Landmark Christian School
Weekly Update - 3.22.13
Upcoming Events

   

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  

 

Friday, March 29

Good Friday - School Holiday

 

March 28 - April 7

Honduras Mission Trip

 

March 29 - April 7

High School Choral Trip to Verona, Italy 

 

April 1 - April 5

Spring Break - No School  

 
  
***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. 
Coach Bill Thorn To Be Honored At Tonight's Hawks Game
Tonight, the Atlanta Hawks organization are honoring the Peachtree Road Race at their game vs. the Portland Trailblazers.  Included in the night's festivities will be a moment to honor Bill Thorn for his legacy with the race. For those of you who don't know, this 82-years young man is the only person to have run in every single Peachtree Road Race since it began in 1970.  This means that last July, Coach Thorn ran his 43rd race!  Tonight's game will be shown on Fox Sports South and we hope you will tune in.  We don't know how much of the evening's events will be broadcast but you may catch a glimpse of Coach Thorn and his family as he is honored for his legacy with the Peachtree Road Race. The pregame broadcast begins at 7 pm and the game follows at 7:30.   
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.  
         
Service 
 

Peachtree City campus K5 student, Isabella Large turned six on March 7. During her Bible class, Mrs. Henry told the class about a service project for children in Honduras and explained how they could help by bringing a $5.00 donation for school supplies. Isabella wanted to do more. So she asked her parents if she could get her friends to bring donations for Honduras to her party rather than gifts. After okaying this with Mrs. Henry, that's exactly what she did! Instead of getting presents, Isabella collected and donated $105.00 for school supplies for the children in Honduras. She is one little girl with a big heart! Isabella enjoys learning, playing soccer, and helping others! Way to go Isabella!  

 

 
         
General Info:

Important School Survey:  
Monday, March 25, is the deadline to respond the School Improvement Survey created by Headmaster Parsons.  As stated previously, the survey results will be used to inform Landmark's continuous improvement plan as part of our SACS accreditation.  Therefore it is important to hear from all Landmark parents.   Please be assured that the survey responses are completely anonymous and no identifying information is asked for.  The survey responses will be received and reviewed by Headmaster Parsons.  

Landmark School Survey

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The "Spiritual Life" page on the sign-in side of the school website has been updated with Pastor Aguirre's latest blog post and a video.  Middle and high school parents are encouraged to visit it to learn more about what their students have been experiencing in chapel. 
 
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The combined elementary Easter chapel on Monday, March 25, will also be available for viewing as a webcast.  Relatives may click the "Landmark Webcasts" link on the website home page to view this special chapel service.
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Advance Ticket Sales for Spring Talent Show and Auction
The 2013 Spring Talent Show and Auction is Friday, April 12 at Dogwood Church in Tyrone.  Doors open at 6 pm.  Tickets are $5.  Click here for ticket order form.

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The Fairburn campus will host a Sports Physical Clinic on May 8 from 2:30 -5:30 pm.  The cost is $20 and checks should be made payable to Peachtree Immediate Care.  Call the nurses' office at (770)692-6782 to schedule an appointment time.  Students may NOT participate in any sport without a current physical on file.  
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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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Congratulations!

 

Eighth grader Emily Cartledge is the winner of the South Fulton Farm Bureau Essay Contest. Peggie Earnest, Women's Chair of the Farm Bureau, presented $100, a certificate, and a first place ribbon to Emily for her accomplishment in the essay contest. Pictured L-R are Middle School Principal, Mike Bedosky, Peggie Earnest, Emily Cartledge, and Emily's grandfather Rev. Delma F. Harkins. Special thanks to Jodie Andriotty and Cathy Northcutt for making this opportunity available. Emily's essay will now be sent to the next level of competition. Good luck, Emily! Honorable recognition for the contest goes to Abbey Swearngin and Will O'Neal.

 

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On March 15, Landmark took 36 third through eighth-grade students to the ACSI Math Olympics in Lagrange.  Students competed in computation and reasoning and 30 out of 36 Landmark students placed, including seven 1st place ribbons.  Pictured above are siblings Josh and Jenna Truong.  Josh placed 1st in computation among 3rd graders and sister Jenna placed 2nd in computation among 6th graders.  The entire group of students is pictured on the right.  Congratulations to all of the participants.    (Click here to view a list of all participant results.)  

 
Athletics Calendar 

  

Due to weather cancellations and other schedule changes, we will no longer post the upcoming week's athletic calendar in the Weekly Update.  The Landmark calendar is always the best and most current listing of games and cancellations. 

 

    

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  

 

 

Keys to the Dawg House - University of Georgia Informational Session

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Mount Paran Christian School

Kennesaw, GA

 

This is a wonderful, UGA Office of Admissions /Atlanta Area UGA Alumni Chapter event to bring you "key" information on the process of admissions for UGA.  Use the link below to register.     

Mount Paran link:  http://keystothedawghouse-mountparan.eventbrite.com/#  

 

 

Upcoming College Preview Days:

Point University, Georgia Southern, Academy Day (Military Academies), The University of the Arts (Remember to check the school website on the "Guidance and College Planning" page for an updated list of college preview days.)  

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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.