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<title><![CDATA[Lakeshore wins Battle of the Books title]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/19/lakeshore-wins-battle-books-title/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[After 18 tough rounds, Lakeshore Middle School came out victorious in the Iredell-Statesville Schools Battle of the Books 2010 competition.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:31:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State schools chairman serves up high praise for MGSD]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/17/state-schools-chairman-serves-high-praise-mgsd/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Only halfway through his one-day visit to the Mooresville Graded School District last week, the N.C. State Board of Education chairman had nothing but praise for a school system he called a "pocket of excellence" in North Carolina.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:13:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cloverleaf closing to out-of-zone students]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/15/cloverleaf-closing-out--zone-students/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[When Cloverleaf Elementary School opened its doors for the first time in August, Iredell-Statesville Schools officials hoped it would be a popular place of learning for students and their families.
That popularity is starting to boil over.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cal Thomas speaks at Statesville Christian fundraiser]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/15/cal-thomas-speaks-statesville-christian-fundraiser/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Right off the bat, Cal Thomas took a swing at the so-called liberal media.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:41:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Seussical the Musical' opens tonight at Lake Norman High]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/12/seussical-musical-opens-tonight-lake-norman-high/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Lake Norman High School drama students will debut "Seussical the Musical" tonight, with subsequent performances on Saturday, Sunday and March 19 and 20. Curtain time for all shows is 7:30 p.m.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School budget in 'a dire situation']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/12/school-budget-dire-situation/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Calling next school year's budget "a fairly gloomy picture," Mooresville Graded School District Supt. Mark Edwards said this week that budget cuts for 2010-11 are looming and could harm the quality of education.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troutman students give their input on proposed park]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/12/troutman-students-give-their-input-proposed-park/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Troutman Middle School students embraced the opportunity to give their opinions on a proposed Troutman park Wednesday afternoon.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:49:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grant will help town create safe routes to school]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/10/grant-will-help-town-create-safe-routes-school/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Whether it's walking to school or biking, the Town of Mooresville is utilizing $30,000 in grant money to make sure students can travel safely from home to three area schools.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mooresville schools swing deal for new laptops]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/10/mooresville-schools-swing-deal-new-laptops/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Mooresville students are getting new laptop computers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:51:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I-SS officials hold mid-year review of progress]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/08/i-ss-officials-hold-mid-year-review-progress/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Four of seven members on the  Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education and a handful of administrators came together Sunday to review recent successes - and areas where improvement is needed.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCC set to begin Mooresville expansion]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/04/mcc-set-begin-mooresville-expansion/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The long-awaited groundbreaking for the expansion of Mitchell Community College's Mooresville Center will be March 23 at 4 p.m., officials announced this week. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:45:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Student recovering after being struck by SUV]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/03/student-recovering-after-being-struck-suv/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As a Mooresville Middle School student recovers after being struck by a vehicle Monday morning on U.S. 21, her fellow students and school staffers are wishing her a speedy recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:45:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mooresville schools closing early]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/02/mooresville-schools-closing-early/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Classes in the Mooresville Graded School District will be dismissed early today due to snow.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[East Elementary students learning Spanish, English all at once]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/mar/02/east-elementary-students-learning-spanish-english-/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In some ways, Zaidy Costa's East Elementary School kindergarten class is much like many others. Students are taught numbers, the alphabet and how to read and write like most other kindergartners.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:36:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I-SS make-up schedule includes Memorial Day]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/26/i-ss-make--schedule-includes-memorial-day/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The wintry weather that descended on Iredell County earlier this month has forced Iredell-Statesville Schools to make up lost time.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:03:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Accidental phone calls cause anxiety for MHS students]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/25/accidental-phone-calls-get-mhs-students-worried/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A lot of Mooresville High School students are breathing easier today.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Physicist captures the magic of snow]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/22/physicist-captures-magic-snow/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We've seen more snow than usual this year -- in our yards, on our roads, in our kids' snow sculptures. But we probably haven't seen it quite the way Kenneth Libbrecht does.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:56:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I-SS to offer career-specific courses in all high schools]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/21/i-ss-offer-career-specific-courses-all-high-school/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell-Statesville Schools is hatching a plan that will allow its students to explore potential careers before ever graduating from high school.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:31:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lake Norman fifth-grader is district spelling bee champ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/18/lake-norman-fifth-grader-district-spelling-bee-cha/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Amanda Arenella sat in a chair alone on stage, swinging her dangling feet back and forth during the final round of the Iredell-Statesville Schools 2010 Spelling Bee on Wednesday morning.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:10:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School makeup days set in Mooresville]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/12/school-makeup-days-set-mooresville/news-local-education/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With two snow days to make up, Mooresville Graded School District officials took a closer look at their calendar Tuesday before announcing which days would put students back in the classroom.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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