Born in Virginia, Sam Houston became a lawyer, congressman and senator in Tennessee. After moving to Texas in 1832, he joined the growing conflict between U.S. settlers and the Mexican government and became commander of the local army. On April 21, 1836, Houston and his men defeated Mexican General Antonio L贸pez de Santa Anna at […]
On Wednesday, after school, Middle School students competed in our annual Spelling Bee! The top five finishers in the Spelling Bee were: Ruby Timmons(5th place), Alexandra Koenig (4th) Rachel Berkeley (3rd), Riley Hill (2nd), Katelynn Henics (1st). Congratulate these students for their skill in spelling!
Plate tectonics is easier to understand if you build cities on top of Playdoh and place it on wooden boards. When students do this, they can observe the different kinds of plate movements and record the damage. After studying about divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries, 6th graders did just that in science lab. Most […]
Visit the Scholastic Book Fair. We have middle school aged titles that you are sure to enjoy! Check out the books. Come shop with us after school, November 17-20.聽 Shop Monday from 8:00-5:00, Tuesday from 8:00-6:00, Wednesday 8:00-4:00 (closed during chapel), and Thursday 8:00-4:00 .
Students from Jordan Roquemore鈥� s 6th Grade Humanities classes participated in 鈥淭he Power of One鈥� lab in the Museum last week. The students focused on four American leaders (General George Washington, President Gerald Ford, Sgt. Alvin York and Second Lt. John J. De Angelis) who would not compromise their faith to accomplish a goal, and […]
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Parents of 8th, 9th, and 10th graders met for 鈥淐ollege, Coffee, and Conversation鈥� this week as they discussed the college application process and how to advise their students to be preparing now for what will be coming later. Knowing now 聽that colleges will require an 聽application, test […]
Mrs. Mize鈥檚 math classes visited the computer lab on Monday to integrate and apply technology with fractions. The students just finished a unit on factors and fractions and to wrap up the chapter, students were paired with a partner and instructed to conduct a survey of 30 people and track the results then display the […]
91猫先生 Athletic Director Wally Dawkins presents Athletic Department Administrative Assistant Marla Clements with a birthday cake on Friday to celebrate the occasion. Marla Clements has worked at 91猫先生 for 16 years, has three children who are 91猫先生, alumni,and also serves as the school nurse. “Marla is the backbone of our Athletic Department […]
On Friday Mrs. Mize鈥檚 Math 7 class brought different food and drink items for a fraction food party! The students each brought an item that could be divided up then made up their own word problem to represent a fraction of the amount they brought. The class even learned how to look at the nutrition […]
Sixth graders used a landform model and colored water to make contour maps.聽 As they covered the landform with water in one centimeter increments, they drew a picture on the lid of the model.聽 It was then easy to see how the contour lines became closer together as the elevation increased.聽 Then, students drew their […]
As part of 8th graders studying chemical reactions, students were challenged to make their own glass cleaners, including testing them and marketing them like a real world glass cleaner company.聽 They started with three formulas which they tested and chose a winner to be their glass cleaner.聽 They gave the product a name, a slogan […]
In honor of Veterans Day this week, we celebrated those who have served in our nation’s military in Chapel. Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, Korea, and others joined our middle and upper school students for a ceremony in honor of their service and sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today. We also remembered those who are […]