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Spreading Sunshine
Emma hands a sunflower with a special message to Sophie - seniors returning from the Senior Breakfast paired up with a Kindergarten student to share encouraging words of wisdom.
Big thanks to Mrs. Lisa McKenzie, PLP parent, who coordinated the Senior Breakfast activities, kicking off the milestone year for the Class of 2018!
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Save the Date! October 13
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Friday Night Lights
Meet us at The Grey tonight as PLP takes on Lake Norman Charter. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.
Then at half-time, see a sneak peek of the PLP Golf Cart that will be raffled off in November! Raffle tickets will be available at the gate.
PLP dad, Jeff Goddard, owns Twisted Treads, a golf cart customization shop, and has donated an
EZGo TXT
golf
cart
with a lift kit. Perfect for cruising the neighborhood! More details to come!
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First Dress Down Day Thursday, August 31
One day per month, Pine Lake hosts a non-uniform
dress
down day. These days give your students an opportunity to express themselves through their clothing choice. More importantly, they provide PLP with a secondary source of income that is used for capital projects. Recent projects that have been partially paid for by our
dress
down days include the construction of the ACC, Fine Arts Building, Practice field, Athletic Complex, and STEM building.
Non-Uniform Day guidelines for appropriate dress may be found in the Parents section of the web site; find the direct link here:
PLP Uniform Policy.
The price for our
dress
down days are $5. This price may seem steep until you consider that you are not paying for your child to wear favorite shirt and shorts, you are paying for future opportunities for your children. This Thursday is our first non-uniform day of the year. You can find a list of dates on the
PLP calendar.
Dress
Down
Days:
Thursday 8/31
Tuesday 9/12
Wednesday 10/4
Thursday 11/9
Tuesday 12/5
Wednesday 1/10
Thursday 2/1
Tuesday 3/6
Wednesday 4/11
Thursday 5/3
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Seen and Heard Around the STEM Building
The classrooms often extend into the hallways and outside during STEM classes.
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| Aerospace Engineering students, Pooja, Isaac and Jeremiah testing the properties of flight with paper airplanes. |
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| 6th Grade Science students have been examining photographs of planets and observing topographical features to identify parts of the solar system. |
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| Our fowl friends joined us for an outdoor Biology lab this morning! |
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PTO News to Use: Used Uniform Sale August 27
The PTO of Pine Lake Prep welcomes you to our "Back To School" gently used uniform sale. It will take place on
Sunday, August 27th, from
1 to 3 pm in the ACC.
Each item of clothing will be $5! The money raised from this sale will go back to PLP to enhance our community of learners!
We look forward to seeing you at this sale!
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Lower School Curriculum Nights Announced
Curriculum Nights are
not drop in, but more formal discussions on what your child will experience and learn this year.
The Lower School will host Curriculum Nights on the following days, in the locations listed:
Monday, September 25, Grades K-2
Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2, 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the Lower School Classrooms
THEN we hope everyone will join us for Open Mic, led by Mr. Crowe, in the PLP Auditorium,
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, September 26, Grades 3-5
Grade 3 Curriculum:
5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Lower School Classrooms
Grade 5 Curriculum:
5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the Auditorium
Grade 4 AND 5 Canvas Orientation:
5:50 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
*Bring student iPad, student ID number and student passwords to access Canvas accounts
Grade 4 Curriculum:
6:15 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Auditorium
THEN we hope everyone will join us for Open Mic, led by Mr. Crowe, in the PLP Auditorium, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Here's a sample of the level of talent - here is Mimi Leazer at a recent performance:
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Athletics Web Store Now Open
Order your hoodies and other spirit wear from the Athletics Web Store. This is offered several times per year (at the beginning of the sports season), and you can customize it with just PLP, or PLP Athletics, or a specific sport.
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Games Next Week!
