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Goodbye Seniors

Graduation is next Saturday at 2:00pm. See you there.

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Talent Show Winners

This years talent show featured 6 great acts. This show was organized and put on by Mrs. Alisa Inman and students to help raise much needed funds for the Drama Department at LHS. Superman hosted the show and select faculty members of LHS sat on the judging panel to pick the winners. Students from Photography class made textured backdrops and setup the stage lighting for the show. Here are the winners.

1st Place: Savannah Moua and Kristi Correa singing a duet "Irreplaceable"
2nd Place: The Last Chance Jam Band playing "Attitude Dance"
3rd Place: Acapella Singing Duet by Autumn Padgett and Vicki Bratcher of "Amazing Grace"



The line up also included:
- Sergio Lopez singing "Since You've Gone"
- Caleb Arp and Maddy Nichols playing guitars and singing A mash-up of several old tunes
- Junior Medina singing "Love is Never Lost"

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Feathery Fatouse Wins the Video Game Contest
by Kris Peterson

This week the first Video Game Design Class accomplished a huge goal; build an original video game with a team of 4 classmates, present it to the student body during lunch for playing and encourage players to vote online for your game. Well the results are in and it was a close one. On Thursday it was a 3 way tie between Feathery Fatouse, Kiddie Kingdom and Zelo's Dark Descent. On Friday more people played and voted to make the final choice and the winner is "Feathery Fatouse". The game team who built it are Program Manager, Dustin Littleton, Art Director, Shaye Berry with assistants Jacob Lynn and Dustin Littleton and Programmer, Devin Johnson.


Dustin, Shaye, Poster holder Daryl, Jake and Devin

This event came about due to the students hard work and a new computer lab that was put in place in October of this school year. CTE Director Tom Hankinson labored diligently to write a grant for $90,000.00 made available thru the Federal Carl Perkins fund to purchase the lab for the new class. The first Video Game Design class was offered this Spring of 2013. Below are photos of the other teams and the evolution of the Graphic Arts classroom. Thank you Loudon County Schools for your support and encouragement. Our students are very happy and excited about learning how to build video games.




You can still play our new games by clicking on the picture below. Thanks for playing and voting!

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HOSA Hosts MEDIC Blood Drive
by Caroline Waldron

On April 25th, 2013, LHS HOSA hosted a MEDIC Blood Drive. This year, HOSA showed significant increase in donations. The final total on blood units was 76. That is by far the best LHS HOSA has done since April of 2010, when we got 83 units. MEDIC was only projecting to raise 62 units, so they are very happy to get so much more!

Did you know that 85% of the blood collected at MEDIC Regional Blood Center comes from blood drives set up at companies, churches, high schools and communities? Each whole blood donations are divided into components. So, one donation can help up to 3 people

Photographs by Caroline Waldron

LHS HOSA encourages eligible community members to go out and make a difference!

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Cinco de Mayo is a celebration recognizing the victory of Mexico against the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 during a struggle for independence.  Today in the United States we celebrate Cinco de Mayo as a Chicano (Mexican-American) holiday.  The 5th of May is a time to enjoy the beautiful Mexican culture.  Students celebrated in the main hall during lunch with homemede food, dancing, music, and Mexican crafts.  A brave few also entered a Jalapeno eating contest, which was won by Junior Medina.  The celebration was held a week early due to scheduling with upcoming testing.  

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Don't Miss the DRAMA!
"Imperfect Proposal" Presented this Saturday at 7:00pm
by the LHS Drama Class, in the School Auditorium



Play Synopsis
Ben, a young man in love, has invited his girlfriend to a romantic picnic in the park to pop the question. But as soon as Kate arrives, his hopes of happily ever after are dashed as anything that could possibly go wrong does — he says the wrong thing, she misunderstands, followed by a parade of other mishaps. To top it off, a nosey old couple spends the afternoon eavesdropping and commentating. By the end of the picnic, it’s more like a death knell than wedding bells for the young couple’s relationship.

