BB 04-11-25

BRADFORD BULLETIN

VOLUME XVII, ISSUE 36

APR 11, 2025

 

FROM THE OFFICE

FOR ALL: 

 

BURLINGTON WRITER’S CLUB:  All schools in Alamance County are invited to submit student fiction and poetry.  A panel of judges reads each one and then determines the top 4 in each category.  Congratulations Bradford students!  We had 10 receive an award!  The awards ceremony will be on Sunday, April 27th at 2:30 pm at ACC Auditorium.  The first place winners will get to read their story or poem.  

Elementary: Poetry

  • 1st place  – Kase VanDeventer (3rd grade)
  • 3rd place – Jack Goodnight (3rd grade)

Elementary: Fiction

  • 1st place – Aiden Caceres  (4th grade)
  • 3rd place – Maddie Drane  (4th grade)

Middle school: Fiction

  • 3rd place  – Asher VanFarowe (7th grade)
  • Honorable Mention – Nora Palmer (6th grade)

High school: Poetry

  • 2nd place – Anna Kornienko (10th grade)
  • Honorable Mention – Joy Yael Williams (10th grade)

High school: Fiction

  • 2nd place  – Hannah Ferencik (12th grade)
  • 3rd place – Rachel Rosenberg (12th grade)
  • Honorable Mention – Daisy Thrasher (12th grade)
  • IMMUNIZATIONS:  REQUIREMENT – All students in rising Kindergarten, 7th grade and 12th grade are required to receive and submit updated immunizations.  These must be on file with the school prior to the first day of the 25/26 school year.  Please schedule appointments and submit the records via TADS.  
  • Spring Soccer Club:  4th – 5th graders are invited to train and play on Wednesday afternoons.
    • Offered by Coach Karissa Hicks and Coach Nathaniel Johnston (nathanieljohnston@bradfordacademy.org)
    • Registration Link
    • 4th grade parents will need to provide transportation from lower campus
LOWER SCHOOL- IMPORTANT NOTES:
  • SPECIAL EVENT:  Thurs, 4/24, 6:30pm – Bradford Night 2.0 – 3rd and 4th graders are working hard to showcase for you all of the things they have been learning this year!  It will be an exciting evening and we hope you will join us.
  • 4th Graders:  Band Mtg on Tues, 5/20 at 5:45 pm – Please reply to the survey Mrs. Mitchell sent this week.  
HOT LUNCH on Thursdays: 
  • The weekly menu locks at midnight on Sunday night – so be sure to place your orders and check out in time. Once your account is set up, it should be easy for the rest of the year! ORDER HERE  
FROM MRS. MITCHELL:  

Though Christmas gets much more attention in American culture, Easter or Resurrection Day is the most important holiday in the Christian church calendar.  If you have never been to an Easter celebration service (on April 20th this year) we encourage you to reach out to your child’s teacher or friends’ parents to see what churches they attend and when services are held.  Students currently learning the hymn Christ the Lord is Risen Today, which outlines the beautiful plan of Christ’s redemption of our souls.  It is a joyous celebration of the truth of the gospel and it brings joy to all who hear it when they sing.

