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Look back at the 2021 Second Baptist School fall sports season!

At SBS, the caring community begins and ends with a gospel focus, as students learn what it means to live biblically from pre-kindergarten all the way through their senior year and beyond.

Cheryl Simmons, MSSW, LCSW spoke to SBS parents, sharing how to equip and help students during anxious times.

Middle school students led courageously through their outstanding performance of Disney’s Moana, Jr.

This year’s Fall Art Show brought joy and inspiration to the community as student artists displayed their artwork.

This year's Distinguished Speaker Dinner honored the legacy of SBS in its 75th year while celebrating the faculty and staff who make an impact in the lives of SBS families every day.

Second Baptist School first graders inspired friends and family with their BIG DREAMS!

Second Baptist School celebrates a monumental Homecoming.

Pre-kindergarten 3 students learned all about community helpers who make a difference at SBS and in our city.

After last year’s virtual College Day, students were eager to attend this year’s event in person.

SBS theatre students share their experience with the fall drama, An Evening of One-Acts, performed last weekend to enthusiastic audiences.

Communications Fellows take a look behind the scenes at the shows that make up this year’s One Acts production.

Eagle Eye News provides weekly opportunities for leadership in fourth grade.

Middle schoolers, decked out in blue and gold, celebrated Extreme Eagle week, culminating in a spirit-filled pep rally.

Second Baptist School’s Director of College Guidance Amy St.Denis explains how the College Guidance department equips students to shine in the college application process.

The Office of Admissions sponsored Friday Night Lights on September 17, showcasing the SBS difference - our caring community!

Second graders were challenged to think critically in Enrichment class with a team-centric engineering project.

The Second Baptist School Dads Club meets for breakfast to fellowship with one another, learn about the latest happenings, be encouraged and learn how they can help serve the SBS community.

Head Prefect Danielle Tackett ‘22 shares the Prefect goals and accomplishments thus far of the 2021-2022 school year.

Eighth grade U.S. history teacher Blaine Spencer shares his passion for biblical integration in the classroom.

Communications Fellows reflect on the first pep rally and home game.

The senior class kicked off their year with the annual Senior Retreat, a cherished SBS tradition since 1988. Seniors spent two days at Stoney Creek Ranch where they grew together as a class and garnered excitement for the final lap in their high school careers.

Alumni parent Tonya Riggle shares a powerful message about prayer with SBS moms.

Head of Middle School Ellen Barrett weighs in on what it means to partner with parents.

Upper school students receive high honors at the conclusion of 2021 AP Exams.

As Second Baptist School celebrates seventy-five years in Christian education, students arrive on campus for the first day of school and Convocation ushers in a new school year.

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire SBS community gathered together for EagleFest.

Leading up to graduation, the Second Baptist School Class of 2021 celebrated their final days in school with the traditional fountain run and second annual Senior Car Parade.

A look back at the 2021 SBS spring sports season!

In a moving final concert, SBS choir students from seventh through twelfth grade performed for the community.

VYPE Media reports on the hard-earned state championship for Second Baptist School softball!

Eighth Grade Promotion launched the Class of 2025 into upper school with a charge to trust God and remain faithful.

The SBS track and field team competed in the state track meet with great success!

Back in person, Second Baptist School art students display their work at the Spring Art Show.

Second Baptist School band students wowed the crowd in their final concert of the 2020-2021 school year.

Second Baptist School partnered with Second Baptist Church in their annual Serve Houston weekend to give back to the community.

SBS second grader, Savannah ‘31, won third place in poetry in this year’s Houston Rodeo Writing Competition with her original poem, “The Pride of Texas.”

Monday, April 5, the 2021-2022 Prefects and Fellows were announced to the SBS school community. The current and incoming Prefects and Fellows share about the leadership opportunities this program creates for SBS students. 

Back and better than ever, the #SBSFamily gathered to celebrate spring sports at Spring Swing!

SBS alumna and teacher Catherine Shaper Schweer ‘05 impacts students through fifth grade English.

Paratus Classical Academy will become SBSUM - Memorial this fall.

Years of tradition compressed into a single medallion. SBS Junior Leadership Inauguration is a yearly ceremony that not only honors juniors for their hard work over the past three years of high school, but also challenges them to step up into a new role of leadership as they are rising to the forefront of Second Baptist School.

Disney’s Jungle Book Kids, the first ever fifth and sixth grade musical at Second Baptist School, was a huge success!

Upper school teachers reflect on their innovative and exciting Interim Term classes.

Second Baptist School pre-kindergarten 4 and Bridge students present “Hoedown” to SBS families and grandparents.

SBS juniors walked the halls in an array of suits, blazers and dresses over the course of three days as they presented various topics to their classmates, teachers and administration. In AP Language and Composition with teacher Shannon Brooks, students were charged to choose a topic over which they would give a TED Talk. Students had one month in which they planned and prepared for this exciting project.

The cast, crew and directors of the upper school musical demonstrate grit and determination in both preparation and performance.

Live in Houston long enough and you’re likely to hear the familiar adage, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes.” 

SBS parent Susannah Baker guest lectured in Mrs. Hopf’s eighth grade Bible class and encouraged eighth grade girls to transform their prayer lives.

Second Baptist School’s theatre company partnered with Houston Angels for their service project to positively impact the community.

Honors anatomy and physiology students think critically as they collaborate with SBS athletics in a unique hands-on learning experience.

SBS middle schooler Ethan Chan ‘26 takes home the NFAA Indoor Nationals championship for archery.

Upper school theatre students prepare for their upcoming musical, Disney’s Newsies by inviting fight directors to train them in theatrical combat.

The SBS Golden Girls compete and excel during this year’s dance competition season.

Three families new to the #SBSfamily for the 2020-2021 school year sit down with us and share about their experiences at Second Baptist School and the support they've received.

SBS choir students compete at TMEA and earn a record six spots in the All State Small School Choir, exemplifying our mission of thinking critically, living biblically and leading courageously.

Director of Instrumental Music Kendel Hickenbottom has taken the SBS band program to the next level, challenging his students to think critically, live biblically and lead courageously through music.

Three families new to the #SBSfamily for the 2020-2021 school year sit down with us and share about their experiences at Second Baptist School and the support they've received.

Get to know our SBS middle school athletics program and read about their accomplishments so far this school year.

VYPE Media reports on SBS senior Finn Nicholson's football journey and future plans.

Naomi Konuma ‘22 and upper school science teacher Heather Aleman talk about thinking critically in the classroom.

Twelve top-notch basketball teams competed on SBS campus for the first annual Houston Private School Classic basketball tournament.