ADVISORY AGENDA 10/27

“Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.”— Ezra Taft Benson

                                    

 

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Reed Fisk showed TEAMWORK when he helped a teacher recover a lost document!  WTG!!

Public Proclamations:

House Impetus will be hosting our 3rd annual car wash after House Games this Thursday! The car wash is from 12:30 to 3:00 at the baseball fields! Anyone is welcome! A $5 donation is appreciated! All proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project. Hope to see you there! 

The next Senior off  campus lunch will be Wednesday November 4 from 11:15-12:00. Any senior hoping to take advantage of this privilege must be certain they turned in their off campus lunch form , be in good academic standing and have no outstanding Community Restoration. Hoping for a safe, enjoyable lunch experience

National Mix It Up at Lunch Day is Tuesday, October 27th!!

 Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please sign up on Family Connections to meet with the following college admission representatives:

October 27th: Wittenberg University; Johnson & Wales
October 28th: Brenau University
November 2nd: University of Tennessee
November 4th: Miami University Ohio
November 5th: Lees McRae
November 9th: Emory and Henry
November 11th: MCPHS

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/26

“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.”— Edward R. Murrow

                                    

 

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Cole Ventura, Gillian Ventura, & John Ventura

Core Values:

Thank you to STUCO for demonstrating PASSION and pulling of a fabulous Fall Festival!  Excellent leadership!

Public Proclamations:

Untitled

“Missing a shoe? See Dean Zelaya if the grey one belongs to you!”

The next Senior off  campus lunch will be Wednesday November 4 from 11:15-12:00. Any senior hoping to take advantage of this privilege must be certain they turned in their off campus lunch form , be in good academic standing and have no outstanding Community Restoration. Hoping for a safe, enjoyable lunch experience

If you are interested in being a member of the 2015-2016 BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING TEAM, there will be a interest meeting THIS Friday at 3:00 in the college counseling room (616)! Please let me Coach Bowden know if you are interested but can not make it to the meeting. Her email is spencerannbowden@yahoo.com

National Mix It Up at Lunch Day is Tuesday, October 27th!!

 Tuesday is national Mix It Up at Lunch Day and Ms. Eury’s ELP class is sponsoring an event that will hopefully bring awareness to our community to be more inclusive while having a fun day to meet new people!! 

 What is Mix It Up day?

 “A national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance over a decade ago, Mix It Up at Lunch Day encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries.” Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and we are delighted to partner with them again this year!!

 Here is what you can expect:

 1. In advisory on Tuesday, you will receive a sticker. Please wear the sticker on the front of your shirt to the top left to make it easier for everyone to see.

 2. Throughout the day, please actively look for students with the same stickers and introduce yourself if you do not already know one another. Further (and most importantly), we hope that you will embrace the day and find new people to eat lunch with in your sticker group. The goal is to make new friends! The members of the ELP class will hold special activities for each group at lunch.

 3. You can nominate students throughout the day that “go beyond” and truly embrace the spirit of the day. To nominate a student, simply email their names to Mr. K or Ms. Eury. Please include why/how you believe they embraced the day!

 4. Have fun, break down social barriers and please keep it going throughout the day!

Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please sign up on Family Connections to meet with the following college admission representatives:

October 27th: Wittenberg University; Johnson & Wales
October 28th: Brenau University
November 2nd: University of Tennessee
November 4th: Miami University Ohio
November 5th: Lees McRae
November 9th: Emory and Henry
November 11th: MCPHS

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/23

“It’s a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn’t want to hear.”— Dick Cavett

                                    

 

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Taylor Stevanovski demonstrated KINDNESS when she helped out her teacher in class.  Gracias, Taylor!

Jordan Battle has been consistently demonstrating PASSION for Spanish in his AP class by contributing some great ideas to classroom discussion.  Gracias, Jordan!

 

Public Proclamations:

Untitled

“Missing a shoe? See Dean Zelaya if one of these belongs to you!”

The next Senior off  campus lunch will be Wednesday November 4 from 11:15-12:00. Any senior hoping to take advantage of this privilege must be certain they turned in their off campus lunch form , be in good academic standing and have no outstanding Community Restoration. Hoping for a safe, enjoyable lunch experience

If you are interested in being a member of the 2015-2016 BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING TEAM, there will be a interest meeting THIS Friday at 3:00 in the college counseling room (616)! Please let me Coach Bowden know if you are interested but can not make it to the meeting. Her email is spencerannbowden@yahoo.com

National Mix It Up at Lunch Day is Tuesday, October 27th!!

