Faith, Nurture, and Challenge
At our North Campus Open House last week, I met with several prospective families. I look forward to these encounters for a variety of reasons and chief among them is a healthy tension between message and moment. In the few moments I have with these families, I must try to distill the message of our school and its impact into just a few words. It’s an impossible task, of course. Nonetheless, I chose three words on this occasion to illustrate the Mt. Bethel community. Faith, nurture, and challenge.
As parents and teachers, we understand the importance of nurturing children, but there is a balance. Too little nurture carries the risk of emotional detachment and unhealthy relationships later in life. Too much nurture and we risk raising young adults crippled by dependency.
We also understand that children need challenge but again, there is a need for balance. Too much challenge and our children feel overwhelmed and incompetent. With too little challenge they could fail to reach their full potential.
Recognizing the need for nurture and challenge and striving to balance them is where Mt. Bethel exists;
a community of faith located at the intersection of nurture and challenge.
In partnership with parents, we step into a child’s life to love them, guide them, and encourage them to achieve more than they thought possible and we are united in that work by our love of Christ.
I’m so glad you are a part of the Mt. Bethel family. I’m also glad for the hundreds of you who have completed the re-enrollment process to reserve your child’s place for 2018-2019.
As a reminder, our re-enrollment period ends on Wednesday, January 31.
If you haven’t yet marked this item off your to-do list, I invite you to do so at this time. Beginning February 1, we will begin contacting anyone we haven’t heard from to learn how we might be of help.
May God continue to bless our school and her families as we seek to honor Him.
Blessings,
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Jim R. Callis
Head of School
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All School:
Monday, January 29:
Social Media/Online Safety Presentation for Parents || 8 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 31:
Re-enrollment Deadline
Upper School:
Friday, February 2:
Regular School Day for US
Thursday, February 8:
100th Day Breakfast for Seniors
Friday, February 16:
You Fed Me Event
Middle School:
Thursday, February 1:
Open House at the Main Campus || 10:00 a.m.
Friday, February 2:
You Fed Me Event; Early Release 1:00 p.m.
Friday, February 9:
Munchkins with Mom
Wednesday, February 14:
Ash Wednesday Chapel
Lower School:
Thursday, February 1:
Open House at the Main Campus || 10:00 a.m.
Friday, February 2:
You Fed Me Event; Early Release 1:00 p.m.
Friday, February 9:
Munchkins with Mom
Wednesday, February 14:
Ash Wednesday Chapel
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Re-enrollment Deadline is January 31!
Re-enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year is underway and can be completed online. To view your re-enrollment contract, please log in to your
My Backpack
account (see My BackPack under Quicklinks on the
MBCA website
) and click on "Enrollment/Re-enrollment". To secure your child's placement for 2018-2019, all current families will need to sign and submit the re-enrollment contract along with a tuition deposit equal to 10% of
Full Tuition
(not Single Pay) by Wednesday, January 31. Families with multiple children enrolled will sign a contract and submit a deposit for each sibling. The deadline to secure your child's placement for next year is
January 31
. If you've already submitted your re-enrollment contract/s without payment, your tuition deposit must be received by January 31 to reserve a spot. Please note: to view your re-enrollment contract, you must first review, update AND submit your Family Profile located in the Enrollment/Re-enrollment module.
If you're having difficulty locating your re-enrollment contract, please contact
Jackie Grasty
, Director of Admission for Lower and Middle School or
Cal Boyd
, Director of Admission for Upper School. We look forward to partnering with you again for the upcoming school year.
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Financial Aid
For families anticipating a need for financial aid next year, the deadline to apply is
Friday, February 23
. Plan accordingly, as your completed 2017 Federal Tax Return must be submitted before a request for aid can be considered. The
Parent Statement of Need
will also need to be submitted to Jackie Grasty, Director of Admission. If you've received financial aid this school year and will need assistance again next year, please note that you must re-apply.
Link here
to begin the application for financial aid. For more information, contact
Jackie Grasty
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Main Campus Open House
Grades JrK - 8th Grade
February 1 at 10:00 a.m.
