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Palmetto Christian Academy
THE EAGLE EDITION
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PCA Academic Quiz Bowl Team Wins Regional Title!
Written by PCA Mom Nikole Hamilton
The SCISA Regional Championship PCA Quiz Bowl Team will compete in the state tournament this week! PCA recently won the regional title, sending them to the state championship, after squaring off against University School of the Lowcountry, Charleston Collegiate School, and Coastal Christian School. There were 6 rounds in the regional competition, each round consisting of 25 toss-up questions and then bonus questions for the team that correctly answered the toss-up. PCA went undefeated in their contests against each of the other competitors to win the regional title.
The quiz bowl team members are Reed Elkin, Sarah Spivey, Ocean Dybowski, and Mack Poston, under the leadership of Dr. Roger Weaver. You can feel the excitement from the team members in the following quotes:
"I honestly didn't think we would win regionals, but we did and ended up winning the competition undefeated. It was so much fun and we're all excited for state and hoping we do well there too. I think we have a good shot at winning." -Sarah Spivey
"I'm pumped to go to State. It's the first state level competition I've gone to for PCA." -Reed Elkin
"It was amazing to go to a place we had never been before with little experience, no seniors or juniors, and win against teams with multiple seniors and extensive practice." -Mack Poston
Dr. Weaver also commented on this accomplishment, "I am grateful to our Lord for allowing us this opportunity to shine for His glory, and I am extremely proud of our students; each one contributed answers to contribute to the victory."
Our Quiz Bowl team heads to Sumter tomorrow, Tuesday, December 6th to compete in the SCISA High School State Quiz Bowl. PCA will face
Augusta Christian,
Cardinal Newman,
Georgetown School,
John Paul II,
Northwood Academy,
Oakbrook Preparatory School, and
Wilson Hall for the chance to become State Champions. Congratulations to our PCA Quiz Bowl team for this significant accomplishment. We'll be cheering for our students tomorrow!
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The Asheville Literary Experience
Written by Selina Zubia
What a blessing to live in an area overflowing with history and beauty! El Paso, TX, is also beautiful and historically significant, but because it is isolated, students are able to visit few areas in an academic setting. I'm in awe of the academic opportunities available to PCA students and how their teachers implement these trips into the curriculum! I asked Mrs. Vicki Blackstone, high school English teacher, to share about the literary trip she coordinates for her sophomore students.
Home to O' Henry, Thomas Wolfe, Carl Sandburg, and frequent visitor F. Scott
Fitzgerald, the American Literature class recently spent two days in the Asheville area experiencing the city's rich literary history. For five years, PCA sophomores have visited literary points of interest in Asheville, Hendersonville, and Flat Rock, North
Carolina.
The authors of emphasis are Thomas Wolfe, Carl Sandburg, and O'Henry. On
day one, we visit the Thomas Wolfe home, a middle class boarding house, where
Wolfe
grew up in early 20th century Asheville. We compare his home and lifestyle with the home and lifestyle of George Washington Vanderbilt, builder of Biltmore House. We discuss the American and international authors Vanderbilt entertained in his palatial home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Upon our return, we use our experiences to discuss how these two homes and their
occupants
helped shape some of America's greatest authors like Wolfe, Edith Wharton, and Henry James.
We also visit the graves of Wolfe and O'Henry in Riverside Cemetery. After
Christmas, we compare O'Henry's positive literary outlook with the bleakness of the other American Naturalists who were his literary contemporaries. After our cemetery stop, we continue to Carl Sandburg's home where we experience the impact of American Romanticism on his writing, and then we are introduced to his progressivism and social activism and the impact they have on his literature.
It is a wonderful trip, and we are blessed to be able to take it.
Sarah Spivey participated this year commenting, "The trip was so much fun! My favorite part was watching A Christmas Carol at the Play Rock Theater.
Even though the bus broke down on the second day, it was still so much fun!"
Hannah Christman concurred,
"The trip overall was fun and educational, but my favorite part was the play. It was amazing and very professional."
Thank you Mrs. Blackstone, on behalf of the PCA family, for making this event possible!
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Aware: Living For Christ In Our New Culture Of Sexual Identity
Our culture has developed different standards. How do we biblically live, love, perceive, and interact with our neighbors, co-workers, friends, family, classmates, and our kids' friends who are LGBT? Join Buster Brown and other ECBC pastors as they teach lessons on "Living for Christ in our New Culture of Sexual Identity" on Friday, January 20th from 6 pm to 8 pm. At the parents discretion, students in 4th grade and up will be allowed to attend the seminar.
Childcare will be available if you register by January 18, 2017. The conference is free, but registration is required.
