Lubbock Adventist News
LJA – Thanksgiving Dinner
A tradition started last school year continued this week. Lubbock Junior Academy participated in a Thanksgiving dinner. Last year, our students and teachers were able to fit nicely into just one of the classrooms for our dinner. This year, due to our increased...
LJA – Mastery Learning Theory
One of the advantages of our school which practices the steps emphasized in the Mastery Learning Theory is that provisions are made for every student who accomplishes the basic academic requirements to move ahead to more challenging work. Two of our students, Kaylee...
LJA – Operation Christmas Box
Shop, sort, pack, check. Shop,sort, pack, double-check. All week the students and teachers of Lubbock Junior Academy (LJA) have been preparing shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child http://www.samaritanspurse.org/ Operation Christmas Child collects...
LJA – Valentine Surprise
The students and teachers enjoyed a unique Valentine’s Day. First, the students heard a worship story centered around 1 Corinthians 13, the “love chapter.” At noon they exchanged valentines and valentine treats. The students were certainly excited about the clever and...
LJA – A Possible Blue Zone?
During the month of October we learned about some of our early Seventh-day Adventist pioneers. We learned about William Miller, Captain Joseph Bates, Hiram Edson, James White, and Joshua V. Himes. We learned about the many sacrifices and adventures these leaders...
May Newsletter 2012
Dear Church Family, Greetings! I hope this letter finds you blessed and well. May is here, and things are looking nice and green. We are hoping to close on our house and be moved here to Lubbock by the middle of May. So please keep that in your prayers. One of the...
LJA – Music! Music! Music!
Oh, the benefits of good music, both for performers and listeners! Psychological studies have confirmed that just listening to good music can help relieve stress, mood, and depression. When young students participate it can be challenging to them, but it is also often...
LJA – The Fruit of the Spirit
The older students at LJA continue to study the Fruit of the Spirit in their Bible class. Last week the fruit of peace was emphasized. Presented in their textbook was the story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Percé tribe. The United States government removed them from...
LJA “ The Apple of His Eye”
One cool October Fall day we visited the Apple Orchard in Idalou, TX. The orchard has 6,000 apple trees and miles of walking paths between the rows and rows of trees. We were able to take a hayride around the orchard while learning about the doves, snakes and...
LJA Dedication Song
On Sabbath, October 16, LJA students participated in the dedication of Baby Elianna Jolie André They only had one day notice - but Pastor Sven knew the students had been praying for this baby “with a hole in her heart” since the day she was born, so when he invited...
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