After a successful weekend for the middle school one act play and musical, the 7th and 8th grade choir and drama students celebrated during one of their class times. While enjoying their snacks, the students discussed their feeling about how they did and what the experience was like. For several, it was their first time […]
This week our Junior class traveled to potential colleges, met with alumni and bonded as a class.
Fifth graders spend a good deal of time learning about the colonial period of American history. To end their study, the classes toured a 91猫先生 version of Colonial Williamsburg. Students played a game at the tavern, ordered a new pair of shoes at the cobbler鈥檚 shop, went to church, voted in the Governor鈥檚 Palace […]
Students in Mrs. Brown鈥檚 3rd grade class have enjoyed making Valentine cards for senior citizens this week. They will be delivered today to KGLY along with cards from Mrs. Attebery and Mrs. Dahn鈥檚 classes. Celebrities from KGLY will hand deliver the Valentines on Valentine鈥檚 Day.
Students in Mrs. Brown鈥檚 class had a surprise challenge this morning when they were given a puzzle using multiplication problems to solve. The puzzle eventually created a heart. They were so excited when they completed the puzzles and proud that they have worked very hard to know their multiplication tables!
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Ms. Hayes, our Middle School Principal, recently kicked off a great, new Club Block for our Middle School students. One of those new clubs, The International Club, is headed up by Mrs. White and Mrs. Fitzgerald. Just this past week ten Middle School students learned […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q: Which president was a tailor in his early working life? A: Andrew Johnson. No president has ever risen from such meager beginnings as Andrew Johnson. Born in North Carolina to a landless laborer and a washerwoman, Johnson lived in extreme poverty and never spent a day […]
Mrs. Williams’s class went to the American Freedom Museum this week to do research on their Texas history projects. They are making a brochure on people who immigrated to Texas in the 1800s and the history around that time.
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: I was in my office working on the Res Life Strategic Plan when I heard one of our students exclaiming, 鈥淥h my gosh! This is crazy! I got in! I can鈥檛 believe I got in!鈥� I stepped out to see what the excitement was about […]
Our Middle School students have been busy with science fair projects.聽Students journals were submitted two weeks ago for judging and project boards were taken yesterday and students projects were judged and they had to talk to actual judges. Results are on February 23. Projects included: Musical Memory- Quinn Brown and Jivan Borland Gluten Free VS […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Q:聽Who is the only president to have served only one month in office? A:聽William Henry Harrison. Harrison was sixty-eight years old when he took office. You would think that he would have listened to his mother, who most likely told him once if she told him a […]
From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Director: In an effort to provide our students with continued opportunities for growth, connection and resources, the Academic Center for Excellence continues to build the A-Team Peer Tutoring Program. The A-Team is made-up of both day and boarding students that make themselves available during Middle School study halls […]