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8th Science Creates Problems in the American Freedom Museum

September 11, 2015

Mrs. Wallace brought her 8th grade science classes to the museum this week to put History Under The Microscope! Using the 5 steps in the Scientific Method they had learned in class, students combed the museum looking for a good question to explore. They came up with great problems to hypothesize! For example: Which weapon […]

Student Council Election Results

September 11, 2015

The votes are in and your voice has been heard! Here are the results for the 2015-2016 91èÏÈÉú Student Council: President – McCray Fletcher Vice President – Madison Hammer Social Chair – Morgan Moss Service Chair – Chase Moore Senior Class Representatives – Chipper Adams and Val Allen Junior Class Representatives – David Chambless […]

Lower School Announces Auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!

September 11, 2015

The play will be directed by Ila England with musical direction by Kevin Pierce. Third through fifth grade students will play the children roles and several of our 91èÏÈÉú teachers will play the adult roles. The play is based on the book, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson. It’s a heart warming […]

Writing Center Opens

September 10, 2015

The 91èÏÈÉú Humanities Department is proud to announce the opening of a Writing Center. The Center will be available during A blocks in Founder’s Hall, room 302.  The writing lab will provide assistance on any writing project the students have, including writing college application essays, composing essays for English class, or creating the written […]

What is the most important thing to a university on a student’s application?

September 10, 2015

From the desk of Kris Mathis, Academic Counselor: Our year at 91èÏÈÉú is just starting, but, believe it or not, the deadline for seniors to have their applications submitted to the colleges of their choice are right around the corner.  That being the case, this seems like an appropriate time to answer the most […]

Because Nice Matters

September 10, 2015

From the desk of Michelle Rozell, Upper School Principal: Several years ago when I was teaching middle school here at 91èÏÈÉú, a student brought me a present that to this day, still sits in my office.  I don’t even know if his mom or the young man even knew how much it would mean […]

Helping Boarding Students Apply to College

September 07, 2015

Kris Mathis, our new Boarding College Guidance Counselor, met with senior boarding students this week to talk about college readiness and the application process. Mr. Mathis will be working closely with these students to help them succeed in the college application process and make wise choices!

“O” is for Octopus

September 04, 2015

PreK Students got a special treat on Friday as they got to touch a real octopus! Students have been learning about the alphabet, and used their five senses to explore the octopus and to learn more about the letter “O” Students also had the opportunity to try different kinds of popcorn and chart their favorites […]

What It’s All About in the Middle

September 04, 2015

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: What it’s All About in the Middle What is The 91èÏÈÉú Middle School all about?  Well, a few weeks ago, as I stood in front of a host of new families to 91èÏÈÉú, I asked the group, “If you could go back to any point […]

Upper School Students Present Oral Essays

September 04, 2015

Mr. Brunson is new to our faculty and teaches our 9th, 10th, and 11th grade Pre-AP and AP humanities courses. Mr. Brunson’s classes are both text-based and student-led, meaning that classes are not only primarily discussion-based, but students also have regular speaking assignments. Essays are written in class by hand, but then students are also […]

Investigating Soil

September 04, 2015

Dual Credit Biology students applied the concepts of chemistry to a real life situation – soil analysis.  The students performed tests on several types of soil to determine the pH levels as well as the amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium present.  Knowing this information can help avid gardeners or people involved in agriculture industry […]

A Writing Journey in 2nd Grade

September 04, 2015

Second Grade’s bags are packed! They are about to embark on a journey through Writer’s Workshop where they will learn to become authors. Last week the children learned about the writing process and why authors write stories. Then, they were each given a suitcase to pack full of ideas they could write about. Watch for […]