Take a Number
One day last summer, my daughter informed me that the plates on my car were expired. Certain she was wrong, I went outside to confirm her error, but to my surprise, she was right. Frustrated this had happened, but grateful I hadn’t been caught, I immediately went online to resolve the issue only to learn that I would have to appear at the DMV in person. To be clear, I dislike the DMV as much as anyone, and the list of things I find irritating would fill an entire page. At the top of that page would be their tendency to dehumanize (what should be) a human experience, reducing it to a numerical transaction. I’m a person who drives. The person behind the glass is also a person who presumably drives. We are both people, in the same place, with something in common to talk about. We have all the essential elements of a human exchange and yet a visit to the DMV usually feels anything but human.
The beginning of the dehumanization is the assignment of “the number.” In exchange for the most personal of things (my name and the date I came into the world), I am given something impersonal, a number. If you want to feel the difference this makes, pay attention the next time you’re in Starbucks. Like the DMV, Starbucks is a busy place where we spend more money than we’d like for a product most consider essential. But when you order a beverage at Starbucks, they don’t assign you a number. They ask for your name. And when your beverage is ready, they call you…by name.
November is National Adoption Month and my Facebook feed is filled with stories of those whose lives have been touched by adoption. Last night, I watched a short video made to commemorate the occasion that featured a young girl describing her experience of being adopted. When asked what was most special to her about her new family, she responded with a smile, “I have a name.” She didn’t talk about having her own room, a pet, or new siblings. At the top of her list was “identity” - the opportunity to be known.
Whether at Starbucks, the DMV, or elsewhere, we respond best when we are called by name, because the desire to be known is part of our humanity - it’s how God made us. In this month of celebrating adoption, it’s worth remembering that we’re all adopted into the family of God. We were born into sin, but God adopted us through Christ’s sacrifice into His family. In
Isaiah
, He reminds us, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.” When we need the attention of our Father, we don’t have to take a number. We can call Him by name - that’s how He calls us. May we hear that call anew this week, amen!
Blessings,
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Jim R. Callis
Head of School
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All School
Monday, November 20 - Friday, November 24:
Thanksgiving Break
Upper School:
Saturday, November 11:
US Open House || 9:00 a.m.
Friday, November 17:
US Thanksgiving Service & Potluck
Middle School:
Thursday, November 9:
LS/MS Open House || 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 16:
Thanksgiving Feast
Friday, November 17:
No ASP
Lower School:
Thursday, November 9:
LS/MS Open House || 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 16:
3rd Grade Thanksgiving Feast
Friday, November 17:
JK-2nd & 4th-5th Thanksgiving Feast; No ASP
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Georgia GOAL Update
Exciting news from Georgia GOAL: Currently, there are 84 GOAL tax-credit applications designated for MBCA for 2018! This is the same number we received for all of last year. With a few weeks remaining before the deadline, we know we can surpass last year's number and even help more deserving students and their families receive tuition assistance. Please take action today and join these 84 donors in maximizing our available financial aid. You will receive a 100% credit for your contribution when you file your Georgia income taxes.
In other words, the state of Georgia is allowing you to "spend" some of the taxes
you must pay anyway
in order to provide funds for deserving students to attend MBCA.
You can now do this from your phone!
Visit the new, mobile-friendly Georgia GOAL website at
goalscholarship.org
and complete the 2018 Tax Credit Application. It takes less than two minutes and nothing further is required until GOAL contacts you for your payment in March of 2018. You will claim the 100% credit in 2019, at the time you file your 2018 tax return.
This program is so popular that you will very likely only be approved for about half of what you intend to contribute. The cap on these credits has been exceeded for the last three years, which is why your participation is so important. If MBCA does not receive these funds, another Georgia private school will!
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Main Campus Open House This Week!
4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta
November 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Mark your calendars for the first open house at our Main Campus for Junior Kindergarten through 8th grade. We hope you can join us, and please be sure to spread the news to friends and neighbors as well! Questions? Contact
Jackie Grasty
, LS/MS Director of Admission.
Upper School Open House This Week!
2509 Post Oak Tritt Road, Marietta
November 11 at 9:00 a.m.
If you missed the first Open House at the North Campus, be sure to mark your calendar for November 11.
Don't miss this opportunity to come tour this expansive campus and hear the plans we have for future upper school students. We hope you can join us, and please be sure to spread the news to friends and neighbors as well! Questions? Contact
Cal Boyd
, U
S Director of Admission.
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Thanksgiving Feast
November 16 and 17, 2017
Mt. Bethel Christian Academy invites you to join your children for our traditional Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday, November 16 and Friday, November 17. The menu will include roasted turkey, dressing and gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, fruit medley, rolls, and pumpkin pie. Gluten-free options are available. Classes will be served according to the schedule below.
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Tickets are $8.00 per guest and registration will be online only. Please order tickets by
Friday, November 10
. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Parent Council Hospitality:
Dana Moore
or
Ragan Weeks
.
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Christmas Card Winners
This year’s theme for our Christmas Card contest was “Jesus is Born/ God is with us”. Students were asked to come up with a design that put Jesus in a contemporary setting that was familiar to them. The entries were incredible with amazing thought and depth put into each design. The winners are:
1st Place—Reya Roshan, 6th grade
2nd Place—Eva Howard, 8th Grade
3rd Place—Anna Mullis, 5th grade
There were also 5 runner ups:
Aubrey Irvine, Kindergarten
Eliana Kim, 1st Grade
Piper Alvey, 6th Grade
Annalise Yates, 6th grade
Jack Rogers, 7th grade
Congratulations to each winner!
