Fear is Not the Companion of Caution
The military flyover at a football game makes us stand tall, and leaves us awestruck as kickoff approaches. Not so when I was a kid. Growing up in the early sixties, I was younger than ten when the Vietnam War began. I lived a few miles from Michael McCoy Air Force Base, now re-named Orlando […]
A Guide for Devotion in Lent and Holy Week
For those of you who want direction for your private devotion, reflection, quiet time, or whatever you may call it, here is a guide for each of the weeks in Lent through Holy Week. If you’ve ever wondered what Lent and Holy Week is about, it is a period of weeks in the Church calendar […]
New Athletic Director Begins Duties July 1, 2020
New Covenant is pleased to welcome a new Athletic Director, John Maynard, who will join our team on July 1, 2020. Our search team received applications from three states. Mr. Maynard graduated from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) in 2009 with the BS in Exercise and Sport Science. He has taught students in […]
Coach of The Year
New Covenant’s own Head Varsity women’s Basketball Coach was just named Coach of the Year in the Blue Ridge Conference. Congratulations to Sarah! She has brought our team far and we appreciate her efforts.
Jadon Walker Joins The 1,000 Point Club
New Covenant junior, Jadon Walker, joined the ranks of an exclusive club on Friday, February 15, scoring his 1,000th career point in a game against Timberlake Christian School. Jadon entered the game with 997 points in varsity matches, and, in the first quarter, stepped back from the arc on his first shot of the evening […]
Poetry, The Arts and The Imagination
Our imaginations should be nourished as an instrument by which we know reality. While C.S. Lewis espoused many thought-provoking ideas, this lesson is a difficult, perhaps impossible one for us to understand, yet it is extremely pertinent for our technological age. It is the unchallenged assumption that true knowledge comes only from science. We are […]
Arts & Science Fair
Hundreds of students across the grades were on hand with parents and friends for the annual Art & Science Fair. With scores of art pieces hanging in the hallways and displays at art stations around the building, the students showed their talents. If you haven’t strolled through to view their work, the art will remain […]
Dr. Marcel Widzisz Joins Faculty
New Covenant Schools is pleased to announce that Dr. Marcel Widzisz (pronounced WID sis) has been invited to join the faculty as Instructor in Latin. Dr. “W” is a distinguished scholar. His undergraduate degree was from Southern Illinois University where he triple-majored in philosophy, classics, and French. He went on the University of Texas where […]
School of Rhetoric Cotillion & Jr. Ring Ceremony
The School of Rhetoric held its formal dance and Junior class ring ceremony on Saturday, January 25th at Southern Provisions Company on Langhorne Rd. Previous Next
STEM, STEAM, and STREAM? You Don’t Have to Choose
Let me just say it and get it out of the way: there’s nothing wrong with STEM. Science, technology, engineering and math are all good pursuits. President Obama put out the call in his 2011 State of the Union Address, igniting a movement to teach students 21st-century skills to make them more competitive with other […]
