Honor Code Pledge:I recognize that attending LNC is aprivilege, and as a member of this

community, I pledge to uphold andpromote the pillars of honesty, integrity,respect and responsibility as outlined in

the LNC honor code.

Together we learn, lead and serve

Superintendent Says

I recently had the good fortune to meet with several of Lake Norman Charter’s key founders andleaders to learn about LNC’s humble beginning. As someone who values and respects those whoinvest in education, I was struck when I learned about the commitment of our staff and families duringthose early days. From parent volunteers who scrubbed gum and grime off of used desks to teacherswho had to pack up their classrooms daily as they shared space with a local church, to the founderswho put their own homes up for collateral to help to secure the funding to purchase necessarysupplies; the unwavering commitment to the students and the success of the school was evident andadmirable.

As we begin our celebration of LNC’s 20 years of service, I ask that you join me in embracing the mottoof Passion, Pride & Promise. Passion for providing the best possible school experience for all ourstudents through a renewed commitment, Pride in the accomplishments of the past 20 years, andPromise that we all have a part to play in the exciting new opportunities and plans ahead, which willcontinue to make LNC a great place to learn and grow for our students.

On behalf of all the staff at LNC, we would like to welcome both you and your students back to anexciting year ahead.

Shannon Steinsstein@lncharter.org

LNC 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Mr. Travis DeZordo, Lake Norman Charter’s 2017-2018 Teacher of theYear!

Each spring a “Teacher of the Year” is selected for the high school, middle school andelementary school. Mrs. Baker at the elementary, Ms. Braziel at the middle and Mr. DeZordoat the high school w ere honored w ith this distinction. During the summer a teachercommittee identif ies one of the three educators to represent the Lake Norman CharterSchool District in the North Carolina Teacher of the Year Program. Read more about theprogram here and to get to know Mr. DeZordo better through his guest post last month onMr. Smith’s blog. Good luck Mr. DeZordo!

Meet Our New Teachers in Their Own Words

HS New Teachers MS New Teachers ES New Teachers

Christine Casillas - CounselorHSMy family and I travelled fromCalifornia to set up new roots herein NC. My husband, Israel, w orks forthe city of Huntersville and my 2kids, Nathan (7th) and Cienna (6th)grade, have joined me on thisadventure. I am thrilled to be w orkingat a school w here community is soimportant to the school in generaland w here everyone w orks as ateam to build a family-likeenvironment.

Angela Bates - Social StudiesHSThis is my 15th year teaching and Ihave taught various classes of HSSocial Studies throughout my career.I am excited to be at LNC and tow ork w ith a w onderful student bodyand faculty! Go Knights!

Hannah Graham - Teacher AsstHSI am so excited to become part of theLNC family. Last April I accepted along-term sub position at the HS andnow I get to be here every day and Ilove it...the students, faculty, andbeing part of a tight knit runcommunity. A fun fact is myhusband is Mr. Graham, 6th gradeSocial Studies teacher!

Brian M cSwain - M usic TeacherHS/M SYou can call me by my super heroname, Captain Chorus. I have anundergradate degree in music(organ performance) and a graduatedegree in music education. I'mexcited about getting to knowstudents at both the HS and MS.When I'm not teaching I enjoy alltypes of music, bow ling and reading!

Alida Santana - SpanishTeacherM SHola! To me teaching is such afulf illing role. I have the opportunityto inf luence and mold the future ofour students by setting a positiveexample. I am excited to be part ofLNC and look forw ard to a greatschool year.

Linda Arrieta - Teacher Asst

Whitney Whitfield - M ediaESI am obsessed w ith books...so I f indmyself living w ith them in the LNC ESmedia center! I have 2 amazing kids,Ridge (2nd) and Elle (3 yrs). Myhusband Ivan and I are alreadyfeeling the love from the LNC familyand w e are exited to be a part of aschool that feels like a family.

Carly Pasell - 4th Grade TeacherESI am an ELA/SS teacher and I amhonored to get to teach the f irstgroup of 4th graders at LNC. I live inHuntersville w ith my husband and 2kids, Laney (5th) and Harrison (1st).I am excited to see the w ays myclass, my grade level and my schoolcan better our community.