NEXT WEEK:
  • Tues, 4/15:  
    • Final day to RENEW NCOS
    • 10th grade: CLT10
    • 4:00 – Varsity Girls soccer AWAY at Haw River Christian
  • Wed, 4/16:
    • Spring Soccer Club:  4th – 5th graders 
  • Thurs, 4/17:  
    • 3:30 – HOME – Varsity Girls game at MACC – Come and cheer them on!
    • 4:00 pm – AWAY – Varsity Boys tennis
  • Fri, 4/18:  Good Friday – no school
UPCOMING:
  • Mon, 4/21:  Easter Monday – no school
  • Thurs, 4/24:  
    • TK:  Dress up day!  See details in TK notes below
    • NEW Art Field Trip to Reynolda House 11/12th Elective
    • 3rd – 4th, Bradford Night 2.0, 6:30 pm
  • Tues, 4/29: Varsity Girls Soccer HOME game vs Cristo Rey Research (MACC, 3:30pm) = Senior Night
  • Thurs, 5/1:  
    • 8:00 Coffee and Conversation with Mr. Johnston
    • NEW  –  11:30AM – National Day of Prayer Service at Mebane Presbyterian Church
    • Varsity Girls Soccer Conference Tournament semi-final
  • Fri, 5/2:  Teacher Appreciation Day
    • Varsity Girls Soccer Conference Tournament championship game
  • Mon, 5/5:
    • 3rd -5th, and 7th grade CLT – standardized testing
  • Tues, 5/6:
    • 3rd – 6th grade CLT – standardized testing
    • 8th grade CLT – standardized testing
  • Thurs, 5/8:  Bradford Games (for upper school students)
  • Fri, 5/9:  Teacher workday
  • NEW Fri, 5/16: Career Afternoon. 12:30-2:30 PM 
  • NEW  Tues, 5/20:  
    • 5:45 – Band meeting for Rising 5th grade students – lower school auditorium
    • 7:00 – Sports Award Ceremony – lower school pavilion
  • Thurs, 5/22:  
    • TK last day of school
    • Spring Fine Arts Program:  Upper school
  • Mon, 5/26:  Memorial Day – no school
  • Wed, 5/28:
    • K – 4th grades:  Verse Bee – times TBA
    • 11th – 12th grades:  Gala at the White House on Washington
  • Thurs, 5/29:
    • 10:00 – Baccalaureate (upper school)
  • Fri, 5/30:  Last day of school!
    • Kindergarten certificate ceremony
    • All students dismissed at 12:00 pm
    • Graduation, 7pm

FROM THE TEACHER’S DESK

 

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

 

Transitional Kindergarten (Mrs. Grubb and Mrs. Weber)

       It was a bug filled week in TK this week! TK students had fun hunting for bugs outside, making bug fossils, counting and coloring bugs. We also read several bug themed books. It was a great week! As another way to prepare for kindergarten, we challenged students to tuck their shirts in after using the restroom. This skill is something we will work on for the remainder of the year. In math, students learned to order and measure items, create ABC patterns, and were introduced to nickels. The students were taught a 5’s song to help them remember how to count by 5’s. Students practiced writing letters l, t, and h this week. A few of our centers included: copying designs onto a geoboard, listening to a story and answering questions, building compound words, as well as putting word parts together and sounding out the words. We read in the Bible this week about The Garden of Gethsemane and talked about the events that took place prior to Jesus’s death. 

   Next week our focus is on Easter. We will read about Jesus’s death and resurrection. We also have another kitchen activity to tie in with Easter. We will be making resurrection rolls to help us tell the story of Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection. In the coming weeks, we will have community helper week and teddy bear week so stay tuned for details regarding these fun weeks. During community helper week students may dress as something he/she would like to be when they grow up. They may wear this to school on Thursday, April 24th. We are looking for parents who may be willing to come in and speak about their job. Please reach out if you are interested and willing to come and share with the TK students and I will send more details. It would be fantastic if you have a uniform you can wear and/or have tangible items the students can see. There will not be show & tell next week due to Easter activities. We are getting closer to the end of the school year. As a reminder, please save the date of Thursday, May 22nd as our last day of TK. I will send out more details regarding the end of year celebration in the coming weeks. 

 

Lower School P.E. (Mrs. Bennington)

K – 4th
  •  Students did a great job this week working on various Tag Games, Relay Races,  and Kickball drills/ skills.

                   Lower School Music (Mrs. Bennington)

K-4th 
  • Students did a great job this week reviewing Verses 1-3 of , “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today”. Students worked a lot on verse 3 and started verse 4. Third and fourth grade students also worked on pieces for their Bradford Night on April 24, 2025. 

 

Kindergarten (Mrs. Rivera and Miss Burdeshaw)

This Week
  • Our kindergarten scholars had yet another great week of the fourth quarter! In math, we learned how to add ten to a number, how to compare and order numbers, how to count by 10s from a single-digit number, and how to draw a picture to solve a problem. In phonics, we reviewed the reader “Dan of the Den,” and introduced a new ten word spelling list. In history, we continued our discussion on the Protestant Reformation and its important figures, specifically Martin Luther. In art, we reviewed some fun facts about our artist of the quarter, Mary Cassatt. We also showed the students some famous art pieces from the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. In science, we continued our section on the human body. We learned about the circulatory system, which features the heart and how our blood is pumped throughout our bodies. 
Memory Work:   
  •  Matthew 6:9-13 and review for the upcoming Bible Bee

1st Grade (Mrs. Cantaffa & Mrs. Smith)

