LEAD Academy High School
Weekly Newsletter
Open House, Thursday, September 13th, 5-6:30
LEAD Academy will be hosting an Open House on September 13th. Come to the school and meet all of your student’s teachers and visit their classrooms. Parents can also get information on how to access grade and behavior reports online. Plus, there will be several raffles!
Upcoming College Visits
Students have the opportunity to visit MTSU and Fisk on Sept. 13th, Centre College on Sept. 17th, UoA at Huntsville, University of San Francisco College, Belmont Abbey College, Soka University of America, Spelman, Rhodes University, and Berea College on September 18th, Loyola University Chicago, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL), and The College of Wooster on Sept. 19th, Davidson College and Wofford College on Sept. 20th, the University of Evansville (IN), and Trinity College on Sept. 24th.
College Application Week
Representatives from the following colleges will be present for students to meet with and to ask questions about the application process: Sept. 10th Trevecca, Lipscomb, Cumberland, Brescia University; Sept. 11th University of Tenn - Chattanooga, Boston University, Tennessee State University, University of Missouri - Columbia, Austin Peay University; Sept.13th - MTSU.
PreACT/Practice ACT
Grades 9-11th will take the PreACT on Wednesday, September 12th. If your student is looking to prepare, be sure to visit: https://academy.act.org for free ACT practice. Following the PreACT, all students will be dismissed at 12:00pm. On September 8th, students can log into their ACT account to verify their testing location. Also, please make sure that your student gets a great night’s sleep and healthy food before he or she takes the PreACT!
Upcoming Fall Sport Games
Look for schedules on coming out soon for our girl’s soccer, volleyball, and cross country teams on the bulletin board, near the front office and on our website http://high.leadacademy.org/athletics. Come out to cheer on our LEAD Panthers! The girl’s soccer team plays a District game against McEwen on Sept. 11th at 4:30pm at McEwen, 335 Melrose St, McEwen, TN 37101. The cross country team runs at Shelby Bottoms on Thursday, Sept. 13th and 20th with a District Championship meet on Sept. 27th both at 3:45 p.m. The volleyball team faces East Robertson on Thursday, Sept. 20th at LEAD and an AWAY game on Thursday, Sept. 20th against Merrol Hyde.
Upcoming Events
On Saturday, Sept. 15th at 9:30 a.m., the Nashville Public Library on 615 Church Street Nashville, TN is hosting an Academy Day with representatives from: U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, U. S. Coast Guard Academy, National Guard and ROTC Programs, and the U. S. Department of State. On Sept. 21, TSU is hosting the MNPS College Fair from 3:30-7:30 p.m. for students to get information on: the admission, financial aid, academic programs, college costs from 200+ colleges and universities as well as information on the TN Education Lottery Scholarship Program.
Free Medical Services
Medical Mission is offering free Services on September 22nd at Municipal Auditorium, 417 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201, from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Medical care/screenings, Dental care provided by Hope Smiles (focused largely on extractions and fillings, as time allows), Vision care, including prescription glasses, Foot care/foot washing, Flu shots, Mental/behavioral health counseling, Lab work done onsite, Mammography screening, Pharmacy dispensing select prescriptions onsite, Food giveaway by One Generation Away, A wide range of community organizations and social service agencies will be onsite to connect patients with other needed services, Connections to follow-up care and primary care scheduled with a range of local providers.
The girls' soccer team is coached by Head Coach Roy Word. He is excited to continue to build the girls program and push forward with growth during the 2018/2019 season. His coaching philosophy is: "Work hard and play your game. Always respect the players on the pitch and believe in one another. If you build each other up on and off of the field you are going to achieve goals that once seemed out of reach. Never give up on yourself!" Come support the LEAD Lady Panthers soccer team at our next HOME game against East Nashville on Thursday, September 13th and our District game against Harpeth on Tuesday, September 18th! Our next AWAY match is on September 20th Glencliff.
Student Spotlight
Staff Spotlight: K. Thompson
Why I Teach
I teach because everyone deserves a high quality education. Sadly, not everyone has the opportunity to receive one. By stepping into the classroom I can help solve the problem. We live in an increasingly globalized world and can connect with the other side of the world almost instantly. My goal is to prepare students to live in this new world. We will not only investigate our own culture but those from around the world.
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LEAD Academy High School.
Website: http://high.leadacademy.org/our-school
Location: 1034 1st Avenue South, Nashville, TN, USA
Phone: 615 8008293