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We will share brief daily updates as we prepare to get families “Ridge Ready.” These updates will help orient you to Cato Ridge Middle School. Each communication contains bite-sized information that is easy to digest and designed to help your family prepare for a successful start to the school year.
Together, these communications will introduce the processes, systems, structures, and policies that will serve as the foundation of our partnership and work with the Cato Ridge Middle School community.
Click GETTING RIDGE READY to access the series!
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With summer officially here, it's time to pick out a good book and a good reading spot to keep those reading skills sharp. Summer Reading is carefully selected by our talented ELA teachers for each grade level. Students can expect to engage with Summer Reading in the classroom within the first few weeks of school.
Please choose an appropriate title based on your reading level (lexile), class placement, and interest from the list below. If you are unsure of your lexile level, please visit www.lexile.com to take a very short assessment to gauge your lexile range. Lexile Levels are provided to help guide (not dictate a choice). Please know that with works of fiction, lexile levels often do not seem high enough; however, lexile level is not the only indicator of a complex text.
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As we prepare for an exciting school year at Cato Ridge, we encourage families to review and gather the items on the supply list linked below. Having supplies ready on the first day helps students start the year organized, confident, and ready to learn! Use the link below to access the Cato Ridge Supply List for the 26-27 school year! We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming our Wolverines in August.
CATO RIDGE SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS
2026 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards announced
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers announced the recipients of the 2026 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and several Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students took home Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program is the nation’s longest running and most prestigious recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. Students can apply in 29 categories of art and writing. CMS students competed regionally against 26 other counties in the Central region in North and South Carolina.
Highlights from this year’s recognition include:
- Students of Visual Arts teachers Selena Tell, Kody Hall, Lynn Wu and Bryan Wilson each brought home three Gold Keys.
- Myers Park High School’s Visual Arts program brought home 14 awards overall.
- Caroline Lewis, a student at South Mecklenburg High School, received a Silver Key and her work will be displayed on an Adams Outdoor Billboard in Charlotte.
Entries that receive a Gold Key are automatically considered for national awards. National medalists and their educators will be honored at a ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
“I am incredibly proud of the ‘tremendous’ showing by CMS in this year’s Scholastic Awards,” said Justin Pierce, director of Arts Education. “By providing a platform for students to lift their voices and sharpen their skills, our teachers have empowered them to produce truly unique creative works that stood out across 27 counties. Taking home nearly a quarter of the total regional awards is a massive win for our programs, our families and the future of the arts in North Carolina.”
Congratulations to the following students:
Gold Key Awards
| Student | School | Teacher | Piece | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adway Patel | Ardrey Kell High School | Selena Tell | The Everything Box | Architecture & Industrial Design |
| Taylor Felty | Ardrey Kell High School | Selena Tell | Impressionable | Editorial Cartoon |
| Bella Wofford | Ardrey Kell High School | Selena Tell | Fresh Thighs For Sale | Illustration |
| Tvisha Kumar | Ardrey Kell High School | N/A | Shrouded Growth | Jewelry |
| Maeva Louzini | Hopewell High School | Ashley Byer | Egret in Flight | Sculpture |
| Stella Elder | J.T. Williams Secondary Montessori | Pooja Nair | Individual Prayer | Photography |
| Gabriel Brown | Mallard Creek High School | Kody Hall | There's So Much You Don't Know | Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage |
| Ava Dias | Mallard Creek High School | Viloki Patel | Our Beloved Community | Painting |
| Ryan Mohammed | Mallard Creek High School | Kody Hall | Loveless House | Photography |
| Ryan Mohammed | Mallard Creek High School | Kody Hall | SelfObsessed | Experimental Photography |
| Charlotte Manning | Myers Park High School | Lynn Wu | Bedtime Story | Comic Art |
| Alden Faherty | Myers Park High School | Lynn Wu | Under the Knife | Drawing |
| Charlotte Manning | Myers Park High School | Lynn Wu | Mother Earth Wakes Up | Mixed Media |
| Ty Clark | Myers Park High School | Lisa Holder | Trip | Photography |
