“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams
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Adam Parks, Matthew Wheeler, & Emily Aldous
Sophie Jenike and Megan Rose showed INTEGRITY when they cleaned up the mess in the Senior Lounge. Thank you!!!!!
Sydney Wood showed KINDNESS by going out of her way to welcome new students!
Big Cougar Growl to FINNEY’S FLOCK (Class of 2019) and SHAEFER (Class of 2021) Advisories for being the first 2 to submit 100% of their locker numbers!! THANKS, the Dean Team appreciates you!!!
Student Drivers and Bus Riders:
- AM: Drivers must make a right turn ONLY at the intersection just beyond the Upper School Building
- PM: You may not leave campus until ALL bus traffic has exited the campus.
- PM: If you have a sibling in LS or MS, you must walk down to pick them up.
- PM: From 2:30pm until all of the busses exit, no traffic will be allowed to the back of the building.
Seniors:
- Sat., Aug. 26, 9 am-12 pm- College Kick-Off for Parents of Seniors only. At least one parent is required to attend.
- Mon., Aug. 28- All seniors must report to Room 610 during English Drop. Bring your laptop!
- Mon., Aug. 28- Scholarship applications requiring a Cannon School Nomination are due at 3 pm to Ms. Mann via google doc. This first deadline is for Bryan, Morehead-Cain, Park, Levine, Belk, and Centennial scholarships. The scholarship “Request for Nomination” form, essay(s), and activities résumé are all due no later than 3 pm.
- Fri., Sept. 1- All seniors meet by House during Student Life. Bring your laptop! Locations TBD.
10-12th grades:
Charlotte Area College Programs- mark your calendar and register in advance!
- Carnegie Mellon– Tuesday, Sept. 5, 7:30 pm
- Clemson, University of South Carolina, and College of Charleston– Monday, Sept. 11, 6:30 pm
- Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Virginia, and Washington University in St. Louis – Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7 pm
- Northeastern, Tulane, George Washington, Southern Methodist, and Notre Dame– Monday, Oct. 7, 7 pm
- Johns Hopkins University– Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7 pm
Auditions for this year’s Cannon Theater Company productions are coming right up – don’t miss them! They will be held after-school (and at lunch for fall athletes) Thurs Aug 24, Fri Aug 25, and Tues Aug 28. Details, sign-up, and the audition form/script can be found at www.cannonschool.org/ctc. Also, there is a meeting on Thurs Aug 31 at 7:00pm for all students and parents of students auditioning for CTC this year. After the meeting, from 7:45-9:00pm, the whole community is invited to watch a special performance of “The Sneeze: Comedic Plays and Stories by Anton Chekhov”, which 13 CTC students performed to packed audiences at the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland this summer!
Do you have an interest or a passion that you want to share with the rest of our student body? Have you considered starting or leading a club? If so, fill out this Google Form to propose your idea for a club in the Upper School. Club leadership is open to ANY Upper School student. Deadline for club proposals is 8/31 by 3pm. Club proposal form: https://goo.gl/forms/eJR1wnQZtMug8LB62
We will have a Club Leader meeting on 9/1 during Student Choice in Foundation Hall to ensure you all have the information you need to be ready for Club Fair on 9/8!
Seniors, Juniors and Freshmen: Please sign up through your Family Connection account to visit with College Admission Representatives visiting Cannon School. You must receive permission from your classroom teacher if you will be missing class to attend a session. If you are interested in a college, but unable to attend an event, please let your College Counselor know so he/she can collect information on your behalf.
9/5/17
Bryant University
Guilford College
9/6/17
Randolph-Macon College
Swarthmore College
Texas Christian University
9/7/17
Drew University
Clemson University
Dickinson College
University of South Carolina
9/8/17
Providence College
9/11/17
Ursinus College
9/12/17
Hampden-Sydney College
Franklin & Marshall College
The University of Georgia
9/18/17
Duke University
Washington and Lee University
Trinity College
Christopher Newport University
9/19/17
University of Denver
University of Vermont
University of Miami
9/21/17
Washington College
Tulane University
9/25/17
Villanova University
9/26/17
College of William and Mary
9/27/17
Emerson College
Roanoke College
Colgate University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
9/28/17
Wheaton College IL
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
9/29/17
American University
10/2/17
Furman University
Nova Southeastern University
Bates College
Birmingham-Southern College
10/2/17
Mercer University
Denison University
High Point University
Agnes Scott College
Northeastern University
10/3/17
Colby College
Rollins College
Northeastern University
Rollins College
Salem College
10/12/17
Johns Hopkins University
Queens University of Charlotte
Boston College
College of Charleston
10/13/17
Fairfield University
University of Rochester
Samford University
10/16/17
Hollins University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
10/17/17
Lafayette College
Wofford College
Georgia Southern University
University of Chicago
University of Richmond
10/19/17
Haverford College
Northwestern University
10/20/17
Washington University in St. Louis
10/23/17
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach
10/25/17
Sewanee: The University of the South
Rhodes College
10/30/17
St. Lawrence University
10/31/17
Hofstra University
11/1/17
Miami University, Oxford
11/8/17
Ringling College of Art and Design
11/14/17
Lynn University