Knox knocks out 1,000 points
Carolyn Coons, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2012
1000 points is a feat not many high school basketball players can claim to have achieved. “It’s a very difficult to do,” said East Meck’s girl’s basketball coach Ziggy Barjona. However, at the beginning of the February 3rd girl’s basketball game against Ardrey Kell, senior Sandra Knox was... Read more »
Top students receive recognition
Mario Augustinovic, Staff Writer
February 6, 2012
Walking into the East Meck atrium, you will find yourself greeted by twenty of East Meck’s best and brightest. The senior portraits of the top twenty students in the Class of 2012 hang on the wall across from the main office welcoming visitors and setting an example for fellow students. “I was proud... Read more »
Hamilton Park soars after East performance
Kiyonna Morgan, Design Editor
February 6, 2012
After two hit singles on the radio, multiple TV appearances and their current national tour, R&B group Hamilton Park is coming back to East, where they first got their shot. Hamilton Park, made up of Anthony, Chris Voice, Royce P., and Mr. Marcus Lee, have taken the music industry by storm with... Read more »
East Meck reaches France
Mario Augustinovic, Staff Writer
February 2, 2012
Sophomore Kate Stevens found out that music bridges language and cultural barriers as she participated in a trip to France with the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra. Stevens was chosen as one of seven students from Charlotte to go to France in December to play in concerts, which included representatives... Read more »
Art students create memories for orphans
Derek Zhang, Staff Writer
February 2, 2012
It is possibly the most important and influential assignment that East Meck art students will ever receive, and it’s not for a grade or extra credit. Ten students from East Mecklenburg have volunteered to participate in a special art assignment- the Memory Project, where they paint portraits of orphans... Read more »
SAT cheating scandal causes controversy
Carolyn Coons, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2012
Thousands of dollars have been spent in the pursuit of a perfect score- but for 20 students in the New England area, money isn’t the only price for perfection. Fifteen current college students in the Great Neck area of New York, all from top-ranked high schools, were... Read more »
Retired band director recieves high honor
Justin Perry, Photo Editor
December 13, 2011
Michael Soltys, a retired East Meck band director, has received one of the highest honors possible for a North Carolina musician: induction into the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame. Soltys received the award on Nov. 13. In order to be nominated, according to the North Carolina Music... Read more »
Enchanted by Taylor Swift
Alyssa Chapin, Staff Writer
December 8, 2011
In downtown Charlotte there was something different occupying the minds of several thousand teenage girls. Last July, the Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour was postponed to November 16 due to Swift’s bronchitis. That night, the excitement that had been building since then finally came to a peak and... Read more »
French singer serenades students
November 30, 2011
Students at East Meck welcomed French singer and musician Eric Vincent on November 4th. Vincent performed in the auditorium for French students from various CMS high schools including Rocky River, Providence, and Independence. The show was put together by East Meck French teacher Diane Smith, who, along... Read more »
Deiss serves a successful season
November 21, 2011
Q: How did you get into tennis? A: My grandpa had me playing in the summer a little bit and then after I stopped liking gymnastics, soccer and softball I tried tennis and I just stuck with that. Q: How long ago was this? A: I started competitively playing like tournaments and stuff when I was nine. Q:... Read more »
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