A publication to share school related accomplishments of

students, faculty, staff, & alumni of Prince Avenue Christian School.

Prince Names Top Reward Recipients

for the Class of 2025

Pictured Left to Right: Meredith Hale, Dylan Capps, & Kinsley Bowen

Prince Avenue Christian School has named the top award recipients of the Class of 2025.

The Valedictorian is Meredith Hale. Meredith is the daughter of Cindy and Greg Hale and has attended Prince for 14 years. The Salutatorian is Dylan Capps. Dylan is the son of Whitney and Chad Capps and has attended Prince for seven years. Kinsley Bowen received the 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. Kinsley is the daughter of Lenell and Robbie Bowen and has attended Prince for 14 years. 

Seniors Serve

in International and Local Missions

The Prince Avenue Christian School senior class spent a week in March focusing on international and local missions. 

Students and chaperones traveled to San José, Costa Rica and ministered in conjunction with Joshua Expeditions. While part of the group built three houses for local families, the remaining students spent time with the children and ministered to families in the area. 

Locally, a group of seniors and chaperones served in the community at FISH Monroe thrift store and food pantry, Chosen for Life Ministries, and The Bigger Vision of Athens community shelter. Students organized donations, packed meals, and learned more about the important role these agencies play in the community.

Bowen Selected

as Rotary Student of the Semester

Prince senior Kinsley Bowen was selected as the Rotary Student of the Semester for Spring 2025. Kinsley was chosen by Prince teachers for her demonstration of the Rotary Club motto of “Service Above Self”.

Kinsley is the daughter of Lanell and Robby Bowen and has attended Prince for 14 years. She is in the National Honor Society, National Beta Club, National Art Honor Society, and Interact Club. Kinsley also served on Student Government, was a Homecoming Court Representative, and participated in the Classic Literature Club, Fine Arts productions, and the varsity cross country, soccer, and track teams. Kinsley attends Prince Avenue Baptist church, where she plays the piano for worship, and she has volunteered at Lego Camp, Soccer Camp, and Camp 78.

Class of 2025

The Prince Class of 2025 has 83 graduates accumulating 1615 semester hours in dual enrollment college credit and 205 Advanced Placement classes. Additionally, the Class of 2025 applied to approximately 309 colleges, and 38% are attending either the University of Georgia or Georgia Tech. The class has accomplished many regional and state fine arts and athletic accolades throughout their tenure at the school and includes 12 college athletic signees and one Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps four-year scholarship.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025 and their parents on all of their impressive accomplishments.

Skaggs Awarded NROTC to Georgia Tech

Pictured: Steven Skaggs with his parents, Trey and Renee

Prince Avenue Christian School senior Steven Skaggs was awarded a full, four-year Naval Reserve Officer Training (NROTC) scholarship and will attend the Georgia Institute of Technology in the fall of 2025. Four-year NROTC scholarships are exceedingly competitive, with thousands of high school seniors nationwide applying each year with an average selection rate of only seven percent. What makes NRTOC scholarships even more competitive is that the Department of Defense awards 85% of these scholarships to applicants who have chosen to major in engineering, science, or math. The scholarship includes 100% tuition and required fees, plus a generous stipend for books and a monthly stipend of $250-$300 while the student is enrolled in college. Scholarship recipients are referred to as “midshipmen” and wear a NROTC uniform when attending NROTC classes and participate in four to six weeks of active duty training each summer. Midshipmen who successfully complete all academic and military requirements at the end of four years are commissioned as ensigns in the Navy and immediately placed in leadership positions. Prince Avenue Christian School is proud to share that Steven Skaggs has earned the prestigious NROTC scholarship. Steven plans to major in computer science.

Capps Wins AA State Literary Championship

Pictured Left to Right: Maisie Davis, Daniel Schroeder,

Crews Capps, and Bella Rosenthal

Prince Avenue Christian School junior Crews Capps placed 1st in the GHSA AA State Literary Meet for International Extemporaneous Speaking. In addition, junior Daniel Schroeder placed 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation, juniors Maisie Davis and Cid Charles placed 3rd in Duo Interpretation, and junior Bella Rosenthal placed 4th in Girls Solo.



