Police deliver supplies to Cornelius Elementary School Friday morning. From left: Officer Howell, Cornelius Elementary Principal James Garvin, Officer Douglas. (Cornelius PD photo)

During the month of August, Cornelius Police collected donated school supplies for local schools and on Friday morning, School Resource Officers Douglas and Howell delivered the supplies to Cornelius Elementary, J.V. Washam Elementary, Bailey Middle and W.A. Hough High schools. Read the full story

Help Cornelius Police “pack the patrol car” with school supplies for area schools this month. From Thursday, July 26 – Thursday, Aug. 22, police will collect donated supplies at the Cornelius Police Station, and on Aug. 23 will donate those supplies to Cornelius Elementary, J.V. Washam Elementary, Bailey Middle and W.A. Hough High Schools. Read the full story

Left to Right: Sandi Vizner, President, Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg; Judson Russell, Judson Russell, Sr.,  and Donna Moffett, Treasurer, Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg. (Rotary photo)

The Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg awarded it’s inaugural $500 Rotary Interact Club Leadership Scholarship to Judson Russell June 13 at the Peninsula Club in Cornelius. Judson is a W.A. Hough High School senior and Davidson resident, and will be attending the University of Alabama in the fall.   Read the full story

The W.A. Hough High girls' soccer team poses for a picture with their trophy and banner. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / CorneliusNews.net)

By CHRISTINA RITCHIE ROGERS
CorneliusNews.net

For W.A. Hough High School girls’ soccer team co-captain Hannah Robinson, being the underdogs going into the State Championships was motivating – not intimidating.

“It’s almost a more fun way to play,” she said, “because you have nothing to lose.”

The team, ranked No. 2 in the nation and undefeated going into the championships May 26, faced the No. 1 high school team in the nation, the undefeated Green Hope High School Falcons. And the Falcons were favored to win.

In the locker room before the game, Hannah and her co-captains knew they needed to step up, be leaders, and show the team they weren’t nervous, she said.

“We told them it’s the end of the year, so give it all you’ve got,” Hannah said.

And that they did, winning the game 2-1 – a win that earned them the state championship as well as the title of Powerade/ESPN FAB 50 National Champions. They gathered at Cornelius Town Hall Monday for the recognition. Read the full story and see more PHOTOS, on SPORTS >> Read the full story

Updated June 15, 6:20 p.m.
Cornelius Town Board members on Monday will continue a public hearing on the town manager’s proposed budget  for FY2013, and will vote whether to approve it. Also Monday, the board will vote whether to adopt a proposed comprehensive master plan to responsibly manage town growth and development over time. Meanwhile, Mayor Jeff Tarte will proclaim the week of June 17-23 “Hough High Week,” in recognition of the school’s many accomplishments. Also, the board will close the public hearing on the proposed pedestrian plan and vote whether to adopt the plan, and will vote on appointments to the Planning Board. Read below for details. Read the full story

The Bailey Middle School 7th and 8th grade performance band. (BMS photo)

The Bailey Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade performing band earned top honors over the weekend for its performance at Busch Gardens in Virginia. Meanwhile, Cornelius Elementary School won a $5,000 technology grant from the Charlotte Checkers. Also this week, the Town of Cornelius makes plans to honor W.A. Hough High School students, Cannon School students win the Concord Lions Club poster contest, and area schools prepare for graduation. Read below for details. Read the full story

Congratulations to the W.A. Hough High School Army JROTC Husky Battalion, that won the Superintendent's cup. (Hough photo)

Congratulations are due this week to students for all sorts of accomplishments. The W. A. Hough High School Army JROTC Husky Battalion won the Superintendent’s Cup, making it the number one JROTC program in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. Meanwhile, St. Mark Catholic School placed 13th overall in the state Science Olympiad, with two students taking first place in their event and several others placing in the top ten. Also, 56 Cannon School students received national recognition in Spanish. Read below for details. Read the full story

A rainbow appeared over Hough High stadium at halftime of the Hough vs. South Meck girls' soccer playoff game Wednesday. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

A little bit of rain fell early in the girls’ high school soccer game Wednesday night between W.A. Hough High School and South Mecklenburg High, at Hough Stadium off Bailey Road. Then at halftime, as the sun set, a rainbow appeared overhead.

Hough went on to win the game, 4-0. Read more in SPORTS»

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