YOUR GUIDE TO THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR, HERE IN DENVER, NC

YOUR GUIDE TO THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR, HERE IN DENVER, NC

Yep, it’s coming quickly. What’s coming quickly? The first day of the 2008-2009 school year for Denver, North Carolina and all of Lincoln County. So if you are new, old, or just thinking of relocating to our area and have a school aged child/children this blog is for you! Bookmark it, copy it, and/or save it, this contains everything you need to know about our school system ~ all at your fingertips!

Oh, just incase you are wondering,

MONDAY, AUGUST 25th is the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

Lincoln County Schools

PO Box 400

Lincolnton, NC 28093

(704)732-2261

First off you will need to know what school your child or children will be going to. There is a website to find that out; LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS. All you have to do is enter your address and it will tell you what school(s) from K to 12, how cool is that?

After that you probably want to read about the assigned school(s) so here is a list of the Lincoln County Schools:

Elementary:

• Battleground
• Catawba Springs
• G.E. Massey
• Iron Station
• Love Memorial
• Norris S Childers
• North Brook
• Pumpkin Center Primary
• Rock Springs
• S. Ray Lowder
• St. James
• Union
  

Intermediate:

• Kiser
• Pumpkin Center

Middle:

• Asbury
• East Lincoln
• Lincolnton
• North Lincoln
• West Lincoln
  

High:

• East Lincoln
• Lincolnton
• North Lincoln
• West Lincoln
• School of Technology
  
  
  

With the price of gasoline my child/children will have to ride the bus, but which one? Well you can find that out here too. After you find the school then that school webpage will allow you to search the buses that are assigned to that school.

Thinking that you would like to see what the school calendar looks like, so you can make some plans for a mini vacation? Well that’s here too; SCHOOL CALENDAR!

What are the childen eating? The SCHOOL MENU has it all listed out!

Open Houses, oh yes we have those too; OPEN HOUSE DATES! Plus, we have LATINO PARENT NIGHT to make sure everyone is informed!

Are you in need of Forms? You will find Transfer, Student Health, and Insurance FORMS here.

I guess you are wondering what the test scores look like for this past year, well here they are too; 2008 PRELIMINARY ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS RELEASED!

The 2007-2008 NC School Report Cards are not posted at the present time but you can take a peek at the 2006-2007 NC SCHOOL REPORT CARDS, which may give you some idea.

Hopefully, you have or will find this information helpful. For more information about the Denver area please visit: LAKE NORMAN HOMES BLOG and WHAT’S THE FUSS? IT’S ONLY A LAKE!

Thanks for visiting!

Teresa in Denver

About the author:

Teresa Harris is a Lake Norman Residential Real Estate Broker who can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in Lake Norman and surrounding counties. Please visit http://www.teresamharris.com/ for your relocation and/or your local needs.

Teresa Harris - Holbrooks Real Estate, Inc. - 704-458-1807 - Teresa@TeresaMHarris.com

Copyright © 2008 By Teresa Harris, All Rights Reserved...*COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR, HERE IN DENVER, NC*

Lincoln County (NC) 2008-2009 School Calendar

Anyone interested in finding out what Lincoln County's 2008-2009 School Calendar looks like well here it is. This is Lincoln County in North Carolina. Lincoln County includes Denver, Lincolnton, Iron Station, Boger City, and some parts of Stanley and Maiden.

Also, last summer in 2007, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction passed a policy mandating all Local Education Agencies to become 100% tobacco free by July 1, 2008. To comply with this, the Lincoln County Board of Education adopted a policy that prohibits the use of tobacco products by staff members and/or visitors on school property at any time. This also includes non-school hours. YEA!!

Lincoln County Schools
PO Box 400
2008 - 2009
Lincolnton, NC 28093

School Calendar

(704)732-2261

http://www.lincoln.k12.nc.us/

18-Aug
Optional Workday

19-22 Aug
Mandatory Teacher Workday

25-Aug

First Day of School

1-Sept

Labor Day/No School

29-Sept

Interim Reports Sent Home

27-Oct

Optional Workday

3-Nov

Report Cards Sent Home

4-Nov

Optional Workday

11-Nov

Veteran's Day/No School

26-Nov

Optional Workday

27-Nov

Thanksgiving/No School

28-Nov

Thanksgiving/No School

8-Dec
Interim Reports Issued

Dec 22-Jan 2

Christmas/No School

5-Jan

School Reopens

19-Jan

MLK-Birthday/No School

22-Jan

Mandatory Teacher Workday

23-Jan

Optional Workday

2-Feb

Report Cards Sent Home

16-Feb

Optional Workday

2-Mar

Interim Report Cards Issued

30-Mar

Optional Workday

6-Apr

Report Cards Sent Home

13-17 Apr

Spring Break/No School

11-May
Interim Reports Issued
25-May
Memorial Day/No School

10-Jun
Student's Last Day of School
13-Jun
Graduation


Graduation may be moved to a later date to
allow more flexibility for make-up.



