DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 11.06.23

Posted on November 6, 2023 by The Dean Team

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Hope Cooksey & Sadi Bulut TEAMed up to take out class trash to a remote disposal location.
 
Emma Wang caught and KINDly corrected a cluster of critical classroom calculations, consequently creating a clearer course for her classmates.
 
Victor Lopez demonstrated KINDNESS to a lonely classmate when he invited the friend to join his group in English. Thank you for your inclusivity!
 
Richelle Syer showed INTEGRITY when she came and told me a big mistake in the grade book that benefited her grade. I appreciate the honesty, Richelle. Excellent job!

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College Board is scheduled to release PSAT scores on November 16. There are a few ways to access your score after Nov. 16:

  1. If you provided your mobile number on test day, you’ll receive a text message with access to the BigFuture School mobile app.
  2. You may also view your scores online if you have a personal College Board account.
  3. If you did not provide a mobile number and do not currently have an active College Board account, then a physical score report will be provided to you.

PreACT score reports should be available following Thanksgiving break.  Feel free to reach out to Mrs. Kulp with any additional questions about the PSAT or PreACT.

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Need a great gift idea for teachers? A friend? Something for the person that is hardest on your list to buy for? What about stocking stuffers?

It’s time to order your gift cards for the holidays!

Don’t forget to order a few for yourself to use at stores you frequently shop at for daily needs such as Amazon, Target, Publix, gas stations, and more!  Proceeds from each purchase go to support Cannon Connections.  Click here for the Holiday Gift Card order form.

Once filled out, send it back to school along with a check made out to Cannon Connections, by Wednesday, November 15th and your gift cards will be sent home with your student or available for pick up on Monday, December 4th.  It’s that easy!

Contact Jennifer Dargel at cannonconnectionsfundraising@gmail.com with any questions.

Lunch and Learn this Friday, hosted by Female Leaders in STEM!

Winterm 2024 will take place during the week of January 2 – 5, 2024. The course catalog with this year’s course options and more information about each experience can be found here.

The online registration period will begin on Thursday, November 16, 2023 during Office Hours. This process will be completed via a link sent to each student. For the first and second-year experience, once a course is filled, it will disappear from possible course options. 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 11.03.23

Posted on November 3, 2023 by The Dean Team

 

Brooke Busby handled being out for an important assessment and managed all of the makeup work quickly and with INTEGRITY!
 
The awesome Hope Cooksey brought in a TON of candy to share with her Advisory and classes. Thanks, Hope, for being so KIND and keeping it sweet. 

Bella Coughlin showed KINDNESS when she brought her favorite teacher a birthday treat. Thanks, Bella!

J’Ericson Newby showed KINDNESS when he ran an errand for a teacher. Thanks, J’Ericson!

Henry Dryden was a TEAM player when he cleaned up every teeny tiny scrap of paper left on the floor after a tedious project involving two classes. Thanks, Henry!

Emmerson Perry and Evelyn Romley displayed TEAMWORK when they went to the cafeteria to fill up Ms. Earnshaw’s water bottle.

KJ Taylor showed KINDNESS by helping clean up the CUBE before Office Hours! College Counseling appreciates you!
 

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Grant Mills & Matthew Sancho- Joseph  

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We look forward to seeing you ALL in the CPAC for Community Meeting today during Student Life.  Please do not bring backpacks or cell phones. Everyone should be seated at 12:55.

Attention Images – Browse 1,156,799 Stock Photos, Vectors, and Video | Adobe StockIn order to maintain a clean study space in the library, please enjoy your lunch in the cafeteria.  The Library Annex is used as a classroom every day, and the students and teachers who use it appreciate a clean space.  Thank you for your cooperation!! 

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College Board is scheduled to release PSAT scores on November 16. There are a few ways to access your score after Nov. 16:

  1. If you provided your mobile number on test day, you’ll receive a text message with access to the BigFuture School mobile app.
  2. You may also view your scores online if you have a personal College Board account.
  3. If you did not provide a mobile number and do not currently have an active College Board account, then a physical score report will be provided to you.