 Tuesday is national Mix It Up at Lunch Day and Ms. Eury’s ELP class is sponsoring an event that will hopefully bring awareness to our community to be more inclusive while having a fun day to meet new people!! 

 What is Mix It Up day?

 “A national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance over a decade ago, Mix It Up at Lunch Day encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries.” Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and we are delighted to partner with them again this year!!

 Here is what you can expect:

 1. In advisory on Tuesday, you will receive a sticker. Please wear the sticker on the front of your shirt to the top left to make it easier for everyone to see.

 2. Throughout the day, please actively look for students with the same stickers and introduce yourself if you do not already know one another. Further (and most importantly), we hope that you will embrace the day and find new people to eat lunch with in your sticker group. The goal is to make new friends! The members of the ELP class will hold special activities for each group at lunch.

 3. You can nominate students throughout the day that “go beyond” and truly embrace the spirit of the day. To nominate a student, simply email their names to Mr. K or Ms. Eury. Please include why/how you believe they embraced the day!

 4. Have fun, break down social barriers and please keep it going throughout the day!

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/22

“Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.”— Dag Hammarskjold

                                    

 

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Garrett Compton & Lauren Peace

Core Values:

Annie Earnshaw, Morgan Batley, Julia Liborio, Emerald Ben, Sara Serulneck, Zach Ranson, Mackenzie O’Brien, Camille Harley, Ayesha Syed and Brian Park demonstrated PASSION when they gave up a student choice to share AP Euro study skills at a panel for current students.  Thank you so much!

 Aaron Johnson demonstrated great teamwork when he helped several of his peers export audio projects from Garage Band during Spanish class. Even though, he was busy working on his own project, he was willing to help out with a smile on his face! Your teamwork is appreciated Aaron – keep up the good work!

 

Public Proclamations:

Untitled

“Missing a shoe? See Dean Zelaya if one of these belongs to you!”

Students and faculty are invited to attend the next installment of the TED Talk Thursday series TODAY during lunch in room 616 (college counseling room ACROSS from Mrs. Morrell’s classroom). Join us at 11:25 as we watch a few brief videos about gun control and then discuss both sides of the issue.

The next Senior off  campus lunch will be Wednesday November 4 from 11:15-12:00. Any senior hoping to take advantage of this privilege must be certain they turned in their off campus lunch form , be in good academic standing and have no outstanding Community Restoration. Hoping for a safe, enjoyable lunch experience

If you are interested in being a member of the 2015-2016 BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING TEAM, there will be a interest meeting THIS Friday at 3:00 in the college counseling room (616)! Please let me Coach Bowden know if you are interested but can not make it to the meeting. Her email is spencerannbowden@yahoo.com

National Mix It Up at Lunch Day is Tuesday, October 27th!!

 Tuesday is national Mix It Up at Lunch Day and Ms. Eury’s ELP class is sponsoring an event that will hopefully bring awareness to our community to be more inclusive while having a fun day to meet new people!! 

 What is Mix It Up day?

 “A national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance over a decade ago, Mix It Up at Lunch Day encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries.” Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and we are delighted to partner with them again this year!!

 Here is what you can expect:

 1. In advisory on Tuesday, you will receive a sticker. Please wear the sticker on the front of your shirt to the top left to make it easier for everyone to see.

 2. Throughout the day, please actively look for students with the same stickers and introduce yourself if you do not already know one another. Further (and most importantly), we hope that you will embrace the day and find new people to eat lunch with in your sticker group. The goal is to make new friends! The members of the ELP class will hold special activities for each group at lunch.

 3. You can nominate students throughout the day that “go beyond” and truly embrace the spirit of the day. To nominate a student, simply email their names to Mr. K or Ms. Eury. Please include why/how you believe they embraced the day!

 4. Have fun, break down social barriers and please keep it going throughout the day!

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/21

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”— George Bernard Shaw

                                    

 

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

0

15

30

29

Happy Birthday:

Will Clinard

Core Values:

Maddie Woods showed KINDNESS when she brought chocolate chip pumpkin bread for her advisory on two separate mornings!

Kristen Estep showed TEAMWORK when she cleaned up many paper towels that had been thrown on the bathroom floor. 

Public Proclamations:

National Mix It Up at Lunch Day is Tuesday, October 27th!!

 Tuesday is national Mix It Up at Lunch Day and Ms. Eury’s ELP class is sponsoring an event that will hopefully bring awareness to our community to be more inclusive while having a fun day to meet new people!! 

 What is Mix It Up day?

