Middle and High School Students

Enjoy Off-Campus Spiritual Retreat

Prince middle and high school students recently took a break from the rigors of academics and co-curricular activities to focus on their relationships with one another and with the Lord.

High school students and faculty enjoyed the beautiful setting of Ocoee Ridge Camp in Old Fort, Tennessee. The retreat included corporate worship led by the Prince Praise Band. Middle school students and faculty traveled to the Athens Y Camp in Tallulah Falls, Georgia and enjoyed worship led by Matthew Smock. Pastor Jace Thomas led the teaching for both groups and taught on three aspects of a "real" relationship with God - personal, honest, and life-changing.

Faculty members led small-group discussions where students shared thoughts regarding the teaching, encouraged one another, and prayed together. Students also enjoyed a variety of recreational activities and time to relax and have fun.

Miss PACS and Mr. PACS 2023

Prince seniors Cadence Collette and Aaron Philo were selected by their high school peers as Miss PACS and Mr. PACS 2023.

Cadence is the daughter of Lisa and John Collette and has attended Prince for 13 years. Her favorite subjects are AP Government and Bible, and her favorite Bible verse is Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” Cadence is in the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Interact Club, and Barnabas. She serves in the Praise Band, leads Girls Bible Study, and is on the Varsity Girls Tennis Team. Cadence plans to attend either the University of Georgia or Liberty University.

Aaron is the son of Amy Philo and Rob Philo and has attended Prince for eight years. His favorite academic subject is history, and his favorite Bible verse is Psalm 28:7, “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” Aaron is in the National Honor Society, Beta Club, and National Art Honor Society. He is the quarterback for the Prince varsity football team and is on pace to be one of the top career passing leaders in Georgia High School Association state history. He plans to attend Georgia Tech and continue his football career.

2023 Homecoming Court Representatives

Pictured: Girls Left to Right: Maisie Davis, Kate Sanchez, Gabi Timms, Cadence Collette,

Mimi Culpepper, Madeline Tebeau, Leila Todd, and Jaclyn Long

Boys Left to Right: Dylan Capps, Andrew Gillespie, Maddox Drake, Porter Ward,

Aaron Philo, Robbie Bennett, Ryder Capps, and Cole Broxton

The Prince Avenue Christian School 2023 Homecoming Court was selected by the high school student body based on Christian character with an emphasis on the greatest commandment in Matthew chapter 22: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Coach Mark Richt Visits Prince Pre K Students

As part of Georgia Pre K Week, Coach Mark Richt, also a Prince grandparent, visited campus to read to Prince PreK-3 and PreK-4 students.

The first week of October has been dedicated by Voices for Georgia’s Children to raising awareness of the importance and benefits of quality Pre-K programs across the state. In keeping with this year’s theme of “Community”, Coach Richt read the book Cheer by Uncle Ian Aurora.

Coach Richt followed story time by telling students about his experiences as the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs. Students were delighted with this fun and special time with Coach Richt.

Prince Writing Team Publishes 2023 Anthology

Pictured Left to Right –Front: Connor Gipson, Sawyer Timmerman

Middle: Abigail Wolfe, Cannon Kirkland, Hutt McMichael, Dax Chang, Langston Smith, Timothy Settles

Back: Laura, Rentz, Evie Budzileni, Abigail Wilbur, Grace Addison, Charley Nichols,

Mabrey Harrell, Reagan Seagraves, Nate Murray, Aurie Chandler

The Prince Avenue Christian School Writing Team completed its spring season by publishing the 2023 Writing Team anthology titled Art Painted in Words. The team was comprised of 16 students in 4th-8th grades who met twice a week from January through March to compose short stories for evaluation in the Wolverine Writer Cup. This year’s team was unique in that among its participants, four middle school students acted as junior writing coaches to assist younger authors by offering feedback and encouragement for their short stories.

The Prince Writing Team was coached by Prince Media Specialist Danny Delgado and high school English teacher Lizzie Hudlow. Prince alumna Mez Blume (Class of 2006) returned once again as the master class workshop instructor for the team.

Prince Fine Arts Fall Concert

The Prince Fine Arts Department recently presented its Fall Concert featuring Prince Bands, Voices of Prince, Middle School Performing Arts, the Improvables, and visual art displays. Make plans now to attend the Prince Fine Arts Christmas concert on November 28th.

Prince Softball Wins Back-to-Back

Region Championships

The Prince Avenue Christian School Varsity Softball Team has done it again! For the second year in a row, the Lady Wolverines are the Region 5A, Division 1 Champions!

Although the team still has two more region games in the regular season, with Tuesday’s win over Oglethorpe County (13-1), the Lady Wolverines clinched the championship and will host Super Regionals the week of October 16th.

The Lady Wolverines are currently 27-0 for the season and are the number one ranked team in GHSA Single A, Division 1.

It’s a Great Day to Be a Wolverine!

Jernigan Honored with Servant's Heart Award

Prince Avenue Christian School recognizes the important role that our competent and qualified staff plays in our school community. Through the support of a generous donor, Prince honors one member of the staff each year with the Servant’s Heart Award.



Using an acronym for the word HEART, the recipient of this award is acknowledged for his or her humility, encouragement, authenticity, responsibility, and trustworthiness. This year’s Servant’s Heart Award was given to Jan Jernigan who has worked as an assistant in the Prince Business Office since 2015.

"Happy Fall Y'all" - Annual Fund Kick-Off Event

We had a wonderful time together at "Happy Fall Y'all" - our Annual Fund Kick-Off event. Prince families gathered to enjoy music, food, cotton candy, sliding, swinging, climbing, jumping, and catching up with friends.

Many thanks to all of our families who have already generously supported our Annual Fund. If you were not able to attend, there is still time to donate!

Prince Graduate, Rett Sams,

Marches with Prestigious Red Coat Band

When Prince families are watching The Red Coat Marching Band this fall, they might notice a familiar face in the trombone section.

Prince graduate Rett Sams (’23) is one of only two Prince graduates who has had the honor of joining the distinguished marching band at the University of Georgia.



While at Prince, Rett spent eight years in Prince Bands including Pep Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band. He was Band Captain his senior year and was the recipient of the John Philip Sousa and Patrick S. Gilmore Awards. Rett explains that these experiences prepared him musically to audition for The Redcoat Band. However, Rett had never marched in a marching band. “Mr. Dailey taught me the basics of marching during some of my study halls, and Mr. Marlow (a former Redcoat himself) always talked with me about what a great experience it was for him.”

Alumni Tailgate 2023

We enjoyed welcoming Prince alumni from many different classes to our annual Homecoming Alumni Tailgate. Alumni enjoyed delicious food while connecting with classmates and faculty.