| Roochi Nadkarni | Northwest School Of The Arts | Bryan Wilson | Voyager | Drawing |
| Emily Cook | Northwest School Of The Arts | Bryan Wilson | The City Girl | Illustration |
| Roochi Nadkarni | Northwest School Of The Arts | Bryan Wilson | Rummy | Painting |
| Duncan Kennedy | South Mecklenburg High School | Ashley Graham | The Pressure Within | Sculpture |
| Kaylee Navarro | South Mecklenburg High School | Ashley Graham | Extinction Served Cold | Sculpture |
| Anna Phan | William Amos Hough High School | Rebecca Aranyi | Fortune For You | Mixed Media |
| Sarah Schoen | William Amos Hough High School | Kate Allen | World-Built: Homes Through Art | Portfolio Category (Art) |
Silver Key Awards
| Student | School | Teacher | Piece | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel De Souza Teixeira | Ardrey Kell High School | Selena Tell | Final Girl | Comic Art |
| Adway Patel | Ardrey Kell High School | Selena Tell | Transcripted Perspective | Drawing |
| Allison Ausman | East Mecklenburg High School | Tina Vincent | A New Perspective | Mixed Media |
| Alexis Young | East Mecklenburg High School | Tina Vincent | Let's Celebrate! | Painting |
| Felix Kaminsky | J.T. Williams Secondary Montessori | Pooja Nair | Seeing Double | Ceramics & Glass |
| Stella Elder | J.T. Williams Secondary Montessori | N/A | Mother Mary | Photography |
| Hex Rivas | Mallard Creek High School | Viloki Patel | Deceitful Orchestra | Ceramics & Glass |
| Sebian Pervis | Mallard Creek High School | Kody Hall | Skin To Bone | Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage |
| Raiyne-Lei Hutton | Mallard Creek High School | Cindy Boes | Spooky Stickers | Graphic Design |
| Akosua Okrah | Myers Park High School | Miles Van Heusden | What a Mess | Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage |
| Alden Faherty | Myers Park High School | N/A | Click Clack | Illustration |
| Mira Szybiak | Myers Park High School | Lynn Wu | Memory | Mixed Media |
| Henry Yingling | Myers Park High School | Lisa Holder | Thank You CLT | Photography |
| Ty Clark | Myers Park High School | Lisa Holder | All Ages, Stand-United | Photography |
| Giovanni Wilches | Northwest School Of The Arts | Bryan Wilson | Riot of Los Angeles | Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage |
| Thomas Barrett | Northwest School Of The Arts | Bryan Wilson | Mixed Beginnings | Mixed Media |
| Noelle Woolfolk | Northwest School Of The Arts | Bryan Wilson | The Youngest | Painting |
| Caroline Lewis | South Mecklenburg High School | Amy Miller | Marbles | Drawing |
| Caroline Fong | South Mecklenburg High School | Maria Maspons | A Fool's Gold | Editorial Cartoon |
| Scarlette'Marie Raymond | West Charlotte High School | Sierra Clark | The Wait | Comic Art |
| Lauren Kronk | William Amos Hough High School | Kate Allen | Sardine Silhouette | Jewelry |
| Anna Phan | William Amos Hough High School | Rebecca Aranyi | No Longer Here | Mixed Media |
| Anna Phan | William Amos Hough High School | Rebecca Aranyi | Emotional Starvation | Mixed Media |
Honorable Mentions
| Student | School | Teacher | Piece | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adway Patel | Ardrey Kell High School | Selena Tell | Unbounded Grounds | Architecture & Industrial Design |
| Varvara Sevriugina | Ardrey Kell High School | Selena Tell | Another Her | Comic Art |
| Cierra Wery | Ballantyne Ridge High School | Kate Allen | Pigs Run the Farm | Editorial Cartoon |
| Lesly Ruiz | David W. Butler High School | Kimberly Blair | Dripping Light | Experimental Photography |
| Stevie Pooley | David W. Butler High School | Kimberly Blair | Queer Joy | Photography |
| Lesly Ruiz | David W. Butler High School | Kimberly Blair | Distant Memories | Photography |
| Daniela Martinez Velasco | East Mecklenburg High School | Tina Vincent | Perceived Fragility | Drawing |
| Mya Berkman | East Mecklenburg High School | Tina Vincent | Queen Mya | Painting |
| Imani Smith | Mallard Creek High School | Jessica Sawyer | Underdressed at the Symphony | Ceramics & Glass |
| Bela Ruscigno | Mallard Creek High School | Kody Hall | To the Sky | Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage |
| Lesly Ruiz | David W. Butler High School | Kimberly Blair | Distant Memories | Photography |
| Daniela Martinez Velasco | East Mecklenburg High School | Tina Vincent | Perceived Fragility | Drawing |
| Mya Berkman | East Mecklenburg High School | Tina Vincent | Queen Mya | Painting |
| Imani Smith | Mallard Creek High School | Jessica Sawyer | Underdressed at the Symphony | Ceramics & Glass |
| Bela Ruscigno | Mallard Creek High School | Kody Hall | To the Sky | Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage |
| Kerala Johnson | Northwest School Of The Arts | Elizabeth Schmit | Circle of Life | Ceramics & Glass |
| Ellie Luedke | South Mecklenburg High School | Amy Miller | DO NOT TOUCH…or should I? | Mixed Media |
| Sarah Schoen | William Amos Hough High School | Rebecca Aranyi | Summer in Nice | Mixed Media |
| Sarah Schoen | William Amos Hough High School | Rebecca Aranyi | South Beach | Painting |
| Anna Phan | William Amos Hough High School | Rebecca Aranyi | Isolation | Portfolio Category (Art) |
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