 “A national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance over a decade ago, Mix It Up at Lunch Day encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries.” Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and we are delighted to partner with them again this year!!

 Here is what you can expect:

 1. In advisory on Tuesday, you will receive a sticker. Please wear the sticker on the front of your shirt to the top left to make it easier for everyone to see.

 2. Throughout the day, please actively look for students with the same stickers and introduce yourself if you do not already know one another. Further (and most importantly), we hope that you will embrace the day and find new people to eat lunch with in your sticker group. The goal is to make new friends! The members of the ELP class will hold special activities for each group at lunch.

 3. You can nominate students throughout the day that “go beyond” and truly embrace the spirit of the day. To nominate a student, simply email their names to Mr. K or Ms. Eury. Please include why/how you believe they embraced the day!

 4. Have fun, break down social barriers and please keep it going throughout the day!

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/20

“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”— Herm Albright

                                    

 

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

0

0

0

0

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Taylor Lumpkins showed INTEGRITY when she turned in some sunglasses that she found in the parking lot.

Ellen Gordon showed KINDNESS when she cleaned a mess in junior hallway.

Public Proclamations:

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/19

“The first rule of holes: When you’re in one, stop digging.”— Molly Ivans

                                    

 

Final 1st Quarter House Standings

Animus Shield Humanitas Shield 2 Impetus Shield Humanitas Shield 2

498

492

464

415

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Jordan Battle picked up all the paper towels from the floor in the boys bathroom, showing INTEGRITY!

Josh Bumgarner demonstrated KINDNESS when he picked up a pair of headphones that a student left in the middle of the hallway.

Angel Brown, Sane Davis and Abby Jo McLaughlin showed TEAMWORK when they helped empty recycle bins! Thanks so much!

Meredith Haddock showed KINDNESS when she volunteered to bring snacks for her class’ Merchant of Venice video project watch party!  Thanks, Meredith!

Peyton Skill showed TEAMWORK when he helped Dean Zelaya and Mrs. Otey clean up the Commons! Thanks!!

Public Proclamations:

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/16

“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.”— Lou Holtz

                                    

 

House Standings

Animus Shield Humanitas Shield 2 Impetus Shield Humanitas Shield 2

498

492

464

415

Happy Birthday:

Alexandria Mills

Core Values:

Corey Deveraux and Jairus Hamilton showed KINDNESS when they helped Jordan Battle move his car while in neutral so they could jump start his car!

Logan Toliver and Zion Hendrix demonstrated TEAMWORK when they carried the heavy bundles of the Wall Street Journal newspaper into the upper school.

Sam McDermott demonstrated TEAMWORK when he found a student ID on the bus and returned the ID to the rightful owner.

William Mock demonstrated KINDNESS by staying after class to erase the whiteboard before Mr. Cobb’s class came in.

Dalton Phillips showed KINDNESS when he took down a huge stack of cafeteria trays to the lunch room from Mrs. Smith’s room to help her clean up for Open House. Thank you Dalton!

David Riley demonstrated TEAMWORK when her reported a plumbing issue before it became a bigger problem.

Public Proclamations:

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/15

“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.”— Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch

                                    

 

House Standings

Animus Shield Humanitas Shield 2 Impetus Shield Humanitas Shield 2

304

293

318

287

Happy Birthday:

Katie McClanahan

Core Values:

Mitchell Skolaris, Carli Gordon, Caroline Underwood, Ally Dressler, Madison Holmes, Allyson Slattery, Morgan Batley, Mimi Wahid, Logan Ferland, Jordan Lauher, & Andrew VanWingerden showed PASSION when they volunteered to assist at the October 8th Open House.  

Public Proclamations:

**There is a MANDATORY Class of 2019 meeting TODAY in Foundation Hall at 11:45**

JUNIORS: A representative from Herff Jones will be in the US Commons TODAY during lunch to take class ring orders. See Mr. Segura if you have any questions or need a ring packet.

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ADVISORY AGENDA 10/14

“Catch someone doing something right.”— Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

                                    

 

House Standings

Animus Shield Humanitas Shield 2 Impetus Shield Humanitas Shield 2

304

293

318

287

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Mitchell Skolaris, Carli Gordon, Caroline Underwood, Ally Dressler, Madison Holmes, Allyson Slattery, Morgan Batley, Mimi Wahid, Logan Ferland, Jordan Lauher, & Andrew VanWingerden showed PASSION when they volunteered to assist at the October 8th Open House.  

Public Proclamations:

If anyone has found laptop #164, please return it to Andrew Newman.

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