Mark your calendars for our last Open House of the 2017-2018 school year on
Thursday, February 1
at our Main Campus for Junior Kindergarten through 8th-grade. If you're unable to join us at this event, we encourage you to tour with one of our Parent Ambassadors any Wednesday at 10 a.m. We hope you can join us, and please be sure to spread the news to friends and neighbors as well! Questions? Contact
Jackie Grasty
, Director of Admission.
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Georgia’s 529 Plan Expands to Include K-12th Grade
In a tax plan signed by President Trump on December 22, 2017, the
529 College Savings Plan
has expanded to include qualified education expenses for K-12 private schools. Consumer expert, Clark Howard, offers some good advice on
his webpage
. Contact your financial advisor for details.
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Social Media/Online Safety Presentation for Parents
Monday, January 29 || 8:00 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.
Our children are growing up in two worlds; the physical world we all know and the digital world we are constantly learning about. We teach our children stranger danger from a very young age to keep them safe in their physical world. The digital world has very similar dangers, yet we don’t realize it because we can’t see them. This affects our youngest student playing on a kid-friendly website to our oldest students on social media. As parents and educators, we must educate ourselves and be aware of the dangers and traps of the digital world. You don’t want to wait until they are faced with the danger to learn how to handle it.
Join us for an extremely informative digital safety presentation on
Monday, January 29
either at 8 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary on the main campus. Families are encouraged to invite neighbors, friends and anyone in the community. We simply ask that students not attend this parent session. Parents may also attend the student session on
Friday, February 2
at 11 a.m. for Upper School students in the gym at the Upper School.
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You Fed Me
February 2, 2018
The You Fed Me event is February 2 - it’s a beautiful day of service for our students and faculty as we join together to pack thousands of meals for hungry children. Year after year, so many parents enjoy taking part as well, and your support is critical to the day’s success. We have opportunities for set-up, packing meals, and tear-down, and we’d love to have as much parent volunteer support as possible on this special day. Please sign up via the link below if you are able to lend a hand!
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You Fed Me Schedule:
- 6:00 a.m. - Volunteers report to gym to set-up equipment and supplies
- 8:15 – 9:15 a.m. - Grades JK, K, 1st, 2nd, and 5th – Teachers and Volunteers
- 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. - Break (some tables raised at this time)
- 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. - Grades 3rd, 4th and 5th – Teachers and Volunteers
- 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. - Break (remainder of tables raised at this time)
- 10:45 – 1:00 p.m. - MS Students and Faculty
- 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. - Volunteer Clean Up
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Cycle for a Mission
Saturday, February 3 at 2:30 p.m.
4880 Lower Roswell Rd. Suite 450, Marietta, GA 30068
$25 per person
CycleBar and the MBCA 8th-grade fundraising team are partnering to hold an exclusive, one-hour ride to benefit the 8th-grade mission trip. Don’t miss the opportunity to get a little exercise, socialize, and perhaps even work on a New Year’s fitness goal, all while supporting the 8th-grade class! Even your middle schoolers can join in on the "ride". Invite your friends, too! For details, click
here
. Space is limited, so sign-up soon by clicking
here
.
Thank you for supporting the 8th-grade mission trip!
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Munchkins With Mom
Friday, February 9
Join us in the cafeteria for munchkins with your loves.
Middle School: 7:15 - 7:40 a.m.
3rd through 5th Grade: 7:40 - 8:05 a.m.
JK through 2nd Grade: 8:05 - 8:30 a.m.
Calling all MBCA DADS…we need you to help serve our lovely moms at this year’s event. Please consider giving your time the morning of Friday, February 9. Thank you so much!
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Spring Fling and Auction
March 24, 2018 || 7:00 p.m.
Roswell River Landing
Mark your calendars for MBCA's Spring Fling, Saturday, March 24 at Roswell River Landing!
Tickets will go on sale mid-February and will be limited to 150 tickets. You won't want to miss this event!
Here are some exciting items lined up for the auction:
- A vacation home at Lake Como, Italy
- A mountain home in Blue Ridge, GA
- Rare bourbon
- Tuition Freeze
Stay tuned for more fun things to be added!
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FORE! 5th Annual MBCA Golf Tournament
March 26, 2018
Save the date for the 5th annual MBCA Golf Tournament on March 26, 2018, 10:00 a.m., at the Indian Hills Country Club. The tournament will raise funds for the 8th-grade mission trip to Nassau, Bahamas. We are thrilled to support these students as they share God's word and love by serving communities in need.
