A monthly publication to share school-related accomplishments of
students, faculty, staff, & alumni of Prince Avenue Christian School.
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Landys McClellan Selected as
Class of 2022 Epistle Award Winner
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Landys McClellan received the 2022 Prince Epistle Award given to the graduating senior who, in the opinion of the faculty, best represents what Prince values more than anything else – a Christ-like spirit that manifests itself in a desire to grow in the Lord and serve others for the glory of God. Prince Director of Campus Life Nick Wilbur explains that it is abundantly clear that Landys embodies the Biblical “fruits of the spirit” listed in Galatians 5:22-23. “Landys’s heart for her peers and her community embodies how Christians ought to be living out the Gospel in everyday life.” |
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Furlow Named DAR Good Citizen
and Rotary Student of the Semester
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Prince senior Rinne Furlow was recently recognized for two distinct honors – The Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award and the Rotary Student of the Semester. Both awards recognize Rinne for her outstanding character, commitment to citizenship, and willingness to serve others. For the Rotary award, Rinne selected high school English teacher Elizabeth Sadler to share in this recognition.
Miss Sadler describes Rinne as a leader both in and out of the classroom. “Rinne is confident in herself and is a meticulous planner, which allows others to trust her decisions and directions, whether given in class, on the stage, or while acting as class president. We will all greatly miss Rinne’s enthusiasm and leadership.”
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Students Receive Christian Character Award |
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Each year, Prince teachers and administrators select students in lower and middle school who, throughout the school year, demonstrated Christ-like characteristics toward other students and teachers. The recipients of this award are representatives of the characteristics the administration hopes that all students will strive to embody.
The students awarded this distinction have consistently shown kindness, grace, respect, and patience towards their peers, as well as with younger students throughout the school. These students were recognized at lower and middle school Honors Day ceremonies.
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Lower School Christian Character Award:
Coleman Ficken, Madison Nation, & Halee Garrett
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Middle School Christian Character Award:
Maddie Palmer, Nate Murray, Laura Rentz,
Ryder Capps, Coty Carson, & Daniel Schroeder
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Weaver and McClellan Receive
Top Academic Honors for Class of 2022
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Pictured Left to Right: Abby Weaver and Landys McClellan |
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The 2022 Valedictorian is Abby Weaver. Abby is the daughter of Chris and Tracy Weaver and has attended Prince for 11 years. Abby has earned the Wolverine Gold Academian Award for highest grade point average in her class each year of high school and is a University of Georgia Certificate of Merit award winner. She is a member of the National Honors Society, National Beta Club, Interact Club, and Tri-M Music Honor Society. While at Prince, Abby was a member of the Prince bands and ran with the cross country and track teams. Abby enjoys volunteering at summer camps and attends Prince Avenue Baptist Church where she volunteers serving coffee and helping in Vacation Bible School. Abby plans to attend Auburn University and major in chemical engineering.
The 2022 Salutatorian is Landys McClellan. Landys is the daughter of Kirk and Kim McClellan and has attended Prince for 13 years. Landys has earned the Wolverine Silver Academian Award for second highest grade point average in her class each year of high school, is a University of Georgia Certificate of Merit award winner, and was selected as Rotary Student of the Semester. She is a member of the National Honors Society, National Beta Club, National Art Honors Society, and Interact Club. Landys was also a member of the varsity soccer team. Landys attends Prince Avenue Baptist Church where she enjoys serving in the church nursery. Landys plans to attend the University of Georgia and major in business.
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Class of 2022 Graduates with One Hundred Percent Earning Hope/Zell Scholarships |
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The Prince Class of 2022 had 43 graduates all of whom are eligible to receive the Hope/Zell Miller Scholarship. This class was awarded $700,000.00 in college scholarships and graduated with 878 dual enrollment college credit hours. This senior class also included award-winning fine art students, championship athletes, and many students who have spent hundreds of hours in volunteer and ministry work. Congratulations to Prince graduates and parents on this milestone achievement! |
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Prince Middle and High School Students Honored for Highest Average This School Year |
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The Wolverine Academian Award is given to the middle and high school students in each grade that earned the highest core average plus Bible class for this school year.
The bronze award is the third-highest average, the silver award is the second-highest average, and the gold award is the highest average. Congratulations to these students for their excellence in academics.
