Congratulations to the Future Business Leaders of America team who competed at the District Conference this weekend! The PCA team competed in eight different events and came away with four First Place finishes and four Second Place awards. All eight students move on to the State Competition on March 16-17! Winners are:

Shelby Muirhead - 1st place Business Ethics

Sarah Spivey - 1st Place Social Media Campaign

Lukas Gawryluk - 1st Place Sports and Entertainment Management

Bennett Velasquez - 1st Place Interview

Emma Brown - 2nd Place Hospitality Management

Hannah Christman - 2nd Business Communications

Anna Matthews - 2nd Place Journalism

Reed Elkin - 2nd Place Sales Presentation

Excellent work by our FBLA team! 

Squid are known to inhabit almost every major body of saltwater on the planet and even some bodies of freshwater. These marine cephalopods recently inhabited a PCA high school science classroom as senior students performed dissections of the squid during their An atomy and Physiology class. 

Throughout the course study, students complete a "dissection unit" designed to incorporate applied learning to enhance the daily theoretical and textbook experiences. Science teacher Tom Warburton says, "the three main objectives of the lab work are hands on recognition of organism structures including tissue, organs and body systems, lab procedure and technique, and most importantly, a correlation of common design among a variety of dissected species and the human body."

After completing the unit, students are asked to defend creationism through evidences of common design discovered through observations and analysis during the multiple dissections.

Mark 16:15:  " And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation."

It is that call to evangelism that took former PCA faculty member Kelly Cooper from Charleston to  Bangkok. Kelly is currently teaching English classes in Thailand while sharing the gospel and discipling others. To better communicate with those she is trying to reach, Kelly also enrolled in language school to learn the Thai language. In the video below, ECBC Stories: Kelly Cooper, she shares her struggles, her faith, and how God has proven faithful as she moved far from home to impact others.

We had a wonderful Open House last Thursday morning as we welcomed more than 75 prospective students and parents to PCA's Open House! Our very own Seniors served as Student Ambassadors to greet and tour families around our campus. We want to thank our entire Senior Class for representing PCA so well! Prospective families were really pleased and interested to meet our students and see our teachers in the classrooms. It was a wonderful time to share PCA with the community. Thanks to everyone who played a part in this event. It was an all school effort and we are thankful for all the prayers, hands and feet that made this event possible! 

 

Please share with friends, family and neighbors to submit applications as soon as possible, as space may be limited for 2018-2019!

Remember to re-enroll your student by January 31 for next year. Take advantage of saving $50.00 per student in K5 - 12 and $25.00 per student in Preschool. These incentives will end at midnight January 31, 2018. Thank you to all of those who have already completed the quick and easy re-enrollment steps!

Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a group designed to equip, empower, and encourage students to make a difference for Christ. It's a chance to unite your two passions, faith and athletics, to impact the world for Jesus Christ.  

PCA's chapter of   FCA will meet on Thursday, February 1st from 7:15 am to 7:55 am in the PCA gym. All 6th-12th grade athletes are encouraged to attend. Breakfast will be provided.  Students who plan to attend are asked to sign up so we know how much food to prepare. 

FCA Breakfast Signup For 2/1

In the Varsity Girls game, Lauren Pernell recorded yet another double/double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.  Maddie Davidson followed with 10 points, Peyton Emerson scored 9, Olivia Horne and Gracie Kammer both contributed 6, Katelyn Howard added 5, Catherine Cave scored 4 and Erin Wayman scored 3. Everyone on the team played in each quarter, and all of our girls scored at least one basket. Our girls recorded 15 steals in the game.

In Varsity Boys action, Marc Haight and Robert Gregg led in scoring with 13 points each, Cole Silvester and Maliek Brown both scored 12, Thomas Michel contributed 10, Hamilton Blair added 7 and William Stewart scored 4. Overall  our boys came up with 20 steals.

Thursday night's game saw our Eagles travel to Charleston Math and Science.  JV Girls suffered another defeat losing 20-29 against the Rip Tide. JV Boys continued to win defeating their downtown opponents 35-22. In a game that seemed closer than it really was, our Varsity Girls won 53-36. Our Varsity Boys slowly pulled away from the Rip Tide and recorded a 64-49 win. 

Here's a breakdown of the Varsity Girls game: it was another double/double for Lauren, this time scoring 16 points and gathering 16 rebounds. Katelyn also contributed 16 points. Maddie scored 6, Erin 5, Olivia 4, Catherine 3, Gracie 2 and Peyton 1.

In the Varsity Boys game, Maliek had a monster game scoring 32 and grabbing 10 rebounds despite early foul trouble. Cole followed in scoring with 15 points, Marc added 8, Thomas and Robert both scored 4 and William added 1. Robert also had a big night on the boards, recording 10 rebounds.

Friday's home action saw our Eagles take on the Warriors of Cross Lanes Christian Academy from West Virginia. Cross Lanes is a school that is similarly sized compared to PCA.  This is the fourth year in a row that Cross Lanes has visited the Charleston area (they schedule two different schools to play on their trips) and the fourth year we have competed against each other. There was no JV Girls game. JV Boys won their matchup 42-17. Cross Lanes' varsity teams are typically very disciplined and well coached. This year was no different. Our Varsity Girls successfully defended the home court winning 55-41. Our Boys also pulled out a win against the much taller Warriors 73-65.

Maddie posted a game high 29 points. She also recorded 8 steals on the night. Katelyn tossed in 8 points. Gracie added 7 points, Lauren added 5, while Erin and Peyton both contributed 3. Lauren also did a great job on the boards grabbing 15 rebounds. She recorded 8 steals and had one impressive block of a Warrior shot. In total, our girls recorded 28 steals and 2 blocks.

Maliek had another big night scoring 26 points. Cole and Thomas both had double figure nights scoring 14 and 12 points respectively.  Robert had 9 points and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Marc scored 8, William scored 2 and had 2 blocks, and Hamilton added 2 points.

Varsity Girls record is now 17-3 overall and 6-0 in region play. Varsity Boys own a 20-1 record and also lead the region at 6-0.