Cast
​​William​​ - Mark Rupinski​​
​​Ella​​​ - Madison Smith
​​Ben - ​​​Chase Whitmire
​​Kate - ​​​Destinee Bolt
​​Football Player 1​ - Tyler Wombles
​​Football Player 2​ - Tyler Ferguson
​​Football Player 3 - ​Michael Stanley
​​Socialite​​ - Kara Brummitt
​​Dog Walker - ​​Tyler Wombles
​​Protest Leader - ​Diego Vega
​​Protester 1​​ - Junior Medina
​​Protester 2​​ - Chloe Kunkle
​​Protester 3​​ - Maritza Cuevas
​​Andrew​​ - Brandon Ellison
​​Attractive Girl ​ - Maria Nicolas Vasquez
​​Lexi​​​ - Herself

Production Staff
Make up
Maria Nicolas Vasquez, Reyna Rojas, Maritza Cuevas, Madison Smith, Chloe Kunkle
Costumes
Kara Brummitt, Maritza Cuevas, Diego Vega, Reyna Rojas, Madison Smith, Maria Nicolas Vasquez
Props
Destinee Bolt, Madison Smith, Chloe Kunkle
Set
Chase Whitmire, Michael Stanley, Cicely Hampton
Publicity
Tyler Wombles, Tyler Ferguson, Mark Rupinski

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We at Loudon High School are blessed to be a part of this community, which has consistently risen to the task of meeting needs for our school and its students.  Realizing that there are generous individuals, businesses, and civic groups that wish to help us educate the children of Loudon, we have created a list of current needs that teachers have in their classrooms. This list will be consistently updated as needs are met or new needs arise, so you can be confident that your donations are truly needed. Donations of all sizes are appreciated. Below, we will place your name or the name of your group or business to publicly say "Thank You" for contributing to the success of our school and its students. Please give us your name when you bring your donation unless you wish to remain anonymous. 

Please click here to see the current list of needs.

Loudon High School thanks the following donors:
- Barbara Preston
- Loudon Pediatric Clinic
- Tractor Supply Co., Lenoir City
- Amy Bennett
- United Community Bank
- Family of Kaitlin Rucker
- Carolyn Bledsoe
-Curtis Brown of Mizuno

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Health Sciences Guest Speakers

On 04/09/13 the Nursing Supervisor of Loudon Co. Health Dept, Mickey Harchess, RN, visited Loudon High School as a Guest Speaker to Mrs. Pate's Health Science Education classes. Ms Harchess spoke to students about the services provided by the Health Dept. and the careers available in this field. She identified the major issues affecting health in Loudon Co. and compared our levels to national averages.
She explained various methods the health department uses to educate the public on these issues. She also described how the health department participates in emergency preparedness and how they plan and practice for many types of emergencies that could affect Loudon County. Students then went on to research a health care issue affecting Loudon Co and create a brochure that could be used to educate people about this problem. Students also researched various emergencies that could affect our county, including tornadoes, earthquakes, epidemics and chemical spills. They worked in groups to create and present an emergency plan.


Mickey Harchess, RN, addressing one of Mrs. Pate's Health Science Education classes

On 04/16/13, the 2012-13 TN HOSA State President, Julie Garner, spoke to current and future HOSA Club members about her experiences with HOSA and the benefits of being involved in this organization on the local, state, and national level. Ms. Garner has graduated from Heritage High School and is now a college student, majoring in a health care field. She described the many ways her HOSA experiences have helped her to achieve her dreams. About 20 students attended this meeting and were inspired to join and participate in team and leadership opportunities offered by HOSA, including State and National Conference.


Julie Garner, former TN HOSA President, speaking to Mrs. Pate's current and future HOSA club members.


Julie Garner giving a powerpoint presentation regarding HOSA and her experiences with the organization.


Julie Garner, 2012-13 TN HOSA President being given a certificate of recognition by LHS HOSA President Caroline Waldron to thank her for meeting with LHS students involved or interested in HOSA.

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Loudon County band directors Lisa Michaels and Jennifer Conway performed with the Tennessee Wind Symphony at the annual Tennessee Music Education Association Conference on Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.  The concert was attended by music educators and students from across the state.   The Tennessee Wind Symphony is under the direction of school board member, Dr. Ric Best.  The concert was in honor of the Tennessee Bandmasters Hall of Fame.  Dr. Best was inducted into the TBA Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Special Olympics at LHS

Loudon High School was proud to host the Special Olympics Track and Field Event on Friday, April 12, 2013. Coach Lyles class dominated the awards podium this year starting with the 1st place win for the 50 meter run by Scott Baggett.


