The Paladin Proud Newsletter celebrates God's goodness within the Providence Classical School community!

TAPPS 3A Girls Athletics School of the Year!

Providence Classical School has won TAPPS 3A Girls Athletics School of the Year for the 2024-2025 school year! The award is determined by the points each school earns in the nine TAPPS athletic championships held throughout the school year. A championship plaque will be presented to PCS Athletic Director Melvin Roberts in June. Congratulations to our Paladin girls athletes, coaches, staff, and dedicated fan base on this incredible achievement!

Trina Jones: Coach of the Year!

Congratulations to PCS Cross Country and Track Coach Trina Jones on being named the 2025 TAPPS 3A Coach of the Year! This is the second time Coach Jones has received this statewide honor. She will be recognized with the Edd Burleson Leadership Award at the TAPPS convention in June. This award is presented annually to a male and a female coach nominated by TAPPS member schools and selected by TAPPS leadership. We praise God for Coach Jones and all she does to develop PCS student-athletes both on and off the track. Please join us in congratulating Coach Jones!

Varsity Golf State Championship

Congratulations to our Varsity Men's and Women's Golf teams on an incredible season! BOTH teams finished first at District and Regionals, and our Varsity Boys are the TAPPS 3A State Champions! Our Varsity Girls finished 5th at State. Individually, junior Ben Conwell finished in 2nd place, junior Ryan Wentz took 7th, and freshman Luci Ruffing tied for 10th. Congratulations to our golfers and their incredible coaches, Amy Haaland and Chris Whitmeyer.

Varsity Track & Field State Championship

After a fantastic season, the PCS Varsity Track & Field teams BOTH took 2nd place at the TAPPS 3A State Championship! Click here for a list of our track athletes including those who medaled at State by finishing Top 3 in their races. We are incredibly proud of these hard working student-athletes and praise God for their dedicated coaches, Trina Jones, Heide Zuniga, and Sandra Beno. To God be the glory!

Middle School Track & Field District

Congratulations to our 5th-8th grade Track & Field athletes who competed at the HAPS District Championship in April. The PCS Middle School Division II Boys and Girls BOTH took 2nd place! Way to go, Paladins! Thank you to Coaches Trina Jones, Heide Zuniga, and Sandra Beno for shepherding these young Paladins through a tremendous season of growth! Click here for a list of student who medaled in their races.

TAPPS Academic State Championship

This year's TAPPS Academics team placed 3rd overall out of all 3A schools! Our students participated in online tests and competitions throughout the year, and our top three performers in each subject were able to go to State. All of our students who went to State placed in the top 10 of their subject! Click here to view the results. Congratulations to these students and their coaches, Sean Dickard and Stephen Curto.

Ephesians Recitation Challenge

Each year, Mrs. Martin challenges 6th graders to cap off their time in Grammar School by reciting the entire book of Ephesians. For only the second time in PCS history, two students have completed this daunting challenge (and they happen to be siblings)! Congratulations to Selah Birch and Gabriel Birch for setting an incredible example of how to hide God's Word in our hearts!

Turner Young: Congressional Briefing

PCS sophomore Turner Young traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to speak at a congressional briefing for the Coalition of Skin Diseases titled “Skin Disease: How Science, PBMs, and Access to Care are Impacting 84 Million Americans”. Turner is a teen patient advocate. His goal is to lobby Congress to adjust regulations so that minors may have improved access to more effective drugs for the treatment of psoriasis.

Price Jenkins: Headed to the Galapagos!

PCS junior Price Jenkins has an incredible opportunity in store for him this summer. He has been selected to participate in the Houston Zoo Teen Programs Galápagos International Adventure Program! Along with other Houston-area teens, Price will travel to the Galapagos where he will assist with conservation efforts and tagging giant tortoises and will learn how to survey microplastics in the ocean. To be selected for this opportunity, he had to be a volunteer in good standing at the Houston Zoo for at least a year, apply, and interview. Price also applied, interviewed, and was chosen to work with the hoofstock animals at the zoo. Well done, Price!

PCS Mock Trial Alumni

We have received exciting updates on three former members of the PCS Mock Trial team who have continued their education at the University of Houston Law Center.

Cara Post (c/o 2021) recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and will be a first-year student in the fall at UH Law.

Sarah Overcash (c/o 2020) just completed her first year at UH Law and will be working for McDowell Heatherington over the summer.

Matt Norman (c/o 2011) has graduated from UH Law and will be working for McDowell Heatherington in the fall.

Congratulations to Cara, Sarah, and Matthew! We are incredibly proud of them and the legacy of PCS Mock Trial.

Haaland Family Update

Fourth grade teacher and golf coach Amy Haaland and her husband, Erik, have a rapidly growing family! They will add four new members to their family in 2025. Their first grandchild, Daphne, was born on Valentine's Day to parents Emily and Ethan McEwin. Their second grandchild, Calvin, was born in April to parents Elisa and Anthony Rossi (son of PCS teacher Carla Rossi!). Another granddaughter is expected in September to parents Hannah and Michael Ellis. And the Haalands are adding a new son-in-law in July when their daughter Jenna (PCS c/o 2021), who recently graduated with a BS in Nursing from Samford, marries Isaiah Haines! What an incredible year of blessings! Congratulations to the Haaland family!

Thank You, Student Council!

Thank you to the 2024-2025 Student Council for their time and efforts this year in organizing Upper School socials, service projects, the Coffee Cart, and more. Upper School student life at PCS depends on the leadership and dedication of these students, and we're thankful for their service.

Thank You, House Captains!

Thank you to the 2024-2025 House Captains who have led their Houses in worship, service, and fellowship this year. These students are selected by their House faculty and Administration and serve as an example to their peers and younger students.

Thank You, NHS Officers!

Thank you to the 2024-2025 National Honor Society officers who have led our Upper School in service to PCS and the community this year. National Honor Society members are selected from our juniors and seniors based on their scholarship, service, leadership, and character, and officers are selected from senior members.

President: Steven Wimberly (12th)
Vice President: Hannah Kleppel (12th)
Secretary: Hannah Wylie-Young (12th)

Thank You, Blue Crew!

Blue Crew has worked all year to encourage the Paladin athletic teams by promoting attendance at home games and meets, decorating lockers, pepping up the pep rallies, and planning our Powder Puff and Buff games. Thank you to the 2024-2025 Blue Crew members, and a special thanks to Blue Crew Captains Austin Wick and Hannah Wylie-Young!

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