This Week
  • This week in first grade, we continued building our math skills by practicing subtraction facts with 0, 1, and 2. We also learned how to measure and draw line segments, worked on adding two-digit numbers with sums greater than 100, and represented numbers using base ten blocks. It’s such a joy to watch our students grow in their confidence and perseverance—reminding us of Proverbs 1:5, “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.” In reading and writing, we’ve been exploring the book Moon Mission, which has inspired our class as we begin learning how to write both autobiographies and biographies. Students are learning how to tell real-life stories in thoughtful, organized ways, reflecting on the importance of each person’s unique journey—just as Psalm 139:14 reminds us, “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” In history, we finished The Matchlock Gun and have begun learning about the remarkable life of Benjamin Franklin. His curiosity, inventiveness, and service to others are a great example of using God-given gifts for the good of our communities. As we read about the past, we are reminded of God’s faithfulness through every generation. In art, students used their creativity and observation skills to draw beautiful calla lilies. Through each stroke of the pencil, they are learning to appreciate God’s creation and express beauty in a way that reflects the creativity of our Creator. As Exodus 35:35 says, “He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers… and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.” We are so thankful for the work God is doing in and through our class. Each day is a gift, and we continue to pray that our students grow not just in knowledge, but in wisdom and love for the Lord.

 

 

2nd Grade (Mrs. Hedgecock & Mrs. Eng)

This Week
  •  The final quarter has gotten off to a great start in second grade as the students continue to lay a solid foundation for future academic success.  They can see their progress and now appreciate all their hard work and understand how the small details all add up to a lot of knowledge.  In Bible memorization we are back to Hebrews 11 and will finish that chapter the last few weeks of school.  From time to time have your child quote all of Hebrews 11 to you – just be sure you have plenty of time to listen as it is a long passage.  In verses 30 and 31 this week we learned about the amazing way God led the Israelites to conquer Jericho.  As they complete their paragraphs on the Signs of Spring it is a delight to watch as the students appreciate God’s creation this time of year as everything comes to life.  In math we have worked to make sums of 100 and then the students “purchased” items and received change from their dollar.  Learning to make nouns possessive has been a bit of a challenge, but the students are able to complete worksheets with this skill and are progressing in using this information in their own writing.  We appreciate all the help you give your child on their nightly homework and pray it is a blessing for you to see their progress.  

 

3rd Grade (Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Meredith)

This Week
  • We discussed a terrible time in early church history during the first widespread persecution of Christians in Rome by Nero Claudius Caesar. Nero, who began his rule at the age of sixteen, murdered his way to the imperial throne. His reign was marked by extravagance, debauchery, and terror. In 64 A.D., a fire broke out lasting over a week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. Rumors quickly spread that Nero himself had ordered the fires. To put a stop to these rumors, Nero seized the opportunity to blame the followers of Jesus for this crime. Nero devised and unleashed extreme methods of torture and death upon the Christians. All of Rome felt pity for the Christians due to Nero’s extreme methods of torture upon those who were seemingly blameless. Thus, public opinion soon turned against Nero and many were converted. Persecution could not contain the church, but rather helped it grow! In math, we learned how to calculate elapsed time, which is important because it’s a fundamental life skill used for planning, scheduling, and understanding durations of events and activities. In science, we labeled the parts of an atom and learned the first eight elements of the Periodic Table. Lastly, we went on our long-awaited field trip to the Morehead Planetarium. Students enjoyed their visit, which gave them a better understanding of the sun, moon, and stars, which were intricately designed and set into place by our Creator!
Upcoming
  • Bradford Night – 4/24

4th Grade (Mrs. McDorman and Mrs. Rankin) 

This Week
  • This week in fourth grade, we took time to read and study the life and legacy of Martin Luther. After completing our history worksheets, students engaged with a piece of historical fiction based on Luther’s life. This narrative approach helped students connect more personally with God’s work through Luther and better understand the events that led to the Protestant Reformation. In math, we began exploring decimals—how they relate to one another and to their fractional counterparts. Students are building a strong foundation in number sense as they learn to recognize the connections between different representations of value. In Latin, we introduced the third conjugation. Though initially intimidating, students quickly realized that with a solid understanding of the first two conjugations, the third is far less daunting than it seems. Science brought hands-on excitement as we used pH test strips to determine the acidity or alkalinity of various substances. Students recorded their hypotheses and documented their final results, practicing the scientific method through observation and analysis. Our Scripture memory verse this week was a gentle yet powerful reminder of God’s faithfulness. Each day during class, I call out, “God’s mercies are new…” and the students respond enthusiastically, “EVERY MORNING!” I then say, “Great is His…” and they respond, “FAITHFULNESS.” This daily exchange reminds us that God’s truth surrounds us—His mercy and faithfulness are ever-present. May we never take that for granted, but instead respond with grateful hearts.
Upcoming:  
  • 4/22 Science: Element Projects Due
  • 4/24 Bradford Night

