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Homecoming Week Details

October 17, 2014

This year’s homecoming week is PACKED!聽聽We have dress up days for both MS and US students as well as special after school activities for US students. 聽 Monday: Which Witch is Which? Dress for school: Twin Day for MS and US 7:00 鈥 8:30 pm: Dance lessons for high school in gym 8:30 鈥 9:30 […]

Looking at Cells Under the Microscope

October 17, 2014

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.

Medicine Man is Coming!

October 17, 2014

What is the funniest play ever written? Some experts will say Moliere’s “The Doctor in Spite of Himself.” Well, for the 16th Annual Dinner Theatre play we have chosen a play that is based on Moliere’s masterpiece. It’s called “The Medicine Man,” by David Grote. The play follows the misadventure of Samuel P. Sagamore, who […]

Rock Formations in 6th Grade

October 09, 2014

Sixth graders presented their rock formation projects in class today.聽 Each student was assigned a rock formation and had to research to find out what type of rock it was, how it formed and where it is located.聽 Students then had to made a travel brochure to entice others to visit their rock formation.聽 Some […]

Crushing Cans in 8th Grade

October 09, 2014

Eight grade physical science students crushed cans on Thursday to observe pressure changes and changes of state in matter.聽 In honor of playing Grace this week in football, Kade Carpenter wrote Grace Cougars on his can so we could 鈥渃rush鈥 Grace.聽 Experiments were also done to further illustrate air pressure by pouring water into a […]

Praise & Worship Chapel

October 07, 2014

This聽 week’s middle and upper school chapel programs featured worship led by Peter and Ashely Docherty, worship leaders at Cross Pointe Community Church in Tyler.聽 Click on this video clip to enjoy 30 seconds of chapel praise and worship.   [wpvideo 4NYi3wwv]

6th Spanish

October 07, 2014

Sixth grade Spanish students selected a project based on the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Many students chose to make a popular dish from the country while others made a craft. As a result of their research, we sampled many food items including mole and menudo from Mexico, churros from Spain, baked plaintains from El Salvador, […]

Greek Day in 6th Grade

October 03, 2014

The 6th grade class donned togas on Friday while participating in Greek Day. Students competed in track and field events similar to those of Ancient Greece. After the competition, the top three male and female finishers in each even received a miniature medal or trophy to commemorate their success. The 6th graders then performed short, […]

Exploring Oobleck

October 03, 2014

Is it a solid or is it a liquid?聽 8th graders were exploring oobleck. It 聽is a type of non-Newtonian fluid which is 聽strange and perplexing.聽 When a force is applied, the viscosity increases and any force you exert on it will make the fluid behave more like a solid than a liquid.聽 Students poked […]

8th Grade Humanities Visits Museum

October 03, 2014

Did you know that John Adams is the Father of the Navy and was also the attorney for the British at the Boston Massacre? Did you know that James Madison is the Father of the Constitution and James Monroe was an ambassador to France and Secretary of the War? Judy Bunn鈥檚 8th grade students visited […]

6th Science Studies Rock Cycle

October 02, 2014

Sixth graders did a rock cycle lab this week using different kinds of chocolate morsels to represent聽the various聽minerals in a rock.聽 First, students聽weathered their rocks and then layered them in a piece of foil.聽 They placed books on top to apply pressure like layering in the real world. 聽Students聽then examined their 鈥渟edimentary rock.鈥澛 Next, they […]

Cars, Computers, and Math

September 30, 2014

Jessica Mize taught real-life math to her 7th graders this week. The project involved showing 7th grade students how to create and work in Excel so that they could see first-hand the real numbers to leasing a car! Students chose their own car and compared it to a more economical choice Mrs. Mize offered. Questions […]