Photo by Photography student Natalie Gutierrez

Jorge Zavala won 1st place in the 100 meter Run, Division 9. Brian Whitaker placed 3rd in the same event. For the Division 2 100 meter Run 1st place went to Khalif Clifton, 2nd to Sam Gilbert and 3rd to Kyle Hopping. In the 200 meter Run Divison 2 Matthew Kellar took 1st place, 3rd went to Sam Gilbert and 4th to Chris Rosati.


Photo by Photography student Lake Ridenour


Photo by Photography student Natalie Gutierrez

In the 4x100 2nd place went to Matthew Keller, Khalif Clifton, Chris Rosati, and Sam Gilbert. Congratulations and thank you to all those who worked the field that day to make it a memorable event.


On the podium receiving their ribbons (photo by Lake Ridenour)


Crossing the finish line (photo by Lake Ridenour)


photo by Lake Ridenour


photo by Bailey Lawhon


Awards ceremony area (photo by Natalie Gutierrez)


photo by Lake Ridenour


photo by Natalie Gutierrez


photo by Natalie Gutierrez

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Video Game Design Class Virtual Field Trip
by Kris Peterson



Monday, Video Game Design students had a chance to meet and talk with a professor who teaches animation and game design at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio. Students learned about the career field, what education is required and where the best places to work in the field are at this moment in time. In addition students learned about the structure of a game design team and the various concepts and requirements that go into building a successful game as a team. The professor showed several different student demo reels by graduates from their program.

Part 2 of this field trip series will be presented to students in May. They will speak with a different professor from the same program and play and review video games made by their college students. We will also share our original game builds for feedback from the professor. We learned from this field trip that Tennessee is on the leading edge of this field of study in secondary education. This year Animation and Video Game Programing where added to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) State curriculum standards. We are one of the first states to do this in public secondary education.


Video clips from Virtual Field Trip day in Game Design Class

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Important Information for Next Years Seniors

Juniors will have their formal and casual Senior pictures taken on Thursday, April 25th. There is a $25 sitting fee. More information will come from McEachern's. You must have both of these to appear in the yearbook.

 

Attention Junior Parents
Senior Ads for the 2014 Yearbook are ON SALE through May 1^st!  If you are interested in purchasing one-pay now and design later!  WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE FOR ADS.

Size of Ad                       Cost after May 1st  Sale Price

Full page (3-8 pictures)           $225                  $175

Half Page (3-5 Pictures)          $150                  $125

Fourth Page (2 Pictures)         $  80                  $  75

Bring cash or check made to LHS to Mrs. Cassie Watson. We will contact you in the fall for pictures, etc. Remember- these prices are only good through May 1^st! Don’t miss out!

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Fine Arts Showcase
Art Matters!
"“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” -Albert Einstein

With a record crowd of nearly 1000 guests the Loudon County Fine Arts Showcase finished out the day with an art exhibit and musical concert. Thank you to all who attended for supporting the arts in our schools. The event was organized by LHS Band Director Jennifer Conway, Choral Director Alisa Inman and Fine Arts Teacher Tiffany Martin. Students in band, chorus, art and photography from all schools in Loudon County participated in the day long event on Friday, March 22. Art students painted murals, took photographs and made cyanotypes while the singers and musicians rehearsed their selected pieces with the various schools band and choral directors. That night the concert started at 6:00pm. The artwork put on display in the gym and main hallway. See more photos above.

Below is a photo of the High School Art and Photography student group that participated in the Showcase. As part of their workshop experience they went on a photo scavenger hunt in downtown Loudon. Congratulations to all the winners.

Division IV 9-12/Medium I-Watercolor, oil, acrylic, and mixed media

1^st place Austin Hall - GBS

2^nd place Nicole Wilkerson

3^rd place Kisha Likes

 

Division IV 9-12/Medium II-Charcoal, pen, pastel, pencil, and crayon

1^st Bethany Poff - GBS

2^nd Brittany McCarty

2^nd Chelsea Hall

3^rd Nicole Wilkerson

 

Division IV 9-12/Medium III-Sculpture

1^st Chelsea Hall

2^nd Trent Elliott

3^rd Nicole Wilkerson

 

Division IV 9-12/ Medium IV-Photography

1^st Jessica Dunker

2^nd Nicole Wilkerson

3^rd Natalie Gutiernez

3^rd Chris Dotson

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Job Shadow Day
Tuesday, March 19th
9th and 10th graders.


