ELCA eNewsletter • September 2021 |
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SEPTEMBER VERSE of the MONTH
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"I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
~Philippians 3:14
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The 2021-2022 ELCA Fund Campaign Blitz has ended, but it's not too late to go ALL IN! |
We're here...
Doing what we do...
loving, caring, praying, pivoting, creating, modeling, effecting, protecting, involving, energizing, organizing, innovating, adapting, guiding, giving, invigorating, pushing, encouraging, driving, collaborating, witnessing, engaging, leading, working, giving, thinking, learning, stretching, inspiring, exciting, understanding, helping, growing, hoping, advocating, reflecting, smiling, involving, preparing, laughing, crying, empowering, impacting and teaching.
We're ALL IN...
Can we count on you to be ALL IN?
Your gift has the propensity to multiply...high parent involvement helps ELCA secure grants from outside organizations.
Will you help us reach 100% parent participation for the very first time this year?
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Special •Dress Down• Days |
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To mark the start of the college football season, students may wear their favorite college (or pro) team shirt TOMORROW when participating in Jeans for Missions.
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Thursday, September 9th • Special Jeans Day to raise money for healthcare workers at Piedmont Henry.
Funds raised will go towards providing care packages for nurses and doctors on every floor of the Piedmont Henry Hospital.
Students will be writing encouraging notes...parents may send in notes of encouragement as well. The care packages will be delivered on Friday, September 17.
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Monday, September 6 is Labor Day
School is Closed
We pray our ELCA Family has a blessed and safe Labor Day weekend!
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2021-2022 School Calendar
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Share this with the grandparents in your life!
Streaming live to Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church on October 21st and 22nd from 10:00am-5:30pm EST!
The cost is $39/pp for one day and $59/pp for both days. The event fee includes two days of dynamic speakers, comedians, conference materials, and more!
The Legacy Grandparenting Summit is for you if:
- You feel God's calling to be a spiritual leader in your family
- You want to see your grandchildren follow and grow in Christ
- You want to leave a lasting legacy of godly love
- You want to influence the generations of your family for Christ
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You know what they say about the early bird... |
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After-School Enrichment Program |
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Eagle's Landing Christian Academy provides an enriched environment for students (K3-12) who need after-school care. Students enjoy participating in various activities such as computer time, board games, sports/recreational activities, free center time, outside play, etc. The program offers homework supervision and assistance and provides a snack for the students. Visit www.elcaonline.org/asep to sign up!
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The mission of the Young Chargers Enrichment Program (Day Camp) is to lead young people to become good examples in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity through character education and recreational activities.
The Young Chargers Enrichment Program will operate during the:
- Fall Break • September 20-24
- Thanksgiving Break • November 22-24
- Mid-winter Break • February 21-25, 2022
Lots of great fun is being planned, you don't want to miss it!
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Empower 7:9 Student Conference
Diversity Council Board Chair Nadia Osmani and Student Government Association President Christina Barrow helped plan the inaugural Empower 7:9 conference at Mount Paran Christian Academy this summer. Empower 7:9 brought together high school students from Boston, Dallas, and Atlanta who are rooted in Christ to turn confrontation into conversation as they promote unity in the body of Christ with our differences. Nadia and Christina organized the conference by securing speakers, creating the program schedule, and planning fun activities for their peers.
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2021-2022 Diversity Council Board
The student Diversity Council was established in fall 2018 for any high school student to join. We exist as a part of the Student Government Association to strengthen our diverse culture at ELCA, understanding we are image-bearers created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). Congratulations to the following students on being selected as the 2021-2022 Diversity Council Board!
- Adyson Saunders
- Amber Hensel
- Ariana David
- Christina Barrow
- Divya Scott
- Katherine Spence
- Lauren Gholston
- Lauren HuQ
- Mackenzie Tyler
- Miles Norwood
- Nadia Osmani
- Nick Lemons
- Nico Mathew
- Sydney Craddock
- Sydney Williams
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New Student Welcome Party
To welcome the new high school students, SGA's Diversity Council hosted a New Student Welcome Party for 56 new students and 33 New Student Ambassadors. Each new student was paired with a New Student Ambassador who wrote them an encouraging note during the first week of school giving them advice or welcoming them to the school. At the party, students enjoyed pizza, snow cones, played games, and heard a devotion from Pastor Trea. The feedback has been very positive with students enjoying fellowship and games with their fellow peers. Welcome to the ELCA family to all the new students and families!
