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Middle School on the GO: Grades and Organization- What Matters and Why

February 19, 2016

On Wednesday and Thursday Coach Barrow and Mrs. Mize presented a seminar to every middle school student covering the topics of grades and organization. What does it mean to be a GO student? The middle school students learned what matters and why in terms of the skills and habits successful people incorporate and learn in […]

8th Grade Inventions

February 19, 2016

8th Humanities students recently stepped into the shoes of one of the American inventors of the 19th century.  After selecting an invention in a random drawing, students researched to find reasons and procedures followed for inventions such as the safety pin and mowing machine.   Each student then wrote and performed a monologue assuming the identity […]

Tape Sculptures in Middle School

February 12, 2016

Middle School students are taking on a unique and extensive art project. In an effort to make life-size sculptures, students are casting their own bodies with tape. Taking an arm or leg at a time, students create a cast by wrapping their arm with the sticky side out, then wrapping again with the sticky side […]

Rachel Wins at Science Fair

February 12, 2016

Rachel Berkley, 8th grade student, competed Thursday in the Tyler Junior College Science Fair. Her experiment on blood spatters placed first out of 8th grade physical science and she won the silver medal out of all grades. Rachel is a student in Jenny Wallace’s 8th grade science class. Several other 91èÏÈÉú eighth grade students […]

Orchestra Serves During Admissions Week

February 12, 2016

Members of the U.S. & MS Orchestras were on hand and prepared to perform for the various Admissions Week events and showcase our wonderful Fine Arts Orchestra program.  String ensembles provided background and dinner music for each of two Look & See events while eight different string small ensembles took turns providing music during the […]

Guard Middle School soccer teams enjoy strong seasons

February 10, 2016

91èÏÈÉú Middle School soccer made its mark this year. The BHMS boys finished as district champions with the girls finishing as district runner-up. Everything culminated in the TAPSAC Tournament last week. The Lady Guard first faced off against Tyler All Saints in the semifinals. Thanks to two goals from Caroline Welty and a goal from Katherine […]

Middle School Headmaster’s Honor Guard

February 05, 2016

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: It’s no easy task to make this wall at 91èÏÈÉú! Students must learn to manage quite a lot in order to make this elite group from juggling schedules between parents, sports, and special events. What am I referring to? We are talking about […]

QR Codes in 7th & 6th Grade Humanities

February 05, 2016

7th Grader’s in Mrs. Mattay’s class used QR codes to learn about the Civil War in class this week. Mrs. Figueroa also did this activity with her 6th graders to learn about Ancient Egypt. Students divided up into groups of two and visited different stations around the classroom. Armed with a clipboard, pen and paper, […]

6th Grade Reviews with Surface Tablets

February 05, 2016

6th graders dove right in to their review session in science class this week. Using Surface tablets and kahoot.it, students competed against one another in a challenging review game. Questions would show up on the screen and students would answer on their devices. Once the time ran out, students could see whether or not they […]

7th Grade Cell Project

February 05, 2016

7th grade students are studying cells in science class. In order to help students understand all the different parts of a cell and how each part enables the cell the function, students make their own cell model. This project gives students a hands-on experience and illustrates the complexity and beauty of animal cells!

Studying Cells Under the Microscope

February 05, 2016

7th grade students are comparing and contrasting animal and plant cells in science. As part of their study of cells, Coach Collins used microscopes in a lab this week so students could see the differences for themselves.

6th Grade Studies Point-of-View Poetry

February 04, 2016

6th grade students recently studied point-of-view and poetry. Students concluded their reading of “Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold” by creating I AM poems. Students wrote the poem from the perspective of Eric Liddell and incorporated the major themes and events discussed in this biographical novel. It was a great exercise to help students not only […]