PATRIOT E-PISTLE The mission of Strong Rock Christian School is to glorify God and partner with families in educating and inspiring their children to impact the world for Jesus Christ - The Strong Rock. Phone Numbers Elementary Office: 678-833-1200 678-833-1295 (Fax) Academy/High Office: 678-833-1301 678-833-1395 (Fax) Staff Pat Stuart Chief Executive Officer Dr. Suess Birthday! We had a great time celebrating Dr. Suess Birthday last week! Students were allowed to dress as their favorite book character. Winners from each grade were selected to lead the parade! David D. Mann President & Director of Missions Paul McCracken Chief Financial Officer Judy Johnston Elementary Principal & Academic Dean Dawn Olender Elementary Assistant Principal Steven Davis Academy/High Principal & Director of Fine Arts Toby Evans Academy/High Assistant Principal Dr. Kim Kerce Academy/High Counselor 1
Staff continued Phil Roberts Director of Athletics Kalie Toumbleston Director of Admissions & Marketing Denim & Diamonds March 10th is just around the corner get a sneak peek of our Denim & Diamonds auction items as we continue to work on finalizing the details! Please click on the blue link to preview http://dd.preclickbid.com. We will be continuing to update the link as we get new items in, so be sure to check back often. Tommy Spinks Director of Building/Grounds Kelly Reid Director of Human Resources Clip and turn in your box tops! Students Doing Great Things Congrats to our winners! Lower Elementary: Mrs. Hopkins Class= 932 Upper Elementary: Mrs. Walker s Class= 755 PRIZE: Jeans Pass and Ice Cream Sundae Party Hunter Rosich has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a President s Volunteer Service Award! The award recognizes students who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to service their communities. Academy: Mr. Bailey s Class = 399 PRIZE: 2 Jeans Passes and 2 Slushies from irock Cafe High School: Mr. Walsh s Class = 416 PRIZE: Jeans Pass and Wings/Tenders Party 2
This Week s High Fives Elementary ACSI Piano & Chorus Festivals We took 55 students for solo adjudication to the ACSI Piano Festival on Friday. The group received 54 superiors and 1 excellent! Lizzie Pitman Gracie Rivers Nolan Thompson Elisa Rivera Knox McPherson We also took students to the ACSI Chorus Festival. The academy chorus received a superior rating and the high school received excellent! Way to go! Academy/High Taylor Hampton Jake Jones Pur{shoe}ing Joy Strong Rock partners with Staples Business Consultants to pack 2,700 pairs of shoes with pur[shoe]ing Joy for Guatemala! 3
Calendar of Events March - April 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5 6 7 8 2nd Cup of Coffee Cherry Berry Spirit Night 9 Truett s Selling 10 Denim & Diamonds Dinner & Auction 11 12 13 14 Rock Ranch Delivery Day 15 16 Truett s Spirit Night 17 18 Joy Prom ACSI Band Festival 19 20 Book Fair 21 Donuts with Dad Spring Choral Concert 22 23 Truetts Selling Academy General GAP Meeting 24 Academy Social 25 26 27 Start of Mini- Mester Week 28 29 30 31 Half day of school 1 Family Mission Trip 2 3 Spring Break 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast 12 Blood Drive 2nd Cup of Coffee Cherry Berry Spirit Night 13 Truett s Selling Piano Program & Awards Ceremony 14 Good Friday Holiday - no school 15 Rock Ranch Delivery Day 4
LIGHTHOUSE: Addressing today s issues with Biblical Truth I enjoy reading blogs from Tim Challies. He offers some great words on responding to criticism. Expect it. Criticism is inevitable. We should expect criticism because we are sinful, so far from the holiness God requires and so far from the holiness we desire. If anything we ought to be surprised that we receive so little criticism. Examine it. When we receive criticism, and especially when that criticism stings or seems outrageous, we need to examine it to see if it is true. It may be faulty or the person might be showing us exactly what we need to hear. Humility admits that others may see what we cannot or will not see ourselves. Prayerfully examine the criticism to see if it is true and fair. Endure it. There will be times the criticism will be painful but true. We need to endure it and respond by making changes in our lives. There are other times when the criticism is unwarranted or unfair. In either case, we need to keep ourselves from lashing out at the one who criticized us. We must resist the temptation to gossip about the person or to sever the relationship. Far better, we must endure criticism just as Christ Jesus patiently endured all the criticism that was heaped upon Him. As always, He is our model. Taken from and mostly copied from http://www.challies.com/christian-living/3-tips-for-responding-to-criticism. If there are topics you would like discussed from a biblical perspective, please feel free to contact me through email at mbailey@strong-rock.com. Mike Bailey- Biblical Worldview Director Aviation Class On Wednesday March 1, 2017 SRCS received two state of the art drones from The Griffin Composite Squadron GA014 of the Civil Air Patrol, a USAF Auxiliary. As part of their community outreach programs, (AEX) Aerospace Excellence and (STEM KITS) Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Kits, from left to right Teacher Capt. Seal USN Retired, Aviation Club President Andrew Ellington, and 1 ST LT Morris Bailey. 5