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  • HouseQuest
    Make a sketch of your house and learn to make a detailed description of it.

    See examples of student work using information from this site

  • A Comparison of the Dilworth and Eastover Neighborhoods
    See 8th grader Stephen Olert's essay comparing Charlotte's first streetcar-centered and automobile-centered suburbs.
  • A Ride on 85
    See 6th grader Andrew Cherry's poem about his experience on the Charlotte Trolley while on a field trip.
  • The Dilworth Neighborhood
    See 8th grader Stephen Olert's essay on the origins and development of Charlotte's first suburb.
  • Mecklenburg County Growth and Environment -I
    See 8th grader Alan Webb's essay about the state of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County's environment and how we can plan for the future.
  • Mecklenburg County Growth and the Environment -II
    See 8th grader Erin Shrum's essay about Charlotte and Mecklenburg County's environment and how we can have development while preserving quality of life.
  • The Old Bad Man
    7th grader Arrignton McCoy records a family story passed by word of mouth for over a century.
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