By Sarah Tate
May 11, 2021
WBTV reports.
Maria Miller, an eighth grade student at Mint Hill Middle School in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district, was recently chosen as the Doodle winner for North Carolina. She is now in the running to be one of the top five finalists in the Doodle for Google competition, where their artistic creations will be featured on the search engine for a full day.
Participants were tasked to create a Doodle following a specific theme. This year s theme was I am strong because. . I am strong because my family loves and supports me, said Maria. Especially in these hard times with the pandemic, people need all the love and support they can get to keep strong and push through the tough times.
An artist s rendering depicts a new Mint Hill elementary school approved by the CMS board.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Tuesday approved a contract for MetCon construction to build a new elementary school that will pull students from the zones for Bain, Lebanon Road and Piney Grove schools. That is a new 45-classroom elementary school that will be built next to the existing Mint Hill Middle School, Superintendent Earnest Winston told the board. This is an approximately $24.5 million project. Work will begin this month.
The school is expected to open in August 2022 and is funded by 2017 school bonds. The report to the board says 94% of the money will go to a minority-owned business, with the rest being spent with small or woman-owned businesses.
By Sarah Tate
May 11, 2021
WBTV reports.
Maria Miller, an eighth grade student at Mint Hill Middle School in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district, was recently chosen as the Doodle winner for North Carolina. She is now in the running to be one of the top five finalists in the Doodle for Google competition, where their artistic creations will be featured on the search engine for a full day.
Participants were tasked to create a Doodle following a specific theme. This year s theme was I am strong because. . I am strong because my family loves and supports me, said Maria. Especially in these hard times with the pandemic, people need all the love and support they can get to keep strong and push through the tough times.