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April 20, 2023

A Moment For Missions From FPA

This Sunday, April 23, First Presbyterian Academy will participate in the Moment for Missions and portions of both worship services at First Presbyterian Church. 

• Head of School Tom Roe will deliver a brief message about The Academy to the congregation
• Junior Drew Cope will provide the Pastoral Prayer
• Juniors Sophia Alakbarova and Megan McGovern will do the Scripture Readings

This will be a wonderful way to share the good news of our school to the community of First Presbyterian Church!

All Hands On Deck!

There’s an exciting NEW event happening on campus next year!  Be the first to find out how you can get involved and join us for a brief meeting on Thursday April 27, from 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. in the Upper School Cafeteria. Contact Diana Van Houten at [email protected] for more information.  

Upper School Spring Concert

Daybreak is the title for this year’s Upper School spring concert featuring the Middle School Choir, Concert Choir and Percussion ensemble. The performance will be on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary (200 W. Washington Street.)

Arise, my soul, and sing his praises! I will awaken the dawn with my worship, greeting the daybreak with my songs of light.

-Psalms 108:2

A Spring Evening Of One Act Plays!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 4 or Friday, May 5, for spring drama performances. Both productions will be held at the Kroc Center on 424 Westfield Street. The cost for the evening is $10 for adults/$5 for students. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

The Mysterious Case of the Mysterious Case by Paul Meloon - Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service Denver, Colorado Curtain.

When a mysterious case goes missing, Dadd is on the case of the missing case, using his arsenal of wordplay and one-liners to ensure his investigation is over the top. And when a couple of coppers start sniffing around, Detective Dadd realizes there’s more to this mysterious case than meets the eye. Who’s telling the truth? Come find out in this mile-a-minute comedic homage to The Maltese Falcon.

The Actor Games - written by Wade Bradford. Produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing Company

In this dystopian/Hunger Games parody everyone is starving...for attention! During the annual Actor Games, a tribute from each district competes to become a star. The losers must suffer the dreaded fate of the Fallback Wheel.  Come see this fast-paced one-act play that provides lots of comedy, as well as a humorous overview of modern and historic acting methods.

Purchase tickets at the link below and the amount will be charged to your FACTS account. Tickets will also be available at the door.

What a great season for our Crusader Middle School Baseball team! The victory was in the growth and bonding as a team! GO CRUSADERS!

Crusader Middle School Volleyball Camp 

Who: rising 4th - 8th Grade students 

Dates: Monday, June 12 - Friday, June 16

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Cost: $120

Crusader High School Volleyball Camp

Who: 9th - 12th Grade students

Dates: Monday, June 12 - Friday, June 16

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Cost: $120  

Junior/Senior Prom

“A Night To Remember” is the theme for this year’s Junior/Senior Prom to be held this Friday, April 21, from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. at the Randall House in Greer. Tickets are $20 in advance and may be purchased from Mrs. Blair at the Main Reception Desk. Date forms are required for non-FPA students and can be picked up from Mrs. Thompson or Mrs. Blair.

Lower School Art Show Success!

Thank you to all of the students, teachers and families who participated in and helped with the FPA Lower School Art Show! Professional judges viewed each piece of art to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for each grade level. A Best of Show winner was also awarded for grade level divisions K3 - K4, Kindergarten -2nd Grade and 3rd - 5th Grade.

Congratulations to the following Art Show ribbon winners!

GRADE LEVEL WINNERS:

K3

1st Place - Tony Di lulio

2nd Place - Harper Kate Gregory

3rd Place - Ava Twitchell

K4

1st Place - Liam Peat

2nd Place - Rudy Baxley

3rd Place -Emily Lane

Kindergarten

1st Place - Thea Marcello

2nd Place - Lola Stubbs

3rd Place - Natalee Schaberg

1st Grade

1st Place - Haley Jo Ganser

2nd Place - Jack Belew

3rd Place - Norah Witmer

2nd Grade

1st Place - Mary Katherine Rollings

2nd Place - Brady Deegan 

3rd Place - Victoria Kelley

3rd Grade

1st Place - Jaxson Thompson

2nd Place - Kate Frazier

3rd Place - Addie White

4th Grade

1st Place - Emory Smith

2nd Place - (tie) Finn Brown & Gavin Singletary, 

3rd Place - (tie) Girard Els & Madeline Harris

5th Grade

1st Place - Bronte Lapp

2nd Place - Lucy Barrett, 

3rd Place - Adrien Peyrelongue 

Honorable Mention

5th Grade - Penelope Cope

BEST OF SHOW WINNERS:

K3 & K4

Liam Peat

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Haley Jo Ganser

3rd Grade - 5th Grade

Bronte Lapp

Downtown Campus Art Show

First Presbyterian Academy Downtown will hold The Wonders of God’s Creation Art Show on Thursday, April 27, 2023.

Drop-in from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Downtown Campus on

200 W. Washington Street (In the Fellowship Hall).

See the brand, new Downtown playground and browse The Wonders of God’s Creation Art Show!

• Parents will be able to purchase their child’s artwork for a minimum donation of $20. 
• Class projects will be auctioned off to the highest bidder during the evening’s Silent Auction!
• A pizza dinner and bake sale will be available.

All proceeds will go to Art supplies for the school.

Ms. Barnhill and Ms. Oxner’s K3 class have been studying butterflies. Four class caterpillars became beautiful butterflies and students released them into the sunny, spring weather!

K3 student Price Howell proudly displays the butterfly he painted. 

4th Grade IGNITE Gifted Program students recently experienced being archaeologists, excavating items from dig and discover kits.

Connor Cherry and Abigail Eickhoff show off their discoveries.

Vision Statement

The school IGNITES a passion for excellence in learning and INFUSES God's Word as a lens for learning, so our students may grow to IMPACT the world for Jesus Christ.

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