Kim Dodson - Teacher AsstESMy husband and I have 4 childrenattending LNC, Brennan (7th),Reagan (5th), Haze (2nd) and Gavin(Kindergarten). I am most excited tobe a part of a school w hoseeducational philosophy most alignsw ith my view s and I am grateful mychildren have the privilege to receivean education at LNC.

Betty Gerring -Receptionist/Nurse ESI am a Huntersville native and have11 years of pediatric nursingexperience. I am married w ith 5children, 4 grow n daughters andJacie (1st) here at LNC. There is somuch to be excited about w orkinghere, but I w ould say the mostimportant aspect is the family thatLNC has created betw een staff andparents. I am proud to be a part ofLNC.

Jodi M cKay - 3rd Grade TeacherESI have been part of the LNC familyfor a long time. My husband, BobMcKay, teaches Math 2 at the HSand our 3 children, Brady (11th),Quincy (8th), Wyatt (5th), all attendLNC. I love to travel, read, camp andhang out w ith my family and friends.It's a fabulous place to call HOMEand I am proud to be a Knight!

Lundi Glover - Teacher AsstESI have been married for 33 yearsand have 2 children. I am especiallyfortunate to be w orking w ith mydaughter, Ms. Glover (1st gradeteacher) and to be a part of such anamazing school and group of people.

Edward Zaleski - 2nd Gr.Teacher ESI moved to Charlotte 5 years agofrom Lansing, MI, have 3 sisters andI am a huge Detroit sports fan! I grewup playing ice hockey but nowspend all my time playing golf. I ammost excited about meeting all thestudents at LNC.

Kelly M cDermott - 3rd Gr.Teacher ESI am an ELA/SS teacher and havebeen teaching for 14 years. I am soexcited to join the LNC familybecause 2 of my 3 children are herew ith me, Ben (5th), Max (1st) andJake (2 yrs). I am already in lovew ith LNC and all of my co-w orkersand students! I am so happy to learnand grow as a teacher here!

M onica Crider-KindergartenTeacher ESI just moved to Charlotte w ith myfinancé and 2 fur babies, Jax andCole, from Battle Creek, MI. This yearw ill be a busy one as w e are gettingmarried next June in MI. Since I amnew to the area I most look forw ardto being a part of this family at LNC.

Allison Hensler - EC TeacherESI attended NC State for myundergraduate degree and am proudto be part of the Wolfpack! Afterbecoming a mom to 2 amazing boys,I attended UNCC for SpecialEducation. I am so happy to have theopportunity to w ork w ith theamazing teachers and students atLNC.

Sarah Patterson - 4th Gr.Teacher ESI am a Math/Science teacher andentering my 14th year teaching. Ihave the most supportive husbandw ho encourages me to be the bestteacher I can be. I also have 2

M SI am originally from the sunny stateof FL but my family relocated to NC 6years ago. My children, Mikey (5th)and Miah (4th), and I enjoy exploringNC and all the beautiful places it hasfrom the mountains to neighborhoodfamily fun. A little fun fact, I have 2dogs and a chicken!

Carol M uller - Science TeacherM S 8th GradeI recently moved to NC fromMaryland. I had many incentives tomove further south - the w eather,the lake, to be closer to my son inCharlotte and now to become part ofthe LNC community! I'm excited to bepart of the 8th grade team and lookforw ard to settling in and havingopportunities to inspire students.

Carly Cockerham - PE TeacherESI attended MS at Lake NormanCharter and I'm happy to be a Knightonce again. I graduated App State in2017 w ith a degree in Health andPhysical Education. In my spare timeI love w orking out, traveling andspending time w ith my family andfriends. I am also looking forw ard tobeing the new MS soccer coach!

M aggie M oore - 4th GradeTeacherESI am a Math/Science teacher and Iam more than happy to call LNC mynew home and to be part of such agreat K-12 school. I love that our 4thgrade Knights are the "top dogs" ofthe school and w e w ill help get themready for MS. In my free time, youcan f ind me traveling and exploringnew places w ith my husband,listening to music, reading or relaxingon the beach!

daughters, Anna (4 yrs) and Molly (2yrs) and look forw ard to them joiningme on this journey and w atchingtheir love of learning grow at LNC. Ihave loved every minute that I havespent here, and I am excited to buildnew memories w ith the studentsand families.