PreACT score reports should be available following Thanksgiving break.  Feel free to reach out to Mrs. Kulp with any additional questions about the PSAT or PreACT.

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Students, you MUST clean up after yourselves! Please be mindful of your trash and make sure it gets to a garbage can. Please remind your friends if you see them accidentally leave something behind so you don’t lose your eating privileges inside the Upper School. THANK YOU!!

THIS WEEKEND: 

Need a great gift idea for teachers? A friend? Something for the person that is hardest on your list to buy for? What about stocking stuffers?

It’s time to order your gift cards for the holidays!

Don’t forget to order a few for yourself to use at stores you frequently shop at for daily needs such as Amazon, Target, Publix, gas stations, and more!  Proceeds from each purchase go to support Cannon Connections.  Click here for the Holiday Gift Card order form.

Once filled out, send it back to school along with a check made out to Cannon Connections, by Wednesday, November 15th and your gift cards will be sent home with your student or available for pick up on Monday, December 4th.  It’s that easy!

Contact Jennifer Dargel at cannonconnectionsfundraising@gmail.com with any questions.

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 11.02.23

Posted on November 2, 2023 by The Dean Team

 

Charlotte Ostema noticed that, as a class, we overlooked a portion of a lab that we were working on together, and pointed out the error. Thanks, Charlotte, for your INTEGRITY and for helping all of us stay on track!

Sarthak Dahal demonstrated KINDNESS when a student in front of him dropped his water bottle and he turned around and immediately picked it up for the student. Thanks, Sarthak! 
 
 
 

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Gabriel Zelaya, Connor Wickerham, Mrs. Coughlin,
Mr. Diskin, Lucas & Abby Guilfoyle 

Attention Images – Browse 1,156,799 Stock Photos, Vectors, and Video | Adobe StockIn order to maintain a clean study space in the library, please enjoy your lunch in the cafeteria.  The Library Annex is used for a classroom every day, and the students and teachers who use it appreciate a clean space.  Thank you for your cooperation!! 

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Students, you MUST clean up after yourselves! Please be mindful of your trash and make sure it gets to a garbage can. Please remind your friends if you see them accidentally leave something behind so you don’t lose your eating privileges inside the Upper School. THANK YOU!!

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Our annual Senior/Junior Powderpuff Game will be TONIGHT at 6:00pm on the turf field.

 

 

TODAY!!!

Leaders Unite!  Our Keynote speaker TODAY will be Cannon School’s legendary Dean Trojan (AKA JoeTro).  He’ll be discussing the value of COMMUNICATION for a leader.  EVERYONE is welcome. Come to FH with your lunch and let’s learn! 

 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 11.01.23

Posted on November 1, 2023 by The Dean Team

 

Greg Watson showed PASSION for his Advisory by organizing their group Halloween costume this year. Great job Greg!

Liam Gibbons demonstrated KINDNESS when he made sure a student’s glasses that had fallen did not get stepped on in the hallway.

A big thank you to Hope Cooksey for surprising her advisory with homemade brownies for no reason! Thank you for your KINDNESS, Hope!
 
 
 

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AP/AT Students: AP Exam registration will close TODAY!!!  Please log in to AP Classroom to adjust your exam decision indicator for each AP/AT course you are taking from “UNDECIDED” to “Yes” or “No”. If you have questions about AP Exam registration and ordering, please see Mrs. Kulp ASAP.

TODAY!!!

 

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Our annual Senior/Junior Powderpuff Game will be Thursday at 6:00pm on the turf field.

 

 

 

 

TOMORROW!!!

Leaders Unite!  Our Keynote speaker on Thursday 11/2 will be Cannon School’s legendary Dean Trojan (AKA JoeTro).  He’ll be discussing the value of COMMUNICATION for a leader.  EVERYONE is welcome. Come to FH with your lunch and let’s learn! 

