Celebrations & Shout-Outs

May 2, 2024

Middle School Dance 

Thank you to the Lab PTSO and staff volunteers who put on an amazing dance party for our 5th-8th grade students. The students had a blast dancing under the glow lights, snapping selfies and photo booth pictures, and enjoying fun times with friends. 

Lab Athletics

HS Track finished their season with many student-athletes setting Personal Records! Middle School Flag Football is in the Conference Tournament semi-finals today and will head to the championship on Monday if they win. Middle School Track goes to the Championship Meet next  Wednesday. We are so excited to celebrate our Lab Athletes on May 15 at the Athletics Banquet.  

Careers on Wheels

Thanks to Ms. A. Jackson for organizing our second careers on wheels event for Lower School grades. Students had a fantastic time climbing aboard and exploring various trucks parked in our lot.  A huge shoutout to our participants with Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte Water, Carolina Power, Mecklenburg County Health Department, and Classy Canine Clips for visiting our school today!

April 25, 2024

Celebrate the Arts at Lab

The Lab community went all out to celebrate the arts. The week included a daytime revue of our spring musical presented to younger students, and our first Celebrate the Arts evening showcase presented by Lab's music, choir, and art programs. We are so proud of our students who performed and exhibited their art works. Thank you to Ms. Gardner, Ms. Funk, Ms. Wright, Ms. Brittain + our staff volunteers for producing a wonderful event.

Thank you to Lab parent, Mr. Greg Carey for providing sound engineering and videos for the lower school music performance (view here)

Photos of the visual art works (view here)

High School Choir performance (link coming soon)

Prom

A fun and fabulous time was had by all (including the chaperones) at last weekend’s Lab Prom for 11th + 12th grades. Students enjoyed a view of the Charlotte skyline at the SpringHill Suites - Uptown. They had an amazing time dancing, enjoying a delicious dinner, taking photos, and spending time with friends. It was truly a memorable event!

April 18, 2024

Spring Musical

The reviews are in! The Lab spring musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown was a huge success. Congratulations to our students who put on a 5-star hit show last weekend. 

Lab Chess Team 

Congratulations to the Lab Chess Team for placing 3rd (out of 22 schools!) in last weekend’s Unrated Team Challenge. The tournament is equivalent to a JV "city championship".

Lab Student and Academic All-American

Evan Alsop, a senior at Charlotte Lab School, received an Academic All-American award from USA Gymnastics at the Men’s Southeast Championship on April 13th. This award recognizes and rewards academic achievement in young gymnasts. As a level 10 gymnast, Evan spends 20+ hours per week in the gym and he credits the support of Charlotte Lab School as a huge factor in his success. Evan will be competing at the USA Gymnastics Men’s National Championship in May. Congratulations!

Lab Athletics

GO LAB LIONS! Lab Flag Football teams are currently undefeated. Playoffs will take place on April 29 - more information coming soon. Lab track teams (both middle and high) continue to set Personal Records at their meets.

Step Afrika Performance

A huge THANK YOU to our friends at Blumenthal Performing Arts. We were so excited that they generously offered to provide our students with a workshop from Step Afrika. The dancers led a fun, energetic, and interactive class with Lab 5th + 6th grade dance and PE students earlier this week.

Kindergarten Field Trip 

Lab Kindergarten classes enjoyed a fun day at the farm. Here are some fun memories from their experience.

Third Grade Fraction Pizza

Third grade students completed a fraction pizza project to apply fractions to a real world experience. Students created a pizza recipe and completed a variety of activities to help reinforce all of their fraction knowledge. Lab partnered with Hawthorne’s pizza to bring their pizza recipes to life...and to the table!

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Thanks to our Innovation Fund Donors and everyone who participated in or attended the Toast to Lab event on March 28. Your generosity helped us raise over $16,000 in one night.

Special thank you to our Event Sponsors who helped cover 100% of the costs to host the event:

• Miller House Interiors by Anne Miller
• Alexander Ricks PLLC
• Rich and Kim Holmes
• Jim and Merilyn Moss

And a sincere thank you to our Event Partners who extended their commitment to Lab beyond the event and invested in our mission:

• Beacon Partners
• VS America

100% of all funds raised went directly to our Innovation Fund. Our fundraising efforts prioritize training and retaining qualified staff/teachers; support for programs in World Language, the Arts, Athletics, and beyond; and uplifting our Quest and Advisory programs. To support the Innovation Fund, please visit this link.

EdNC + The Canopy Project

Charlotte Lab School was selected as one of the ten North Carolina schools highlighted by The Canopy Project for innovative approaches to learning. Read the article by EdNC HERE. 

Multiplication Madness

Thanks to Ms. Dugan and Mrs. Aniesha Jackson for planning an awesome March multiplication madness ice cream party for grades 2-4! Students were super motivated to learn and enjoyed the sweet treat that they earned. 

 

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