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Congratulations to our Winners! |
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Austin Brannon, Nathan Denson and Kaden Oxendine were the winners of the 2021 ELCA Spirit Challenge! Congratulations to these students who posted their Charger Spirit photos on our social media platforms and were judged the top 3 spirited photos. Each of the students won a $100 gift certification to the Charger Store! |
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A GLIMPSE OF GRACE
This is a picture of Lauren Lee and Audrey An Meletio with Mrs. Godwin. They are both SGA students and took it upon themselves to have Mrs. Godwin’s classes write her notes of encouragement after the passing of her dad.
The SGA Chaplains also provided her a care package with some gift cards and some goodies.
The hands and feet of Jesus in action...
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Fast Forward Summer Enrichment Camps at ELCA
were hugely successful this year.
Here's a look at some of the activities...
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Code2Life 2021 is always a popular summer camp. It is largely student-led by AP Computer Science high school students. |
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Ms. Cindi's Art Camp was so popular, she had to add extra sessions! |
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Coach Mason's Basketball Camp |
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Student Government Association
Summer Retreat
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SGA executive officers and Class Presidents and Vice-Presidents attended a leadership retreat in Helen, Georgia on June 28-29. Officers were able to bond through tubing down the Chattahoochee, axe throwing and breaking out of an escape room. Officers also used this time to plan events for the upcoming school year. |
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Class of 2021 • Impressive Stats |
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The seventy-three members of the class of 2021 received acceptances into 81 colleges and universities, 28 which were in state schools and 53 out-of-state. Of those acceptances, 52 were to public schools, 13 to HBCU schools, 30 to private schools of which 11 were Christian colleges.
The majority of the class, 42 students, remained in state and matriculated to 18 different Georgia schools, with 25 students selecting to attend 21 out of state schools. Seventy percent were eligible for the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship. Most impressively, the Class of 2021 received over 3.5 million dollars in grants, academic, and athletic scholarships.
This brings ELCA’s seven-year scholarship total to $42,458,208.00.
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2021 Advanced Placement Scholars |
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AP Scholar with Distinction
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams:
Andrew Riad
Grace van Verseveld
Hann Wei
Caden Young
AP Scholar with Honor
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams:
Scarlett Biggers
Ariana David
Nadia Osmani
Madeline Reagan
AP Scholar
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams:
Andrew Appleby
Christina Barrow
Jesse Corso
Charity Dawson
Bailey Lane
Justice Ray
Divya Scott
Charis Spence
Katherine Spence
Sahil Trivedi
Joseph White
Lily Wu
Michael Xu
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ELCA Senior Selected for Legislative Summit |
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Senior, Cassidi Austin was selected to participate in the "On The Hill Legislative Summit," September 8-12, 2021 in Washington, DC. This event is hosted by Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a nationally recognized non-profit organization that is focused on children and their leadership development, civic involvement, community service and health/well-being.
Teens from across the nation will come together in the nation’s capital to convene for workshops and discussions, as well as meet with political representatives and legislators (on both sides of the aisle) to increase awareness of the legislative process, and advocacy in action. Empowering our youth to take pride in civic, political and advocacy engagement is at the forefront of Jack and Jill's mission and core values and we are excited that Cassidi (one of only two students from Henry County) will participate in such a momentous event.
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2021 National Junior Beta Convention |
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Congratulations to ELCA Freshman, Molly Corso, who placed 3rd in the category of color photography at the National Convention this summer in Orlando. Way to go, Molly! Great work! |
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Elementary students worked extremely hard on their Accelerated Reader goals in 20-21. We congratulate the top points earners in each grade. Way to go, Students! |
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First grade
1st place – Rowan Cash
2nd place – India Barbee
3rd place – Eliana Paggett
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Second grade
1st place – MaCoy Younginer
2nd place – Joshua Simms
3rd place – Omari Alexander
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Third grade
1st place – Arianna Mathew
2nd place – Brielle Hill
3rd place – Alyssa Scott
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Fourth grade
1st place – William Battista
2nd place – Molly Younginer
3rd place – Matthew Henderson
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Fifth grade
1st place – Harper White
2nd place – Hannah Wood
3rd place – Kyheer Hughes
Total points earned for the year = 10,679.4
Not bad considering many books only early 1/2 a point per quiz!
