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BRADFORD BULLETIN

VOLUME XIX, ISSUE 13

SEP 25,  2026

 

FROM THE OFFICE

IMPORTANT NOTES:  

  • Required 2nd Quarter Supplies : Austerfield – individual soap pumps (3+), tissues (3), and paper towels (3). Optional and appreciated additional supplies: Band-aids, plastic forks, and plastic spoons (no knives). You may drop off supplies at either campus. 
  • HOUSE SOCIALS are coming up next month!  Please click on the links below to RSVP and sign up to bring items.  

LOWER SCHOOL IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • FROM MRS. MITCHELL:  Parent engagement:  2nd Quarter is ripe with opportunities to connect with teachers and with other families.  October 21st is Parent/Teacher Conference day, an opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher for a 20 minute update on academic progress.  For Lower School, on October 30th, the Greek Olympics is a full day event in which parents can volunteer as well as visit to cheer on their favorite house team. See these sign-ups below.  Finally, all 4 houses will enjoy their own night for food, fun, and interactive games for grades K – 12. (Sign-ups in the section above). We hope to see all of you over the busy and exciting second quarter.  
  • Click for the Greek Olympics Sign Up and Lower School Teacher Conference Sign Up.

UPPER SCHOOL IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up on Wednesday, 10/21
  • Athletics Update: as Fall season sports continue to progress, it’s important to note that we’re quickly approaching the start of our Winter sports season. Bradford Academy intends to offer four basketball teams this Winter: Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball (2 separate teams, players in 7-12 grades are able to tryout) and Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball (2 separate teams, players in 5-8 grades are able to tryout).
    • We are looking for a head coach to lead our MS Boys Basketball team. We would also welcome additional assistant coaches. If anyone is at all interested or available, or could recommend someone from their community, please contact Coach Johnston (nathanieljohnston@bradfordacademy.org).
    • First practices/tryouts will be held during the week of November 2-6.
    • The season will run from the beginning of November through the beginning/middle of February.

 

UPCOMING

NEXT WEEK:

  • WEEK OF 09/28:  Finals for upper school students
  • MON 09/28: 
    • 3:30PM – Varsity Boys Soccer – HOME
    • 3:30PM – Varsity Girls Volleyball – HOME
    • 4:00PM – MS Boys Soccer – AWAY
  • TUES 09/29:  ACC College Fair (10th – 12th grades)
  • THURS 10/01:  Field Trip:  Alamance Battleground – 1st and 5th grades
  • FRI 10/02:  
    • Field Trip:  NC Botanical Garden – 4th grade
    • Field Trip:  Greensboro Science Center – 3rd grade
  • FRI 10/02:  End of Q1.
  • FRI 10/02:
    • 4:00PM – Varsity Girls Volleyball – AWAY
    • 4:00PM – Varsity Girls Tennis – AWAY
    • 5:00PM – Varsity Boys Soccer – AWAY

IN THE NEAR FUTURE:

  • 10/5 – 10/9:  FALL BREAK – no school
  • Week of 10/12:  Intensive Short Term (9th – 12th grades)
  • FRI 10/16:  Plymouth House Social (5:30 – 7:30PM)
  • SAT 10/17:  Leiden House Social (5:30 – 7:30PM) 
  • WED 10/21:  Parent-Teacher Conferences (sign ups: Lower School, 5th-8th grade, 9th-12th grade
  • FRI 10/23:  Austerfield House Social (5:30 – 7:30PM)
  • SAT 10/24:  Scrooby House Social (5:30 – 7:30PM)
  • WED 10/28:  Upper School and Fall Sports Team Picture Day 
  • THURS 10/29:  Lower School Picture Day
  • FRI 10/30:  K – 4th Greek Olympics Sign Up
  • THURS 11/5 – FRI 11/6:  Upper School – Parents Days (more info to come!)
  • MON 11/9 – TUES 11/10:  9th grade – Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg
  • MON 11/9 – WED 11/11:  10th and 11th grades – Washington DC trip
  • WED 11/11:  Veterans Day – no school
  • FRI 11/13: Hobbit Day (5th grade)
  • THURS 11/19: Bradford Night (3rd and 4th grades)
  • TUES 11/24: Thanksgiving Feast and Celebration
  • 11/25-11/27: Thanksgiving Break: no school

 

FROM THE TEACHER’S DESK

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Transitional Kindergarten (Mrs. Grubb and Mrs. Weber)

