Ash Wednesday - Each year on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, students, faculty and staff gather in the Chapel for a special service during which the Imposition of Ashes occurs. The Chaplain will make the sign of the cross in ashes on the forehead of those who wish to receive them to remind each of us that physical life is transitory and that our goals must be set on the spiritual rather than the physical. The Imposition of Ashes is an outward and visible sign to remind us that Christ our Lord had temptations and human sufferings just as each of us. Odyssey of the Mind - A tem competition that involves creative and critical problem solving skills. Teams are judged on spontaneous problem solving and on the presentation of their solution from a previously prepared list of problems.
Coaches act only as facilitators.
All solutions, presentations, preparations, and props are created, developed, and implemented by team members. A budget must be followed, and students are judged on originality, creativity, and the ability to perform within an allotted time limit. Winners from the sub-regional competition advance to the regional competition. Those winners may advance to the state competition and then on to the world competition. The importance of being a private Christian school is never more evident than at Christmas.