APRIL 29, 2016

THE WOODLANDSC H R I S T I A NA C A D E M Y

THE WOODLANDSCHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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Head Of School Notes - by Julie Ambler

The Woodlands Christian Safari was a roaring success! Approximately 400 wildly attired guests gathered at The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center for a spectacular evening of food, fellowship and fundraising. The event was chaired by Robin and Mark Bennett and sponsored by Richie’s Specialty Pharmacy. I am so grateful to them and to this year’s auction committee for their tireless efforts to create a stunningly beautiful gala, and I am humbled by the overwhelming generosity of our families. Early estimates suggest that we grossed an astounding $1.1 million! All of the net proceeds will provide financial aid to students with demonstrated financial need who bring diverse gifts to our school community but cannot

otherwise afford the full cost of our tuition. We will spread approximately half of these awards over multiple years and reserve the balance in a permanent endowment. We believe that designating these auction proceeds to worthy students will bless existing, as well as future students and increase our ability to impact Christ’s kingdom for eternity. I give thanks to God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon Woodlands Christian, not just monetarily, but also through the generous hearts and hands of every person who took part in this year’s event. We are humbled by your support and honored to serve your family.

Photos courtesy Kara Kemp.

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Fine Arts News

APRIL 29, 2016

The Art Of Magnetism

Art and science melded together seamlessly in an original lesson created by lower school art instructor, Susan Peterson and, lower school science teacher, Robert Roach entitled The Art of Magnetism. Through this lesson, third grade students learned about attraction, poles, and how different magnetic fields are created through the magnet interaction. Students used a variety of magnets, iron filings and colored sand to explore and create different patterns. The patterns were then made into a permanent piece of collage art. Through this exercise, students practiced the Four C’s - creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking, and they learned about science as well!

Submitted by Susan Peterson.

Middle School Students Earn Creative Writing Recognition Middle school students recently participated in the ACSI creative writing competition. The students who participated in the competition are as follows: Madison Frey, Ava Lohr, Madison Schlagel, Daniel Sharron, Lily Taylor, Sarah Williams, and Stuart York. Well done Warrior writers!

Information submitted by Heather Deming and Mary Bishop. Photos submitted by Palvin Williams.

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Fine Arts News

APRIL 29, 2016

High school art students recently participated in three art events earning numerous awards at all three competitions!

Thirteen students submitted artwork for the TAPPS state art competition. Out of the thousands of entries on display, Woodlands Christian students earned three awards. Congratulations to Melissa Birdwell (9th grade) for earning a third place medal in the communication design category for her project entitled Who?, Thea Coelho (11th grade) for earning a seventh place medal for her 2-D mixed media project, Wolves: Two Directions. Receiving an Honorable Mention award was Logan Lusk (10th grade) for her black and white photo, Faire Flight.

At the ACSI District Art Festival held on April 8, students received recognition in the following categories - Mixed Media - Cameron Webb (11th grade) 2nd place

Painting - Juhui Cheon (8th grade) 1st place Best In Category Grace Parker (8th grade) 1st place Ryan Booth (9th grade) 2nd place Madison Frey (6th grade) 2nd place

Drawing - Juhui Cheon (8th grade) 1st place Best In Category Grace Parker (8th grade) 1st place Daniela Moreno Rolland (11th grade) 2nd place

Digital Photography - Emily Rogers (11th grade) 1st place Best In Category Jack Paylor (7th grade) 1st place, 3rd place Best In Category Reagan Ray (9th grade) 1st place Noah Hudson (9th grade) 2nd place

Students also submitted artwork to the George Bush Presidential Library Art Competition. The theme of the competition was our National Park System and efforts at the conservation and preservation of endangered species. Students earning recognition are as follows: Juhui Cheon (8th grade) 1st place for her drawing Knights In the Night, and Quinn McCormack (10th grade) 2nd place for his pen and ink drawing A Cautionary Tale. These artworks will remain on display at the George Bush Presidential Library for the remainder of this year. Students earning third place awards were Avery Tudor (12th grade) for her paper painting Hope Is A Four Letter Word, Maddie Ganley for Woodland Walk, and Melissa Birdwell (9th grade) for Thrive.

Information & photos submitted by Melinda Cohea.

High School Art Students Shine In Competitions

TAPPS State Art Competition ACSI District Art Competition George Bush Library Competition

Middle School Performance School House Rock!

Thursday, May 5 & Friday, May 6 Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Curtain at 7:00 p.m

Click here for tickets

Middle School & High School Band Concert Wednesday, May 11

6:30 p.m. MPR

A Night At The Gallery Friday, May 13

6:30-8:30 p.m. Joshua Academic Center Warrior art from artists in grades 1st-12th will be on display.

Refreshments! Music!

Lower School Performance The Kingdom Connection

Thursday, May 19 7:00 p.m. StoneBridge Church

High School Performance The Little Mermaid

Friday, May 20 & Saturday, May 21 Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Curtain at 7:00 p.m.

