February 11 - February 17 2013 Edition

February 11 - February 17, 2013 Edition
Congratulations to Legacy Show Choir on winning first place in their division
at the Diamond Classic competition in Albertville, Alabama.
Calendar
Monday, February 11
Elementary Lunch: Penne pasta & meat sauce, garlic bread sticks, green beans
Upper School Lunch: Penne pasta & meat sauce, garlic bread sticks, green beans, baked
potatoes
Praying Parents - Conference room - 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Preschool and Pre-K (4 year old) chapel
Middle School Chapel - 11:15 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
High School Chapel - 12:05 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
GEMS 5 th Grade Girls Bible Study - 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Chess Club - Media Center - 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Middle School Girls Basketball - HVAC Tournament at Poplar Grove - 5:00 p.m.
Kindergarten Preview Night - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 12
Elementary Lunch: Chicken slyders, mac & cheese, Did You Know?
broccoli
Upper School Lunch: Ham biscuits & gravy, black-eyed
Last year’s new student
peas, mac & cheese, baked potatoes
enrollment was the
Elementary Wilson Bank & Trust Day - cafeteria - 7:30
highest DCA has
a.m.
experienced in the last
4th and 5th Grade Math Club Contest - Lecture Hall -
10 years!
7:00 a.m. - 7:40 a.m.
High School Girls Bible Study - Lecture Hall - 7:15 a.m. - 7:40 a.m.
Middle School Chapel - 11:15 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
High School Chapel - 12:05 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Middle School Boys Basketball - HVAC Tournament at Poplar Grove - 7:00 p.m.
Cub Scout Meeting - Cafeteria - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 13
Elementary Lunch: Grilled cheese, peas, peaches
Upper School Lunch: Scrambled eggs, sausage, baked apples, French toast, baked potatoes
Elementary Chapel
Middle School Chapel - 11:15 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
High School Chapel - 12:05 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
R.O.C.K.S. - 5 th Grade Boys Bible study - 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Thursday, February 14
Elementary Lunch: Sloppy Joes, baked beans, mashed potatoes
Upper School Lunch: Sloppy Joes, baked beans, mashed potatoes, grilled bacon & cheese
sandwiches, baked potatoes
Middle School Chapel - 11:15 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
High School Chapel - 12:05 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Elementary Valentine Parties -
K4 & K5 - 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
1 st - 3 rd grades - 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
4 th & 5 th grades - 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Senior Lunch - 12:10 p.m.
Choir and Drama group leaves for Cruise to the Bahamas
Varsity Girls & Boys Basketball - District Tournament - time and place to be determined
Friday, February 15
No School - Professional Development Day for faculty and staff
Varsity Girls & Boys Basketball - District Tournament - time and place to be determined
Saturday, February 16
Varsity Girls & Boys Basketball - District Tournament - time and place to be determined

Middle
& High
Elementary
Lunch Calendar Quick Reference
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Penne pasta
& meat
sauce,
garlic
bread
sticks,
green
beans
Penne pasta
& meat
sauce,
garlic
bread
sticks,
green
beans,
baked
potatoes
Chicken
slyders, mac
& cheese,
broccoli
Ham biscuits
& gravy,
black eyed
peas, mac
& cheese,
baked
potatoes
Grilled
cheese, peas,
peaches
Scrambled
eggs,
sausage,
baked
apples,
French
toast, baked
potatoes
Sloppy Joes,
baked
beans,
mashed
potatoes
Sloppy Joes,
baked
beans,
mashed
potatoes,
grilled
bacon &
cheese
sandwiches,
baked
potatoes
No School
No School
This Week’s Lunch Specials: Monday: Breaded chicken slyders, Tuesday: Flatbread sub
sandwiches, Wednesday: Fajita chicken wraps, Thursday: Cheeseburger slyders, Friday: No
School
Teacher Birthdays
February 13: Mr. Nate Johnson, High School History teacher
Announcements
There will be no school for students on Friday, February 15 and Monday, February 18.
Extended Care will be open on Friday, but will be closed on Monday in observance of
President’s Day. If you wish for your child to attend
extended care on Friday, please contact Mrs. Glenda
Reid at 615-577-1198.
Elementary students have enjoyed participating in
intramural basketball on Saturdays. Students beginning
in 1 st grade are encouraged to play intramurals which
include flag football, basketball and soccer. This is a
wonderful way for students to learn team work while
building friendships with fellow classmates.

