Dear PCA Families and Friends,
We remain committed to bringing your children, grandchildren, their friends, and even more families back on campus in August--safely and responsibly. To that end, we are developing plans (
check out our Facebook page for this week's highlights), exercising safety protocols through athletic training and summer camps, and preparing our facilities.
Summer Camp is going strong. Eagle Camp just finished its third week of summer fun, and it has been a joy to hear children's voices throughout the campus. Campers have been utilizing our God-blessed property with nature walks, slip-n-slides, and shelter building as well as partaking in many crafts and theme-based activities. There are still spots open for our younger campers (PCAP going into 1st grade). If you're interested, please contact Kaitlyn Eastman at
summer@pcaschool.org.
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IT Improvements are enabling improved fall learning. Next year, your children will benefit from improved tech at PCA. Classroom devices and new fiber optic networks bring improved learning opportunities across campus and beyond, all enabling a much more engaged learning experience. Things we were not able to do last spring we will be able to do now do on campus, live. Comcast plans to complete work by the end of next week. We will be testing it, and the devices in your children's classrooms ready by late July. A big shout-out to our IT Director, Mike Shevenell, and his team for their tireless efforts to help bring this to fruition to our campus and for getting us ready for next year!
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Volunteer to prep for return. If you haven't been on campus lately, the grounds are looking really good. Still, we have several projects and classroom moves planned, and we could really use your help. You are invited to come alongside faculty and staff during PCA's SHINE Week from 27-31 July. We will be cleaning, moving, and painting each day from 9AM to 4PM, with a 1 hour break between noon and 1PM. Please consider volunteering for at least one 3-hour block. Upper School students who want to serve, you are welcome and will receive Service Hours. Are you ready to join us?
Please use the sign-up form HERE to let us know when you will be working with us. Thank you for your willingness to help make PCA shine!
Looking forward to seeing you on campus soon! Praying for your safety, thriving, and joy.
Together in His service,
Mike Runey
Headmaster
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Congratulations to Lower School Assistant Librarian Rachel Tolley and her husband, Matt, on the birth of their daughter Eliza who was born on June 27! She was 6 lbs. 11 oz. and 19 inches long when born. We thank God for this special addition to your family and wish you many years of blessings & happy moments together!
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Big sisters Anna (6th grade) and Lydia (2nd grade) enjoy time with their baby sister, Eliza.
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Congratulations to Liza Corso (senior '21) for being named "Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year" during the fourth annual Seacoast All-Star Sports Awards on June 18! Liza was the top local finisher at both the New Hampshire Meet of Champions and at the New England Championships. She added runner-up honors at the Division III State meet with a time of 19 minutes, 24 seconds. Great job, Liza!
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Gift from the Senior Class
We are so thankful for the recent gift to PCA from this year's graduating seniors to PCA! At the end of the school year, the students gifted $2,000 worth of new high speed access points for Runey Hall to help with internet accessibility. The class also gifted $2,000 for new cameras for Athletic and Fine Arts events, as well as $3,000 towards Variable Tuition. We are grateful for your generosity, and future generations of PCA students will benefit from your kindness.
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While families are free to choose their own computing devices, it is our recommendation to choose devices which are compliant with our Microsoft based infrastructure. Our experience has shown that this works best with laptops running Windows 10. Our computing infrastructure both on and off campus is focused on Microsoft products. On campus, 100% of our workstations are Windows 10 and our infrastructure is Windows Active Directory. All our off campus (cloud based) resources are in Microsoft Office 365.
Some recommendations for laptop and desktop computers include Windows models from Dell and HP. Specs which would make reasonable equipment would be:
CPU: Intel i3 or i5 (or equivalent AMD)
RAM: 8GB
Disk: 128-256 GB SSD
Most Laptops should come with a built in webcam/microphone. A separate webcam should be purchased for Desktop systems. Reasonably priced models are:
HP 15in Touchscreen
or
Dell 15in Laptop
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If you find yourself ordering from Amazon more frequently these days, be sure to access (and bookmark) Smile.Amazon.com (using the same Amazon login as you normally would use) to direct a percentage of your purchase to PCA as your charity of choice. Whether it's toiletries, school supplies, clothing, or the latest best-seller, every purchase counts!
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The campus will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm through August 27.
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Tomorrow
Saturday, July 11 at 7:00 am
Grab a cup of coffee and join Fathers in Prayer for a time of worship together tomorrow morning.
CLICK HERE to connect to the ZOOM meeting. Contact
Anders Lund with questions.
Meeting ID: 925 1335 0736
Password: 027568
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Week of July 27-31
Please help us spruce-up our campus and make PCA shine! Refreshments and water will be available throughout the week. Please contact
Jodi Karnes with questions.
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Tuesday, August 4 at 6:00 pm
Invite your friends and neighbors to learn more about PCA before the start of the school year! Our Summer Open House will give guests a real feel for what makes PCA special and what our enhanced hybrid learning approach will look like this fall. Registration is required, so encourage your friends to
sign-up HERE.
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Begins on Friday, July 31
Calling all handymen and women! "Friday Guys" is coming back to PCA to help our Maintenance Team with various construction projects around campus throughout the school year. More information coming soon.
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Save the Dates
Upper School Tryouts begin
Monday, August 17
Junior High Tryouts begin
Thursday, September 3
Locations and time frames will be emailed to the parents soon. Please contact
Derek Summers with questions.
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Has Coronvarius sparked a job search for you or someone you know? PCA has open positions including Director of Enrollment & Marketing, Volunteer Coordinator, and College Counselor & Registrar. Come work for the school you know and love or refer others who you think may be a good fit. For a list of all of our current employment opportunities,
CLICK HERE.
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