WINSTON-SALEM — Fourth-graders at Our Lady of Mercy School recently presented a “North Carolina Living Wax Museum,” a different take on the typical biographical research projects many students do.
During this unique annual event, which has become a tradition at the school, the students select a famous person with ties to North Carolina and create an exhibit depicting themselves as that person.
People featured in this year’s event included the Rev. Billy Graham and Ava Gardner, among others.
— Katrina Capistrano
CHARLOTTE — Emma Joseph of Charlotte Catholic High School and Megan Sie of Holy Trinity Middle School recently performed with the North Carolina All-State Band.
The North Carolina Music Educators Association and the North Carolina Bandmasters Association sponsored the event, which was held May 5-6 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Joseph and Sie were joined by other top student musicians from the state and spent the weekend performing advanced wind band repertoire.
They auditioned for the All-State Band in March and were chosen based on their high scores from the adjudicators.
— Timothy Cook