Jennifer Price - 3rd GradeTeacher ESI am a Math/Science teacher and Iam thrilled to join such a great teamand be part of this amazing family. Ienjoy doing yoga, spending time w ithfamily outside, sporting events andvarious activities.

Terri DeWilde - Teacher AsstESI am thrilled to join the teachers atLNC ES. My husband and I have 3boys, 2 grow n and out of collegeand our baby is 16. Both older sonsdo Teach America-one in Vietnamand one in Costa Rica. I w as bornand raised right here in Charlotte andgraduated from UNCC!

Today We Learn, Lead and Serve

Each day we live our motto - Together we Learn, Lead and Serve. We learn every day we come toschool, however we know that our students, teachers and staff are also leading and serving in theircommunities. Using this link, tell us how so we can share with our LNC Community. Please email arelated photo to slay@lncharter.org and key Knights News - Leading and Serving into the email subjectfield. Thank you for your submission and we look forward to sharing your stories in future KnightsNews!

LNC Teacher Spotlights

Mrs. Jennifer Hunt Dr. Curtis Kendrick Mrs. Sarah Patterson

Congratulations to Mrs. JenniferHunt, HS English teacher and

Yearbook advisor, and her 2017-2018 Yearbook students, for

w inning the 2018 National YearbookProgram of Excellence aw ard! This

aw ard recognizes engagingyearbooks that ref lect a broad

representation of the student bodyw hile helping students develop 21st

century skills such ascommunication, collaboration, and

information and communicationtechnologies literacy. Mrs. Hunt and

Congratulations to 7th grade mathteacher Curtis Kendrick for receiving

his PhD this summer in Curriculumand Instruction, Mathematics

Education from UNC Charlotte. Dr.Kendrick says the pow er of

education w as instilled in him at anearly age because both his parentsare educators and remembers his

mother, Dr. Dorsey Kendrick, alw aysstating “If you are not learning you

are not grow ing!” When asked w hatDr. Kendrick w ants the students atLNC to learn from him pursuing his

Congratulations to 4th grade mathand science teacher Mrs. Sarah

Patterson for being selected as oneof the state f inalists for the

Presidential Aw ards for Excellencein Mathematics and Science

Teaching! Mrs. Patterson w ill behonored at the fall conference of the

North Carolina Council of theTeachers of Mathematics in

November and is invited to attend aState Board of Education meeting in

December w here she w ill berecognized, follow ed by a luncheon

her Yearbook students’ w ork w ererecognized for the Lake NormanCharter 2017-2018 High School

Yearbook.

PhD he says, “I w ould love forstudents to learn that learning is a

lifelong process and to alw ayspursue their dreams and never let

anyone deter them. In the w ords ofKofi Annan, “Know ledge is pow er.Information is liberating. Education is

the premise of progress, in everysociety, in every family.”

in her honor. Meanw hile Mrs.Patterson’s application packet isbeing review ed by the NationalScience Foundation’s national

selection committee and the WhiteHouse w ill announce the results of

that process later this year.Congrats Mrs. Patterson!

Thank You for Investing in Excellence

HS Student Commons MS Production Room MS Dig Cit Classroom

If you are one of the 224 families w ho “Invested in Excellence” during the 2017-2018 school year or are one of theover 50 families w ho invests each month, your gif ts and giving spirit have made tw o huge impacts on our schooland students!

The Student Commons at the HS opened on the f irst day of school and our students adopted it immediately, noquestions asked, from minute number one of the f irst period, on the f irst day of school. At any given moment before,during and after the school day you w ill f ind 20+ students quietly studying, w orking together and socializing.Intended to be a comfortable space that encourages collaboration w ith a coffee house vibe, the Commons hasflexible, cushy seating for 25, pow er to charge laptops and mobile devices and tw o coffee machines. A vestibule tothe school w as also constructed as part of project for added security.