Slideshow from Job Shadow Day

Here are some of the places students job shadowed at on Tuesday while Juniors where taking the ACT test at the high school. Thank you to all of the businesses who opened their doors to share the world of business with our students.

Sign up for this day was taken care of by Mrs. Cindy Lockett 2/28-3/1 thru 3/6-3/8.
Parent permission forms were due by Monday, March 18th
For more information about job shadow day CLICK HERE

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Visual Art Scholarship Awarded

 

Brittany McCarty has been admitted and received a scholarship for the Fine Arts Department at Maryville College! Way to go Brittany!

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Another Redskin has been chosen to march in the UT Pride of the Southland Band.  Brittany Gentry got her acceptance over the weekend!  Great job, Brittany! Now we have two Redskins to see in the fall!

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From the Ground Up

Auto mechanic students in Mr. Bivens CTE class are building a 1923 T-bucket from the ground up. Here is their progress so far.

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Mrs. Martin's Advanced Art Students drew realsitic hand drawings into a fantasy "scape". Next, they used the iPad app Tangled to create a new effect onto their drawings.

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Students Receive CPR/First Aid Certification

All the Early Childhood Education II students in Mrs. Leslie Smith's class are now offically CPR/First Aid certified. Other photos seen here are of bulletin boards that the class makes each month. For February Chely Claxton and Elizabeth Hampton created the Valentine's Day board. The Dr. Seuss board was created by Brandi Blakenship and Keri King in honor of Dr. Seuss Day on March 2.




Mrs. Smith's Childhood Development students learning CPR

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Loudon County 8th Graders Visit LHS


CTE student tour guides

Loudon county middle school students visited LHS today for a tour of Career and Technical Education classes. The tour is designed to help students make choices for their electives when they start attending classes next year at the high school as 9th graders. Ft. Loudon Middle School students arrived at 9:00am and where greeted by Principal Ms. Cheri Parrish and CTE Guidance Counselor Cindy Lockett. After a brief video introduction they were sent out in groups of 10 guided by LHS students to the various CTE classrooms. Philadelphia students arrived at 12:30pm and stayed until around 2:00pm. Some of the highlights are pictured here and include Health Occupations with Mrs. Holly Pate, Culinary Arts (and fresh doughnuts) with Mrs. Teresa Layman, Marketing with Mr. Jack Hewitt, and Machining with Mr. Fritts.


Machining students display


Mr. Hewitt's Marketing class


Ft. Loudon Middle Schoolers arrive


Mrs. Holly Pate and the old lady.


Mrs. Layman in Culinary Arts

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Fine Art Competition Winners Revealed
by Kris Peterson

This morning the 10 winners of the Fine Art contest where announced. The artwork, photography and poetry created by these students will be published in the yearbook. In addition the 1st place winners also received a $15.00 cash prize. There was a surprise in the Poetry division with a tie for 3rd place between Shaye Berry and Jessica Dunker.



Congrats everyone. Plans are in the works to publish a book by the end of the year that will feature these winners plus other submissions from the competition. We had a great turn out. Thank you to all who participated.

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Top 25 Class of 2013 Assembly

Thursday at 11:00am the Top 25 of the graduating class of 2013 where recognized in a special assembly for the student body, family and friends. They are listed here in numerical order by grade point average.

Kaylor Denise Kelley

Zoe Marie Grimes

Kaitlin Taylor Giles

Chase Vincent Freeman

Eduardo Adame

Madalynn Elizabeth Miller

Cody Lee Morris

Christopher Chase Scott

Kristen Markowicz

Jacob Arthur Richesin

Logan Lyle Joiner

Danielle Hope Kizziah

Jonathan Augustus Dorsett

Sadie Laekyn Massey

Kayla Joann Brown

Cody Lynn Manis

Jonathan Taylor Morris

Brittany Nicole Gentry

Jose Miguel Aguilera

Ryan Dalton Moore

Kallee Deann Harvey

Logan Allen Kennedy

Dylan Keanu Savage-Everett

Cassidy Joyce Talnagi

Kourtni Tanner Giles

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Painting with Light
by Kris Peterson

In Photography class students are learning how to control the shutter speed of their camera to create certian special effects. Our first project in this series is to capture a trail of light in a dark space by leaving the camera shutter open for up to 6 seconds. This creates the illusion of ghosts in the room and allows the subject to literally paint the air around them with a stream of light. We used glow sticks and old Christmas lights for some of our light sources. Visit our webpage for the class and look at student portfolios to see more photos of this project.

