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Secondary students are divided into six houses and remain in the same house until they graduate. The house system provides camaraderie as students, faculty, and families come together for various culture and tradition-building activities, academic and athletic challenges, and a student government that crosses age and grade boundaries. Each year students compete for the House Cup, which displays each year’s winner engraved on it. Houses also give secondary students a healthy and counter-cultural sense of honor, teamwork, sacrifice, and responsibility in keeping with their growth as young Christian men and women.

The six houses take their names and inspiration from works of English mythological literature: Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia), Eorl (The Lord of the Rings), Heorot (Beowulf), Loxley (Robin Hood), Orfeo (Sir Orfeo), and Pendragon (King Arthur).

House	Description
Caspian	The hero of C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, Prince (and later, King) Caspian. Through his adventures in restoring the glory of Narnia, he made a name for himself which we in this House proudly bear. Like our great forbear, we seek victory and honor for our House to the glory of God.Members: Dawn Treaders Motto: Mane ā mare supervenit (MAHN-uh AH MAH-ruh SU-per-WEN-it), or “morning comes from over the sea.” It is the recollection of the new dawn which the Narnians anticipated would come from the land of Aslan beyond the sea-in fact, Aslan himself would come! Our motto, then, is another way of saying as the psalmist says, “Our hope is in the Lord.”
Eorl	The house of Eorl has a long and glorious tradition. It is through the line of Eorl the Younger that the great kings of Rohan rose up to preside over the great expansion and prosperity of their people. We seek to uphold that tradition through hard work and excellent character which will reflect well on our House and give glory to God.Members: Eorlingas Motto: Aernan, Eorlingas! Or, “Forth, followers of Eorl!” The victory of King Theoden and Rohan won against overwhelming odds at Helm’s Deep is legendary. It inspires us to face with courage the challenges we are given and to overcome despite all odds.
Heorot	The great mead hall of Heorot (HEY-or-ought) was built by the noble King Hrothgar as a place of feasting and celebration. It became the site of the legendary battle of Beowulf with the monster Grendel, when the glory of the hall, which might have been lost, through great valor was won again. Our forbears fought with honor and courage to uphold the dignity of their land and the glory of the true God whom they had only recently come to know.Members: Scyldings (SHEILD-ingz) Motto: Dom gewyrce! (Dawm yuh-WOER-kuh), or for “Honor [we] shall win!” We seek to do all things with honor and courage for the glory of God. Our motto expresses our desire as a House to live and compete in a manner which will be worthy of respect and emulation.
Loxley	The house of Loxley is honored to have as its most famous member the legedary Robin Hood. Though wronged himself by n ignoble and impious pretender tot he throne of England, Robin Hood fough for justice for the farmers and yeoman of Nottinghamshire. the House of Loxley, once prominent in landholding and wealth, now became known for its devotion to righting the wrongs of a usurping king.Members: Archers Motto: Dieu etle droit!, or “God and the right!” The justice and mercy for which Robin Hood was noted inspires us, the House of Loxley, today. We band together as our forbears did to support our brothers and sisters and to fight for victory. With a dedication to God and the right, as our motto “Dieu etle droit” indicates, we compete fairly and with determination.
Orfeo	The medieval poem Sir Orfeo tells the tale of King Orfeo, who was not willing to lose one that he loved even when it seemed she was taken beyond his reach. He refused to give up and overcame the powers set up against him by the grace of God and the courage and skill given to him by God. The harp, which is proudly emblazoned on our banner, is a testament to the power of godly weapons against the might of terrible foes. The story of King Orfeo points to the stalwartness and strength of Christ on which we depend and sets for us an example to follow. We, like our forbear, would be people of courage and loyalty who defend and aid one another in our pursuit of honor for our house and glory for God.Members: Bards Motto: Whider thou gost, ichil with the! (WIDD-er thou GAWST IK-hil with THEH), or “Wherever you go, I will [go] with you!” Our motto signifies our devotion to each other and to the furtherance of our House in accordance with God’s will.
Pendragon	Pendragon is the legendary title given to the kings of Briton who succeeded in the line of Aurelius. The most famous of these kings, of course, and the last of the Pendragon line was King Arthur who united the disparate British and Celtic tribes of ancient England, called in those days Albion. Though not without his flaws, Arthur is best remembered for his just rule of the people of Albion and for his devotion to chivalry amongst his knights.Members: Knights Motto: Justititia in victoria, or “Justice in victory!” Like our forbears, we of the house of Pendragon seek to meet with honor the challenges put before us, to face our foes head on, to help our brothers in their need, to treat those God has placed in our care with proper love and honor, and to give God the glory in all things. Our rallying cry “Justititia in victoria” makes this clear – “Justice in victory!”