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2011 - 2012
Registration
Information
February 1 - March 11 is Priority Registration for current NCA families. Now is the time to secure your student's place for next year! A three-tiered fee schedule which made it's debut last year and will continue this year, with fees as noted below.
Feb 1 - Mar 11=
$100 / $50*
Mar 12 - June 1 =
$200 / $100
June 2 - the summer =
$300 / $150
*first student/each additional student Fees are due with the Registration Form which can be found here. We look forward to continued growth in every way next year, and to the exciting opportunities the Lord will bring!
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34 Franklin St. Flood
In case you did not see it, below is the link to the article that appeared in the Nashua Telegraph on January 10 about the New Year's Day flood at 34 Franklin Street.
The water damage was significant, and clean-up efforts are ongoing. Here's what was reported.
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Collecting Boxtops for Education Now
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Just a reminder that NCA collects
Boxtops for Education year round. If every student at NCA could collect 50 boxtops over the course of a year - that would amount to approx. $1,000 for NCA. If you can If you can ask neighbors and grand-parents to save them also that would be great.
Occasionally, there are contests to win BOXTOPS - NCA received $1,000 last year, just because a parent entered NCA into a contest.
Please send your boxtops into NCA. Elementary aged children can give them to their teacher. Junior High or High School students can give them to their principal.
Thank you.
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What Do You See God Doing At NCA?
It is a question that He answers most every day.
There are many stories about what God is doing/has done in the lives of NCA students, faculty and staff as they develop a passion for God and compassion for people. In fact, YOU may have a story about how God has used NCA in your life. We would love to hear your stories and share them through this blog.
Perhaps a teacher encouraged you in your spiritual journey... or another NCA staff member demonstrated how to live passionately for God in an apathetic world... maybe you've seen a marked change in your child's attitude/behavior... perhaps your experience on a mission trip transformed your heart toward others... or you've observed a pupil showing compassion to another student... whatever your story, we'd like to hear it from you.
Visit the What's God Doing? page on the NCA website. Share your story of what God is doing at NCA and be an encouragement to others.
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Please Pray
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If you know of other alumni or friends of NCA that are active military please email their names so we can pray for them too.
CHRISTY BASHOR - Aiden's (2nd grade) mother will be deploying to Afghanistan in January. Aiden's dad returned from Iraq in August.
NATE FLANDERS -
(2007 NCA graduate) Nate is a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa.
JOSH TOMS - (2010 NCA graduate) Enlisted in the US Army.
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High School Updates
A lot is happening in the High School this semester! Dean of Women and Dean of MenMrs. Myers, our Guidance Counselor, and Mr. Winans, our Athletic Director have added new responsibilities as Dean of Women and Dean of Men respectively. They will be working with the student Community Groups and also handling routine discipline. My door continues to be open to both parents and students, of course. I am truly blessed and excited to see the Lord's hand in the High School transition. The addition of our Deans is one important piece; empowering the student voice through Student Government and Community is another. And logistically, we are making the most of this time to develop the most unified and consistent administrative approach for our amazing high school. 'Stay Tuned' as we continue to move forward to enhance the discipleship which remains at our core!
Princeton Review SAT Prep
New this year, too, is the Princeton Review SAT Prep course for the junior class. A preliminary assessment based on test score comparisons from the beginning of the class to the present show dramatic improvements. We are greatly encouraged by the increased scores!
The Truth Project Grades 9 - 12 began the Truth Project in January. We are using this excellent DVD series in our Tuesday Chapel times, and the students are processing 'real world' application in their Thursday Community Group sessions. Student Government Each class in the High School has elected two student representatives, one male and one female, to be its 'voice' to the administration, providing ideas and input regarding Student Life at NCA. This newly formed group will meet regularly with their faculty advisor, Mr Burger.
They have already enjoyed a fun, community-building event: Snow Field Day which was a great success featuring High School students and staff at Greeley Park competing in architecture (snow fort building), military strategy (snowball fights), gracious living (can you say pizza?) and more!
