ELCA eNewsletter • November 2019
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A Thanksgiving Message
from Head of School Chuck Gilliam
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Thanks to all who helped fill, collect, turn in, carry, and take boxes to the drop-off point.
Our total, as of today, is
1,236
shoeboxes!
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Each box represents a soul who will hear the gospel
because of your generosity!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING GOD'S LOVE!
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Great big thank you for all of you who bought cookies at our October Cookie Sales. Special thanks so much for the volunteers who were so diligent to come on Tuesdays to cook and sell the cookies to the students. Thanks to those who purchased a PINK OUT DAY shirt as those proceeds went to our Relay for Life Team.
We work hard to make sure that we have many more survivors in our world. If you would like to honor someone with a luminary- in honor or in memory- to be lit on the night of Relay, May 1, 2020, contact Laura Farr at
laura.farr@eagleslanding.org
for more information.
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K3 and k4 students celebrated October by learning about
Community Helpers
. We had several community helpers come talk to the students about what their job is in our community and how they help the community. We had Brandon Dwyer (an alumni of ELCA), Dr. Sharifa Walker (
parent of a K4 student)
, and some of our own ELCA staff who serve us each day and help our community. We ended the month with a Community Helper parade where our students dressed as their favorite community helper!
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October is Missions Month at ELCA for the elementary school. Each grade focuses on a different country and learns about their culture and the missionaries who are called to share the gospel there.
Crowds of parents and other onlookers gathered along the halls to watch the parade as elementary students passed in the cultural dress of their country!
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Connecting with our
Salvation Army Families
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Elementary faculty members recently visited the campus of the Salvation Army in Atlanta. They enjoyed breakfast with their students and toured the facility.
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PTF Uniform Resale
Friday, December 6
Elementary Library
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High School I.F. Cookie Celebration
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Students were asked to write SMART goals at the beginning of the quarter during IF (Instructional Focus).
The goals had to be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound) and were meant to give the students motivation to work toward those goals during their daily IF time.
At the end of the quarter, IF teachers were asked to meet with each student and ask for proof that they had met their goal.
Those students who could prove they attained their goal were invited to a Cookie Celebration!
Students decorated a sugar cookie with frosting, sprinkles and mini M&M’s, and were allowed to spend IF time in the commons area eating and socializing.
That's Sweeeet!
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Clockwise...
In 6th grade
Bible class at ELCA, our 6th graders spend the year studying the Old Testament. 6th grade students visited the Biblical History Center in LaGrange recently. This trip engaged students in viewing archaeological replicas & artifacts that help them better understand life during Biblical times.
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Eighth grade
students enjoyed a beautiful fall day while working through a lab on potential and kinetic energy. Students shot rubber bands to create a graph analyzing the effects of these types of energy.
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ELCA 7
th
grade students
visited the Breman Museum in Atlanta this month. This trip was a culminating activity of their study of literature about the Holocaust. During their visit, students gained a better understanding of the history of the Holocaust through artifacts and stories of Atlanta area Holocaust Survivors.
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Have you Thanked a Veteran this Month?
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Student Council hosted a breakfast for ELCA Veterans on the morning of November 11. All 5 branches were represented!
Pictured are:
Mike Haralson - U.S. Marines
Seth Graham -
U.S.
Coast Guard
Rick Jones -
U.S.
Army
Kathryn Godwin -
U.S.
Air Force
Chuck Ekstedt -
U.S.
Navy
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The 3rd Annual GRACE Week was October 28th-November 1st. GRACE Week is sponsored by the Diversity Council and the Director of Diversity, Grace Lee. The focus centered around promoting mental health awareness while providing students an opportunity to learn about their emotional well-being. On October 31, students were encouraged to dress related to their cultural heritage.
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Life Skills during IF
Our students face so many distractions as they study, do homework, practice, socialize and try to balance it all. Attitude, relationships, emotions, and hormones all have an effect on academic performance. Because we know these things sometimes leave our students feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, or just plain tired, we have started to offer a series of Life Sessions for high school students during IF. These sessions are offered four Fridays a semester and cover topics such as conflict resolution, healthy communication, and making assumptions. Please email
denise.martin@eagleslanding.org
for more information.
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New Student Welcome Party
ELCA welcomed thirty-one new students to high school this semester. With so many new faces, thirty New Student Ambassadors from Diversity Council and Student Council wrote encouraging notes, helped show them their classes, or invited the new students to eat lunch with them. There was a New Student Welcome Party at the end of August for all the new high school students and New Student Ambassadors to enjoy free pizza, play charades, and they received a Korean souvenir bought by our Director of Diversity.
