October 2014: The General

Celebrating Growth - School of Proficiency
Join us in celebrating our students and teachers in achieving school of proficiency status for our first two years. This year Thomas Nelson was labeled a proficient progressing school. This label denotes that TNHS met all of the growth goals that were established  by the state for the 2013-2014 school year. We are very fortunate to have such remarkable students, teachers, and parents leading the way for our community. 

FALL DEAN'S LIST 


We are excited to announce our first Quarter Dean's List breakfast dates to honor all students that achieved a 3.25 GPA or higher in the first 9 weeks of school. 

9th & 10th Graders = October 29th - 8:30-9:20
11th & 12th Graders = October 30th - 8:30-9:20.

The Beginnings

The General: September 2014 Issue

STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION
I am excited to announce our first monthly house newsletters from Thomas Nelson High School in addition to a living calendar for students and parents. These additional structures were encouraged after working with the Citizen Advisory in August. During that meeting we wanted to increase transparency about the work that is going on in our classrooms to support our Generals for College, Career, and Citizenship preparation. Click on the links above for your son or daughter's grade level to learn more about what's going on in their house. Also, click on "Living General Calendar" for ongoing updates about what is happening at Thomas Nelson for both students and parents. 

Here is the key: 

MOOSE MEMO = 12th Grade 
LINCOLN LEDGER = 11th Grade
HAMILTON RECORD = 10th Grade
LAFAYETTE LETTER = 9th Grade
LIVING GENERAL CALENDAR = All grades

STUDENT ORGANIZATION RUSH

Student organization rush week kicks off Monday, September 15th with over 30 student organization for students to join. The commons area will fill up with student organizations in the morning from 7:45 to 8:15 for students to explore.  

INDICATORS OF CITIZENSHIP

The Citizen Advisory Team along with the General Assembly have been working in collaboration with myself and a group of teachers over the past four weeks to begin drafting indicators of citizenship for our Generals to aspire towards. This notion of Citizenship Readiness is working to build stronger alignment to our mission of serving as active and informed local, national, and global citizens. In 2013-2014 we had established a clear vision for college and career readiness while the vision for citizenship readiness lacked development. Click here to see the current draft with questions that the teams are exploring. The hope is to have a full draft to share in October. 

9.23.14 Meeting 5:00 - 6:30

1. Welcoming New Advisors and Celebrating Success (5 min.)
2. Quick tour of upper level to explore Citizenship Narrative (10 min.)
3. Click Here to See and add to resource brainstorm
4. Click here to see our current Visioning for  Citizenship Readiness at Thomas Nelson
Referencing Eminence Example
5. Shared Readings - Civic Mission (Disclaimer - views are those of the writer)
6. Next Meeting Time - 4th Tuesday of October. October 28th.  

August 19th - 5:00 to 6:30 PM

1. Where have we been? (5 min.)
2. Quick tour of upper level to explore Themes (10 min.)
3. Visioning for College, Career, Citizenship Readiness. 
Eminence Example  
Icarus Team - Reference
Brainstorm Citizenship Readiness
4. Shared readings - Who is in?
5. New Members and Next Meeting Time

B2SB 2014: July Issue of The General

May 2014 Issue: Lift-Off Week

MORNING MESSAGE TO SENIORS

For this month's issue of The General I found it appropriate to simply share the message that was sent to all of our seniors during their last LEADER Prep class this morning. We are proud of our first ever graduating class and look forward to a historic week. 

LIFT-OFF WEEK PLANNING GUIDE