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Cloelia

26 Jan 2018

Watercolor of Cloelia from Livy's Early History of Rome Competition entry from Mr. Etter's The Great Conversation 1+ 4

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Router Battery Saves the Day!

26 Jan 2018

Today our power went out, and I remembered what we had learned about batteries in Mrs. Jester’s class. So, after hooking 8 AA batteries together, I used a 5V battery adapter that I found in my electronics kit, and I was able to power our router. I thought it was pretty cool to be able to apply what I learned in class to a real-life situation! Thanks, Mrs.

By Caleb Hurley | | In Word on the Hill | Read more

My Story

I have been blessed from the get-go with loving parents and siblings. My siblings and I are homeschooled and live in the middle of the corn fields in central Illinois. I have a story but not just one story. I believe that life is really a book, with different chapters. Just as a book has lows, it also has its highs. In 2013, like any other Sunday (except that my sister and mom had stayed home

By Danielle Nordhielm | | In Word on the Hill | Read more

NCEE Results are in!

21 Jan 2018

WHA received our National Classical Etymology Exam results! Under Joanna Hensley's brilliant leadership, an impressive number of students participated this year, and 65 earned medals! Thank you, students, for your fantastic efforts! We are proud of each of you and grateful for all of our talented Latin teachers who make our program exceptional! National Classical Etymology Exam Results Advanced Level (grades 11 and 12) 22 Participants Awards Latin 1 Latin 2 Latin 3 Latin 4

By Laura Ruby | | In Academics, Word on the Hill | Read more

You Might be a WHA Teacher if . . .

15 Jan 2018

When I think about my favorite teachers, I realize they all had one thing in common – they LOVED what they were doing. They didn’t teach merely for a “job," and they weren’t in my classroom because they had concluded that this was the “best they could do.” My calculus teacher, Mrs. Smith, my Spanish teacher, Mrs. Armbrister, and my Bible teacher, Miss Rupp, came to class day after day with undying exuberance for their respective

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Happy Thanksgiving!

George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789 By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of

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Writing and Rhetoric at WHA

WHA is fully committed to student mastery in writing. The following outlines and summarizes our approach to writing instruction, beginning in the 5th grade and ending in the 12th grade. Key points about our writing approach: Our primary focus is essay writing. To teach essay writing is to teach thinking. All students can learn to write essays with proficiency and eloquence. Writing instruction is most effective when provided in a process that emphasizes ability, not just

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