  • We enjoyed a great week in TK filled with new concepts and activities. TK students discussed fall and all that it brings. Students were able to take a walk in the forest looking for signs of fall. We are happy to report we found several leaves already beginning to change. We look forward to many visits outside as the leaves and trees change. We introduced new math concepts this week including counting up to 10 using teddy bears and pattern blocks, creating designs and covering designs using pattern blocks. Students also began math worksheets and this week focused on identifying and writing numbers 1-3. Our focus in our green writing books this week was colors. We continued working on proper crayon grip and continued to build muscles by practicing coloring using the proper grip. A few of our centers included: identifying rhyming riddles, coloring animal masks, identifying signs, a treasure hunt using directional phrases, writing numbers using writing tablets, reading a book about emotions, and a letter hunt. We read about Noah this week and his obedience to God. We also focused on God always keeping his promises. Students enjoyed wearing animal masks and sharing about the animals that were brought for show & tell. Next week we will read about Abraham and God’s promise to him. 

Lower School Art (Mrs. Knight)

3rd & 4th
  • Third and fourth grade art students reviewed memory work about sketching techniques as well as Leonard da Vinci. We continued diligently sketching the Mona Lisa using a grid drawing. Next we will begin coloring. 

Lower School PE (Mrs. Bennington)

  • Students worked hard in  PE this week with following directions, practicing procedures, and playing various directional games. Students in 2nd-4th grade spent time on various team building games so that students could work on  developing better sportsmanship skills.  

 

Lower School Music (Mrs. Bennington)

  • Students did a great job in music this week following directions and practicing procedures.  Second, third, and fourth graders continued working on singing two part harmony in “Non Nobis”.   The same students also started learning about what the terms rhythm and beat are in music and how they work together. All students  worked on the  first, second,  third, and fourth  verse of “Holy, Holy, Holy”.  Third and Fourth grade students also continued working on their first two notes with recorder. 

Kindergarten (Mrs. Rivera and Miss Burdeshaw)

This Week: 

Our kindergarten scholars are only one week away from the end of the first quarter! In math, we learned how to identify equal numbers, how to find numbers that are greater than and less than,  how to compare numbers up to five, and how to identify the ordinal positions for one to five. In phonics, we introduced the cursive letters, i, j, m, and n, along with their respective phonogram sounds. The students have really been making strides with their cursive writing. We are already halfway through the alphabet! In history, we discussed the Tower of Babel; a story that can be found in the book of Genesis. Instead of obeying God and filling the earth, the descendants of Noah decided that they wanted to stay together and build a massive tower that reached the heavens. The tower was to be a symbol of their own strength and an act of rebellion against God’s plan for them. The Lord then decided to confuse the languages of the people, and subsequently, they dispersed to different parts of the earth.  In art, we learned about the color wheel. The students had the opportunity to identify the colors of the rainbow, primary colors, and secondary colors. In science, we continued our unit on the five senses. This week we learned about the sense of smell. Our young scholars were very excited to dress up in lab coats and goggles for our smelling experiment. They were given five different things to smell and they had to identify which one was which. The scents were: peppermint, lavender, citrus/lemon, chocolate, and coffee. It was a lot of fun to sniff out the various smells!

Memory Work: 

Review all the  first quarter verses

1st Grade (Ms. Griffin & Mrs. Smith)

This Week: 
  • This week, the first graders have been focusing on the helpers and heroes in tough situations. They have thought about Mr. Johnston’s message in forum from Monday and the verse, in Philippians 4:8, which says:“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” The students have discussed how their thinking influences their actions. Even in math, the students applied this verse and the saying from Henry Ford, “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” They have learned to say, “ I CAN do subtraction! I can do hard things. I am a mathematician.” They learned how to subtract from 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 as well as how to draw models to help with subtraction.  In history, we read about Pocahontas and how brave she was in helping the settlers in Jamestown. She was a hero to John Smith when she saved him from being killed by her tribe. In reading, the students learned about a  courageous pastor named Cotton Mather, who preached to pirates about the good news of salvation through Jesus. The students continued their study of the four layers of the earth in science by starting a packet to delve more into each layer. Ask them to sing the song  for the 4 layers.  In art, the students drew Leo The Lion and added their own flare. Phonograms: ng, ar, wh, aw, au have been taught as well as all 5 of the silent final “e” rules. See if your child can recite some of them to you. In cursive, the students worked on  the peddle stroke, phonogram “k”, “f”, and the hump stroke.
  • Memory Work:  2 Peter 1:20-21
Upcoming:      
  • Field Trip to Alamance Battleground on Thursday, October 1, 2026.