At the Media Center in the MS, teachers and students w ere w elcomed back w ith a state of the art production roomand a digital citizenship classroom. Both are in use nearly constantly and both spaces support our mission ofteaching 40 hours of digital citizenship to all MS students by the time they complete 8th grade and encouraginglearning by doing – creating and collaborating. These upgrades demonstrate w hat is possible for our students w henthe school and our families partner together.

MS & HS Families: Looking for a Faster Way Through Carpool?

MS CARPOOL RAFFLESEPTEMBER 10 - 13

Purchase your 2018-2019 LNC CARPOOL RAFFLETickets to enter and w in one of four (4) reservedparking spots!

Middle school parents can pull in early or late formorning drop-off (NEW this year!) and afternoon pick-up. Use the Old Statesville entrance and turn left intothe MS parking lot to access your special PTO parkingspot. In the afternoon, your riders can come straight toyour car w ithout w aiting for the carpool line to move ortheir number to be called. Four (4) spots w ill be raff ledat the middle school. Buy as many tickets as you like orpool your money as a carpool group for even morechances to w in.

The raffle will be heldSeptember 10 - September 13.

Tickets may be purchased in 3 w ays: 1) through PTO

HS and MS CARPOOL AUCTIONSEPTEMBER 17 and 18

If you don’t w in a spot in the lottery, don’t w orry! ThePTO is holding its annual LNC CARPOOL AUCTIONstarting 9:00am on Monday, September 17 through10:00pm on Tuesday, September 18 for theremaining two (2) spots at the middle school and three(3) spots at the high school*.

Both HS and MS families may participatein the HS auction.

** NEW this year - spots w ill be available for use inmorning drop-off and afternoon pick-up! Winners forboth auctions w ill receive a special PTO tag and enterthrough the Old Statesville Road entrance. MS studentsw hose carpool w ins a high school parking spot w illreceive a “w alker pass” that permits them to w alk to theHS.*All HS student w inners must comply w ith theLNC Student Driver Requirements per the LNC

PayPal , 2) from a volunteer during afternoon carpooltime that w eek or 3) through completion of this form.The completed form is to be returned to the schooloff ice w ith your student September 10–13. Enclosepayment of cash or check (made payable to LNC PTO)and mark “Carpool Raff le” on the envelope. For orderscompleted via PayPal or order form, your ticket numbersw ill be recorded on a master list, dropped in the hat andthe duplicate sets returned to you via your student’shomeroom teacher.

All orders must be returned by Thursday,September 13 at 3:00pm

Winners will be announced Monday, September17

Student handbook.Email bids for the middle school spot

to lnccarpoolauction@gmail.com

Email bids for the high school spotto hscarpoolauctionlnc@gmail.com

Bidders w ill be able to see the current max bid for bothschools on the LNC w ebsite (under carpool auction).Please keep in mind that auction bids are not updated inreal time. A slight lag of response w ill occur. Due to thislag, w e recommend your max bid should be listed inyour initial email. Increments of $50 are requiredbetw een bids. To avoid any confusion, all bids w ill betime stamped for verif ication.

If you have questions, please contact Mollye Vick atmvickdds@gmail.com. Good Luck!

Did You Know That the PTO’s Largest Fundraiser is the Lunch Program? If you order lunch for your student you are supporting the PTO! Another w ay you can support the PTO is byvolunteering to serve those lunches. Serving lunch also lets you be “a f ly on the w all” to see how your student isdoing, w hom they are sitting w ith, etc. A w in-w in all the w ay around, so don’t delay, check out the links below andsign up today! Remember, you can volunteer at a school even if you don’t have a student there – how many otherelementary schools allow a sneak-peek of the middle school?

