Lubbock Adventist News

LJA students divided into two groups. One half held onto half of the rope and the other students held onto the other half of the rope. At the signal the two teams pulled with all their might. Grunts and other sounds came from the students as they tried to pull the...

You should have seen us. The students and I had the muddiest shoes. Most of the students were using shovels that were longer than they were tall. So, you may ask what were we doing? We were digging for worms. Yes, we were trying to find worms and extra soil so we...

Pick an apple! Take a bite! Pick an apple, put it in a bag! Fall! The time for the LJA students to take a field trip to the Idalou Apple Orchard where they took a hayride and were dropped off by some beautiful Red Delicious apple trees. Each tree was loaded with fresh...

LJA students recently read sections of Christ’s Object Lessons, Ellen White’s book describing the stories Jesus told. This book describes how Jesus used common objects and everyday life to teach about God’s grace, love, and salvation. Each page speaks of wisdom from...

LJA students experienced hands-on with owl pellets this past week. An owl pellet is a tightly packed mass of bones, fur, and anything else an owl is unable to digest. An owl cannot digest anything other than the meat of its prey. Bones, claws, and other indigestible...

Does orienteering, rappelling, leaf rubbings and an 80 person game of Capture the Flag sound like a normal school day? It is when the Texico Conference invites all the grades 5-8 church school students to the Sam Tobias Memorial Campground near Ruidoso, NM. The first...

Lubbock Junior Academy, along with the Lubbock Adventist Children’s Ministry programs, (including Sabbath School) participate in raising awareness and prevention of the mistreatment of the vulnerable, through an online program designed to accomplish this goal by...

LJA students are budding musicians, as they are learning to play Recorders and studying music literacy including reading notes, clapping out rhythms, and having a very enjoyable time. Reading music helps brains work better. Researchers at Northwestern University found...

The last two weeks LJA students have been learning about an ancient book, the Bible. They learned who wrote the books of the Bible and what it means to be inspired by God to write on animal skin, stone, or papyrus. They specifically studied the King James translation....

The Apostle John tells us that Jesus wrote on the ground with His finger. Jesus was quietly making statements about the character of some accusing men, and letting others know of His redeeming character. Writing on the ground can still be rich with lessons for us...