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This last Saturday our drumline used their gift of music to pump up runners during the Race for Autism! What a great way to serve others and enjoy some good beats!   

Sophomore Humanities students have been researching Renaissance personalities and presenting them to their peers via ThingLink (a virtual poster board) to prepare for our Renaissance study people who have shaped western society. The students did an awesome job and this study will most certainly be a project that we revisit in the future! 

Students in the upper school History classes recently completed their semester projects.  The five best projects selected by their peers include (l to r) Haleigh Smith (Battle of Little Bighorn), Claire Dixon (the White House), Keren Wallace (1861 Parrott Rifled Cannon), Tanner Smith (Boston Tea Party), and Anna Lee (Washington crossing the Delaware).  Students chose […]

This week, upper school speech students visited the American Freedom Museum for a lesson in persuasive speaking! Students studied famous speeches from our history and learned how to incorporate similar tactics into their own speeches.      

Seniors picked up their caps and gowns on Thursday during lunch this week! It is hard to believe graduation is upon us! We are so excited to see how God uses these students in college and the years to come!       

From the desk of Brian Nelson, Academic Dean: Each year the MS/US faculty selects one of its own to recognize as the Teacher of the Year.  The selected teacher represents the embodiment of our school’s mission—excellence, rigor, care, and true faith.  In the past we have recognized exceptional professionals, and this year’s selection is an […]

Our Guard and Lady Guard Tennis teams competed in the Regional/District Tournament this week. The Kitt brothers took 3rd in Regional/District and are headed to the TAPPS State Tennis Tournament in Waco!  Go Guard!  Lindsey Wheeler and Autumn Lundy place 5th at Regional/District Tennis Tournament as well! Way to go team!      

Mr. Rick Gragg did a phenomenal job sharing his passion and testimony today in chapel this week. Mr. Gragg, a.k.a. Andrew & Daniel’s dad and Miss Janda’s husband, shared with both Middle and Upper school students how God saved him from a deadly diagnosis and has given him a new lease on life. Mr. Gragg […]

Today we remembered Maundy Thursday by serving others just as Christ served his disciples. As a 51AVÊÓƵ community we celebrate and remember the Last Supper Jesus had with his disciples on the night he was betrayed. Maundy Thursday specifically recalls how the son of God stooped to wash the feet of his disciples, and we remember […]

Tennis season is underway! Here are some photos of our tennis team.         

In chemistry we have been learning how substances like salt and sugar dissolve in water and how some substances won’t dissolve at all. Chemists have developed guidelines to be able to predict what types of compounds are soluble or not. Students put these guidelines to the test in the lab as they combined different solutions, […]

We hosted Resurrection Week at our Middle and Upper School during Holy Week. We worshiped daily as a school and learned more about Christ and how we can follow him. Deanda Brooks and her husband Tim lead worship for us while Keron Jackson taught the word daily. On Monday night we had a pancake supper […]