The ACA
Administration &
Office Staff
Headmaster
Dean of Staff & Students
Dean of Curriculum
& Staff Development
Director of Communications
Admissions Coordinator
Academic Adviser
Executive Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Board of Governors
Nikki Bell, Chairman
Teece Chambers, Vice Chair
Chris Autrey, Secretary
Aaron Payne
Kevin Rowland
Travis Winsby
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Attention: Check for this message below your Charger e-mail. Many people have reported that the Charger appears "cut off." Make sure you are viewing the entire e-mail by clicking "View entire message."
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Campus closed due to severe weather, Cyber School to resume |
As of Wednesday afternoon, we are going on hour 3 of snow removal from the ACA parking lot. As you can see from the security camera footage, it is a monumental task. A special thanks to Dakota Williams and the crew from GreenPro Outdoor Services.
The temperatures will drop again tonight, and, according to the forecast, students would be arriving on campus Thursday morning with temperatures less than 10°F. Due to these low temperatures and potential slick spots throughout campus, ACA will finish this week in Cyber School, both Thursday and Friday.
The plan, right now, is to return to campus for in-person learning on Monday, February 22. The Salt & Light chapel event scheduled for Monday has been canceled to allow for regular class time. Therefore, secondary students will not need to be in High Convocation on Monday.
Please continue to monitor your e-mail and ACA's social media for updates.
Headmaster
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- Teachers may choose to meet virtually or post assignments.
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All students should continue to check-in with teachers and be ready at the normal class time, if the instructor wants to join in via Google Meets.
- For virtual class meetings, students are not required to wear their ACA uniform or spirit wear. However, all students are required to dress appropriately and remember the "spirit of the dress code."
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Please reach out to the office staff if you have any questions regarding Gradenet or a student's e-mail account: E-MAIL OFFICE STAFF
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Valentine's Week: Take Three? |
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The annual Valentine's Store will open Monday morning in ACA's front lobby, and all parents and students are invited to shop for fun surprises with all proceeds benefitting the ACA Performing Arts program. All visitors to the Valentine's Store are reminded to please wear a mask and practice social distancing while in the front lobby.
Items available to purchase will include stuffed animals, candy, and small gifts. Parents can ask the volunteers at the Valentine's Store to have a surprise delivered to their student, and students can purchase surprises to deliver to friends and teachers. Deliveries will be made on Friday, Feb. 12, before lunch.
Valentine Store Hours:
Monday-Thursday
7:30-8:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
2:45-3:30 p.m.
Friday
7:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
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More Valentine's fun from Performing Arts... |
As part of the Performing Arts' annual Valentine's Store, carnations will be sold at the store for $2 each and include a custom note. The flowers will then be delivered. Order forms are also available in the Front Office.
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Attention Parents: We need volunteers to help run the Valentine's Store this next week. If you can volunteer an hour or two during the Valentine Store House, please contact Brooke Baker. the Performing Arts volunteer coordinator, at 918-606-9017.
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The 8th grade class is selling Spirit Wear wristbands for their annual Spirit Wear Week next week! Get your wristbands in the school office!
Price of wristbands:
$2 per day or $10 for the week
Proceeds go toward the cost of the 8th grade trip in the Spring. Please contact Ms. Becki with any questions.
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Little Theatre:
Performing Arts Showcase
Friday, March 6th @ 7-8:30pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
$3 General Admission: Tickets are limited to allow room for social distancing and must be reserved in advance in the school office (watch next week's Charger for more info).
A night of drama, love, and laughter featuring ACA acting classes and show choir, monologues, stage combat scenes, and a short One-Act Play, called "Jerry Finnegan's Sister" from Advanced Acting and Pre-professional Acting Classes. Audience members are asked to wear masks in compliance with the Tulsa Mask Mandate.
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Attention Little Mermaid cast: |
Rehearsals for Little Mermaid will resume next Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning. Rehearsals will focus on all our remaining music. The revised rehearsal schedule will be posted on Gradenet.
The cast was given lots of prep work to do including character building worksheets, downloading and rehearsing with the rehearsal tracks, watching the Pre-Broadway performance in Gradenet, as well as other tools that will help you build your character. I am depending on you to be diligent and to work independently on this including doing your best to be prepared for music rehearsals. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Director, Performing Arts
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Unfortunately, the Senior Skills Workshop has been postponed. Stay tuned for a new date and time and contact Ms. Becki with any questions.
