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ACSI CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION 2016

March 31, 2016

ACSI hosts a creative writing competition every year. This year 8 schools participated with 53 entries. There are three divisions with four categories each. The divisions are: Elementary Division, Middle School Division, and High School Division. The categories are: Rhymed Verse Poetry, Free Verse Poetry, Essay and Short Story. The individual winning the highest score […]

Texas A&M Galveston Visits 91èÏÈÉú

March 30, 2016

Students welcomed Sarah Ann McKellar to 91èÏÈÉú this week as she shared information about Texas A&M Galveston. She shared facts about careers in the Maritime Industry, mentioning that the industry drives the world’s economy and that employment is available in Transportation, Engineering, and Business. Starting salaries for jobs in these areas range from $65,000-$80,000. […]

Child Safety & The Internet

March 30, 2016

From the Desk of Bobby Brasher, Dean of Students & Campus Safety: Keeping our children safe has become more challenging than in the past years.  The internet has changed the way we live in all areas.  Not all of these are good.  As Dean of Students and Campus Safety, I have seen firsthand the many […]

The Home Stretch- How to Finish the School Year Strong

March 30, 2016

From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Coordinator: It’s hard to believe that we are entering into the home stretch! This is by far one of the busiest, most exciting times of the school year. Much like the anticipation we feel entering into the holiday season, the exhilaration is mounting as we round the corner […]

“Feeln’ Groovy” Scholastic Book Fair at the Lower School

March 30, 2016

Visit the Lower School Book Fair April 4-8. We have several special events planned. Tuesday (4/5),  students may dress up in attire reminiscent of the 1960’s.  Parents are invited to join their child for “BLT”–Books, and Lunch Together on Tuesday and/or Wednesday and for those early risers, we will “Peace Out with Pastries” on Wednesday morning, […]

Life Cycles in Kindergarten

March 29, 2016

We are learning about life cycles in Kindergarten. Today we modeled being inside a chrysalis so that we could learn more about what it is like to go through the life cycle of a butterfly!

Easter Egg Hunt

March 24, 2016

In celebration of Easter, our PreK classes held an Easter egg hunt and a picnic! We also made resurrection eggs and learned more about the real reason we celebrate Easter: the resurrection of Jesus Christ! Check out all the fun we had with our families:                                        […]

Kindergarten Egg Drop

March 24, 2016

Kindergarten students experimented with physics during their egg drop extravaganza. Students created contraptions to protect an egg from a 10ft fall. Students created all kinds of inventions to keep an egg from breaking and we got to see it unfold together!

Exploring Acids & Bases in Chemistry

March 24, 2016

Did you know that many of the sour candies kids eat are made sour with citric acid? Or that soap is slippery because it’s basic? Students in Ms. Adams’ class will be studying acids and bases for the next few weeks. This week, they learned about these acid/base properties in class and then went to […]

Helping 7th Graders Understand the US Constitution

March 24, 2016

This week our 7th grade students completed their study of the civil war, an event that caused both the North and South to question details within the US Constitution in regards to sectionalism, states’ rights, slavery, and tariffs. To better understand the “fine print” of the US Constitution, students participated in a simulation about the […]

Building Mousetrap Cars

March 24, 2016

To learn about energy and motion, 8th grade students have begun their mousetrap car project! Students are building a mousetrap powered car and will test them soon to see how fast and how far they will go!   

Faith & Science

March 24, 2016

This week students in Mr. Bunger’s Chemistry class had a unique opportunity to explore the complexities and subtleties of the relationship between science and faith. It is one of the many examples of how our faculty weave the Christian worldview into everything that they do. “I was given an opportunity to evaluate a newly written curriculum […]