During the month of February our families are asked to complete the re-enrollment
process for the 2013-14 school year. The deadline for re-enrollment is March 1, 2013.
Please feel free to call the Admissions Office at 615-577-1216 if you have any questions.
Please remember the family of former DCA longtime and
beloved custodian Hawkins Moss. Hawkins passed away
Thursday, February 7 at the age of 77. Arrangements are
incomplete at this time but the service will be at Bond
Memorial Funeral Home in Mt. Juliet with the funeral
tentatively set for Monday.
Next week will be Spiritual Emphasis Week for students in
Middle and High school. Chapel will be held daily. This
year’s theme will be “From the Grave to Grace”. Students
will hear how experiencing failures from self, family and
community can help us to understand and accept God’s grace and in return, show that
same grace to others. Please feel free to join the DCA family for our chapel services
during this week.
In Reading class, second grade students chose a
biography to read and then completed a project
about that person. They wrote a report in class
and created bottle biographies to present to the
class about the person they read about. They
used two-liter bottles, Styrofoam heads, and a
variety of other craft materials to make their
projects.
DCA will be hosting a Kindergarten Preview
Night for parents of current Pre-Kindergarten students from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on
Monday, February 11. The students will begin the night with a performance for parents
in the Lecture Hall followed by a pizza dinner. This is an excellent opportunity for
parents to discover what our Kindergarten curriculum has to offer. Teachers and
administrators will also be available for tours and questions.
The second annual lunchtime college fair was
held on Friday, February 8. There were over
sixteen local colleges represented. This gave
parents and students the opportunity to meet
with various college representatives in one day.
A Financial Aid representative was also available
to answer questions. This was a wonderful
opportunity for parents and students to learn
about local universities without leaving the DCA
campus. We look forward to a similar event next
year.

DCA Spring/Summer Children’s Consignment
Sale is March 15 - 23. Please be thinking about how
you can help with this very important event. To sign
up to work a shift, visit dcapto.com or contact Debi
Karschner at threekars@aol.com or Kim Dorris at
dorris1111@gmail.com.
This year’s Blood Drive sponsored by the High
School Student Council was a great success! There
were over 60 donors which resulted in 51 productive
units. We are very thankful to our DCA family, students, faculty and staff that made
this event possible.
The Hodges & Powell website has been updated
and now contains pictures from Winterfest,
Coming Home, Senior Night (basketball), and
game action shots. To order pictures, please visit
hodgesandpowell.com and click on “gallery”. If
you have any questions, please contact Mrs.
Sarah Powell or Mrs. Rhonda Hodges at
hodgesandpowell@comcast.net.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Diya O’Brien, our student of the week for
February 11. Diya has been a student at DCA since the 6 th grade.
She has a 3.9 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society,
the Interact Club, Mu Alpha Theta and the Chemistry Club.
Congratulations to the Legacy Show Choir on winning 1st place
in the Small Mixed Division in the Diamond Classic in Albertville,
Alabama last weekend! There were seven choirs in DCA’s
division. One of those choirs won Belmont's competition last
year. DCA was also in the top six choirs over-all which meant
they were a finalist. There were 20 choirs in the competition. This
competition takes the top six choirs to perform again in the Finals competition. DCA
was the only small mixed division choir in the finals. The other five choirs all came from
the large mixed division. The other choirs had over 60 choir members! However, this
didn't keep our group from having an even better performance that evening! Legacy
was 5th Runner Up in the Finals competition and the scores from the same judges were
even higher the second time!

Alumni
Congratulations to the High School intramural dodge
ball team, Skillz that Killz, on winning the Intramural
Dodge ball championship on Wednesday, February
6. The team consisted of: Connor McCroskey, Brian
Peterson, John Charlton, Carson Outlaw, Andrew
Gentuso, Kaitlyn Uchida and Cara McCroskey.
Congratulations to the Middle School Varsity Boys
Basketball team on a 48-19 win over Harding
Academy last week. Leading scorers were Tyler
Thompson with 16 points, Billy Creger with 13 points
and 2 blocked shots, Grant Baxter 6 points and 2 blocked shots, Ethan Johnson with 6
points and 5 assists. Travis Reaves and Colton Oakley both had 2 points each.
Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Basketball team on an exciting win over Mt. Juliet
Christian Academy last week with a score of 44-31. Andrea Grigsby led the team in scoring
with a game high 27 points, including 14 of 20 from the foul line. Courtni Hammers led the
team in rebounding. The entire squad executed an excellent defensive game plan. The team
concluded the regular season with a 12 - 13 record.
Steven Brockman (Class of 2008) starred in a commercial
that aired during this year’s Super bowl. Steven is currently
attending Tennessee Tech University and is looking forward
to graduating in May with his Marketing degree. He is also
pursuing acting. He has appeared in several other
commercials and also has a supporting role in the latest
Justin Moore Video "Till My Last Day". He will also be
featured in a faith based movie yet to be released. Please
click on the following link to view Steven’s commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDjqSQf3I9E