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6th-Grade: Riley Reeder,
Alex Hutcheson, & Nate Murray
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7th-Grade: Lane Woodall,
Ella Thomas, Anders Ficken, &
Ryder Capps
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8th-Grade: Cole Rosich,
Layla Bentley, Brooks David,
& Francis Kelley
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Freshmen: Kasey Eubanks,
Meredith Hale, & Dylan Capps
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Sophomores: Georgia Powell,
Ella Baldwin, & Mimi Culpepper
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Juniors: Claire Gann, Cooper Capps, & Wade David
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Seniors: Landys McClellan, Delanie Case, & Abby Weaver
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4th and 5th Grade Students Recognized for Academic Achievement |
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The following 4th and 5th-grade students have been recognized for their academic achievement for the 2021-2022 school year. |
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Head of School’s List
(grades of 95 or above in all
academic classes)
Grace Addison
Coleman Ficken
Tucker Kraeling
Jackson Rentz
Tessa Righter
Caden West
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Principal’s Honor Roll
(grades of 90 or above in all
academic classes)
Sam Addison
Casey Barron
Brandon Baxter
Evie Budzileni
Kate Byerly
Aurie Chandler
Lucy Cochran
Berkeley Donahue
Hayes Escoe
Caroline Florence
Halee Garrett
Paisley Kate Gibbs
Nathan Gilbert
Marlo Hardin
Mabrey Harrell
Tucker Hartley
Kate McNeill
Tucker Powell
Ava Raby
Wyatt South
Finley Thomas
Liam Waye
Abigail Wilbur
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Prince Juniors Awarded UGA Certificate of Merit |
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Pictured Left to Right: Ross Whitworth, Wade David, Rett Sams,
Cooper Capps, & Hayden Melton
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Prince Avenue Christian School juniors Cooper Capps, Wade David, Hayden Melton, Rett Sams, and Ross Whitworth were recently recognized as 2022 University of Georgia Certificate of Merit Award winners. The Georgia Certificate of Merit is given in recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement in the first three years of high school in the hope that such recognition will result in even greater academic effort and full pursuit of a formal program of higher education. These students are following a college preparatory with distinction curriculum and rank in the upper five percent of the current juniors attending PACS. |
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Prince Writing Team Competes
in Creative Writing Festival
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The Prince Avenue Christian School Writing Team recently competed in the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Creative Writing Festival. The team of twenty-three 4th–7th graders, coached by Prince Media Specialist Danny Delgado and 5th-grade teacher Amy Tarelton, met twice a week during the spring semester for a writing master class with Prince alumna and published children’s author Mez Blume (’06). |
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Prince Students and Faculty Receive Nominations for 2022 Shuler Awards |
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The cast and crew of the Prince production of The Sound of Music were recently recognized by the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Shuler Awards. Fashioned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Shuler Hensley Awards program celebrates excellence in high school musical theatre. This year, 50 schools participated in 17 categories.
Prince students and faculty were adjudicated by the Shuler Awards during their March performance of the classic musical. The following students and faculty received nominations: junior Kaylor Jones for choreography, Matthew Smock for sound, Hannah Hunt for direction, and LaMurl Morris for musical direction. In addition, the following students and faculty received honorable mention: junior Gracie Cochran, Hannah Hunt, and the tech crew for technical execution, junior Claire Gann for leading actress, and the cast and crew for overall production.
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Little Prince Players and Lower School Musicals |
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The Prince Fine Arts Department entertained audiences this spring with fun and exciting performances. The Little Prince Players performed The Magic Treehouse Series - The Knight at Dawn. The middle school students performed Shrek The Musical Jr.
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Prince Honors Educators of the Year |
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Pictured Left to Right: Mary Beth Minor, Beth Schroeder, & Elizabeth Barry |
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In the spirit of recognizing the commitment and dedication of the faculty at Prince Avenue Christian School, each year the school recognizes individual teachers as the Colossians 3:23 Educators of the Year, nominated by their peers as remarkable and doing “everything as unto the Lord”.
Lower school teacher Mary Beth Minor, middle school math teacher Beth Schroeder, and high school history teacher Elizabeth Barry are the 2021-2022 Prince Educators of the Year. Each received a crystal vase and a cash donation which are given each year by a generous and anonymous donor.
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Yearbook Dedicated to Longtime Staff Members
Lee and Ginger Robinson
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The 2021-2022 Prince yearbook staff recently presented the 40th edition of the Koinonia to the Prince student body. This year’s Koinonia was dedicated to two longtime Prince Avenue faculty members – Mr. and Mrs. Lee and Ginger Robinson. |
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Ricketts Inducted Into
Athens Athletic Hall of Fame
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Pictured Left to Right: Bill Hartman, Richard Ricketts, Lisa Ricketts, and Will Jones |
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Prince Avenue Christian School Athletic Director Richard Ricketts was recently inducted into the Athens Athletic Hall of Fame.
An alumnus of Prince Avenue Christian School and a graduate of the University of Georgia, Richard Ricketts began teaching and coaching at Prince Avenue in 1991 and was appointed Athletic Director of the school in 1996. In addition to his administrative duties, Ricketts has been the head coach of both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams. As the girls’ coach, he won the Region Championship in 2010 and 2018 and has been to the state tournament five times including 2017 and 2018 trips to the Elite Eight. He has been named Region Athletic Director of the Year eight times, and in 2022, Ricketts was named Class-A Private State Athletic Director of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Directors Association.
