Our School is one of those lucky schools that get to have Devotional Exercises before school. It’s about 15 minutes long and brings the student body together to get their minds engaged and going as a school. Teachers have a few minutes to address the students, and often the students themselves are called on to [...]
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God of Our Fathers
Posted in School on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We Are Distinguished
Posted in Community, School on March 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The State of Arizona selected Masada Charter School as the Title I Distinguished School for the state. On February 19th, a group from Masada went to San Antonio to participate in the recognition ceremony. A member of that group also participated on a panel presenting best practice strategies around “Professional Growth & Support”. This recognition [...]
Prayer in School
Posted in Rights, School on February 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Since “The Pledge of Allegiance” and “The Lord’s Prayer” are not allowed in most public schools anymore because the word ‘God’ is mentioned…
A 15 year old kid in Arizona wrote the following:
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now [...]
Local Charter school Celebration!
Posted in School on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Masada Charter School Junior High celebrated high achieving students today with an activity that included sidewalk art, hot chocolate, and caramel apples.
In order to get on the honor roll at Masada, students cannot have any grades below an A-. Thirty-five of the 98 students achieved this goal for the first trimester.
Mass Media interview on the Debate
Posted in School on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ms. Mary Hammon, The mass media instructor, was kind enough to allow e to interview her Mass Media class at Colorado City Academy, November 17, 2008. I was interested in the students’ perspectives on the 25th annual Jefferson B. Fordham Debate held at the University Of Utah College Of Law on October 22nd. The participants [...]
Local School’s Mass Media Class
Posted in School on November 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Some of our local high school students travelled to Salt Lake City to watch the debate live at the University of Utah debated the Prosecution of Polygamy. Here are a few of their thoughts. fordham-debate-jaclyn-1 fordham-response-marie-11
Our Local Charter School Exceeds Expectations!!!
Posted in School on October 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In September, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings named Masada Charter
School as a 2008 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School.
One of 320 schools honored, Masada was selected as part of a national program to
recognize successful schools.
“These Blue Ribbon Schools are an example of what teachers and students can achieve,”
Spellings said. “Now our challenge is to [...]
