ADVISORY AGENDA 11/4

“If we did all the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”— Thomas Edison

                                    

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Corbin Pomykata & Joseph Wilson

Core Values:

Meredith Haddock demonstrated KINDNESS for bringing in treats for our class salon. Thanks, Meredith!

Taylor Lumpkins demonstrated KINDNESS by bringing in a US map for her class. Thanks, Taylor!

Public Proclamations:

The TALENT SHOW is coming up, which means auditions are too! Those will be held after school in the CPAC on Monday, November 23rd, and this quick form MUST be filled out before you/your group auditions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/657ZQQX. We can’t wait to see you there!

Senior off  campus lunch will be TODAY from 11:15-12:00

 Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please sign up on Family Connections to meet with the following college admission representatives:
TODAY: Miami University Ohio
November 5th: Lees McRae
November 9th: Emory and Henry
November 11th: MCPHS

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ADVISORY AGENDA 11/3

“Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.”— Frederick Wilcox

                                    

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Evie Fiscus & Peter Fromke

Core Values:

Lindsey Turbyfill showed KINDNESS when she held the door for a dean.

Public Proclamations:

The TALENT SHOW is coming up, which means auditions are too! Those will be held after school in the CPAC on Monday, November 23rd, and this quick form MUST be filled out before you/your group auditions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/657ZQQX. We can’t wait to see you there!

The next Senior off  campus lunch will be Tomorrow 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

 Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please sign up on Family Connections to meet with the following college admission representatives:
November 4th: Miami University Ohio
November 5th: Lees McRae
November 9th: Emory and Henry
November 11th: MCPHS

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ADVISORY AGENDA 11/1

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”—Harry Potter

                                    

House Games Final Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Antoinette Baer, Amelia Clark, & Peyton Skill

Core Values:

James Sirois, Steven McDermott, and Corbin Pomykata showed COURAGE and TEAMWORK when they loaded 2 700lb hay bales on a truck! #livestrong

Public Proclamations:

The TALENT SHOW is coming up, which means auditions are too! Those will be held after school in the CPAC on Monday, November 23rd, and this quick form MUST be filled out before you/your group auditions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/657ZQQX. We can’t wait 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

 Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please sign up on Family Connections to meet with the following college admission representatives:
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 10/29

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”—Harry Potter

                                    

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Megan Rose

Core Values:

Thanks to Erin Mason, Ann Fisher Lindsay,Hannah Wheeler,Mimi Cheung, Caroline Malmstrom,Cole Batchelor, Preston Miller, & Justin Fromke for showing RESPECT for our community by cleaning up a huge lunchtime mess in the quad that they didn’t make. You are the best!

Parker Cain showed terrific TEAMWORK when he volunteered at the last minute to help out for Upper School Night of Music.  His professionalism saved Mr. Storr from imploding!

Carli Gordon showed great kindness and integrity when she found someone’s phone by the vending machine and turned it in to a teacher.

Anthony Muraca showed KINDNESS when he volunteered to return a lost student planner left behind. Muchas gracias!!!!!!!

Logan Gray showed kindness when he went up two floors during student choice to return some work a classmate had left behind.

Logan Gray and Gabe Ortiz showed KINDNESS when he helped out Dean Zelaya with some binders!

Drew Weinstock and Jake Jenike demonstrated KINDNESS by moving a table out of Foundation Hall for a teacher.

Logan Toliver demonstrated KINDNESS by cleaning a mess in the hallway that he didn’t make. Thanks, Logan!

Public Proclamations:

Screenshot 2015-10-27 16.20.52The Cannon Cultures committee has set up a beautiful Diwali display in the math hallway, please come by and take a look. It is beautiful!

House Impetus will be hosting our 3rd annual car wash after House Games TODAY 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

 Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please sign up on Family Connections to meet with the following college admission representatives:
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 10/28

“One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.”— E. M. Forster

                                    

House Standings

Humanitas Shield 2 Humanitas Shield 2

25

15

30

43

Happy Birthday:

Core Values:

Michael Childress showed PASSION during class by taking the initiative to get your group organized and energized. Muchas Gracias!!!!!!

Ross Bertram showed KINDNESS when he walked down the long hallway to let a student in the door.

Public Proclamations:

Screenshot 2015-10-27 16.20.34There’s 1 shoe left in Dean Zelaya’s office! This fell out of someone’s SUV in the parking lot. Please claim it.

Screenshot 2015-10-27 16.20.52The Cannon Cultures committee has set up a beautiful Diwali display in the math hallway, please come by and take a look. It is beautiful!

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

 Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors: Please sign up on Family Connections to meet with the following college admission representatives:
TODAY: 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 10/27

“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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