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Archers in Action: News & Events ~ October 22, 2025

Families,

Sitting in a volleyball game a few weeks ago, I became aware that one of our sixth-grade students has been regularly attending science lectures at UT Austin–on Friday nights. Additionally, a group of high school students, over summer break, attended the Austin Institute’s Human Meaning and the Moral Life high school seminar,  and another group attended the University of Austin’s Life of the Mind Summer Edition, where they studied Great Books. This delights me for two reasons. One is that it indicates a deep love of learning that goes beyond the syllabus of a classroom. We want our students to be filled with wonder, and attending a science lecture on a Friday night, or attending a seminar on the Great Books during the summer, shows that students are learning because they wonder and love understanding. The second reason for my delight is that our mission, to train the minds and improve the hearts of young men and women through a rigorous classical education in the liberal arts and sciences with instruction in good character and civic virtue, is a lifelong endeavor, one that is not complete upon graduation. It would be tragic if a student graduated, left this community, and never read another text, never visited another museum, never listened to a good podcast. Students who are pursuing wisdom, dwelling on the true, good, and beautiful, outside of the requirements of the classroom, are demonstrating the understanding that education–formation toward virtue–is for life.

 

I encourage you to give your students opportunities to learn more, to pursue their academic interests beyond the school day, and to watch you learn and grow. Such actions will plant seeds that lead to a life of wonder and formation. And, in case you want to attend the next Hot Science–Cool Talks science lecture, here is the link!

 

Arrows Up!
Tabitha Loy

Headmaster

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Target
 
​Save the Dates

November 19 - Thankful for Aides Day

November 20 - House Meetings & R&R Weekend

November 21 - World History Day; Early Release @ 12:00 pm/Teacher Inservice

November 24-28 - Thanksgiving Break

December 2 - Orchestra Concert (6-8th Grade Orchestras)

December 2-5 - Ignatius Book Fair

December 2-18 - Christmas Wish Tree

December 4 - Fine Arts Showcase & High School Orchestra

December 5 - Spirit, Pizza & Denim Friday

December 5 - Coffee with the Headmaster (Remote)

December 5 - House Meetings

​Important News To Know

✅Did someone say Homecoming?! Grammar Spirit Ribbons?! Dance?! Don't miss out on our Dance Clubs first performance! See below

✅The Funds for Founders Campaign is Gaining Momentum! See below

✅Spirit Week Themes! ~ October 17-October 24 See below

✅A Huge Thank You from our Archer Athletic Booster Club! See below

✅Introducing The Golden Arrow- Grandparent Newsletter See below

✅Save the Date! Dr. Helal & Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich ~ November 12 See below

✅October: 1st Grade & House of Beethoven Stocks the Lounge! See below

✅Fall Fest & Clash ~November 15 See below

✅Yearbooks on sale for $40! Price goes up to $45 on February 21

✅2025-26 Calendar of Events ~ALL Dates are Subject to Change See below

✅Required Health Screening Information See below

✅A Statement from our District regarding Human Sexuality Instruction See below

✅2025-26 Parent/Student Handbook Available: https://live-responsiveed-founders.cleancatalog.io/

 

Reminders From Last Week

✅Got Pictures? Share with the Yearbook Class See below

✅2025-2026 Socioeconomic Form See below

✅2025-2026 Tutoring Now Available See below

✅Buy your 2025-26 Spirit Tee here!

   

 

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