The academic calendar for the 2008-2009 school session is now completed and has been posted to the online calendar on this website. Copies of the school calendar are also available for pick-up at the school office. Please remember this calendar is subject to change. Advance notice will be given in the event a change is necessary.

We are moving full steam ahead in preparations for the coming school year. We are very excited about the changes we have made.

First, the change in curriculum. For many years now we have wanted to make the change to the A Beka Books Curriculum; however, for numerous reasons, this was not possible until now. All students enrolled in grades K through 6 will use this second-to-none curriculum. Students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 will continue to use the Switched On Schoolhouse program they have been using for the past 5 years.

Second, the change in classrooms. This change allows us to place each teacher in the area of their individual strengths. The classroom organizations are: Learning to Read (K4 and K5), Primary Elementary (1st and 2nd grade), Lower Elementary (3rd and 4th grade), Middle Elementary (5th and 6th grade), Junior High (7th and 8th grade), and High School (9th through 12th grade). Each department will be limited to a maximum of 20 students, insuring the teacher’s ability to offer one-to-one attention with each student as is necessary.

We believe these changes will help to strengthen the program of our school, thus insuring a stable and consistent school for your children; one that you can have confidence will be here as long as you need it. With your help we will continue to improve and develop the academic and extracurricular programs in our school.

I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you who came out and supported our fundraising efforts in this year’s firework sales. It was our best year ever, and all the funds raised will help us further the extracurricular programs of our school.

Vacation Bible School is now just 12 days away. The dates of VBS are Monday, July 21 through Friday July 25. The hours are 9 a.m. until noon daily. Registrations will begin on Monday, July 21st at 8:30 a.m. Please consider pre-registering your child by either visiting our church website and selecting the VBS link, or stop in at the church office and register there. Early registrations will help us keep things moving along on Monday, July 21st. Please remember, there is no cost to enroll and all children are invited. For more information please contact the church or school offices.

Lastly, please remember to submit your annual fees as soon as possible. All annual fees are now due. These funds are very important to us; as they are used to purchase materials necessary to begin the new school year. If you have any questions please contact me via email, phone, or drop by to see me.