We welcome all of our new and returning students
to ACA. We know that 2008-09 is going to be a great
year to "REMEMBER". Monday, Aug. 11th, is the first
full day of school. Go EAGLES.
Thursday, Aug. 14: Secondary Parents' Night.
This is an "Open House" experience which begins
in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) at 7p.m. and allows parents
to follow their children's class schedules, see their classrooms
and meet their teachers. Please come and join us.
New 2 U Uniforms Consignment Sale
A consignment sale for gently worn school uniforms for ACA,
St. James and Trinity.
Take in dates:
July 10th - 10 am to 5 pm
July 12th - 10 am to 5 pm
July 15th - 10 am to 5 pm
Sale dates:
July 22nd - (Consignors Only) 6pm—8 pm
July 23rd - 10 am to 2 pm
July 24th - 1 pm to 7pm
July 25th - 10 am to 5pm
July 26th - 10 am to 5 pm
July 31st - 10 am to 5 pm
August 1st - 10 am to 5 pm
August 2nd - 10 am to 5 pm
August 8th - 10 am to 5 pm
August 9th - 10 am to 5pm
Pick Up:
August 15th - 9 am to 3pm
Email Lisa or Paige at new2uuniforms@yahoo.com
for your consignor number and for tagging instructions.
We are also looking for volunteers to work at the sale (the
benefits are great!)
Address: 5531 Wares Ferry Road (formerly
Candlelight Florist)
Questions??? Email us at the address above
or call 334.567.1039
Welcome Back the
Alabama Christian Academy Band!
Last week the ACA Band participated in the Festival
Disney Competition at Disney World competing against bands from
all across the country. Each group performed beautifully and
they returned with the following awards:
Concert Band
Superior Rating AND "Best in Class" Award!!!
Jazz Band
Superior Rating AND"Best in Class" Award!!!
And the Bronze Trophy (3rd place) in overall jazz bands
Indoor Guard Auxillary
Superior Rating AND "Best in Class" Award!!!
And the Gold Trophy (1st place) in overall auxillary units
NOTICE we SWEPT "Best in Class"
in each category!!!
Congratulations to Mr. Stough and the entire band program for
a job well done!!!
Congratulations
to THREE of our basketball teams which came in second in the
CCC Tournament this past weekend. The middle school
girls, middle school boys and junior varsity girls all placed
second in their respective tournaments. We also had FOUR of
our athletes make the All-Tournament teams. These were:
Sarah Michaud for middle school girls,
Malik McMullin for middle school boys,
Rachel Eagerton for junior varsity girls and
Goodwin Scott for junior varsity boys.
The essay below was written by one of our seniors, Leslie
Thrasher, as part of the application process for the National
Association of Secondary School Principals’ prestigious Principals’
Leadership Award. The administration thought it was so good
that we wanted to share it publicly.
GREAT TEACHERS
It has been said, “Those who can, do; those “who can’t, teach;”
but no statement could be further from the truth. Educators
are the foundation for the knowledge we attain during our formative
years: teaching us everything from our ABC’s to the Pythagorean
theorem. Almost anyone can stand in front of a classroom with
textbook and chalk in hand and be called “teacher,” but what
makes that teacher “extra” ordinary is his or her willingness
to offer love, selflessness, and compassion to the students
who sit at his or her feet.
I have sat at the feet of many different educators during my
school years, but the ones who have affected my life the most
are the ones who have given their all, and then some, to help
me learn. Ordinary teachers have been available to my classmates
and me from bell to bell, no more and no less. However, the
“extra” ordinary teachers were the ones who were willing to
arrive an hour early to help us understand a concept we were
struggling to grasp. A great teacher is one who relates to the
students and who offers not only intellectual lessons from a
textbook, but also life lessons from the heart. A great teacher
has the ability to inspire students to pursue their dreams,
never settling for anything less.
An unknown author once said, “A good teacher is like a candle-it
consumes itself to light the way for others.” The author sincerely
captured the true meaning of a great teacher. He or she is one
who is magnanimous, truthful, and patient, believes in every
student, cares for every student, and pushes every student to
strive for excellence. The great teachers are every child’s
candles, ready and willing to guide him or her to a place of
success and happiness.
Southern School Uniforms is
excited to announce that we are moving! We will
be closed from 11/19/07 until December 1st while we move and
set up our new store. The new store is located at 1721
Eastern Bypass in Statford Square. We are behind the
Cucos, and next to the old Waccamaw. We believe our new location
is more centrally located to servicing ALL of our schools. We
also have much more space to make your shopping experience quicker
and more enjoyable. Our phone number will remain the same (215-0000)
and our web address will remain the same www.southernschooluniforms.com.