Click here for HS Lunch VolunteerClick here for MS Lunch VolunteerClick here for ES Lunch Volunteer

Families Partner to Earn Community DonationsThe PTO has some very easy opportunities for families to participate in to help our school earn money! Pleaseconsider participating in any or all of the follow ing programs that LNC is currently partnered w ith:

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION - clip your box tops and send in w ith your student or turn in to the schooloff ice.HARRIS TEETER TOGETHER IN EDUCATION - link your VIC card to our school (code 2286). This can be doneonline or in store. Cards must be re-linked each school year.PUBLIX PARTNERS - register for a Publix Partners account online and select LNC as your school. Make sureto type in your phone number at checkout and all your purchases w ill help earn money for our school.SHOPAROO - free App that can be used to scan receipts from almost any store to earn money for theschool. Dow nload from the app store or Google play.AMAZON SMILE - shop at w w w .smile.amazon.com and select our school as your charity of choice.

LNC Receives Wells Fargo CupUnder a beautiful August sky w ith a large crow d looking on,Lake Norman Charter proudly received the 2017-2018 2AWells Fargo Cup during halftime of its football game earlierthis month. The Wells Fargo Cup recognizes just four schoolsin the state for overall athletic excellence. Read more here.When asked w hat w inning the Cup means to our school, HSPrincipal Craig Smith replied, “This is a tremendousaccomplishment that is truly shared by our entire athleticdepartment, including coaches, student-athletes,administration and parents.” Athletic Director Matt Schlegeladded, “The 2017-18 2A Wells Fargo Cup Championship is a

great accomplishment for our coaches and student-athletes. I believe this aw ard brings our LNC communitytogether. It is a group effort w ith everyone staying in tune w ith the success of each individual team as a w hole. It isrew arding w hen your coaches, parents, students, and athletes are all cheering and rooting for one anotherthroughout the year. We have very talented student-athletes w ho w ork extremely hard in the classroom then turnaround and put just as much or more into athletics. We are building our legacy here at LNC and I am honored to bepart of it.”

LNC w ent on to w in its football game that night against Community School of Davidson 30-10. Go Knights, let’s make2018-2019 another fantastic year!

Get to Know the Athletic Booster Club!Who We Are: 100% LNC Parent VolunteersWhat We Do: Support LNC Varsity, J.V. and MS athletics by purchasing capital items like stadium bleachers andschool buses, paying for team travel, uniform and equipment costs, providing police and EMT’s at games andfunding four college scholarships per year.

How We Do It: Through revenue from admissions and concessions at HS athletic events (never admission to MSgames), Booster memberships and parents JUST LIKE YOU volunteering! Remember, you don’t have to have astudent actively involved in LNC sports to volunteer and to be a Booster.

Sign up to volunteer here and join the Boosters here and thanks for supporting Lake Norman Charter Student-Athletes!

Athletic ResultsRead how our Knights athletes performed this month!

Athletic CalendarClick here to see a schedule of all upcoming Athletic events.

Under the direction of Mr. Cody Willets, LNC’s aw ard-w inningTheatre Arts program is busily preparing for a duo ofperformances next month that are sure to entertain our LNCCommunity. Get your calendar and go ahead and add one of thefollow ing dates for our fall performances – Friday, October 19,Saturday, October 20, Friday, October 26 and Saturday,October 27. All performances begin at 6:30pm and are held in theHS Multipurpose Room (MPR). The titles of the plays are “Elephant’sGraveyard” (a drama) and “Boy Meets Girl: A Young Love Story”(a comedy). There are over 60 high school students on the castand crew w hose dedication and time commitment is quiteimpressive. When the Knights New s asked Mr. Willets w hat he ismost excited about this year’s theatre season he answ ered, “Thegrow th in the program, especially in regard to the production’selaborate designs and sets is remarkable. We have really raised the bar in that area over the years.” He adds, “I amexcited to see “Boy Meets Girl” come to life, w hich is student-directed by senior Brittany Blitstein. It’s rew arding tosee the skills she’s acquired over the past six years and I can’t w ait to see her talents shine in the hilarious comedy‘Boy Meets Girl’”.

Lake Norman Charter has launched an Alumni Relations program! Mrs. Leigh Ann Williams is spearheading thisprogram and has created a Facebook page for alumni to reconnect w ith the school and each other. Charter alumnishould complete this form so w e know how to contact them. If you know Charter alumni please have them marktheir calendars for our annual Alumni Lunch and Panel on January 3, 2019 at 12:00 PM at the HS MPR.

