BB 08-22-25

BRADFORD BULLETIN

VOLUME XVIII, ISSUE 7

Aug 22, 2025

 

FROM THE OFFICE 

IMPORTANT NOTES: 

Allergies, health conditions and medications:  If your child has allergies (i.e. food, stings), health conditions (i.e. asthma, chronic headaches) please make sure you:

  • Update health information in TADS
  • Also communicate with the office and your child’s teachers
  • We keep Tylenol, Motrin, and Benadryl on hand.  
  • If your child may require an inhaler, Epipen, stomach medication (or anything not listed above), please send it in a ziploc bag labeled with your child’s name.  Include a notecard listing symptoms, treatment plan, and both parents’ phone numbers for easy access.
  • Students should not keep medication in their backpack or on their person unless permission is received by the office.  All medication should be stored in the office. 

LOWER SCHOOL IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • FROM MRS. MITCHELL:  At Bradford Academy, we believe that children should love authority and highly regard the instructions of their teachers and parents.  This requires a standard of “first-time obedience”.  If instructions are given and not heeded in a timely and cheerful manner, then children learn not to respect the authority behind the request.  At Bradford, we expect and train for first time obedience.  It takes a lot of effort.  A good deal of training continues this week as we onboard all the “specials classes” and outside lunch routines at the shelter.  Lots of positive encouragement has echoed in the hallways and teachers are enjoying teaching your children.  We’re grateful for the privilege of partnering with you.

UPPER SCHOOL IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Senior Info Night:  Tuesday, 8/6 at 5:00, upper school campus
  • Athletic Fee Link: 2025-26 (First Sport Season) – Now that our rosters have been finalized, parents should submit payment for their students who are playing MS or Varsity Boys Soccer, Varsity Girls Tennis, Varsity Girls Volleyball, or MS or Varsity Cross Country.  

 

UPCOMING

NEXT WEEK:

  • NEW DATE – Tues, 8/26 – Senior Information Night, 5:00 at upper school campus
  • Wed, 8/27:  4:30 – Varsity Girls Tennis – HOME
  • Thurs, 8/28:  HOME Cross Country Meet
  • Fri, 8/29:  HOME Varsity Girls Volleyball, Varsity Boys Soccer – MACC at 3:30

IN THE NEAR FUTURE:

  • Mon, 9/1 – Labor Day – No School
  • Thurs, 9/4 – 8:00am – First Thursday Coffee and Conversation with Mr. Johnston – at Traveling Addiction
  • Thurs, 9/11 – 8:00am – TK Scarf Ceremony, coffee and donuts for parents
  • Fri, 9/26 – Last day of Q1
  • Mon, 9/29 – Fri, 10/3 – FALL BREAK
  • Week of 10/6:  Intensive Short Term – 9th – 12th grades
  • Tues, 10/7:  3rd / 4th grade Running Club begins
  • Wed, 10/8:  3:15 – 10th grade Meeting:  Preview 11th and 12th grade at Bradford
  • Wed, 10/15:  Parent – Teacher Conferences (No school for students)
  • Thurs, 10/16:  School Pictures at Lower School
  • Fri, 10/17:  
    • School Pictures at Upper School
    • 5:30 – Leiden House Social
  • Sat, 10/18:  5:30 – Plymouth House Social
  • Fri, 10/24:
    • XC – State Championships
    • 5:30 – Austerfield House Social
  • Sat, 10/25:  5:30 – Scrooby House Social
  • Thurs, 10/30:  11th Grade – College Info Night (for students and parents)
  • Fri, 10/31:  Greek Olympics at Lower School

FROM THE TEACHER’S DESK

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Transitional Kindergarten (Mrs. Grubb and Mrs. Weber)

We welcomed a new group of transitional kindergarten students this week! TK students enjoyed a week of learning how to be a student in the classroom. This included learning systems and routines such as: taking out folders and water bottles in the morning and packing them away at the end of the day, walking in a line, classroom rules, recess and bathroom procedures. We discussed obedience and how to love others well. Students also learned several songs and even started learning our first Bible verse, Ecclesiastes 9:10. We will continue to work on this throughout the month. In math students were introduced to teddy bear counters. We discussed colors and learned the words: same and different. Students also learned to recognize and skywrite numbers 1-3. Ask your child if he/she can skywrite for you! (Number jingles are in their black folder for reference). Other activities this week included: a first day portrait (that we will save for journals), learning friends’ names, shaking hands, and listening to several stories. A highlight of the week was going to the forest for an adventure! 

