by Hunter Patterson | Mar 9, 2012 | News Slider
Announced to campus school students Friday morning, the campus school will be renamed Lipscomb Academy. The change will take effect on June 1. Rumored for more than a year, the name change became official with an email from university president Randy Lowry. The reasons behind the change as Lowry put it, “the campus school has grown so much in quality, reputation and capability over the past few years, that it has already become a school of exceptional accomplishment at the highest levels and has earned the “academy” moniker, one generally reserved for top-tier independent schools.” The rest of letter reads as follows: Celebrate! will take place in Allen Arena Saturday night with 600 members of the Lipscomb community planning to attend, and I am excited to be involved in this milestone event in the history of Lipscomb. I wanted to share this letter from President Lowry as advance notification of information that will be shared with those who are attending. We want everyone in the Lipscomb family to be aware even if you are not able to attend. A similar letter is being mailed to families, alumni, and friends of Lipscomb today. I am announcing it to students today, and a press release will be sent to the media following the event. -Mike Hammond Headmaster Dr. Lowry’s Letter: It is my pleasure to share with you advanced notification of a milestone in the David Lipscomb Campus School’s more than 120-year history: On June 1, 2012, its name will change to Lipscomb Academy. This has been a very carefully considered decision and is the result of many months of research and...
by Cory Woodroof | Aug 22, 2011 | News Slider
On a nine-hour plane ride back to the United States of America, I had the displeasure of sitting in front of the world-wide toddler’s seat-kicking brigade. As I endured my forced back “massage”, I reflected on my time beforehand. I was on my way home from a life-changing trip to the historical city of London where I had just completed my first college class. Venture back to around March of this year. I remember sitting in Acuff Chapel (a part of the campus school) when a group of students from the college entered. They were dressed in rain gear with umbrellas in tow. They asked all of the applicants to the University to follow them to Shamblin for a “special program”. This special event turned out to be the unveiling of an exciting opportunity for campus school seniors. If Lipscomb was the final choice of your college, you would be invited to venture off to London, England at no expense to the traveler besides airfare. Also, three hours of credit would be granted after a small amount of academic work was completed. To be honest, the trip seemed like an opportunity that I could simply not pass up. After a few months of preparation (including two meetings at the home of the Lowry’s), the “Lipscomb in London” group departed from Nashville, made a quick stop in Dallas to change planes, and were off to England. Once we arrived, jet lag – my arch nemesis for most of the trip – began to set in. Pushing on through this horrible feeling, we spent the next few days immersing ourselves in...
