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Petra Student to Speak
Families and students of Petra Academy are invited to support school choice in Montana. This Thursday, January 24, there will be a rally on the steps of the State Capitol in Helena from noon until 1 p.m., immediately followed by a Citizen Lobby Day when families can discuss the importance of school choice with their elected representatives.
In the evening, Valerie Lewis, a senior at Petra Academy, will be a featured presenter at the local Delta Hotel at 2301 Colonial Drive for a Capitol Briefing. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by the presentations (register at the link).
Please contact Kaleigh Cunningham at (406) 595-3121 for more information.
“Work” of Love & Wonder
“Late last week, one of our Elementary teachers told me of a conversation she had with a student struggling to come back to school after Christmas break. The end of their discussion had gone like this…”
(Read Mr. Dunham’s full post at our Scholar’s Forum)
Griffin Basketball
Upper School Griffin Basketball hits the road the next two weekends for key district match-ups in Great Falls and Billings. Next home games at the JV/Varsity level are:
- Saturday, Feb. 2nd vs. defending state champion GV Homeschool (4:30/6:00/7:30)
- Tues., Feb. 5th vs. cross-street conference rival Heritage Christian (4:30/6:00/7:30)
Meanwhile, our Elementary girls (4th – 7th) season is underway with one win and one loss. The young ladies are home this coming Tuesday January 15, hosting GV Homeschool at 4:00, then play at Manhattan Christian in a tournament this Saturday, January 19.
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The “Work” of Love & Wonder
Late last week, one of our Elementary teachers told me of a conversation she had with a student struggling to come back to school after Christmas break. The end of their discussion had gone like this: Teacher: “I don’t always feel like coming to school, either, but this is what God has called me to do. I […]
Avoiding the Altar of the “College Gods”
“You have to sacrifice yourself to the college gods.” This quote comes from this article in the September 17, 2018, issue of The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. In it, the writer interviewed local high school students describing the pressure they felt to prepare for post-secondary education. The quote was the students’ solution, as well as The […]
Winning Respect
At last week’s Schola Cantorum concert, I thanked those younger students not yet in one of our programs for the good attention they showed their older siblings who were performing. “If you want to show someone you love them,” I said, “you listen to them.” I was surprised by how many parents came up to me […]
Recitation & the Progress of Humanity
After last month’s Elementary Recitation, an uncle of one of our students found me afterward in the Atrium. After brief introductions (and with his niece’s not-quite-school-aged sibling riding on his shoulders), he told me how much he enjoyed seeing our young students recite what they were learning and how impressed he was with our school. […]