Lower School PE (Mrs. Bennington)

K-4th 

  • Students did a great job in PE this week learning the expectations for class. Students practiced procedures, completed stretches and cross body exercises, ran a relay race, and played a few games. We spent a lot of time talking about how 1Corinthians 13:4-8 applies to PE and how we can show love to one another through our actions and our words. 

Lower School Music (Mrs. Bennington)

K-4th 

  • Students did a great job in music this week learning the expectations for class and practicing procedures. Students worked hard on our school song, “Non Nobis”. We worked on the melody line and the new ending to the song. We discussed the importance of our school song and how God should get the glory for all that we do. We also spent a lot of time talking about how 1Corinthians 13:4-8 applies to music and how we can show love to one another through our actions and our words. 

Lower School Art (Mrs. Knight)

3rd & 4th
  • In our first art class this week, we spent some time getting to know each other and learning the expectations in our class. We learned that great art is intentional and ordered. It is true and beautiful and good. Students were asked to recall great artists about whom they’ve learned in the past. It was fun to hear DaVinci and Michelangelo’s names along with some family members and Bob Ross! When asked about the greatest artist, students agreed that God Himself is the greatest artist of all. We as His image bearers are able to create. We will aim to create compositions that are true and good and beautiful in our class this year as we seek to be observers of His beautiful world.

Kindergarten (Mrs. Rivera and Miss Burdeshaw)

This Week:
  • Our kindergarten scholars had a wonderful first full week of school! In math, we learned how to sort objects by color, sameness, alikeness, and difference. 
Memory Work:
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a  and review Proverbs 1:7

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

This Week: 
  • We have had a wonderful start to first grade! In math, we began Chapter 1 in Sadlier, working with addition facts through 10 and learning how numbers can be added in any order. In phonics, we reviewed phonograms with playful games, and in reading, we enjoyed Ella Sings Jazz while practicing careful listening and narration—an important classical skill. In spelling, we introduced our first list, which we will continue next week, and in handwriting, we reviewed number formation. Grammar lessons focused on common and proper nouns, and we also introduced the poem The Caterpillar, “The Noun Song,” and story narration to strengthen memory and eloquence. In history, we studied American symbols such as the flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, and the Liberty Bell, while also beginning to review state names. In science, we started our Bird of the Month study with the Northern Cardinal, the North Carolina state bird. At home, you can support your child by practicing quick addition facts with objects, reviewing phonograms for a few minutes daily, and encouraging narration after stories or Bible passages. These habits help students grow in independence while cultivating the love of truth, goodness, and beauty that classical Christian education seeks to nurture. 
Memory Work: 
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and review Proverbs 1:7

2nd Grade (Miss Verroi & Mrs. Eng)

This Week:

The 2nd grade students are off to a great start to the new year.  After enjoying the story of God’s creation, this week we looked at the fall in the garden and discussed the consequences of disobedience to God.  This is a deep topic, but an important topic for the students to start to ponder. The students started memorizing Hebrews 11 – by the end of the year the students will be able to quote the entire chapter!  Students are enjoying Prairie School, in which we meet Noah who loves the prairie but is not too keen on learning to read. Both in this book and through weekly quizzes, we are sharpening our comprehension and vocabulary skills. In science, we continue to study the only creature made fearfully and wonderfully in the Imago Dei – humans! This week’s focus was on the different types of cells that make up the human body, and we learned the parts of an animal cell.  We also started our adventures in Latin, Grammar and Spelling.  