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Fine Arts News

APRIL 29, 2016

Members of the Woodlands Christian high school band recently travelled to Colorado to compete in the Winter Park Ski Music Festival.

The band earned 2nd place honors in their division. Bravo, Warrior musicians!

Band Students Strike The Perfect Note At Competition

Mark Your Calendar For These Upcoming Fine Arts Events!

Congratulations to the varsity track & field teams! Both the boys’ and girls’ teams are District Champions!  This marks the 5th year in a row that the girls’ team has won the TAPPS 3A district championship and the 2nd consecutive year for the boys. The following athletes have qualified for the regional championship meet that will be held on our campus this Friday, April 29 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Come out and cheer on your Warriors!

   - Destiny Brass – 100m (bronze); 200m (silver)    - Riley Farra – pole vault (gold); 300m hurdles (gold)    - Casey Gaige – 200m (qualifier)    - Olivia Gregory – 3200m (gold); 1600m (silver)    - Madelyn Rasberry – 400m (qualifier)    - Alyssa Regier – 800m (silver)    - Darcy Sanford – high jump (gold); long jump (silver); shot put (silver); discus (bronze); 100m hurdles (gold)    - Hannah Shearer – 3200m (silver); 1600m (gold); 800m (gold)    - Ariel Tucker – 400m (silver)    - Avery Tudor – shot put (gold); discus (gold)    - Megan Worthington – 800m (bronze); high jump (bronze)    - 4x100m relay (Casey Gaige, Azaria Ragbir, Marielle Olivier, Destiny Brass) -(qualifier)    - 4x200m relay (Riley Farra, Marielle Olivier, Casey Gaige, Ariel Tucker) - (silver)    - 4x400m relay (Ariel Tucker, Alyssa Regier, Madelyn Rasberry, Megan Worthington) - (gold)

   - Jake Adams – 400m (silver); 800m (gold)    - Greg Bunch – 1600m (silver)    - Kyle Clark – Pole vault (gold)    - Jake Copeland – 110m hurdles (bronze); 300m hurdles (qualifier)    - Ryan Doner – 400m (bronze)    - Joshy Shearer – 1600m (gold); 3200m (gold)    - Colton Whittecar – discus (silver)    - 4x200m relay (Elijah Bajoyo, Matt Michel, Nick O’Connor, Ethan Peters) - (qualifier)    - 4x400m relay (Ryan Doner, Jake Adams, Alex Yanochik, Kyle Clark) - (gold)

Information & photos submitted by Coach Tom Earle.

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT NEWS

APRIL 29, 2016

Warrior Track Wins District Championship

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT NEWS

APRIL 29, 2016

The Warrior varsity baseball and softball teams are well on their way to the district playoffs. The Warrior softball team has closed out the regular season with wins over Bay Area Christian (13-2) and Lutheran North (26-7), and a loss to Legacy Christian (0-11). For the first time in their history, the Warriors have earned a spot in the district playoffs! The team will play Schertz John Paul II on Wednesday, May 4 at Huber Ranch in Sequin, Texas. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The Warrior baseball team is also closing out its regular season on their way to a berth in the district playoffs. The team posted wins over Bay Area Christian (15-0) on April 15, and Logos Prep (3-2) on April 26. The recent rains have resulted in a special treat for Warrior baseball fans - back-to-back home games to finish out the regular season! The first game, against St. Thomas Episcopal, is scheduled for Friday, April 29 at 4:00 p.m. On Saturday, April 30 the Warriors will host Faith West. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Come out and cheer your Warriors on to victory!

With their second place finish in the regional tournament on Monday, April 18, the Warrior girls’ golf team now advances to the TAPPS 3A state tournament, which takes place on May 2-3 at the Stone Tree Golf Course Killeen, Texas. Way to go Warrior golf!

Information & photo submitted by Coach Susie King.

Photo courtesy Tanya Hanshaw.

Warrior Girls’ Golf Team Advances To State Tournament

Softball District Playoff Game Announced Baseball Playoff Picture Coming Into Focus

Warrior Athletes Sign Letters Of Intent

Congratulations are in order for three Warrior athletes who signed letters of commitment to participate

in sports at the college level. Hannah Bub plans to compete as a swimmer at New York University (NYU), her teammate Colin Murphy intends to become a member of

the swim program at Virginia Tech. Colton Whittecar plans to join the football program at Mississippi College.

Well done, Warrior athletes!

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All School News

APRIL 29, 2016

The Woodlands Christian Academy is offering a variety of summer programs

sure to keep your kids engaged and active this summer! Check out the summer programs by clicking here.

LOWER SCHOOL MOVIE NIGHT!!!

Funds raised to support High School Ecuador Mission Trip

$30 for the first child, then $15 for each additional child *payment will be billed to school account

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