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ELEMENTARY
1st Quarter
Honor Rolls
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National Honor Society Inductees
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Destiny Blash
Rebeka Duren
Hannah Ekstedt
Tiffany Franklin
Josiah Hennequant
Deanna Hewlin
Caley Ingram
Sarah Johnson
Bailey Lane
Marlo McBrayer
Eliza McCune
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Lydia Postell
Madeline Reagan
Andrew Riad
Raegan Stevens
Isabelle Sullivan
Hann Wei
Joseph White
Leihan Xu
Michael Xu
Kiko Zhang
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Winners of the November Mental Math Challenge were Walker Doerr (3rd grade), London Duval (4th grade) and Isaiah Elmore (5th grade).
CONGRATULATIONS on the GOOD WORK!
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High school Project SERVE students led the middle school Bible study which began on November 15. All middle school students are invited to attend every Friday at 7:00AM in The Link.
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Student Council Leads the Way
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Student Council members volunteered at Helping in His Name food pantry last week. Members helped box groceries, bag rice and beans and load groceries in cars. Our canned food drive directly benefited this ministry and we are excited to continue supporting them!
The Student Council food drive collected 4,126 total cans!
There was a little friendly competition...
Total cans from elementary – 1,759
The winning elementary grade was 2ND Grade
with 822 cans donated!
Middle and high totals:
6th Grade – 592
7th Grade – 177
8th Grade – 596
9th Grade – 296
10th Grade – 207
11th Grade – 251
12th Grade - 248
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Student Council members also volunteered on Saturday morning, November 16, at United Food Force. They organized their offices, packed emergency food boxes, moved furniture, and wrapped donation barrels.
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Learning to Minister to Others
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David Duren (8th Grade) recently played drums for the worship sessions at the ACSI Southeast Regional Professional Development Forum on October 24 and 25. Hundreds of educators from around the Southeast were in attendance on our campus. While our other students were sleeping in and enjoying time off, David got up early and used
his God-given talents to bless others!
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Many students were involved in making Christmas cards children who live in three separate Korean orphanages. Director of Diversity, Grace Lee, spoke in chapel about her ministry with
Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission (KKOOM) in
South Korea for missions month in October. She offered the opportunity for students to make Christmas cards for the 200+ children she works with. It gave our ELCA students an opportunity to give back to the orphanage community in a tangible way. God tells us in James 1:27 to look after the orphans and widows. Ms. Lee will hand deliver the cards to the children at three orphanages in December.
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Fine Arts Patrons Meeting
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All parents are invited to the next Fine Arts Patrons Meeting.
- Thursday, December 12
- @5:30PM
- Life Center - Room 113
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Saturday October 12th was a great day for the 2019 Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy Mighty Charger Marching Band!
After spending countless hours between Band Camp and weekly rehearsals working on completing and refining the 2019 Show
“Takin’ It To The Streets,”
the Mighty Charger Marching Band competed in the 42nd Annual Greater Atlanta Marching Festival at Rockdale County High School. This festival, one of the oldest in the state, is a great environment for students to compete as well as see other great bands of all different sizes. The ELCA Band had a great run of their show and impressed the audience as well as the judges. Their show scored Superiors in the categories of Drum Major and Percussion, and scored Excellent in both Color Guard and Overall Band categories. The band members were pleased with their overall scores and were even able to come out on top of the three other size “A” bands attending the event including Hampton High School, McDonough High School, and Clarke Central High School!
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Color Guard ranked 1st of the 4 groups, our Drum Major (Dylan Bogue) ranked 1st of the 4 groups, and our percussion ranked 2nd of the 4 groups.
The ELCA Mighty Charger Marching Band was thrilled with their performance and so excited to finish their competitive season with high remarks from parents, audience members, other bands, directors, and judges.
Thank you to all students, parents, staff members, and community members who made this season a success!
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On Friday and Saturday, November 1st and 2nd, ELCA hosted the
Georgia Music Educators Association
District Six High School Honor Chorus.
Three hundred honor chorus students from schools in Henry, Fayette, Clayton, and Spalding Counties participated in this event.
The students had to attend extra rehearsals to prepare for a concert that was performed right here at ELCA on Saturday, Nov. 2. The concert was absolutely amazing and we are so proud of our ELCA students who participated.
Pictured are: Savannah Hoover,
Kiko Zhang, Michael Xu, Juli Cantillo, Tae Stroud,
Declan Kilduff,
Emma Whitlock,
Caley Ingram and Maddie Reagan.
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On Sunday, November 10th, ELCA chorus students joined with the ELFBC Choir to lead worship for a celebration of the
30th anniversary
of the church and
25th anniversary
of the church / school partnership. The music was powerful as we worshipped God and celebrated all the great things that God has done in our church and school.
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On Thursday, November 14th the Eagles Landing Choral program presented
“It’s Never Too Early for Christmas Music.”
