The academy shield has the light of the Holy Trinity, as symbolized in the three crosses, illuminating human education, which is represented by the open book. The sun and stars are the ever-present illumination of the Triune God in the life of every Christian. The shield is a call for all Christians to open themselves up to the light of God. Education is more than just book knowledge. It is…

“Man thinks, God directs. [Lat., Homo cogitat, Deu indicat.]” “Here halt, I pray you, make a little stay. O wayfarer, to read what I have writ, And know by my fate what thy fate shall be. What thou art now, so shall thou be. The world’s delight I followed with a heart Unsatisfied: ashes am I, and dust.” “In the morning, at the height of my powers, I sowed the…