If during this closed period, you have a uniform emergency,
please call and leave a message and we will try to attend to
your needs as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience
and cooperation during this time.
Map of Southern School Uniforms'
new location:
HOMECOMING
Senior Grace Boutwell was crowned homecoming
queen on September 21, 2007. Grace plays softball and volleyball.
She plans to attend the University of Alabama. First graders
Mary Vander Sewell and Zoe Stiff were the flower girl and crown
bearer.
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Congratulations
to Leslie Thrasher
for being named ACA's nominee for the National
Association of Secondary Principals Leadership Award! She
will compete with other high school seniors across the state
for a $1000.00 scholarship, as well as further monetary awards.
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AP SCHOLARS AT ACA
(Oct. 2007)
Three students at Alabama Christain Academy have earned the designation
of AP scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional
achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP)
Exams.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students
the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while
still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement,
or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent
of the more than 1.4 million high school students in 16,000 secondary
schools worldwide who took AP exams performed at sufficiently high
level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took AP exams in May 2007 after completing challenging
college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes
several levels of achievement based on student’s performance on
AP exams.
At Alabama Christain Academy, three students qualified for the
AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades
of 3 or higher. The 2007 AP Scholars are Jordan Berry, Hannah Moon,
and Megan Obert.
Most of the nations colleges and universities award credit, advanced
placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP Exams.
More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit (sophomore
standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying
grades. In 2007, thirty-seven AP Exams were offered in a wide variety
of subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response
(essay or problem solving) questions (except for the Studio Art
exam which evaluates students’ original artwork).
CONGRATULATIONS
to the four students below on their prestigious selections:
Mr. ACA: Brandon
Patterson
Ms. ACA: Marci Solomon
Mr. Citizenship: Zach
Shields
Ms. Citizenship: Ashton Aehnlich
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Mr. & Miss ACA Brandon
Patterson, Marci Solomon |
Mr. & Mrs. Citizenship
Zack Shields & Ashton Aehnlich |
CONGRATULATIONS
to Lindsey Buchanan and Emily Bullington
(both 2005 ACA grads) in being selected for Auburn University’s
Lamda Sigma Honor Society. Lindsey serves as the society’s vice-president
and Emily is the chair of the fundraising committee. Way to go girls!
We are proud of you.
Congratulations are extended
to three of our students for being selected to participate in All-Star
Week this summer in Huntsville. Grace Boutwell was chosen for softball,
Zach Dean was chosen for baseball and, for the first time ever, Dallas
Thomas will be representing ACA in the soccer All-Star games. We are
proud of your accomplishments and wish you well in the summer games
Congratulations to Kellie
Hensley who has been named the Assistant Desk Editor for the University
of Alabama's Yearbook!
Congratulations to our
track and field teams on their first place finishes.
Results of the Lee Invitational held on Wed., April 18th.
Girls Team Totals |
|
Boys Team Totals |
ACA |
149 |
|
ACA |
101 |
Carver |
75 |
|
Dothan |
80 |
Dothan |
74 |
|
Northview |
75.5 |
Catholic |
55 |
|
Jeff Davis |
69 |
Wetumpka |
42.5 |
|
Lee |
34.5 |
Selma |
37.5 |
|
Wetumpka |
34 |
Prattville |
32 |
|
Prattville |
31 |
Lee |
30 |
|
Selma |
29 |
Northview |
21 |
|
Carver |
23.5 |
Stanhope |
21 |
|
Stanhope |
17.5 |
Brew Tech |
10 |
|
Catholic |
15 |
|
|
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Sidney Lanier |
15 |
We won both boys and girls. Here are a few highlights
from the meet:
Girl Highlights:
Pole Vault: |
Hailey Faulkner 1st place |
400: |
Sterling Cross: 1st, Ashton Foss 6th |
Discus: |
Addy Hamilton: 3rd. Emily Schutt 4th, Christina
Hayes 5th |
Javelin: |
Addy Hamilton 1st, Emma Baker 2nd, Christina
Hayes 4th |
Long Jump: |
Sterling Cross 2nd, Lacey Smith 6th |
Triple Jump: |
Shelby Downing 1st, Molly Baker 2nd |
1600: |
Jadie Coleman 2nd, Caroline Camp 6th |
300h: |
Sterling Cross 2nd, Meagan Manning 5th |
High Jump: |
Sterling Cross 2nd, Sierra Gray 4th |
Points leader for the meet: Sterling Cross
Boys Highlights:
Pole Vault: |
Michael Williams 1st, Spencer Prescott 2nd,
Brooks Williams 3rd |
400: |
Ben Young 4th |
Discus: |
Daniel Musselwhite 1st, Storm Ingram 6th,
Robert May 7th |
Javelin: |
Storm Ingram 3rd, Robert May 4th, Kyle McBrayer
5th |
Triple Jump: |
Michael Williams 1st, Reed Teel 3rd |
800: |
Jeffery Wheeler 4th |
ACA Graduate Receives Second
Ever Youth Leader Award
On Feb. 21st, A. J. Powell, a Class of 2004 ACA graduate,
was honored by the Alabama Dept. of Rehab Services. A. J. received
the second ever "Youth Leader Award" issued by the Alabama
Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. This
statewide award recognizes one young adult with a documented disability
who has shown outstanding leadership, community service or advocacy
to help advance the efforts or raise positive awareness about Alabama's
disability community. This youth must also serve as a leader to other
young adults to include a positive attitude and should be currently
employed or working toward employment. We at ACA are so proud of A.