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

This Week:

Third grade had a busy, but exciting, first full week of school! In history, students took their first steps into the world of ancient Greece starting with the Minoan Civilization in 2200 B.C., distinguished between myths and legends, and even learned about the Minotaur, a monster from Greek mythology. Ask your student to tell you the myth of the Minotaur! In math, we plotted points on a number line, wrote in expanded form, and compared ordered numbers. Students were excited to begin Latin this week. They learned their very first Latin sentence, conjugated Latin verbs, and added to their Latin vocabulary. We finished the week with science and learned about taxonomy and its roots in ancient Greece, which served as the basis for our more complex system today. Students applied their knowledge of taxonomy and classified living things.

Upcoming Memory Work:
  • 1 Corinthians 10:31

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

This Week

We’ve had a wonderful first week of full lessons! We’ve had a strong start in math, beginning with a review of place value and understanding how to write numbers in standard form, number name, and expanded form. We’ve continued to get our systems in place for spelling, and a review of Key Word outlining. The kids were excited to get out colored pens and pencils to creatively recreate the science taxonomy chart in their new science journals.. A highlight of the week was applying their writing skills to history by creating an outline and paragraph about St. Augustine. Adding P.E., Art, and Music classes was another big addition to our week! Today brought an insightful discussion around Proverbs 8:22-31, the “Excellence of Wisdom”, and its eternality in the beginning with God. 

Have a wonderful weekend of fun and rest!

 

LOGIC SCHOOL

Mrs. Bennington

5th-6th Band
  • Students did a great job this week working on how to read a wide variety of pitches and rhythms. Sixth grade students started playing this past week and fifth grade will bring instruments starting this Tuesday, August 26th. 
7th-8th Band
  • Students did a great job this week working on how to read a wide variety of pitches and rhythms. Students also worked on breathing and using air to support their sound. We worked on following key signatures and spent time on our concert Bb and F scales.  

Mrs. Johnston

5th – 8th Choir

Students have worked this week in reviewing what music foundations they continue to remember. We are focusing a lot of time on Non Nobis, especially with regards to rounded vowels and clarity of words. The students have made great strides just in the past week from when the piece was first introduced, and we have had a lot of fun implementing the new harmonies and descant.

Miss Stevenson 

5th-8th Girls’ PE
  • This week in PE we discussed the basics of ultimate frisbee. We also did our baseline test for the mile, push-ups, and sit-ups.

5th Grade (Mrs. LaTour and Miss Johnston) 

This Week
  •  This was our first full week of curriculum material and the students tackled it well. They learned about powers of 10 in math, noun jobs in latin, reviewed the roles of adjectives and adverbs in grammar, and began learning about the classification systems in biology! We continued reading The Hobbit and met many new characters and discussed Bilbo’s upcoming adventures. We learned all about Prince Henry the Navigator and his school of navigation. Next week, we will continue learning about many different explorers! 

Memory Work:

  • Romans 12:1-2

Mrs. Knight

5th Art
  • In our first art class this week, we spent some time getting to know each other and learning the expectations in our class. We learned that great art is intentional and ordered. It is true and beautiful and good. Students were asked to recall great artists about whom they’ve learned in the past. It was fun to hear DaVinci and Michelangelo’s names along with some family members and Bob Ross! When asked about the greatest artist, students agreed that God Himself is the greatest artist of all. We as His image bearers are able to create. We will aim to create compositions that are true and good and beautiful in our class this year as we seek to be observers of His beautiful world. In our second class, we learned about the importance of being careful observers. We reviewed some of the elements of art and principles of design and used them to begin decorating our sketchbooks. 

