CONCORD – Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, in partnership with Cabarrus County School System and Atrium Health, will launch the Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute (CHSI), an early college high school,
Six local pageant girls and 1Can Inc. were able to partner to donate over 1,400 snack bags to Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City schools for the 2021-22 school year.
By Thomas Lott
CONCORD â Jay M. Robinson High School Engineering and Robotics Teacher Dave Parisi has been named a National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award Winner.
He was nominated by Kristi Parlier â Jay M. Robinsonâs Coordinator for the Academy of Engineering and Automation â for the award and she said there wasnât an educator around who deserved it more than Mr. Parisi.
âHe is definitely deserving because he is worthy of âLifeChanger,ââ she said Wednesday. âHe has changed so many lives, not just here at Jay. M. Robinson but throughout the entire district.â
Mr. Parisi will receive $3,000 to be shared between a $1,500 individual award and a $1,500 donation to his school or district for his win. He was humbled by the nomination.
Victoria Young
A group of pageant winners are teaming up with the 1Can Organization in Cabarrus to help fight student hunger this upcoming school year.Â
After the pandemic closed schools to in-person learning in 2020, many students were without access to nutritional meals. To help kick start the 2021/22 school year off, Sheryl Kluge, founder of 1Can Inc., plans to donate 1,000 school snack packs to the Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City School systems. To help, six local pageant winners are helping Kluge collect food items for the snack packs.
These six pageant queens and princesses are:Â
Emmerson Perry, Miss Statesville s Outstanding Teen 2020 Carolina Princess