On Thursday, February 15, students from grades 9-12 attended the Re-Engage Spiritual Retreat. Nic Brookes and Karen Reyes of Crossroads Fellowship led worship, and Pastor Urick Lewis of Fresh Start Church served as the keynote speaker. The event aimed at reinvigorating their connection with the Lord. Additionally, students had the opportunity to attend breakout sessions led by other special speakers: Below are some photos from the retreat:
Congratulations to our Varsity Boys Basketball Team for clinching the 2024 Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Basketball Championship against The King’s Christian School on Saturday, February 24 with a score of 60-53. This marks the Varsity Boys Basketball Team’s remarkable 5th consecutive championship win! Congratulations are also in order for our Varsity Girls Basketball team for finishing the tournament in 2nd place. ACS’ Senior Evangelina Kim and junior Noah Stokes were both named TSCAC Most Valuable…
The 2023-24 ACS Mock Trial team expanded to include three new high school students playing the roles of witnesses in a case about honest services mail fraud. Gabriella Goodwin (10th grade), Sophia Capito (9th grade) and Yuyu Choi (9th grade) joined our four veteran mock trial team members to represent Atlantic Christian School in the statewide mock trial competition, which is sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. Vera Huff (12th grade), Ryleigh Martin…
At the last middle school home games, we celebrated the talents and contributions of our 8th-grade students who are part of the Middle School basketball teams. We also want to express our gratitude to their parents and family members for their unwavering support. Congratulations to these students and their families for their hard work and contributions, we look forward to them playing in high school: MS Girls Basketball Team: MS Boys Basketball Team:
Thank you, ACS Parent-Teacher Fellowship, for blessing our students with a hot chocolate bar and our teachers with coffee and brunch last Friday, February 15! We appreciate you!
Support the ACS Missions Team’s trip to Belize in April 2024 by attending the Missions Club Banquet on Friday, March 1, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the ACS Gymnasium. Our keynote speaker will be Pastor Chris Einwechter, and members of the Mission Team will serve Italian food and dessert during the event. To purchase tickets, visit https://acseht.org/missionsclub/ or buy them at the ACS front desk.
Congratulations to senior Evangelina Kim for achieving the impressive milestone of scoring 1000 career points at last night’s basketball game against Kings Christian School. Evangelina shattered the ACS Girls’ record for the most points scored in a single game with 42 points on February 8th against Calvary Academy. This also ties the ACS Boys’ single-game scoring record. Evangelina, we are so proud of you! Huge congratulations on these back-to-back achievements!
Congratulations to 6th grader Maddie Petrinec for winning our school-wide Spelling Bee on February 8th, placing first among 19 students from the 1st to 8th grades after 55 rounds of competition. Maddie, who also won the school Spelling Bee for the 3rd straight year, will move on to represent ACS at the Scripps South Jersey Regional Spelling Bee in Camden on Saturday, March 9th. Coming in second place was 6th grader Joseph (Joey) Kinch, and…
Last Thursday, February 8th, ACS Athletics recognized and honored nine seniors and their families who have been part of our Varsity Cheer, Varsity Boys Basketball, and Varsity Girls Basketball Teams: Cheer: Varsity Girls Basketball: Varsity Boys Basketball: Thank you for your important contributions to ACS athletics.
Mrs. McCarthy’s 3rd-grade class participated in a history reading and discussion session about African American History. Students had the opportunity to study many influential African Americans and then share what they learned with each other. Some favorites were Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, Mae Jemison, and Jesse Owens. They will culminate the month with a formal writing piece about Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream and what their dream is for the future. Mrs. McCarthy shared the…
Our 6th-grade students enjoyed an engaging cooking demonstration on Friday, February 9th, led by Chef Shara Gadomsky from the Happy Heart Corner. Chef Shara prepared a delicious and healthy Corn Salsa for the students to taste, while also encouraging them to explore nutritious foods and embrace new culinary experiences. During the demonstration, Chef Shara actively involved the students, even incorporating math skills as they helped measure ingredients for the dish. The event was made possible…
Thanks to all who joined us at the Christian Skate Night to support the ACS Missions Club! With Christian music and over 300 skaters, Young’s Skating Center in Mays Landing was filled with energy. The fundraiser collected $3,795, supporting the Missions Club for their upcoming April trip to Belize. Praise God!
Around 75 high school students had a blast at our annual Valentine’s Dance on Saturday, February 3, in the ACS gym! It was a fantastic evening filled with dressing up, dancing, striking poses in the photo booth, and hanging out with friends. Our Junior Class organized this lively event. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported this memorable night.
We had a great turnout for our first Applebee’s Dining to Donate event on February 7th at the Applebee’s in Somers Point. ACS received 15% of the sales from that evening. Thank you to our school families, staff, alumni, alumni parents, and friends of ACS who came out to enjoy a great meal and support ACS Athletics.
Atlantic Christian School is pleased to announce the names of the students in the 1st through 12th grades who are first semester Honor Roll recipients for the 2023-2024 school year. “We are very proud of these students from elementary through high school who have distinguished themselves in their academic studies and earned a place on the Honor Roll,” said Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen. Students in grades 1-5 who earned a 95% average or higher…