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We Are Now Taking Spirit Wear Orders!

Aug 25, 2020

Please see the following links to order forms for Spirit Wear items. One order form is for Spirit Wear items that can be worn if students choose to participate in Spirit Wear Fridays – click here. The other order form is for our new 1/4-zip pullover that is also an approved dress code item – click here. All order forms and payments are due by Friday, September 11.

Picture Day for All Students Kindergarten – 8th Grade, September 2

Aug 18, 2020

Our Picture Day is coming up on Wednesday, September 2, for all students in kindergarten – 8th grade. Craig Davis & Associates Photography will be on campus to take individual school photos of our students that will be used in our 2020-2021 yearbook. Photo proofs will be sent home within two weeks of Picture Day so that families can order photo packages if they desire. The photographer will be back on Wednesday, September 30, to photograph any students who are absent on September 2, and to do picture retakes as needed.

Picture Day Dress Code Guidelines

Elementary (Kindergarten-5th Grade) – Regular Uniforms or Chapel Uniforms

Middle School (6th-8th Grades) – Students may be photographed in their regular clothes or in their school uniform. The purpose of a free dress day is to allow students to dress nicely for pictures. Please follow the dress code guidelines described below for that day. Please read the following dress code with your child. Thank you for encouraging your student to dress appropriately. Students may wear the school uniform or choose from the options below.

BOYS:

  • Shirts: Must have shirt with collar. No T-shirts.
  • Pants: Any dress/casual slacks or appropriate, nice jeans (no skinny jeans).
  • Shorts: Uniform shorts only.
  • Shoes: Any dress/casual shoes or athletic shoes. NO FLIP-FLOPS.

GIRLS:

  • Shirts/blouses/tops: Must cover the entire midriff, overlapping the skirt or pants. Tops must not have thin or spaghetti straps. No tank tops or shear material shirts. Necklines must not show cleavage.
  • Skirts: Skirt length is to the top of the knee. Leggings are not allowed.
  • Pants: Any dress/casual slacks, gauchos, Capri’s or jeans – modest fit, not too tight or too low-waisted (no skinny jeans).
  • Shorts: Uniform shorts only.
  • Shoes: Any dress/casual shoes or athletic shoes. NO FLIP-FLOPS.

Remember that modest dress is expected. Students will be asked to call home for their uniform to be brought to school and will not be photographed if they are dressed inappropriately. Students will remain in the school office until the change of clothing is delivered.

Note: This post has been updated as of August 24, because, due to current licensing guidelines for preschool, our Junior Academy students will not be able to participate.

Kindergarten – 8th Grade Parent Night, September 3

Aug 18, 2020

Our Parent Night will be a virtual event this year! Please mark your calendar for Thursday night, September 3. This is a time for parents only to connect with their child’s teacher to learn more specifically about the new school year, classroom policies and procedures and the best ways for families and teachers to partner together to make this a wonderful school year! Please watch for specific details from your child’s teacher.

Grateful for Mr. Tim Greener, Superintendent

Jul 6, 2020

For 22 years, we have been blessed to have Tim Greener as our Superintendent. We are grateful for the legacy he has left on our schools and on Christian education throughout this country. We will miss his smile and his heart for the Lord and wish him all the best in his next journey in God’s service.

Christian Academy Back-to-School

Jun 24, 2020

We are excited about gathering students, teachers and staff on our campuses! We are planning for a traditional school year and will work with our governors and health departments to find the best balance of exceptional education opportunities with safety for all.

Across the Christian Academy School System, information regarding the start of school will be sent to families next week. The email you receive from your child’s/children’s school(s) will provide the instructions you need to prepare to start school. The email will include important information, schedules and deadlines for forms collection as well as links to all pertinent documents. Please promptly complete and submit the required forms in Facts Family Portal. Please know that any missing forms or incomplete data could delay your child’s start of school.

Click here for a short message from Superintendent-elect, Darin Long.

We look forward to welcoming our students back to school. Please join us in praying for a productive and peaceful school year for our students, families and staff.

The Bible tells us we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. And that we are ALL made in the image of God.

Jun 10, 2020

So God created mankind in His own image…(Genesis 1:27) We are all made in the image of God. Our Creator purposely made us with differences and uniqueness to show His true reflection.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) Unfortunately, mankind takes what God created as beautiful and manipulates it into the ugly realities of racial and cultural biases with a focus on differences and fracturing.

This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. (1 John 4:9) Even with mankind’s sin, God has not turned away but instead sent Jesus for every one of us.

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6) Christian Academy is more than a school that delivers academic content. We have a mission to support our families in teaching children to look at every part of life through a biblical worldview. We pledge to keep conversations about racial equality going in our classrooms, in our curriculum, and our system processes.

And Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-39) We ask that our families join our faculty and staff in prayer for healing, in embracing real dialogue even when it’s uncomfortable, to become involved in our communities and local churches, and to find ways to serve our neighbors. Racial reconciliation can be achieved if we strive to make our world united as God intended.