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Senior Thesis

2026 Senior Thesis Presentations

Senior thesis presentations will occur April 27 - April 30, 2026 in the Upper School Library. All presentations are open to the public. Only children who can remain seated and quiet throughout the 1-hour presentation should attend. Presentations will begin promptly on time. Please arrive early. Doors will be locked during presentations.

All presentations will be streamed live on KnightTV and recorded.

Date & Time Senior Thesis
Monday, April 27
8:00  RyLeigh Jones Doubting and Questioning
9:30 Hailey Childs Tears Are a Man's Best Friend
11:00 CoraMay Snider God's Design for Life - Conception Through Adulthood
11:45 Lunch  
1:15 Aydia Tipton Bridging Cultures: Understanding Differences Strengthens Communities and Careers
2:45 Judah Schulz Importance of Not Settling for Less Than Your Best
4:15 Ben Maybin The Future of Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
5:00 Break  
6:00 Laylan Bundy Resisting the Helper: How Fear Distorts Our Response to the Holy Spirit
7:30 Craig Caswell Divine Design: Life From a Materialistic Worldview
Tuesday, April 28
8:00  Faye McMillian The Daily Pursuit of Glorifying God
9:30 Faith Tyner Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover: How to See the Whole Individual
11:00 Parker Ehl The Problem of Worldview Apathy
11:45 Lunch  
1:15 John Friedman Can Christians Truly Serve God While Chasing the World's Version of Success?
2:45 Ethan Hernandez Anxiety Within Community
4:15 Ava Reneau The Sisyphean Task of Living
5:00 Break  
6:00 Jaxon Carrasco From Fear to Hope: A Christian Perspective on Death
7:30 Matthew Helzer Making Your Faith Your Own Through Habit Formation
Wednesday, April 29
8:00  Zane Logan The Road Back to Logos: Relearning the Discipline of Reasoned Disagreement
9:30 Josie Reed Music and the Mind
11:00 Jaden Muse Fulgham Food for Thought: Fueling the Mind and Spirit
11:45 Lunch  
1:15 Bogdan Corzine How Earthly Adoption Paints a Picture of the Gospel
2:45 Calleigh Murphy Wonderfully Made - IVF and the Pursuit of God's Kingdom
4:15 Landry Williams God's Strength in Our Weakness: Overcoming Trials Through Faith
5:00 Break  
6:00 Grant Bartlett Relentless Ambition
7:30 Noah Clayton Overcoming Masculine Passivity
Thursday, April 30
8:00  Caroline Crawford Choosing the Abundant Life
9:30 Maddie Valles Faith Like a Child: The Role of Nostalgia in Restoring a Childlike Heart
11:00 Eli Doke Misconceptions About Grief and the Failure of Comfort
11:45 Lunch  
1:15 Riggs Baxter Scared Money Don't Make Money
2:45 Mariah Davis Designed to Quit: Overcoming Biological and Social Programming
4:15 Ethan Hammontree What is the Meaning of Life?
5:00 Break  
6:00 Avani Zubiate Thankfulness is a Tense Subject
7:30 Abby Jarrett What Art Can Teach Us About History and Culture