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Miss Rich's 7th grade geography class spearheaded a fundraiser to help purchase textbooks for elementary students at Segera Mission in North Central Kenya. Their goal was to raise $400. The students collected money through donations (“$2 for Kindergarten Scholars”) and a giant bake sale.
Our middle school has made a strong showing in several recent academic competitions. This week 11 students participated in the Western Regional Science Fair at Western Carolina University. Students from 17 counties in Western North Carolina competed for a chance to progress to the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh.
Asheville Christian Academy will hand each of its high school students an iPad in August at the opening of the fall term, school officials announced this week. All 185 upper school students will have one for the entire year. Teachers already have iPads in hand and are finding new ways to integrate the devices into their lesson plans and instruction. Several classes will use digital texts next year, but most will use the iPads as a tool to dig deeper into the current curriculum.
Both of Asheville Christian Academy’s varsity basketball teams fell short of their quest for a Carolinas Athletic Association Tournament title in the semi-final round of conference tournament play. The Lady Lions dropped a hard-fought 42-40 decision to Rabun Gap, while the men’s squad suffered a 97-80 setback at the hands of Christ School.
Juniors Kelly Barnett and Patjo Twagirayezu were chosen to the 2011-2012 Carolinas Athletic Association All-Conference women’s and men’s basketball teams, respectively. The two were honored between the CAA championship games (won by Carolina Day and Christ School) on Saturday.
Asheville Christian Academy will have one team at home and one team on the road for the first round of the NCISAA 2A Basketball Championships.