Arrowhead Christian Academy

The ACA Fashion Club hosted the school's first fashion show this weekend. Hundreds of students, parents, and community members packed into the ACA gym to watch high school students model clothing made by the members of the fashion club. Students from Redlands High School and Redlands East Valley High School also participated as models and event coordinators. "One of the most impressive aspects of the event is that it was entirely planned and executed by our students," said ACA Teacher Chrystal Kazmierski.

Led by ACA seniors Sarah Ward and Lecia Rdzak, the fashion club donated all of the event's revenue to a charity benefitting children in Belize.

We are all concerned about the spread of the H1N1 virus known affectionately as "Swine Flu". We are working hard to follow the experts' advice and practice good judgement when it comes to the health of each of our staff and students at ACA. While we are aware of the severity of this particular virus, we take comfort in knowing that God is in charge of everything and He has given a considerable amount of talent to our country's medical leaders.

We encourage all of our parents to pay close attention to their student's health. If your child is showing signs of flu or illness please keep them home until they're feeling better.

For more information about the H1N1 virus and to read what experts are saying about prevention, read this article.

Mexico Prepares to Lower Alert as Swine Flue Cases Ebb - NY Times
Swine Flu Confirmed in Orange, Riverside Counties - LA Times

ACA bible teacher Dan Rice published his first book, Some People Just Don't Get It in 2007 and now uses it as part of his course curriculum.

One reader writes, "Dan Rice writes about both the Holy Spirit and Christianity in general with a realistic and refreshing approach."

Congratulations Mr. Rice on all of your hard work!

After a long ride and even longer wait, the ACA softball team capped the Grace Brethren Tournament with a 2-1 win over the host team to take home atournament title. ACA never trailed in th tournament and outscored their opponents 23-7. As a team , the Eagles pounded out 28 hits while their pitching staff allowed only 11 hits over three games.

-Excerpted from Kevin Trudgeon's story in the Redlands Daily Facts; April 7, 2009

On the heels of Arrowhead Christian Academy's Kerygma and Cambiata High School Choirs' ACSI Musicale success, there is even more good news.  For the second consecutive year, Kerygma took the Gold Award in the 1A Chamber Choir category at the Heritage Festival. And for the first time, Kerygma and Cambiata received the gold award in the 1A Concert Choir category.  As a result, Kerygma and Cambiata have received an invitation from Heritage Festivals to participate in the Festival of Gold, a choral festival featuring all the schools who had two or more choirs receive the gold award at Heritage Festival.

Jared Arceo, wowed the adjudicators and was among several students who were honored with the Maestro Award for excellence.

ACA Jazz Band and ACA Drumline also competed at the festival. The Band brought home a Silver (2nd place) award and Drumline brought home a Gold (1st place).

The ACA physics class joined 8,000 area physics students at Knott's Berry Farm to experience the laws of physics first hand. 

Students rode roller coaster after roller coaster using special equipment and formulas to calculate the number of g's, velocity, centripetal acceleration and more of each ride.  "No matter how many labs we do in class this cannot compare to the experience of applying their physics knowledge first hand," says Physics Teacher, Tamara Bonn. 

Many of the students were surprised at how much knowledge they had retained from the classroom studies and how well they were able to apply that knowledge.  So, if riding roller coasters, discovering how things work and launching rockets appeal to you than join the "phun of physics"!

ACA middle schoolers can’t lose. Although only one team will win first place in this week’s Change War, everyone will come out on top when their money is given to build houses for needy families in Mexico.

Every morning before school, students line up to throw money into large containers, designated by team. Coins earn positive points; bills earn negative; all money goes toward building houses. Excitement, camaraderie, and competition punctuate the giving. Students eagerly bring coins by the handful, bag, or bottle—and triumphantly drop negative bills into their enemy’s buckets. 

Competition among team leaders is fierce. Smitty and Scholma have resorted to what some consider underhanded schemes and tactics. Breckley daily dumps a weighty bag of pennies into her team’s bucket; Gordenier coaches and cajoles his team into the Top Three every day; and Wojo and Langley have created an arch-rivalry that has the morning crowd in an uproar. 

A determined group of students counts the coins collected every day. Totals are combined with monies raised at RCS, and team standings are announced daily during sixth period. A final tally and winning team will be announced next Tuesday afternoon.

   Carissa Constantine and Jackie Gerth, both Juniors in Mrs. Nattress' math class, are the creators of "Retail Therapy," a board game focused on honing your math skills and satisfying your shopping craving. The girls created the game to fulfill an assignment in Mrs. Nattress' class. "Jackie and I are in love with shopping," said Carissa.
   The game was built on on a trivial pursuit board and has a monopoly feel to it. Each player starts with $1,000. The goal is to buy as many stores as you can. To earn more shopping money, players must correctly answer a math question. The player who acquires 10 stores and lands in the mall first, wins.
   The students are in the process of submitting their game to a game company for publication.