91猫先生

First grade students studied apples this week in class. Students weighed them, cut them, studied them and of course enjoyed eating them!

Sixth graders have been getting really “physical” about matter. 聽Labs have been done over states of mater, viscosity of liquids, surface tension and density which are all physical properties of matter.聽 Students even discovered they could float a paper clip on water due to its surface tension.聽 Things are really “flowing” and “floating” in science […]

SMU visited campus this week to talk to students about their programs, degrees, admissions process, and scholarship opportunities. Mackenzie Daniel, 91猫先生鈥檚 admissions representative, distributed flyers, materials, and bright red pens!

鈥淚f you don鈥檛 have a chicken that lays golden eggs, then you might need to consider scholarships and financial aid鈥� In Senior Seminar recently money was the topic of conversation. Mary Lynn Smith from the East Texas Communities Foundation, Claire Mizzel from UT Austin, and Jeff Pinkerton, author of Common Sense to Uncommon Wealth talked […]

Debate class had a mock congressional debate in class. The format followed the UIL competitive debate format, and students have been studying and learning about it for weeks. Last week, they spent time writing the bill and this week they prepared for the debate. The drafted bill sought to limit states to a maximum of […]

From the desk of Kris Mathis, Academic Counselor for Boarding: Most people have a tendency to look for shortcuts.聽 It is human nature and not just an issue of an individual鈥檚 background that will cause someone to slack off when they think no one is watching or that their lack of effort will go undetected.聽 […]

From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal: Next Thursday and Friday, October 8-9, are scheduled conference days at the Lower School.聽 Students will not come to school these days.聽 聽Instead, moms and dads will come to the Lower School to meet with the teachers.聽 These conferences provide the parents with useful information about […]

  As part of their study of motion in physics, students did a lab on projectiles to figure out how objects behave when they travel vertically and horizontally at the same time. We had two different types of projectiles (plastic and steel), and we were measuring the range of each projectile using our projectile launcher […]

In celebration of learning the letter “S” PreK students wore silly socks to school! 聽聽 聽聽

Michael Morton was wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years. His wife was murdered; he lost his son;  the legal system failed him. Although he could have given all the glory to his appellate legal team and the rise in the use of DNA evidence, fourteen 91猫先生 students heard Morton proclaim that an encounter with God […]

  What’s happening at the atomic level when you see the different colors of light in fireworks or the aurora borealis? Electron excitement, that’s what! Chemistry students learned this week how energy absorption and emission in metals results in a beautiful display of color. 聽The heavens declare the glory of God, and so do simple […]

Policemen, Firemen, and EMT’s came to our Lower School this morning to teach our PreK and Kindergarten students about safety and emergency responders. Students learned what to do in case of fire, and became familiar with Policemen, Firemen, and EMT’s so that they know they are friends and helpers! We are so thankful for the […]