No School for Students on Optional and

Mandatory Teacher work days.

Teresa in Denver

About the author:

Teresa Harris is a Lake Norman Residential Real Estate Broker who can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in Lake Norman and surrounding counties. Please visit www.TeresaMHarris.com for your relocation and/or your local needs.

Teresa Harris - Holbrooks Real Estate, Inc. - 704-458-1807 - Teresa@TeresaMHarris.com

Copyright © 2008 By Teresa Harris, All Rights Reserved...*Lincoln County (NC) 2008-2009 School Calendar*

YES! THERE IS A DENVER, NC 28037, SINCE 1877

YES! THERE IS A DENVER, NC 28037, SINCE 1877

Prior to getting back into real estate I was a business owner here in Denver, North Carolina. During that time while working with various vendors it was almost daily that I would hear, "There's a Denver, NC? I didn't know that." I would even hear this from other people throughout our state. So this blog is for the ones that never heard of Denver, NC and for people that would like to know more about Denver, NC, so sit back with your cappuccino and enjoy!

The easiest way to remember Denver's location is that it is approximately 20-25 miles northwest of Charlotte; the queen city of North Carolina. Denver is also one of the towns that share the area called Lake Norman; Lake Norman is on the Catawba River and it is the largest lake in North Carolina. Denver is located in Lincoln County which is sandwich between Gaston and Catawba Counties with Mecklenburg County to the east. For those that are interested in geography Denver is at latitude 35°31'52" north and longitude 81°01'47" west. The elevation is 902 feet above sea level.

The Past:
The Denver area was settled in 1770 and was formerly known as "Dry Pond," which derived its name from a small pond which once stood at what is now the corner of Highway 16 and Campground Road, it is the site of the local Bank of America branch. During the summer the pond would dry up due to the heat. In 1873, D. Matt Thompson, headmaster of the local Rock Springs Academy (now known as Rock Springs Elementary School), led the effort to have Dry Pond renamed for the rapidly growing Colorado capital, in an attempt to attract a railroad, because rail service held the promise of opportunity, prosperity, and wealth. Efforts to get the railroad failed but in 1877, the town of Denver was officially incorporated in the state of North Carolina.

The Present:
The continuous growth of Charlotte has fueled tremendous development of the areas surrounding Lake Norman including the Denver area. The area has become a very popular recreation spot, attracting thousands of visitors every year for fishing, swimming, and boating. The Denver area has seen tremendous growth in the past 10 to 15 years. People see the charm of the other side of the lake in particular, Denver. New homes and businesses are suddenly popping up throughout the area.

In recent years we have seen a lot of people relocating here from California, New York, and Ohio. We are also seeing more retired people deciding to relocate here too; sighting that we have a change of seasons. We are reaping the benefits of these transplants because they are the ones that are bring their businesses with them and/or opening up new ones, due to them longing for what they miss.

Along with this we are so blessed to have a great school system. The Denver schools rank some of the highest test scores in the county. It's nothing for principles to receive daily calls from teachers wanting a chance to teach at one of the schools in the system.

What about real estate? Well the area offers a wide variety. The average is around $200,000. the range is $100,000's to several millions (luxury real estate, especially around the lake).

The Future:
Our area has been pretty resilient when considering many other places over the United States. When most markets were bottoming out we continued our continuous growth. For the past year we have seen some changes, what we call market adjustments. Yes, we are currently in a "buyer's market" but from what I have been told don't bank on this to continue. Essentially, we were the last to experience the downturn but we are expected to be one of the first to recover. There's no better time to invest in real estate....

Thanks for stopping by, if you are interested in more information about Denver, NC (Lake Norman)? Please visit: http://www.lakenormanhomesblog.com/ .

Teresa in Denver

About the author:

Teresa Harris is a Lake Norman Residential Real Estate Broker who can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in Lake Norman and surrounding counties. Please visit http://www.teresamharris.com/ for your relocation and/or your local needs.

Teresa Harris - Holbrooks Real Estate, Inc. - 704-458-1807 - Teresa@TeresaMHarris.com

Copyright © 2008 By Teresa Harris, All Rights Reserved...*YES! THERE IS A DENVER, NC 28037, SINCE 1877*