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Monthly Newsletter

ISSUE: MAY 2018

C ontinued Prayers……… We want to ask our HCA Family for continued healing prayers for Dr. Bryan. We look forward to a fast recovery and having him back soon. God Bless!

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May in Athletics

Update for our Lady Lions Varsity Team

Congratulations to the Lady Lions Varsity Softball team on their win in the District 2A-5 quarterfinal game. They defeated Foundation Christian Academy by a score of 11-1. Despite a slow start offensively, the Lions' defense was unstoppable and committed no errors in the game. Pitcher Madison Hamilton faced a total of 23 batters, but only had two hits and two walks against her. The entire defense backed her up with solid play on the ground and in the air. Once the bats started getting hot in the fifth and sixth inning, the Lions were able to put it away with a walk off run by Esther Jackson. This was truly a team effort and everyone had a part in the win.

In the semifinal game, the Lions faced Academy at the Lakes on Tuesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. The team went into the game strong, but Academy at the Lakes ended up with the win. Congratulations to our Lady Lions for a fantastic softball season!

Check out our Lady Lions !

This year our HCA girls’ team had a first. All girls had a winning record for the 2018 season. Additionally, the Lions had two district champions: At #4 Singles, Courtney McLain and #5 Singles, Ann Manuel. Both went undefeated to capture these titles. We are very proud of these two girls and all their hard work and dedication. The Lady Lions placed third at district, missing a regional berth by one point. Great job ladies and look out next year!

Are you playing a sport next year at HCA? If so, you will need a Sports Physical to be completed. HCA is offering FREE Sports Physicals on Monday, May 21st from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Clinic.

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Elementary News It is hard to believe we are on the home stretch for the 2017-2018 school year. Stanford 10 and the OLSAT test are over and the classes are back to a normal schedule. All classes are focusing on the remaining academic skills to prepare them for the next grade level. We want to keep up the pace and not get summer fever too soon. We still have a lot of work to do and must continue to strive to do our best. Field trips are starting to be scheduled for the end of the year and the students are excited. Check out some of the great things that have been happening in Elementary this past month.

A Day with the Reptiles! Our classes celebrated Animal Day on April 20th. J.T. Reptiles brought in several critters to show the students in the gym. He arrived with snakes, frogs, centipedes, and an alligator. The students enjoyed learning all about these animals. They ended the day with fishing on the playground. The students were excited to share the experience with their families after school.

An exciting way to learn about our history! Mr. Leonhart visited Ms. Thomas' 5th grade class to tell them about WWII. He brought in objects and memorabilia to help explain. The kids loved him! He did a great job helping them understand the sacrifices of men and women in the armed forces. Thank you Mr. Leonhart!

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Elementary Cont. ACSI Math Olympics Update ACSI Math Olympics exists to stimulate interest in mathematics, and to recognize the achievements of students in mathematics. Math Olympics consists of a series of tests given to 3rd–8th graders in one of two categories: Computation—fundamental operations; and Reasoning—story problems, patterns, and puzzles. HCA would like to congratulate our two students who came in 3rd Place, Tommy Luckey from 3rd Grade and Ethan Higgins from 7th Grade. Job well done!

This year’s participants included the following:

Elementary: (Grade 3) Victoria Rose, Noah Eckliff, Ashton Everett, Tommy Luckey and Kingston Ruppe. (Grade 4) Azadee Mottahedeh, Lily Norton, Valerie Curiale, Tandy Luckey, Reagan Wilkes and Jayden Gavish. (Grade5) Daimean Howard, Shelby Jones, Peyton Jackson, Tommy Adams, Kelly Wong and Hailey Everett. Secondary: (Grade 6) Bailey Stradley, Blake Bandy, Mackenzie Harvey, Joshua Feliciano-Suarez, Levi Scozzafava and Isaac Rollins. (Grade 7) Moyartu Manley, Earl Rich, Jensen Wilhelm, Ethan Higgins, Gabrielle Littman and Joseph Jarrette. (Grade 8) Lily Zhao, Ann Manuel, Michelle Geiger, Colten Hulgin and Breane Carter.

Reminders

May 7-11, 2018

Let your child’s teachers know how much you appreciate them during the week. LIONS PRIDE | May 2018 5

Secondary News Congratulations to our graduating Class of 2018! It is a time of joy and sadness as our seniors prepare to close this chapter in their lives, ready and able to embrace a future filled with opportunity and new beginnings. Today they are still seniors, but on Graduation day they will have become HCA High School Graduates, a distinction they rightfully earned and something no one can ever take away. Our graduates should be proud of their accomplishments. As our graduates begin this next chapter in their lives, we pray each one of them a future of accomplishment, fulfillment and happiness. Your Lion Family is proud of you! Congratulations and Best Wishes!

