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“Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day.”— Arthur Gordon

House Standings
143	211	244	167

Happy Birthday:

Connor Hynes & Leah Shaw

Core Values:

Annabel Barr showed INTEGRITY when she asked for clarification on something that she was unsure of.  This was a true display of her character! WTG, Annabel!

Davis Nelson displayed KINDNESS when he stopped studying for his quiz in order to help another student study for her quiz! Thanks, Davis!

Public Proclamations:

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!!! Mrs. Hurtado is offering a brand new Beyond the Bell class, Habits for Successful Learning, for upper school students. Students learn and actively engage in study and organizational strategies that help maximize their learning while in class and when studying outside of class. The class runs for 8 weeks, from 9/8 through 10/27 on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.; cost is $128. Registration is available on the BTB website on the Cannon website.

NEW in College Counseling: Every Math drop day there will be a college counselor “on duty” that you can see without an appointment for ANY questions you might have.  Wondering about the redesigned SAT?  Need help with your college application?  Want to learn more about Governor’s School or other summer opportunities?  No appointment necessary on Math Drop Days!  Mr. Segura will be available on Wednesday, September 9 during your math drop period.  Stop by and get the help you need.

Class of 2019! Are you interested in leadership? Do you want to be a voice for your peers? Elections for Freshmen Student Council Representatives will be held during the Beach Trip. Please submit a typed speech to Dean Ramsey  and pick up a copy of the Student Council By-laws by Friday, September 11 at 3 pm.  Contact any current member of Student Council if you have questions.

Interested in swim team? There is a mandatory swim team meeting TOMORROW, September 9, during lunch in the new “Think Tank.” It is in Coach Northrup’s new room where Taylor Hall used to be. We hope to see you there, and get ready for another great season!

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

Any students interested in becoming an ABT (asset-based thinking) certified mentor and working with the author of the book, Change the Way You see Everything, Kathy Cramer, please email Dean Booker.

Eight participants are needed to represent Cannon School at the upcoming Academic WorldQuest Competition scheduled for Wednesday, November 18th.  AWQ is a trivia competition consisting of questions focusing on contemporary politics, geography, and world history.  Participants will have dinner provided before the competition begins.  The highlight of the evening is having WCNC’s weatherman Larry Sprinkle serve as the moderator. Interested students should contact Mr. Kmidowski for more information.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.

September 15^th:        Vanderbilt Univ.

September 21^st:        St.  Lawrence Univ.

September 22^nd:       Southern Methodist Univ.; Queens Univ. of  Charlotte;

September 23^rd:        Stetson Univ.; Randolph College; University of New Hampshire; Case Western Reserve Univ.

“The first and best victory is to conquer self.”— Plato

House Standings
143	211	244	167

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Paige Brenner, Ali Bunten, Caroline Campbell, Amy Clark, Jakob Diskin, Danielle Phillips, Sara Serulneck and Zack Olguin showed PASSION when they volunteered to talk to parents about the upcoming Outward Bound trip. Thank you!!!

A big thank you to Hannah Wheeler for cleaning up a cluttered table in the library after another student neglected to throw out his/her cup.

Public Proclamations:

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!!! Mrs. Hurtado is offering a brand new Beyond the Bell class, Habits for Successful Learning, for upper school students. Students learn and actively engage in study and organizational strategies that help maximize their learning while in class and when studying outside of class. The class runs for 8 weeks, from 9/8 through 10/27 on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.; cost is $128. Registration is available on the BTB website on the Cannon website.

JUNIORS: A representative from Herff Jones will be on campus TODAY during LUNCH to share information about ordering a class ring. Feel free to bring your lunch to ?????? if you are interested in learning about class rings. No orders will be taken today. This is simply an informational meeting.

Interested in swim team? There is a mandatory swim team meeting next Wednesday, September 9, during lunch in the new “Think Tank.” It is in Coach Northrup’s new room where Taylor Hall used to be. We hope to see you there, and get ready for another great season!

Eight participants are needed to represent Cannon School at the upcoming Academic WorldQuest Competition scheduled for Wednesday, November 18th.  AWQ is a trivia competition consisting of questions focusing on contemporary politics, geography, and world history.  Participants will have dinner provided before the competition begins.  The highlight of the evening is having WCNC’s weatherman Larry Sprinkle serve as the moderator. Interested students should contact Mr. Kmidowski for more information.

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

Any students interested in becoming an ABT (asset-based thinking) certified mentor and working with the author of the book, Change the Way You see Everything, Kathy Cramer, please email Dean Booker.