Please check back each month in the Knights New s for more upcoming information and spotlights of our Alumni!

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7th Grade Carpool ProjectThe w eek of September 10, 7th grade students w illbegin their Carpool Project, w hich calculates theemissions given off by cars w hile they are on ourcampus. (We are not looking for feedback on howcarpool is running!) Our objective is to teach studentsthe impact w e each have on the environment andencourage ecofriendly thoughts each day. Students w illw alk the carpool area collecting “REAL life data” fromSeptember 10-14 to give out data collection sheets asparents/guardians come around the track.Parents/guardians w ill be asked their arrival time,type/year/make of car, and amount of people in the car.Students w ill collect the papers w hen students are inthe loading area. We w ill utilize this ACTUAL data toanalyze, compare, and f ind solutions as they relate toour atmosphere. Thank you for your participation all 5days !!

Have You Been to the ElementaryCampus Lately?If you have, you know that w e are going vertical! Thisf irst part of construction w ill be our gym. Ourcontractor, G.L. Wilson, is w orking hard to make up forlost time this summer due to rezoning delays w ith thetow n and record levels of rainfall. We thank the 300+families w ho contributed to Rise Together to make thisproject possible, this soon. As a reminder, the school iscounting on 100% of the pledges being fulf illed so if youhaven’t yet established your recurring gift, please do sono later than September 30 by emailing Michelle Negreteat mnegrete@lncharter.org. We can’t w ait to move intoour new elementary home next fall!

Global Diversity and Inclusion -A LNC Strategic Areas of FocusAs w e enter into a new school year, w e are excited toshare new s about our Global Diversity and Inclusion(GDI) Initiative, one of four strategic areas of focus atLNC:

Lake Norman Charter is committed to an environmentthat respects and values the experiences andstrengths of a diverse and inclusive community ofstudents, parents, staff and Board of Directors. Suchdifferences include abilities/disabilities, race, color,ethnicity, gender identity, gender nonconformity, age,religion, language, sexual orientation, socioeconomicstatus, national origin, political aff iliation, and more. Webelieve that cultivating an inclusive learning environmentthat is free of hostility, intimidation or marginalization ofany groups creates shared understanding, aw arenessand the opportunity to contribute positively to our localand global communities.

To give students the best chance for success in ourcurrent fast-paced and increasingly integrated w orld,w e must expose them to experiences and immersethem in situations that expand their aw areness,appreciation, and understanding of cultures, languages,and traditions other than their ow n. Here’s w hat w e aredoing:

Facilitating teacher programming modules thatcreate alignment and understanding of the LNCvalues of diversity and inclusion. All staffmembers received this training.Continuing to develop and deliver consistent,age-appropriate student programming solutionsthat cultivate an aw areness and understandingof diversity and inclusion.Researching, prioritizing and adopting bestpractices that foster and support a diverseschool-w ide community.

Click here to read more about our Global Diversity andInclusion team, the w ork they are doing and futureplans for this group. As alw ays, w e w elcome feedbackregarding this and our other strategic areas of focus.Please look for an update in the spring about our GDIprogress.

MS Gets New Furniture for StudentsLast fall it became apparent that it w as time for arefresh of our classroom furniture at the MS. Some ofthe MS desks and chairs had been serving our studentssince the school began in 1998 and came to us “used”even then! Know ing that desks and chairs for 800students w ould be a huge f inancial outlay and thefurniture decided upon could be w ith us for another 20years, a pilot made sense. Thanks to the generosity ofparents w ho “Invest in Excellence” w e w ere able toorder several dif ferent types of classroom furniture,from the traditional desk/seat combo to the most modernoptions available, and let our teachers experiment. Theythen selected w hat they felt w ould w ork best for theirstyle of teaching and subject matter. The new furniturearrived over the summer and w as w aiting for ourstudents on the f irst day of school. Although the colorsand styles range the gamut, the one thing it all has incommon is f lexibility. With these f lexible seatingarrangements, students might have the opportunity tobe able to w ork alone or as a group, remain stationary,sit, stand, w iggle and spin! Of course, all of this w ill behappening in a manner that w ill encourage students dotheir best w ork.

