Lubbock Adventist News

Christmastime at Lubbock Junior Academy is a big deal. We not only practice, practice, for our Christmas program, we also like to visit places that make the true meaning of Christmas special. This year we visited a display of nearly 800 Nativity sets from around the...

There is excitement in the air at Lubbock Junior Academy. We have been practicing for our Christmas program for three weeks. Whenever there has been a spare minute, LJA students have been learning their speaking parts. Our Christmas program would not be complete...

On Tuesday, November 24, we moved our desks into a large rectangle for our annual Thanksgiving dinner. We prepared a pound and a-half of spaghetti with tomato sauce. Our green vegetable was green beans. One parent brought some delicious muffins and chopped fruit....

As a teacher, I am accustomed to having my students share or write about the many things that make them feel thankful. Now, it’s my turn. I’m thankful for students who help me feel like I am part of a noble profession where I can work and laugh at the same time. The...

Chop Chop Magazine, is a quarterly magazine filled with nutritious, great-tasting, ethnically diverse and fun recipes. Dr. Simmons and I thought it might be fun to call ourselves ‘The Chop-Chop Ladies’ and occasionally bring unique food, simple vegetarian/vegan...

Lubbock Junior Academy devoted the first week of November as Fall Week of Prayer. Not only did Pastor Alonso give us a special devotional message each day, he also taught us an action version of Jesus Loves Me. Students laughed and giggled at his fun talks and gave...

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...