This concert featured the Young Charger Chorale, directed by Mrs. Alexandria Smith and the, 5th through eighth grade chorus classes, the Middle Grades Honor Chorale and the High School Chorus, directed by Tracey Fuller. We are so proud of how hard all of our students are working this year.
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There is always some DRAMA
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Georgia Theatre Conference
ELCA drama students traveled to Americus, Georgia in October to participate in the Georgia Theatre Conference. The following students were awarded as All-Star Cast Members:
Macy Lloyd
Declan Kilduff
Miller Doerr
ACSI One-Act Competition
On October 26, ELCA hosted the ACSI One-Act Competition. Here are the results:
ALL STAR CAST FOR A FEW GOOD MEN:
Maddie Reagan
Rebekah Duren
Tony Chen
ALL STAR CAST FOR SQUARE ONE:
Juli Cantillo
Jaden Jones
Declan Kilduff
HONORABLE MENTION FOR SETS:
A Few Good Men
HONORABLE MENTION FOR BEST ACTOR:
Jaden Jones
BEST ACTRESS:
Macy Lloyd
CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE!
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Heisman Trophy Trust
2019 School Winners
The Heisman Trophy Trust announces the 2019 Heisman High School Scholarship School Winners. From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2020, more than 3,600 have been named School Winners in the Heisman Trophy Trust’s scholarship competition. Seniors
Leah Garrison
and
Deion
Fisher
were named winners from ELCA.
School winners will continue to compete for the chance to become State Winners, National Finalists or National Winners. State winners receive a $500 college scholarship, National Finalists receive a $1,000 college scholarship and the male and female National Winners will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship and a trip to New York City to attend the 2019 Heisman Trophy Weekend events including the televised ESPN Heisman Trophy ceremony and 85
th
annual Heisman Dinner Gala.
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Ready to Continue the Legacy
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CONGRATULATIONS, once again, to the ELCA middle school football team on an awesome season and CHAMPIONSHIP!
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JR NBA for girls and boys in 1st through 4th grades begins Saturday, January 25 • No tryout is required •
Complete this form
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Meet our Newest Staff Member
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I am Dee Gess, wife of ELCA football coach, Jonathan Gess. We have one child in first grade named Uriah. We are also host parents of senior Weronika Hipp from Poland. I graduated from the College of Charleston in SC where I majored in biology and psychology. I attended GCSU for my Masters in Teaching. Before staying home for almost 7 years with Uriah, I taught here at ELCA and at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon. During those years I taught many different science classes, worked in a learning assistance program, and in curriculum. I now teach in the MERIT Student Support Services area. I am super excited to be back at ELCA and to teach again!
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Trent Johnson (Class of 2016) is attending Messiah College in Pennsylvania and was recently awarded a prestigious scholarship from the Wagner Family in honor and memory of their mother who was a very compassionate nursing professional.
This $10,000 scholarship is given to one senior nursing student who exhibits outstanding qualities both in and out of the classroom, with a particular emphasis on service and caring for others. The selection is made by the professors and staff in the School of Nursing.
This scholarship is in addition to the $20,000 Presidential Scholarship Trent has received for each of his four years with the requirement of maintaining a 3.4 GPA as part of the Honors Program at Messiah.
Trent also serves as President of Messiah’s organization of FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athlete’s), and works several campus jobs. He attends West Shore Evangelical Free Church where he also volunteers in helping with the youth group.
After graduation he intends to work in an emergency trauma unit for a few years to gain practical experience and skills, and then use those skills in missions service where medical care is not readily available. He is thankful for God’s provision throughout his college career, and excited for what God has in store for him as graduation approaches in May, 2020.
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Yeah, but...Forever a Charger
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Check out this alumni sighting at the October 18 soccer match-up between the University of West Georgia and Delta State University. Former ELCA teammates, Cat Buckley (Class of 2017) and Cassidi Thomas (Class of 2019) faced off on opposite sides of the field. "It was really fun to see the girls get to play each other at the next level," noted Mrs. Buckley.
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ELCA Fund Update
Thanks to each of our supporters that have made this year’s ELCA Fund such a success.
We have participation levels of:
• 100% from our Ministry Team
• 99% from our Faculty/Staff
• 45% from our Current Families
We have over
$180,900
in gifts and pledges to this year’s campaign.
As a reminder, all dollars received go right back to enhance the educational benefits of our students.
In order to be most competitive for potential outside funding from Foundations and other Organizations, it is imperative that we increase our Current Family giving percentage (donations of any amounts are appreciated).
If you have not yet had a chance to participate this year, please
donate on-line
or by dropping off your donation with Mrs. Vicki Martin at the front desk.
