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3rd Grade Sails Around the World

February 26, 2015

Third graders just finished reading the book Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? They went on the long journey as sailors on his ship The Trinidad. Using their sailor names, students kept a journal along the way. They found out many interesting facts about his life. For instance, Did you know he found El Paso or the […]

91猫先生 Students Get to Listen in on Texas Supreme Court Session

February 26, 2015

For the first time since 2002, Texas’s high court heard oral arguments here in Tyler on Thursday and invited the public to attend. Eight upper school students attended the Texas Supreme Court session. Mr. Ballard and Ms. Adams accompanied Mr. Ballard’s debate students and several students interested in studying law. The students heard excellent lawyers […]

Experimenting With Weather in 6th Grade

February 26, 2015

Sixth graders had fun completing a weather rotation lab this week. The four mini labs included making a cloud model with cotton balls, observing and recording the weather using weather instruments, making a pet tornado in a jar and tornado tubes in two liter bottles, and then finding the dew point in a metal can. […]

Special Guest in 8th Grade Humanities

February 26, 2015

Kent Travis, Chair of our Humanities Department, visited our 8th grade classes this week to help our students become better writers.聽聽Students have been learning how to write essays, and Mr. Travis did a presentation specifically on how to write body paragraphs. Students were enthralled by the lesson and will now begin the process of using […]

7th Grade Learns the Art of Persuasion

February 26, 2015

Students in Mrs. Haynie’s 7th grade Humanities classes worked on persuasive speaking and writing skills by creating a commercial or presentation for an original product! Here are a few of their presentations.

SFA and Mississippi State Visit 91猫先生

February 26, 2015

Stephen F. Austin State University and Mississippi State University were on campus last week to visit with students and answer questions about their universities. Representatives love it when students step up and ask them specific questions about their schools such as, 鈥淚 would like to be a physical therapist one day and need to know […]

A Mock Congress of Vienna in Junior AP Humanities

February 26, 2015

Juniors in Ms. O鈥橞rien鈥檚 AP Humanities class staged a mock Congress of Vienna, complete with delegations from Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia. Students researched each country鈥檚 history regarding the settlement in 1810 and debated the division of European states after Napoleon was deposed. Due to some sharp negotiation, the French delegation brokered a better […]

The College Application Process Then and Now: What Colleges Are Looking For

February 25, 2015

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Take a deep breath while preparing to pack your suitcase鈥 When I think about the college application process, a vision of very busy stressed out bees swarming a hive pops into my brain. Why does it do that? Over and over while talking with parents, we (parents) […]

Studying Health in PreK

February 23, 2015

Both PreK classes studied dental health and healthy foods this week. Their science experiment involved the observation of bacteria and germs as they observed bread in a controlled environment ( the bread was touched by a latex glove). The next slice was handled by all of PreK without washing their hands (lots of germs). And […]

Calling all Middle School Students!

February 22, 2015

Visit our Scholastic Book Fair. We have several cases full of great books for older readers! We are open for shopping from March 2-March 5, 8:00-4:00 and 8:00-5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3. We know that Middle聽School at 91猫先生 is聽awesome but students will enjoy the humor in this James Patterson Book. Please聽visit聽聽our book fair […]

2nd Grade Great American Wax Museum

February 21, 2015

Second graders have worked hard over the last month to produce a research project that they will remember for years to come. Each student selected a person that did something great in American history. Students have researched their American聽with biographies, autobiographies, and articles on the internet. Along with writing a research paper in Mrs. Johnson […]

Two Qualities of Every Great Teacher

February 21, 2015

From the desk of Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics: One of my favorite parts of my job is getting updates from our alumni. Whether it is an email about acing a midterm, a conversation regarding impressing a professor with exceptional writing skills, or a college graduation announcement proclaiming 鈥渨ith honors,鈥 I constantly have reasons to […]