrients for self-repair is via this specific disc pump mechanism. What duct tape over the lights but the problem condition with you in complete detail. You happens when you decrease circulation will NOT be fixed...the problem is still will know exactly what is causing all your pain (or other symptoms). in any type of tissue, whether it be animal present. tissue, plant tissue or human tissue? Exactly, it begins to become weak and degenerate. Let’s take a look at a plant for example...if Dr. Helmendach will be offering this thorough the leaves on a plant begin to turn brown, spinal disc severity examination from now would you say that the brown leaves are the until Friday, December 12th, 2014. plant’s problem? Of course not, the leaves turning brown is just a condition that is Call 704-228-3882 to make an appointment telling you that there is something wrong with Dr. Keith Helmendach, to determine if with the plant. The plant is unhealthy and your spinal discs can be treated. needs water and nutrients. You could spray paint the leaves green but it just covers up NOTE: Charlotte Spine and Pain Relief the condition. The underlying problem still Center is located in Charlotte, NC at 7215-A exists and will continue to produce brown Lebanon Road. leaves until you fix the actual problem.

Accepting most major insurance new patients In your spine, when the pump mechanism including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Medicare. of disc nutrition fails, the disc will begin Federal beneficiary restrictions may apply.

Figure 1: Proper anatomy of the discs and the pump mechanism of disc nutrition.

to degenerate and become weak. This weakness in the disc is what produces the bulging, herniated, and degenerative discs.

IF YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT, YOU HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND WITHIN THREE DAYS AND RECEIVE A REFUND.

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