4th Grade Origami Fundraiser Raises Over $500 for Make-A-Wish FoundationBy

By Megan W., Madeline C., Jacob C., and Lexi N., Eagle Times Editors The fourth grade has recently raised an amount of $583 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by selling origami to peers! All the fourth graders contributed, ''Some students made origami, some made fliers, some worked the register, some arrived early for set up, and everyone supported …

Head of School – October 2023

By Joey Campanella “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”  -Coretta Scott King We are all acutely aware that a foundational strength of High Point is our wonderful, supportive school community, and Coretta Scott King’s quote is directly reflected in so many of our High Point …

High Point Academy Robotics is now in full gear!

By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. The scope of engineering known as robotics is concerned with the creation, design, building, use, and application of robots. Future robotic technology is an automatically operated machine that performs a series of activities independently and completes tasks typically completed by humans. As we consider 21st-century learning, these practices will be a …

Sixth Grade Takes Annual Trip to Astrocamp

By Megan W., Madeline C., Jacob C., and Lexi N., Eagle Times Editors On the morning of Wednesday October 11, the sixth grade boarded a bus that would take them to Astrocamp, an astronomy camp located in the mountains of Idyllwild, California. They arrived at camp around noon, and ate lunch on the field in …

Alumni Spotlight: Suparna Jain (Class of ’97)

“At High Point I made friends that I keep in touch with to this day, so for that I will forever be grateful.” By Norma Richman My Brief Bio— I grew up in Pasadena and came to HPA in 5th grade. After graduating from High Point, I went to Mayfield Senior School, then on to …

Bake Sale for People’s Fund of Maui

By Megan W., Madeline C., Jacob C., and Lexi N., Eagle Times Editors On Friday, September 28, High Point students at carline all lined up for a very sweet event: a bake sale hosted by the Eighth Grade to raise money for the victims of the Maui fires. The idea of the bake sale first …

Magical Things Happen at High Point Academy

At Open House You Can Meet the Teachers, Tour the Classrooms, and . . . Find Long-Lost Friends “Just minutes after re-uniting at Open House, they ran off to play, hand-in-hand like sisters who’ve known each other for a lifetime.”—Kristen O. By Norma Richman The buzz in second grade: two old friends, both eight years …

5th Grade World Explorers STEAM Project

By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D.  It's all fun and games for fifth grade as they take a trip with world explorers to design and code video games.  From September to December (Computer Science Education Week on December 6-12), fifth grade will continue their STEAM work to build skills in research and information literacy, build collaboration and …

6th Grade Full STEAM Ahead!

By Jeffery Flagg, Ed.D. Aly K., Natalia K., Harper T., and Kaya B. are piecing together the early stages of their future civilization. In the 2023-24 school year, this is just one small step in several deliverables for STEAM in sixth grade.  In September and well into October, the sixth graders from Ms. von der …