Whether you're a golf-pro or a putt-putt hack, we'd love to see you on the course! If you are a business professional, please consider a hole sponsorship - great exposure for your local business. Other sponsorship opportunities to raise business recognition are also available. Click
here
for event details, sponsorship opportunities, and for registration via credit card or check. To sign up online to play in the event, or to be a sponsor, click on the
online registration
.
Additional sponsorship options can be found
here
. Early bird discounted pricing ends
February 16
.
Thank you from the 8th Grade Fundraising Team!
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You Fed Me
Early Release Schedule
Friday, February 2, 2018
On Friday, February 2, walk-up for JK through 3rd grade will begin at 12:50 p.m. 4th and 5th grade walk-up and carpool line begins at 12:55 p.m.
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Valentine's Candy Gram
February 14
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Send your child (or friends) a surprise Valentine’s Candy Gram to be delivered to their homeroom on February 14 for just $5. Cash or check, made out to MBCA, will be accepted. Candy grams are made for lower school, middle school, and upper school students. Purchase forms due
February 13.
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Doodle 4 Google
Art Opportunity for Students!
- THEME: What Inspires Me? For those of you who love to doodle and think outside the box, here is a great opportunity for you to let those creative juices flow. Check out the website for ideas and inspiration. You can download an entry form or pick one up from Mrs. Cardell or Mrs. Rudd.
- WHO: All MBCA Students JK-12
- PRIZE: $30,000 college scholarship and $50,000 Google for Education Technology Grant for MBCA!
- HOW: Download entry form. Your design can be taped (clear tape) on to entry form but do not cover the lower half. Fill out all the required information.
- DEADLINE: February 16, 2018 (so we can submit all entries together by March 2)
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Erika Benner
In early 2016, Erika Benner transferred from Northview High School and introduced herself to a brand new environment. Transferring two times throughout her high-school career, she finally found her perfect fit at Mt. Bethel. At first, Erika wasn’t too excited to leave the large population that had become her home. But as soon as she shadowed and visited the school, she realized that Mt. Bethel's welcoming community was ideal for her. On her first day at the Upper School, she immediately felt comfortable, was ecstatic about how fast it was to create friends, and began to admire how much the teachers cared. After being at MBCA for almost two years, Erika is grateful that her parents sent her to the school because of all the opportunities and close friends she has gained. The positive impact the school has made on her caused her to realize that she should be open to different opportunities. Three words she described Mt. Bethel as are: quality, caring, and convivial. To her, Mt. Bethel means making friends and memories that will last a lifetime, getting a quality education, and having fun along the way.
Away from school, Erika is either at a skate-park or designing things in Photoshop. Her hobbies include drawing, skateboarding, designing clothes, and graphic design. She hopes to continue her love for art and Photoshop once she heads into college. In college, she plans to major in either graphic design or business marketing. She applied to two universities, Georgia Southern University and Kennesaw State University, and was accepted into both. Her dream career is to create a brand that sells apparel with her designs on them. She has sold clothing with her drawings all over them in the past for fun, but she hopes to eventually make it a serious business.
With spring and graduation around the corner, Erika is making sure to show how much she has appreciated all of the faculty's encouragement during her time at Mt. Bethel. Without their dedication and hard work, Erika wouldn’t be the bright student she is today. The faculty has led her in the right direction both spirituality and academically. Showing every teacher how thankful she is for their help is the last thing she wants to check off her MBCA bucket-list before graduation.
Written by: Mariana Alvarez '19
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Second Grade
Special Guest!
The second grade has been busy studying matter and a very special guest visited them to teach about the three states of matter. First, their special guest was solid, then melted into a liquid, and then evaporated into gas. Can you guess who their special guest was? Students had a lot of fun learning with their “snowman!”
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Fourth Grade
Mystery Skype
Mrs. Davis’ homeroom enjoyed an exciting Mystery Skype call with a class in an unknown location this week. The students asked informative questions and discovered the class was in Neosho, Missouri. It was a lot colder there, and they had been out of school recently due to snow and ice as well. The public school only had grades K-5, but had the same number of students as Mt. Bethel. It was fun to connect with 4th-grade students in another state. Stay tuned for the next mystery location!
