Olympic HS: Highlights from the 2017-2018 year

3 rare “Distinguished” designationsawarded to our NAF Academies of Engineering, Finance, and Health Sciences by National Academy Foundation – OHS is Top 1% in America! Amazon #1 best selling book on Education (What School Could Be) dedicates section about Olympic’s best practices and its unique collaboration with local stakeholders. Blue Diamond 2018 “Best in Charlotte Award” given to Olympic by Charlotte Technology Collaborative– 3rd Time in…

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Palisades Park students win Gold in an international STEM tournament

Palisade Park students won gold in Destination Imagination’s international tournament. As reported by CMS:  Palisades Park Elementary won first place in the Improvisational Challenge (elementary division) May 26 at the 2018 Destination Imagination Global Finals in Knoxville, Tenn. Seven students were on the Palisades Park team – Lincoln Jeffryes, Ben Vergara, Kinsley Polk, Shlok Krishnan, Nadia…

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Arrowood Business Association wins Award for Alignment Southwest Charlotte

The Arrowood Business Association has won the 2018 Blue Diamond Award in the Community Outreach category for its work with Alignment Southwest Charlotte for their “cradle to career” community outreach program for Olympic High School, Kennedy and Southwest Middle Schools and the six elementary schools in the Steele Creek area.  Through various partnerships with businesses…

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Alignment Southwest Charlotte – a collaboration to support students and schools in the Steele Creek area

Alignment Southwest Charlotte is a “Cradle to Career” community-wide initiative in the Steele Creek region of Charlotte.   It is a collaboration of businesses, the faith community, and non-profits to support students and schools.  The program supports Olympic High School, Kennedy and Southwest Middle Schools and the six elementary schools (Berewick, Lake Wylie, Palisades Park, River…

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