Written by Mrs. Lynne Adams Tattnall Square Academy’s Annual Kids Yule Love program is upon us. For those who are attending for the first time, you will undoubtedly be amazed at this very touching rendition that always gets us in the Christmas spirit. This year’s theme of the Nutcracker features the tremendous talent that our…
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Written by Stephanie English I will never forget the day I knew my children belonged at Tattnall Square Academy. On one of my many visits to lower school chapel, I looked over at Mrs. Fran Shaw’s K3 class, and one single moment changed my entire perspective on our teachers and our school. Now, don’t get…
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Written by Susannah Allen I know what you are thinking! This is an educator telling me to let my child fail. How can that be? It may sound absurd and even counterculture in our perfection seeking society. I want to share with you something I am slowly realizing as a mom of three children of…
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Written By: MeLisa Clay, Middle/Upper School Guidance Counselor As the guidance counselor for a college preparatory school, I often hear the question, “What can my child do to get into the college of his or her choice?” The admissions requirements for colleges and universities are as varied as our students. There truly is a college…
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5 Ways to Manage Teenage Stress by MeLisa Clay Henry David Thoreau once said, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” I doubt when most of us read this quote we think of stress, SAT/ACT, or getting into college. According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America Survey, American teenagers…
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by Susannah Allen, Early Childhood Director & Student Support We live in a world that seems to be changing faster than we can send a text message. Social media, the internet, and smartphone apps give us minute by minute updates about the world around us. Texting, tweeting, and tagging are terms that were not even around…
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By: Tiffany Herndon, Director of Admissions One month ago today, my family and I were in Knoxville, Tennessee, dropping our son off at college to begin his freshman year. Just a couple of days earlier, I watched as our new Tattnall families walked their children in for their first day of school. As these parents…
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Written by: John Hankinson, Upper School Principal As I begin my 20th year at Tattnall, I continue to observe a disturbing trend in some of our students. They never realize their true potential because they are reluctant to try new things. I think their rationale is, that if they don’t try, they can’t fail. They…
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