We have truly enjoyed celebrating our students' achievements through the various performances and recognition ceremonies held this year. We look forward to honoring our junior high and senior students during our upcoming academic awards ceremonies. Additionally, we are proud to celebrate the outstanding Class of 2026 at our commencement exercises on June 24 at 7:00 PM on the athletic field.

We invite the entire community to join us for another wonderful performing arts showcase. Cavopalooza! will take place on June 11 at 7:00 PM in front of the school. Come enjoy the amazing talent of our students on stage and sample delicious offerings from our culinary program.

I am incredibly proud of our students and teachers for their continued dedication and hard work as we approach the end of the school year. Please note that regular coursework will continue through the end of the term, and report cards will be issued on the afternoon of June 24.

Thank you to our parents for your overwhelming support. We are honored to lead such an exceptional group of young men and women.

Please read on for more information about the exciting events happening at our school.

Sincerely,

Brian Hutchinson

Principal

Our math classrooms have been working hard and showing great growth this month! In 7th grade, students have been exploring geometry through the study of 2D and 3D figures, building their understanding of shapes, surface area, and volume through hands-on activities and problem solving. Our 8th graders are wrapping up their unit on transformations, using reflections, rotations, translations, and dilations to deepen their understanding of geometry and coordinate planes. Meanwhile, our 9th grade students recently completed their major unit on quadratic functions and are now beginning their study of exponential functions, making connections between algebraic models and real-world applications. The picture is of an eighth grade student’s tessellation created using translations of a shape.  

Students have just begun to read the novel, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah. While reading this novel, students will consider the following questions: “How can we respect and embrace each other’s differences as well as our own?”, “Is it necessary to conform to societal norms to successfully function in that society?”, and “What moral obligations do we have as members of society to look out for one another? Whose voices mattered?” When students read Chapter 1 entitled “Run” in class, they were tasked to focus on the following literary skills while discussing the importance of the chapter with the members at their table: characterization (direct v. indirect), conflicts, and setting. Students were also tasked to have discussions about Trevor Noah’s family dynamic and compare it to their own.

This month, our Physical Education curriculum transitioned through a sophisticated exploration of kinesthetic differentiation and high-intensity physiological conditioning. We initiated the cycle with a cynosure on Diamond Sports (softball, kickball, wiffle ball and tennis ball derivatives), where students analyzed the rotational kinetics required for projectile exit velocities and the neuromuscular synchronization demands for fielding diverse galvanizing objects.

We shifted into Ultimate Sports—including Ultimate Frisbee, Ultimate Basketball, Ultimate Football, and Handball—which served as a rigorous laboratory for lactic and alactic metabolic pathways. These "Ultimate" variations demand exceptional spatial-temporal awareness and constant proprioceptive adjustments as students navigate complex team invasion tactics. Whether refining their unilateral throwing motor skills or optimizing their cardiovascular endurance during rapid transitions, our students have demonstrated a remarkable grasp of the biomechanics and physiology behind elite athletic performance.

Lastly we transferred to Pickle ball, a dynamic racket sport that served as an exceptional practical application of explosive neuromuscular power, reactive agility, and strategic spatial positioning.  Operating heavily within the ATP-CP and anaerobic glycolytic energy systems, Pickleball demands rapid, high-intensity bursts of acceleration paired with brief recovery periods. Students consistently engaged their fast-twitch muscle fibers to execute explosive lateral shuffles and sudden directional changes, all while maintaining a low, athletic center of gravity.