2nd Grade (Miss Verroi & Mrs. Fredrick)

This Week: 
  • As we look back over the first quarter, we marvel at how well the students have adjusted to second grade and how much they have learned.  We are off to a good start and look forward to the adventures we will have in the coming months.  This week we learned how the Egyptian Pharaohs stored up their treasures for the afterlife in pyramids. In contrast we learned what Jesus taught in Matthew 6:19-21.  We are to store up our treasures in heaven not on earth because where our treasure is there our heart will be also.  As we concluded The Bears on Hemlock Mountain we had a fun time with our Little Theater, which helped the book come to life for the students.  It was such a joy to hear the students’ favorite childhood books last week; not only did the presenters do a great job but so did the audience.  

Table Talk:

  • Ask your child about what kinds of things could be found in an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
  • Ask your child what part they got to play in our Little Theater.

Memory Work:

  • Phil. 2:4

3rd Grade (Mrs. Clark & Mrs. Martin)

This Week: 

This week, we read more of The Iliad, which was written by Homer, our Poet of the Quarter. We discussed how the Greek gods displayed more human characteristics, such as being slaves to their emotions, inconsistent, and often caught up in the affairs of men. Contrary to the one true God, whose character is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and sovereign in all things. We finished up three-digit subtraction this week and continued working diligently on our biome projects. We are really enjoying the fall weather!

Upcoming Memory Work: 

1 John 1:5-6

Upcoming:
  • Greensboro Science Center Field Trip (all day) on October 2nd, 2026
  • Biome Projects Due September 30th, 2026 (in class project)

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

This Week

It has been a dynamic and rewarding week of learning and discovery!
In math, we continued exploring regrouping and estimation and tackled multi-step problems with more than one operation. We also began our multiplication unit by reviewing the properties students first learned in 3rd grade, which meant revisiting the math sound-off that helps them remember these properties.

In history, we studied Justinian the Great and learned why codifying laws is so important for governing a nation well.

In writing, students began a persuasive essay based on Aesop’s fable “The Mule and His Buyer.” Each student is choosing a side (should the farmer have returned the mule or not?) and building a case with strong reasons.

In Latin, we introduced personal pronouns (is, ea, id) and learned that Latin verb endings already tell us who’s doing the action, so we rarely need to say “he” or “she” separately — but we generally need a pronoun like eum or eam when it’s receiving the action instead.

A highlight of the week was when the chrysalises in our classroom transformed into butterflies! The excitement was contagious, and we took the students outside to release them, a beautiful reminder of God’s creativity and design.

Ask Your Child About…

  • Who was a big part of Justinian’s success, and why was it important to write down the laws?
  • How many words does it take to make a complete sentence in Latin?
  • Should the farmer have returned the mule? Which side did you choose, and what reasons will you use to convince your reader?
Upcoming Memory Work:

Psalm 139: 7-9

Upcoming:

10/2 – NC Botanical Gardens Field Trip

 

LOGIC SCHOOL

Mrs. Bennington

5th-6th Band
  • Students did a great job in band this week practicing procedures and expectations for class. Sixth grade did a great job reviewing the basics of playing and working on several book exercises. New sixth grade  students are doing a great job getting caught up and returning students are doing well making more mature sound. Fifth grade worked on counting rhythms, reading music, and how to use their lips to make a sound on their mouthpieces. Students did a great job learning their first three notes and their first three note song, “Hot Cross Buns”. Fifth grade students will have a  test on 1.14 this Tuesday 9/29.  Please encourage your child to practice what we work on in class at home. 
7th-8th Band
  • Students did a great job in band this week practicing procedures and expectations for class. Students also did a great job playing through several book exercises.. A lot of focus was put on posture, breathing,  making good sounds, range, articulation, and dynamics. Students even got a chance to apply this knowledge to a fun song. Students did well on their Concert Bb Scale test this week. Please encourage your child to practice what we work on in class at home.
High School Band
  • Students did a great job in band this week practicing procedures and expectations for class. Students also did a great job playing through several book exercises and other pieces of music. A lot of focus was put on posture, breathing,  making good sounds, range, articulation, dynamics, style, phrasing, and interpretation. Students completed a writing exercise on the hymn, “Holy Holy, Holy” and discussed the meaning behind the hymn, the parts that stuck out most to them, and how to best convey the message behind this hymn when it is sung or played.  Students spent a lot of time on their full-range concert F, Bb, and D scales and arpeggios. Students will have a test on their Concert D scale and arpeggio on Monday 9/28. Please continue to encourage your child to practice what we work on in class at home. 