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The Key Club is promoting a “Red Out” for Friday night’s basketball game against Kingston. This event is to raise money for the American Heart Association. The Key Club will be out in the front hall during lunch selling “RED” American Heart Association shirts for a price of $10.00. Buy a shirt and come to the game to support your Redskins and the American Heart Association. Also, it’s a good time to catch up with former Redskin Coach Narramore when he brings his Yellow Jackets to town.

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The key club went to Wal-Mart just before Christmas break to buy food and Christmas gifts for a family that would not have been able to celebrate Christmas in the way they deserved. Several members participated and were reminded that everybody is not as blessed as they are. Once again, we would like to thank the Tellico Village Kiwanis club for their monetary help in this endeavor.

Dr. Bill Stafford, Sponsor

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Jean                                        Destiny Criswell

Aunt Bernice                          Rosario Gonzalez

Tom                                         Ed Adame

Heather                                   Skylar Guy

Rich                                         Austin Pizano

Amber                                     Faithlyn Jones

Stephanie                               Ruby Nicolas

Mike                                        Adam Ham

Karma                                     Olivia Johnson

Liz                                           Katie House

Dexter                                     Jordan Keith

Zack                                        John Stone

Karma’s dad                           Shawn Geiger

Karma’s mom                         Dreama Torres

Makeup                                   Selena Morales

Lights                                      Catie Morgan

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From left to right:  Coach Trae Watkins, Jordan Belvin, Bryan Belvin, Reagan Belvin, Tonya Belvin, Athletic Director Ronnie Roberts

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And the Winner is.....
7th Annual Academy Awards Show picks are in!

See the movies from this years show here!

This year the Academy Awards show had a gangam style theme and was hosted by Seniors Jon Dorsett and Beau Sellers.  A stellar dance team lead by singer Savannah Moua and dancers, Carla Castro, Ruby Nicholas, Rolando Gonzalez, Diego Garcia, Jake Lynn and Katy Reeves took the show to an entirely new level.



A panel of judges from the faculty including Marvin Feezell, Carter Haun, Heather Waldron, Laura Degnan, Alisa Inman and Kristi Correa made the final decisions for first place winners. The big winner of the day was Savannah Moua who took home four awards including Best Short film for the "Battle of the Bridge" documentary, Best Music Video, Best Commercial (editor) and the coveted Student Choice Award.


Hosts Beau Sellers and Jon Dorsett

There was a tie for Best Short Film and the 2nd winner was the Sinescape Film team for their PSA on Bullying called "You are not alone" that included Maria Gonzalez, Carla Castro, Rolando Gonzalez and Diego Vega. And the coveted Best Picture award went to film newcomers Take 24 that included Editor Lake Ridenour, and Producers Brenna Eubanks, Anna Underwood, Amanda Reese and Scott Lewis, who also took home the only trophies for the event. It was a great show and once again showcasing all of the awesome creative talent at Loudon High School. Go Redskins!


Best Commercial "Doritos Pirates" starring Lake Ridenour and Caleb Arp, filmed and edited by Katy Reeves and Savannah Moua


Best Short Film was a tie between "Battle of the Bridge" and "Bullying". Pictured here is Hunter Kington, Katy Reeves, Diego Vega, Samantha Brubaker, Carla Castro, Savannah Moua and Rolando Gonzalez


Best Music Video and Student Choice Award winner for her music video "Laserlight" Savannah Moua


Best Picture Winners for the music video "Some Nights" team Take 24. Editor Lake Ridenour, Producers Brenna Eubanks, Anna Underwood, Amanda Reese and Scott Lewis.


The judges: Laura Degnan, Heather Waldron, Marvin Feezell, Kristi Correa, Alisa Inman and Carter Haun


The stage photographer Yarisa Saldana                                                  Judges trying to choose


The fabulous show crew - Thank you for making this the best show ever!

