2nd Semester, 2022-23 Knights News

Together we learn, lead and serve

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Second Semester, 2022-23

We hope our community enjoys this second semester issue of Knights News where you will find what our students, teachers, families and school have been up to these past few months. We wish to thank everyone for their participation and support as we celebrated our school’s 25th birthday during our 25-hour SilverBration last month. Congratulations to the Class of 2023 as they prepare to graduate at the end of this month! Look for a special graduation edition of the Knights News at the end of May. Finally, we are already busy planning for the 2023-2024 school year and can’t wait to see everyone back then!

NC PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE

North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction (DPI) recently introduced a new program called "North Carolina Portrait of a Graduate." The program attempts to develop a set of “soft skills” in all NC public school students by the time they graduate. These skills are remarkably similar to and overlap significantly with LNC's Leadership in Action's seven skills and replicate, in many respects, Lake Norman Charter's Portrait of a Graduate statement that has been one of LNC's aspiration for its students for over a decade now.

DPI began publicizing their new program this spring and featured LNC as an example of a school who is already teaching one of their POG skills – Empathy. We feel very privileged that this 5-page example will be featured on DPI’s website in late spring.

On March 31 at 5:00pm to April 1 at 6:00pm (with a brief weather interruption) LNC stakeholders commemorated 25 years of excellent school service to our community! We celebrated with a Walk/Run Relay, Pop-up Market, Sale-A-Bration, food trucks, games, movies, music, fun, a live concert and so much camaraderie! Whether you ran/walked, shopped, ate, enjoyed the games, watched the movie, or cheered from the sidelines, we thank you for your participation and support of our chosen charity, Forgotten, Now Family Animal Rescue. Please enjoy this delightful SilverBration video and photo album of our community enjoying the festivities.

WELLS FARGO CONFERENCE CUP

In January, 2023, LNC was proud to learn that we earned the Wells Fargo Conference Cup for South Piedmont 3A conference for the 2021-2022 season! The Wells Fargo Cup is awarded based on the performance of its athletic teams. Congratulations to our coaches, student-athletes, their parents and the teachers who support them.

SOUTH PIEDMONT WINTER ALL CONFERENCE ATHLETES

Congratulations to the student-athletes who earned All Conference honors for their participation in winter sports:

Women’s Basketball: Jade Taylor

Men’s Basketball: Isaiah Martino

Women’s Swimming: Presley Horton, Addison Lasarsky, Kristina Rooney

Men’s Swimming: Devin Buckler, Jay Burroughs, Kyle Hawkins, Ethan Hill, Jack Rodgers, Neil Hart, Alex Seymour

To see the Knights' spring sports schedule, click here; game recaps are available here.

SWIM AND DIVE AT 3A NCHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to divers Hayden Schroeder and Madi Varnum for earning first place finishes at the state championship. The Knights' men finished 2nd in the state and the women finished in a strong 3rd place.

Thank you to our generous PTO and parent volunteers for treating staff to spectacularly-decorated Super Bowl and March Madness-themed lunches with delicious food and wonderful treats. We appreciate the kindness of our parents for supporting us and showing us the ❤️. Please know we sincerely appreciate everything you do for us and enjoy these photos from the lunches.

ES Night of the Arts

The artistry of ES students was on display for families and friends to enjoy at the ES Night of the Arts. A big shout out to Ms. Sedi Devoe, who inspired and brought out the talent in all of her students through the artwork exhibited in our show!

MS Knight of the Arts

Families celebrated the talents of middle school students at the Knight of the Arts. Students held poetry readings, performed in band, dance club and garage band acts and exhibited the art work they created. Thank you to all of the electives teachers for bringing out the artistic talents in our students.

ES Mother-Son Glow Party

Enjoy this video from Ms. Whitfield that captures all the fun! https://youtu.be/HfA9IxTfpS4

MS Someone Special Dance

Here is a photo album with more photos from the dance.

ES Father-Daughter Dance

LNC STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITIONS

CONGRATULATIONS TO...

The Class of 2023 Knights of the Round Table Top Seniors are from top left clockwise: Garson Long, Tyra Washington, Sean Huynh, Ella Carruth, Brady Rowland, Emma Zimmerman, Myles Scott, Sara Huynh, Jay Blackwelder, Evan Konawalik, Travis Eason, and Mary Lee Primm. Congratulations to these exceptional students who have been awarded this honor as model Knights who exemplify our motto of Lead, Learn & Serve.

