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Education Preschool donates to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina by Justin Vick editor@mooresvilleweekly.com MOORESVILLE – As a food drive coordinator with Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Steve Cross visits many schools around the holidays. But his visit to Primrose School of Lake Norman on Monday, Dec. 6, was his first time explaining the virtues of volunteering to preschool children. “Has anyone ever been hungry before?” he asked the group of 3-, 4- and 5-yearolds. “I like spaghetti,” replied one boy, prompting several of his classmates to blurt out their favorite foods. Another boy told the group that his mother has food, giving Cross the opportunity to bring the discussion back to giving by explaining that there are some children whose moms don’t have any food. “Everyone is in the giving mood with Thanksgiving and Christmas,” Cross told Mooresville Weekly. “But hunger is felt year-round, so we have to encourage people to keep donating. Obviously, the need has risen, and we’re trying to keep pace with that.” Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina distributed 33 million pounds of food to soup kitchens, pantries and low-income daycares in 19 counties last year. Preschoolers from Primrose School of Lake Norman added 362 pounds of food on Monday. Aside from the donation, the children also performed a song for Cross. “We feel it’s really important for someone like Steve to come from Second Harvest and accept the donation,” said Stacey Hinman, owner of Primrose School of Lake Norman. “It’s really important for the kids to see where their donations are going.” Giving children the opportunity to ask questions is also important, considering their minds begin to swell with questions and are better able to understand concepts at 3 years old, she said. The food drive was part of the preschool’s “Helping Hands” curriculum and one of four such projects it conducts a year. Other projects include donating books and pairs of socks to Barium Springs Home for Children in Statesville. Character development is an important component of the preschool, Hinman explained. Thirteen puppets aid teachers in expressing a different character trait each month. Justin Vick/MW photo Children from Primrose School of Lake Norman interact during an assembly with Steve Cross of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. The preschool donated 362 pounds of food. About Primrose Schools Founded in 1982, Primrose Schools provide early childhood education and child-care services in more than 200 schools in 15 states. Primrose School of Lake Norman is located at 173 Raceway Drive. Its preschool program serves children ages 6 weeks old to 5 years old. It also offers a summer camp for children ages 5 to 12 years old, as well as an after-school program that picks up children at Woodland Heights Elementary, Lakeshore Elementary and Pine Lake Preparatory. Details: 704-658-0460 or www. primroseschools.com. “It is important to teach the children academics, but it’s also very important to teach the children to be good citizens in their communities and good teammates in their classes,” Hinman said. She and her husband, Jeremy, opened Primrose School of Lake Norman in May 2006. They saw the need for a quality preschool program for their 2- and 4-year-old children when they moved to Mooresville in October 2003. “There was nothing here,” she said. “We left meetings and tours feeling what we wanted did not exist.” While Primrose School of Lake Norman is a private preschool, Hinman wants the atmosphere to feel like an extension of home so that parents feel confident leaving their children there with her staff. q The Fashion Boutique for all your Fashion Needs Buy One Item, Get One 1/2 OFF when you mention this ad Item of equal or lesser value Find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list! 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Education Planning board wants to limit traffic at temporary Catholic school by Frank DeLoache education@mooresvilleweekly.com HUNTERSVILLE – The Huntersville Planning Board has endorsed a change in zoning rules that would allow a new Catholic high school to open temporarily in August 2011 at a former warehouse on U.S. 21, about a halfmile south of Gilead Road. But planning board members also supported restrictions on the temporary home of Christ the King Catholic High School, including potential fines and alternative parking plans if school traffic further clogs heavily traveled U.S. 21. The school hopes to open next fall with 100 freshman, attracting students from Iredell, as well as Cabarrus, Lincoln and Mecklenburg counties. At its Nov. 16 meeting, the planning board endorsed: • A limit of 300 students in the converted commercial building, which the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte wants to use while building a permanent school. • A limit of five years that the school could remain in the temporary quarters opposite several auto dealers. The planning board suggested an initial threeyear permit, with the option of one two-year extension, Chairman Bruce Andersen said. Anderson and other board members doubt whether school officials can handle traffic, particularly in the afternoon when parents have to wait longer for children behind the building. Anderson wants town officials to be prepared to impose fines if school traffic backs up onto U.S. 21, reduce the number of students allowed at the school or limit the number of cars turning into the site. At the Nov. 16 planning board meeting, Gary Knox, the Cornelius realtor who represents the Catholic Diocese on the school project, said school officials would consider requiring parents to drop off and pick up students at another site, with the school busing students to the school in the morning and back to the drop-off point in the afternoon. Huntersville commissioners are likely to vote Dec. 20 whether to change zoning to allow a temporary school in a corporate-business district. If commissioners make the change, town staff is recommending the diocese get a special-use permit, which would enable the town to see site plans and add conditions, Huntersville Senior Planner Brad Priest said. q Cannon students earn AP Scholar Awards CONCORD – Mooresville residents Cameron Cook, Josh Lamb and Eden Sipperly were among 27 students at Cannon School to earn recognition for their performance on Advanced Placement exams taken in May. Lamb and Sipperly qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Cook qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. Cannon School will host an open house at 1 p.m. Jan. 8 at Taylor Hall for families interesting in enrolling in in grades junior kindergarten through 12. Students to launch rocket HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Students from Mitchell Community College have accepted a mission to design, build and fly a rocket 10,000 feet on May 21, 2011, from a NASA launch facility in Wallops Island, Va. The rockets must land in the nearby coastal waters and stay afloat for one hour. NASA extended invitations to college and university teams that placed in the top five finalists in the last two years of its annual NASA Student Launch Projects rocketry challenge. Mitchell Community College has been invited to participate in the challenge for Mooresville Weekly school NOTES the third straight year, according to Kathy Holland, Mitchell’s communications coordinator. Last year’s team placed fourth. Academy to perform ‘A Christmas Carol’ MOORESVILLE – Mooresville Christian Academy’s Drama Club presents its second annual production of “A Christmas Carol,” adapted and directed by drama teacher Sandy Narron. Narron sought to create a “funny, moving and powerful twist” to Charles Dickens’ holiday classic. High school principal Cory Meade plays Scrooge, with students filling in the rest of the cast. “My heart and vision is that our rendition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ will be not only a tradition that our school looks forward to every year at Christmastime, but a tradition for our community, as well,” Narron said. Performances are 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3 for children. 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