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Honoring Grace Detling
The A girls basketball team had another amazing win this week! Not only did they win, but they dedicated the game to our very own, Grace Detling, in honor of her completing her last round of chemo! Grace also did a wonderful job saying the prayer before the game. Mrs. Black’s class had fun cheering them on too
!
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Middle School
Honor Roll Assembly
Middle school held their Honor Roll Assembly on Thursday, January 25. They recognized two honor rolls in the middle school; Honor Roll for grades between 91.5 - 95.49 and Principal's Honor Roll for grades between 95.5 - 100. Congratulations to all our Honor Roll recipients. To view photos from this day, visit our
Facebook Page
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Latin Awards
Back in November, all 7th and 8th grade Latin students participated in the National Classical Etymology Exam sponsored by the National Junior Classical League. This exam tests their knowledge of both Latin and Greek derivatives and their usage in the English language. Over 5,000 middle school and high school students took part in the exam. We were proud to present certificates to our MBCA award winners.
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Bronze Medal Winners:
Charlie Brubaker
Katherine Contrucci
Eli Eliason
Abigail Ethridge
Drew Marshall
Silver Medal Winners:
Clark Gandy
Colin LaSure
Emaline Rault
Jack Rogers
Christian Villarreal
Gold Medal Winners:
Caitlin Foster
Caitlin Garcia
Jackson Zerbe
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MBCA Participates in AMC 8
MBCA Middle School students participated in the annual American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 8), held on Thursday, November 16. Each year, thousands of students across the nation apply their problem-solving skills in the annual competition. The AMC program is dedicated to developing the next generation of problem solvers through friendly competition. This year, 190 students in our middle school took the AMC 8, which covers middle school mathematics concepts. In 2017, more than 130,000 students from more than 2,000 schools participated in the contest nationwide.
Congratulations to 7th-grader
Charlie Brubaker
who earned the highest score among all of our middle school students and is our School Winner! The following students also earned top honors in their respective grade levels.
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8th-Grade
Henry Bradford
Caitlin Garcia
Kyle Hampton
Katherine Kim
JD Roseberry
7th-Grade
Price Borden
Matthew Frazee
Nate Njaa
Colette Pearson
Ayden Shaw
Will Silverio
6th-Grade
Abigail Bell
Rustin Edwards
Charlie Gandy
Brock Stoller
Sean White
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Upper School
Jordan Milligan
Jordan Milligan, a current junior at MBCA, has been selected for the International Youth Exchange program of the East Cobb Rotary Club. Jordan will be spending her senior year of 2018-2019 living and studying abroad in Denmark! We will miss Jordan next year, and we’re excited to support her on this great adventure.
To read the full article, link
here.
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Model United Nations Team
Upper School Model United Nations delegates participated in our first Model Arab League conference on Friday, January 19 at The Marist School. Even though inclement weather required Marist to condense a two-day conference into one day, the experience was terrific! Our delegates, many of them new to Model UN, represented Lebanon in various committees. Jackson Risey '18 was awarded “Outstanding Delegate” in the Committee on Palestinian Affairs. Congratulations to everyone on our team!
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Yoonjae Bae & Maura Fischer
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Olivia Bechtel and Dillan Lott
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Alex Latimore, Gordon Wells, Elizabeth Ebhogiaye
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Yoonjae Bae, Daniel Jones, Maura Fischer
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Roswell Mill Photography
Upper School Photography students traveled to the historic Roswell Mill this week to experience photography in various natural settings. Photography 1 is a semester-long class in which students are introduced to the basics of digital photography as a fine art form, and get the opportunity to travel to many different shooting locations like this one throughout the year!
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House Points
Veritas - 3,244
Integritas - 3,143
Fidelitas - 3,100
Humilitas - 2,966
Fortes - 2,927
Servimus - 2,551
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“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12
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Main Campus
Junior Kindergarten - 8th Grade
4385 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30068
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North Campus
9th - 12th Grade
2509 Post Oak Tritt Road
Marietta, GA 30062
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Phone: 770-971-0245
Fax: 770-971-3770
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