“Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.”— Ashleigh Brilliant

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Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Claire Christman, Mary Edwards, Eva Kozlowski, Noor Qasim, Dominique GRACIAS!

Public Proclamations:

The Spectrum Advisory Board will be hosting the next TED Talk Thursday TODAY in room 616.  Please come watch an interesting video about being Hispanic in the USA.  See Dean Zelaya if you have any questions.

Seniors: on Friday during student life, please report to Foundation Hall at 12:05 to hear about possible senior gift ideas. Once the senior committee has revealed its ideas, you will be dismissed back to your advisory for academic advising. Thanks.

October 11 is National Coming Out Day, a day for LGBTQIA+ people across America to embrace who they really are and come out to their friends and family. To honor this day, the GSA is making Thursday, October 8, a t-shirt day for anyone who would like to wear PURPLE to show their support for Cannon’s LGBTQIA+ community. We hope to see you sporting purple!

Ms. Eury’s ELP class is hosting a voter registration for anyone who will be 18 or older by November 3, 2015, Please register to vote outside of foundation hall for the next four days during lunch!!! You will need your driver’s license number or the last 4 digits of your social security number.

All welcome- The EMPOWER! Club: A chapter of the National SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) will meet this Friday during Student Choice, 1:05-1:30, in the Academic Center (room 610) . Come find out about this semester’s activities and available class representative leadership positions. There will be snacks!

Vocalists needed– Mr. Davis is looking for students who might be interested in recording vocals for his students’ Music Tech projects. They are currently doing cover versions of pop tunes. Wanna sing some Radiohead, Michael Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, or Coldplay? Then come in and lay down a track for us. Each brave vocalist will earn a core value! Email Mr. Davis (bdavis@cannonschool.org) or come by the Music Tech Lab if interested.

Juniors – The process for Governor’s School is beginning. If you would like more information about this amazing educational summer program please come to 616 on Friday, October 2 during Student Choice.

Cannon School’s first blood drive is TODAY.  The link to sign-up to donate is: https://www.ncdonor.com/index.cfm?group=op&step=2&opid=45412.  If you should have any questions, please either email Mrs. Stavrakas or stop by her room 611 in the Upper School.

Juniors: There will be an interest meeting for the Cougars On-Site Program on October 5^th during Student Choice in Room 616.  Please attend to learn more about this internship and job shadowing program.

Upcoming College Admissions Visits:

Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors – please sign up on Family Connections to meet with college admission representatives from the following schools:
September 30:
Hollins University
Roanoke College
Wake Forest University
Virginia Tech
Clemson University
Presbyterian College
October 1st:
Hampden-Sydney College
October 5th:
Guilford College
October 6th:
UNC – Charlotte
Carleton College
October 7th:
DePauw University
Furman University
University of South Carolina
Boston College
High Point University
Lehigh University
Wofford College
Birmingham-Southern Coll.
Salem College