The Geneva School of Boerne Grammar School Speech Meet is held annually. Students in first through fifth grades choose either a selection from scripture or poetry to present at the competition. Students memorize their selected piece and present in preliminary rounds. Fifteen students in each category (scripture and poetry) advance to the Speech Meet Finals…
The Geneva School of Boerne’s Geneva Quarterly magazine staff represented by nine students and advisor Emily Rawls recently traveled to New York City to attend the Columbia University Scholastic Press Conference. The team of students attending included seniors Will Crews, Ella Dillinger, Jacob Goodman and Emma Malkowski, junior Abigail Bussey and sophomores Macie Egli, Kadence…
The Geneva School of Boerne Fine Arts Department recently finished its production of Murder on the Orient Express. The play was based on the book by the same title written by Agatha Christie and was adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig who has had six productions on Broadway and eight in London’s West End.…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? One of the most influential books I have read other than the Bible was George Orwell’s Animal Farm because it showed the fault of man and how power affects them. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? One of my…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? One of the most influential books I have read is Paradise Lost by John Milton. Overall, it is a great book, but mostly it allows one to understand references made in other required books. (It’s kind of like The Princess Bride of…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I’ve read besides the Bible would have to be… well, I have two! As far as fiction literature goes, the entire Giver series by Lois Lowry will always take first prize. It gave me such perspective on why…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I read was The Screwtape Letters by C.S Lewis. It was such an interesting depiction of how demons look at God through their eyes, and how even THEY acknowledge Gods power and authority. Along with this, it just…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? My favorite book is without a doubt, Silence. It puts Christianity into perspective and it shows real world examples of defending our faith. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? I have had many funny and/or embarrassing moments at Geneva.…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I read besides the Bible, is Little Women by Louis May Alcott. The book taught me that the connection of the siblings can truly get you through tough times and that keeping an optimistic point of view can…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? Paradise Lost, by John Milton. This book has given me perspective on the power of God’s creation and divine intervention. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? My favorite moment at geneva is the cold plunge into the Agean Sea…