The North Carolina Music Educators Association will host the North Carolina All-State Orchestra at the North Carolina School of the Arts the first weekend in November. Ian Kuo ’25 auditioned and performed at a very high level to be accepted into the North Carolina All-State Orchestra. He will spend the weekend working with Nobuyoshi Yasuda, a nationally renowned conductor and educator. The orchestra will perform Sunday, November 5 at 4:30pm in the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Congratulations Ian!

 
 
 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 10.31.23

Posted on October 31, 2023 by The Dean Team

Advisors: Please send a picture of your Advisory in your themed costumes to Dean Zelaya before 12:00 today to enter the contest.  The winning Advisory will be announced on our @CannonUpperSchool Instagram page this afternoon and will win a Chick-Fil-A breakfast on the Dean Team  👻

Alexander Friedli refused to give up on a problem that we were working on in Calculus class. Eventually, he found the error and we were able to move forward with the lesson. Thanks, Alexander, for your perseverance and PASSION.
 
For the second year running, members of Cannon’s CDE 3&4 class built a boat to race down the US National Whitewater Center’s class 3 and 4 rapids as part of their annual Build Your Own Boat competition. Huge thank-yous to David Mason, Samuel Schneider, and Aidan Ristich for their TEAMWORK and contribution to the boat build & testing. Massive shout out to the COURAGE demonstrated by Aliza Anderson, Evan Fuller, Ada Hicks, and Merrick Rice as they donned helmets and life jackets and sailed their vessel even farther than last year’s class! Watch their video HERE.
 
Major thanks to Colin Klueg, Griffin Evans, and Tyler Donia for their contributions preparing spaces for House Games utilization.
 
 

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Kara Raphael 🥳

AP/AT Students: AP Exam registration will close TOMORROW. Please log in to AP Classroom to adjust your exam decision indicator for each AP/AT course you are taking from “UNDECIDED” to “Yes” or “No”. If you have questions about AP Exam registration and ordering, please see Mrs. Kulp ASAP.

TODAY!!

 

Grand Ledge High School High School Powder Puff Football

 

Our annual Senior/Junior Powderpuff Game will be Thursday at 6:00pm on the turf field.

 

 

 

 

Leaders Unite!  Our Keynote speaker on Thursday 11/2 will be Cannon School’s legendary Dean Trojan (AKA JoeTro).  He’ll be discussing the value of COMMUNICATION for a leader.  EVERYONE is welcome. Come to FH with your lunch and let’s learn! 

The North Carolina Music Educators Association will host the North Carolina All-State Orchestra at the North Carolina School of the Arts the first weekend in November. Ian Kuo ’25 auditioned and performed at a very high level to be accepted into the North Carolina All-State Orchestra. He will spend the weekend working with Nobuyoshi Yasuda, a nationally renowned conductor and educator. The orchestra will perform Sunday, November 5 at 4:30pm in the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Congratulations Ian!

 
 
 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 10.25.23

Posted on October 25, 2023 by The Dean Team

Delaney Bruderek showed RESPECT for The Mill when she asked a fellow student to clean up their garbage at the end of lunch! Thank you Delaney for helping to keep our environment clean!
 

 

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Max Murash & Luca Palermo 🥳

AP/AT Students: AP Exam registration will close on Wednesday, November 1. Please log in to AP Classroom to adjust your exam decision indicator for each AP/AT course you are taking from “UNDECIDED” to “Yes” or “No”. If you have questions about AP Exam registration and ordering, please see Mrs. Kulp ASAP.

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Our annual Advisory Costume Contest is upon us! All Advisors have an email with all the details. The Dean Team is excited to see how creative you get this year!!!

 

Cannon Cultures is currently seeking student volunteers to help decorate the cafeteria for Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, October 31st from 2:00 p.m.- 3 p.m. Please use THIS LINK to sign up to volunteer. Thank you for your support!