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Spanish Club Discovers Opportunities For Mission Work
Written by Spanish Club Advisor Mitzi Loudin
Recently, Pastor Alonso of Camp Brittney met with the Spanish Club to discuss a new mission opportunity with the students. He is currently working with Word of Life Ministries in Nicaragua to help youth and adults learn English in order to improve their wages and living conditions. The Nicaraguan economy is struggling and most workers only earn about $300 a month. Bilingual workers can earn double that wage. Students received information about the facilities, students and time frame when they could serve as missionaries teaching English. Students would also act as discipleship leaders for their groups. Our prayers are with Pastor Alonso and his family as he embarks on this new ministry in Nicaragua.
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PCA Guidance Office Presents "How To Make High School Count"
Please join us for
"How To Make High School Count" on Monday, December 5th from 7 pm to 8 pm in Room B222.
We especially invite all 7th and 8th grade parents to attend and welcome parents from other grades as well.
Sally Pascutti, Academic Guidance Counselor, will address:
- College Admissions
- Career Inquiry
- Building a GPA and a resume
- Developing the heart, soul, mind, and strength
- Standardized testing
- Academic rigor-College Prep, Honors, and AP classes
Current PCA students will also join us to share how they have made high school count. We want your child to make the most of these important and exciting years, and we are here to help you create an action plan for success! RSVPs are not required, but if possible, please RSVP to spascutti@palmettochristianacademy.org for planning purposes.
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PCA's Annual Book Fair Begins Tomorrow!
Get a jump start on your Christmas shopping, foster a love for reading, and support our school..
all at the same time!
Join us for the annual PCA Book Fair from
Tuesday, December 6th through Thursday, December 8th in the ECBC library. The hours will be 7:30 am to 3:30 pm each day, with the exception of Wednesday. We will be closed on Wednesday during our Christmas Chapel from 8:30 am to 9:30 am.
You can also help by volunteering for the Book Fair. Sign up for a brief time slot and help make this year's event a huge success.
Sign up to volunteer here!
Thank you all in advance for supporting our school! We look forward to seeing you next week!
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Reconnect, Remember, Return: PCA Alumni Luncheon
Palmetto Christian Academy invites alumni and their families to a special alumni luncheon on Thursday, December 15th at 11:30 am in the Annex. We will begin with a light lunch and a time of fellowship with our headmaster, faculty, and fellow alumni followed by classroom visits and an exclusive alumni gift.
We celebrate our alumni and look forward to seeing them on the 15th!
If you are an alumni family, please RSVP to Sarah Corley at scorley@palmettochristianacademy.org by December 9th with the number in your party.
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Come See Palmetto Christian Academy's Float In The Mount Pleasant Christmas Parade
PCA is excited to be participating in this year's Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade. Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 11th at 5:30 pm to join us as PCA's 25th Anniversary float will be a part of more than 100 brilliantly lit floats in marching down Coleman Boulevard.
We invite you to join us for a Pre-Parade gathering of PCA families and friends at 5 pm at BURGER FI at 735 Coleman Boulevard. This will be a wonderful place to watch the parade and enjoy an evening of Christmas cheer and celebration!
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Celebrating The Birth Of Christ:
Lower School Chapel and Upper School Concert
We invite you to join us for our upcoming PCA Christmas Celebrations.
Our Lower School Christmas Chapel will be held on Wednesday, December 7th at 8:30 am.
The Upper School Christmas Concert takes place on Thursday, December 8th at 6 pm. Both events will be held in the ECBC Worship Center. We hope you will join us during this glorious season as we celebrate the birth of Christ.
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Deadline To Order PCA Yearbooks Is January 20th!
Keep the wonderful memories of the 2016-2017 school year alive by purchasing a Palmetto Christian Academy yearbook.
Full of incredible pictures and details of everything PCA, your student will enjoy pouring over the pages and remembering special events. You can purchase your yearbook for $25 and personalize it at an additional cost.
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Outdoor Basketball Courts In Use For Team Practices
Parents, we ask that you please refrain from parking on the
outdoor basketball courts near the gymnasium during after school pick up. PCA has several Trident basketball teams that begin practicing immediately after school.
Vehicles coming in and out of that area can pose a danger to our students as well as a conflict for the coaches as they are trying to make the most of their scheduled practice time.
We thank you for your cooperation!
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Varsity Boys Basketball: Week In Review
In a hard fought game on Friday night, our PCA Eagles lost to Hilton Head Prep 61 - 68.
Maliek Brown led individual scoring with 25 points, followed by
Cole Silvester with 14,
Thomas Michel with 13, and
Mark Haight with 5.