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How Many Freshman have brown eyes?
by Laura Degnan



As an introduction to database concepts, Ms. Degnan's class compiled information about themselves using index cards. Holes were punched across the tops of the cards. Each hole represented an answer to a question. Students answered questions about themselves regarding eye color (holes 1-4), hair color (holes 5-8), and grade (holes 9-12) by tearing out the tops of the corresponding holes. They then stacked the cards and took turns asking questions such as "How many sophomores are in this class?" or "How many Freshmen in class have brown eyes?" To find out the answers they put a string through the hole of the corresponding characteristics and shook the string. The cards of the students who answered yes to those characteristics fell to the floor. The class then discussed how the information on the cards represented fields; the cards represented records; and, when we strung the cards, we were creating a query.

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Yearbook and Photography Club Field Trip
Tennessee High School Press Association Workshop
by Kris Peterson



On Monday, Nov. 19th sixteen students from the Yearbook and Photography clubs of Loudon High School attended a full day workshop at Lipscumb University in Nashville, TN. The event was hosted by the Tennessee High School Press Association. Topics included yearbook design, creative writing, art journal publishing, school newspaper publishing, broadcasting, and news photography. Over 300 students from across the state of Tennessee attended the 6th annual event. Our groups plan on participating in their annual publishing contest in March 2013 which includes awards for best yearbook, best news photography, best fine art journal, best school newspaper and web/broadcast media.


Guest Speaker Ian Reitz, morning anchor for WSMV-TV, spoke on the influence social media is having on the press.


Lipscumb campus area                                  Attending a InDesign workshop

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Mrs. Martin's advanced art students created ornaments for a Christmas Tree for the Fantasy of Trees.  The tree is in memory of former LHS teacher Suzanne Arp.  The Fantasy of Trees is at the Knoxville Convention Center from November 21st -25th. 

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The Spanish Department took a field trip to the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet at the Clayton Center of Fine Arts at Maryville College.  We learned all about the different styles of dance in Latin America, including the Salsa, Merengue, Samba, Tango, Bachata, and Mexican Hat Dance.  We sang, danced, and a few of our very own from Loudon High School were selected to come up and dance at the end.  We had a great time!  

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Advanced Art Student Field Trip

Mrs. Martin's advanced art students got the opportunity to take a pottery throwing class at The Knoxville Fine Arts and Crafts Center. This was made possible from a grant Mrs. Martin was awarded from the Tennessee Arts Commission.

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General Music Class Rhythm Circle
See it on YouTube... Click Here

In Mrs. Conway’s general music classes, students have learned how to read music, both treble and bass clef, and to play simple melodies on a piano keyboard. Using the IPOD lab, students were able to use a 1 octave piano keyboard to play their music.  Students are also learning about rhythm, beat, pulse, tempo, and being able to play as a group or with a partner, not just alone. All of these criteria fall under State Standard 2.0 which is: 2.1 demonstrate the ability to perform instrumental music, in an ensemble, with an understanding of pitch, rhythm, and dynamics, and 2.2 Demonstrate the ability to perform instrumental music, alone, with an understanding of pitch, rhythm, and dynamics. Students also fulfilled State Standard 5.0 which is:  5.1 demonstrate an understanding of notation including rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics and 5.2 Demonstrate accurate use of standard notation including rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics. This demonstration shows the class using Orff method to feel beat and pulse, using specific rhythms and motions performed with plastic cups. (and it was fun.)

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On Saturday, October 27th, Mr. Bivens and students in Mrs. Callais' and Mrs. Watson's English IV classes hosted a free Car Care Clinic as part of the their community involvement for Senior Projects.  Offered in the clinic were free oil changes and tire rotations.  The students spent their afternoon working on cars for community members and LHS faculty and staff.

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Two LHS Volleyball players were honored today in the library for their accomplishments on the court this season.  Senior Kallee Harvey (top), Loudon's first four-year volleyball player and Team Captain, was named to the District 4AA All-District Volleyball Team.  Addie Willis (bottom), LHS freshman, was also named District 4AA Rookie of the Year.  These girls are Loudon's first ever representatives for the district in the four-year existence of the Volleyball Program at Loudon High.  They are pictured below with District 4AA Coach of the Year Kent Russell (Left) and LHS Athletic Director Ronnie Roberts (Right).

