As the curtains roll, you see children lying on their beds. The children are dirty and tired, they are orphans. You see a child with bright red curly hair, they call her Annie. “Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I’ll love ya tomorrow, you’re only a day away..” softly sings the orphan Annie. The All Saints’ Middle School production…
On April 2nd the sixth graders at All Saints participated in the annual Move Up Day. Move Up Day is when the sixth graders visit the middle school to meet the teachers and get an idea of the classes before we choose them. This year we received pizza for lunch before we started the tour.…
The 8th grade science and math classes in the middle school have joined forces to launch bottle rockets. The construction has been fast and furious…and messy and chaotic…and…. Oh well, anyway, launch has been delayed several times due to inclement weather. (What is going on with this weather??) Hopefully the sky is the limit this…
In my opinion, middle school is the best time to explore your interests. I’ve figured out several things I like and dislike. For example, three sports are required in middle school and many people end up playing a sport they have never played before. The new sports I tried were cheer and field hockey. It…
The football season ended well in the middle school. The 8th grade lost nary a game and the 7th did well also. Halloween costumes were terrific. I have no idea why all those boys dressed up like ZZ Top. Oh, duck dynasty? What’s that? At this very moment, students are bringing in all the makings for…
A few weeks ago our gospel passage for Eucharist was from Luke 14, an account of what I imagine was a very uncomfortable dinner party with Christ as the guest. Luke tells us Christ watched the guests elbow their way to the places of honor at the host’s table, and He tells a parable that…
This eighth grade year is already shaping up to be my favorite, most fun year ever at All Saints’. All of my teachers are so interesting and they make learning fun and easy. It took me a few weeks, but now that I know what to expect from all my teachers and classes, I can…