Annual Review 2012 - Christian Academy School System

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Rock CreekElementaryThis year we enjoyedwatching students growin wisdom, stature, andin favor with God andmen. And just like a homethat needs repairingover time, the campusexperienced renovationsand improvements.Rock Creek studentachievement test scoresqualified for selectionas one of 50 private schoolsto be nominated to the U.S.Department of Education asMaribeth Thomas,Elementary Principala Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. We eagerly await the September announcement of the 2011 BlueRibbon Schools when we will know if Rock Creek is selected for this prestigious honor.Knowing that student test scores over the last years have remained consistent, we were professionallycurious how students would perform on the newly implemented Terra Nova Achievement Testadministered this spring. We are extremely pleased to announce that expectations were exceeded.Congratulations are in order for students and teachers as the Rock Creek composite score for each gradelevel ranged from the 79th to the 85th percentiles, well above the 50th percentile national average.Rock Creek students, like brothers and sisters, get along and at times disagree! But just like a family, theycome together in the things that matter. The student body gave 210 boxes to Operation Christmas Child,collected $1,000 for the Indiana tornado relief, and honored church teachers, leaders, and pastors onPastor Appreciation Day. Students wrote sweet letters of encouragement to me in the loss of my father,to families suffering devastation of tornadoes in Indiana and to our renovation contractors.Renovations on campus included the exterior of the main building, a new fire and smoke alarm system,complete renovation from floor to ceiling in six classrooms, the addition of security cameras on allexterior entrances, wireless Internet access, and SMART Board technology in Spanish, music, and allKindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. These renovations and improvements were funded by theschool budget and generous donations from family and friends of Rock Creek.We made many memories this year: concerts, field trips, author visits, Blossoming the Cross, Field Day,Christmas at CAL and other special days at school. To some, the many trips to the basement under thegym during tornado warnings is a top memory of the year! The entire Rock Creek family from preschoolthrough fifth grade, all teachers, staff, and visitors were thankful to wait out the storms safe and securein the basement.The 2011-12 school year at the Rock Creek campus was blessed beyond measure. Relationships deepenedamong students, teachers, staff, and parents. This has been an excellent school year and we look forwardto seeing God’s plans revealed in the Rock Creek family next school year.14 Christian Academy School System
SouthwestElementaryAnna Carson,Elementary PrincipalWhat a wonderful year we had at the Southwest Campus of Christian Academy inour spiritual and academic elements of Christian education! Our K-5 students hadmany new and familiar experiences this year from fencing club, chapel buddies,Spelling Bee, Math Olympics, intramurals, Pastor Appreciation Day, Chess club,projects, book reports, 100th day of school, science fair, Scripture memory, fieldtrips and special events. The year was full! However, one of our highlights thisyear had to do with our school theme, Loving God, which was based on thefollowing scriptures: Matthew 22:37-39 says “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all yoursoul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love yourneighbor as yourself.”; 1 John 4:19, “We love because He first loved us.” and Ezekiel 36:26, “I will give you a newheart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”After Christmas break we started on the project that is now called Change for Christ. Students collectedchange for five months in their PIG bank (which stood for pray, invest and give) to support a formerSouthwest Campus teacher and her family on the mission field in South Asia. The exciting part about thisproject was that most of the students had this teacher as their Art teacher the year prior so they knew thismissionary. Through the student contributions a total of $3,272.10was collected!The missionary family was given a budget of $4,000 for training.Through the student efforts, they have almost doubled that budget.Our students were able to Skype with the family during our lastchapel service on May 16, and they shared that the money thatwe have raised has funded a 6-month training conference for 13pastors that has taught them about church planting, discipleshipand sharing their faith. Because of this conference, in the lastmonth, NINE new churches have started and 60 people havebecome new believers in Christ! God has used our spare changein mighty ways already!Through these endeavors students have truly learned how to trustGod with little things, such as pennies, nickels and dimes, andhow he can bless beyond our imagination. Luke 1:37 states, “Fornothing is impossible with God.” That spiritual truth is truly a lessonthat could never come from a typical educational textbook. Thatis another reason why Christian education is a true partnershipbetween families, churches and schools. What a blessing thisChange for Christ project was for all those involved. It is our goalto continue this project next year as well.Annual Review 2012 15
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