ECCS Updates - 2-24-2011

What a blessing Service Day 2011 was. Many thanks to the parents who drove our Logic and Rhetoric School students to the various service opportunities last Friday. We especially thank Mrs. Martha Earwood for organizing the event. The students did a remarkable job, and we continue to receive positive feedback from the community on their efforts. Junior Lauren Johnson put together a video collage that the Beta Club will submit to the National Beta Club competition. It is available for viewing on our school website or by clicking here, so be sure to check it out! -- Thankfully, Melissa Bell

Employment Opportunities in the L & R School for 2011-2012

ECCS is looking for part and/or full time faculty in the humanities (Bible, History, Literature, Latin, and Spanish) for the 2011-2012 school year. Applications can be picked up from our office or downloaded from the website.

Math Competitions
Thank you, Liz Weas, for coordinating efforts for our students to compete in upcoming math tournaments. Although Evangel does not currently have a math team, our 6th and 7th grade students have been invited to participate in these tournaments. They are competitions that are course-level based, not necessarily age-based. If your child(ren) might be at all interested in competing in one of the tournaments you received an e-mail about last week, please get in touch with Mrs. Weas at 281-6307 right away.

Junior Classical League Convention

The annual Alabama Junior Classical League convention is fast approaching! Last year's convention in Huntsville was a wonderful experience and our school won many awards and great recognition statewide. We hope to make a good showing again this year in the athletic, artistic, and academic competitions. Due to some changes in our state leadership earlier this semester, information about the convention was given to us rather late and now we are scrambling to meet deadlines and get our own ECCS chapter of the National Junior Classical League organized. This year's convention will be cheaper and more convenient since it will be hosted by Samford University on April 1st & 2nd. Students who wish to attend must bring a check for $30 (payable to ECCS) to our treasurer, Zach Shackleford by next Monday, Feb. 28th. If you have any questions please feel free to contact NJCL consul David Baggett or NJCL sponsor Miss Montgomery.

Second Annual Senior Thesis Disputatio

On the evening of Monday, March 7, our seniors will continue with a tradition begun last year; they will present and defend their senior theses before an audience and a panel of adjudicators. The presentation and defense of the senior thesis represents the culmination of these students' studies at ECCS. This year their thesis topics range from C.S. Lewis's use of parable to marriage as a reflection of the Trinity to the oppressiveness of major religions on women to the effects of technological advancements in warfare. The seniors began work on this project during their junior year, and they have worked tirelessly to ensure that the thesis itself, as well as the presentation and defense of it, accurately, eloquently, and gracefully reflect the passion and perseverance required to complete such a project.

The event will begin promptly at 5:30 in the Evangel Sanctuary and is open to all adults and students grades six and up. (Younger students are welcome, of course, but the event will be several hours long, and the topics hard for younger children to understand.) Please join us for this special event as we celebrate with these seniors the culmination of their study of Rhetoric.

National Latin Exam

The National Latin Exam will be administered to all 6th through 12th grade students on Monday, February 28. Students need to get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast.

Friday Dance Lessons to Continue Until Protocol

Eighth-twelfth graders are invited to dance lessons each Friday from 3:30-4:30. If you are brining a guest from outside ECCS to the Protocol Dance, your guest is welcome to attend the Friday dance lessons!

Protocol Tickets on Sale

Tickets are on sale for the Second Annual Spring Protocol Dance (grades 9-12), which will be held on March 25. Tickets are $40, and will be sold through March 11. Any parents who would be willing to serve on the Protocol Committee, please email Mrs. Kim Parks (kparks@evangelclassical.org.). Dress for the Protocol is formal. Guys should wear suits or tuxedos, and girls should wear formal gowns. The guidelines for the dresses are to ensure modesty--no exposed cleavage at all, no exposed back below the bra line, and no dresses shorter than 1 inch above the knee. If you have a question about a dress, please don't hesitate to ask, send a picture, etc. It is especially important for boys who are bringing outside dates to communicate the dress standard to their dates. We know that dresses that do not fit our standards are easier to find than dresses that do; however, we ask for the support of both our girls and our parents as we strive to meet that higher standard.

Drivers Needed for Walk-a-thon

Any parents who are willing to transport our students to Veteran's Park on March 3 for the Walk-a-thon, please submit your forms by Monday, February 28.

April ACT Registration Deadline Approaching

To avoid a late fee for registering for the April 9th ACT test, you must register by March 4. The ECCS ACT Code is 010-028. Any sophomores who have not yet taken the ACT should consider taking it in April or June. Any juniors who have not yet achieved the score they desire should take the ACT in either April or June. While grades 6-9 take the SAT's during the week of March 28, the sophomores and juniors will have ACT prep sessions. Freshmen, whose SAT's are shorter than those of grades 6-8, will have at least one day of ACT prep as well.