Tony Clavijo-Hopper Joshua Cupaiuolo Mackenzie Davis Gaige Farish Ashley Groeger

Justin Hansen Karen Hartman Emma Hester Kayla Hethorn Kaitlyn Kiekintveld

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Secondary News Cont.

Jonathan Leon Nyema Manley Rebecca McCall Michelle Molyneuz TatSan Soo

Jonathan Leon

Nathan Spratt Spencer Stadnyk Vincent Turner Jaime Alexander van der Veken Zixiao “Caleb” Wang

Enrique Mottahedeh Jason Xu Hernando Christian Academy Class of 2018

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Admissions HCA is continuing reenrollment and new enrollment. The reenrollment/enrollment fee is currently $300 per child and is non-refundable. The deposit does go toward the annual tuition rate.

Elementary Update for Admissions: We have reopened the 2nd and 5th Grade Elementary classes for next year. We will now have two classes. Our 1st grade class for next year is full. We have started a waitlist for 1st grade. Currently, our K5, 3rd and 4th grade classes are almost full.

Please follow the steps below to complete the reenrollment process: First, the reenrollment process needs to be completed on a computer or tablet. Then, go to https://renweb.com, and select Login and click ParentsWeb Login. From there you will need to click your ParentsWeb Account. Once you are logged into account, on the left side select Family Information then Enrollment/ Reenrollment. This screen will take you to another tab, which is the Online Enrollment Application. This application MUST be completed and deposits made online. In the packet, please make sure the FACTS portion is completed for billing purposes. (If FACTS is not completed, we cannot consider your child or children as reenrolled.) Once the packet is complete, just submit it and the process is then complete.

Honor Society News National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS)

NEHS members will be visiting the Ronald McDonald House on Thursday, May 10th to view their facilities and to donate items to assist families who have children at Tampa General Hospital. NEHS students have raised funds this year and will be using some of those procedures to purchase items to donate. If you would like to assist by donating items please drop them off in the front office on or before 8:00 am on May 10th. Click the attached link for the Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay wish list. Any questions may be directed to Mrs. Samson at [email protected]. Wish List - https://rmhctampabay.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Wish-List-2018.pdf

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Honor Society News Cont. Support our National Elementary Honor Society. NEHS Members are selling Little Caesar’s Pizza Kits to raise money for their service projects. Please see any NEHS member to order your kits. The sale will run until Friday, May 11 with delivery to the school on May 23 for 3:00 pick up. Pizza Kits may also be ordered online at http://www.pizzakit.com/fundraising-products?shop=1&f=349944&s=121317. When ordering online you may select to have them delivered to the school or shipped directly to your home. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Samson at [email protected]. For every kit we sell, we make $6.00. These kits make an easy dinner night for the family or a quick snack for your children. Thanks for supporting NEHS!

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) - UPDATE On Thursday, March 29, 2018 our NJHS held a Spring Fling for our 1st – 5th grade classes. The students had a wonderful time. NJHS made $350 that they are donating to Live Oak Theatre, a local not-for-profit in the community. For more information on Live Oak Theatre, please go to www.liveoaktheatre.org. Thanks NJHS!

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Elementary Principal’s List (Jr. Champions for Christ) and Honor Roll

HCA would like to congratulate all of our HCA students in Elementary who made the Principal’s List (Jr. Champions of Christ) and Honor Roll this past term. Keep up the great work! Elementary Principal’s List (Jr. Champions for Christ) th st nd rd th 5 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade Grayson Decker Carson Ahles Noah Eckliff Tandy Luckey Tommy Adams Sylus Gonzalez AJ Alvardo Reagan Wilkes Shelby Jones Estella Downs Holden Fletcher Jake Gavish Brody Hedick Tayvion Howard Isaac Leonhart Addisun Slocum Bryant Smith Taniyah Thompson

Elementary Honor Roll

th th 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade Valerie Curiale Colby Flowers Lilly Ables Sierra Brown Lydia Arnold Lily Adams Rachel Hendricks Emi Champagne Jayden Gavish Daimean Howard Kyrsten Chaney Reese Mckendree Taylor Colson Trenton Harvey PJ Jackson Colton Collinsworth Savannah Ewell Azadee Mottahedeh Carmela Stoll Nathaniel Cooper Tommy Luckey Lily Norton Elisabeth Wissenbach Charlee Downs Layla Miller Autiyana Ramroop

Gracyn Lewis Victoria Rose Casey Robinson Faith Linville Kingston Ruppe Tristan Rodriguez Whit Lott John Stoll Maren Stradley William Miller Joseph Thomas Delilah Nessler

Aubriana Rivera Levi Scott William Thomas Cameron Wilcher

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Secondary Superintendent’s Award, Principal’s List and Honor Roll

Congratulations to all of our secondary students who have accomplished making the Superintendent’s Award, Principal’s List and Honor Roll this past term! Great Job! Superintendent’s Award (Criteria: All A’s in all subjects)

