The Ambrose School

May 14-16 Senior Thesis Presentations

dgoodwin — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:43:04 +0000

May 14-16 is Thesis defense week. Seniors must successfully defend a thesis on theology and its application in order to graduate from The Ambrose School. The following is a listing of this year’s theses. Visitors are welcome to observe, but must check in at the front office. Each thesis is presented orally for 10-15 minutes, followed by inquiry from a board of examiners from the staff and community.

Monday, 14 May

7.50-8.40 – Madison Black – Christians in Church: The Church and its Importance

8.50-9.40 – Kathryn Black – Fantasy: The Importance of Fantasy in a Christian’s Life

9.50-10.40 – Megan Wilford – Narcissus Today: Narcissism in our Culture and our Christianity

10.50-11.40 – Davin Liimakka – Color and God’s Beauty: Theology & the Physics of Color

12.15-1.05 – Ben Fulcher – The Realms of Authority: The Allocation of Power from God to Man

Tuesday, 15 May

7.50-8.40 – Laura Skinner – Good Government: The Requirements for a Good Government

8.50-9.40 – Cooper Williams – In the World, Not of It: A Calling for Believers in the Art World

9.50-10.40 – Kade Major – Why are We Laughing? Categorizing and Evaluating Humor

10.50-11.40 – Heather Black – Christian Meditation: An Apology for the Forgotten Practice

12.15-1.05 – Meghan Clausen – Biblical Friendships: Relationships that Bring us Closer to God

Wednesday, 16 May

8.50-9.40 – Hannah Elmore – Christianity and Evolution: Compromising Faith

9.50-10.40 – Riley England – Answering the Call: The Christian Man’s Sacred Duty

10.50-11.40 – Libby Richmond – Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself: Christian Generosity

12.15-1.05 – Ruth Fritz – Isaac and His People will Laugh: Christian Use of Humor

Ambrose 2nd place in State Mock Trial Competition

dgoodwin — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:04:32 +0000

The Ambrose School’s high-school Mock Trial team took 2nd place in the State tournament, hosted by the Idaho Law Foundation. The Ambrose A- team entered the semi-finals with three other teams– Logos A of Moscow, Coeur d’alene High School A, and Centennial High School A. Logos A and Ambrose A advanced to the finals in the Idaho Supreme Court building, with Logos A emerging as the winner with a slim margin of 6 points on a scale of 360. We congratulate the students of the Logos Mock Trial team on their win.

The Ambrose School’s B team also had a successful Mock Trial season, ranking first at the regional competition.

Enrollment Season Begins January 4th

dgoodwin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:10:52 +0000

The Ambrose School encourages families with new students to apply for available grammar and secondary openings from January 4th 2012 through April 20th. February is re-enrollment month for continuing families. Once current families have completed enrollment, we begin our process for accepting new families. By April 21st, we fill many of our grades, so we encourage parents to apply early.

8th Annual Christmas Concert to Air on KTVB, KTRV

dgoodwin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:31:52 +0000

Our 8th Annual Children’s Christmas Concert took place on December 2nd, and will air as an hour-long Christmas program on local station KTVB 7-1, and KTRV 12-1 on Christmas Eve. This year’s program, Emanuel, features the Devove0 secondary choir, the Cantavi children’s choir, The Ambrose School Chime choir and orchestra, and the entire k-6 student body. Around 1500 people, not including students, attended this year’s concert at the Brandt Center on the campus of Northwest Nazarene University.

KTVB will air the program on channel 7 at 4:00 PM on December the 24th. KTRV channel 12 will air the program from 9:30 to 10:30 PM. We hope you will make us part of your family’s Christmas eve this year. Please invite your friends to tune in as well.