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Prince Students Awarded Scholarships
for 2022-2023 School Year
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Prince Avenue Christian School is blessed to enjoy the faithful generosity of friends and alumni who make scholarships for Prince students possible. Fourteen scholarships were awarded for the 2022-2023 school year during the recent Recognition Day ceremonies. |
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Prince Varsity Boys and Girls Golf
Have Historic Team and Individual Seasons
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Pictured Above Left to Right: Coach Billy Henderson, Maddox Drake, Will Baker,
Charles Douglas, Parker Houck, Hunter Smith, James Douglas, and Coach Jimmy Phillips
Pictured Below Left to Right: Claire Bradford, Kennedy Brown,
Nealie Cook, & Madeline Tebeau
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The Prince Avenue Varsity Boys and Girls Golf teams made school history at this year’s GHSA Private Single-A State Golf Tournament.
After winning the Area Championship for the fourth consecutive year, the varsity boys brought home their second consecutive state title with a team score of 580 winning by 26 strokes. In addition, senior Hunter Smith placed first in state, and junior Will Baker placed second in state in the individual competition.
After a second-place area finish, the varsity girls team finished in fourth place in the state tournament, the highest place finish in state in school history.
Congratulations to the following golfers on All-State recongnition:
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Prince Graduates Sign to Play Collegiate Sports |
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Caleb Wilson and Bradley Chatham signed to play baseball at Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Georgia.
Head Coach Allen Osborne expresses his excitement for both of these players. "Bradley and Caleb have left their legacy at PACS. We will miss them, but we couldn't be more thrilled for them to have this opportunity to play at the next level."
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Skylar Paul signed to play volleyball for Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia.
Head Coach Morgan Garretson explains she is proud of Skylar and expects that she will do well in college volleyball. “Skylar is a very experienced player and has a vast knowledge about the game of volleyball. Those things, combined with her love and passion for the game, will help her excel at Andrew College.”
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Prince Varsity Baseball Wins
Region Championship
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After going 26-8 for the season and 14-1 in region play, the Prince Varsity Baseball team won the Region 8-A Championship outright. The Wolverines went on to host the first three rounds of the State Tournament. Congratulations to the Wolverines on a great season!
Congratulations to Head Coach Allen Osborne for being selected the All-Region Coach of the Year and to freshman Judson Hartwell for being selected All-Region Player of the Year.
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In addition, congratulations to the following players who received All-Region and All-State Honors:
All-Region First Team:
Ross Whitworth, Will Goff, Baily Stockton, Daniel Bell, & Mac Bradley
All-Region Second Team:
Hayden Marshall & Bradley Chatham
All-Sate Second Team:
Daniel Bell, Mac Bradley, Will Goff, Judson Hartwell, & Ross Whitworth
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Prince Varsity Track Has Competitive Season |
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The Prince Varsity Track and Field Team had a winning 2022 season.
Here are some of the highlights:
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Josh Britt:
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*Area/Region Champion |400 M
- State | 6th place |400M
- State | Top 15 | Long Jump
Audrey Vandagriff:
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*Back-to-Back Area/Region Champion | 100 M
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*Area/Region Runner-Up | Long Jump
- State | Back-to-Back 2nd place | 100 M
- State | 4th place |Long Jump
Zach Hill:
- Area/Region Runner-Up | 200 M
Robert Skaggs:
- Area/Region Runner-Up | High Jump
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Boys 4X400 Relay: Robert Skaggs, Zach Hill, Ethan Christian, Josh Britt
- Area/Region Champions
- *State |3rd place
Boys 4x100 Relay: Bailey Stockton, Zach Hill, Ethan Christian,
Luke Darling
Boys 4x200 Relay: Zach Hill, Josh Britt, Robert Skaggs, Ethan Christian
Girls 4x800: Kinsley Bowen, Ashlyn Smith, Rachel Biggs, Kaitlyn Ward
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*Denotes New School Record |
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After going 7-3 in region play, the Prince Varsity Boys Soccer team finished second in region and hosted the first round of the GHSA Private-A State Tournament. The Varsity Girls Soccer team was also eligible to compete in the state tournament. Congratulations to the following athletes on All-Region recognition: |
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The Prince Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis Teams both finished in the top four teams in region and advanced to compete in the state tournament. It was a great 2022 season for these competitors! |
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Parent Teacher Fellowship |
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Lower School Field Day - Wolverines Unleashed! |
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Prince lower school students and parents enjoyed a fun and exciting last day of school at the "Wolverines Unleashed" field day event. Many thanks to our Parent Teacher Fellowship organizers and volunteers for sponsoring this special and memorable day full of games, relays, snacks, activities, and of course, Tug-of-War! |
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Prince Alumnus Josh Fields Inducted Into Athens Athletic Hall of Fame |
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Pictured Left to Right: Bill Hartman, Josh Fields, and David Fields |
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Prince alumnus Josh Fields (Class of 2004) was recently inducted into the Athens Athletic Hall of Fame. After graduating from Prince, Josh went on to play baseball for the University of Georgia and then played Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers. Congratulations to Josh for receiving this historic hometown recognition.
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View & Download PACS Pictures on SmugMug |
Pictures of school events taken by the PACS
Marketing Department can be viewed & downloaded
for free at the school's SmugMug account.
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Prince Avenue Christian School’s mission is to partner with Christian families
to provide scripturally based discipleship while pursuing excellence
in academics, fine arts, and athletics from a biblical worldview.
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