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Monday, May 15, 2023

Underclassmen Awards 2023

We celebrated the 65 freshmen, sophomores and juniors during our 2023 Underclassmen Awards and Honors Ceremony. The event celebrates students who have outstanding academic performance in their classes and across subjects, honoring students with 83 different awards.  Award Student Yale Book Award Rhea Sumpter '24 Excellance in Personal Project Liam Martin '25 Excellence in DP French B SL - Year 1 Isabel Sorenson ‘24 Excellence in French II HL Kaylee Howard  ‘... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Monday, May 15, 2023
Academics The Lausanne Way Upper School

Friday, April 21, 2023

Upper School Student Receive Multiple Awards At 70th Annual Youth In Government Conference

A talented group of Lausanne Upper School students had an exciting weekend as they traveled to Nashville for the 70th Annual YMCA Youth in Government conference. This conference is a simulation of the entire Tennessee state governmental process, featuring impressive roles like the House of Representatives, Senate, Governor, Governor's Cabinet, Lobbyists, Press Corps and a Supreme Court. This year, more than 600 students from schools all across Tennessee came to attend. Lausanne came prepared... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Friday, April 21, 2023
Academics The Lausanne Way Upper School

Monday, March 20, 2023

Academic Honor Society Inductions 2023

Congratulations to the new inductees of the Spanish Honor Society, French Honor Society, National Chinese Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa Society, Science National Honor Society, Sigma Society and Modern Music Masters Society. The rigorous requirements to be inducted into each Honor Society are listed below.  Inducted students are given honor cords to wear during commencement that represent their membership into each... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Monday, March 20, 2023
Academics The Lausanne Way Upper School

Monday, November 28, 2022

2022 National Honor Society Inductions

59 Lausanne students were inducted into the National Honor Society this morning in a ceremony in the Elder Performing Arts Center.  To be eligible for induction into the National Honor Society, Juniors and Seniors must demonstrate a commitment to scholarship, character, leadership and service. In addition to achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher at the beginning of the school year, a committee of five teachers looks at each student's resume to determine whether... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Monday, November 28, 2022
Academics The Lausanne Way Upper School

Monday, May 16, 2022

Underclassmen Awards 2022

We celebrated the 2022 winners of our Underclassmen Award and Honors today in EPAC during a ceremony for their outstanding academic performance this school year. Keep up the good work, Lynx! Aaliyah Bethea '23   Best Dance for Athletes       Abby Hodus '23 Excellence in DP Theater HL - Year 1   Abby Trott '24 Excellence in Theatre Production   Abhi Battini '25 Exc... Read More
Posted by Steven Russell at Monday, May 16, 2022
Academics Upper School

Lynx Fifth And Sixth Grade Students Visit JA BizTown

"Hello, Biztowners, it's a beautiful day for some tunes," DJ Braylen Wilbern '28, JA Biztown's Radio personality, said into the microphone. "If you'd like to hear a specific sound, I'll be taking song requests for the next ten minutes!" At Junior Achievement's JA Biztown, along with titles like  CEO, CFO, police officers, mayors, and managers being a disc jockey is just one of the roles students can take on. When they took a field trip ... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson
Academics Middle School

Lausanne Seniors Awards Ceremony 2022

Today, Lausanne held their annual Senior Awards recognizing the top student in each class or subject. The awardees are chosen by their instructor based on their performance throughout their senior year.  Excellence in Industrial Design Ebony Wamwitha Excellence in DP Dance HL Y2 Zoe Matthews Excellence in DP Visual Arts HL Y2 Susie Stephens Excellence in DP Visual Arts SL Y2 Ella Peeples Excellence in Morning Band Tanner M... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson
Academics Class of 2022 Upper School

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Upper School Students Compete At Youth In Government Competition

