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As we complete our 55th year, we thank God for His faithfulness in providing for our school. We hope you will find this site interesting, useful, and an easy way to keep up with events and daily life at our school. 

May 16, 2026 

It was a very warm day. We started the morning with the traditional softball game, school dads against students. It was a high-scoring game, with the students ahead sometimes, and the dads ahead sometimes. Several of the students hit massive home runs, and the dads were definitely wearing out, but in the end, the dads won. Tough game. Great plays. High scores. Good sports. No serious injuries. What a day!

Good game, students!

We enjoyed lunch in the cool comfort of the Fellowship Hall - sandwiches, potato chips, salads, desserts, garden tea and lemonade - oh, my! It was delicious! After lunch, it was back outside for another rousing game of softball, open to any and all willing players. We were also treated to watermelon, which was very refreshing! It was a long day, and a good day.

Enjoy your summer!

May 15, 2026 

This evening's closing program was presented so well by the students, they did great! Kindergarten handled their recitations perfectly, and it was awesome! The older students did a beautiful job with the singing, especially the song, "In Christ Alone." Their Bible memory passage, Romans 12:1-21, was recited with excellence, and we are so proud of them all. 

Super good work this evening, students!

Big thanks to Kayla C. for the photography this evening!

May 1, 2026

Our year-end field trip destination was Sea World Orlando, and it was a warm day indeed. After meeting at the school house at 6:30, traffic was heavy heading north, with several slow-downs, but we all arrived safely. The older students immediately looked for their favorite roller coaster rides, and the younger students went for the water rides, or for Sesame Street. It was a busy morning! By 11:30, most of the group was assembling at Orca Encounter Stadium, for the amazing orca show. After a break for lunch, it was back for more rides, shows, and exhibits. The penguin exhibit was cool. Also, the water rides soaked the adventurous ones. 

We gathered near the exit at 4:30, then walked the parking lot to our four vans. We made a beeline to Cici's Pizza in Brandon, where we had our fill of pizza and soda. The students enjoyed feeding quarters into the fun games for a few minutes, then we all piled back into the vans and headed south again, arriving back at the school house around 8:45. We are thankful for God's protection for a long and busy day!

April 21, 2026 

Choice Books hosted the Honor Roll students today, for their field trip. We arrived at 9:00, and were welcomed by District Administrator Tim M., Mandy, Hannah, and Jim. The students were given a tour of the warehouse, stocked with thousands of books. They were put to work for a few minutes, unwrapping Bibles and applying pricing labels so the Bibles could be sent out to stores. 

Tim explained that there are currently eight drivers covering the southern half of Florida, distributing books to WalMart, Publix, CVS, etc. A van load of books can hold up to about 4,000 books. Tim did some guessing games with the students, and two of the students won their choice of book from the entire warehouse. That was fun! Mandy served everyone iced coffee and some amazing, delicious dessert bars. That was fun, too! Hannah and Jim helped shepherd the group through everything. 

The students were allowed to pick out some books, and they had a great time with that. They wound up with a couple of boxes full of books to take home with them.

Leaving Choice Books, we headed to Ringling Bridge and 10th Street Boat Launch, where the students climbed all over the bayfront rocks, hunting crabs. They found quite a lot of them! Then it was lunch time, so we went to Chick-fil-A. Afterward, we spent an hour at Barnes & Noble, which was a new experience for some of them. They really enjoyed that. Of course, on the way back to the school house we had to stop at 7-Eleven for Slurpees. It was a good day!

April 8, 2026

Today was Dress-Up Day, and the students really showed their creativity. Check out the pictures!

March 3, 2026 

Today's Honor Roll Field Trip took us to Detwiler's Farm Market Warehouse, which is a brand-new facility, huge and modern, and busy as a beehive. We arrived at 9:15, and were welcomed by Tyler, Director of Seafood, who gave everyone a hat, then led us through the office spaces (Hi, Bro. Mel!), and out into the warehouse proper. We went through the various departments, seeing how fresh product is brought in, where and how it is sorted and stored, and how it is prepped for shipping out to the Detwiler's Farm Market stores. We saw the fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, fresh fish, grocery departments. This place is huge, and they move a lot of product daily. The students were given Juicy Crunch oranges, and Yellow Dragonfruit, and they got to sample Stone Crabs. We even got to see how their famous fresh salsa is made.

Of course, the whole warehouse is refrigerated and frozen, so the students were fully chilled by the time the tour was over. Tyler led us back to the front office, and there he gave each student a swag bag of fun items. 

Leaving Detwiler's, we went to Manatee Mineral Spring Park, then headed south for lunch at Chick-fil-A. After lunch, we went to Payne Park/Circus Park for awhile. When the students were done with that, we hung out at Selby Library for awhile, before ending the day with treats at 7-Eleven.

It was a very good day!

February 3, 2026

Your Honor students went to De Soto National Memorial today for their field trip. It was a chilly morning! We arrived around 9:45, and started exploring. They are currently renovating, so not all the exhibits were open. We trekked through the mangroves, reading the history of the Tampa Bay area, with local Indian tribes, and the exploits of Hernando De Soto and his nine ships of soldiers. We found the memorials, and also a tiny woodpecker that was diligently drilling for dinner. Our next stop was the Observation Tower at Robinson Preserve. It was cool. We could clearly see Sunshine Skyway bridge.

We had a relaxing lunch at Chick-fil-A, then headed south to Sarasota Bayfront Park, where the students went on a massive crab hunt. They amassed quite a collection! We left with just enough time to stop at 7-Eleven for Slurpees, which was a great way to end the day.