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The office staff is trying to stay on top of the Lost & Found piles this year, and they need your help!
- Please label all outwear with your student's initials or last name.
- Please label lunchboxes and water bottles with your student's initials or last name.
- If you are on campus, stop and check the two Lost & Found areas: the green bucket in the Front Lobby and the shelf next to the elevator on the 2nd floor.
Thank you for your help!
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What is Colloquia?
Colloquia are small discussion groups, offered frequently throughout the year that add another level to our academic challenge. Each colloquium studies one book, epic poem, piece of music, art, or topic, so that the focus is limited and “bite-sized.” It has only a handful of students to allow for intimate discussions of the topic. Each colloquium is offered by a mentor and is based on a work he or she loves. The colloquium meets outside the normal classroom and centers on discussion of the great elements of the piece. While students must prepare for the meetings and are expected to participate, there are no tests or grades … only a love of what can be learned for its own sake.
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COLLOQUIA QUICK FACTS:
- Open to students in the School of Rhetoric (high school)
- Seniors have first choice enrollment
- Small group discussion format
- No grades or tests
- Students must complete a certain number of Colloqui points depending on their diploma track
What students receive from a colloquium is proportional to their desire for truth, goodness, and beauty, and their willingness to build relationships with the mentor and the work. We have found that in this nontraditional setting, the student often gains a greater appreciation for the mentor, and the mentor for the student, and both gain a greater love for the truth they discover together.
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Spring 2021 Colloquia Offerings include: |
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Emma by Jane Austen
(acceptable for Advanced Classic Diploma candidates)
Expressing the Black Experience Through Dance with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Personal Financial Literacy
(Meets State Requirement)
Rules for a Knight by Ethan Hawke
How to be a Lady or a Gentlemen on a date
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Little Women: Book & Movie
(acceptable for Advanced Classic Diploma candidates)
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
(acceptable for Advanced Classic Diploma candidates)
The Princess Bride by William Goldman: Book & Movie
Athaliah by Jean Racine (1691 play)
(acceptable for Advanced Classic Diploma candidates)
How to Crochet
Greenwood District & the Tulsa Race Massacre: Past, Present, and Future
(will include reading and field trip)
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Sign-up will begin when we are back on campus. Please e-mail Mr. Post with any questions.
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Junior Classical League Meeting
"Ancient Games"
Friday, March 5th
Come discover " new" old games.
Got rocks? We do! Now what?
RSVP so we can have enough saxi to go around. E-mail Mrs. Woods.
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Want to earn a free t-shirt and all the riches of victory? The Junior Classical League can guarantee ONE of those things if you submit a t-shirt design inspired by this year's theme: REVOLUTION!
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National Latin Exams are scheduled for March 4 . All Latin Students grades 6th and up will be participating. Good luck to our scholars!
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National Mythology Exam will be taking Place on Friday, March 5 at 1:15 in room 205. If you signed up, you have received study materials. Plan on staying through the first Friday Study Hall if you are not usually at ACA at that time.
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On Thurs., March 11, the JCL is providing an Ancient Classical School Experience for grades 3-5. Students will be led through two activities and a snack by their pedagogues. Participants should plan on wearing an oversized, belted white T-Shirt over their uniforms as a tunic to enhance the experience.
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Have you tried TreeRing's Custom Pages feature?
Students and/or Parents can add their own photos and memories into their copy of the yearbook. They can add pictures of friends, favorite music, etc., all of which is printed in their copy of the yearbook. Every yearbook includes two custom pages for free and individuals can add more if they want.
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Pictures needed for Yearbook feature
Does your student have an after-school job or participate in a club sport or other extracurricular activity?
Send the Yearbook Staff a picture of them in action for a feature section in the yearbook !
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It's time to start working on the Senior section of the Yearbook. The Yearbook staff needs:
- high-resolution Senior pic
- baby/toddler pic
- quote
Please e-mail these three items to Mrs. Anton by Feb. 26th.
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School's Passcode on TreeRing: 1014725638033905
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Health Sources for COVID:
Oklahoma Resources Page:
City of Tulsa Resource:
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Augustine Christian Academy
6310 E. 30th St. Tulsa, OK 74114
918-832-4600
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
www.acatulsa.org
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