Fourth grade earned the highest number of points = 3,020.4
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The Chargers
vs Rabun County football game has been canceled for TOMORROW due to COVID related issues at their school.
Our coaches and administration diligently sought a replacement for that game, but have had no luck. Our players, our coaches, our school and our parents were all looking forward to our first HOME game under OUR LIGHTS. We will try our very best to get this home game made up at a later date. We will keep you all updated.
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Join the Athletic Booster Club
and Support our
Student-Athletes
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Dear ELCA Parents,
Well, the 2021-2022 school year has already started. While it doesn’t look like it did as we started the last school year there could still be many challenges.
The fall sports season has already begun, and the teams are expected to do well. I just wanted to get with you to let you know that now is time to join the ELCA Booster Club. Joining the Booster Club is a great way to support the student-athletes and the teams that represent ELCA.
ELCA has a rich and proud tradition of excellence on and off the playing fields. The ELCA Booster Club’s financial contributions have made great impacts on all the ELCA sports teams and the many athletes that have participated in our programs throughout the years. By joining the ELCA Athletic Boosters you will be helping fund opportunities for our ever-developing sports programs.
There are many different levels of sponsorships available that allow you to support ELCA Athletics. Each one is designed to meet the needs you may have as either a Corporate Sponsorship or an Individual/Family Sponsorship. All membership levels include free entry into all the sporting events held on the campus here at ELCA. The only exclusion would be all GHSA playoff games in the respective sports. You will also get a minimum of two Homecoming Dinner tickets. Maybe you would want to know where you will sit at the football games, we have a level for that starting with our Bronze level. Maybe you would like to advertise your business; we have a few levels which can help you with that.
Seating in the Blue Booster section at the stadium last year was very challenging and this year as of now we will go back to how it was the previous year. With that being said, as we move into the season things could change and if they do, we will adjust with those changes. Priority will be given first to renewals from last year and then new request based on the date we receive the form.
All levels of Booster Club membership enjoy reserved parking in the football stadium lot. For non-Boosters, parking is free and available campus-wide (outside the football stadium parking area.)
Booster passes will also be a bit different this year also. We will use Ticket Spicket to manage our game passes. So, you will be able to use your phone to get in for the games.
Heading up our Booster Membership team this year will be:
Sincerely,
Eddy Wright
President - ELCA Booster Club
Reminders:
All booster club members are required to enter all sporting events by utilizing the passes that have been issued via the Ticket Spicket app.
Current Booster Club Members:
You should have received 2 emails, which contain information on how to access your passes and claim tickets. The email from support@ticketspicket.com contains a link to your passes, please recheck your email and junk folders. If you don’t have a Ticket Spicket account, you can sign in at that time.
Potential Booster Club Members:
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Booster Club Spirit Wear Sale TOMORROW |
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We're not playing football tomorrow, but we can still support our Chargers!
Plan to park and come into the main foyer to check out all the new Charger spirit wear available from the Booster Club. Sales will take place from 7:30AM until around Noon TOMORROW. GO CHARGERS!
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Did you know ELCA has a Disc Golf Club? "It's exactly like golf but you are throwing a disc into a basket. Of course there are many types from distance drivers all the way down to putters," commented Coach Lorenzo. The small group has been gathering on Wednesday afternoons to play. Contact Coach Lorenzo for more information about joining the fun!
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Eagle's Landing Christian's Cheridyn Leverette named to AVCA All-America Watch List |
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Cheridyn Leverette, a senior at Eagle’s Landing Christian, was named this week to the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s All-America Watch List.
The list features the nation’s top seniors for the 2021-22 school year.
Leverette, an outside hitter, has committed to play college volleyball at UCLA. Outside of high school, she plays for the A5 Volleyball Club.
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Pre-Season Football All-State Football Team |
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Congratulations to Zecheriah Owens (75) and PJ Simmons (2) who were named to the AJC Pre-season All-State Football Team. |
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BOX TOPS for EDUCATION
It's too easy!!!