6th Grade (Mrs. McDorman and Miss Stevenson)

6th Reading and Literature
  • We are continuing to work our way through Sign of the Beaver.
6th Grammar and Writing
  • We introduced our first major writing assignment this week: the personal narrative essay. See the assignment sheet for important dates. 
6th Bible
  • This week in Bible we started reading through the gospel of Matthew. 
6th History
  • This week in History we learned about the importance of the Erie Canal.
6th Science
  • In Science this week we began our discussion of the scientific method. I also introduced the big quarter project. See the assignment sheet for details.
6th Logic
  • This week in Logic we had a discussion about using having an inquiring mind and looking at issues from multiple perspectives.

Mrs. Crotts

6th Math
  • 6th graders balanced estimation, front-end estimation and rounding with an introduction to algebraic expressions.  They learned how math expressions are  similar to grammar sentence structure.

Mrs. Wright

6th Latin
  • Now at the end of the second week of Latin, the 6th grade classes have recited and translated 83 lines of Latin!  This chapter is all about the geography of the Roman Empire.  So, not only are the students learning the Latin and English names for countries and continents around the Mediterranean, they are doing it all in Latin while being introduced to 1st and 2nd declension nouns, adjective agreement, the nominative and ablative case, and basic Latin sentence construction.  The sixth grade classes are particularly enthusiastic and have been eager to learn!  It has been a great week of learning!

Mrs. Palmer

6th Art
  • Students learned about our artist of the quarter, Raphael, this week. We also talked about grayscale and the variety of graphite pencils needed to accurately achieve this. 

Dr. Wright

7th Omnibus
  • Literature:  We are reading The Gilgamesh Epic.  This book contains some mature themes, though our assigned pages are elsewhere.
  • History:   2400-2000 BC is our current focus, including accounts from Genesis 1-12.  We are beginning compare/contrast research papers examining Gilgamesh and the Bible. 
  • Composition:  The students have vocabulary terms drawn from their Gilgamesh and Bible reading.  We have also revisited the basic form of a persuasive essay, with students writing two in-class essays this week. 

Mrs. Frueh

7th Science
  • We began our study of the Scientific Method with a discussion of the characteristics of a good scientist, including curiosity, humility, and a positive approach to failure. We also discussed the importance of a scientist being both skeptical and open-minded. Ask your student how these seemingly contradictory characteristics are both important to being a good scientist.
7th Pre-Algebra
  • This week was all about reviewing concepts learned in previous years of math class, including place value, powers of ten, and rounding.  We also practiced solving for the unknown in various types of problems, including both whole number problems and decimal problems. The students learned that the commutative properties of addition and multiplication make it much easier to solve for the unknown in these types of problems than it is in subtraction or division problems.  We wrapped up the week with our first cumulative test. Typically, math tests will occur on either Fridays or Tuesdays, or every five to six lessons. 

Mrs. Palmer 

7th Art
  • Students learned about our artist of the quarter, Raphael, this week. We began talking about line and how to use line within our upcoming project (comic strips).

Mrs. Wright

7th Latin
  • Now at the end of the second week of Latin, the 7th grade class has recited and translated 83 lines of Latin!  This chapter is all about the geography of the Roman Empire.  So, not only are the students learning the Latin and English names for countries and continents around the Mediterranean, they are doing it all in Latin while being introduced to 1st and 2nd declension nouns, adjective agreement, the nominative and ablative case, and basic Latin sentence construction.  
7th Logic
  • This week the 7th grade Logic class finished laying the foundational introduction to the study of logic.  They were introduced to Ad Fontem fallacies and learned about the Ad Hominem Abusive Fallacy. 

Dr. Wright

8th Omnibus 
  • Literature:  We are reading Eusebius’s Church History. 
  • History:   AD 31 – 313 is our current focus, including the Great Persecution and Constantine.  We will be performing an extended skit of the Martyrdom of Polycarp in class. 
  • Composition:  The students have vocabulary terms drawn from their Eusebius reading.  We have also revisited the basic form of a persuasive essay.

