Two Coram Deo Academy High School of Flower Mound students, Marian Rogers and Rachel Synan, have been named National Merit Semifinalists. They are in the top 1% of students taking the exam and join 16,000 others continuing in the competition for some 8,200 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $35 million, that will be offered next spring.

Rebecca Musgrove was named a Commended Scholar, and is in the top 5 % of students taking the 2007 Preliminary SAT /National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

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Coram Deo Academy of Flower Mound’s varsity football team is riding a very respectable record of three wins versus only one loss.  Notwithstanding the sterling record, next week’s contest against Shelton School represents the start of the all-important district play, according to head coach Donnie Brake.  This week, the team rested because of a bye in the schedule.

Meanwhile the Junior High team is showing signs of some dominance, as they beat Carrollton Christian Academy 36-0 this week.  Student-athletes Connor Ashburn, Slader Ammons and Walker Nelson ran for touchdowns while Caleb Brake threw two touchdowns to Matthew McKee.  The defense was also quite dominant, led by Josh Elliott, Preston Green and Gunnar James.

The varsity volleyball team is playing well together and the improvements are very evident, as most all games are very close.  Coach Kim Grizzle says the team is looking forward to the second half of district play, holding on to the goal of wining four of the next six games and a strong finish to the season.

Young players get head start on basketball skills

Future Coram Deo basketball teams are destined to gain significant benefit from after school activities at the Carrollton campus, as both male and female students participate in voluntary skill-development seminars and practice sessions conducted and supervised by the school’s director and basketball coach.

 

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[Dallas, Texas – Sept. 22, 2008]   Students at Coram Deo Academy of Dallas see fourth-grade teacher Hannah Lee in an additional role this fall, as she works with students in Beginning Violin. The class gives students an introduction to the instrument and its handling, appreciation of classical music and introduction to famous composers. 

 

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[Carrollton, Texas – Sept. 22, 2008]   Visitors to Coram Deo Academy’s Carrollton campus will be greeted in a new reception area thanks to the completion of a renovation and remodeling project. According to School Director Scott Davis, the new reception area will be accessible through the building’s main entrance which faces Hebron Parkway, instead of through the smaller side entrance on the western edge of the structure.

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 [Flower Mound, Texas – Sept. 18, 2008]   New technology has been introduced at Coram Deo Academy that gives students the capability to take a quiz and perform other academic exercises from their home campus in a structured system. This allows more time to be spent on instruction, shared inquiry into ideas and the Socratic method at school, with review, study of material and quiz-taking at home.  Upper-level Latin teachers began using the Quia web program this fall.  Other teachers will incorporate the practice into their classes later this year.

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 With a 5 – 0 vote in favor, the Flower Mound Town Council approved phase one of the site plan for the Coram Deo Academy of Flower Mound development on Sept. 15. The proposal as approved by council members included additional landscaping of 20 more trees along the north and west property lines to provide screening for the neighbors, and creation of a new exit road off of Wichita Trail which will be directly across from the entrance to Twin Coves Park. 

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 New student officers were elected in leadership positions for the House system of Coram Deo Academy High School of Flower Mound for the 2008-2009 school year. They are:

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Students from Coram Deo Academy High School of Flower Mound spent part of their Labor Day weekend at the Plano Senior High School speech tournament, the first of the season.

Sophomore Lauren Monsalve, participating in her first tournament, placed third in Novice Impromptu Speaking. Junior Jeremy Scroggs made semi-finals in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking and competed in the finals round in Student Congress.  Sophomore Grace Frank competed in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, and Junior Molly Reed in Novice Storytelling.

The tournament, hosted by the Texas Forensic Association and Plano Senior High School, was attended by high schools throughout the metroplex, including Grapevine, Southlake Carroll, Mansfield, Plano East and West, and San Antonio.

More than a dozen Coram Deo Academy students have been named AP Scholars by The College Board in recognition of their achievement in receiving a score of 3 or higher on three or more college-level Advanced Placement exams. This is the highest number of scholars in the history of the Academy. The AP Scholars are:

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