by Karolyn Davis | May 22, 2022 | Athletics, Elementary School News, High School News, Jay's Blog, Middle School News, News |
On May 22, Grace held the commencement exercises for the Class of 2022. The 66 graduates were awarded $6,206,339 in academic scholarships from colleges and universities, an average of $94,035 per student, our highest average ever. The following is my charge to our...
by Karolyn Davis | May 12, 2022 | Classical School News, Early Education Center News, Elementary School News, High School News, Jay's Blog, Middle School News, News |
In his Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, one of the most iconic of Stephen Covey’s truisms is begin with the end in mind. When we embark on a venture, project, or strategic plan, it’s most effective to know where we’re headed, where we want to finish, as we...
by Karolyn Davis | May 6, 2022 | High School News, Jay's Blog, Middle School News, News |
I appreciate much of the work of Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist from NYU. He’s not a Christian, but he has some really keen observations of the world around us that make a lot of sense. In an article in this month’s Atlantic entitled, After Babel: How Social...
by Karolyn Davis | Apr 28, 2022 | Early Education Center News, Elementary School News, High School News, Jay's Blog, Middle School News, News |
That moment will hum in my memory, and resonate into eternity forever. Twenty-eight years this past week. April 23, 1994. Perkins Chapel on the SMU campus, 11 a.m. I’m standing at the front in my goofy morning suit, looking like I’m heading to Pippa Middleton’s...
by Karolyn Davis | Apr 21, 2022 | Classical School News, Elementary School News, High School News, Jay's Blog, Middle School News, News |
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus has to navigate twin threats as he guides his ship through the Strait of Messina. Scylla, mythologized as a sea monster, was a rocky shoal on one side of the strait. Charybdis, a whirlpool, was located on the other. To avoid one...
by Karolyn Davis | Apr 14, 2022 | Classical School News, Early Education Center News, Elementary School News, High School News, Jay's Blog, Middle School News, News |
As I think about Easter and Holy Week, I reflect on the film, The Passion of the Christ. It’s hard to believe it was a 2004 film, almost 20 years old. It was a great movie, but I have to admit, I only saw it in its entirety once, in the theater, nearly 20 years ago....
