Geneva announces its hiring of Amy Metzger to serve as Interim Head of School for the 2020-2021 school year. Metzger has served as Geneva’s Development Director for the last several years and excelled as a member of the Board of Trustees and a teacher prior to that. She and her husband Rob have been a…
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Geneva recognizes the most outstanding teachers of the year with the Paideia Award. This year, high school teacher Catherine Davis, middle school teacher Brian Odom and third grade teacher Jennifer Wilson were selected by their peers to receive this esteemed award. The Paideia Award is made possible in part by Texas Heritage Bank. Several faculty…
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Seniors at Geneva write and defend a thesis as the last step toward graduation. The senior thesis is a dissertation in which the student advances an original point of view, typically on a controversial topic. Seniors begin the academic year by selecting a topic with help from their faculty adviser. Topics are then researched and a final draft…
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Geneva held its 2020 Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 23, outdoors on the school’s football field. This was the first time the ceremony was held on campus and outdoors by invitation only in order to adhere to current health and safety protocols. This class of 58 seniors is the tenth graduating class of Geneva School.…
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Geneva third grade students compete in the Julius Caesar Contest each May. Students take a comprehensive written exam on their year-long study of Ancient Greece and Rome. The top 10 scorers earn the right to compete on stage in the Julius Caesar Contest where they dress in their finest togas and answer verbal questions about…
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In accordance with state and county guidelines, Geneva will hold its 2020 Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 23. For the first time, this ceremony will be held outdoors and on campus. The Class of 2020 will have 58 graduates and is Geneva’s tenth graduating class. The ceremony is by invitation only and is not open…
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As the last step toward graduation, the seniors at Geneva write and defend a thesis. The senior thesis is a dissertation in which the student advances an original point of view, typically on a controversial topic. Seniors begin the academic year by selecting a topic with help from their faculty adviser. Topics are then researched…
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Geneva hosted a Virtual Prom on Zoom they called “Proom” for the Class of 2020 on Saturday night. Seniors could dress in their best or worst and prizes were awarded for each, along with best Zoom background decorations. Live music and events were interspersed with retrospective videos of the seniors’ years at Geneva. Seniors Cole Dutton…
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Geneva Latin students in sixth through twelfth grades recently received results from taking the 2020 National Latin Exam. The National Latin Exam is a test given annually to Latin students across the United States and around the world. The exam recognizes students’ ability to work with the grammar, syntax, history and culture of the Latin…
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Dear Geneva Community, Governor Greg Abbott announced today that all Texas schools, including private schools, must remain closed for the rest of this school year. This announcement means that our current campus closure, set by the school’s Board of Trustees to end on May 4 and scheduled for review next week, will continue through the…
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