LOGIC SCHOOL

 

Mrs. Bennington

5th-10th Band

 

  • Students had a great week working on pieces for the spring concert. It has been exciting to see the growth in all of these students. Introductory Band students need to turn in their practice records this coming Tuesday, April 15th.  All Band students should be practicing their concert music at home. 

Mrs. Johnston

5th – 8th Chorus, Bradford Chorale
  • 5th Chorus – We spent time slowing down and working on accuracy. We found that it was much easier to speed things up to the proper tempo once slow practice had solidified the part. This is a practice that should carry over into personal practice time.
  • 8th Chorus – We focused on independence of parts and taking ownership of our own part. In some cases, every part takes some form of the “melody” line, and we worked hard on sticking to our part and not being derailed by the parts going on around us. A piece by Mendelssohn was especially challenging this week but we made great progress!
  • Bradford Chorale – Chorale finished reading I Will Lift My Eyes and made some lovely harmonies. The piece is pulling together well! We moved to accuracy of notes in Daniel as well as getting in the “groove” of the song.

    All Choirs had a great rehearsal on Wednesday after school – many thanks to those able to make it. We will be rehearsing again after school next week Wednesday (4/16) from 3PM to 4PM.

5th Grade (Mrs. LaTour and Miss Johnston) 

This Week
  •  5th grade had an amazing week! We tested on our 12th chapter of math and are moving into dividing decimals! We learned more about the father of our country, George Washington, this week, and other founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson, whose home we will be visiting in just 2 weeks! We also enjoyed listening to many of our seniors give their theses this week! We finished up Johnny Tremain and began Treasure Island this week! This is our last book of the year, and we are looking forward to slowing down and taking our time with the story this quarter. 
Memory Work:  
  • 1 Samuel 2:5-6

6th Grade (Miss Stevenson)

6th Reading and Literature
  • We finished reading The Hiding Place this week and also started into Around the World in 80 Days.
6th Grammar and Writing
  • Students completed their fourth in-class essay from Lost Tools of Writing this week. I also assigned the final major essay for 6th grade. Their Compare/Contrast essay will be due on Wednesday, May 7.
6th Bible
  • We are continuing to read through the book of the Revelation.
6th History
  •  This week in History we discussed the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
6th Science
  • In Science this week we took a brief look at Mendelian genetics.
6th Logic
  • Due to the senior theses, we took a break from Logic this week.
6th Latin
  •   Due to senior theses, we took a break from Latin this week.

Mrs. Crotts

6th Math
  • 6th graders attended some of the Senior Thesis presentations this week.  We also worked very hard on 3 challenging reading problems over two of the class periods.  These problems focused on using comparative ratios for lawn mowing businesses.

Mrs. Palmer 

6th Art
  • This week students reviewed their artist of the quarter, Mary Cassat. We also introduced our next project which will be an oil pastel complementary color drawing. 

Dr. Wright

7th Composition 
  • 7th graders composed persuasive essay outlines arguing which senior thesis presentations the class should attend.  We continue to build vocabulary from our reading.  
7th Omnibus – Literature, History, Bible
  • Students have immersed themselves in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, reading through the work in class, discussing character motives, and the themes of ephemerality and true love.  We continue, in Bible history, to the time of the exile and return. 
7th Logic
  • We continue in our study of the informal logical fallacies.  This week has been particularly interesting as we’ve listened to senior thesis presentations.  

Mrs. Frueh

7th Science
  • Some of our science time this week was spent attending the Senior Thesis presentations. The students were able to observe the result of much hard work on the part of the senior class. They practiced taking notes on definition of terms, logical argumentation, and rhetorical devices. 
  • The students have also continued work independently on their astronomy research projects.
7th Pre-Algebra
  • Lessons this week included adding like terms, applying the distributive property to algebraic expressions, and classifying triangles by their sides and angles. We ended the week with a unit test.