Students: Please ask for a to-go box rather than a tray if you are not eating IN the cafeteria.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.

September 15^th:        Vanderbilt Univ.

September 21^st:        St.  Lawrence Univ.

September 22^nd:       Southern Methodist Univ.; Queens Univ. of  Charlotte;

September 23^rd:        Stetson Univ.; Randolph College; University of New Hampshire; Case Western Reserve Univ.

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”— General Colin Powell

House Standings
133	191	232	164

Happy Birthday:

Caroline Malmstrom

Core Values:

Hayden Bullard demonstrated INTEGRITY when he came to see the teacher of a class he’s missed to offer his homework (in case it was collected) and to find out how to catch up.  Awesome!

Sarah Dockery showed KINDNESS when she made cupcakes for her advisory and brought them in for everyone to eat.

Brittany Nozet demonstrated teamwork when one of the her fellow advisees couldn’t bring breakfast in for the advisory on her allotted day, and Brittany stopped to get breakfast for everyone to help out her friend! Way to go Brittany!

Danny Yessayan showed KINDNESS when he cleaned a lab table in Mrs. Smith’s room when someone after lunch left a mess! Thanks so much Danny

Public Proclamations:

EVERYONE: Please join SPECTRUM in room 616 for TODAY’s TED Talk.  Bring your lunch.  Everyone’s welcome!!!!!!

Interested in swim team? There is a mandatory swim team meeting next Wednesday, September 9, during lunch in the new “Think Tank.” It is in Coach Northrup’s new room where Taylor Hall used to be. We hope to see you there, and get ready for another great season!

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

Any students interested in becoming an ABT (asset-based thinking) certified mentor and working with the author of the book, Change the Way You see Everything, Kathy Cramer, please email Dean Booker.

Students: Please ask for a to-go box rather than a tray if you are not eating IN the cafeteria.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.

September 15^th:        Vanderbilt Univ.

September 21^st:        St.  Lawrence Univ.

September 22^nd:       Southern Methodist Univ.; Queens Univ. of  Charlotte;

September 23^rd:        Stetson Univ.; Randolph College; University of New Hampshire; Case Western Reserve Univ.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

“Effective questioning brings insight, which fuels curiosity, which cultivates wisdom.”— Chip Bell

House Standings
133	191	232	164

Happy Birthday:

Austin Cindric & Claudia Michaels

Core Values:

Emma Kate Bentley-Gottel, Matthew Wheeler, and Maddie Woods showed KINDNESS when they straightened up Mrs.Reulbach’s room!

Ally Dressler showed TEAMWORK when she helped Mrs.Reulbach with an assignment.

Allyson Slattery showed TEAMWORK for always helping out with attendance in advisory!

Maddie Woods showed KINDNESS when she brought homemade chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes for her entire advisory on the first day of school!

Public Proclamations:

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

Any students interested in becoming an ABT (asset-based thinking) certified mentor and working with the author of the book, Change the Way You see Everything, Kathy Cramer, please email Dean Booker.

Students: Please ask for a to-go box rather than a tray if you are not eating IN the cafeteria.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.

September 15^th:        Vanderbilt Univ.

September 21^st:        St.  Lawrence Univ.

September 22^nd:       Southern Methodist Univ.; Queens Univ. of  Charlotte;

September 23^rd:        Stetson Univ.; Randolph College; University of New Hampshire; Case Western Reserve Univ.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

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

House Standings
133	191	232	164

Happy Birthday:

William Schmitt

Core Values:

Austin Cindric showed KINDNESS when he helped a friend deal with a difficult situation.  Way to go, Austin!!!

Jake Diskin showed KINDNESS when he found and returned a student’s calculator to Mr. Trojan.

Public Proclamations:

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

Any students interested in becoming an ABT (asset-based thinking) certified mentor and working with the author of the book, Change the Way You see Everything, Kathy Cramer, please email Dean Booker.

Students: Please ask for a to-go box rather than a tray if you are not eating IN the cafeteria.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.

September 15^th:        Vanderbilt Univ.

September 21^st:        St.  Lawrence Univ.

September 22^nd:       Southern Methodist Univ.; Queens Univ. of  Charlotte;

September 23^rd:        Stetson Univ.; Randolph College; University of New Hampshire; Case Western Reserve Univ.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton

House Standings
133	191	232	164

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Hannah Nelson showed KINDNESS when she helped your classmates with their technology issues! You are AWESOME!

Waite and Sara Serulneck demonstrated PASSION and TEAMWORK when they helped a teacher tally up the meal choices for the Junior Class Trip to Boston. Thank you so much ladies!!