Saturday brought a victory for our Eagles as PCA defeated Hilton Head Christian 77-61.
In this game, Thomas Michel led the scoring effort with 21 points, followed by
Maliek Brown with 19,
Will Lewis with 9, and
Cole Silvester with 9.
The Eagles will play a home game this Tuesday, December 5th against Charleston Math and Science starting at 7:30 pm.
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Varsity Girls Basketball: Week In Review
Our Lady Eagles celebrated a big win over Hilton Head Prep 42-28 last Friday night. Lindsey Ellington led our scoring efforts with 15 points, followed by Mackenzie Patrick with 14, Peyton Emerson with 6, and Parker Emerson with 4.
On Saturday, the Eagles
lost to Hilton Head Christian 34-58.
Lindsey Ellington was again the leading scorer with 15 points, followed by
Lauren Pernell with 6,
Peyton Emerson with 4, and
Emily Campbell with 4.
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JV Boys Basketball
The JV Boys' started their season with a 66-21 home defeat of the St. John's Christian Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Later in the week, the boys traveled to Hilton Head Prep and Hilton Head Christian for games on Friday and Saturday
respectively. Although they lost by 12 to Hilton Head Prep and by 7 to Hilton Head Christian, the boys played extremely hard before falling to the much larger teams. The JV boys will host Charleston Math & Science in a 5 pm
game tomorrow in the PCA gym.
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JV Girls Basketball
The JV Girls' Basketball team kicked off the season with an awesome week of victories. First, they defeated Lowcountry Prep at home on Tuesday night by a score of 51-6. Next, they played Oceanside Collegiate at home on Wednesday and won the game handily, 36-8. Finally, on Friday, the young Lady Eagles traveled to Pinewood and beat the Panthers 35-6 to run their record to 3-0 on the season. Coach Trey Campbell was excited about the competitive spirit and execution of the offense/defense that the girls showed over the course of the week. The JV Girls will return to the court with another home game against Oceanside this Wednesday at 4:30 pm.
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PCA Senior Selected To Play In SCISA North-South All Star Game
Congratulations to PCA's own Matthew Bartlett who was chosen to play in the SCISA North-South All Star Game this past Saturday at Northwood Academy.
Matthew excelled on the field for our Fighting Eagles throughout the regular season.
Matthew played on the defensive line for the South team during the All Star game.
We're proud of his efforts and commitment in representing PCA!
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We're Bringing In Additional Seating To The PCA Gym!
We are happy to announce that we have purchased nine 2-row bleachers for the PCA gym. The new seating sections will be placed at each end of the court and at mid-court. Our basketball teams have gotten off to an exciting start and we anticipate great crowds this year. The new seating should allow for an additional 116 seats for home games! We would like for the new seating to be used by adults, if possible, allowing us to use the larger bleachers as a student section. This will give our kids a designated space to cheer on the Eagles while keeping them from spilling over into the open space which should be kept around the court for the players' safety. We're excited to provide an improved home game experience for you and your family!
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Policy for PCA Basketball Games
In order to maintain safety and organization during basketball games, fans should not bring basketballs into the gym on game day. The court should remain empty except for the teams which are warming up before they play. Kids are not to shoot baskets before the games or during half-time or time-outs. Thank you for your help in making our home basketball games an enjoyable experience for everyone involved.
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Free Sports App With Eagles Schedules, Rosters, and More!
Did you know that PCA joined the NIAAA National High School Sports App? If you haven't checked it out yet, we encourage you to do so as it helps us better communicate
sports information with our parents and the community.
The NIAAA App provides
our school with mobile technologies common with Collegiate and Professional
Sports Teams and is a FREE service to the school and the end user to download.
Features include schedules, scores, rosters, news, social media, and the possibility of LIVE broadcasts in the future.
The app can also send push notifications of
game start and final scores.
Download the app for FREE on the App Store and Google Play
Keyword: NIAAA
www.sidelineaccess.com/NIAAAdownload
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Yes, I Will Help With Home Basketball Games!
We're asking for your help to provide the best quality experience for our fans and guests at PCA Home Basketball Games. Will you take just a minute to sign up and volunteer for either gate and admissions or concessions during the season? We very much appreciate your time and willingness to serve!
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Important Dates To Remember
- December 5 - "How To Make High School Count"
- December 6-8 - PCA Book Fair
- December 7 - Lower School Christmas Chapel
- December 8 - FCA Breakfast
- December 8 - Upper School Christmas Concert
- December 9 - Preschool Christmas Program
- December 14 - Athletic Booster Club Meeting
- December 15 - Alumni Luncheon
- December 16 - Early Release Day
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