High school students come join us for one of our exciting adventures during the 2014-15 school year. The deadline to sign-up is May 15.  Please turn in your deposit to the high school or middle school office. There are twelve trips being offered, some being ministerial in nature, others being academic. Parents will also be welcomed on some of the trips, as space is available. The trips are scheduled at different times of the year in an attempt to allow more students to participate. If you have any questions, you can email our World Impact Coordinator, Holly Capp.      

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ELCA "kicked off" a school project to collect closed-toe shoes for school-aged children in Guatemala. Currently, Shelby Ausband, a 2008 graduate of Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, has been called to service in this country. Shelby felt God leading her to an additional role in the lives of the people with whom she worked in Guatemala. Since many of the children cannot attend school because they do not own a pair of closed-toe shoes, Shelby decided to help the children by fulfilling this basic need. Her non-profit organization is called Purshoeing Joy, and its goal is to provide gently used closed-toe shoes for children. God has blessed her endeavor through not only donations of shoes but as Miss Ausband reported, also in Delta Air Lines covering the shipping costs and a Guatemalan business agreeing to assist in replacing any damaged soles on the shoes. During a special chapel service, Shelby challenged the students to collect 1,000 pairs by May 9. The students enthusiastically accepted the challenge. Beginning April 28 through May 9, the ELCA Student Council is asking elementary, middle, and high school students to bring gently used closed-toe shoes of all sizes. Teachers will provide labels for names and sizes to be placed in the shoes for identification. Miss Auband's eventual goal is to post a picture of each child with his/her shoes so that ELCA students may make a connection with the children of Guatemala. You can access Shelby's blog. The website is currently under construction but may later be accessed at www.purshoeingjoy.org. More

On Monday, April 21, 2014, ELCA inducted twelve charter members into the National Honor Society (NHS). Students must be a junior or senior and maintain a 95 cumulative average or higher in order to be inducted into the National Honor Society. Members inducted were as follows: Paula Cantillo, Alayna Carrandi, Lauren Clines, Tiffany Dorsey, Collin Hamby, Marissa Randolph, Lacey Southern, Brian Tirado, Mason Tran, Brittney Warren, Antonia Wolf, and Shannon Zitz.

Senior Brandon Fairley recently auditioned for eight universities,

and received music scholarship offers from all universities, including Auburn and the University of North Carolina! After reviewing all offers, Brandon has decided to attend Columbus State University! Throughout his high school years at ELCA, Brandon was first chair in the All-State Band, participated in the highly acclaimed Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corp, and participated in numerous GMEA events, including earning perfect scores at solo and ensemble adjudications. We are extremely proud of Brandon and pray for him as he continues his music education at Columbus State University!

Eighth grade students, parents, and teachers traveled to Washington, D.C. on April 1-4. Students were able to physically experience history as they explored and toured the Naval Academy, monuments, memorials, and museums. They enjoyed an evening visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Jefferson, FDR and Lincoln monuments. The war memorials were a favorite among the students. The memorials that were included on the tour were Vietnam, Korean, and World War II. The visit to the Holocaust Museum and Arlington was contemplative, especially due to the fact that the students were blessed to meet and interview a holocaust survivor originally from northern Poland. Time was spent exploring the museum of their choice at the Smithsonian and taking a tour of the U. S. Capitol Building. The students spent time in prayer at three key locations - the White House, Capitol Building, and the Supreme Court, which represent the three branches of government. The students were blessed to be able to connect classroom knowledge to many historical U.S. locations.

Samuel Manning qualified for state this past weekend with the Henry County trap shooting team.

Jordan Pinder, an eighth grade student, competed in the district wide Shooting Sports competition through the Henry County 4-H Club. In order to advance to the state competition, Jordan was required to hit 16 out of 25 skeet. He shot 24 out of 25. 

Both boys will be recognized at Henry County's Annual 4-H Awards Banquet on May 5. Samuel and Jordan will also participate in the state competition at Rock Eagle on May 10.

The 2014-2015 school calendar has been approved for the coming school year and is posted on the ELCA News page. Please be sure to visit the News 2 Use page often to stay on top of activities we have going on as well as to read the morning announcements.

May 5 to May 23

20% off Uniforms

10% off Shoes

Regular store hours will be in place. Summer hours will be posted soon.

Check the website for further details at www.elcaonline.org/store.

Travis Mamon was a senior in high school at Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in his hometown of Jonesboro, Ga., when he told his mom he was going to start his own clothing line, an idea he conceived while working on a class project.

"How are you going to do that?" she asked him. "You don't know anything about fashion design."

End-of-Year Lunch Charges

Elementary April Mental Math Challenge

MS President's List - Semester 2 - Nine Weeks

MS Honor Roll - Semester 2 - Nine Weeks

ELCA Fund Update