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		<title>Ladies and Gentleman of the Class of 2013</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/24/ladies-and-gentleman-of-the-class-of-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Aycock, Website Coordinator</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Graduation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June of 1997 Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich wrote a column titled, Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young. The column was written in the style of a commencement speech, with Schmich offering her own advice for the graduating class of 1997 such as &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry about the future,&#8221; &#8220;Floss,&#8221; and &#8220;Read the directions, even if you don&#8217;t follow them.&#8221; In [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1889&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twelfth Annual Upper School Awards Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/23/twelfth-annual-upper-school-awards-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Aycock, Website Coordinator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year the Upper School honors students who go beyond in the arts, athletics, and academics at Cannon. The following students were honored at a ceremony on Monday in Taylor Hall: Vulcan Materials Leadership Awards Taylor Bunten &#8217;14, Grant Gossage &#8217;14 Department Awards Choral Arts &#8211; Austin Coale &#8217;16 Dance &#8211; Ellen Montgomery &#8217;14 Concert [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1898&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lower School Science Olympiad Team Wins Second Overall at UNCC Elementary Science Olympiad Tournament</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/23/lower-school-science-olympiad-team-wins-second-overall-at-uncc-elementary-science-olympiad-tournament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Aycock, Website Coordinator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cannon School Lower School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Lower School Science Olympiad Team for placing second overall at the UNCC Elementary Olympiad Tournament out of sixty-seven teams and nearly 1,000 competitors. Individual Winners: First Place - Biome Bonanza by Muskan Uppal &#8217;19 and Nicholas Chang &#8217;20 Second Place - The Heat is On by Ian Casey &#8217;20 and Drake Griffith [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1887&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Dean&#8217;s Core Values</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/22/us-deans-core-values-160/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dean Hutchinson and Dean Booker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Upper School Dean’s Core Values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carolyn Hynes demonstrated TEAMWORK and KINDNESS when she unjammed a teacher’s surly desk.  Thank you, Carolyn! Kelli Baker and Harrison Barone demonstrated TEAMWORK and KINDNESS when they agreed to stay behind and clean up after some very messy classmates.  Thank you so much, both of you! Sophia La Pietra demonstrated KINDNESS when she came into [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1884&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Natural Areas on Campus</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/21/new-natural-areas-on-campus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Aycock, Website Coordinator</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Natural Areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability Committee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Sustainability Committee is very pleased to announce a new initiative that supports the birdhouse project begun by Mr. Coggins&#8217; AP Environmental Science class in January. Cannon School has developed six different natural areas, also known as “No Mow Zones,” around campus. Natural areas are left alone allowing grasses to grow and natural wild flowers [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1875&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sixty-Four Will Help Us Do More!</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/20/sixty-four-will-help-us-do-more/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/20/sixty-four-will-help-us-do-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Aycock, Website Coordinator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of Advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annual Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Annual Fund donations help provide the programs that you value at Cannon School, including the upcoming graduations, gold and maroon day, athletic award banquets, and more. Although the school year is ending soon, we still need your help to reach our goal of 75 percent parent participation! Every gift, no matter the size, is important. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1868&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Orchestra Concert</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/15/spring-orchestra-concert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Aycock, Website Coordinator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cannon School Arts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[orchestra]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s Spring Orchestra Concert was a stunning success. Mrs. Anne Marie Samuel led her young players through some creative, challenging, and always lively arrangements. The night started off with the fifth grade performing themes from Harry Potter, the Katy Perry hit Firework, and finishing off with the Beach Boys&#8217; Fun, Fun, Fun. The sixth-grade [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1860&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Dean&#8217;s Core Values</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/15/us-deans-core-values-159/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dean Hutchinson and Dean Booker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Upper School Dean’s Core Values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Green demonstrated KINDNESS and INTEGRITY by retrieving a lost wallet he found outside.  Give Jonathan a HUGE Cougar Growl!  GRRR! Courtney Nelson, Katie Fitzpatrick, Iliana Ragnone, Juliana Sirois, Jake Flynn, Stephanie Williams and Adele Marchant all demonstrated TEAMWORK, PASSION, and KINDNESS when they gave up drop time to come speak to the AP European [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1857&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Dean&#8217;s Core Values</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/09/us-deans-core-values-158/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dean Hutchinson and Dean Booker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Upper School Dean’s Core Values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hannah Finch demonstrated KINDNESS when she agreed to run an errand for Mrs. Stavrakas during her drop.  Thanks Hannah! Thomas Goode showed KINDNESS when he shared and extra calculator with our visiting test-taker today during the Calculus AP exam. That was very kind of you! Filed under: Upper School Dean’s Core Values<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1853&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sport A Shirt, Share A Night</title>
		<link>http://blog.cannonschool.org/2013/05/08/sport-a-shirt-share-a-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Aycock, Website Coordinator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cannon School Upper School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you notice all of the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) t-shirts worn by Upper School students on Friday, April 26? That was the hope of Aspen Stevanovski ’16, when she decided to bring the Sport A Shirt, Share A Night event to Cannon School. Taking the Class of 2016’s service project to a new level, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cannonschool.org&#038;blog=16026705&#038;post=1877&#038;subd=cannonschool&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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