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Guard deliver big win over 5A Abilene Cooper at Catclaw Classic

December 17, 2015

ABILENE — Bryant Robinson came to play and brought his teammates along for the ride as the Guard closed out play in the CatClaw Classic by taking down Class 5A Abilene Cooper, 58-52 to win the Consolation Championship. The win gave 91èÏÈÉú a 7-5 record and coach Jacob Agnew said it was a great […]

Lady Guard finish strong at Franklin tournament

December 14, 2015

The Lady Guard posted victories over Moody (39-33) and Aggieland Homeschool (44-41) on Saturday in the final day of tournament play at the Franklin Tournament. 91èÏÈÉú also grabbed a 60-43 win over Rudder JV after being stopped 61-40 by Grapeland. Adding in Thursday’s losses and 91èÏÈÉú went 3-3 at the tournament as the […]

Final Speeches

December 11, 2015

Mrs. McHugh’s speech classes gave their final speech in class this week. Parents came, and all enjoyed refreshments while students delivered either a story or poem slam. There was no theme, but the slam had to be memorized and delivered in 2-3 minutes. Some shared a variety of funny speeches, including one in particular about […]

TMEA – All Region Orchestra

December 11, 2015

91èÏÈÉú Orchestra students preformed at the regional concert at Longview High School last weekend. Hannah Windsor, Minseo Kwak, Denise Tan, Christie Kim, James Shipp & Alex Ellis all represented 91èÏÈÉú extremely well at the event! Some Middle School students also joined in the 2015 TMEA All-Region Orchestra: Colm Conneen, KaNeccia Barnes, Cole Fitzgerald, Hayden Gardner […]

Viking Ships in 10th Grade

December 11, 2015

Sophomores have been studying Beowulf in humanities. As part of their study, students did a special study on Vikings. The eighth century saw great success for the Vikings in campaigns and raids, largely due to their innovative ships and ability to navigate them over the whale-road and up rivers. Much war-sweat was spilt as a consequence […]

JV Choir Sings for Others

December 11, 2015

The JV Choir spent their last class time at the home of Mrs. Shirley Smith, mother of Mrs. Ginger Bell singing Christmas carols. Mrs. Smith has been a longtime supporter of  the arts at 91èÏÈÉú. Our choir room was even dedicated in honor of her and her husband  Mr. Fritz Smith. The class sang […]

Rotation Lab

December 11, 2015

Ms. Adams’ chemistry students finished the semester learning about different types of chemical reactions and how to balance chemical equations. In lab, students saw examples of five different types of reactions and observed indications that chemical reactions were taking place. Parents, if you hear an unfamiliar barking in your kitchen, your student may be decomposing […]

Congressional Art Competition

December 10, 2015

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the […]

Students from Queensland visit 91èÏÈÉú

December 10, 2015

Forty-Five high school students from John Paul College High School in Brisbane, Queensland, visited 91èÏÈÉú this week. Students began their time with us by touring the American Freedom Museum. They were very interested in gaining more knowledge and hearing about the historical journey of their longtime friend and ally, the United States. They toured […]

Reality Fair

December 10, 2015

As part of our continuing efforts to prepare seniors for college and beyond, 91èÏÈÉú partnered recently with Kelly Community Federal Credit Union to sponsor a “Reality Fair” for our 91èÏÈÉú seniors, which is a financial literacy program designed to familiarize students with personal money management skills. Seniors first met with Mrs. Michelle Small, […]

Christmas at the Boarding Houses

December 10, 2015

This past weekend Mrs. Albea and our girls decorated the Christmas tree at the boarding house! Students hung ornaments and even created their own at our station. We listened to Christmas music, and got into the holiday spirit. Later in the week, we had a Christmas party. Students competed against one another to build the […]

Christmas at The Brook

December 10, 2015

On Monday night our choir and orchestra students pulled out all the stops for our annual Christmas at The Brook. Students performed Christmas pieces as well as other sacred music they have been working on this semester. It was truly a beautiful evening full of enchanting music!