A number of fun, Christmas-themed activities for students and staff, including Christmas Hat and Headband Day, Wear Your Christmas Jammies Day, and Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, are planned for the week of December 19, sponsored by the Student Council.
Christmas Hat and Headband Day – 12/19, all-day event
On Monday, December 19, all PreK-12th grade students and staff are invited to wear a Christmas-themed hat or headband.
Wear Your Christmas Jammies Day – 12/20, all-day event
On Tuesday, December 20, all PreK-12th grade students and staff are invited to wear modest Christmas pajamas. No sweatpants, please.
Red, White, and Green Day – 12/21, all-day event
On Wednesday, December 21, all PreK-12th grade students and staff are invited to dress in the Christmas colors of red, white, and green. Jeans can be worn, however, with no rips or tears.
Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest – 12/22, all-day event
Students in K-12th grade and staff can wear your ugliest Christmas sweater to school on Thursday, December 22. Each homeroom will choose one student to be entered in a competition during the all-school Christmas Chapel. Contestants will come up to the front during chapel and the winners will be chosen by applause. If you do not own an ugly sweater, you may wear jeans with a red or green top. Prizes will be given for the best ugly sweater in K-5 and 6th-12th grades.
All-School Christmas Chapel – 12/22, 9:00 a.m
The all-school Christmas Chapel for PreK4-12th grade students and staff will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the gymnasium. The chapel will be live streamed over the ACS YouTube channel. Various student groups will perform during the chapel, including the Middle School Band, the High School Worship Team, the 5th Grade Worship Team, and the 2nd Grade Classes. Pastor Matt Mouliert, Senior Pastor at Crossroads Fellowship in Pleasantville, will be sharing a Christmas message. After the message, the Ugly Christmas Sweater winners will be announced as well as the winners of the Early Ed-5th Grade Christmas Tree Decorating Contest and the 6th-12th Grade Christmas Door Decorating Contest.
Christmas Parties and Group Activities – 12/19-12/22
Students in our Early Education and Elementary Classes will be holding Christmas celebration parties on various days during the week of December 19. On Thursday, December 22, after the all-school Christmas Chapel, Middle School students will enjoy an Escape Room activity and High School students will participate in a Lip-Sync Contest.