Wings
FCA Students Taking Flight for Christ
May/June 2020
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Greetings!
Another school year has passed into the books. Who would have thought that our world would be shifted upside down and that a relatively unknown virus, Covid-19, would test our resolve, enterprise, and possibly even our faith? With thanks, first and foremost to God, our staff, our students, and you, as parents, we rose up with strength, creativity, and prayer to meet this grave and daunting challenge successfully. My admiration and appreciation to one and all...and to God, we give the glory.
The danger of the disease is far from over. As a nation and as a world, it appears that progress to curb the spread of this disease is becoming a welcome reality. As Headmaster, along with our very talented and dedicated staff, we are preparing for the next school year not knowing for certain the factors that may be dictated to us from local, state, and federal authorities. Nonetheless, the quality of our educational model and the safety of our students and our staff remains paramount. Presently, we are creating strategies and plans to ensure that our expectations for your child will not only be achieved but will be exceeded. My heartfelt thanks to our parents, grandparents, and many friends of FCA for their continued prayers and support.
These past few months at the Academy, though significantly modified by the Coronavirus, were blessed with meaningful events and activities. Our quick response to implementing Remote Learning has to be recognized for using technology effectively to connect students to an online classroom. Along with delivering each student with his or her academic lessons, our staff ensured that students received support in their Christian training. Each youngster also had an online mentor-counselor to help ease the unrest and anxiety brought on by the virus. Our goal, as educators and administrators, is to continue to teach the whole child.
In addition, the civil unrest that our country is experiencing is heartbreaking. As we look to move forward in a positive, Godly way, it is important to remind ourselves of the Biblical principles by which we are called to live. One of my favorite accounts in the Bible is found in Revelation. John was given this vision of heaven:
"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands". ~
Revelation 7:9
During this extraordinary time in all of our lives, the Academy received its Cognia accreditation from the Florida Association of Christian Schools. The Cognia is the highest accreditation that a school can receive from FLOCS. I am very proud of our faculty for the labor of love in teaching that takes place, regardless of Covid-19, each school day. The Cognia validates that FCA has gone beyond the benchmarks associated with topnotch Christian schools. As Headmaster, speaking for our staff, I assure you that we will honor this achievement with our words and practices in the classrooms and more so to honor God.
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This past school year we experienced our first-ever “drive-by” graduation for our precious VPK and kindergarten students. It was fun, exciting, and creative. Congratulations to these children and to their parents, grandparents, and teachers! These children will be entering either kindergarten or first grade in August with the motivation and skills to take on their new lessons. Let’s remember to keep these little ones in our prayers.
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FCA Is Growing
FCA is a work in progress just as we are as Christians. God is always growing each one of us and He is faithfully growing our school. Work is underway to accommodate our upcoming 12th-grade students. I am a bit awestruck to even say the words Grade 12. These young men and women will be our first graduating class.
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Along with the labor to create classroom space conducive to learning, we are making physical renovations for new staff. One, in particular, that has come on board is Mrs. Suzanne Vacirca as our Development Director. Mrs. Vacirca will be sending out a letter of introduction to each one of you in the near future. One of our very important goals for the new school year and moving forward is to establish a sustainable giving program.
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Throughout the last few months of school, I communicated with FCA families on a regular basis. I wanted you to feel confident that steps were in the daily process to maintain a strong connection between your child, at home, and his or her teachers. One form of communication was the three surveys that most of you completed evaluating our Remote Learning Plan. I am pleased to say that your responses were for the most part beyond the affirmative. We learned from your responses what was working successfully and those one or two areas that needed improvement. Thank you for your faithful partnership with us for the education of each child.
Our FCA governing board is changing as you might expect with any growing institution. It is with prayerful gratitude that we say “farewell” to Mr. Art Shuster who served on the board for seven years. For the last two years, Art served as board president. He will be missed but we are grateful to him for the role he played in advancing God’s vision and our mission at the Academy. He will be replaced by Mr. John Van Tomme as our new board president. John is president of the Governing Committee at Living Waters World Outreach and has a granddaughter at the Academy who will be in ninth grade.
In closing, I am honored and blessed to serve as headmaster. It seems that in this newsletter, I have used the word “serve” a lot. This word is appropriate especially during this unsettling time and is more than a word. “Serve or Serving” is a practice and it is something that as Christian educators and administrators we do each and every day. Our lives are devoted to raising up student-disciples who will lead and achieve.
I am looking forward to writing our July edition of “Wings” and providing you with a timely update on our summer projects. On behalf of our school educators and our board of directors, kindly accept my best wishes for a Happy Independence Day. Please be safe and healthy with the knowledge that our prayers are covering our families and friends during this extraordinary time in our lives.
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.“
~John 14:27
And to all Our Wonderful Dads, Happy Father’s Day!