Mrs. Johnston

5th – 8th Choir Hymn of the Week:  Jesus Paid It All
  • 5th Grade Choir learned about ties in music, how they can happen within a measure or cross bar lines. We applied them to both rhythm exercises and singing exercises.
  • 6th Grade Choir branched into two-part harmonies this week.
  • 7th/8th Grade Choir worked on intonation, learning to listen down the lowest voice to sing in tune as a group.
High School Choir Hymn of the Week: My Savior’s Love
  • Bradford Chorale did a fantastic job performing for the fire department. It was a joy to bless these heroes as a thank you for all that they do to keep our community safe.

5th Grade (Mr. Chapman & Miss Johnston) 

This Week
  •  The students worked hard in math as they completed chapter three and took their test on Thursday. In history, we studied Sir Walter Raleigh and the Lost Colony. We looked at four different theories about what happened to the colony, each group of students then presented their findings to the class. The students have worked hard studying for their science quiz tomorrow and their reading vocab quiz. They are rounding out the quarter nicely!

Memory Work:

Romans 12:14-16

Upcoming: 

10/01- Alamance Battleground Field Trip

Mrs. Knight

5th Art
  • This week in art we finished up our Mona Lisa sketches and mounted them in “frames”.  We signed our names on this work of art backwards. Ask your student why. On Thursday, Mrs. Hicks helped with a beach scene sketching tutorial. We will have a quiz on Leonard da Vinci on Tuesday next week. 

6th Grade (Mrs. McDorman & Miss Morgan)

6th Reading and Literature
  • We read through Chapter 5 of The Call of the Wild and are nearing the end of the novel. We compared Buck’s harsh new life in the North with his comfortable former life at Judge Miller’s estate and discussed how his experiences are changing him.
6th Grammar and Writing
  • We studied double negatives and the correct use of comparative and superlative forms. Students also practiced using vivid, precise language to write descriptive paragraphs.
6th Bible
  • We took notes on the historical reliability and trustworthiness of the Gospels. We also read and discussed through Matthew 11, continuing to examine the life, ministry, and teachings of Christ.
6th History
  • We studied the Battle of the Alamo, examining the people and events surrounding this pivotal moment in the struggle for Texas independence.
6th Math
  • We completed Chapter 3 and its focus on division with decimals. Students applied their understanding of place value and estimation to solve and evaluate decimal-division problems.

Ms. Hutchison

6th Science
  • We began our individual science investigations this week, and we’re off  to a great start.  Your student should have his/her question or problem for investigation decided upon and should spend time this coming week learning from three different sources any background information that might be helpful in designing and implementing his/her investigation.  We learned to cite our sources using the Chicago-style citation format.

Miss Morgan

6th Logic
  • This week, our fallacy detectives finished learning the fallacies in the category of “Avoiding the Question”, closing the section with the Appeal to the People (argumentum ad populum) and the Straw Man. 

Mr. Klazinga

6th Latin
  • 6th Grade finished their second chapter of our Latin book this week and will take a quiz on it next week! 

Mrs. Palmer 

6th Art
  • Students reviewed Leonardo Da Vinci this week. We continued to work on our charcoal shoe still life drawings. These are coming along nicely and I look forward to hanging them proudly in the hall soon. 

Mrs. Meredith

7th Omnibus
  • Literature: This week, students did a wonderful job reciting their declamation speeches! Students also read The Iliad and The Odyssey scripts for their upcoming plays, and made their top selections for their desired roles.
  • History: We finished our study of Ancient Egypt and Exodus and reviewed the material in preparation for next week’s test.
  • Composition: Students turned in their final comparison essays. They worked hard to complete each component of the essay, and they should be proud of their final products!

Ms. Hutchison

7th Science
  • Your 7th grader is wrapping up his/her study of pedology.  We will continue to make observations and record data about our class bean seed project for the next month.  This week, we continued to practice our understanding and mastery of the nitrogen cycle and learned about groundwater, aquifers, and the difference between a typical water table well and an artesian well.  We will have a Unit Test next Thursday to wrap up our study of the scientific method of inquiry and pedology before heading off for Fall Break.

