House Standings
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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.

10-12^th 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