6 th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Emily Crosby Kameron Barnes Breane Carter Kaylie Mahoney Qize Jimmy Song Ashey Groeger Jackson Ruppe Ruby Copeland Colten Hulgin Stasia Smith Chase Tannoia Jaime van der Veken Bailey Stradley Ethan Higgins Ann Manuel Ben Zhang Kaitlyn Turner Tim Kaylor Jordan Stradley Joey Whitley Gabrielle Littman Logan Wilhelm 10th Grade Moyartu Manley Audrey Woods Jay Owsianiecki Earl Rich Jensen Wilhelm

Secondary Principal’s List (Criteria: Average of all classes 90 or higher) th th th 9th Grade 10th Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade Blake Bandy Daniel Braho Ross Copeland Jason Correa Pam Lertsurang Chelsea Brown Bradley Kuhn Jake DiStefano Kaylee Higgins Kate Rollins Josh Feliciano Wade Long Justin Feliciano Zayne Loftin Gavin Zhao Lesleygail Fletcher Larson Lott Samantha Mauriello Calvin Howard Matthew McDonald Mack Meyers Sammy McCall Julia Snowden Payton Meyers Abby Williams

11th Grade 12th Grade Alexz Bell Josh Cupaiuolo Lauren Cantrell Justin Hansen Leah Grant Kayla Hethorn Lidel Ha Grace Kanuri Katie Klukowski Elyse Maurette Lucy Waterfield Chris Wu Wenxi Alsx Zhong

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Secondary Honor Roll (Criteria: Average of all classes 80 or higher)

th 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10 Grade Kylee Chaney Kevin Bell Audrey Adams Devin Clavijo-Hopper Qiuer Chloe Cai Mackenzie Harvey Matthew Biel Kayla Crosby Michaela Courtney Kennadi Deckert Carson Hedick Lucas Currier Taylor Ekiss Amber Groeger Nathan Harper Julia Rose Lovett Nate Gold Michelle Geiger Jenny Ha Faith Hughes Emma Miles Amiah Howard Madison Hamilton Cameron Herrin Kale Knott Hunter Miles Joseph Jarrette Marian Kenny Evan Klukowski Jelissa Perez Evan Oring Gavin Jorgensen Robby Kirk Jeremiah Lake Lili Rivera Isaac Rollins Kaytlin Kenny Makayla Miley Hunter Looper Maddie Tyler Jacob Rotton Morgan Knott Grayson Moore Courtney McLain Zhilan Nicole Wang Levi Scozzafava Isabel Lalane Jayden Oring Melody McLeod Lily Watch araplakornkul Brooke Sewell Alyssa Lechuga Deaven Paterniti Maleah Morning Alex Xing Nicolas Verderico Navaeh Myers Dalee Mottahedeh Tony Zhang Bella Oring Tajohnique Thompson Jenna Roberts Bruce Wang Emma Swan

11th Grade 12th Grade Deontae Judd Tony Clavijo-Hopper Lily Owsianiecki Kenzie Davis Micheal Schenck Gaige Farish Fan Raymond Songming Emma Hester ClinicJack Wade Ne KK Kiekintveld Samantha Wiedrick Nyema Manley TatSan Soo Spencer Stadnyk Vincent Turner Caleb Wong Rique Wells-Mottahedeh

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Clinic News

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Clinic News Cont. Vaccination is the best way to prevent infectious diseases. Getting immunized is important to protect yourself and those around you. Please check the FL mandatory vaccination schedule and see if your child needs to have his/her immunization soon. The school needs a copy of your child’s updated immunization record by the end of this school year or before the start of the next school year. In Christ, Belinda Manuel, RN, BSN HCA School Nurse

International News Our International students went to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, April 7, 2018 for a day of fun!

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International News Cont.

Do you want to host an International Student for next school year? Every year Hernando Christian Academy hosts international students. We are currently looking for host families for the 2018/2019 school year. As a host family, you will offer a young international student the opportunity to discover America through your eyes. Your family will not only gain a new family member, you will also learn about a different culture, its values and traditions, language, food, and more. You will receive a stipend of $700.00 per month to help offset the cost. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Diana McCall at 352-796-0616 option 0 or [email protected]. Thank you, Dianna McCall International Coordinator

Important Dates: May 4 /JV Sports Award Ceremony 7:00 p.m. May 7-8 Senior Exams May 9 Senior Chapel May 11 Mother’s Day Tea – Preschool at 8:15 a.m. May 11 Varsity Sports Award Ceremony 6:00 p.m. May 17-23 Senior Trip to Costa Rica May 21 Free Sports Physical Night from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Clinic May 24 Graduation Practice and Junior/Senior Brunch May 25 12th Grade Graduation! Congrats Seniors! May 28 Memorial Day - No School May 30 Awards Chapel

HERNANDO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7200 Emerson Road, Brooksville, Florida 34601 352-796-0616

www.hernandochristian.org