Mrs. Frueh

7th Pre-Algebra
  •  After practicing finding the area of complex polygons using addition, this week we practiced finding the area through the process of subtraction (area as a difference). The students are starting to realize that mathematics often involves making choices between multiple correct strategies to arrive at a single correct solution.

Mrs. Palmer 

7th Art
  • Students reviewed Leonardo Da Vinci this week. We continue to work on our original comic strips. Line quality, originality and creativity are the tasks for this project and these are coming along nicely. 

Mr. Klazinga

7th Latin
  •   This week was our first full week in the pattern that we will follow for the rest of the year the students read the entire chapter IX and we covered the grammar afterward. 

Miss Morgan

7th Logic
  •   This week, the students began the study of the fallacies of Appeal to Emotion. We started by understanding what these fallacies attack instead of the main issue, and then jumped in with the fallacy of Appeal to Fear (argumentum ad baculum). 

Dr. Wright

8th Omnibus 
  • 8th graders are exploring the era of Imperial Christianity following the Edict of Thessalonica in 380, which made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.  We have nearly finished Athanasius’ On the Incarnation, are in the process of memorizing the Nicene Creed, and look forward to beginning The Rule of St. Benedict before fall break.  Students have chosen their speeches for declamation and have begun memorizing them.  In Composition, students are finishing a creative writing project describing what it would be like to go to a Christian worship service in Rome during the time of the persecutions.  

Ms. Hutchison

8th Science
  • 8th graders took a Unit Test on scientific inquiry and  introduction to matter and energy.  We also began a new unit of study on mathematics and measurement in science.  

Mrs. Frueh

8th Algebra I
  • We jumped into the second quarter with a study of proportions and percentages. The students practiced writing ratio relationships in the form of proportions and then learned multiple ways to solve for the unknown.

Mrs. Palmer 

8th Art
  • Students continue to work on their magazine collage of famous works of art. This project requires patience and dedication. Students are working hard on them and we cannot wait to display them in the coming weeks. 

Mr. Crotts

8th Logic
  • We have studied the rules for using genus and difference when defining terms.

RHETORIC SCHOOL

From the COLLEGE & CAREER COUNSELING Office:

Seniors, Juniors, & Sophomores will attend the ACC College Fair on Tuesday, September 29 from 10:30-12:30 PM

Seniors should continue to apply to colleges and apply  for scholarships; spend at least 15-30 minutes a week researching and applying. 

Juniors, don’t forget to sign up for the ACT!  This is required in order to receive the NC Opportunity Scholarship.  

Fall Break is an excellent time to visit college and university campuses. 

College Spotlight: NEW COLLEGE FRANKLIN

Wisdom.  Virtue.  Service.  Located just south of Nashville in beautiful Franklin, Tennessee, New College Franklin is a Classical Christian Liberal Arts college dedicated to excellent academics and forming students to lead in their homes, churches, and communities.  Tuition for 2027-2028 is estimated to be $16,885; 58% of students receive scholarships; the faculty to student ratio is 5:1.  Spiritual Formation; Classical Tradition; Full Liberal Arts Curriculum.  Visit here to learn more; to learn about NCF Preview Days on October 4th & 5th, visit here.

 

Coach Johnston

9th History
  • Students learned about the English Civil War, the Commonwealth Era, the Declaration of Breda and the Glorious Revolution as we studied the political transformation of England during the 17th-Century. Perhaps most notably, we witnessed the developing power of Parliament even as the once unchallenged “divine right” of kings diminished. Many American colonists will be heavily impacted by these ideas, whether they had already emigrated, or would do so in future years. 

Ms. Oldham

9th Literature
  •  Students have been maiming and murdering with Macbeth in his quest for power. They have projects over the play due Wednesday. 

Dr. Wright

9th Rhetoric
  •  Students learned about the rhetorical appeal of pathos.  

Mr. Crotts

9th Bible Survey
  •  This week – Judges, where everyone did what was right in their own eyes;  and Ruth, wherein Boaz redeems a family during loss and keeps the line of Adam, Abraham, David, and Jesus alive!

Mrs. Frueh

9th Biology
  • We have wrapped up our investigation of the evidence presented in defense of macroevolution with a cumulative unit exam. Through this unit we have weighed evidence from the fields of geology, paleontology, archaeology, anatomy, genetics, and biochemistry. Ask your student how the evidence stacked up and what their verdict is on the hypothesis of macroevolution. 
9th Geometry
  • We used our proof writing skills this week to prove two more theorems for our resource journals: The Triangle Sum Theorem and the Triangle Exterior Angle Theorem. We also reviewed how to construct lines on the coordinate plane using slope-intercept form (y = mx + b).