This past weekend, sixteen Lausanne Upper School students attended the 2022 Tennessee YMCA Youth in Government Conference in Nashville.  The conference is a simulation of the entire state-level governmental process with students serving as Senate and House members, lobbyists, press corps members (print and digital media), Supreme Court Justices and lawyer teams that argue before the court, a governor along with the governor's cabinet. Lausanne students served in the capacity of legi... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Academics Upper School

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Sixth-Grade Students Take On Book Characters For Annual Mock Trial

To wrap up their novel study of "The Outsiders," sixth-grade language arts teacher Maria Pirani challenged her students to the annual Mock Trial of Johnny Cade. The students had to put together evidence for or against Johnny's innocence in the murder of the book's character Bob Sheldon. With assistance from a group of faculty and student volunteers, a jury was built to help decide which team would win this year. No prior knowledge of the story was necessary – just a... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Academics Middle School

Top of the Class Honored at Cum Laude Society Inductions 2022

Congratulations to the 11 juniors and seniors inducted into the Lausanne chapter of the Cum Laude Society.  To be considered for Lausanne's chapter: The student must be in the top 10% of the junior class or the top 20% of the senior class in terms of academic excellence. This will be determined by ranking students according to their cumulative grade point average (GPA) and assessing standardized test scores. Their GPA must be 4.0 or higher. Students must have a history of t... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson
Academics Upper School

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Third-Grade Students Host Annual Marketplace

This year's Third Grade Marketplace was a success, as Lausanne family members gathered outside Lower School last Friday for a shopping spree benefitting those affected by the Ukrainian war. The annual event is a part of the Primary Years Programme Finance unit, which focuses on function, responsibility, causation and exploring learning products and the market. As the students prepped for their big event, they collaborated and worked as a real business to brainstorm ideas for things they... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Academics Lower School

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Seventh Grade Students Create Lausanne Tree Database

Seventh-grade science students worked hard on an exciting project for their MYP Classifying and Exploring Life unit.    For the exercise, which students call the Lausanne Tree Project, the seventh-graders researched trees across Lausanne's campus and designed web pages for a Lausanne Tree Database. Additionally, students built birdhouses to hang on branches and designed nameplates in their STEAM class to place at the base of each tree. The nameplates have a QR code that, when... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Academics Middle School Middle Years Programme

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Lower School Students Recognized In Noetic Math Competition

For this year's winter Noetic Math Competition, Lausanne had many participants and winners in second and third grade. The Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) is a semiannual problem-solving contest for Lower School students. The goal of the competition is to encourage students' interest in math, develop their problem-solving skills, and inspire them to excel in math. Students have 45 minutes to solve 20 math problems designed to challenge students and enrich their problem-s... Read More
Posted by Shayne Dotson at Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Academics Lower School

Cum Laude Society 2021

Congratulations to the 10 juniors and seniors inducted into the Lausanne chapter of the Cum Laude Society.  To be considered for Lausanne's chapter: The student must be in the top 10% of the junior class or the top 20% of the senior class in academic excellence. This will be determined by ranking students according to their cumulative grade point average (GPA) and assessing standardized test scores. Their GPA must be 4.0 or higher. Students must have a history of taking hon... Read More
Posted by Steven Russell
Academics Schoolwide Event Upper School

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Academic Honor Societies Induction 2021

Congratulations to all of the new members of the Spanish Honor Society, French Honor Society, National Chinese Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa Society, Science National Honor Society, Sigma Society and Modern Music Masters Society. Pictures from the events can be found on our Facebook page here. NATIONAL SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is an honor society for the students of North A... Read More
at Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Academics Upper School

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Isabel Kagoo '21 Named Semifinalist For The 2021 Class Of The Coca-Cola Scholars Program

Lausanne student Isabel Kagoo '21 has been named a Semifinalist for the 2021 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program, moving to the next round of the selection process to become a Coca-Cola Scholar and receive a $20,000 college scholarship. "I am so grateful to be named as a semi-finalist for the Coca-Cola Scholars Program and to be moving on in the selection process," said Isabel. "It is an honor to be recognized out of over a hundred thousand applicants as a l... Read More
at Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Academics Upper School