Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Today, Form II dressed up as characters from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and reenacted scenes from the book.
Wetlands Study
On Friday, as part of their science curriculum, Form I took a field Study to the Wetlands. They studied aquatic life, water levels, and the flora and fauna which make up that special ecosystem.
The plea of an atheist for biblical beauty
The Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1980, declared in a book of prose that “the Scriptures constitute the common good of believers, agnostics, and atheists.” For Milosz, whose life was scarred by the Nazi and Communist takeovers of his native land, the moral authority and literary beauty of the Bible was a refuge against the lethal and banal propaganda spewed forth from those godless governments and armies, even though he could not bring himself to believe in God.
Student Council
Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council president!
Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew opens tonight! Shows are 7:30 tonight and tomorrow evening, and 2:00 on Wednesday. Tickets online!
Wilderness and the Dynamics of Conversion
This Lent I’m studying the “wilderness” or “desert” in Scripture, and especially in the journey of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land. The dangerous wild is a powerful image for the spiritual life, and it plays a large part in the lives of figures like Jacob, Moses, David, Elijah, John the Baptist and Jesus. What about in yours?
Confirmation
Congratulations to the young men who received the sacrament of Confirmation yesterday afternoon.
Exile and home in the human condition
A curious pattern of exile is evident in the endings of several Old Testament books. After God promises Abram the land of Canaan, the patriarch must immediately flee to Egypt because of a famine (Genesis 12); his descendants, the sons of Jacob, repeat the expedition for the same reason (Genesis 42-47). The final word of Genesis, “Egypt,” ominously foreshadows the drama of slavery and liberation narrated in the second biblical book. The conclusion of Deuteronomy features Moses dying before he can lead the Israelites across the Jordan River (Deuteronomy 34:1-12). The Pentateuch, therefore, finishes with the Israelites, having sojourned for 40 years as the entire generation who left Egypt perishes in the wilderness, outside the land.
BraveART!
Seventeen local artists were on campus to join our own in-house artisans in sharing their creative talents and passions.
Spring Sports
Varsity Tennis and the Form IV baseball team took advantage of the perfect weather and competed against SPC rivals.