GOD IS GROWING US!

Our middle schoolers displayed their ambition in St. Philip's first student-only Kidprenuer event. Kidpreneur was held on April 6 and highlighted the businesses our seventh graders created in their Entrepreneurship class. Tia Stevens, St. Philip’s Director of Innovation and Science, utilized the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship curriculum resources and framework in implementing this new course. Through experiential, project-based learning, students created businesses they were passionate about that can positively impact the community. They wrote pitches to promote their businesses, manufactured the materials, and sold their products at the Kidpreneur showcase.

We are happy to share that two of our scholars placed in the top 25 of 500 Entrepreneurship submissions and are headed to the Regional Semi-Finals.

God also blessed our efforts to successfully expand our middle school curriculum to include Latin. Our scholars took the National Latin Exam and four were honored with awards. Congratulations to:

Quinn Forteau - Gold Medal & Certificate for Summa Cum Laude

Jonathan Lax - Silver Medal & Certificate for Maxima Cum Laude

Eden Murrell - Magna Cum Laude

Nail Wheeler - Certificate of Merit

A highlight of the school year was the opportunity for our seventh graders to give homilies during Chapel. We are confident that God smiled as they made personal connections to His power in their lives, inspiring their peers in the process. Our middle school program also expanded to athletics, and both girls’ and boys’ basketball teams made it to the playoffs, with our girls receiving a 3rd place trophy. Our Spring sports included track, swimming, golf, and tennis.

Our scholars’ accomplishments are made possible with the collaborative effort of St. Philip’s compassionate and dedicated “village.” We believe it still takes a village to raise a child, and the success of our village is contingent upon our ability to be Better Together. Every member of the St. Philip’s community including students, parents, staff, faculty, donors, and volunteers embraced this school year’s “Better Together” theme. Because of this unity, the entire school and community were significantly impacted. We were better together in supporting community activities such as working on neighborhood clean ups, serving in the food pantry, and volunteering for the Thanksgiving Feast and Christmas Store. We were better together through prayer for each other during difficult times and praise to God during celebratory occasions.

The strength of our school is undoubtedly our parents. We had a successful school year due largely to our parents unselfishly giving their time, talent, and treasure. It was common to witness our parents coaching, chaperoning, decorating, praying, providing treats, and encouraging students in Chapel. This year we were not just better together, but we were stronger together, fearless together, and wiser together, and because of that, our students soared.