Lubbock Adventist News

The students were certainly in a pickle last Friday. We were the recipients of a huge jar of sour dill pickles. Our thanks to Mrs. Jan Yates for the hilarious donation. The students were thrilled to have large dill pickles as an addition to their usual sack lunch....

Most people don’t like to pack and repack boxes. However, if you had been in the classroom of the Lubbock Junior Academy during the week of November 22-26, you would have seen students happily packing toothbrushes, stuffed toys, washcloths, hard candy, bar soap and...

The greatest rewards of teaching do not come with the paycheck, but rather in seeing achievements of the students. In their first year of church school Lubbock Junior Academy students showed significant academic growth as measured by national Standardized Achievement...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...