On December 3, 2010, the following students from the ECCS Co-curricular program performed at the "Sounds of Christmas" piano and voice and recital:

Angelina Arvizu, Hannah Grace Walker, Chloe Benedict, Abigail Picot, Olivia Naro, Reagan Heitschmidt, Alexander Grossman, Tori Scriggins, Tyler Parks, Bintou Tall, Mary Esther Jude, Sara Grace Jude, Anna Korinne Wilkins, Emma Popinski, Elly Truxall, Sarah Murdaugh, Maggie Harrison, Cara Benedict, Cassie Bearden, Julianne Rockett, and Kelby Roth.

The violin performers were: Noah Murdaugh, Annesley Streets, Breannlyn Archer, Mary Margaret Streets, Rebekah Smith, Anna Vaughn, and Benjamin Streets.

Congratulations to all these budding artists for a job well done and a sincere thank-you to their teachers Angelisa Baker, Lisa Etheridge, and Grabrielle Caucutt.

Kelby Roth performs a song at Christmas recital

Classical Primer 

The Lost Method: How Does It Work?

by The Ambrose Group

Thousands of parents are rediscovering what education can mean. Rather than assuming a full classroom, a good teacher, and 7 hours at school equates to "education," these parents realize that what happens in those 7 hours matters. Read the rest of the article here. 

Thank-You Letter from Soldiers

This year, in lieu of Christmas gift exchanges between students, ECCS students donated over 1,223 pair of white crew socks, and along with the Blue Star Mothers of Alabama and other area schools, shipped them to soldiers oversees. We are so thankful for your generosity and know you will enjoy reading the following letter of thanks which was sent ECCS students and their families:

My name is RP2 Whitrock.  I am the assistant to the Chaplain for 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines.  We just arrived in Afghanistan and have finished our turnover with Unit 2/6.  As I was speaking with the 2/6 Chaplain, he mentioned that socks were an extremely hot item here in the Chapel Care Package Center.  I didn't think much of his comment until I saw marine after marine after marine coming in here asking for socks.  I saw about 200 hundred pairs fly out the doors over a period of a week.  Just as we were running out of socks, we got another mail delivery with more boxes from the wonderful Blue Star Mothers of Alabama.  As I opened the first box to replenish the supply, I found a letter and read it.  I was quite impressed that such a small thing as socks could be such a support to these marines and sailors-  to see their faces light up when they see "Socks."  I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your care and support to me and all these guys out here.  THANK YOU Blue Star Mothers of Alabama, Chapter 1, and the students of Evangel Classical Christian School in Alabaster, Alabama.  It's people like you that make it a pleasure to serve the United States.  

RP2 Whitrock and Chaplain Perdue

3/9 H&S Company Chapel

Unit 73001

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