🌱 Mooresville HS SkillsUSA Team Wins Big + The 150th Birthday Party!

Hey, everybody! Karena Garrity here with your Thursday edition of the Mooresville Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out all the community news you need to know right now.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mooresville:

1. It's just two days until we all come together for the Mooresville Day celebration on Saturday, March 4, from 12-4 p.m. in Downtown Mooresville to celebrate the Town's 150th birthday. The event, which is being presented by Randy Marion Chevrolet Buick Cadillac will include thrilling rides, tasty food and a whole lot of fun for everyone! For more details go to www.mooresvillenc150.com (Town of Mooresville NC via Facebook)
2. The town of Mooresville hopes to have Hope Park ready and open to the public today! Weather conditions delayed the original opening date, but everything was able to be completed and the park is ready. Enjoy!" (Mooresville Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
3. We are so fortunate to have a strong Career and Technical Education (CTE) program in the Mooresville Graded School District. The Mooresville High School SkillsUSA team recently took 14 students to the 2023 SkillsUSA Region 7 Conference and Career Showcase at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC. and the team did not disappoint;
   1st place: Isabella Deal and Elizabeth Decker - Additive Manufacturing Vincent Bindus - Drafting 1 Khadeejah Saleem - Medical Math 2nd place: Camryn Stissel - Technical Drafting Kameron Bartley - T-Shirt Design 3rd place: Sloan McCrea - Related Technical Math Matthew Rastovski - Medical Terminology 4th place: David Saraco and Tyler Davala - Additive Manufacturing Marissa Dudley - Related Technical Math 5th place: Madelyn Colby - Medical Terminology Zainab Barrie - Related Technical Math. Congratulations students you all did an outstanding job! Please congratulate these students if you see them! (Mooresville Chamber of Commerce via Facebook

Today in Mooresville:

• 8th Grade to Wash., DC - Pine Lake Preparatory (12:00 AM)
• Professional Women's Network Meeting (8:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Public Library: "We've got the results for our Show Your Love Favorite Children's Book Character competition: Clifford the Big Red Dog has been declared the winner with 40 votes at the Main Library! He also swept the polls at the West Branch!" (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Teens are invited to join us for Art Thoughts on March 7 at 6 p.m. at our Main Library. Bring your art that your are currently working on or use our supplies to work on a new piece! You can hang out and get feedback from other teens." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Town of Mooresville NC: "Did you know that everyday activities, such as mowing the grass and spraying for weeds, can contribute to stormwater pollution? As part of Mooresville Stormwater Division's annual Creek Week, they’re making citizens aware of these pollutants." (Town of Mooresville NC via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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