Kristen Estep demonstrated RESPECT when she stayed a minute after class to put away the markers and erasers that were left a student tables .

Michael Kungl showed great KINDNESS when he brought Chik-Fil-A to his advisory for breakfast.

Leah Sussewell showed KINDNESS when she graciously offered to loan her computer and textbook when the online textbook was not working. It helped the whole French class to do in-class work.

Maddie Woods and Osahon Tokunboh demonstrated RESPECT, KINDNESS and TEAMWORK when they stayed after class to clean up a spill on the floor that they didn’t cause. Thank you!

Public Proclamations:

All CLUB LEADERS need to report to Foundation Hall TODAY, Monday 8/31, for a brief meeting with Dean Zelaya to discuss details for the Club Fair on Thursday.  If you are not able to make it, please send someone to get the information and represent your club. 

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.; Vanderbilt Univ.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

“You can not dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”— James A. Froude

House Standings
31	167	57	15

Happy Birthday:

Sean Lytle & Isabella Ortiz

Core Values:

Mackenzie Hanby, Summer Shinn, Sarah Dockery, Aspen Stevanovski, Hannah Nelson, Emerald Ben, Kat LeClair, Amy Clark, and Claudia Michaels demonstrated KINDNESS by giving up their drop to share time management and organization notes with new students.

 Allison Abel and Leah Shaw showed COURAGE for being 2 freshmen at the first  TED Talk Thursday! WTG, girls!!

Public Proclamations:

Freshmen: If you are interested in serving as the intern with the Honor Council, email Ms. Lineberger or Dean Booker.  Applications are TODAY at 3:15pm.

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

Anyone interested in serving in an officer position in the History Club please attend a meeting during student choice TODAY August in Mrs. Huffman’s room. ALL POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN. Questions? Email or see Mrs. Huffman.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.; Vanderbilt Univ.

Need some helpful advice from Cannon’s US Learning Specialist on best-practices for successful learning? Mrs. Hurtado is offering a brand new Beyond the Bell class, Habits for Successful Learning, for students ages 14-17. Students learn and actively engage in study and organizational strategies that help maximize their learning while in class and when studying outside of class. The class runs for 8 weeks, from 9/1 through 10/20 on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.; cost is $128. Registration is available on the BTB website on the Cannon website.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Any student interested in leading a club this year must fill out the CLUB REGISTRATION FORM on the US Clubs page on Haiku, or by using this link: https://docs.google.com/a/cannonschool.org/forms/d/1Cq8bpBSD8SR5VU90HSYGPaBSfhWjiZEEPzXh_jtjKxA/viewform

All forms are due by TODAY, 8/27 at 3pm.  Please see or email Dean Zelaya (mzelaya@cannonschool.org) if you have any questions.  

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”— John Quincy Adams

House Standings
31	167	57	15

Happy Birthday:

Davis Nelson

Core Values

Mattea Williams showed KINDNESS for bringing her smile, positivity, and willingness to try in Spanish Class.

David Riley showed KINDNESS for being sweet and patient with his teacher while she learns all the names of her students. THANK YOU!

Public Proclamations:

EVERYONE: Please bring your Change the Way You See Everything book to Advisory tomorrow!

Students and faculty are invited to attend the first TED Talk Thursday of the school year TODAY during lunch in Foundation Hall. Join us at 11:25 for a fast paced, comedic dive into the science of happiness with Shawn Achor.

If you are interested in writing for the CUSP, please come to Ms. Harley’s room during student choice Thursday for an interest meeting and training session.

Freshmen: If you are interested in serving as the intern with the Honor Council, email Ms. Lineberger or Dean Booker.  Applications are due on Friday 8/28 at 3:15pm.

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

US Students: The Academic Center is now open in Room 610. This 100% quiet space is used for making up a missed test or quiz and for personal general study time. The Academic center is proctored every block on Day 1, 2, and 3. Please know that in order to be admitted for the block, you must arrive in the first 5 minutes of a block time. If you do so later that you will not be allowed to enter. This minimizes the number of interruptions for those in the Academic center due to the opening and closing of the door. Do not enter or use the Academic center without a proctor present.

Anyone interested in serving in an officer position in the History Club please attend a meeting during student choice on Friday 28 August in Mrs. Huffman’s room. ALL POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN. Questions? Email or see Mrs. Huffman.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.; Vanderbilt Univ.

