Scott Higginbotham

I was raised in Amarillo, Texas and came to know the Lord at the age of six. I met my wife, Kiley, while we attended Amarillo College. We both served on the Baptist Student Ministries council while at AC. I am a graduate of Wayland Baptist University (BA, 1999) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div, 2005). We have a dalmatian named Jake who is spoiled rotten. I love stories of all types, and so stories usually consume my spare time (TV, movies, books, drama, art). Kiley helped me discover that I also love rollercoasters, and so we ride new coasters when we can. I like to compete, too, so I love competitive things like sports, card games, board games, and trivia games.

The transition from elementary school to middle school means more than just changing campuses. Consider some of the external factors: higher academic expectations, more individual responsibility, more demanding schedule, new building. Then, of course, there are all the internal factors, too; as adolescents emerge from children, there are weird physical changes and the (probable) onset of teenage awkwardness. Kids find themselves locked in a comparison battle with their peers in everything from shoe size, to fashion, to voice depth, to athletic speed - and the list goes on.

If you're a parent of a middle schooler, I'd like to suggest a helpful resource for your student (and, as it turns out, a resource for you, too). It's a handy little volume titled Surviving Middle School by Rick Bundschuth. I'd love to provide your student (and you) with a copy on September 7, which is promotion Sunday. That's a great day for new 7th graders to meet their new Sunday School teachers and get a taste of what the youth ministry is all about at FBC! See you then!

Scott