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ELCA Alumna named 2021 White House HBCU Scholar
Kerra Kelly, Class of 2019, was recently named to the 2021 White House Historically Black Colleges and Universities scholars. The program recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, and civic engagement. Kerra is a junior biology pre-dentistry student at Florida A&M University. Selected from an applicant pool of more than 200 students, Kelly is a member of the eighth cohort of scholars.
Kelly applied with a transcript, resume, essay, letter of recommendation, and received an endorsement from FAMU's university president to submit her application. During the academic school year, Kelly, along with the HBCU Scholars will serve as ambassadors of the Initiative and their respected institution. "My growth at FAMU is a testament to the importance of HBCU's to equitable outcomes in our country," Kelly said. "I plan to contribute in a manner that is consistent with the heritage of FAMU by striking to support the next generation of HBCU students and administrators."
Congratulations on your achievement, Kerra! We are so proud of you!
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SCRATCH AND BATCH COOKING
WE BELIEVE IN SERVING REAL FOOD
Real food is cooked from scratch. Real food is made from fresh, raw ingredients. Real food is cooked by passionate trained chefs who care about the environment.
We roast our own deli meats. We use the freshest local produce available. We buy cage-free, Certified Humane® eggs and antibiotic- and hormone-free milk. We only use trans fat-free oils and MSG-free seasonings. When you eat our food, you're tasting real ingredients. Not artificial flavors or preservatives.
With SAGE, you'll always know what's in your food.
GET THE TOUCH OF SAGE APP
Our mobile app interfaces with menus, ingredient lists, our comprehensive allergen filter, and our new online ordering system. Students can use their phones to get the information they need, whenever and wherever they need it.
•View up-to-date school menus and detailed nutritional information for every menu item
•"Favorite" and "Recommend" menu items
•Rate and provide feedback on menu items
•Create a custom allergen profile
•See school-specific event dates, including upcoming "Educational Seasonings"
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Thursday, September 2 • JV Football game location changed from Home to Trinity
Friday, September 3 • Wear your favorite college or pro team shirt when participating in
Jeans for Missions
Friday, September 3 • Middle School Bible Study • 7:10AM • Grades 5-8 • The Link
Friday, September 3 • Praying Parents • LC106 • 8:05AM
Friday, September 3 • Chick-fil-A Friday • Pay $5 cash for your pre-ordered sandwich
Friday, September 3 • Home football game CANCELED
Monday, September 6 • Labor Day • No School
Tuesday, September 7 • HS Bible Studies • 7:10AM • Girls in rm 242 • Guys (NO MEETING)
Wednesday, September 8 • SGA Bake Sale during lunch for grades 7-12 • All items $1
Thursday, September 9 • Special Jeans Day benefitting Piedmont Henry Hospital
Thursday, September 9 • Fine Arts Patrons Meeting • 5:30PM • Life Center 113
Friday, September 10 • Middle School Bible Study • 7:10AM • Grades 5-8 • The Link
Friday, September 10 • Praying Parents • LC106 • 8:05AM
Monday, September 13 - Thursday, September 16 • The Wilds trip for grades 7 and 8
Tuesday, September 14 • HS Bible Studies • 7:10AM • Girls in rm 242 • Guys in rm 264
Wednesday, September 15 • SGA Bake Sale during lunch for grades 7-12 • All items $1
Friday, September 17 • Teacher Work Day • No School for Students
Monday, September 20 - Friday, September 24 • Fall Break
Tuesday, September 28 • HS Bible Studies • 7:10AM • Girls in rm 242 • Guys in rm 264
September 29 – October 1 • Spiritual Emphasis Days
Wednesday, September 29 • SGA Bake Sale during lunch for grades 7-12 • All items $1
Friday, October 1 • Middle School Bible Study • 7:10AM • Grades 5-8 • The Link
Tuesday, October 5 • HS Bible Studies • 7:10AM • Girls in rm 242 • Guys in rm 264
Friday, October 8 • Middle School Bible Study • 7:10AM • Grades 5-8 • The Link
Friday, October 15 • SAVE THE DATE • Grandparents' Day
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