Engaging Over Summer

Rising junior Casey Branner is a leader in the Morrison YMCA Leaders Club and attended a seven-day Blueridge Leaders’ School. The purpose of Blue Ridge Leaders School is teen leadership development through YMCA health and physical education.

Rising juniors Bella Eudy and Jake Reiselt attended the HOBY Youth Leadership Conference. The conference offers the student ambassadors to develop their leadership strengths and learn how to collaborate well with others all the while getting a taste of college life while staying on campus.

Rising junior Gavin Long had the opportunity to shadow several doctors this summer in the Novant Health Neuroscience ICU department as well as at Charlotte Neurosurgery and Spine Associates. He gained experience learning about all facets of a doctor's job and supporting patient's daily lives. "I found these experiences very interesting as I am considering a career as a physician one day."

Director of Fine Arts Leslie Niessner, Lower School Assistant Principal Jen Payne, and Lower School STEM Teacher Jenna Peede are all participating in Baylor University's master's program in school leadership and were in Waco, Texas this summer.

Rising senior Anthony Korolos attended the Tar Heel Boys State, a leadership and government immersion program. He participated in a mock government simulation where they campaigned, won elections, and learned about the N.C. government. They worked their way through the government from city to state level and heard from real-life government and military leaders, while also getting seminars on leadership.

Rising senior Natalie Johnson attended Clemson University's General Engineering Camp as part of the Clemson Summer Scholars program. The course introduces a beginner level of engineering disciplines that develop an analytical and logical approach to solving engineering problems and fostering discussion on ethical, societal, and global issues.

Rising sophomore Corbin Corum was selected as one of 20 students to attend ACE (Aerospace Career Education) held at the Sullenberger Aviation Museum located at Charlotte Douglas Airport. ACE Academy introduces students to multiple careers in aerospace and aviation. The students learned about operations at American Airlines, toured the Air Traffic Control tower, and learned about private plane operations in the business field. The week culminated with a flight where Corbin was the co-pilot.

Rising seniors Andrew Askins and Hendrick Carlson were selected to a leadership program of the American Legion, the Tar Heel Boys State, and learned the principles of American government through participation in a model state. Andrew and Hendrick were both selected to top five positions, joining the Council of State as Attorney General and State Auditor respectively. Andrew was also named the first alternate for Boys Nation in N.C., a federal government program in July.

US Math Teacher/Math Department Head Susan Jones worked for several weeks in Kansas City as an AP Calculus question leader with the College Board. She's standing in front of the Kaufman Center and according to her, "If you know anything about Calculus, this building demonstrates volumes of revolution beautifully."

Cameron, a rising ninth grader, attended a weeklong IDTech camp held at Emory University, where he built customizable gameplay elements such as collectibles, jump pads, and platforms using Unreal Engine 5’s Blueprints Visual Scripting system. He designed a fully realized 3D world with unique game mechanics.

The CCS admissions team hosted the admissions team from The Out-of-Door Academy.

Senior Jillian Del Corso and sophomore Alex Del Corso both attended a summer mission trip with Weddington Methodist Church to Bluefield, West Virginia to help support the community.

A group of rising seniors participated in the Wake Forest Summer Immersion Program in a variety of disciplines - Darcy Howard, Ava Adams, Jack Krause, Grant Scerri, Maddie Efird and Ashlynn Miller.