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New Tutor Available for Junior High Students
 Andrea Dewhurst (formerly " Miss Barnett") has recently been added to the junior high list of tutors. After teaching NCA's fifth-graders for three years, she stepped away from the classroom to cultivate her new marriage; but now following a much-extended 'summer vacation,' she is eager to meet new students and reconnect with old ones in a more individualized capacity than before. Whether students need to review the timeline of the Civil War, write (then edit!) a paper in English, or memorize the Periodic Table, Mrs. Dewhurst wants to help them succeed. She is available during school hours (study hall, anyone?) and after; and she is flexible about tutoring in a location convenient for you. If you are interested in contacting her, you may do so by phone or e-mail: (603) 689-6790. She would love to hear from you!
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Babies are wonderful!
And we are anticipating some in our NCA family. Mrs. Nadine Herard, our third grade teacher, and Mrs. Rachel Nesbitt, our Registrar, are expecting. I know you will want to join us in congratulating them and in praying for them and for their coming little ones!
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Congratulations Joy and Jonathan!
Nashua Christian Academy is pleased to announce that two members of our senior class have received very special recognition in recent days!
Joy Davis has been honored as a National Merit Finalist for 2011. That means that this young woman has placed among the top scholars in the nation. All Finalists are considered for the many scholarships connected to this award, and in March, the National Merit Scholarship Committee will begin sending out specific scholarship offers. Jonathan Taylor has received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. This great honor is the result of a career of academic excellence and a long process of application and interviews. Jonathan was also recognized as a Commended Scholar by National Merit last Fall. Congratulations Joy and Jon! We are proud of you!
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Mission Trip Updates
Who wouldn't want to spend a week in Jamaica this winter?
On February 24, eleven students and their two chaperones, Jean Eastman and Krista Brown, will be flying into Montego Bay to work with two organizations in the area. The Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf is a residential school for approximately 35 children ages two through eighteen years of age. The team will be preparing and presenting a Vacation Bible School program for the children. To prepare for working with deaf children, members of the team have been learning American Sign Language.
The team will be staying at the Fairhaven Christian Retreat Center in Montego Bay and travel by bus to the School and the Children's Home. Students going to Jamaica are Nathan Brown, Zachary Brown, Larissa Callery, Joy Davis, Christine Eldredge, David Gordon, Nichole Hargreaves, Joy Hartman, Abby Luszey, Mariah Sontag, and Annalisa Tanguay.
Another group of sixteen students are headed to Bolivia to minister to those living on the streets of Cochabamba and to work at the Camp nearby in the mountains. They will be stay in the ministry's house while in the city of Cochabamba and at the Camp while working there. In preparation for their ministry, both teams have been meeting weekly to prepare both mentally and spiritually for their trip. The following of students will going to Bolivia: Tim Birch, Kevin Burns, Ben Campbell, Alex Carrozzi, Samantha Duclair, Stephanie Ezzo, Rachael Luszey, David McGarry, Sam Myers, Sonja Nielsen, Jacob Robinson, Scott Sweeney, Allison Sweetland, Harley Viveney, Sarah Ware, and Elyse Zagorites.
You can help support our mission teams in two ways:
- Please pray for safety, health and wellness, that God would use us, and that God would do a work in our hearts.
- You can also support our team financially. If you would like to give to this trip simply write a check payable to NCA and be sure attach a note designating it for the mission trip of your choice.
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It's Official! We have an Eagle Scout at NCA
Congratulations to freshman Andre Imperiali, who passed his final review with the Boy Scout Council and the Troop Board , and was officially awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on January 20.
This is a significant accomplishment, for which Andre will be formally recognized at his Eagle ceremony on April 3.
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Thank You NCA Volunteers!
To every volunteer who helps out in any way at NCA... thank you! A very special thank you to those who are braving the cold to assist families and keep our students safe during morning and afternoon
carpool - you're the best! Thank you all for your faithful service. Your contribution is very much appreciated.
Volunteer opportunities are available for lunch monitors, and to help with the upcoming book fair. If you would like to volunteer, but are not sure what you can do, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Mrs. Cheryl Knittel at the school. Thanks! |
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National Honor Society Inducts New Members
The Nashua Christian Academy National Honor Society will be inducting new members at a ceremony on Wednesday, February 16th, in Bonhoeffer's Café at 8 Franklin Street in downtown Nashua.
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