Need some helpful advice from Cannon’s US Learning Specialist on best-practices for successful learning? Mrs. Hurtado is offering a brand new Beyond the Bell class, Habits for Successful Learning, for students ages 14-17. Students learn and actively engage in study and organizational strategies that help maximize their learning while in class and when studying outside of class. The class runs for 8 weeks, from 9/1 through 10/20 on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.; cost is $128. Registration is available on the BTB website on the Cannon website.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Any student interested in leading a club this year must fill out the CLUB REGISTRATION FORM on the US Clubs page on Haiku, or by using this link: https://docs.google.com/a/cannonschool.org/forms/d/1Cq8bpBSD8SR5VU90HSYGPaBSfhWjiZEEPzXh_jtjKxA/viewform

All forms are due by Thursday, 8/27 at 3pm.  Please see or email Dean Zelaya (mzelaya@cannonschool.org) if you have any questions.  

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

“You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.”— Edwin Louis Cole

House Standings
31	167	57	15

Happy Birthday:

Noelle Ross & Greyson Thompson

Core Values

Mattea Williams displayed KINDNESS by offering a spare lab book she had in her locker to a student, so that student would not fall further behind in class.

Allyson Slattery and Alexandria Mills did a wonderful job today helping the MS Honor Assembly.  They deserve kudos for their COURAGE and INTEGRITY in presenting to the MS students.  Please recognize them with a big Cougar Growl from their MS people!

Public Proclamations:

Cannon Junior Tim Bunten won the Cabarrus Country Club Men’s championship over the weekend.

Freshmen: If you are interested in serving as the intern with the Honor Council, email Ms. Lineberger or Dean Booker.  Applications are due on Friday 8/28 at 3:15pm.

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

US Students: The Academic Center is now open in Room 610. This 100% quiet space is used for making up a missed test or quiz and for personal general study time. The Academic center is proctored every block on Day 1, 2, and 3. Please know that in order to be admitted for the block, you must arrive in the first 5 minutes of a block time. If you do so later that you will not be allowed to enter. This minimizes the number of interruptions for those in the Academic center due to the opening and closing of the door. Do not enter or use the Academic center without a proctor present.

Anyone interested in serving in an officer position in the History Club please attend a meeting during student choice on Friday 28 August in Mrs. Huffman’s room. ALL POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN. Questions? Email or see Mrs. Huffman.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.; Vanderbilt Univ.

Need some helpful advice from Cannon’s US Learning Specialist on best-practices for successful learning? Mrs. Hurtado is offering a brand new Beyond the Bell class, Habits for Successful Learning, for students ages 14-17. Students learn and actively engage in study and organizational strategies that help maximize their learning while in class and when studying outside of class. The class runs for 8 weeks, from 9/1 through 10/20 on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.; cost is $128. Registration is available on the BTB website on the Cannon website.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Any student interested in leading a club this year must fill out the CLUB REGISTRATION FORM on the US Clubs page on Haiku, or by using this link: https://docs.google.com/a/cannonschool.org/forms/d/1Cq8bpBSD8SR5VU90HSYGPaBSfhWjiZEEPzXh_jtjKxA/viewform

All forms are due by Thursday, 8/27 at 3pm.  Please see or email Dean Zelaya (mzelaya@cannonschool.org) if you have any questions.  

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

Underclassmen:  Dreading the long walk to your parked car this fall? Interested in parking in a prime spot close to the US building this semester? If you would like to bid on a special senior parking spot this semester, please email Mrs. Ramsey  sramsey@cannonschool.org to place a silent bid on the awesome and close senior parking spots. All proceeds will be used for the senior gift this year and no bid is too grand! Consider supporting the senior gift fund raiser and park unbelievably close to your classes.

Looking for volunteer hours? Cannon’s Beyond the Bell LEGO class is looking for a US student helper. The class is Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. from 9/1 through 11/3. Please email mbrashear@cannonschool.org if you are interested.

““A philosophy of life: I’m an adventurer, looking for treasure.”— Paulo Coelho

House Standings
31	167	57	15

Happy Birthday:

Core Values

Brian McKinsey showed respect by picking up trash in the sophomore hall way after the halls were cleared on Friday afternoon.

Andrew Aldous showed KINDNESS when he took it upon himself to straighten up the classroom after a physics lab.

Catherine Ginns showed KINDNESS when she volunteered to help another student catch up on a lab that was missed due to an early dismissal.

Carli Gordon demonstrated KINDNESS when she brought in donuts for her entire advisory. Thanks, Carli!

Clay Maguire showed KINDNESS when he bought stamps for the whole class that was working on a global postcard project.

Dalton Phillips showed TEAMWORK when he helped the teacher with Mac Book and projector issues, so the class could follow lesson on Smartboard.