Mrs. Wright

8th Latin
  • Now at the end of the second week of Latin, the 8th grade class has recited and translated 83 lines of Latin!  This chapter is all about the geography of the Roman Empire.  So, not only are the students learning the Latin and English names for countries and continents around the Mediterranean, they are doing it all in Latin while being introduced to 1st and 2nd declension nouns, adjective agreement, the nominative and ablative case, and basic Latin sentence construction.   

Mrs. Frueh

8th Science
  • We had a lot of fun this week investigating the difference between the physical and chemical properties of matter. The students performed an electrolysis experiment that demonstrated the role that moving electrons has in separating the hydrogen and oxygen atoms of a water molecule. Ask your student what they learned from the experiment. You could also see if they could explain the connection between our experiment and the color of the Statue of Liberty!
8th Algebra I
  • We wrapped up our first unit on linear functions with a unit test. The students are becoming fluent in the language of algebra and they’re learning how to recognize functions both by their domain and range, as well as by their graph.

Mrs. Palmer 

8th Art
  • Students learned about our artist of the quarter, Raphael, this week. We learned about color theory and will soon be applying this knowledge to our first project, magazine “paintings,” in which we focus on color nuance. 

Mr. Crotts

8th Logic
  • We have studied the concepts of logic, reason, terms, and statements.
  • We are beginning to learn how definitions assist us in being more precise in our use of language in the areas of writing and speaking, as well as in our power of description.

RHETORIC SCHOOL

From the COLLEGE COUNSELING Office:

SENIORS

  • Senior Info Night will be Tuesday, August 26 from 5 PM-6 PM in Room 305.
  • (NEW) Seniors will take a mini class Tuesday, September 2, Thursday, September 4, Tuesday, September 9, and Thursday, September 11 at 2:15 PM-2:45 PM to develop resumes and undergo the interview process with the guidance of Dr. Mike Meredith and Mr. Rick Vogel. It promises to be funny and helpful as these gentlemen conduct a mock interview and present a faux resume in need of editing; the class concludes with each senior presenting a resume as well as dressing up for success and going through an interview with one of them.
  • ACC College Fair is scheduled for September 22 during the school day. This is an opportunity to visit with admissions representatives from various colleges such as Elon, Ole Miss, Liberty University, NC State, etc.
  • Seniors should sign up at College Board for the SAT and ACT for Fall or Spring dates.
  • Seniors should begin to narrow college choices and visits and also begin the application process.  An initial step is to speak with teachers, coaches, and bosses to request recommendation letters.  Share your Activities List with them. These can be submitted by paper or through the Common App and online.  The second step will be to write application essays stating why he/she would be a great fit for a particular college.
  • Seniors should also focus on scholarship applications and deadlines.
  • Seniors &/or their parents should arrange a College Counselor meeting.

JUNIORS

  • ACC College Fair is scheduled for September 22 during the school day. This is an opportunity to visit with admissions representatives from various colleges–Elon, Ole Miss, Liberty University, NC State, etc.
  • Junior/Senior Preview Day is scheduled for October 8 from 3 PM-4 PM in Room 305.
  • Juniors take the PSAT at Burlington Christian Academy on October 9 from 8 AM- 12 noon.
  • Junior Info Night will be October 30 from 5 PM-6 PM in Room 305.
  • Junior/Senior Preview Day will be October from 3 PM-4 PM in Room 305.
  • Juniors are required to take the ACT to receive the NC Opportunity Scholarship.  Register at College Board.  >Juniors are encouraged to take the SAT for the first time in the spring.

SOPHOMORES

  • ACC College Fair is scheduled for September 22 during the school day. This is an opportunity to visit with admissions representatives from various colleges–Elon, Ole Miss, Liberty University, NC State, etc.
  • ACC Librarian, Rebekah Scott will address 10th Graders about online research for papers and scholarships on September 24 from 9:25 AM-10:00 AM.
  • Junior/Senior Preview Day is scheduled for October 8 from 3 PM-4 PM in Room 305.

