School News

These articles are a small sample of the news and events I have covered in Mint Hill’s public and charter schools. They capture the stories of students, families, alumni, and employees involved in academic, athletic, and artistic pursuits.

Queen’s Grant Theater Students Visit the Charlotte Ballet
School News

Queen’s Grant Theater Students Visit the Charlotte Ballet

MINT HILL, NC - A group of Queen’s Grant High School's dance students went to the Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts on Wednesday, March 15, to see the Charlotte Ballet’s production of Sleeping Beauty.  The students had the opportunity to see fellow Queen’s Grant senior Sabriyya Dean in the performance. Queen’s Grant’s sole performing arts teacher Elizabeth Mills has worked to build the school’s performing arts program since she began teaching there five years ago.  When Mills began working at Queen’s Grant, the school had only been offering theater classes for one year and lacked any dance offerings at all.  In her time at Queen’s Grant, Mills has turned a fledgling theater program into a robust performing arts program, particularly for a small charter school. ...