“A smile is the universal welcome.” – Max Eastman

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8/14 – Qon Murphy

Kailey Baez showed TEAMWORK when she helped Ms. Velandia get ready for the year!

Joseph Hurtado showed TEAMWORK when he organized the US ID cards.  Way to go!!!

Matthew Godino showed TEAMWORK when he carried some white boards to Ms. Lineberger’s room for Mr. Booker.

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Please be patient with cafeteria lines this week.  Follow the NEW directions below:

SENIORS:  College Kick-off Saturday, August 20, 2016 9:00am-12:00pm in the CPAC.  It is mandatory for all seniors to attend this workshop along with at least one parent from each senior’s family.  YOU MUST BRING YOUR LAPTOP! 

SENIORS – If you wish to be considered as a school nominee for the following scholarships, the application to the Cannon School Scholarship Committee is due no later than 8/24 at 3:00pm. 

Bryan Scholars (Davidson College )

Morehead-Cain Scholarship (UNC)

Park Scholarship (NC State)

Levine Scholarship (UNC Charlotte)

Find the application for school nominees on the College Counseling Haiku page under “Scholarships and Financial Aid”  Contact your college counselor if you have questions.

Auditions!

Auditions for Cannon Theater Company‘s fall play “The Children’s Hour” AND winter musical “Cinderella” will take place Thurs Aug 25, Mon Aug 29, and Tues Aug 30. Details and a link to the sign-up for specific times will be made available on this blog and also emailed to you this week. Though auditions will take place after school from 3:30-5:30pm, fall athletes wishing to audition for the winter musical will have an opportunity to sign up for a lunch or student choice slot.  

Please remember to COMPOST and RECYCLE your things at

What is COMPOSTABLE?

• ALL of your food
• Plates/bowls/napkins
• The new flatware!

What should go in Recycling?

• Cans
• Bottles
• Plastic cups
• Juice boxes

What about the landfill?

• Sandwich baggies
• Juice pouches

Just Remember!

“When In Doubt, Throw It Out”

Would you like to spend the first week of January in beautiful, warm Costa Rica. Would you like to practice yoga, surf, work with local school children, volunteer at a turtle rescue center? All of this is possible. There are still open spots in the Costa Rica Yoga Winterm. Explore this link: http://goo.gl/Jyjtlt to get an idea of what is possible. Then, come to a meeting in Mr. Coggins’ room during student choice on Friday 8/ 19 to hear more about the program from Christine Stahr – a representative from TrueNature. If you want to talk about this trip before Friday, see Mr. Coggins or Ms. Hoffman.