Mrs. Fairchild 

9th and 11th Art Foundations
  • The students began working on their watercolor skills and techniques. Be sure to ask your student which one they found to be the most challenging.

Dr. James

10th Chemistry
  • This week the students were introduced to atomic orbital theory and electron configuration. 
  • Next week we will complete the lessons on atomic structure, and the students will take their third test of Q1. 

Mrs. Palmer 

10th Spanish
  •  We have been hard at work on the imperfect tense. This is a new tense. We have been comparing the imperfect tense to the preterite tense and learning in which cases to use which tense. We also worked with vocabulary both new and old this week. 

Mr. Zhang

10th Algebra II
  • After the Unit 2 test, we began a discussion of absolute value inequalities and graphs.

Mrs. Crotts

10th Literature
  • 10th graders received copies of Homer’s Iliad.  These copies are for the students to keep and add to their personal libraries!  They may mark notes and highlight these as they read the work.  This week we learned about Greek meter.  This varies from Shaekspeare’s iambic pentameter in length–from 5 to 6 “feet”.  Ask your student and they can enlighten you!  They will have you singing STRAWberry, STRAWberry, STRAWberry, STRAWberry STRAWberry jam pot.

Miss Oldham

10th Rhetoric II
  •  Students have been working through the canons of rhetoric and have a poetry recitation due next week. 

Coach Johnston

10th History
  • Students finished a brief survey of the Neo-Assyrian and Babylonian empires. This week we particularly focused on the significance of dreams, types of dreams and interpreters both in ancient history (Joseph, Daniel, the Magi, pharaohs, Croesus the king of Lydia, Astyages the king of the Medes, Pontius Pilate, etc..) and the modern world (dream beds, family discussions each morning, etc). We observed a few lessons that we can learn from the Bible and from history regarding dreams, and now we are digging into the origin of the Persian Empire with the story of Cyrus the Great’s rise to power.

Mr. Strength

10th Historical Theology 
  • Students have completed their first papers and received their graded unit 1 tests. This week, they learned about the influence of Augustine of Hippo, John Cassian, and Patrick of Ireland. 

Mr. Zhang

11th Precalculus
  • We continued to practice analysis of attributes of functions and began to work with piecewise functions.
11th Physics
  • We began to study graphical and analytical vector addition and conversion between magnitude-angle and component forms.

Miss Oldham

11th Literature
  •  Students began Dante’s ascent of Purgatory mountain. 

Mr. Webster

11th History
  •  This week we finished the unit by talking about the rise of Islam and their influence on the west militaristically and intellectually. The students finished the week by taking their unit test. 

Dr. Wright

11th Apologetics
  • This week we investigated the worldview Sire terms “Pantheistic Monism”, popularized in the United States since the 1960s.  Ask your student about “Atman” and “Brahman,” and about how, in contrast, Christian theism uniquely creates and guards the dignity of the human person. 

Coach Johnston

11th- 12th Advanced PE
  • Students concluded their volleyball unit on Tuesday and completed a “card deck” full body workout on Thursday. 

Mrs. Palmer 

Spanish 3
  • Students worked on the future tense this week. We continue to work with vocabulary new and old. Students also have been practicing using the target language in conversation.  

Coach Johnston

12th History
  • We completed our Unit 2 material before spending two days discussing the development of Religious Liberty. Students will review on Monday and test on Wednesday (9/30).

Miss Oldham

12th Literature
  •   Students have wrapped up The Red Badge of Courage and will be testing over the novel on Monday. 
12th Rhetoric III
  •  Seniors are gearing up to write their first thesis drafts! IST week is dedicated to Senior Thesis writing, so this quarter of research and preparation will bear fruit. Please continue to pray for them as they traverse senior year. 

Mr. Weber

12th Systematic Theology
  • Focused on the doctrine of the Sufficiency of Scripture and explored its  practical benefits in our personal lives.  

Mrs. Byrd

12th Calculus
  • We’re working on fundamental properties and rules of differentiation now.  We will complete the unit next week just before the start of fall break.
12th Physics
  • Learning to resolve vectors into components and add vectors algebraically has been our focus for the last two weeks.  In our next unit we will apply this knowledge to our analysis of two dimensional motion.