"The School Exam" by Albert Anker (1862)
MID-TERM TESTING BEGINS: We have our first set of semester exams this week and next. Classes have varied exam schedules in order to ensure there aren't too many at one time. Check your schedule carefully--tests have deadlines that mustn't be missed! Be sure to prioritize exams over other work; they are worth much more of your grade than the homework. Good luck and God speed on all your tests!
PARENT PROCTORS FOR EXAMS: There must be a parent proctor supervising the entirety of the exam. Parents and students, please coordinate with each other to arrange a time that both are available. If there are multiple students in a household, consider a joint exam sessions, so parents need only be available at the one time.
PRAYERS FOR ALL ACT-TAKERS THIS SATURDAY!
Let us work to be prayerful regarding tests this week: ask God for help to prepare thoroughly, ask for assistance as you take the exam, and give thanks and glory to God for your successes (and failures by which you learn). May Christ be our companion in all!
PRAYER of ST. TERESA OF JESUS: Her feast is Tuesday, Oct. 15
Let nothing affright thee,
Nothing dismay thee.
All is passing,
God ever remains.
Patience obtains all.
Whoever possesses God
Cannot lack anything
God alone suffices.
PILGRIMS HAVE RETURNED!
Thanks be to God for their safe travels. May we continue to lift our prayers in unity with theirs as they recover from their penitential march.
Three Hearts Pilgrims, 2025
REMINDERS:
- CHESS WORKSHOP: Fall: Nov. 11-Dec. 16, Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 PM CT
- RSVP Alecia Rolling at headmistress@oxroseacademy.com if attending the Oakenmanor 5th Day of Christmas Wassail in Lucedale, Mississippi; plenty of camping space. Hotels are 30-45 minutes away.
- Washington, D.C. Junior-Senior Trip, February 15-19, 2026. We need to start receiving registrations now to secure block hotel rooms and tour discounts.