Warrior Weekly
Warrior Weekly for March 16 - March 29, 2025
Next Week's Dates to Remember
Spring Break 3/17- 3/22
3/20 Katie Beth Goodnight's Birthday
3/21 Sarah Goldwater's Birthday
Tom Laney's Birthday
| Sunday | 3/23 |
Upper School chapel |
| Monday | 3/24 |
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| Tuesday | 3/25 |
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| Wednesday | 3/26 |
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| Thursday | 3/27 |
Shannon Cleavelin's Birthday |
| Friday | 3/28 |
John Arcisz's Birthday |
| Saturday | 3/29 |
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
3/31 Early Reg. Ends for Existing families
3/31- 4/4 Parent/Teacher Conferences
4/2 Grandparent's Day
Parent/Teacher Conferences
4/4 All Pro Dad (7am)
All School News
Grammar School News
Upper School News
This week we are sending two groups of travelers on KPA’s Grand Tour. The senior class leaves very early on Wednesday morning, and the juniors leave on Thursday morning. The seniors will start their journey in Athens and conclude it in Rome, while the juniors will start in Rome and end in Athens. We want to share our adventures with you, so please check KPA’s Grand Tour blog for updates, pictures, and stories from our students on the trip. (Right now you can read my current post about G. K. Chesterton and travel or dig into the archives to read what students have said in previous trips.) Please keep us in your prayers!
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6th Grade Life Science spends a day with Mrs.Poe as she shared her expertise in the anatomy of a heart! Students dissected pig hearts; identifying key chambers, veins, arteries, and valves! Students were thrilled to have an unforgettable experience learning about the heart as they learned about the circulatory system!
Athletics News
Highland Hilltop Relays Report
The KPA track team travelled to the Hilltop Relays at Roscoe Highland HS on Thursday,
March 6th. The teams battled windy conditions to earn several relay and team awards. In
the girl’s division, the girls scored 55 points to finish 5th out of nine teams. Kate Poe and
Karlee Flores were recognized as among the top seven point scorers of the Meet.
Karlee won the 200, finished 2nd in the 100 and 6th in the long jump. Kate Poe won the
100 Hurdles, finished 3rd in the Triple Jump and 4th in the 300 Hurdles. Aubrey Ridenour
finished 4th in the 200 and the 4x200 team of Reese Ramsey, Karlee Flores, Aubrey
Ridenour and Kate Poe combined for a 3rd place finish.
The boys finished in fourth place of the nine teams with Michael Jonas, Kalen Clark,
Lincoln Riddle and Brasher Henry all placing among the top ten point scorers. First
place finishes were posted by Kalen Clark in the 800 and Brasher Henry in the pole
vault. The 4x400 team of Brasher Henry, Kalen Clark, Lincoln Riddle and Michael Jonas
also claimed top honors. Lincoln Riddle earned a silver medal in the 300 Hurdles and
Max Crews medaled in the 800 with a third-place finish. The 4x200 team of Henry,
Riddle, Crews and Jonas also medaled with a third-place finish. Michael Jonas rounded
out the scoring with a fourth place finish in Long Jump and a 5 th place in the Triple
Jump.
The teams will next compete in the Buffalo Relays on Thursday, March 13th.
Every member of the KPA JV tennis team brought home hardware for their efforts at the Lamesa tournament on Monday. Additionally, the team won first overall in the tournament. GO WARRIORS!
Jax Shepherd & Hunter Gutierriez - champions, men's doubles
Aiden Sheets & Ezra Montandon - second place, men's doubles
Amelia Oliver - champion, women's singles
Anastasia Redmond & Mattea Edwards - third place, women's doubles
Jaten Hataway - champion, men's singles
KPA “Barbie” Pep Rally 2025
The Spirit Squad showcased the mini cheer campers from this week’s cheer camp, spring sports mighty warriors, senior cheerleaders, and farewell to our fantastic Cheer Coach, Tiffany Schuler. It was a FABULOUS PINK TIME!
Warrior Weekly for March 9 - March 15, 2025
Next Week's Dates to Remember
| Sunday | 3/9 |
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| Monday | 3/10 |
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| Tuesday | 3/11 |
Kyle Clark's Birthday Tanner Bruffey's Birthday |
| Wednesday | 3/12 |
1st Grade Homemade Ice Cream after School! |
| Thursday | 3/13 |
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| Friday | 3/14 |
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| Saturday | 3/15 |
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
3/17-22 Spring Break
3/20 Katie Beth Goodnight's Birthday
3/21 Sarah Goldwater's Birthday
Tom Laney's Birthday
All School News
Katie Hawthorne (class of 2019) updates the KPA community about what she is doing now, and she shares some of her reflections from her time at KPA.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the following students that participated in the 35AA PSIA district meet in Midland.
We are proud of you for committing additional time and focus to further academic emphasis.
Great job WARRIORS!
