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Issue: # 22
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December 14, 2014
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PTO Mother/Son Event
|  February 7th 7 pm
Davidson Wildcat
Basketball Game! Ticket order forms will go home first week after the winter break.
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Student Council Collecting Toys
Upper School Student Council members will be standing at the top of the circle accepting toys and raising awareness for Toys for Tots Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 15 and 16 during afternoon car line with buckets ready to collect any toys.
Parents and students can also drop off toys at the ACC or at any of the basketball games until Wednesday, Dec. 17th. Thanks for your support! | |
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Place orders for January lunches before Monday, December 15th at midnight at www.orgsonline.com. | |
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Long Sleeved Ts Sale Extended 
The Back Porch School Store has extended the sale of the long sleeved shirts and orders may be placed through Monday.
Orders can also be placed online at the
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Upper School
Fire and Ice
Winter Formal
January 31, 8 p.m.
Charles Mack Citizen Center
Tickets are $25 and go on sale January 19th at the Upper School lobby | |
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Thanks to Jenny Lindley for creating this slide show from NovemberFest 2014, and for coordinating the chili cookoff judging!
See the slide show on the
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Do you have an exciting career that you would like to share with Lower School students? We are looking for presenters for our Career Fair on January from 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. The presenters will speak to each class in a grade level for 25 minutes per class.
If you are interested, please contact:
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Important Events This Week:
Friday, Dec. 12
 - Basketball Games @ CSD:
- JV Girls at 4 p.m.
- JV Boys at 5:15 p.m.
- Varsity Girls at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 15 
- Dress Down for Jeff Gordon Foundation
Wear College or Team wear for $3 (details below)
- Lunch orders for January Due before Midnight
Wednesday, Dec. 17
- Board of Directors' Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Upper School Seminar Room
Friday, Dec. 19
- Early Release
- Alumni Day at Upper School
Monday, Dec. 22 - Jan. 2
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Dress Down Monday, Dec. 15th for Jeff Gordon Foundation
For her Pride Project, Kayleigh White, Pine Lake Prep senior, is raising money for the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, which supports research for pediatric cancer.
Students, teachers and staff may wear college or  team wear and jeans on Monday, Dec. 15th, for a
$3 donation.
(Cash, or checks payable to PLP)
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Meet Sarah Lucander, PLP Senior and Guest Columnist
Hello Fellow Students of Pine Lake Preparatory!
My name is Sarah Lucander and I'm a senior in the Upper School. My first year at Pine Lake began in 2011, and the years have flown by since.
I have been involved in many extra-curricular activities throughout the years, including the National Art Honor Society, Junior Civitan, and the Spanish Club. I love art and enjoy letting my creative side show, so it has been fun for me to help paint pictures for charities, and create murals for the Upper School. For me, writing is another way to express myself so that is what I choose to learn more about through the Pride Paper and Pride Project.
During my Junior year I wrote my Pride Paper, and this year I began my Pride Project. Both the Paper and the Project are centered around learning about a career that one is interested in. I choose a career in Journalism and Writing because as a young child English was always my favorite class.
In the coming months, I'll be writing columns about Internet safety, book reviews and living a healthy lifestyle.
Sincerely,
Sarah Lucander
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Flu Season is Coming 
We have just one week of school before winter break - let's all try to make it without getting sick! Please see information from the CDC about this year's flu season. 2014 Flu Season
- A reminder from Mrs. Long, School Nurse, to keep students home for 24 hours after fever, vomiting, or diarrhea.
- Read tips from the CDC for staying healthy over the holidays. StayHealthy
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Fifth Grade Graduates 150 in First D.A.R.E. Class
 | Sutherland Fox-Tran with his teacher, Mrs. Hatcher; LS Counselor, Mrs. Kurtz; Officer Kratz; and his mom, Barbara Fox.
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On Tuesday, the 5th Grade and their families came together at the A.C.C. to celebrate their participation in the Drug Resistance Awareness Education (D.A.R.E.) program, offered by Mooresville Police Department. The students were taught about several dangers affecting adolescents such as drugs, smoking, bullying and how to effectively avoid them.
Mrs. Kurtz coordinated the program, which was taught by Officer Richard Kratz.
The capstone of the program was an essay contest, for which the winner, Sutherland Fox-Tran rode away with a new bike. Congrats, Sutherland!
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Upper School Movie Night
PLP's National Thespian Society will host a "Movie Night" in January.
Friday, January 9th at 6:30 p.m.
All Upper School students are invited to attend our first annual Movie Night. We will be showing Hairspray in the U.S. Theatre room in the Fine Arts Building.
Cost is $2 for entry and popcorn and drinks will be on sale for $1 each. All money will go to charity.
(This is a PLP student only event)
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Equestrian Takes Top Honors at Nationals
Congratulations to 10th Grader, Taylor Bridgers, for winning the national title at the National Academy Championship Horse Show!
Taylor Bridgers won all three Pleasure classes to become the Senior Walk Trot Pleasure National Grand Champion and Walk Trot Equitation Reserve Champion for riders 13-14 years.
- Photo of Taylor riding Honey Brown courtesy of Wendi Bridgers Wood.
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NovemberFest Chili Cookoff Winning Recipe
The weather outside is chilly, and perfect for making...chili! We caught up with the winner of this year's cookoff, Sunny Hager, to get her prize winning recipe.
"I don't think chili existed in China. When I made chili for the chili cook-off, it was really my first time. So when I received the news that I had won, I was very surprised," she said.
Sunny started with an online recipe and made some modifications to it.
The final recipe follows: _____________________________________________________
Sunny's Chili Recipe
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium yellow onions, medium dice 1 medium red bell pepper, medium dice
6 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 cup chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (14-ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed or 1 can of dark red kidney beans and 1 can of pinto beans
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh jalape�os
Total Time: 45 mins, plus 6 to 8 hrs in the slow cooker Makes: 6 servings
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Instructions - Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions and bell pepper, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
- Add the garlic, chili powder, and cumin, stir to coat the vegetables, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the ground beef and measured salt and cook, breaking the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the beef is no longer pink, about 7 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker, add the diced tomatoes and their juices, tomato sauce, and beans, and stir to combine. Cover and cook until the chili thickens and the flavors meld, about 8 hours on low or 6 hours on high.
- Stir in the jalape�os or green chiles. Taste and season with salt as needed, and serve with either corn bread or oyster crackers.
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