The State Literary Meet was held on March 22nd at Georgia Military College with 15 schools competing in AA. Congratulations to these students for an excellent showing in these events.

Prince Artists Selected for

Congressional Art Show

Two Prince visual arts students were selected to have their artwork displayed at the 2025 Georgia-10 Congressional Art Show. Sophomore Laura Rentz submitted a graphite drawing of a Georgia farm, and freshman Noah Rhodes received Honorable Mention for his watercolor painting of the University of Georgia arch.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries.

Little Prince Players

and High School Spring Productions

In Disney's Winnie the Pooh KIDS, the Little Prince Players brought to life the characters of the beloved children's story through acting and music. Winnie the Pooh (Annalia Rubio) was searching for honey in the Hundred Acre Wood. In the process, he discovered that Christopher Robin (Joshua Wilbur) had been captured by the Backson. The animals learned about teamwork and friendship as they prepared to rescue their friend.

The high school spring production of the Broadway classic, Newsies, entertained Prince audiences with the exciting performances of their favorite Prince actors. What happens as “a modern-day David is poised to take on the rich and powerful Goliath. With the swagger of one twice his age, armed with nothing more than a few nuggets of truth, Jack Kelly (senior, Dylan Capps) stood ready to face the behemoth Pulitzer (junior, Brooks David). The tenacious and aspiring news reporter Katherine Plumber (senior, Kasey Eubanks) worked to be taken seriously in a male-dominated field at the turn of the century in New York City and along the way, turned the Newsies into legends. Their cause was heard throughout the city as they proved that a united front has the power to prevail.

Bradford Wins Second Consecutive

Individual Girls Golf State Championship

Prince senior Claire Bradford is the 2025 GHSA 1A-3A Private Girls Golf Individual Low Medalist State Champion. Claire shot 68 | 70 for an incredible -6 to claim her second consecutive title. The GHSA 1A-3A Private Golf Tournament was held on May 19th - 20th at Twin City Country Club in Tennille, Georgia.

Clarie plans to continue her golf career at the University of North Georgia. Congratulations to Claire on this incredible achievement.  

Wolverine Girls and Boys Golf Area Champions

The Prince girls and boys golf teams both claimed Area 1 Private titles for the 2025 season.

This is the third consecutive area title for Prince Girls Golf. Players were senior Claire Bradford, junior Millie Benton, and freshmen Henslee Whitworth and Tatum Strickland. Claire Bradford shot a 72 and was named Girls Area Low Medalist.

This is the seventh consecutive area title for Prince Boys Golf. Players were freshman Collin Bradford, sophomores Braden Smith and Chip Dickens, junior William Henderson, and senior Josiah Eterno.

Wolverine Baseball Region Champions

With a regular season record of  25-4 , and a region record of 13-2, the Prince varsity baseball team defeated Stephens County to win Region 8AA Championship. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the Wolverines have been region champions. In addition, senior Judson Hartwell broke the GHSA record for career doubles.

Barnett and Milner Advance to Nationals

in Varsity Bass Fishing

Pictured Above Left to Right: Sage Milner, Porter Barnett, Drew Williams, Luke Milner,

Conner Mitchell, and Jackson Berry

Pictured Below Left to Right: Porter Barnett and Sage Milner

The Prince Avenue Christian School varsity bass fishing team had three teams that qualified to compete in the GHSA Bass Fishing State Tournament that was held at Lake Lanier on Saturday, May 3rd. The three teams were freshman Jackson Berry and junior Conner Mitchell, sophomores Luke Milner and Drew Williams, and seniors Porter Barnett and Sage Milner.



Porter Barnett and Sage Milner placed 6th in state out of 108 teams and qualified to compete in nationals that will be held in Grove, Oklahoma June 24th – 28th. Congratulations!