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Culinary Arts Baking Contest Winners

Mrs. Teresa Layman's Culinary Arts students recently baked a variety of sweet treats to enter in the baking competition at the TVA&I Fair. Once again this year they received high honors with their baking skills. Below are the students who won 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in the competitions. 

1^st Place Winners

Left to right: Andrew Ramsey - Best of Show winner - cereal squares,
Kimberly Tadlock - No bake cookies, Kelcie Bivens - cookies, Alli Montooth - decorated cookies

2^nd place winners
Left to right: Chris Rosati – trail mix, Chelsey Cook - brownies, Kailee Burris – decorated cookies, Edwardo Olvera – cookies
Front: Katy Reeves – no bake cookies

3rd Place Winners

Left to right: Nick Wright - cereal squares, Brittany Shubert – no bake cookies, Kayla Lennex - brownies, Vanessa Rios – trail mix, Nicole Whitmire – Decorated cookies
Not pictured - Nicole Whitmire

4th Place Winners
Back row left to right: Tyler Lynn – cereal squares, Janet Gryder – decorated cookies, Diana Rojas - cookies, Rayna Rojas - brownies

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Left to Right: Maddy Bright, Nicole Wilkerson, JaimieRae Russell, Taylor Hill, Hannah Nichols, Zoe Grimes, Kaity Giles, Elizabeth Hampton, and Kaylor Kelly

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Yearbook Club Field Trip

Mrs. Cassie Watson took the Journalism class to a Yearbook Blowout Workshop held at the Knoxville Museum of Art. The student's made plans for this year's theme as well as decided on what the cover of the 2013 Lou-Hi-San will be. To pre-order your yearbook, bring $80 to Mrs. Cassie Watson. This price includes personalization!

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Art and Carpentry Collaboration

John Cox, Brittany McCarty, and Nicole Wilkerson

Tiffany Martin's Advanced Art and Kent Phillip's Construction Core classes joined together for an interdisciplinary lesson on using wood to create abstract sculptures. The sculptures will be on display in the main hallway at Loudon High School for the next two weeks.


Kisha Likes, Trent Elliot, and Chase Freeman

Chelsea Hall


Michael Coggins & Alex Silvey

Johnny Marin & Jesus Lopez

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Redskins Win 8th Consecutive Good Samaritan Food Drive

Loudon Redskins rocked the house last night taking home the Battle of the Bridge Trophy for the Good Samaritan Food Bank Canned Food Drive with a record $9,530.00 in donations and 5880 lbs. of food collected. This was equal to 49 lbs. per student verses Lenoir City High Schools 27 lbs. per student. A heated collection competition amongest several teachers made this years win possible. Here were the 3 top placing teachers:

1st Place: Ms. Haun with 6,700 lbs.
2nd Place: Mrs. Brewster with 5,525 lbs.
3rd Place: Mrs. Correa with 4,427 lbs.


This year was Loudon's turn to run the pigskin across the bridge to Lenoir City High Panther territory. A bus full of runners braved the trip and finished the run by handing off the legendary football to Lenoir City Alumni and Olympic Gold Medalist Clair Donahue. Seniors won the coveted chief statue for best school spirit at the peprally. Film crews from Graphic Arts classes will be producing a documentary about the day so stay tuned for more. Here are a few more photo highlights from the day.

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English Students Step Back in Time

Cassie Watson's senior English students took a virtual field trip to The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life in Sheffield, Ontario, Canada. Marty Pullin delivered the program, titled “Meet the Medieval Peasant”. During the interactive session students learned about daily life in the Middle Ages and even danced to music played on instruments of the time period. Mrs. Watson and her students are already looking forward to future "travels" around the world.

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Flu Mist Vaccination this Fall

The Loudon County Health Department in conjunction with the Loudon County and Lenoir City School Systems is once again offering FREE FluMist vaccination to all eligible children in the two school systems.

Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to vaccinate your child for free against the flu this year. Fill out the consent form and turn it in to your child’s school nurse NO LATER THAN 9/14/12.

Once we get all permission slips in, we will set up a vaccination schedule for each school. Approximate start date will be October 1^st. If you have any questions feel free to call the Loudon County Health Department or your school nurse.

Flu Mist Consent Form (English)

Flu Mist Consent Form (Spanish)

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