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Calling all Middle School Students!

November 14, 2014

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.  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 .

Raining in the Science Lab!

November 14, 2014

Mrs. Dahn’s first graders learned how to make rain in the science lab with Mrs. Brindley. How do you make rain? Just ask a first grader!

Kindergarten Makes Gifts for Grandparents Day

November 14, 2014

Spoiler Alert: if you are a grandparent of a kindergartner, you may not want to read this. Students in Mrs. Haugh’s kindergarten class, with the help of some awesome moms, made presents for their grandparents who are coming to visit school next week! It is guaranteed to be a sweet, individualized gift they will cherish!

6th Humanities Visits Museum

November 14, 2014

Students from Jordan Roquemore’ s 6th Grade Humanities classes participated in “The Power of One” 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 […]

College Kick-Off & College Fair

November 13, 2014

Juniors and their parents gathered Monday night for the “College Kick Off Event” at Brook Hill enjoying pizza, fellowship, and being inundated with information. Representatives from Tyler Junior College and Jacksonville College were in attendance to talk about Dual Credit opportunities and to stress enrollment requirements and the application process  and Stephen F. Austin spoke […]

College, Coffee and Conversation

November 13, 2014

From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Parents of 8th, 9th, and 10th graders met for “College, Coffee, and Conversation” 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  that colleges will require an  application, test […]

Living Stress Free Your Senior Year

November 13, 2014

Seniors (and teachers) know how to be stress free! For seniors, completing and submitting a college application way ahead of the deadline and for teachers, writing recommendations and getting them uploaded into Naviance gives them closure and puts a smile on their faces.  Recently, students and teachers brought their smiles to  the Academic Office and […]

Keeping the Faith in College

November 13, 2014

Dr. Mark Jones, leader of the Baptist Student Ministry on the campus of TJC and chaplain of our football team, was a guest speaker in Senior Seminar this week talking to seniors about keeping their faith strong when they go to college. His inspiring presentation reminded students that they must continue to fan the flame […]

Speech Helps Forecast Weather on KLTV

November 12, 2014

Students in Mrs. Eden’s Speech class helped Cedric Haynes from KLTV give the weather forecast during class on Wednesday! What an awesome opportunity! Here are some photos:

Thanking our Soldiers

November 12, 2014

Fourth grade students participated in a program called Operation Gratitude. This program sends care packages to deployed and wounded soldiers. After watching a video explaining the origination and meaning of Veteran’s Day, the students wrote letters to the soldiers to be included in the care packages. The letters were very meaningful. One student commented that […]

Determining the Mass Ratio of Elements in a Compound

November 10, 2014

In Mr. Bunger’s Chemistry class students are learning about how to write formulas for chemical compounds and how to determine what the correct formula should be. In conjunction with that students performed a laboratory experiment much like the early chemists did in order to collect data and determine the mass ratio of elements in a compound. […]

Technology and Fractions in Mrs. Mize’s Math Class

November 10, 2014

Mrs. Mize’s 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 […]