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First through Fifth grade Bible Club students led chapel this week. Parents were invited for the performances of interpretive dance. "He Is", a song that teaches the books of the Bible, was performed by first through third and "East to West" by fourth and fifth grade. LA's Bible Club is led by Miss Burnett and meets every Tuesday and Thursday. Students enjoy group activities that tie in to weekly Bible stories. This end-of-the-year chapel is always a favorite of students, facutly and parents alike! |
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A group of LA seniors and the international students recently traveled to
New York City for an exciting four-day trip. The group of
fourteen packed their days with sightseeing NYC's most popular
sights, shopping and an evening at the Broadway hit Memphis.
(Pictured here are the kids with the lead actor from Memphis) |
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Students proudly display their "I Registered to Vote!" stickers after a
presentation made to high school students by the Laurens County
Voter Registration Office. Eligible students were allowed to
complete the registration process for the upcoming June
primaries and November election. A voting machine was displayed
for students to complete a "mock' election allowing them to
familiarize themselves with an electronic voting machine.
Bringing the opportunity to the school allowed students to begin
thinking of their civic duty to vote and will eliminate
the need in the future to make a trip to the court house.
Students 16 and older also attended and were given the
opportunity to register for a student-poll worker position
during the June primaries. |
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Students from our 9th, 10th and 11th grade classes just returned from a three day bus trip touring five South Carolina colleges: Francis Marion University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, The Citadel and the University of South Carolina. Read MoreFifth Graders recently completed the D.A.R.E. program with an annual graduation ceremony. D.A.R.E, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is a program LA students complete each year in the fifth grade educating them on various types of drugs and the consequences of abusing those drugs. Fifth graders wrapped up their unit study of the Civil War this week with their annual reenactment. The reenactment included the Battles of Bull Run, Shiloh and Antietam.
Fourth grade students left early Monday morning for a three-day field trip to Barrier Island. The group is enjoying hands-on instruction in marine life, salt marshes, and other environmental topics.
Laurens Academy's art class began training new architects with the latest assignment. 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grade artists competed in small groups to construct the strongest and tallest paper structures using only rolled newspaper and masking tape. Read More
The addition of an archery class is the latest news on campus! Grades 3-9 are being trained by Joe Magda, an LA parent. Read More
Chase Brewington and Billy Rockefeller were recently named All-Tournament and All-Region for SCISA Region II 1A basketball. Read More
7th grade has been reading the novel Call of the Wild by Jack London. To illustrate the unique life of Buck, a dog forced from an easy, domesticated, California life to a harsh and brutal situation in the Canadian goldrush, they constructed original dioramas. Read More
8th, 9th, and 10th grade students went on a field trip to the High Museum in Atlanta, GA. They toured the Picasso to Warhol exhibit to see some of the paintings they had been learning about in their art classes.
One of our students, Carmen McGee, won headmaster for the day at our last Laurens Academy Auction. As, headmaster, she allowed everyone to chew gum and also treated our teachers with Sonic drinks. Read Moreby: Sydney Halbert
On January 19, 2012, Laurens Academy hosted the annual Regional Spelling Bee. One of our eighth graders, Jacob Griffin, was the winner of the spelling bee and wil be advancing to the State level. Read More
While studying Russian culture, Miss Burrow's 6th Grade World Cultures class created faberge' eggs. Read MoreMs. Graham's 3rd grade science class created habitat boxes to go along with a unit study. The students displayed both their knowledge of the subject and creativity with these projects!
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Get ready for summer reading by visiting our Spring Book Fair. Lower school classes has been browsing and making their wish lists, so be looking out for them to come home! Book Fair will be open Thursday, May 10-Friday, May 18 until 4:30 everyday afterschool. Thank you for always making this a huge success for our school! |
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| Sunday, 20 May, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Senior Baccalaureate | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
9th Grade Algebra I Exam | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Geometry Exam-9th grade | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
10th Grade English Exam | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Chemistry Exam | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Geometry Exam - 10th | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 10:00 AM
11th Grade English Exam | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Health Exam | Monday, 21 May, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Varsity Athletic Banquet | Tuesday, 22 May, 2012
Elementary Field Day | Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Spanish II Exam | Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
World History Exam | Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Physical Science | Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Field Day | Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 at 6:30 PM
MS Athletic Banquet | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012
Last day for After School | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Spanish I Exam | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 at 8:00 AM
9th Grade English Exam | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 at 8:15 AM
K4-2 Tumbling Program | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Kindergarten Tumbling Program | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Algebra II Exam | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Biology Exam | Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Precalculus Exam-11th grade | Thursday, 24 May, 2012
Last Day for Kindergarten | Thursday, 24 May, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Senior Commencement Rehearsal | Thursday, 24 May, 2012 at 7:00 PM
K4/K5 Promotion | Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Lower School Awards Day Program | Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Upper School Awards Day Progra (9th-11th) | Friday, 25 May, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Senior Commencement |
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The Laurens Academy website is maintained by students in our Web Applications
class. Please do not hesitate to contact us at
web@laurensacademy.com if you have questions, comments or suggestions. If
you notice typos, errors or omissions of information, please let us know
immediately to give us the opportunity to make corrections. Thank you! |
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Make plans to join us for our annual Spring Auction on March 31 in the LA
gym. Check out our list of donated items and services which will be
updated regularly. If you have an item or service to donate please contact
jstribling@laurensacademy.com. Thank you!
Auction List
Note: We have been able to purchase the "Third Generation" IPAD-32 GB.
However, the tickets will say IPAD-2. Only 300 will be sold and they are
going fast. Unlimited $1 tickets for an iPOD Touch-8 GB.
Dinner will be $5.00 a plate and will include a grilled hamburger, chips,
homemade cookies and a canned drink. A flyer was emailed home for information
and reservations. |
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Would you be interested in becoming a host family for an international
student next school year? If so, please email
tculbertson@laurensacademy.com to receive more information. |
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A Parent Prayer meeting will be held Friday, May 4 and May 18@ 8:10 in the
office. |
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Parents you are encouraged to go online and sign up for email alerts about
the ARP Program. One of the main reasons we wanted to upgrade
our ARP program was to give parents the ability to keep track of
their student's progress. Many of the questions you have about
scores on tests or whether a student actually took at test can
be answered here. Go to
ARP Homeconnect to sign up. |
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May Birthdays
Robin Roberts-12 |
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