In Faith and Friendship,
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Bryan Alvaré
Headmaster
Faith Christian Academy
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Athletics: Summer Sports Camps
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Camp Details
Camps will begin each day with a daily devotional and prayer. At the start of camp, each athlete will participate in a skills evaluation. Coaches will work on improving the athlete’s overall knowledge and skill of the sport that is being covered. At the end of the camp, athletes will be evaluated to show areas of improvement, as well as areas still needing work. Parents will receive feedback from the coaches to help with future training.
Weekly Agenda
- Monday/Tuesday – Training Days
- Wednesday – Training & Review
- Thursday/Training and Evaluation
At the Angels Athletic Training Camps, participants will receive coaching and instruction from the FCA coaching staff as well as
guest instructors
. Training will be offered in the following sports:
Basketball
– Athletes will work extensively on ball handling skills, proper shooting techniques and passing drills. Camp will focus on team passing, footwork, dribbling and shooting. We will cover all the fundamentals of basketball.
Football
– Coaches and instructors will identify the student’s position skill set and focus on training at that position. We will work on picking defenders, footwork, speed and acceleration drills, passing and catching the football.
Volleyball
– Volleyball fundamentals for all skill levels will be addressed. We will go over the basic skills needed to play and work on serving, setting, positioning, as well as conditioning.
Soccer
- Ball skills, spacing and positioning, goal-tending skills, and developing power on shots on goal and conditioning will be the focus of our 3 day camps.
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All instructors have numerous years of experience in coaching the sports covered at our camp. We will also have special guest instructors with professional and collegiate experience to come in to speak to the students and share their knowledge of the sport.
Boys & Girls Basketball
Dates: June 22nd – June 25th
Girls Camp 9am - 1pm
Boys Camp 2pm - 6pm
Boys Soccer Camp (3 Days)
Dates: July 6th – July 8th
9am - 1pm
Girls Soccer Camp (3 Days):
Dates: July 13th - 15th
9am - 1pm
Volleyball
Dates: July 20th – July 23rd
9am - 1pm
Flag Football
Dates: July 27th – July 30th
9am - 1pm
Eligible Ages: Rising 5th – 12th Graders
Costs
- 3 Day Camper* - $75 (Minimum Charge)
- 4 Day Camper - $100
- Multi-Child Discount: $10 (4-Day Camps Only)
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Congratulations to our End-of-Year Award Recipients!
Students from each grade level were honored with the
Perseverance
,
Christian
Character
, and
Eagle
Awards.
- The Perseverance Award is presented to students who have overcome obstacles on the road to improvement.
- The Christian Character Award is presented to those students selected by their peers as someone who has most exemplified Jesus Christ.
- The Eagle Award is presented to those students who demonstrate christian character, academic excellence, leadership skills, and good citizenship.
Typically, the awards are presented at our last chapel service. This year, Mr. Alvare' had the pleasure to personally deliver many of the awards to our students at their homes. Some families elected to bring their student to the Upper School where they were "surprised" with their award. We were able to get photos of a few of our students getting their awards and will share them with you soon!
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Christian Character Awards
K5 - Ellie Aguilar
1st - Hattie Land
2nd - Dominik Zoeller
3rd - Gabriel Depalm
4th - Josiah Snow
5th - Dalton Janey
6th - Logan Douglas
7th - Kaylee Torres
8th - Isabel Crane
9th - Hailey Strauder
10th - Isabella McRae
11th - Destiny Fields
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Perseverance Awards
K5 - Hunter McGlinchey
1st - Ella Minota
2nd - Olivia Schuler
3rd - Ember Haddeman
4th - Aiden O'Brien
5th - Peyton Meyer
6th - Ashleigh Webb
7th - Logan Cole
8th - Shelby Dech,
Landon Benoit
9th - Noah Wilder
10th/11th - Kenzie Conner
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Eagle Awards
K5 - Anslea Bullington
1st - Brock Chism
2nd - Adrian Domenico
3rd - Sadie Probst
4th - Joli Matthews
5th - Chloe Carerro
6th - Madison Zebrasky
7th - Dominic Snead
8th - Joseph Walsh
9th - Tyler Brooks
10th/11th - Katie Wehrung
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We believe God has set us on a mission to grow His kingdom by investing in our students and programs. On behalf of our present student body and those children whom we have yet to meet, I pray you, our Guardian Angels, will become an active and faithful supporter of FCA. Our goal is to raise $50,000. Your financial assistance is greatly needed and appreciated.
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. We just shop online with popular brands like
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,
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or buy eGift cards to restaurants and our team will earn cash back! To get started all you have to do is join the team and shop. We even earn an extra $5 when you make your first purchase. Remember to visit our team store before you shop online, eat out, or travel so that our team will earn cash back. This is the easiest way to raise money, and we can actually buy the things we want with no extra fees! Join the team now:
Or if you're not ready to join yet here's a list of the brands and restaurants you can shop:
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Upper School
464067 State Road 200
Yulee, FL 32097
Phone: (904) 321-2137
Option 1
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Lower School
96282 Brady Point Road
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Phone: (904) 321-2137 Option 2
Fax: (904) 321-1707
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Contact Bryan Alvaré, Headmaster
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
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