Category Archives: Cannon School Upper School

“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” -James Baldwin House Standings 467 404 466 658  Jenny Howard Nathan Smith & Ellen Loflin showed TEAMWORK when they designed the handout for … Continue reading →

“To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.” -Dorothy West House Standings 467 404 466 643  Alex Cox Victoria Schneider showed PASSION for helping others when she was the first sophomore to volunteer … Continue reading →

“Prejudice and bigotry are brought down…by the sheer force of determination of individuals to succeed and the refusal of a human being to let prejudice define the parameters of the possible.” – Condoleezza Rice House Standings 461 389 456 467  Andrew … Continue reading →

“We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.” —Jesse Owens House Standings 461 389 456 467   Lara Hettiarachchi showed INTEGRITY when she cleaned up … Continue reading →

“Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.”—Susan L. Taylor, House Standings 441 324 336 437  Brooke Wesselmann Akshi Kumar demonstrated KINDNESS when she organized the advisory valentine exchange! Thanks for bringing so much fun to … Continue reading →

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” —Booker T. Washington House Standings 441 324 336 437   Tucker … Continue reading →

“Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” -James Baldwin House Standings 441 324 336 437  Feb 14: English Drop (not Art Drop)  Danny Yessayan & Beatriz Covolato-Carvalho Andrea Moore, Alon Parker, Hope Springate, Zoe Smith, Symone Walker, & Jack … Continue reading →

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes House Standings 441 324 336 437 Feb 13:  Follow a NORMAL Day 5 Schedule….not the one in the planner.  Feb 14: … Continue reading →

“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.” -Maya Angelou House Standings 319 307 336 402 TJ Moyer and Charlie Barr demonstrated KINDNESS when they gave up their seats for two female peers. Cannon Theater … Continue reading →

“As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are.” -Malidoma Patrice Somé House Standings 319 307 336 402 Joshua Doolittle & Jack McDermott TJ Moyer and Charlie Barr demonstrated KINDNESS when they gave up … Continue reading →