Category: Middle School
Friday, January 22, 2021
When it comes to challenging themselves academically, our Lynx prove there's no limit to what they can accomplish!
Lausanne students Naji Ghandour '25, Abi Battini '25, Ezra Baer '25, Nick Hoffman '25, Elisa Hurtado '25, Aidan Johnson '25, and Ethan Johnson '25 have earned Duke TIP State Recognition for their academic skills by achieving exceptional scores on the SAT or ACT as a middle schooler.
The Duke TIP Program is a...
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Shayne Dotson
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Friday, January 22, 2021
Monday, January 11, 2021
Lausanne would like to congratulate all our student winners for this year's Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards Competition , sponsored by the Brooks Museum League.
In this year's nationally recognized competition, Lausanne art and design students were acknowledged with 25 total awards, including 5 Gold Keys, 7 Silver Keys and 13 Honorable Mentions.
"Congratulations to all our Scholastic Art Awards winners, and congratulations to all their...
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Shayne Dotson
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Monday, January 11, 2021
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Three Lausanne students are celebrating high-level recognition after placing in the American Mathematics Competition.
The Mathematical Association Of America's (MAA) American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) program is a national program that helps America’s educators identify talent and foster a love of mathematics.
"The AMC program positively impacts the analytical skills needed for future careers in an innovative society," MAA president Michael...
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Steven Russell
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Lausanne sixth-graders took their Lower School peers on an engaging journey through history recently when they taught them how to remember the order of the 13 colonies in a unique way.
As part of their MYP Geography Unit, students learned about some of the "Absolutes" that students should know before leaving 6th grade. One of those absolutes is the 13 colonies in the order in which they were founded.
To drive this learning home, Mr. Lawrence tasked the...
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at Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020
C-A-T-A-R-A-C-T.
Eighth-grader Abhi Battini '25 spelled the word cataract correctly in the final round last week to become the 2020 annual Lausanne Spelling Bee winner.
After many back-and-forth rounds with seventh-grader Sachin Lyons '26 , Abhi confidently spelled his winning word on the Elder Performing Arts Center Stage, which was met by the applause from the socially distanced families who attended.
Congratulations to all of our...
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Shayne Dotson
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Monday, December 7, 2020
Monday, November 30, 2020
Now that Thanksgiving holiday celebrations have come to a close, students are gearing up for Lausanne's next big season – the LynxServe Season of Service.
In alignment with one of the International Baccalaureate Programme's core values, LynxServe promotes the development of lifelong learners through service-learning opportunities that help engage students with the community. This year, Lausanne is participating in a Season of Service, which offers students different ways to...
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Shayne Dotson
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Monday, November 30, 2020
Friday, November 20, 2020
Middle schoolers Sachin Lyons '26 and Hugh Parker '25 had the opportunity to demonstrate their historical knowledge while representing Lausanne recently when they competed virtually in the Regional Final for the History Bee.
The contest, hosted by the International Academic Competitions , tested the students' knowledge of USA and world history. Both Sachin and Hugh exceeded the challenge, qualifying them for the National Championship, which is...
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Shayne Dotson
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Friday, November 20, 2020
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Lausanne's Middle School had the opportunity to honor multiple students across Fifth through Eighth Grade with an IB Learner Profile - October Community Leaders of the Month certificate.
Award recipients earned recognition because of their commitment to displaying what it means to be a good community leader through the 10 IB Learner Profile attributes, which empower students to be Open-Minded, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Inquirers, Reflective, ...
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Shayne Dotson
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020
A group of Middle and Upper School Lynx had the opportunity to showcase their science knowledge recently when they competed in a science Bee hosted by International Academic Competitions (IAC).
The virtual competition was held at the beginning of November, and Jonathan Goldfeder '24 , Abhiram Battini '25 and Sachin Lyons '26 qualified to move on to nationals in December. Usually, this is held in Chicago, but this year it will be hosted...
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Thursday, November 12, 2020
Friday, November 6, 2020
As seventh-graders in Mrs. Hoffman's Life Science class examined the small piece of pumpkin they had carved out and placed under a microscope, they chatted amongst themselves.
"This is so awesome," exclaimed one middle schooler. "Who knew a pumpkin looked like this under a microscope," chimed in another.
As a part of the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) unit, Classifying and Exploring Life, students studied the characteristics of Life, how to use a microscope...
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at Friday, November 6, 2020
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Embracing global mindedness is a big part of The Lausanne Way . Recently, our seventh-graders gained a better understanding of this when they had the opportunity to talk to the former president of Latvia.
During the discussion, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga spoke about the importance of international cooperation. Drawing on her experience as the sixth president of Latvia from 1999 to 2007—the first woman to hold the post and head a post-Communist Eastern European...
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at Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Lausanne's Middle School Cross Country team wrapped up a great season this week with the Shelby 7/8 Championship Meet, which awards the top 25 runners in boys' and girls' races.
The Lynx completed the championship race with all the MS runners achieving their personal bests for running times and Sachin Lyons '26 , Vikram Srinivas '26 and Hugh Parker '25 placing in the top 25.
"The Cross Country runners...
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Shayne Dotson
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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Sixth-graders in Mr. Lawrence's class tackled a challenging subject recently when they explored human rights in a global society and gave sincere speeches about it in front of their classmates.
Each year, the 6th-grade individual societies class begins with the Middle Years Programme Unit (MYP) on Human Rights. During this time, students learn the 30 United Declaration of Human Rights and apply them to our world today.
"Given the state of the world and what is...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
A big part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme at Lausanne is implementing the curriculum students learn in the classroom to real-world situations.
The goal is for students to build skills they can use on and off-campus and in the future when they leave Lausanne. Recently, eighth-graders Jaqueline Beeber '25 and Sara Kapadia '25 did just this when they created Blossom Bombs , a company that sells homemade, all-natural bath bombs...
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at Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Monday, October 5, 2020
When Dr. Robert Lewis visited Lausanne in early March, Covid-19 was just beginning to change our day to day lives. Upon accepting the position, Dr. Lewis spent the summer preparing for his new role and how he would continue to positively shape the lives of students during a pandemic. When his tenure at Lausanne began in August, the experienced administrator immediately began making an impact, adding perspective to the school's plans for reopening and moving forward with the ...
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at Monday, October 5, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Our 5 th graders transformed their socially distanced desks into caves as they studied petroglyphs. Brown butcher paper became cave walls for the as the Class of 2028 showcased their creativity through the eyes of a prehistoric human.
The students have been studying the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras in Individuals and Societies, part of their Middle Years Programme curriculum (MYP). After being introduced to "Prehistory," they learned about the discovery of...
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at Wednesday, September 30, 2020