1st Grade
· Audrey Athanasiou – Storytelling (2nd place)
· Elsie Brock – Storytelling (3rd place)
· David Gloe – Storytelling (6th place)
2nd Grade
· Kenley Hughes – Storytelling (1st place, state meet qualifier)
· Dixon Cowan – Mathematics (6th place)
· Alex Kennell – Number Sense (5th place)
· Beckett Knowles – Mathematics (3rd place)
· Penelope Robinson – Storytelling
· Henry Sperry – Number Sense (3rd place)
· Oliver Weiss – Mathematics (6th place)
3rd Grade
· Eden Brock – Ready Writing (1st place, state meet qualifier)
· Slade Kemper – Storytelling (1st place, state meet qualifier)
· Judson Massey – Storytelling
· Malachi McGinnis – Mathematics (5th place)
· Levi Reinke – Mathematics (1st place, state meet qualifier)
4th Grade
· Beckam Bolin – Mathmatics )3rd place)
· Jack Keltz – Mathematics (5th place)
· Irish Miller – Ready Writing
5th Grade
· Caleb Graves – Number Sense
· Parker Knowles – Mathematics (5th place)
· Coffy Sue Miller – Ready Writing (6th place), Spelling (2nd place, state meet qualifier)
· Wesley Robinson – Mathematics (2nd place, state meet qualifier), Number Sense (3rd place)
6th Grade
· Lydia Depoe – Mathematics (3rd place), Number Sense (3rd place)
· Blanton Drake – Mathematics (5th place), Number Sense (5th place)
· Thomas Keltz – Oral Interpretation (5th place)
· Colton Massey – Oral Interpretation (2nd place, state meet qualifier)
8th Grade
· Ethan Brooks – Mathematics (1st place, state meet qualifier), Number Sense (1st place, state meet qualifier)
A BIG THANKS to the following PSIA coaches! You are MUCH appreciated!
Darra Brown – Storytelling
Kim Mock – 2/3 Mathematics
David McCartney – Mathematics 4/5/6, Number Sense 2/5/6
Wendy Drake – Ready Writing
Holly Alexander – Oral Interpretation
Grammar School News
Friday Enrichment Story Time Comes Alive had a great time reading Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett! We discussed how both sets of mice thought they needed something different to be happy but realized “There is no place like home!” This pointed to how God gives us good things and we are called to be grateful and not envious of what others have. The 1st & 2nd graders did a shortened version of the story as a readers theater. Kindergarten acted out the story in groups.
Upper School News
Monday night the KPA chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed its new inductees, Max Crews, Tinsley Drake, Blakely Farmer, Lahna Gabel, Brasher Henry, Garrett Holtzman, Reese Ramsey, and Lincoln Riddle.
We also honored our Seniors with the presentation of the cords they will wear during graduation.
Athletics News
Congratulations to our SoR tennis players! They have worked hard and achieved much success at two recent tournaments.
SPCHEA Lubbock tournament:
Hunter Gutierrez - champion, JV boys' singles
Mae Brooks and Libby Nicholson - 3rd place doubles
Garrett Holtzman - 3rd place singles
David Dowell and Regan Jordan - 3rd place doubles
Mattea Edwards - 2nd place singles
Amelia Oliver - 3rd place singles
Chase Bridges and Anastasia Redmond - champions, mixed doubles
SPCHEA Levelland tournament:
Hunter Gutierrez - third place boys' singles
Jaten Hataway - 2nd place singles
Ezra Montandon and Jax Shepherd - 2nd place doubles
Aiden Sheets - 2nd place singles
JH Warrior tennis came home with lots of hardware from the tournament at Preston Manor last weekend! Congratulations to these players:
There were multiple brackets in each division, accounting for similar placements for a few players.
Ethan Holtzman & Elijah Baier - champions, boys doubles
Mason Rogers - 2nd place, boys singles "A" bracket
Cody Rogers - champion, boys singles "B" bracket
Linden Bolin & Tati Collier - 2nd place, girls doubles
Dagny Jarman & Mia Collier - 2nd place, girls doubles
Mason Rogers & Madeleine Sales - champions, mixed doubles
Mason Rogers & Dagny Jarman - champions, mixed doubles
Adalynn Graves - 2nd place, girls singles
KPA Track Report—Feb 24-28th
The 6th and 7th grade tracksters competed at the Trinity Run for Ribbons meet. This was the first time to compete for almost all of the athletes so their performances set new personal bests to try and improve on for the rest of the year. Molly Cadra competed in the high jump, 800, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Silas Ramsey had a full day running the 800, 400, 200, high jump and long jump. Sutton Riddle participated in the 100, 200 high jump and long jump. Landon Sheets and Cameron Trevino ran both hurdle races with Cameron adding the 100 meters and Landon competing in high jump. Silas Ridenour rounded out the 6th grade contingent throwing the shot put and running the 100, 200 and 400. Seventh graders Adi Overton and Phoebe DePoe ran the 800 and 1600 to earn the title of most laps completed.