Public Proclamations:

Freshmen: If you are interested in serving as the intern with the Honor Council, email Ms. Lineberger or Dean Booker.  Applications are due on Friday 8/28 at 3:15pm.

Sophomores: Break in your boots and earn House Points! Wear your boots every Friday for the next three weeks before the Outward Bound Class Trip!

US Students: The Academic Center is now open in Room 610. This 100% quiet space is used for making up a missed test or quiz and for personal general study time. The Academic center is proctored every block on Day 1, 2, and 3. Please know that in order to be admitted for the block, you must arrive in the first 5 minutes of a block time. If you do so later that you will not be allowed to enter. This minimizes the number of interruptions for those in the Academic center due to the opening and closing of the door. Do not enter or use the Academic center without a proctor present.

Anyone interested in serving in an officer position in the History Club please attend a meeting during student choice on Friday 28 August in Mrs. Huffman’s room. ALL POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN. Questions? Email or see Mrs. Huffman.

Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores:  College Admission Representatives begin visiting Cannon School on September 2^nd!  Please sign-up to attend sessions by registering on Family Connections.  Remember you must get teacher permission prior to signing-up.  If you need assistance with Family Connections or Signing–Up for a session please contact your college counselor.  For a complete list of who will be visiting Cannon this fall visit the Family Connections site – it is updated daily!!

Upcoming Visits:

September 2nd:             Berry College; Gettysburg College; Lafayette College

September 8th:             Univ. of Alabama; Villanova Univ.; Univ. of Rochester

September 14th:           Christopher Newport Univ.; Vanderbilt Univ.

Need some helpful advice from Cannon’s US Learning Specialist on best-practices for successful learning? Mrs. Hurtado is offering a brand new Beyond the Bell class, Habits for Successful Learning, for students ages 14-17. Students learn and actively engage in study and organizational strategies that help maximize their learning while in class and when studying outside of class. The class runs for 8 weeks, from 9/1 through 10/20 on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.; cost is $128. Registration is available on the BTB website on the Cannon website.

Register Early! The Princeton Review SAT Prep course includes a scored pre and post-test, and 18 hours of instruction. The course runs from 10/17 through 11/21. See the SAT page on the Cannon website for the complete list of dates and times. The Fall course is geared toward the current SAT test, so students taking the course should be prepared to take the SAT test on either 12/5 or 1/23. For questions, contact Mrs. Brashear at mbrashear@cannonschool.org.

Any student interested in leading a club this year must fill out the CLUB REGISTRATION FORM on the US Clubs page on Haiku, or by using this link: https://docs.google.com/a/cannonschool.org/forms/d/1Cq8bpBSD8SR5VU90HSYGPaBSfhWjiZEEPzXh_jtjKxA/viewform

All forms are due by Thursday, 8/27 at 3pm.  Please see or email Dean Zelaya (mzelaya@cannonschool.org) if you have any questions.  

If you’re thinking, “I’m interested in auditioning for Cannon Theater
Company but I’m not sure about (fill in the blank)”, just send an email to
Mr. Mac with your question, or ask someone you know who does theater here!
Auditions start this Thursday and Friday, and will continue next week
Monday and Tuesday. To sign up for a half-hour time slot, just visit
http://www.cannonschool.org/ctc, where you can also find a pdf of audition
materials to print, prepare, and bring with you. Or hard copies of
audition materials can also be found by the CTC board.

Note: These auditions are only for those interested in acting in the
plays. For all those interested in doing tech work for the plays, more
information on that will be coming once the plays are cast.

Service Opportunity of the Week: United Way is having their annual Day of Caring on September 12th with our kickoff at The Cove Church in Mooresville at 8:00am.  There will be a lot of excitement.  Live radio station coverage, superhero’s, police cars, food and a hip hop dance routine by Lem Houston.  Volunteers will come to the registration table upon arrival and receive their assigned project site and get their t-shirts.  At approximately 8:45am all volunteers will disperse to their project site assigned to them.

Underclassmen:  Dreading the long walk to your parked car this fall? Interested in parking in a prime spot close to the US building this semester? If you would like to bid on a special senior parking spot this semester, please email Mrs. Ramsey  sramsey@cannonschool.org to place a silent bid on the awesome and close senior parking spots. All proceeds will be used for the senior gift this year and no bid is too grand! Consider supporting the senior gift fund raiser and park unbelievably close to your classes.

Looking for volunteer hours? Cannon’s Beyond the Bell LEGO class is looking for a US student helper. The class is Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. from 9/1 through 11/3. Please email mbrashear@cannonschool.org if you are interested.