Browse past news stories for Myers Park High School in Charlotte, NC.

• OMG! Teachers say texting can be good for teens (CBS 6 Richmond)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 05:35:54 am
  CHARLOTTE Texting, a favorite and seemingly instinctive activity for teens, has loomed over education and parenthood for several years. Many adults felt like it would mash proper English into the ground and was a distraction from serious learning.
• Observer Forum: Letters to the Editor (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 01:00:15 am
  In response to "BofA ends retiree match for nonprofits" (Nov. 20):
• Charlotte man, 20, dies while working in China (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 04:32:41 am
  The Myers Park graduate was in the country working an internship for a financial services company.
• Some Myers Park High Parents May Take Their Children Out Of CMS (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:51:23 pm
  Not long after the school board voted to move hundreds of students out of Myers Park High School, some parents are already looking at other options outside of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
• Social media cast wide net for charity (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:07:23 pm
  While an increasing number of Charlotte nonprofits say social media have helped them stay connected with their communities during the recession, the results are not always tangible.
• Charlotte School Leaders Approve Controversial Changes (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:21:26 pm
  The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board voted late Tuesday night to make changes to relieve overcrowding after heated last-minute appeals by parents at several schools.
• Mentally handicapped teen sexually assaulted (WCNC Charlotte)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 11:39:34 pm
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Myers Park High School students were shocked Tuesday when they heard that two teens are charged with sexually assaulting a mentally handicapped teen on school property. Senior Tommy Atkinson said, "I'm surprised. I wouldn't expect this in Myers Park." The school is considered one of the district's best. "I had no idea -- hadn't heard anything," said Reid Bennett, another ...
• Teen girl sexually assaulted at Myers Park High, police say (WBTV Charlotte)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 06:23:21 pm
  Police have charged two teens for sexually assaulting and fondling a 15-year-old girl while they were at school last week.
• CMS students hold rally to keep IB program intact (WBTV Charlotte)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:53:08 pm
  The Charlotte - Mecklenburg school board makes a crucial vote this week. They will decide if hundreds of Myers Park High school International Baccalaureate students should be transferred to East Mecklenburg High school.
• The Observer Forum (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 12:32:45 pm
  In response to "I-40 rockslide repair to be long" (Oct. 27):
• What I wish mayoral candidates were saying about education (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 05:12:43 am
  Mary Newsom: For a city politician to start talking about Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is a bit like diving into a murky pool. You're not sure what's swimming around that you can't see. You may worry about something toxic - or sharks! - hiding in the murk.
• No easy answers on CMS assignment issues (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:03:38 am
  In the month since Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools rolled out controversial plans for reducing crowding and setting new student assignment boundaries for some schools, new proposals emerged - some promising.
• CMS Board Members Again Considering Moving Myers Park Students (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 10:32:53 pm
  Board members said they have two options -- do nothing or move the IB program to East Mecklenburg.
• CMS Leaders Refuse To Rubber-Stamp School Overcrowding Plans (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:02:43 pm
  The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board asked for more options Tuesday night to relieve overcrowding at two schools.
• OMG! Teachers say texting can be good for teens (Boston Herald)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 01:10:10 pm
  CHARLOTTE - Texting, a favorite and seemingly instinctive activity for teens, has loomed over education and parenthood for several years. Many adults felt like it would mash...
• Teachers putting texting to use (The News & Observer)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 06:00:08 am
  Texting, beloved by teens, has long been a source of friction with parents and educators.
• OMG! Teachers say texting can be good for teens (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:25:27 am
  Texting, a favorite and seemingly instinctive activity for teens, has loomed over education and parenthood for several years. Many adults felt like it would mash proper English into the ground and was a distraction from serious learning.
• CMS teaches students about H1N1 prevention (WCNC Charlotte)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 10:25:30 pm
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools launched an all out assault on H1N1 Thursday and it started with some high school students who realized just how dangerous this virus can be to young people.
• Proactive Measures Aim To Reduce Spread Of H1N1 Among CMS Students (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:56:51 pm
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Fifth-graders at Selwyn Elementary School in south Charlotte learned how to protect themselves from the H1N1 virus on Thursday. Students from Myers Park High School gave them one-on-one hand-washing demonstrations.
• 3 Eastover crowding plans discussed (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:43:07 am
  Parents from six elementary schools gathered to voice their opinions about proposed redistricting plans in the latest chapter of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools student shuffle saga.
• CMS boundary meeting tonight (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 04:13:11 pm
  The latest proposals by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials to deal with overcrowding at Eastove
• CMS boundary meetings this week (WCNC Charlotte)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 04:25:30 pm
  CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- The discussion is far from over when it comes to the school boundary saga. This week Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools will hold two more meetings about how to ease overcrowding at Eastover Elementary and Myers Park High School.
• Standing Room only at latest CMS student assignment meeting (WBTV Charlotte)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 03:38:08 am
  By Brigida Mack - email Charlotte, NC (WBTV) - It was standing room only in Myers Park High School's cafeteria as amost 400 teachers, students and parents came out to make their voices heard over one
• 2 Myers Park schools may duck changes (The Charlotte Observer)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 01:34:54 pm
  Two popular Myers Park schools - Myers Park High and Myers Park Traditional Elementary - may be fending off proposed changes that have generated a firestorm of community activism.
• Inside look at CMS overcrowded schools (WBTV Charlotte)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 02:52:58 am
  Charlotte - Mecklenburg school (CMS) system is tackling the issue of overcrowding at certain schools. Monday CMS conducted a tour for the media to get a closer look at how cramped some schools are.
• CMS Shows Overcrowding That May Prompt Boundary Changes (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 10:44:32 pm
  Local media was invited to tour Eastover Elementary School and several other schools.
• School board members tour overcrowded schools (WCNC Charlotte)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 10:09:55 pm
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Is the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district bursting at the seams? Last Friday, school board members got to see the district's overcrowding problem up close. On Monday, the media was given the same tour.
• Second Wave Of CMS Parents Mobilizes To Stop Attendance Moves (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 03:40:30 am
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- School boundaries were once again a topic of debate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Tuesday night. Parents in the Cotswold neighborhood successfully stopped plans last week to move their children out of the attendance zone for Myers Park High School.
• School Guard Nearly Loses Eye In Scuffle (WYFF 4 Greenville)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 04:07:07 pm
  A North Carolina high school security guard required surgery for an eye socket injury suffered in an attack by a student, police said.
• NC high school guard hurt after breaking up fight (Rocky Mount Telegram)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 02:16:52 pm
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina high school security guard required surgery for an eye socket injury in an attack by a student.