Thank you to all the students who participated in the Fine Arts competitions. Awards will be presented in the chapel service on Wednesday, April 30, 8:30 a.m. Parents are invited to attend this service. Now, it is time to turn our full attention to this year’s Human Race event. Please be sure and help support the programs of our school by encouraging and helping your child raise funds for this event. Over the past two years, we raised about eleven thousand dollars for our school, and this year we have set a goal to raise ten thousand dollars. This amount of money is too great for any one family to raise for our school, but together we can reach this goal. For more information call the school office, or speak with Mrs. Charon or Mr. Abshire. 

Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th will mark our 12th consecutive year of intramural competitions for our students. We began in 1997 with art work only, but have now expended to include: arts, photography, crafts, instruments, vocals, academic testings, bible testing, spelling, speech, strategy games (chess and scrabble), and even culinary with students competing in both entrees and desserts. A schedule of events is posted in the school office for your convenience. We invite, and encourage, as many of you as possible to come and watch the students compete. Awards will be presented in the weekly chapel service, Wednesday, April 30th, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Interested parents are invited to attend. If you need more information please contact the school office.

Next week: April 15th, 16th, and 17th; we will conduct our annual, national achievement test. The test will begin daily at 9 a.m., and will break each afternoon at 2:15 pm. The test usually takes two days, leaving the third day for make-up tests. The test will be administered to all students enrolled in grades K5 through 12. This test is very important, and every effort should be made to have your student here for these dates. Please help them by insuring that they get a good night’s sleep during these dates. If your student will not be present on these dates, please contact me as soon as possible. Test results will be available during the summer (approximately July) and will be made available to parents by the start of school in August 2008. If you have any questions or need more information please call the school office.