J.!!! He first came to the Academy as a first grader in 1992 and received
his entire elementary and secondary education at our school. Throughout
all of those years, A. J. was a joy to know. He was ALWAYS positive,
upbeat, outgoing, friendly and encouraging. As a senior, he was selected
as Mr. Citizenship by the faculty and as Most Spiritual by his classmates.
Currently, A. J. is a 4.0 plus junior at Auburn University and serves
as one of the youth ministers for the First Methodist Church in Tallassee,
AL. He is the son of John and Betsy McBride. Congratulations A. J.
!!!! You make us proud!!!
Scholar's Bowl Team
On Saturday, Feb 3rd, nine members of our Scholars'
Bowl team traveled up I-65 to Columbiana, AL to participate in Shelby
Co. High School's Invitational Tournament. Our group of juniors (Corey
Beasley, Ryan Little, Sawyer Wallace and Ben Young) competed valiantly
against strong competition, but were only able to win one of six games.
Ryan was his group's point leader for the day. ACA's senior group
consisting on that day of Katie Aaron, Jordan Berry, Kellie Hensley,
Megan Obert and J.P. Stokes, made the strongest showing to date of
any Scholars' Bowl team fielded by ACA since it's revival in 2005.
This group won 6 of 7 matches being nosed out by Brookwood High by
just 25 points. Jordan Berry was this group's point leader. Our senior's
won second place in their pool and brought home the first ACA Scholars'
Bowl trophy.
At the crack of dawn on Friday, Feb. 16th, six brave
members of our Scholars' Bowl team gave up a holiday to travel to
Dothan-Midland City, AL to compete in the Alabama Scholastic Competition
Association's district meet. Participating team members were: Corey
Beasley, Jordan Berry, Matt Bush, Kellie Hensley, Ryan Little and
Sawyer Wallace. Despite the fierce competition and the fact that due
to the holiday the team was disproportionately comprised of juniors,
this team managed to win four of seven games. A critical loss to Houston
Academy by just ONE QUESTION prevented this team from moving on to
the next level of state competition. Ryan Little was far and away
the team's point leader with 330 individual points. Sawyer Wallace
was second with 120 points.
ACA's 2006-07 Scholars' Bowl team has surpassed the
competition performance of last year's revival team. Hopefully, our
first two teams have provided both motivation and a sound basis from
which future teams can rise and soar. Thanks for a great season! You
guys and girls are amazing and destined to do great things.
by Milton Slauson, Ph.D.
Scholars' Bowl Team Sponsor
The Alabama Christian Academy 2006 Writing Assessment
was recently completed for our fifth, seventh, and ninth grade students.
The results have been collated and dispersed to the students. Your
child’s paper was returned with a reporting sheet that included the
way in which the papers were assessed by the English Department. Parents,
please discuss these essays with your child. The scores broke down
as follows:
|
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Fifth |
12 |
10 |
30 |
16 |
3 |
Seventh
|
21 |
45 |
20 |
6 |
4 |
Ninth |
19 |
21 |
34 |
18 |
1 |
TOTALS |
52 |
76 |
84 |
40 |
8 |
Scoring requirements:
5 – Excellent: excellent content, varied sentence structure, few to
no grammatical errors
4 – Good: good content, uses most of the sentence types, few grammatical
errors
3 – Fair: fair content, sentence type variety needs work, many grammatical
errors
2 – Poor: content lacking cohesiveness, no variety in sentence structure,
many grammatical errors
1 – Bad: content lacking cohesiveness, poor sentence structure, many
grammatical errors
