http://www.hccsa.org/blog Hill Country Christian School of Austin Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:22:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes people find just the right words to share what our school means to them.  Click on the following links to watch short videos to see what Dr. Jeff Marx, head of the math department, and Katie Fleming, graduate and recent graduate from UT-Austin master's program, have to say about how Hill ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/what-does-hill-country-mean-to-you Congratulations to both Ryan Holt ('03) and Anna (Windsor) Kana ('02).  On November 16, 2009 these two former students were admitted to the state bars of South Carolina (Mr. Holt) and Texas (Mrs. Kana).   Anna Kana is a graduate of the Univeristy of Texas and the University of Texas School of ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/hccsa-alumni-graduate-law-school On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at a special morning assembly, students, staff, parents, faculty and some very special guests gathered to commemorate Veterans Day.  Head Master Bill McGee enlightened students on the history of this day, first begun in 1918 to mark the Armistice between Germany and the Allied countries ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/hccsa-remembers-veterans-day HCCSA brought three teams to compete in the Cougar-tamen Certamen Tournament hosted by Hill Country Middle School of Eanes School District.  We competed in Middle School, Intermediate and Advanced and took home three trophies for our efforts. In each division, our team advanced to the final round.  Schools represented at the ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/three-teams-three-trophies-for-certamen HCCSA Senior Caroline J. was chosen as one of 20 state finalists for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.  "For eight generations, the Heisman name has signified excellence, determination and prestige among college football's elite.  In 1994, the next level of outstanding achievers ensconced their names into the Heisman lore when ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/caroline-j-receives-state-recognition-from-wendys-high-school-heisman-award Hear from our players and coaches in Hill Country News' article featuring our football team in their August 27 issue.  Check it out by clicking on the link below. http://www.hillcountrynews.com/articles/2009/08/25/sports/sports23.txt    http://www.hccsa.org/blog/football-team-highlighted-in-hill-country-news-aug-2009 For Immediate Release Re: Hill Country Athletics June 3, 2009   AUSTIN – The 2008-2009 school year turned out to be tremendously successful for the athletics teams at Hill Country Christian School of Austin. All but one of the school’s varsity teams made its division’s TAPPS state playoff tournament, and the one that didn’t ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/hill-country-christian-school-athletics-state-all-around I am  pleased to share some good news about the state of our academic program at HCCSA. This summer, I have taken advantage of the opportunity to look at how our students are doing compared to students in other schools across the country. As you know, we administer the Stanford ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/hill-country-academics-provide-impressive-showings HCCSA Latin Team Wins 3rd Place in the Nation   Hill Country Christian School of Austin’s chapter of the National Junior Classical League attended their first National Convention this year.  The 56th Annual National Junior Classical League Convention was held July 27 – August 1 at the University of California, Davis.  It ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/latin-team-wins-3rd-in-nation Congratulations to our HCCSA Seniors who reflect their academic excellence by garnishing over $800,000  in scholarship dollars for their college education.  The exact scholarship number as determined by the Office of Student Services is $811,350.  An impressive amount for a senior class of 18 students. HCCSA students continue to place extremely well among other ... http://www.hccsa.org/blog/senior-class-of-2009-receives-significant-amount-of-scholarship-dollars