Landmark Christian School Weekly Update

Landmark Christian School

Weekly Update - 3.8.13

Upcoming Events

Week of March 11

3rd grade CoGat Testing

March 13
MS/HS Talent Show auditions - Black Box Theatre 3:30 pm (See below for more information.)

March 14-19

Senior Trip to Washington D.C.

Week of March 18

3rd - 5th grade ITBS Testing

March 19

Elementary Talent Show auditions

March 21-25

Band and Chorus trip to Orlando, FL

Friday, March 22

Sixth Grade "Titanic" Tea

Monday, March 25

Combined Easter Chapel at First Baptist Church of Fairburn

***The Landmark calendar on the school website is always the best source of information for upcoming events, especially to see the schedules of our various sports teams. Practice or game cancellations are first posted there. Please check it often.

Landmark's 7th Annual Golf Tournament - April 26

Make plans now to play in Landmark's 7th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, April 26, at The Coweta Club at Arbor Springs Plantation in Newnan. All proceeds benefit the athletic programs at Landmark. Prizes will be awarded for longest drives, closest to the pins, and to the winning team. There will be a raffle, great auction items, and breakfast and lunch will be provided for all tournament players. Don't have a foursome? No worries, we'll team you up with other participants. This promises to be a great day of golf so we hope to see you there! To print off a registration form, click here. For more information, please contact Jerome Clark at varnadoe_clark@bellsouth.net or at 678-898-4401.

School Store Sale Items:

In order to make room for new and exciting merchandise, the schools store is selling the Under Armour shirts shown here at a discount. Regularly priced Adult Shirts were $29.99 and are now $20. Youth sizes were $24.99 and are now $18. Visit the school store today before they are all gone!

Order Your Graduate Yard Sign Today!
The school store will sell graduation yard signs for parents of seniors. The personalized yard signs will feature the Landmark logo, student name, and "Class of 2013". The signs are double-sided and mounted on a metal stand. Each sign is $20 and must be ordered by March 20. They will be available for pick-up on April 15. Click here for an order form or for more information, please contact Susan Miner at sminer@landmark-cs.org.

General Info:

"Lost and Found" Sale! March 20, 7:30 - 9:30 am/ Fairburn Cafeteria

Shoes, and belts, and lunch boxes...oh my! It must be time for the Lost and Found Sale! On Wednesday, March 20, all items not claimed from lost and found will be sold to benefit the Landmark Parent Association. The sale will take place in the cafeteria from 7:30 to 9:30 am. There is an unusually large inventory this year so parents and students are urged to visit the lost and found closet in the cafeteria to see if they may locate missing items. All items must be claimed by March 19. Questions? Contact Ida Brown at brownida@bellsouth.net.

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Story Laboratory Book Fair - Reading Gives You Super Power!"

An amazing selection of books is headed our way as our Book Fair approaches! *Mark your calendars to shop with your family at our extended hours listed below. You can contribute to your teachers' classroom libraries, purchase gifts, and start building your summer reading favorites. Watch for more information coming home soon.

Fairburn Media Center Dates & Times:

Monday, March 11 - 7:30 am - 4:45 pm*

Tuesday, March 12 - 7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Wednesday, March 13 - 7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Peachtree City Media Center Dates & Times:

Tuesday, March 12 - 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Wednesday, March 13 - 10:00 am - 4:30 pm*

Thursday, March 14 - 8:00 am - 3:30 pm

From March 13 - April 2 parents can go to www.scholastic.com/fair for ordering books that will be shipped to our school for FREE upon returning from Spring Break. All purchases made online will benefit Landmark.

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Registration and payment deadline for the May science department Grand Canyon trip has been extended. The trip is open to any high school student and information may be found here. The price of the trip is guaranteed until April 1. After that the price may go up. For more information, please email Vince Cobb at vcobb@landmark-cs.org.

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Spring Talent Show Auditions: Wednesday, March 13 - Middle and high school students, Tuesday, March 19 - Elementary students

Auditions will take place in The Studio beside the Black Box Theatre. Sign up and get audition information packets outside of Mr. Johnson's room or click the links below. Peachtree City families may contact Cindy Perkins to schedule an audition at (770) 692-6781 or cperkins@landmark-cs.org. The talent show and auction is Friday, April 12 at 6 pm at Dogwood Church in Tyrone. *** If you have a specialty service, unique gift item, tickets to an event, or getaway at a vacation home that you would be willing to donate to the auction, please contact Don Johnson or Judi Knight.***

Audition Information

Audition Form

Congratulations!

Congratulations to our fifth grade spelling bee participants! Travis Powell finished 3rd and John Nygren 4th. Overall in the 5-8 grade spell-off John Nygren placed 2nd.

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Middle school tennis is off to a fast start! We have already played two matches and have our third match Thurs with Heritage Academy in Newnan. Some great wins have come from Marshall Breit, John Bonner, Will O'Neal, Micah Burdette, Luke Turkiewicz, and Will Clark.

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Athletics Calendar

Friday, March 8

V Baseball @ HOME vs. ELCA 5:00

V G&B Soccer HOME vs. Langston Hughes VG 5:00 / VB 7:00

Saturday, March 9

Track meet @ HOME All Day

Monday, March 11:

MS Baseball HOME vs. ELCA 4:00

V Golf @ ??? vs. East Coweta 4:00

MS Tennis @ Charles Drew 4:30

Tuesday, March 12:

MS Baseball @ Trinity 4:00

V Tennis @ OLM 3:00

MS Golf @ Rum Creek CC vs. Community Christian 4:15

V Golf @ Eagles Landing CC vs. ELCA/HIES 4:00

V Baseball @ Paideia 5:00

JV Baseball HOME vs. Holy Inn. 5:30

V G&B Soccer HOME vs. Providence VG- 5:00 VB- 7:00

Wednesday, March 13:

V Tennis @ Blackburn Tennis Ctr./ vs. Mt. Vernon 3:30

JV Baseball @ Westlake 5:30

Thursday, March 14:

V Golf HOME (Canongate 1) vs. Strong Rock 4:15

MS Golf HOME (Canongate 1) vs. Strong Rock 4:15

V Baseball HOME vs. Westlake 5:30

Friday, March 15:

MS GIRLS Soccer @ Strong Rock 4:00

V Baseball HOME vs. Pace 7:00

Saturday, March 16:

MS & V Track Meet- All Day

**See the Landmark calendar for away game directions and additional schedules

Guidance News:

Click here to view or print the updated Summer Enrichment list which outlines opportunities for high school students. (There are a few that are open to 8th graders). You may also log on to Landmark's website and click on the "College Planning" page.

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Upcoming College Spring Preview Days:

Saturday, April 6 - 8:00 am -Noon Georgia Southern University

Visit Georgia Southern's campus and visit with representatives from all academic departments and student service areas. Presentations will be provided by Housing, Financial Aid, Admissions, and the University Honors Program. Make a reservation by calling 912-478-0647 or by email at admissions@georgiasouthern.edu

Monday, March 18 Spring Preview Day for Juniors at Mississippi State University

To register, please visit www.statement.msstate.edu and click on the links for "On-Campus Recruiting Events" Space is limited.

Upcoming College Preview Days:

Upcoming College Open Houses: Point University, Georgia Southern, Academy Day (Military Academies), The University of the Arts

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Juniors: Remember that Spring is a great time to begin college visits. Remember you are allowed two visits during your junior year. Many schools have spring preview days, information can be found on the websites of the schools.

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Seniors: Please remember to turn in any college acceptances and/or scholarships that you receive. Remember acceptances will not be placed on the senior wall without letters turned into guidance.