Mrs. Palmer 

7th Art
  •  Students reviewed facts about their artist of the quarter, Mary Cassat. We also continued to work on our colored pencil hyperrealism drawings this week. 

Miss Johnston

7th Latin
  •   This week we spent our class time attending the senior theses!

Dr. Wright

8th Omnibus 
  • History:     We continue in the late medieval period, noting particularly the rise of the Church in Europe.   We will celebrate  Black Death week next week, including perhaps a visit from Death himself.
  • Literature:     Students are reading Shakespeare’s Henry V, discussing how Henry is portrayed not merely as an anointed king, but as a leader of the common people.   We will begin Tolkein’s Return of the King next week. 
  • Composition:   Students continue aggressively to build their vocabulary using terms drawn from the reading.   Ahead is another major research paper on a historical figure from 800 to 1600. 
Miss Johnston
8th Latin
  •  This week we spent our class time attending the senior theses!

Mrs. Frueh

8th Science
  • Our lessons this week covered the history of atomic models. We were able to see the rapid progression in knowledge from the simplistic Dalton Model of 1803 to the complex Electron Cloud Model of 1926 based on the work of Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrodinger. Today, we’re still uncovering new information about atoms via the field of quantum mechanics.
  • Our first unit test of the quarter will take place on Thursday, April 17th.
8th Algebra I
  • It was an exciting week in Algebra as we learned how to factor polynomials. We first practiced factoring simple trinomials with a leading coefficient of 1. Then we learned to use the Australian Method to factor more difficult trinomials with leading coefficients greater than 1.

Mrs. Palmer 

8th Art
  • Students reviewed all four artists of the quarter this week.  We also began working on watercolor landscape paintings. 

Mr. Crotts

8th Logic
  • Students have attended senior  thesis presentations.

RHETORIC SCHOOL

 

From the COLLEGE COUNSELING Office:

9th-12th: 

  • The 11th and 12th graders took the CLT this week.  10th grade will take the Classical Learning Test next week on Tuesday, April 15.
  • The 10th and 11th graders gathered for lunch on Wednesday to discuss elective choices and requirements for the next year.  We offer a variety of electives as well as offer the opportunity for 11th and 12th graders to take classes through dual enrollment at colleges and universities such as Alamance Community College, in person and online, and online at Grove City College, Liberty University, Colorado Christian, Boyce College, etc.

Electives are blessings in different ways.  Firstly, for the student who knows what career path he or she wants to take, elective choices should include general education requirements or should include any early classes for that major.  This allows the student to more quickly jump into major classes when they attend college.  If a student does not know what direction to take career-wise, then elective choices can be a great way to learn about skills and subjects that are not so familiar.  High school is a great time to encourage your student to see how God has gifted your child and pray with your child for direction for the future.

  • Career Day is Friday, May 16 at the Upper School.  We will hear from a variety of careers including graphic design, education, aeronautics, accounting, nursing, occupational therapy, and public safety.

 

Mrs. Palmer 

9th Spanish 
  • Students reviewed for their upcoming chapter test that will be next week. We reviewed vocabulary, preterite tense of regular verbs and learned about demonstrative adjectives. Students also took a vocabulary quiz. 

Mrs. Frueh

9th Geometry
  • Our geometry time this week was spent attending the Senior Thesis presentations. The students were able to observe the result of much hard work on the part of the senior class. They practiced taking notes on definition of terms, logical argumentation, and rhetorical devices.  While the freshmen are still wrestling with the difficulties of writing formal geometric proofs, they can see the fruit of this labor in the tight logical arguments of the senior thesis presentations and cross-examinations.

Mr. Crotts

9th Logic
  • Students have attended senior thesis presentations.

Dr. and Mrs. James

9th Biology
  • This week we finished our introduction to microbiology, and the students took their first test of Q4.
  • Next week we will begin an introduction to evolution.  The information will be presented in a manner that neither endorses nor ridicules.  Foundational tenets, underlying assumptions, landmark studies and experiments, and differing views on data  will be discussed. 

Mrs. Crotts

9th Literature
  • This week 9th Graders overall shared impressive presentations!  They each had to pick a character from George Orwell’s Animal Farm and make a slideshow of facts about the person or groups in history that the character represented.  This week was Senior Thesis week and in that vein, after each presentation classmates served as panel members and posed questions about the presentations.  Next, they will read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Dr. Byrd 

9th Bible 
  • We have covered this week the books of Luke and Acts. The Lord fulfilled the promise He made in Acts 1:8 that the gospel would go to the world beginning with Jerusalem, all Judea and Samaria and the end of the earth.
  • No verse quiz this week. 