 
 
 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 10.24.23

Posted on October 24, 2023 by The Dean Team

Maya McCorkle, Kierra Morrow, Judah King, Quincy Booker, KJ Taylor, and Evan Ingram showed great TEAMWORK and KINDNESS by helping Mrs. Kulp set up Blue Gym for PSAT testing last Thursday. Thank you all for your help!

Mia McHugh demonstrated INTEGRITY when she brought a grading error in her favor to the attention of her teacher. Way to go, Mia!

Once again, Zeke Hernandez & Eli Maples demonstrated tremendous TEAMWORK by helping IT staff move heavy boxes.

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Danny Saltzman & Sana Pandey 🥳

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Our annual Advisory Costume Contest is upon us! All Advisors have an email with all the details. The Dean Team is excited to see how creative you get this year!!!

 

Cannon Cultures is currently seeking student volunteers to help decorate the cafeteria for Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, October 31st from 2:00 p.m.- 3 p.m. Please use THIS LINK to sign up to volunteer. Thank you for your support!

 

 
 
 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 10.23.23

Posted on October 23, 2023 by The Dean Team

Jerica Newby demonstrated INTEGRITY when she turned in someone’s key fob that she found in the hallway. We appreciate you, Jerica!!

Grace Morrison showed great KINDNESS by holding an exterior door open extra long for a struggling teacher with a cart full of boxes. Thank you, Grace!

Carter Cassidy displayed COURAGE when he was randomly selected to read the blog during the senior class family meeting on Thursday morning. Many thanks, Carter.

This is long overdue, but Hope Kramer displayed COURAGE and PASSION when she led cheers during the JK-12 homecoming pep rally. It’s not easy, but she made it look easy. Way to go, Hope. 📣

Another long overdue Core Value goes to Hudson Davis for displaying TEAMWORK and staying late to clean up a mess after a football game.  Sorry we missed this, Hudson! 🧹

The entire Flowers Advisory: Camauri Davis, Clark Hudson, Emma Jones, Victoria Marion, Linden Sonnefeld, Grace Ter Poorten, Layla Wagner, Sally Woolwine, Addison Maynor, Keira Cassidy, and Hina Nakamura all demonstrated INTEGRITY and PASSION by being the first Class of 2027 Advisory to all complete and all score a 100% on the Honor Council education module. #FlowerPower is in full force! 🌺🌼

Jake Miranda demonstrated TEAMWORK when he delivered an armful of heavy math textbooks to all of his table teammates in Precalculus class. 💪🏼

 

Skye Arnold, Lauren Hollar, Cole Frei, Hope Cooksey, Aditi Myana, Kaleb Davis, Maddock Griffin, Hanna Lee, Sarthak Dahal, Maura Zaccarelli, Hannah Wittwer, Olivia Equan, Findley O’Brien, Dane Crandall, Ryan Shue, Jessi Laws, Jacob Hartsell, Elias Simon, Sajan Patel, Chase Herring, Ben O’Hara, Ian Goff, David Mason, Arjun Ram ALL demonstrated TEAMWORK, PASSION, and COURAGE when they represented Cannon School during the tenth annual CHARMUN Model UN Conference on October 13-14, 2023

 
Ashmi Trivedi and Annalise Leck demonstrated courage, teamwork, and passion when they served as Co-Secretaries-General for CHARMUN X.  Ashmi and Annalise were responsible for organizing the entire conference!

 

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Katie Antosek  🥳

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Our annual Advisory Costume Contest is upon us! All Advisors have an email with all the details. The Dean Team is excited to see how creative you get this year!!!

 

 


Our Artificial Intelligence education program is taught by Stanford and MIT alumni and graduate students with years of AI expertise. By the end of the program, students will have completed a mentor-led socially impactful AI project. No programming or computer science experience is required. Advanced cohorts are available for experienced programmers.
We are now accepting applications for Winter 2023 and Spring and Summer 2024 AI Scholars Live online here.

Please contact Mr. Ruddy if you have questions about this program. 
 
