By Haydan Ray

In Bible class, ninth graders started a Unit of Prayer. Last week they learned that Prayer is the breath in their relationship with God. Prayer is worshipful communication by which Christians talk to the Father, in the name of the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Ninth grade learned ACTS method includes prayers of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. This week, they learned about the importance of prayer.

Last week, ninth grade finished Physical Science, now they have a 45 minute Health class. They are learning healthy habits found in the Bible, genetics, temperament, and health professions. 

In Dr. Wooten’s World History class, they recently stepped back in time while studying the Sumerians, one of the world’s earliest civilizations. As part of the lesson, students explored how the Sumerians developed cuneiform, one of the first known systems of writing.

To bring history to life, students created their own clay tablets and used styluses to write their names in cuneiform. They learned that cuneiform is not based on an alphabet but on a blend of sounds and symbols, pressed into soft clay to represent syllables and ideas. The hands-on activity helped students better understand how early writing systems worked and why the Sumerians’ innovations were so important to the development of civilization.