Coach Johnston

9th History
  • Students have focused on the alliances, leaders and motivations for World War 2. After a brief summary of early war events, we concluded the week by considering Pearl Harbor and the beginnings of America’s campaign in Europe.

Coach Johnston

10th History
  • Students have studied the increasing internal strife within Rome as institutions broke up and civil wars began, first between Marius & Sulla. Both men would die soon enough that the republic would continue, but only to limp on in the form of the First Triumvirate and then the civil war between Pompey and Julius Caesar.

Coach Johnston

9/10th PE
  • Students attended four of the senior thesis presentations and Q&A defenses this week both to support siblings and friends, and to consider the material that our seniors prepared for our benefit.

Dr. James

10th Chemistry
  • This week the students took their first test of Q4, focusing on introductory  thermodynamics.  We also began our introduction to reaction kinetics.
  • Next week we will continue our study of reaction kinetics, including how chemists can use kinetics to increase efficiency and lower production costs in manufacturing.

Mrs. Palmer 

10th Spanish
  • Students reviewed past vocabulary and grammar.  We learned various verbs associated with the subjunctive mood.  Students continued to practice with conjugating verbs to be used in the subjunctive mood.  Next week, students will have a test. 

Mrs. Byrd

10th Algebra II
  • We concluded a study of rational functions and started a new unit on Conic Sections.  We considered parabolas this week – graphing them and constructing equations based on key characteristics.

Mrs. Crotts

10th Literature
  • 10th Graders shared presentations about the word “shadow” from George MacDonald’s Phantastes.  In light of Senior Thesis week, classmates served as panel members and asked questions to help students compare and contrast the way MacDonald used “shadow” and how we see this word used in the Bible.  Next, the class will read Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and write a formal essay concerning deism.

Miss Oldham

10th Rhetoric I
  •      Students attended Senior Theses this week. They have a rough draft due of their Teeny Tiny Thesis after Easter Break. 

Dr. Smith

10th Historical Theology
  • Students have begun reading and discussing J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. Students have been given their own copy of the book. Machen lived from 1881-1937. First published in 1923, this book is regarded as the clearest and most comprehensive argument against Protestant Liberal theology, which has its most recent historical roots in the mid to late 17th century scholarship of Rene Descartes, Benedict Spinoza, and Richard Simon, as a result of their attacks against the authority of the Bible for knowledge claims in every sphere of human knowledge.   

Mrs. Palmer

11th Spanish III
  •  This week we reviewed both grammar and vocabulary.  Students learned various common expressions used with the verbs ser and estar.  They also took a vocabulary quiz as well as used this vocabulary to write sentences in the target language. 

Mrs. Byrd

11th Precalculus
  • We had a test on Analytic Trig and then turned back to our study of matrices.  We learned how to row reduce to find the solution of a system as well as how to perform operations on matrices.
11th Physics
  • We are wrapping up our unit on optics and beginning one on static electricity.  We will be learning about concepts like electrostatic force and electrostatic field.  We will also consider the behavior of lightning and perform a few simple experiments.

Miss Oldham

11th Literature
  •  Student finished Much Ado About Nothing and will take a test on Wednesday. 

Dr. Smith

11th NT Greek
  • Because of Senior Thesis presentations this week, Greek students are largely on their own to cover the material I have given to them. The are learning about the Aorist and Future Passive tenses.

Mrs. Fairchild

11/12 Art History Elective

This week we wrapped our study of the Medieval time period by studying Gothic architecture and the process for making stained glass windows. We highlighted a little bit of the Renaissance and looked at where we are going by doing some compare and contrast between different Pieta’s over the last 500 years. Specifically, we visited Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture again and compared it to Scott Avett’s Toy Pieta.

Coach Johnston

12th History
  •  Students continued to work their way quickly through World War 2. We will have a unit test after the Easter holiday and then move on into the Cold War.

Miss Oldham

12th Literature
  •   Students continued As I Lay Dying. 
12th Rhetoric II
  •    Seniors gave their defenses this week and next. They have done excellently and I am so very proud of the work they have done this year. 

Mrs. Byrd

12th Calculus
  •   Congratulations to the students for completing their calculus content for the year.  We are now reviewing what we have learned to prepare for our final exam and for the AP exam.