Earlier this year, the Geneva Board of Trustees announced the hire of Dr. David Corbin as Geneva’s next head of school. He will begin this new leadership role at Geneva on July 13. Dr. Corbin previously served as the Interim President, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Politics at Providence Christian College in…
Josh Chandler, Geneva Class of 2016, is the highlighted alumnus for this quarter. Here are his responses to a standard set of questions which are given each quarter to an alumnus or alumna to answer. Please give a current update on yourself (college/graduation year, major, grad school, work/career, family, other interests, service or hobbies). I…
Geneva announces a new Rhetoric School Headmaster will lead its high school students, faculty and staff beginning this summer. Dirk Russell was asked to lead the Rhetoric School after longtime Rhetoric School Headmaster Rob Shelton announced his plans to leave Geneva after 14 years of service. Shelton came to Geneva in 2007 as the Logic…
The 2021 Commencement Exercises were on Saturday, May 29, University United Methodist in San Antonio. This class of 54 seniors is the eleventh graduating class of Geneva School. The Class of 2021 had 22 students who are members of the Geneva Guild which recognizes those who began at Geneva in kindergarten and completed all 13…
Geneva recognizes the most outstanding teachers of the year with the Paideia Award. This year, Rhetoric School teacher Christina Jeffcoat, Logic School teacher Dennis Troyer and fourth grade teacher Alex Markos were selected by their peers to receive this esteemed award. The Paideia Award is made possible in part by Texas Heritage Bank.
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 is…
Geneva recognizes the most outstanding high school students each school year. The Aquila Award recognizes the male and female student who best represent the goals and ideals of Geneva School. Seniors Gabe Ross and Katherine Lacy were selected by the Rhetoric School faculty and given the esteemed Aquila Award (“Aquila” is Latin for “eagle”). An…
Forty-two students were inducted into Quill & Scroll International Journalism Honor Society at assembly on Monday. This was a combined induction of students invited this year and last year. Students must be a rising junior or senior. They must have a GPA above a 3.0 (society standard) and have excelled in journalism. Our chapter has…
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…
Geneva Latin students in sixth through twelfth grades recently received results from taking the 2021 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…