FRESHMAN

  • ACC Librarian, Rebekah Scott will address 9th Graders about online research for papers and scholarships on September 23 from 10 AM-10:45 AM.

Mrs. Palmer 

9th Spanish 
  • We spent time this past week working through nouns and articles.  We also focused on learning numbers and how to correctly spell them.  Students have their first vocabulary quiz next Friday. 

Coach Johnston

9th History
  • Our class considered how the resolution of intercontinental conflict between Christianity and Islam, the development of both sea-going vessels and navigational instruments, the desire for trade and the beginning of intracontinental conflict within Christianity spurred Europe’s discovery, exploration and domination of the New World. Next week we will complete a short water balloon battle reenactment so that some aspects of sixteenth century fighting come alive for the students’ experience.

Ms. Oldham

9th Rhetoric I
  •  We discussed the history and importance of rhetoric. Their first assignment was due on Friday. 

Dr. Byrd 

9th Bible Survey 

  • This week we have begun the books of Moses. Students received an overview of the book. We have been examining the Biblical worldview the Lord gives to us in the book of Genesis. These key foundations are essential for any generation, but especially the one in which we live. These include the following: Creation, God’s pattern work and rest, institution of the family, the Fall and sin coming into the world, the Flood, the division of the people at the Tower of Babel, and God’s Covenant through Abraham. 
  • Memory Verse: Heb. 12:1

Mrs. Frueh

9th Biology
  • This week we reviewed the scientific method and discussed the unique limitations of science, including its inability to provide final answers, especially to questions of faith. We looked at a few of the obsolete scientific laws and theories that were held in high regard, sometimes for thousands of years, before being rendered obsolete. Ask your student about the theory of spontaneous generation and how it was eventually debunked by the experiments of Redi and Pasteur.

Mrs. Frueh

9th Geometry
  • Our first geometry unit is in full swing. This week, we explored our first four postulates (or axioms) regarding lines, points, planes, and space. The students also learned to distinguish between the words equal and congruent. We added two new formulas to our Geometry Resource Books: The Midpoint Formula and The Distance Formula.

Mrs. Crotts

9th Literature
  • 9th graders learned about author John Bunyan’s early years, his conversion and time in prison for preaching outside of the Church of England’s parameters.  It was during his imprisonment that he produced numerous works including Pilgrim’s Progress.  His work has been printed in multiple languages and is second only to the Bible in sales and distribution around the world.  It is a powerful work filled with encouragement amidst the Christian journey as the main character, Christian, faces temptation, doubt, defeat and hope found not in his burdensome work, but in Christ’s work.  
  • Students took a quiz this week on the work and will begin developing an essay next week.  They will also be quizzed on literary terms deemed as helpful tools to aid in creating captivating writing.

Mrs. Fairchild 

9th – 11th Art Foundations
  • Our students have enjoyed Socratic discussions and are working through understanding the standard for art and how to evaluate whether a piece of artwork  is good or bad . It has challenged their worldview and helped them to consider whether their beliefs are rooted in truth or if it is merely subjective opinions.

Mrs. Bennington

9th-11th Band 
  • Students did a great job this week working on how to read a wide variety of key signatures and rhythms. Students also worked on breathing and using air to support their sound. We spent a lot of time on the Circle of 4th/5ths and students started to learn how to transpose several pieces. Next week, we will start learning how to transpose “Non Nobis” for each instrument. Students also learned a warm-up routine that can be student led at the start of class. 

Mrs. Johnston

9th-11th Chorale

This week and last we spent a great deal of time learning about chord structure and how to identify chords within music. We sought to apply these concepts to the hymns we are currently studying in order to help us better understand what we are singing. We have also spent an extensive amount of time on Non Nobis (our school song) learning the new four-part harmony.

Dr. James

10th Chemistry
  • This week we completed the introduction to matter, and the students took their first test of Q1. 
  • Next week we will begin a discussion of measurement. 

