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“I think they target people, and they take pleasure in bringing people down,” said Moeser. “I think their real goal here was to remove banners from the Smith Center.”

When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools honored its teacher of the year Monday, it was easy to see how James Ford could light up a room full of ninth-grade world history students.

The first of more than three dozen high school graduation ceremonies in Mecklenburg County takes place Tuesday afternoon, when seniors at Cato Middle College receive diplomas in a 1 p.m. event at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte.

Meet 15 of 31 finalists for The Observer's Seniors of the Year, an award that goes to 10 seniors each year and carries with it a $1,000 scholarship. Today's group, from schools in Mecklenburg County, joins the 16 we profiled in last week's YA section from outside Mecklenburg. We will announce the 10 winners May 26.

KIPP,  a national charter chain that strives to prepare low-income and minority students for coll...

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