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Give Thanks

November 13, 2015

Mrs. Newsom’s 3rd grade class led chapel on Wednesday with a wonderful play entitled “Give Thanks”. The play centered around a 51AVƵ radio station that encouraged listeners to call in and say what they were thankful for. Students dialed in the give thanks for good health, friends, family, freedom (it was Veterans Day after all!) […]

Keeping the Faith in College

November 13, 2015

David Dorn II, Pastor of Contemporary/Core Worship at Marvin United Methodist Church, spoke with seniors in Senior Seminar this week about “Keeping Your Faith Strong In College”. He talked with them about six points to consider which were: Doubt, Strengthening their relationship with God, Choosing their new friends, Not giving up values for popularity, Expanding […]

Middle School Fall Field Night

November 11, 2015

From the desk of Jordy Barksdale, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: Our kids are awesome! The group of Middle School students this year are full of energy, have obedient hearts and are eager to learn and grow. Mom and dad, I know you may be reading this thinking “If Mr. Barksdale only knew…” I […]

Conflict is Expected: Quality #4 Found in Well-Rounded Kids

November 06, 2015

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: Once upon a time there lived several children between the ages of eleven and fourteen. They all went to school together in a quaint little East Texas town where not much really ever went wrong. They played together nicely, skipping to class and laughing at each […]

Middle School Fall Field Night

November 06, 2015

From the desk of Jordy Barksdale, Director of Campus Life & Ministry All of the middle school is invited to join us for the Fall Field Night on Tuesday, November 10th from 7:00-9:00 pm. This will take place on the football field. The Seniors will be running games and we will have hot chocolate and […]

You’re Going to Need a Cowbell

November 06, 2015

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Has there ever been a time when you just could not get a song or a chant or a rap out of your brain? You found that it just kept coming back over and over again when there would be a slight moment that you weren’t thinking […]

2nd Grade Leads Chapel

November 06, 2015

Mrs. Brashier’s 2nd grade clas led chapel for our Lower School on Wednesday. They perfromed a skit called “The Love Gong Show” that helped us learn how to love others as Christ loved us!

Homecoming Dance

November 05, 2015

We walked in on the red carpet to our Homecoming Dance on Saturday night. This year’s theme was Hollywood, and we made some great memories with our friends!

Homecoming Court

November 02, 2015

Due to weather, we moved our Homecoming Court Ceremony indoors to Herrington Gymnasium at halftime. We had some amazing students nominated by their peers for the court! Congratulate this year’s Homecoming King and Queen McCray Fletcher and Madi Hammer!

Homecoming Dress Up Days

October 30, 2015

We had a lot of fun opportunities to dress up this week in celebration of Homecoming! On Monday we came as twins and on Tuesday we dressed up as animals. On Wednesday we wore clothes of a certain color based on our grade. On Thursday we dressed “Pitch Perfect” and came in frat/college attire and […]

Trunk or Treat

October 30, 2015

We held our first ever Trunk or Treat on Thursday night and it was a huge success! Members of student council and middle school students hosted themed “trunks” for the occasion. We had Frozen, Dr. Seuss, Comic Book Characters, Toy Story, and even Princess themed trunks. Our lower school families came decked out in the […]

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears

October 29, 2015

Mrs. England and Mrs Ponce’s fourth graders presented Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears during the “Great Book Week” chapel at the Lower school. In the story, Mosquito tells such a ridiculous lie that Iguana plugs up his ears so that he won’t hear any more nonsense from Mosquito. When Iguana covers his ears he does […]