“Who are you texting?” I casually asked my son one morning as he slumped on the couch during his Christmas break from UGA.

“Mr. Locke. We still talk all the time,” came the sleepy reply.

“About a History class you’re taking?” I questioned inquisitively.

“No, just about life, school, friends. Nothing big,” answered my son with thumbs whirling on his phone.

If your kids are healthy, do they really need a sports physical? Actually, yes. According to a PeaceHealth doctor who has worked with Olympic-level athletes, a regular check-up can give you and your young athlete peace of mind…not just for a season, but for life.“About 90 percent of the time, we don’t find anything that would be of concern during a physical,” said Kevin deWeber, MD, a family and sports medicine physician in Vancouver, Washington. However, those few check-ups that do reveal problems are potentially life-saving and that alone makes them more than worth doing.“Sports physicals are needed to make sure athletes compete safely—for their own health—and for the health of others,” said Dr. deWeber. Heart murmurs or hidden heart disorders are sometimes found during physicals. A few more-common conditions that physicians see that might limit a student’s physical activity include asthma, allergies, and high blood pressure.

Every five years a new and very specific academic story is told about Calvary Day School. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) AdvancED team spends three days on campus evaluating our students and staff in all areas of academic life. In the years leading up to this visit, our teachers and administrators invest thousands of work hours, produce tens of thousands of pages of documentation, create a detailed website portal with all of this information, and craft a very detailed long-range plan for continued excellence.

Who Are You Again? An Editorial Feature on the Personal Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease

 

What is your name again? Who are you? How do I know you? Three simple questions that are heard daily in the life of someone affected by Alzheimer’s. These are questions that are not easy to hear, but remind loved ones that forgetfulness is a reality of the disease. Alzheimer’s is a disease that progresses over time by destroying your memory which is caused by brain cells losing their quality and dying, resulting in memory loss and loss of certain functions.

Dear Calvary Family,

It is humbling to realize all the blessings we have experienced this past year as a school family. Campus improvement projects like the new kitchen and remodeled cafeteria; our new coffee shop, CAFE 252; the expansion of the STEM program and facility to include students in grades Pre-K through 12; and of course, the completion of our much lauded Specialty Sports Complex. In addition to our student-athletes enjoying countless victories these past three seasons, our High School Yearbook program won first in the nation for best yearbook team, and our Middle School Lego League Team travels to super-regionals after their recent regional win. Our Lower School, as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, did not rest on their laurels when expanding their Fine Arts program with amazing performances featuring vocal, dramatic, and visual arts. This pursuit of excellence across the grade levels paid dividends with the top 25% of our students scoring the highest ever SAT scores, with an average of 1350. In the spirit of Luke 2:52, we will continue to give God our best: academically, athletically, spiritually, and personally.

 

Cavalier is a noun defined in four ways according to Merriam-Webster:

1 : a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship

2 : a mounted soldier : KNIGHT

3 capitalized : an adherent of Charles I of England

4 : a lady's escort or dancing partner