Senior Maya Dabney is one of the top 16 high school visual artists in the country for 2023. Maya won a national gold medal for her 6-piece portfolio & a national gold medal for the individual artwork, “Give Us A Show.” As LNC’s most decorated visual artist, Maya became our first National Gold Medalist & has been awarded a total of 4. She also won a $12,500 cash award for her portfolio & will receive these awards in NY on June 8 at the Centennial Gala in Carnegie Hall. Maya will also be featured in the Top Teen Artist of 2023 publication. Honors such as these are shared with some of the most prestigious artists and writers in American history.

Sophomores Emma Smallwood and Charley Weaver won Regional Scholastic awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing competition, one of the most prestigious contests for HS students. Their artwork was displayed in the Mint Museum Uptown.

Third grader Kathryn Huang earned 10th place honors in the NCDOT Aviation Art Contest! The theme was “Air Sports and the Environment."

Eighth grader Kate Champion was awarded Honorable Mentions for two original poems she submitted in the Scholastic Art and Writing Contest. This contest is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. Award recipients receive college scholarships, cash & tuition assistance for placing within one of the 28 categories of art and writing!

Key Club President Jay Blackwelder and Builders Club members Campbelle Cyrus and Ritika Shah were recognized at the annual Kiwanis Club International Super Star Celebration. These students exemplify the pillars of LNC and have been integral servant leaders over their last four years at the HS and MS.

Seniors Garson Long and Devin Buckler were named National Merit Finalists. National Merit Finalists have an exceptional combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success at college and qualify for scholarships.

MS band teacher Mr. Dylan Scaringelli was recognized by the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce as the 2023 Lake Norman area charter school Educator of the Year! He attended a recognition ceremony with Superintendent Stein and MS Principal Carlascio.

MS French teacher Ms. Trudy Marinier was selected as the 2023 North Carolina-American Association of Teachers of French Teacher of the Year! Ms. Marinier will receive her award at the NC-AATF fall business meeting on October 8 in Winston Salem.

The HS Science Olympiad team had an amazing competition in the regional tournament! The varsity team placed 2nd overall and JV represented LNC well with a 4th overall placement. Here is a list of the events and placements (https://www.lncharter.org/Page/2746) and a photo album from the event (https://photos.app.goo.gl/jQCsHeNJ2bWkq75n6).

Sixth grader Lucas Li earned a silver medal while representing the US in the 19th annual International Mathematics & Science Olympiad (IMSO). Lucas was one of the sixteen selected students chosen to represent the US based on his strong problem-solving skills.

The LNC Math Team of Kabir Sangha, Aaron Wang, Lucas Li and Joshua Gandy won a nail-biting performance in the finals against Ardrey Kell for the JV Math Team Elimination competition at the College of Charleston Math Meet!

Freshmen Aaron Wang took 1st place on Written Exam Level III at the College of Charleston Math Meet. This is an incredible feat because it was the highest level written test designated for students in Calculus or higher!

In April the HS band and chorus held a concert for parents and friends.

Eighth grader Isaac Grinberg auditioned for and was selected to participate in the South Central All District band. The band played the world premiere of a piece of music written especially for them.

The LNC High School Wind Ensemble participated in the MPA contest at the Mooresville High School Performing Arts Center. This is the one time a year where they perform for judges & get professional feedback. The 3 songs performed were "Hands Across the Sea," "Circle in a Square" and "Songs of the Plains."

The 8th grade band participated in our state Music Performance Adjudication at Wingate University. They performed for a panel of judges and received a rating of "Excellent!"

Seventh grade band attended the Carowinds Festival of Music where they performed for a panel of judges. They received a "Superior" rating (the highest possible). Afterwards they enjoyed a beautiful day in the park.

Eighth grade chorus participated in the Carowinds Festival of Music. They received the highest possible rating, "Superior," and a nice plaque!

Several ES students participated in the Mecklenburg County Special Olympic games. There were plenty of folks there to cheer them on as they had so much fun representing LNC!

Newest Members of the Knights Family

Asher Joshua Wright was born on December 17, 2022 to ES teacher Mr. Justin Wright and his wife Stephanie. Asher arrived weighing 8lbs, 3oz & was 19.5 inches long. Congratulations to the Wright family!

Amelia Marie Wright arrived on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:22am weighing 7 lbs., 4 ounces. Congratulations to Amelia's parents, HS teacher social studies teacher Sydney Wright and husband Bryan.

Honor Roll

Congratulations to the students on the LNC Honor Roll for the second quarter, 2022-2023! Great job!!

LNC Alumni Panel

On January 5 we welcomed Charter alumni to a luncheon and alumni panel. A mixture of college freshmen and sophomores from various colleges, near and far, enjoyed lunch and shared advice and tips with the class of '23.

Congratulations to the following students for being chosen for Knight of Honor. Each month teachers at all three schools select students who demonstrate characteristics from our Leadership in Action program.

HIGH SCHOOL