Have you joined Schoology?Schoology is our learning management system thatallow s us to collaborate betw een teachers, students,parents and LNC administration. It is very important thatyou join one of the three LNC 2 Parent Schoologygroups. You can expect to see a post every Fridayw ith important school information for the upcomingw eek related to each school.

LNC2HSP Access Code: M4XT8-Q43FDLNC2MSP Access Code: 2MB34-KX3ZBLNC2ESP Access Code: B8ZHV-VJTK6

The P2P groups are optional but w e encourage ourcommunity to join those groups as w ell. This group is agreat w ay to hear about volunteer opportunities w ith

Emergency Evacuation ProceduresLast w eek your student brought home a brochure fromDuke Energy entitled "McGuire Nuclear Station 2018-2019 Emergency Preparedness Information." Pleasereview the information in the brochure so you knoww hat to do in case LNC is asked to evacuate. If therew ere an emergency situation involving McGuire NuclearStation, Lake Norman Charter w ould be contacted bycounty emergency management off icials. Not allemergencies w ould require LNC to evacuate. Listen tolocal radio or TV stations to f ind out if our zone, ZONE7, is being evacuated. Additional information aboutLNC's procedures in case of evacuation are available inSchoology LNC2HSP, LNC2MSP and LNC2ESP,(Resources, Forms and Information).

the PTO, ask other LNC parents questions, form carpoolgroups and more.

Click here for a complete list of Schoology groups,access codes and the purpose of each group.

Looking for a Spring BreakAdventure?Lake Norman Charter w ill be trekking the Andes insearch of Machu Picchu during spring break thisyear! There are still some spots open and anyonew anting to experience the magic of the Incan’s Peru isw elcome to join the trip. Please have your student seeMr. Aw brey (room 208) or email jaw brey@lncharter.orgto f ind out more about the trip. We are also having aninformational meeting on September 18 at 6:30pm inroom 101 at the HS.

Additional trip information can be found atw w w .eftours.com/2099116fk.

Save The DatesMark your calendar for these upcoming events at LNC:

September 17 &18 - ES PicturesSeptember 19 - No School for StudentsSeptember 20 - ES Back to School NightSeptember 20 & 21 - MS PicturesSeptember 26 & 27 - HS Pictures

Click here to see the LNC school calendar and allupcoming events

Student Early DismissalStudents w ill be permitted to leave campus early onlyw ith parental consent. Parents must sign students outin the main off ice and no student w ill be releaseddirectly from the classroom for any reason. In no casew ill a student be allow ed to leave school w ith anyoneexcept his/her parent or guardian unless the school hasan e-mail or note signed by the student'sparent/guardian. If the early dismissal is for a medicalappointment, the student should bring a note from themedical professional to the off ice the next day for theabsence to be considered excused. HS students w hodrive themselves to school must bring a note signed bythe parent, including a contact number for the parent, tothe off ice before school begins. A dismissal slip w ill beissued to the student after the parent has beencontacted and the early dismissal has been verif ied. Topreserve the integrity of the classroom environment,early dismissals w ill end at 2:15pm at the HS, 2:30pm atthe MS and 3:00pm at the ES. Please scheduleappointments accordingly and be mindful that studentsw ill not be dismissed after these times.

Student AbsencesAn absence is defined as missing half of any classperiod or more. For every absence, students must bringa note from home stating the student's name, date(s) ofabsence, reason for absence, and parent/guardiansignature. Notes for ES students may be emailed orgiven to the child's teacher and the front off ice. At theMS, these notes are to be given to the student's f irstperiod teacher during the morning. HS students shoulddeliver these notes to the main off ice before school. Itw ill be the responsibility of the administration todetermine if the absence is excused or unexcused.Students must bring in a note or have an e-mail sent bytheir parent/guardian for their absence to be consideredexcused.

LNC in PicturesClick here to see w hat students, parents and staff are doing at LNC this month.

Knights in the NewsLNC caps 'tremendous accomplishment' by receiving NCHSAA Wells Fargo State Cup

Goodman-led Knights top CSD

Lake Norman Charter hosts rival CSD Friday

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