“You are no longer a slave but a son! And the fact that you are a son makes you an heir, by God’s design.” - Galatians 4:7 Henceforth comes the random interior ramblings of a school leader on this day which marks the thirty ninth year of his...
Mount Royal Academy has announced academic awards for the 2nd Quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. (Headmaster's List - Summa Cum Laude: 3.9-4.00, High Honor roll - Magna Cum Laude: 3.7-3.89, Honor Roll - Cum Laude: 3.5-3.69) Grade 6 Headmaster’s...
Working with high school students is one of the most rewarding parts of my life. It’s not always easy—teaching comes with its fair share of long days and challenges. However, spending so much time around young people always keeps me hopeful and...
January is a time when we naturally look to make a fresh start. Resolutions may seem arbitrary and contrived, and certainly the public perception of them has become more cynical, but I am always up for reimagining how I can do things differently,...
This will be the final newsletter focused on the text from Andrew Zwerneman entitled, “The Life We Have Together: A Case for Humane Studies, A Vision for Renewal. In order to tie this altogether and perhaps successfully integrate the way in which...
Congratulations to the newest members of the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapter of National Honors Society! Ten students were formally inducted at our recent ceremony. This induction traditionally took place in the spring but it was deemed more appropriate...
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The vivid colors of early fall have given way to colder weather, bare branches, and the...
Mount Royal Academy has announced academic awards for the 1st Quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. (Headmaster's List - Summa Cum Laude: 3.9-4.00, High Honor roll - Magna Cum Laude: 3.7-3.89, Honor Roll - Cum Laude: 3.5-3.69) Grade 6 Headmaster’s...
It might be helpful to begin where I left off in my previous message. “Givers of life remind us that no one person can live without being carried by someone else. All of our lives are relational. We are who we carry and how we respond to them. As...
Well, it’s happened again. I can’t say it surprises me anymore, but it definitely brings me great delight when I see it. The students head off into the summer at the beginning of June and when they return in September, they are changed. They have...