Alumni Update: Rocio Velasquez-Morales (’14)

This post is adapted from an interview with Rocio Velasquez-Morales (’14).  I came to The Potter House against my will in 2010. At first, I wasn’t excited to come to a Christian school. I had always attended public schools since Kindergarten and I was used to that environment. However, my parents wanted a better future […]

Meet our New Teachers and Staff for 2019-2020

Jori Orr – High School English  Jori Orr grew up in Illinois, attending Christian schools her whole life. She fondly remembers how her high school teachers poured into her life, both academically and spiritually. The experience inspired her to become a teacher herself—particularly in a school centered on Christ—so she could bless students the way […]

Learning to See God in All Things: The Story of the Wonder Class

The Dream For years, TPH middle school teacher Eunsub Cho has wrestled with a provocative question: What would it look like to teach science through the lens of wonder? “Wonder is a word that was big in my journey as a science teacher,” Cho shared. “It’s a way of coming to see what science is, […]

Songs of Hope: The Story of The Potter’s House High School Gospel Choir

HOW GOSPEL MUSIC HELPED A GROUP OF POTTER’S HOUSE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND PERSONALITIES FIND HOPE AND BELONGING.   On May 2, 2019, the eleven members of The Potter’s House High School Gospel Choir walked onto the stage of the J.W. Marriott ballroom, and led hundreds of attendees of the annual TPH Banquet in […]

8th Graders Learn About Leadership and Discernment in Washington D.C.

8th Grade trip to DC, 2019

From May 6-10, the 8th-grade class spent an unforgettable week in Washington, D.C., learning about the history of our country and institutions that make up our democracy. But this was not merely a sightseeing trip. It was a week-long intensive course on Christian leadership and discernment.   Superintendent John Booy challenged the students to reflect deeply […]