Lovett School
Recent News About Lovett School
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Computer Science Students Recognized by Carnegie Mellon University
Computer Science Students Recognized by Carnegie Mellon University
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Alif, Baa, and Khaa: Global Online Academy Offers Unique Learn
For the past three weeks, every Tuesday at 9 pm, I’ve logged onto Ostatha Ikram’s Zoom to participate in what she and Ostath Georges call “Zoom Conversation Session.”
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Hopes And Dreams For Hopes And Dreams
If you attended Lovett as a middle schooler, you may have thought you left the Hopes and Dreams conferences behind. This year, the Upper School gave students, parents, and advisees a chance to meet to talk about the student’s goals. In the past, the first Upper School conferences were in October, and the focus was on mid-semester grades.
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Back on the Bank: As New Dean, Nick Howell Gains A New Perspective
When I walked into Mr. Howell’s office in the upper school admin suite, he was working on one of the fifteen college recommendations that he had agreed to write. When I asked details about how he was to write all of those he proceeded to tell me that he writes “quality over quantity.” He only takes on student recs for students he knows really well because he wants to be able to write meaningful recommendations.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Focusing Attention On Mental Health
“The sooner in life people are having these conversations the more comfortable they will feel and support others.”
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Hitting the Math Targets With New Standards-Based Grading
“At least from my perspective, it’s really nice knowing that some of our teachers realize that grading isn’t one size fits all…that they are willing to confront that and try new things.”
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Crepes on the Chattahoochee
Could there be a better place to spend a French class than a cafe? Sure, the cafe was right here at Lovett rather than on some Parisian boulevard, but the Honors French class and on-level French classes did get to make crepes.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: No Longer Fools
You don’t often get to watch a Mariachi band serenade Mr. Melito at lunchtime in the cafeteria. But a few weeks ago the SGA cabinet arranged it as their last hurrah of the year.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Bringing Home The Girl Scout Gold
The Gold Award, as I always explain, is the highest award that a Girl Scout can earn.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Technology Enables Tanzanian Tutoring Program
In the summer of 2020, when Covid-19 shut the world down, I was able to connect with someone from the other side of the world. Mrs. Turner, the awesome Director for Civic and Global Engagement at Lovett, reached out to all of the students pursuing a Diploma Distinction in Global studies about a unique opportunity.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Random Drug Tests Still Aim To Support Student Wellness
At the beginning of the year, all upper school students are drug tested. After this universal drug testing period in August or September, any student in the high school is subject to random drug testing up to two times.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: The Delight of Cafe Cookies
Since the cafe opened at Lovett, they have served delicious warm chocolate chip cookies on Wednesdays. “Warm Cookie Wednesdays” have become something that decades of Lovett students have looked forward to.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Spanish Students Make The News
Projects, or “proyectos,” are an integral part of Spanish Class, and a hallmark of any Spanish learning experience.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Lovett Baseball Wins Another Georgia Dugout Club Division Tournament
Lovett followed up last week’s division winning effort by winning another division showcase this past weekend at LakePoint Sports. The Lions went 2-1 on the weekend with wins over Oconee County and North Forsyth to win the Jim Luck Division.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Carrano and Bayman Named Preseason All-State
Nick Carrano and Prescott Bayman were named to the 2AA Boys Preseason All-State team by Georgia High School Soccer announced Tuesday night.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Baking Bread and Making Kimchi: MoGlo Class Brings History To Life
Pottery is something you would justifiably connect with art class, but for teacher Hope Myers it is something closely intertwined with history. While she has only been working at Lovett for five months, she has already made an impact with her “cross-curricular activities.”
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Latin Project Brings Language to Life
“I want to make sure that when you study ancient languages, including Latin, you learn about the actual people that spoke it, and the people that created it and lived it.”
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Affinity Groups Help Students Bond and Feel Heard
It was a safe space to voice their opinions without being judged, "because we were all going through similar things.”
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Spanish Students Find Their Spirit Animals for Dios de los Muertos
Alebrijes or “spirit animals” are a major part of Dios de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). If you passed through the Poole Foyer last week, you would have seen these good and unselfish guides on the journey to the afterlife.
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LOVETT SCHOOL: Younger Siblings Face Upsides and Downsides
“They normally hate my brother and then hate me for the rest of the year.”