Can't make a game? See photos, scores and other updates on the official PLP Athletic Boosters FaceBook page, PLP Athletic Boosters
- Contributed by Coach Hayford, Athletic Director
Monday 8/28
- Varsity Girls Golf @ CSD 4:00 @ Traditions 3800 Prosperity Church Road
- JV/Varsity Soccer @ Lake Norman HS 4:30 186 Doolie Rd, Mooresville
Tuesday 8/29
- JV/Varsity Volleyball @ MICS 5:00 13440 Lucia Riverbend Hwy, Mt Holly
- Varsity Girls Tennis Home vs CSD 4:00 247 Cornelius Road, Mooresville
- MS Volleyball Home vs American Renaissance 4:00 104 Yellow Wood Circle
- MS Soccer Home vs American Renaissance 4:00 Stumpy Creek Park - 160 Stumpy Creek Rd., Mooresville
- MS Cross Country @ Lincoln Charter 4:00 7834 Galway Ln, Denver
Wednesday 8/30
- JV/Varsity Soccer Home vs East Lincoln HS 5:30 203 Lions Den Trail
Thursday 8/31
- JV/Varsity Volleyball @ CSD 4:30 CSD - 404 Armour St, Davidson
- Varsity Girls Tennis Home vs Lake Norman Charter 4:00 247 Cornelius Road, Mooresville
- MS Volleyball @ Sugar Creek 3:30 Away SCCHS 7829 Old Concord Rd. Charlotte
- MS Soccer @ Sugar Creek 4:00 Away Mallard Creek Park Field 8 3001 Johnston Oehler Rd. Charlotte
- MS Football Home vs Thomas Jefferson 5:30 203 Lions Den Trail
Friday 9/1
- Varsity Football @ Christ the King 7:30 2011 Crusader Way, Huntersville
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Varsity Volleyball Places 2nd in Tournament
- Contributed by Caley Wahl, JV Coach
PLP Varsity Volleyball started their 2017 season strong on Saturday, August 19, playing in the SouthLake Christian Volleybash Tournament. The Pride came second in their pool and lost a hard fought semi-final match to Charlotte Country Day School (23-25, 25-22, 23-25).
Based on votes cast by every team's coaches through tournament play, PLP's Alex Bagg (Junior Setter) and Janey Krehnbrink (Junior Middle Hitter) were named to the All Tournament team.
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US Staff Break Out
Upper School staff participated in a team building session at
Race City Escapes before school started. They successfully completed the challenge (which is a good thing since they are needed in their classrooms!)
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PLP Students - Plenty to ROAR About
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| Amelia Leazer, 5th Grade, was asked to sing The National Anthem for the town of Mooresville for National Night Out. She also performed at a recent family open mic night hosted by Dave Crowe. You can see her perform live after the Lower School Curriculum nights September 25 and 26! |
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Student Spotlight: Stanley Virgint, Class of 2018
Stanley Virgint, Class of 2018, spent six weeks of his summer "vacation" before senior year in China, at a robotics program.
"I knew it was the last summer before college applications and I wanted something unique," he said. He looked at robotics programs much closer to home, at N.C. State and Georgia Tech, but then came across a news item about a drone company in Shenzhen, China, which hosts the largest robotics competition in the world each year.
Stanley didn't know anyone who had participated, but took a chance and sent an email to the contact listed. The company had never had an international student before, but they were really welcoming, Stanley said. He had to quickly put together a resume, was interviewed, and the wheels were set in motion when he found out in May that he was accepted into the program.
He boarded a plane for China in June, spending roughly six weeks in-country for the three week program in Shenzhen, which is called by some the "new Silicon Valley." From 9 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Stanley heard lectures in Mandarin, aided by a fellow student fluent in English, who would translate for him in real time. After the first week, they spent dedicated time learning about each device that would be used in competition.
Stanley is no stranger to robotics teams, having been a member of Team SPORK, PLP Upper School's Robotics team, for two years. Despite the obvious differences of the experience being in a foreign language, he was surprised that the Chinese teams used the same software (Solidworks) as Team SPORK for the mechanical team.
Stanley's team placed 2nd out of 8 teams. Beyond the success of the team, Stanley's experience reinforced his determination and "not thinking narrow-mindedly about the future." It certainly would have been easier to sign up for a program at N.C. State, but Stanley wasn't interested in going the easy path. He plans to study mechanical engineering in college.
"Lots of people can have good grades or test scores, but it's the things you do outside of that which make you stand out," he said.
"I give credit to my father as the real motivation behind pursuing this, because I know he would have supported me one hundred percent."
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Alumni Corner
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| Class of 2012's Madison (Horne) Spearman, and Madison (Weidman) Williams, served as Maids of Honor in each other's weddings this summer. |
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| Charlie Lukacs, Class of 2016. Charlie is a sophomore at James Madison University and spent the summer working at a dude ranch in Cody Wyoming. |
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| McKenzie Bell, Class of 2017, drinking from The Well at UNC Chapel Hill. Legend has it that students who drink from The Well before their first class, are pretty much guaranteed to graduate with a 4.0 GPA. |
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| Lindsay Allison_ Class of 2017_ with her parents_ Libby and Todd_ in her new dorm room at UNC Chapel Hill. |
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Eclipse Party August 21
Thanks again to Spectrum Eye Care's Langtree office for donating the safety glasses!
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