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Please NOTE that a change has been made to this year's Spiritual Emphasis Day schedule effective immediately. This change was made to help us provide more meaningful service opportunities to our secondary students. Keep in mind that Spiritual Emphasis Day IS considered a school day and students will be counted absent if they do not participate. All groups leaving campus will FIRST go to their 1st period classes and have roll taken. Nov. 14th: Grades 9 & 10 (Bring a sack lunch
& drink to take with you to your work site) CONGRATULATIONS
to the following individuals who have made this year's Scholars'
Bowl Team: Anytime students are absent from school, they MUST bring written notes from parents or doctors and obtain "green slips" in order to be excused and allowed back into class. Remember, after 3 school days, written notes will NOT be accepted. Students NOT bringing notes for absences are subject to detention as per our handbook (p. 26). Thanks is advance for your cooperation The 2008-09 Homecoming Court for ACA was announced at half-time of the Catholic game on Friday night, Oct. 3rd. Emily Gilreath was the 9th grade attendant, Jordan Northington the 10th and Lacey Smith the 11th. Senior attendants were So Yun Lee, Craegh Ragsdale and Amanda Walker. Craegh was crowned as queen, the ACA Eagles defeated the Catholic Knights 23 to 19, the seniors won the week-long spirit competition and a fabulous time was had by all. Student Help Sessions Beginning Wednesday, August 27th, students who are having academic difficulty in their classwork will be offered free help sessions every Wednesday from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the high school library. Mr. Armstrong, along with a number of teacher volunteers, will be there to assist students in areas including, but not limited to, tutoring in specific subject areas, study skills and habits, organizational skills, and time management. Students are required to sign up in the office with their name and subject(s) in which they need help 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 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 Jazz Band Indoor Guard Auxillary NOTICE we SWEPT "Best in Class" in each
category!!! 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, 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. CONGRATULATIONS to all of this year's grade-level Spelling Bee Champions and Runners Up: 5th Grade: 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
CONGRATULATIONS
Mr. ACA: Brandon
Patterson
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:
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