 
 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 10.19.23

Posted on October 19, 2023 by The Dean Team

Morgan Remmey demonstrated KINDNESS when she swiped her key card and opened a door for a faculty member who was struggling with boxes in her hands. Thanks, Morgan!

Tripp Cooler demonstrated KINDNESS when he offered to print a classmate’s project at home. His actions showed that when it comes to navigating the Cannon printers, we are all in this together!

Tommy Underwood and KJ Taylor showed INTEGRITY when they cleaned up messy tables in the Commons. Sweeping the shed!!!!

Coleman Ward  🥳

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TOMORROW!!!

TOMORROW!!!

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Our annual Advisory Costume Contest is upon us! All Advisors have an email with all the details. The Dean Team is excited to see how creative you get this year!!!


Our Artificial Intelligence education program is taught by Stanford and MIT alumni and graduate students with years of AI expertise. By the end of the program, students will have completed a mentor-led socially impactful AI project. No programming or computer science experience is required. Advanced cohorts are available for experienced programmers.
We are now accepting applications for Winter 2023 and Spring and Summer 2024 AI Scholars Live online here.

Please contact Mr. Ruddy if you have questions about this program. 
 
 

TODAY!!

 

 

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DEANS DAILY DOWNLOAD 10.18.23

Posted on October 18, 2023 by The Dean Team

Alayna Poole demonstrated PASSION for our Student Life program when she took 1st place in our Class of 2027 Kahoot game focused on aspects of Belongingness. Way to go, Alayna!!

Sophie Laatz demonstrated KINDNESS and COURAGE when she spoke up in a group setting to amplify the voice of a classmate who had shared something valuable but wasn’t heard.  Thanks, Sophie, for making our classrooms more inclusive! 

Eli Maples demonstrated TEAMWORK when he helped IT move boxes. Thank you, Eli!

Kate Martin demonstrated KINDNESS by picking up leftover trash in the stadium from Friday night’s football game. Thanks for taking this initiative, Kate!!

Tyler Donia showed COURAGE when he asked about a mistake in a teacher’s email to students. In doing so, he helped a lot of students!! 

The entire Calles Advisory: Neeva Gangopadhyay, Ruthie Hillman, Sophie Laatz, Maggie Majors, Genevieve Manni, Kate Martin, Anne McDermott, Grace Morrison, Lauren Schattner, Cate Wickerham, and Hannah Wittwer all demonstrated tremendous RESPECT for our Student Life program by being the 1st Class of 2027 Advisory to have 100% completion of their 1:1 appointments with Dean Zelaya. Way to go, Calles Cuties 🍊

Lilly Carnaggio (yesterday, 10/17) So sorry we missed this, Lilly!!
Piper Berini, Coach Denton, Jerica and J’Ericson Newby 🥳

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Downtown Sycamore Merchants Halloween Costume Contest | 94.9 ...

Our annual Advisory Costume Contest is upon us! All Advisors have an email with all the details. The Dean Team is excited to see how creative you get this year!!!


Our Artificial Intelligence education program is taught by Stanford and MIT alumni and graduate students with years of AI expertise. By the end of the program, students will have completed a mentor-led socially impactful AI project. No programming or computer science experience is required. Advanced cohorts are available for experienced programmers.
We are now accepting applications for Winter 2023 and Spring and Summer 2024 AI Scholars Live online here.

Please contact Mr. Ruddy if you have questions about this program. 
 
 

TOMORROW!!!

 

Cannon Cultures to award TWO $2,000 scholarships to seniors!

Look for more information in early November.

Cannon Cultures is a parent organization committed to cultural diversity and inclusion at Cannon
 
The organization serves to help support students, parents, and teachers to help create cultural awareness and acceptance.
 
Applications will elicit essay responses as well as demonstrated volunteerism and involvement in Cannon Cultures events (i.e. Worldly Wednesdays, Winter Wonderland, etc.). Finalists will be invited to participate in an interview.

 

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