Davidson charter school holds first graduation

Community School of Davidson, a K-12 charter school, held its first commencement ceremony Thursday with 111 graduates.

Seven of them enrolled as kindergarteners, when the school opened as a private school, said founder and school director Joy Warner. Several others joined the class in third grade, when the school was approved to become a tuition-free public school in 2004. Like many charters, Community School of Davidson expanded by one grade level a year. It has almost 1,300 students.

Commencement took place at the Belk Theater of the N.C. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in uptown Charlotte. Staff reports

This story was originally published June 5, 2014 at 5:39 PM with the headline "Davidson charter school holds first graduation."