Josh is a student at Hyde Park Baptist School. He graduated from Holy Word in 2005. He's in the top 10% of his class and on the honor roll. He is Student Council Treasurer and a member of the National Honor Society. His awards include a Maximum Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam, the Kerr-Loukas Science Award. He placed in various events in the Science Olympics, including a team regional win. He has earned Outstanding Achievement in pre-AP classes: Latin, Chemistry, and Geometry. He's a member of the Drama Club, and plays JV tennis and basketball. He has performed in productions of Hello Dolly and Up the Down Staircase.
Justin received an academic scholarship from the Petroleum Engineering Department at Texas A&M University based on his high school grades. He's an officer for OAK -- a service organization to keep the friendly spirit alive at A&M. He is ranked #2 in his calculus class of 69 students. Justin is active at Beautiful Savior, the WELS church in College Station, and helps Pastor Schoeneck with church duties. He's also active in the Campus Ministry program.
Ashley is a senior at Hyde Park Baptist School. She has achieved numerous awards and honors, including National Junior Honor Society and National Honor Society membership, the President's Education award, and five Outstanding Achievement awards. She has competed in the Science Olympiad, receiving a first place award in Ecology in the area and regional competitions and a second place award at State. She has played basketball and varsity tennis, earning a place as a semi-finalist in the State Women's Doubles match. Ashley is also a member of the Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and was awarded a U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, a scholarship from the Capital City A&M Club, and was a SBACS Scholarship Finalist.
Ashley says: In my opinion, memorizing verses and hymns while in Holy Word improved my study skills tremendously and prepared me for a highly demanding high school curriculum and involvement with state and national academic competitions, not to mention the basic bible knowledge that never fades away. High school can be a very scary time, but by having such a solid foundation from elementary and middle school and a consistant church life, nothing ever shook my faith.
Also, I think you should like to know that when I was a freshman, my Pre-AP Geometry teacher told my parents that she thought my training in math from the school that I came from was very effective in training me for high school math.
I think that my study habits from Holy Word shielded me from early ideas of just "doing the bare minimum." I firmly believe that the high standards Holy Word held for us through personal attention to every student were the same ones that helped me to do my very best in high school, not JUST what would get me a passing grade.
Amy is a freshman at Hyde Park Baptist School. She received four Outstanding Achievement certificates as well as Maxima Cum Laude and Medal for her score on the National Latin Exam. She received a certificate from the President's Education Awards Program in Recognition of Outstanding Academic Excellence and is in the top 10% of the 9th grade class.
Jamie is a student at Texas Tech University. She is active in numerous projects in the Lubbock community, including Habitat for Humanity. She received the Agnes Hicks Academic Scholarship and Superior Scholastic Achievement Scholarship. She's been on the President's List for academic achievement and is involved with Campus Ministry as well as serving as President of Shepherd of the Plains Campus Ministry.