Colson on Classical Christian Education

dgoodwin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:51:33 +0000

Chuck Colson, former special counsel to the Nixon administration, best-selling author, and Christian spokesman, speaks out on classical Christian education.

http://youtu.be/Uu2HScP46hI

Douglas Wilson to speak at summer parenting conference at The Ambrose School

dgoodwin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:23:03 +0000

Many of you know Douglas Wilson as the founder of today’s classical Christian school movement. While Wilson is well known in educational quarters, his books on child-rearing and family life are some of his most sought after resources. If you would like to look anew at how God asks us to parent, we encourage you to attend King’s Congregation’s summer conference titled “Raising Godly Children.” For more information, please view the videos at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6uGyxkrYOY or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xftzWQa0rg

This conference is sponsored by King’s Congregation Church and is not directly endorsed by The Ambrose School or our board of directors. While we cannot assume that it will represent our views in every respect, we anticipate it will be worthwhile.

More information is available at:

http://www.thekingscongregation.com/conference2011_intro

High School Drama Production

lblack — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:10:19 +0000

This year’s high-school drama is particularly exciting as it is our first musical. I would encourage you to come to The Music Man and bring your friends. The rules of the production from Broadway do not allow us to record the program, so the only way to see it is live! There are two performances – Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 both performances will be at 7:00 pm. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family.

For those unfamiliar with The Music Man, it’s a classic broadway musical set in a small town in the midwest. A traveling salesman swindles the town selling band instruments. It’s the source of many songs you probably know like 76 Trombones, Trouble (Right Here in River City), Gary Indiana, Wells Fargo Wagon, Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little, and a great opening scene.

We hope you can join us for one of these performances.

Apply now for fall openings

dgoodwin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:04:24 +0000

If you are considering The Ambrose School for your student in the fall, now is the time to apply. Applications are considered based upon several factors, one of which is the order in which they are received. We’re seeking families that value an academic setting and a Christian worldview education. Please call our offices at 208 323 3888 for an information packet or to schedule a visit. Older students are encouraged to visit for a day.

Christmas Concert on Youtube, DVD, Blu Ray.

dgoodwin — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:50:30 +0000

After many requests to see the finished product, we’ve put up a few scenes from our annual Christmas concert on Youtube (click title above to view). It will also be released on DVD this week (check your mail, or send an e-mail to office at theambroseschool.org (note the at is a symbol, here avoided to avoid spam)). We will be releasing a full-length version after Christmas on DVD and Blue Ray.

Here are the Youtube links: (These are HD clips, so they take a few minutes to load, but they’re worth the wait).

The whole school sings “Gaudete” and “The Hallelujah Chorus.”

Krista Wilford sings “What Child is This?”

The first of two moving oratories for Christmas, this one by Abigael Nowaski is called “Shepherd’s Child.”

The second of two moving oratories in our 7th annual Christmas program, called “Soldier’s Child” telling the story of Christ’s birth as only a child could.

Christmas Concert to Air on KTVB’s 24-7

dgoodwin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:25:11 +0000

On Christmas Eve, at 1:00 in the afternoon and from 8:00-9:00 in the evening, The Ambrose School’s Traditional Christmas Program will Air on KTVB’s 24-7. The program was performed in the Brandt Center at NNU on December 3rd. “What Child is This?” is the 7th annual Christmas Program of The Ambrose School. This year’s program features The Ambrose School Honors Orchestra, Bell Choir, Devoveo Choir (high school), Cantavi Choir (grades 2-6 special choir), and our General orchestra’s and our all-school choir.

Please tell your friends and plan to join us on the air on Christmas eve. Highlights include Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and many other traditional choruses. Our program has grown is popularity with around 1400 people attending annually. The sounds of Christmas are inspired by over 300 children singing a variety of well-known and beautiful traditional Christmas songs.

24-7 is channel 7-2 over the air. On CableOne, it’s channel 28. For customer’s of Dish Network or Direct TV, you can only receive this broadcast if you have a supplemental antenna to receive local channels. 24-7 carries local news programming, so if you have a desire to add this service, now is the time. If you cannot get the broadcast, you can request a DVD copy by calling 208-323-3888.