The 8th grade boys ran at the Golden Spur JH Relays against 12 other teams. KPA took only 6 athletes but those six scored enough points to place 6th overall. Jacob Farmer placed 2nd in the high jump and 200 meters and 8th in the long jump. Hutch Overton picked up a 3rd place finish in the shot put and a 7th place in the 100. Jude Crutchfeld was 3rd in the 800 and in the high jump while Blake Ramsey pulled in points by placing 4th in the long jump and 3rd in the 300 hurdles. Jalen Dutkowsky-Cross picked up points in the discus by placing 6th . The relay team of Blake Ramsey, Hogan Riddle, Jacob Farmer and Jude Crutchfeld placed fourth in the 4 x 200 and third in the 4 x 400 relay to round out the scoring. Almost every performance was an improvement off the best times from last year, so the season looks promising.
The varsity girls placed 5th out of 15 teams with the 4x400 relay of Aubrey Ridenour, Reese Ramsey, Karlee Flores and Kate Poe leading the way with a first place finish. Individual points were scored by Kate Poe with 2nd place finishes in both hurdle races and a 3rd place finish in the triple jump. Reese Ramsey placed 4th in the 200 and 6th in the long jump. Aubrey Ridenour added a 5th place finish in the 200. Senior Karlee Flores sprinted to 4th place finish in the 100 and a 2nd place finish in the 200.
A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Taco Villa Spirit Night to support the KPA Spirit Squad last night! It was good eats and good fun!!
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Warrior Weekly for March 2 - March 8, 2025
Next Week's Dates to Remember
| Sunday | 3/2 |
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| Monday | 3/3 |
Community Update Makeup Meeting (8am) Upper School Chapel NHS Induction Ceremony (6pm) |
| Tuesday | 3/4 |
Fall 2025 Registration Opens for Existing KPA Families Kent Carroll's Birthday |
| Wednesday | 3/5 |
HYPE SoR House Lunch |
| Thursday | 3/6 |
Zech Edwards' Birthday |
| Friday | 3/7 |
All Pro Dad (7am) |
| Saturday | 3/8 |
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
3/11 Kyle Clark's Birthday
Tanner Bruffey's Birthday
3/12 1st Grade Homemade Ice Cream after School!
3/17-3/21 Spring Break!
All School News
Grammar School News
Friday Enrichment Nature Study has entered our Amazing Animals unit! This week we learned about the Great Potoo Bird and how God has gifted this creature with amazing nocturnal eyesight and master camouflage skills.
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Our 3rd grade Weather Reporters presented their Weather Maps this week in science - they came dressed for the occasion!
We have been having loads of fun in Home Economics learning how to boil eggs, making French Toast and making Valentine fruit kabobs! We also learned about various spices and where they originated from and then we enjoyed them in a yummy dip!
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All of our 3rd graders did a super job creating their weather map projects to present in class!
We want to wish Good Luck to all of these students that are participating in the PSIA District Meet on Saturday in Midland. Go Warriors!
3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in the Friday Hands On Science class learned about microorganisms over the past few weeks by growing bacteria colonies from samples collected around the school. Students then learned how to use microscopes to look at samples of bacteria. The amount of “Ew!”s was about the same as the amount of “How cool!”s. There was even an, “I love microbiology!”
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4th and 5th grade Grammar Art classes are really enjoying working with clay! Students are studying Greek Amphorae and are creating their own small versions! Students are using terra cotta clay and learning how to build a pot using clay coils! When completed, students will glaze and will use a sgraffito technique to decorate their pots with a geometric design. Keep an eye out for our finished vessels!
Upper School News
Thursday, February 26, 10th graders Lahna Gabel and Reese Ramsey presented their project titled “Effects of Energy Drinks on Gastric Tissue” at the South Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Lahna and Reese completed the requirements for a 1st place ribbon in the High School Biological Science Division. They won 3rd place in the 10th grade Biological Science Division, which qualifies them to compete at the State Science Fair in College Station later in March!!
Mrs. Rosenau’s 6th Grade Life Science students enthusiastically display their Digestive System Poster Boards as we work our way through the human body’s organ systems..jpg)
The 6th Grade English class presented their projects over The Bronze Bow today. From Board Games and Dioramas to Collages and News Reports, their creativity was wonderful to witness!
Athletics News
Please come out to fellowship with and support the Spirit Squad at Taco Villa on Monday! Put it on your calendar!
Join the current KPA Spirit Squad at our 2025 Mini Cheer Camp! We welcome children from Pre-K through 5th grade to join us as we learn cheers, chants, a dance, and the basics of cheerleading. Camp will be March 4 and March 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Then, on Friday, March 7, at 2:45, our campers will join the cheerleaders at our Spring Barbie Pep Rally and perform all that they have learned. Camp is $50 and will include a T-shirt to wear during the pep rally. Sign up before the deadline on Thursday, February 27.
Sign up now: https://docs.google.com/
forms/d/e/ 1FAIpQLScaCaG0ogY7yKczSCJT4PyP mRMQ5wzwNTqkr9z-6nsz3qDG-w/ viewform?usp=dialog If you have questions, contact Tiffany Schuler at tiffanydowningschuler@
yahoo.com.
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Fourth Graders had a basketball scrimmage in their Sports Skills class.