Please contact Al Hosford in ELCA’s Advancement Office at (678) 818-1031 with any questions.
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BLACK FRIDAY
WITH
AMAZON SMILE
It's like giving a little gift to ELCA with every gift you purchase.
As you start your Christmas shopping, be sure to register at Amazon Smile.
Start at
smile.amazon.com
for a simple and automatic way to support ELCA every time you shop,
at no cost to you
. You’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to ELCA!
Click below and be sure to select “Eagle's Landing Christian Academy” where prompted. It's that easy. Just start at the
smile.amazon.com
page when you shop, and donations will automatically be sent to the school!
Thank you, and happy Christmas shopping!
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Through Georgia's Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit, the GOAL Scholarship Program allows taxpayers to re-direct tax dollars already owed to the state to a deserving student!
This is a win-win-win for taxpayer donors, scholarship recipients,
and our school community
.
ELCA has more than 180 currently enrolled students who receive some form of financial aid.
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By simply contributing to Georgia GOAL, for a 100 percent Georgia income tax credit, you help maximize financial assistance for students who would otherwise not be able to afford a Christ-centered education at Eagle's Landing Christian Academy.
It’s a quick and easy process to apply online, and we can help you through the process.
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You probably have heard recently that a plant-based revolution is happening in the U.S. Impossible™ Burger and Beyond Burger™ are increasing the number of plant-based proteins in the marketplace. When we were developing
our position
about these new products, we found some surprising things. Our Registered Dietitians weigh in on the pros and cons
HERE
.
We’re constantly developing new plant-based recipes. It’s a SAGE standard as you’ll see
HERE
.
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May We Suggest... The Free Carpooling App
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Parent-Driven
Carpool Solution
✓ Find carpool partners in school
✓ Organize small-group carpools
✓ Drive with school families
Save time, share carpools with families you know and trust.
This award-winning parent-driven technology makes scheduling and tracking rideshares for your kids to school, sports and other activities easy and secure.
Find
Parents can view a map of other families within their school to find nearby carpool partners.
Organize
Families are able to reach out to others in school to set up shared drives with 2-3 other families using GoKid's app.
Drive
Parents take turns driving their own kids + other kids in their carpool. GoKid sends reminders and plots the driving route.
We encourage parents who are in need of carpooling assistance or those who are willing to help to register.
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Have You Checked Out the Charger Blog?
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NOVEMBER
November 25-29 • Thanksgiving Break
November 25-27 • Young Chargers Enrichment Program
DECEMBER
December 2-6 • PTF Christmas Shoppe
December 3 • Giving Tuesday
December 6 • MS Bible Study @7AM in The Link
December 6 • Praying Parents @8AM in the Music Suite
December 6 • Chick Fil A lunch fundraiser
December 6 • Mental Math competition
December 6 • PTF Uniform Resale in Library
December 12 • Fine Arts Patrons Meeting
December 12 • Dance Recital 6:00 pm
December 12-15 • Annie: A New York Christmas
December 13
• MS Bible Study @7AM in The Link
December 13 • Praying Parents @8AM in the Music Suite
December 16 • Prospective Parent Reception
December 17-20 • Middle and High School Exams
- MIDDLE SCHOOL - All exams are 8:00AM-9:50AM
- Students will report to their homeroom classroom unless instructed otherwise.
- School is out at 9:50AM on each exam day for all middle school students. There is NO after school care on exam days and no lunch served to middle school students. Students MUST be picked up at 9:50AM each exam day.
- Tuesday, December 17 • History Exam
- Wednesday, December 18 • English Exam
- Thursday, December 19 • Math Exam
- Friday, December 20 • Science Exam
- HIGH SCHOOL
- All exam days are half days. Students are not required to report to school during the periods in which they do not have exams. This would apply to those students who are exempting exams. Students who do not have an exam at 10:10 may leave at 9:50 if they bring a note from their parents. Students who do not have an exam at 8:00 may report at 10:00. There is NO after school care on exam days and no lunch served to middle school students. Students MUST be picked up by 12:00PM each exam day.
- Tuesday, December 17 • 8:00AM-9:50AM • 1st Period Exam
- Tuesday, December 17 • 10:10AM-12:00PM • 2nd Period Exam
- Wednesday, December 18 • 8:00AM-9:50AM • 3rd Period Exam
- Wednesday, December 18 • 10:10AM-12:00PM • 4th Period Exam
- Thursday, December 19 • 8:00AM-9:50AM • 5th Period Exam
- Thursday, December 19 • 10:10AM-12:00PM • 6th Period Exam
- Friday, December 20 • 8:00AM-9:50AM • 7th Period Exam
December 20 • Elementary Christmas program @8:20AM
December 20 • School closes at noon
December 23- January 3 • Christmas Bre
ak
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