With Mel Gibson’s movie, Hacksaw Ridge, debuting in theaters on November 4th, the City of Lynchburg—birthplace of Desmond Doss—wanted to honor the heroic accomplishments that Desmond Doss displayed during World
Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss is becoming very well known. As many of you know, our school was recently invited to the Lynchburg City Council for a special presentation
On October 11, Mr. Cooper’s fifth- and sixth-grade class visited the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. The students got to see dwellings of some of America’s earliest immigrants. We
In this picture, which was taken from the book Beyond the Medal, war hero Desmond Doss sports his DTD school t-shirt in unison with his Congressional Medal of Honor. After
The 7th & 8th graders went to Medical Technologist School at Virginia Baptist Hospital. The Instructors from the MLT school gave the students an overview of what Medical Technologists do
Mr. Cooper’s 5th and 6th grade class took a field trip to the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville on Tuesday, September 20. The students learned a lot about
Our refrigerator at the school has gotten sick and is out of order. We have been told it is need of a new compressor. According to the repairman, the “medical”
It isn’t everyday that an April 1946 True Comics book about Desmond Doss walks in the door. It contains the Desmond Doss True Story comic. True Comics tells stories through
Both the Pre-K & Kindergarten Classes participated in “Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character Day.” We had so much fun hearing about each of our student’s favorite books, hearing why
With the movie about Desmond Doss, Hacksaw Ridge, scheduled to be released on November 4, 2016, it is nice to remember Desmond’s visits to the school that was named in honor of him. It
The 5th & 6th graders had a wonderful trip to the Zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina. The students got to see all kinds of marsupials, gorillas (including one who played
The Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy 7th and 8th grade classes had a great two-day trip with Richmond Academy and Tree of Life at the National Marine Corp. Museum. The students
3rd and 4th grade enjoying a visit from the Lynchburg Hillcat’s mascot South Paw. South Paw shared the “Hit the Books” program with all the DTD students. A great visit