• November 21-23: ITS Festival
  • November 22: Early release for Thanksgiving
  • November 24: Christmas Tree Lighting
  • November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break!
  • December 4: Athletic Signing Day
  • December 10: Choir and Band concert
  • December 6-15: Gift of Christmas
  • December 16-20: Final exams
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Middle School: Week of Monday, January 20th – Friday, January 24th

by Emma Stephens, Junior Editor
January 24, 2020
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Announcements

01/20/2020 – 01/24/2020

Character Quality
This Week Character Qualities:   Acceptance – Realizing and treating all people as made in Gods image.  James 2:1 “My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.”

Extra Information

Spinal Training: In compliance with the Health and Safety Code Chapter 37, spinal screenings will be conducted as follows:
5th Grade girls on Friday, January 24
7th Grade girls and 8th Grade boys on Tuesday, January 28
Students will be screened individually and will be asked to remove their shirts for the screenings.  Please ensure that your daughters wear a tank top or sports bra under their uniform on screening days.
Friends of the Library is hosting its annual fundraiser benefiting PCA’s campus-wide libraries. Valentine carnations and popcorn are available for preorder now through Friday, February 7. The cost is $2.00 per carnation and $2.00 per bag of popcorn. All items will be delivered during the school day on Thursday, Feb. 13 (for 3-day classes) and Friday, February 14. You can preorder online via Brushfire at bit.ly/folorder, or order forms will be sent home on Friday, Jan. 24. Order forms are also available in your campus library. Please note: the last day for orders is Friday, February 7!
Digital Citizenship: 7th – 12th-grade students must complete the Digital Citizenship course on Canvas.  The course will be available through the break.  Please consider this time as an opportunity to complete the lessons at your leisure. All modules are due by May 1st for all 7th – 12th-grade students.  Please contact Mrs. Towle, [email protected], if you need any assistance.

Minimester

Final Minimester Payment due: 5th – 7th grade

Clubs and Meetings

FPS: January 29th is our State Qualifying competition in the SLC at 7:45 for FPS over the topic of Living in Poverty.

Important Dates

February 6th: 6th – 8th grade Parent Minimester Meeting Upper School Building
February 11th: Introduction and prep meeting for high school for current 8th-grade parents. Horner Training Center Hosted by PCA Upper School Guidance Office. Topics: Future high school years, course selections, high school at PCA
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About the Contributor
Emma Stephens
Emma Stephens, Co-Editor in Chief
Emma Stephens is a Senior and is a second year member of the LionNationOnline and serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief. This will be Emma’s 14th year at PCA. She is on the PCA Pom Dance Team and loves performing for a crowd. She plays the guitar, ukulele, and piano whenever she has the chance.