Prince Track and Field Team

Prince Track and Field had a great showing at the A-3A Private Sectional B held on Saturday, May 1st with several Prince competitors qualifying for the state championship meet.

Wolverine Girls and Boys Tennis -

First and Second in Region

The Prince girls tennis team earned their third consecutive region championship with a Region 8AA tournament win over Stephens County. The boys tennis team placed second in Region 8AA behind a tough Hebron team. Both girls and boys teams went on to compete in the Sweet Sixteen of the state tournament. In addition, senior Julia Purvis was named Girls Region Player of the Year, and sophomore Evan Hannon was named Boys Region Player of the Year.

Prince Senior Athletes Sign

to Play College Sports

Pictured Left to Right: Jake Bobo, Caleb Chandler, Kyler Giddens, Emily Lalaian, and Brody Toldbert. Pictured Below: Ben Chatham with his parents, Lindsay & Robert.

Prince Avenue Christian School held an athletic signing ceremony for seniors Jake Bobo, Caleb Chandler, Ben Chatham, Kyler Giddens, Emily Lalaian, and Brody Tolbert to play athletics at the college level. Twelve seniors from the Prince Class of 2025 signed to play college athletics.

Prince Honors 2024-2025 Educators of the Year

Pictured Left to Right: Rachel Maxwell, Dianna Taylor, and Felicia Mitchell

In the spirit of recognizing the commitment and dedication of the faculty at PACS, 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”. Fourth-grade teacher Rachel Maxell, middle school science teacher Dianna Taylor, and high school science teacher Felicia Mitchell are the 2024-2025 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.

Bottoms Honored with Servant's Heart Award

Prince Avenue Christian School recognizes the important role that our competent and qualified staff plays in our school community. Through the support of a generous donor, Prince honors one member of the staff each year with the Servant’s Heart Award. Using an acronym for the word HEART, the recipient of this award is acknowledged for his or her humility, encouragement, authenticity, responsibility, and trustworthiness. 

This year’s Servant’s Heart Award was given to Lynne Bottoms, who works in the Prince Development Office as the Development Assistant. Lynne assists the Director of Development in fundraising for the Prince Annual Fund and the Building Tradition Capital Campaign. In addition, she helps the Development Office with special campus events and alumni relations.

Lynne has worked at Prince for 17 years. She and her husband, Benson, have two children, both of whom graduated from Prince.

2025 Yearbook Dedicated to Barrett and Phillips

The 2024-2025 Prince yearbook staff recently presented the 43rd edition of the Koinonia to the Prince student body. This year’s yearbook was dedicated to two Prince faculty members – middle school Spanish teacher Betsy Phillips and high school history teacher Karen Barrett.

Prince Retirees Recognized for Years of Service

Two Prince Avenue Christian School faculty members are retiring after many years of service to Prince.

Lower school paraprofessional Nicole Henderson is retiring after nine years of service at Prince. Having earned paraprofessional certifications from both the Association of Christian Schools International and the State of Georgia, Mrs. Henderson has served in positions ranging from PreK classroom teacher to lower school paraprofessional. With a strong belief in Christian education, Mrs. Henderson and her husband, Dale, have three graduates of Prince – Lilly (’19), Lucy (’21), and James (’25). Mrs. Henderson shares that working in an environment surrounded by believers has been an amazing blessing. “There is no better place to work and raise a family than Prince.”

Middle school Spanish teacher Betsy Phillips is retiring after teaching at Prince for five years. In addition to foreign language, Mrs. Phillips has also taught computer and history classes. Before coming to Prince, Mrs. Phillips spent 30 years with her family on the mission field, mostly in Latin America. During those years, Mrs. Phillips filled various leadership, teaching, and service roles in local churches, a seminary, and an international Christian school. Mrs. Phillips is grateful for her time at Prince, sharing that being a part of a community that loves and lifts up Jesus is a privilege.