Mrs. Palmer 

10th Spanish
  •  Students spent time reviewing past grammar and vocabulary.  We reviewed regular and irregular verbs, colors, numbers, weather, time, and more.  Students have their first vocabulary quiz next Friday. 

Mrs. Byrd

10th Algebra II
  • Topics for this week were solving linear inequalities, solving absolute value equations, and rewriting equations.  Students are doing well acclimating to our routine.  Our first test will be next week.

Mrs. Crotts

10th Literature
  • 10th graders are beginning to study ancient wisdom literature.  This week they concluded reading Aesop’s Fables and selected 5 favorite fables.  After taking a quiz on the work they developed a presentation about these to present next week with a target audience of 7th graders.  Also, they worked in groups to write a “fabula”–a little story with a short moral conclusion with a target audience of 3rd graders.  There will be a quiz on the Greek and Roman gods next week.

Miss Oldham

10th Rhetoric II
  •  Students delivered their first speeches this week. This assignment is designed as a baseline for their growth in Rhetoric over the year. 

Coach Johnston

10th History
  •  Students completed our discussion on Origin Stories. My goal is that they will have learned a lot about what man thinks about God and himself in contrast with what the Bible declares about God and mankind. A second goal was that students would see that both the unique aspects of each origin story AND the large similarities (order of creation, dust/mud, intelligence, evil, flood, etc…) point to the Bible’s creation account as one central, true origin account. We concluded the discussion by highlighting the necessary role that faith plays in everyone’s consideration of origin and worldview. We moved on later in the week to complete a geography quiz on the Ancient Near East and we briefly discussed the details and considered the in/justice of the Hammurabi Law Codes.

Dr. Smith

10th Historical Theology 
  • Students memorized Hebrews 1:1-4 and we continue discussing the most critical issues that have to be addressed in even attempting to get at what constitutes a history of Christian theology, namely the definitions of the terms Christian and theology.
11th Precalculus
  • This week we’ve been doing a review of functions – identifying functions, determining domain and range, function notation, evaluating functions, recognizing even/odd functions, noting intervals of increasing/decreasing behavior, locating maximums and minimums.  Next we will cover transformations of functions and how various adjustments to functions appear graphically.

Miss Oldham

11th Literature
  •  Students began to read City of God by St. Augustine. 

Dr. Smith

11th NT Greek
  • Students learned their first list of vocabulary words, are continuing to work on their pronunciation of Greek words and have started learning some of the most basic rules of how Greek words and sentences are constructed.  

Mr. Webster

11th History
  •  This week we began our material with the emergence of the medieval world. We discussed the impact of Constantine and why the Edict of Milan marks the beginning of a new era in history. The students also took two quizzes: one on the nature of church history, and the other on Constantine. 

Dr. Smith

11th-12th Apologetics
  • Students are reading the Introduction and first chapter of my book on the Introduction to Christian Apologetics, and have listened to and watched a lecture by Jordan Peterson on “The Key to a Fulfilling Life.” They memorized Genesis 1:1-5. Friday we will discuss Peterson’s lecture as well as begin the discussion on their reading.   

Coach Johnston

12th History
  • Students completed a review of some fundamental military and economic terms before working through a summary of the Seven Years War. As we read and discussed some of the points of American protest against Taxation Without Representation, we connected how the pride of accomplishments and frustrations coming out of the Seven Years War served as a seed bed for the American Revolution.

Ms. Oldham

12th Literature
  •  Students have begun to discuss Paradise Lost.  
12th Rhetoric III
  •  The seniors are working on researching their theses topics. This is a slow, plodding time where the temptation of procrastination can creep in. Please be in prayer for our seniors as they begin to navigate their research and that they will come into IST week in October ready to write their first drafts. 

Mrs. Byrd

12th Calculus
  • We’re currently considering the topic of limits – an invented concept which underlies the two major topics of calculus.  We began with a graphical interpretation, have also considered interpreting limits from tables and equations.  Next week we will spend time learning various algebraic techniques to determine limits.