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1st Place - Reya Roshan, 6th Grade
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2nd Place - Eva Howard, 8th Grade
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3rd Place - Anna Mullis, 5th Grade
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Studio 7 Photography
Basketball and Cheerleading
Studio 7 photography has updated the MBCA page with new photos. To view your child(ren)'s basketball or cheerleading photos for the 2017-18 season, link
here.
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Halloween Candy Overload!
A message from Mrs. Kelly….
A good friend of mine runs Operation Homefront, an organization dedicated to helping the families of Georgia soldiers currently deployed overseas. Supporting the troops is a cause near and dear to my heart, so I help her whenever I can.
One of the things she's in need of at this time of year is candy. Not only will she send hard candies oversees to the troops, but she will put together goodie bags for the holidays for the children here at home. To help support her effort, I'm happy to accept the Halloween candy you would prefer your children not eat. I know that my kids loved to trick or treat, but I only let them have one piece of candy a day - which meant I always had a whole lot of extra candy that mostly ended up in the garbage. If you find yourself in similar circumstances, please feel free to send it in with the students to Room 223, and I will make sure it gets to the right place! Candy collection runs until
November 13
. Thank you for helping support our troops.
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Operation Christmas Child
Through Operation Christmas Child, we have the opportunity to make a difference in the life of an underprivileged child and to teach our children the joy of sharing with others. How wonderful it was last year to see the hundreds of shoeboxes donated by Mt. Bethel students. Let's do it again this year!
Please bring in your shoeboxes on your designated drop off day and follow the instructions on the brochure that was sent home with your student(s) carefully. Remember to include a $7.00 check in each shoebox, or pay online then attach the provided label to your shoebox. The $7.00 helps defray the cost of shipping and other expenses. Additional brochures are located in the Academy reception area.
Drop off days:
Lower School -
Tuesday, November 7
Middle and Upper School -
Thursday, November 9
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Chick-fil-A Breakfast
At the North Campus
The Upper School will be selling Chick-fil-A biscuits and minis at the North Campus on
Wednesday
mornings from 7:30 – 8:10 a.m. All profits go toward the Upper School mission trips.
We will offer:
$3 - Chick-fil-A biscuits
$4 - Chick-fil-A 4-count chicken minis box
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Friday Morning Breakfast
At the Main Campus
The Main Campus will be selling breakfast on
Friday
mornings in front of DeVore Hall. All profits go toward the 8th grade mission trip. Sales start no later than 7:30 a.m.
We will offer:
$2 - Chick-fil-A plain butter biscuits
$3 - Chick-fil-A chicken biscuits
$4 - Chick-fil-A 4-count chicken mini box
$1 - Donuts
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Beth Dickerson
Congratulations to Beth Dickerson. Beth has been accepted into her second and third colleges: Barton College in NC and Flagler College in FL. At Flagler, she was also awarded two academic scholarships!
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Will Ross
Will Ross has been accepted into his second college, Kansas State University. Congratulations Will!
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Second Grade
Rounding Up
Mrs. Black’s second-grade class had a wonderful lesson from one of our awesome middle school math teachers, Mr. Palicia. They have been studying ballpark estimates and he taught them several tricks on how to know when to “round” up. The class was so excited about the lesson that they started asking him about algebra problems and they were taught some algebra and other higher level math concepts. What a super fun math lesson!
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Christian Pumpkins
Second-graders were so excited about their Christian Pumpkins! As they learned in class, we can see God everywhere we look, even in a pumpkin. The pumpkin’s eyes are like the stars that shone on Baby Jesus, the shepherds, and the wise men. His nose is like the cross on which our Savior died. His mouth is like a fish to remind us to tell the world the good news. His color is orange, just like the sun that rose on Easter Day along with God’s own Son. So as you see pumpkins in your travels over the next several weeks, remember to be grateful for God’s love and blessings.
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Seventh Grade
Chicken Legs
From a single cell egg to a chicken leg, seventh-grade students in Mrs. McCrary's and Mrs. Lovett's classes learned about cell differentiation as they dissected chicken legs in class on Friday.
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House Points
Integritas - 1,820
Veritas - 1,734
Fidelitas -
1,700
Humilitas - 1,589
Fortes - 1,551
Servimus - 1,357
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Sports
To view our sports recap or upcoming schedule, link
here
.
Did you know that MBCA Athletics has their own website?
Link here
to view or go to the
MBCA website
and click on Athletics.
Link
here
for the MBCA Athletics Facebook page!
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On-Campus Ski Class
Middle School Students
The Southern School of Snow Sports and Outdoor Adventures will be holding on-campus ski class and a day trip to Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley, NC. The trip is for Middle School students and their families. The class (Middle School students only) will be the week of November 27, 2017 with the trip on January 6, 2018. More information is available at
here.
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Lands' End Promotion
Friends and Family
Don't miss out on this opportunity to take 40% off your order now through
November 8, 2017
. Free shipping on orders over $50. Promotion is available online and in stores. At checkout, manually enter the Promo Code: BUDDIES and PIN: 2115.
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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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