“WIZARD OF OZ” FAMILY FUN NIGHT

“WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ…” Please join us in the ACA Great Room on Friday, October 23rd, at 6:30 p.m. for our “Wizard of Oz” Family Fun Night! Tickets are on sale now in the school office for $6 per person or $24 per family. There will be a Yellow Brick Road Survival Bag for everyone, a “Look-A-Like” and “most unique” costume contest, a Jitterbug contest, and “The Wizard of Oz” on the big screen! Concessions will be available at the Emerald City Concession Stand! You won’t want to miss this fun family evening! Proceeds will benefit ACA Performing Arts.

GARAGE SALE

Tired of collecting clutter? We are here to help! The ACA juniors and seniors are hosting a HUGE Garage Sale on Friday, October 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Great Hall. This is a fundraiser for their spring trip to the Eastern Seaboard (Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, DC) and we would love to have your stuff! You can bring your garage sale goodies (no clothing please!) to the school after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14 or on Thursday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please help by bringing in your items and by coming to “treasure hunt” on the day of the sale! Any items not sold will be donated to an area church for their fundraiser.

AN EVENING WITH MART GREEN

ACA’s annual fall banquet is on Friday, November 6th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel. Our special speaker for the evening will be Mr. Mart Green, chairman of the Board of Trustees at Oral Roberts University and the owner of the Mardel and Hobby Lobby chains. He was the founder of Bearing Fruit Communications, which produced the movie “Beyond the Gates of Splendor”, and he was also the founder of “Every Tribe Entertainment” which produced the movie “The End of the Spear”. Entertainment during the evening will be provided by ACA students. Mark the date on your calendar now! Tickets are on sale in the school office and on our web site HERE. Tickets cost $25 per person, or a reserved table for eight for $200.

KELVIN CROMBIE TO SPEAK AT ACA

Australian historian Kelvin Crombie will be speaking to ACA secondary students on the morning of Wednesday, October 21st. Mr. Crombie has lived in Israel since 1979 and has written several books. He was instrumental in setting up the museum at Christ Church in the Old City of Jerusalem. Mr. Crombie will be speaking to our students about the 19th Century middle east and the role of geo-politics and Christian missions. Students: Please wear High Convocation uniforms on this day! We will need to adjust our class schedule to provide time for our guest. Please see THIS SCHEDULE. ACA will also be hosting Mr. Crombie on Thursday evening, October 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend the Thursday evening session.

SLAVE LABOR

Do you need some extra hands to get a project done? Need help cleaning out your garage or attic, or maybe raking leaves? The ACA juniors and seniors are willing to be your “slave” to help raise money for their spring trip to the Eastern Seaboard. If you are interested in securing one or even up to ten slaves, please contact Rhonda Morgan at morganfamily@sbcglobal.net or 492-5519. We have juniors and seniors that are willing to work for you!

SPECIAL CHAPEL CELEBRATIONS

Dear Students, Teachers, Family and Friends, Thank you so much for the enthusiastic response to Celebrating Cultures on Monday the 12th. The tables were interesting and the students thought the food was fabulous. They tried everything from everywhere. It was indeed a great success. We were very impressed by the participation of so many of you. Thank you again. We continue the celebrating for the next two Mondays. Join us if you can. On October 19th, we will have a speaker from Voice of the Martyrs, and on October 26th we will have Warren & Janet Neal, missionaries from Indonesia. Parents are welcome to attend these special celebration times!

PARTNERS IN PRAYER

Augustine Christian Academy needs to be under girded in prayer. There are a group of us who meet to pray for our teachers and staff, our students, our families, the finances, and the activities of this school. We know that many of you (hopefully all of you) pray at home for Augustine, but we would like to invite those who can, to join with us in corporate prayer. The prayer team meets in the lunch room area, on Thursdays from 12:45 - 1:30 prompt. If you need more information, call Lorraine Roderick at 760-7609. Feel free to come when you can!

NOAH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The NOAH junior high girls basketball team needs additional players. Homeschooled girls 14 and under should contact Jason Earl at: jason@hvnbound.com if interested.

C & J UNIFORM SALE

ACA’s uniform provider, C & J Uniforms, is having a fall sale October 15 – 31. They are offering 20% off all new merchandise.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

October 15-16: Fall Break, no school

October 16: School Garage Sale

October 19: Voice of the Martyrs Chapel

October 21: Special speaker for secondary students, Kelvin Crombie

October 23: “Wizard of Oz” Family Night

October 27: PLAN test for all 10th graders

October 28: Yearbook portrait re-takes, 10:00 a.m.

November 6: Fall Banquet with speaker Mart Green

Posted: Wednesday, Oct-14-2009
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