Current & Prospective CMS Families, Save the Date!
The CMS School Choice Magnet Office invites you to attend this year’s CMS School Choice Magnet Fair! This event will offer you the opportunity to meet school and district staff and gather information about the school options CMS has to offer.
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: West Charlotte High School, 2219 Senior Drive, Charlotte, NC 28216
Important Things to Know
- Registration: It is not required to attend the event, but it does help us to know how many people to expect.
- Event time: You can stop by the fair anytime between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.
- Interpreters: Interpreters will be available on site.
- New student registration: For families with children who will be new to or re-registering in CMS for the 2024-2025 school year, you will be able to get assistance with completing registration applications on site.
- Lottery: Get your lottery questions answered!
School Choice Lottery
- This year’s CMS School Choice Magnet Fair will be held before this year’s School Choice Lottery period. The fair will allow you to meet school staff and make some decisions about which schools to include in your lottery application.
- Come to the fair, get all the information you need, and meet staff from schools hoping to win a spot in this year’s lottery!
This Year, We’re Adding Something New!
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools wants to ensure that every student is ready for the next step after high school, whether that step is college, career, or military service. Career & Technical Education helps prepare students who want to embark on a career trajectory while still in high school. Students can choose from over 20 pathways, each with three to four sequenced courses. Some pathways can result in industry certifications while still in high school. Others provide early credit toward a post-secondary degree. All of them offer the opportunity to connect with future employers through job shadowing and internships.
So, if you want to get a jump on the job, CTE offers you a pathway to that head start. Whether you’re interested in architecture or automobiles, cosmetology, or computers – there’s a pathway that will allow you to acquire deep career knowledge, gain industry-recognized certifications and test-drive your career in a summer internship.
For more information on how CTE works, click here or visit our website at discovercte.com.
Lottery Information Sessions
Partnership with Elizabeth City State University
This year, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools’ Magnet Team is partnering with Elizabeth City State University’s School of Humanities & Social Sciences and 1704 Media Productions for this year’s fair. Led and mentored by Dean Sharon Raynor and Professor Clarence Goss, these students will be present to volunteer and document the fair through photography, videography, and social media. We are excited for this partnership. Look for ECSU students wearing their 1704 shirts at the fair! Follow their work in Instagram using the icon below.
Family Fun & Food Trucks
Routes & Parking Information for the Fair
West Charlotte High School is located at 2219 Senior Drive, Charlotte, NC 28216.
Below are possible routes to use if streets are blocked or traffic is heavy.
If traveling from I-85:
– Your GPS will likely bring you to the school from Beatties Ford Road. The direct route is to turn onto Dr. Webber Avenue to enter the school’s parking lot.
– An alternate route is to take Montana Drive to English Drive to Southwest Boulevard to Senior Drive. This route is outlined in purple in the image below.
– If the school’s parking lot is full, feel free to access our overflow parking area at United House of Prayer for All. There will be activity bus shuttles to take you the short distance to the school!
If traveling from I-77:
– You can take the LaSalle Street Exit #12.
– Take Newland Rd. to Gilbert St. to Montana Dr.
– Then you would continue the route outlined in purple, which is Montana Drive to English Drive to Southwest Boulevard to Senior Drive.
– If the school’s parking lot is full, feel free to access our overflow parking area at United House of Prayer for All. There will be activity bus shuttles to take you the short distance to the school!
Navigating the Fair
When you arrive at the fair, you will receive the booklet linked below. It will help you navigate all the spaces at the fair.