Eagle Ridge Academy - A Classical Education Preparing Students for TOMORROW’S Opportunities.

Don't forget to bid in the Gala for the Gryphons Online Silent Auction before 3:00 p.m. this Sunday, November 23: https://www.32auctions.com/GalafortheGryphons2025?r=1&t=all. There are more than 300 items up for bid, including incredible experiences like a ride to school in a squad car with a Minnetonka Police Officer, with a stop at YoYo Donuts for a breakfast treat! 🚓🍩 School of Grammar students Oden and Hugh (pictured) won this item during last year's Silent Auction. Thank you to the Minnetonka Police Department for donating this unique experience! Proceeds from this year’s Silent Auction will help fund Eagle Ridge Academy’s CIPHER Scholarship program, creating opportunities for future generations of Eagle Ridge Academy scholars. #GoGryphons

Thank you to everyone that has already donated today and during Give to the Max early giving to help us reach our goal of $1,500 to replenish play equipment for students of all grades! 🏀🏈⚽🎾 Can we pass $1,000 before 9:30 a.m.? Every gift counts! Give now here: https://www.givemn.org/donate/003buf. Your support will help us keep playtime going strong for every student. #GoGryphons #GivetotheMax #GTTM25

Happy Give to the Max Day 2025! Give to the Max is a statewide outpouring of support for thousands of nonprofits and schools across Minnesota. Our goal is to raise more than $1,500 today to replenish play equipment for students of all grades, and we need YOUR help. Join the entire community by pledging your support here before midnight: https://www.givemn.org/story/003buf. 🏀🏈⚽🎾

From our youngest kindergarteners to our high school seniors, every student deserves the chance to stay active and have fun during recess and lunch. Over time, balls deflate, jump ropes break, and board games lose pieces—so replenishing this equipment is essential to keeping playtime safe, active, and enjoyable for everyone. Believe it or not, about 20% of our balls get kicked over the fences and into the ravine each year. While it’s all part of the fun, it means we regularly need to replace equipment that can’t be recovered until the seasons change. Your support will help us keep playtime going strong for every student.

Thank you for helping to keep classroom resources in place by providing the equipment our students need to stay active and have fun this Give to the Max Day! #GoGryphons #GivetotheMax #GTTM25

Grades 5-12 Computer Programming is back at Eagle Ridge Academy, and registration is now open here! The purpose of this club is to enhance programming skills, and members can learn new programming languages such as Python, Java Script, HTML, CSS, among others. Sign up before practice begins on Thursday, December 4. #GoGryphons

The Gala for the Gryphons Silent Auction is open, with more than 300 items up for bid: https://www.32auctions.com/GalafortheGryphons2025. The Silent Auction will remain open until Sunday, November 23, at 3:00 p.m. Proceeds from this year’s silent auction will help fund the Eagle Ridge Academy’s CIPHER Scholarship program, building scholarship funds for our graduating seniors, creating opportunities for future generations of Eagle Ridge Academy scholars.

There are four Live Auction items up for bid during the Gala for the Gryphons this Saturday. One of this year's live auction items is an authentic Indian culinary experience for 4! Savor the flavors and learn the secrets of traditional Indian cooking in a private, hands-on session in your home with Eagle Ridge Academy’s very own Gomathi Kopparapu, Naga Dhivya Prashanth, and Priyanka Mogili.

If you are not attending the Gala but are interested in bidding on any of the items, please email Kelly Schiffman at kschiffman@eagleridgeacademy.org and she will assign a proxy for you. #GoGryphons

The Gala for the Gryphons Silent Auction is open, with more than 300 items up for bid: https://www.32auctions.com/GalafortheGryphons2025. The Silent Auction will remain open until Sunday, November 23, at 3:00 p.m. Proceeds from this year’s silent auction will help fund the Eagle Ridge Academy’s CIPHER Scholarship program, building scholarship funds for our graduating seniors, creating opportunities for future generations of Eagle Ridge Academy scholars.

There are four Live Auction items up for bid during the Gala for the Gryphons this Saturday. One of this year's live auction items is a two-night stay on the Minnesota North Shore for 10, donated by the Lampe family! The Superior Pine Tree Lodge is located just 15 minutes from Duluth and has four bedrooms. A two-story wall of windows facing the lake lets you enjoy the sights and sounds of Lake Superior. There is a traditional wood sauna, a gourmet kitchen, a three-season porch, three smart TVs, and a walkout basement that leads to a firepit and large yard. The lodge is within an hour of five State Parks. Lutsen is 75 minutes north and Spirit Mountain is 30 minutes south. Other local favorites are Split Rock Lighthouse, Gooseberry Falls, Palisade Head, and the Superior Hiking Trail. This package includes gift cards to Castle Danger Brewery and New Scenic Café!

If you are not attending the Gala but are interested in bidding on any of the items, please email Kelly Schiffman at kschiffman@eagleridgeacademy.org and she will assign a proxy for you. #GoGryphons

With monthly Pillar Assemblies and Gryphon Gold, individual School of Logic students are recognized for modeling the Eagle Ridge Academy pillars. Beginning last year, the Logic team started bringing students together to achieve a common goal, which led to the Logic study halls that best embodied the pillars being invited to participate in fun Gryphon Games each quarter.

This month for the first time, the Logic grade-level Houses that earned the most House points in September and October earned Gryphon Games time. While Team Pulchritudo 💚 earned the most House points across grade levels during this past tracking period, fifth graders from Probitas 💛 and sixth and seventh graders from Veritas 💙 earned the most grade-level House points and were invited to take part in Friday's Gryphon Games. During these Gryphon Games, students competed to swing tea bags hanging from ball caps onto their hat brims, played "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Plate", and balanced Starbusts on a craft stick in their mouths while turning in a circle. Laughing at all the silliness and cheering on peers was a perfect way to wrap up the week. Great job earning House points, Gryphons. See if you can beat your totals during this tracking period! #GoGryphon

Eagle Ridge Academy recognizes Veterans Day each year. Part of the Eagle Ridge Academy vision statement is that Eagle Ridge Academy will offer an academically rigorous, time-tested, Classical liberal arts curriculum that fosters an appreciation for the United States of America and her unique role in the world. It is important that Eagle Ridge Academy students understand what it means to be a Veteran and to honor the selfless sacrifice that so many have made for our freedoms.

Grades 2-12 attended Veterans Day assemblies in the ERA Auditorium in honor of the holiday, and kindergarteners passed out flags to Veterans who attended the assembly. We welcomed Mr. Robert Sommers, brother of School Librarian Mrs. Sommers Tillotson as our special guest speaker at this year’s assemblies. Mr. Sommers served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army from 1986-1995 and 2002-2014, for a total of 21 years.

Assemblies also included a performance of the Armed Forces Medley and National Anthem performed by the Eagle Ridge Academy Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Ms. Maggie Shirley. The Armed Forces Medley is a patriotic compilation of the official songs for the branches of the U.S. Military, which typically includes the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. School of Rhetoric senior Michael W. announced the branch of service each song represented. Watch the performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP8E75yRNto. Assemblies also included a reading of the Gettysburg Address by School of Logic eighth grader Sarah A. Watch the reading here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpdE5J32vqw.

Thank you to all our performers, speakers, and organizers that helped us celebrate Veterans Day at the Academy today, and to all the Veterans in the Eagle Ridge Academy community and beyond – we thank you for your service.