Allen Academy News

KBTX Features James Brien as a Classroom Champion

Senior James Brien has taken an important leadership role during his time at Allen Academy from quarterbacking the football team to Student Council. James is an AP Scholar and National Merit Commended student. KBTX has named him this week's classroom champion. Click here to see the story.

Robotics Team Places 3rd in Area Contest

Building a robot from a box of screws, wood and rubber bands may not sound like an easy task, but a group of Allen students used those parts plus a remote, servos and motors to build a competition-ready machine.

Allen Varsity Runners Win 2011 State TCAL Meet

Allen Academy’s boys cross country team finished first at the TCAL state competition on October 15, 2011, in Waco, Texas. The Rams placed four runners in the top 10, including second-place finisher senior Jacob Clanton.

Third Graders Hone Math Skills by Studying Toys

How do you extrapolate from a toy to a real-life object?  That's a question some of the third graders are grappling with while they work on problem-solving skills in one of their math groups.

Senior Receives National Merit Scholarship Commended Status



Allen Academy is pleased to announce that Allen senior James Brien has been named a Commended Scholar in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Allen students link community to local non-profit agencies through fundraiser

During the last two weeks of September, Allen freshmen Jake Georgiades and Carter Kacal sold more than 100 paper links as a fundraising project for the United Way of the Brazos Valley. The links will be chained together and stretched across Kyle Field at the Cross Town Showdown match-up between A&M Consolidated and Bryan High on October 7.

Allen athletes start concussion protection program

 

Concussions are a serious issue in competitive athletics, and this year, Allen Academy has implemented a program to help identify early signs of concussions.

Students, Faculty Raise Funds for Wildfire Relief


After an Allen teacher spotted a Facebook effort to support those affected by recent Texas wildfires, Allen Middle and Upper School students and teachers decided they would do their share to help out.

Allen Kindergarteners Learn About the Bones that Hold Them Up


Mr. Bones, Allen’s skeleton model, hangs from its rod in the front of Kylie Korthas’ kindergarten classroom, while her students carefully assemble skeletal models at their tables. They are unconcerned about the macabre presence in their room. They are studying themselves.


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