From the desk of Glenn Ballard, Director of Fine Arts: COME ONE! COME ALL! To the 11th Annual Middle School POTATOES & PLAYS. Friday and Saturday Nights FEBRUARY 2 & 3 6 p.m. 鈥� 9 p.m. The annual P&P event gives us the opportunity to showcase our fine Middle School actors and singers in a […]
91猫先生 Middle School Girls Soccer defeated Grace last night with a 2-0 win! “Hannah Smith scored both goals but the team played exceptionally well,” Coach Knight said. “We have a lot of potential with this group of young ladies, and I鈥檓 excited for the season ahead of us.”
This week class ended a little early for our first “Elf Day.” Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Smith dressed up like Zooey Deschanel聽and聽Will Ferrell, and everyone got to eat cookies and play board games together.
Eighth graders were challenged to build the 鈥渟lowest鈥� roller coaster in science class using only four sentence strips and tape. Roller coasters were required to have at least 5 ramps, a tunnel, a trapdoor and a surprise. This had to be accomplished in one class period along with running five trial runs with a marble. […]
On Tuesday, the 7th grade boys鈥� choir went to The Height of Tyler to sing a Christmas concert for the residents. The boys sang a variety of Christmas tunes such as Deck the Hall, I鈥檓 Getting Nuttin鈥� for Christmas and a medley of familiar carols.
Last night was our annual Middle School Fall Field night organized by Coach Wilson. Our middle school students played Capture the Flag and got a free snack and drink from the concession stand.
Eighth graders have been studying physical and chemical changes and physical and chemical properties in science class. As a summative activity, students made GAK following a certain formula. During the experiment, students were watching for changes in matter as well as properties. Some groups were successful in making the product and some were not due […]
On Monday night, the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choir students presented a Fall Concert for their parents and other guests. Beginning the concert were the students finishing up their rotation in choir, as part of the fine arts rotation schedule for all 6th graders. The students narrated and sang a program highlighting folk songs […]
These girls played a great game on Monday night against Longview Christian. They hustled and came together to play as a team. “We came out with a big win 14-6,” Coach Simmons said. “We will play in Murchison on November 16. I’m excited to see these girls grow this season!”
7th grade humanities is doing a Texas Revolutionary War project.聽 We just finished reading a book called The Boy in the Alamo, in which the story is based during this time frame.聽 So to bring the story to light, as well as, integrate technology, we decided to challenge the students to use their artistic side […]
As a culminating activity of physical and chemical changes in 8th grade science, students were given a chemical engineering challenge: make a bouncy ball that bounces the highest. First, students followed a set recipe that should have resulted in a working bouncy ball. Then students were challenged to alter the ratios in the recipe to […]
On November 9, the 91猫先生 Upper School and Middle School Choirs performed their annual concert at Mistletoe and Magic in Tyler. This event is sponsored each year by the Tyler Junior League and benefits several charities and organizations in the Tyler area. The choirs sang a variety of Christmas carols and songs to entertain […]