“Singing Something Good” — that was the theme of the spring concert presented by students in the Middle School and High School Chorales Tuesday evening as they raised their voices to honor and praise God for His goodness and grace. The concert featured 12 students as soloists, including seniors Dakota Hitchner in “Only Hope” and Amelia Sray in “Be Thou My Vision.” Senior musicians Josh Burns and Andrew Jacoby led two songs, “This is Amazing Grace” and “This I Believe,” as they expertly played along on the drums and guitar.

One selection that brought tears to the eyes of many in the audience was the joint Chorales’ rendition of “In the Eye of the Storm” by Ray Stevenson, a current hit on Christian radio, that featured solos by five Middle School students. During the concert, students were also presented with service awards for their years as chorale members. The five senior Chorale members (pictured below) and other members of the Chorale will be performing for a final time this year at Commencement on June 7.

ACS 3rd graders on Thursday, May 11 toured the Tuckerton Seaport, a working maritime village and museum, to learn about what it would have been like to live along the coast of New Jersey 100 years ago. The students watched an artisan carving a duck out of cedar and a boat builder building sneak boxes out of cedar and white pine. They also learned about clamming and its important role to the area’s economy — all part of their history unit on life in New Jersey. Pictured above is Mrs. Fosbenner’s class at the Tucker’s Island Lighthouse, where they climbed to the top and looked down at the area’s extensive system of estuaries.

Three ACS 5th graders represented ACS well on April 29 as they performed with the South Jersey Elementary Honor Band at Shawnee High School, supported by their proud parents and ACS Band Director Shirlene Perini. Congratulations to Allison Amadio (clarinet), Hannah Campbell (oboe), and 6th grader Cruz Lewis (trumpet). These outstanding band students will be performing tonight with the ACS Elementary Band as part of the K-5 Spring Concert that starts at 6:30 p.m. Come out and show your support for our students and the ACS music program.

Congratulations to the 67 ACS middle school and high school students who participated in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet on Wednesday, May 10 and earned medals and top team honors. The High School Boys’ and Girls’ teams and the Middle School Girls’ team finished in first place, the Middle School Boys’ team placed third, and 18 students received first place medals. The High School Girls’ team, pictured above at left, earned the most meet points (55).

For the 11th consecutive year, ACS hosted the meet on its campus, welcoming hundreds of athletes, coaches, and families from six other Christian schools in the region — Abundant Life Academy, Ambassador Christian Academy, Calvary Academy, Cumberland Christian School, Gloucester County Christian School, and The Pilgrim Academy.

Sunny, blue skies and a light breeze made it a perfect day to run the mile and relays, throw the shot put, soar through the air in the long jump, and much more. We’re especially proud of two ACS 8th graders — Serena D’Anna and Chloe Vogel — who broke four school and meet records. D’Anna set new Middle School records in the 400-meter (1:08.5), the 800-meter (2:38.7) and the mile (5:40.7), and Vogel set a new Middle School record for the 2-mile (14:00). Thank you to Athletic Director Chris Eaton and PE teacher Pam Hitchner for their hard work organizing the meet and handling all the details to make the meet run smoothly. Thank you also to our alumni, parents, and staff who volunteered in various ways, including at the concession stand that helped raise funds to benefit our Athletic Department.

Colorful posters promoting the health benefits of hydration are now on display in a first floor hallway, created by the 16 students in Mrs. Hoover’s 4th grade class.  The students have been graded on their poster projects, which were completed in late April, but also have the opportunity to win a prize for their efforts. A staff panel of judges reviewed the posters this week and the top three will be entered in a healthy hydration poster contest sponsored by the AtlantiCare Healthy Schools program.  If an ACS poster is chosen as a winner, the student artist will receive a $50 VISA gift card.

“The students were challenged to create a poster that was creative and eye-catching, while providing facts and details about the importance of staying hydrated, and I think every student did an excellent job,” said Mrs. Hoover. The study unit also included choosing water over caffeinated and sugar sweetened drinks, which do not promote healthy hydration.

ACS students will have the opportunity Monday afternoon to participate in a “Bubbles 4 Autism” event and show their support for autism awareness and acceptance. The Middle School World Changers Club is organizing the all-school, bubble-blowing activity, which will be held outdoors after the afternoon pep rally.  The Club will be selling bottles of bubbles on Monday for $1.00 each.  All proceeds will benefit  FACES 4 Autism, a local, non-profit organization that is dedicated to the education and support of children with autism and their families.

“We would like to see our staff and as many students as possible, from kindergarten to the 12th grade, be a part of this fun event that will be an expression of love and support for so many children and families in our community that are touched by autism,” said Club Advisor Mrs. Kelly Schlundt. Flyers about the event were sent home with students this week.

A team of 20 ACS high school students and adult chaperones spent their Easter break in impoverished areas of Haiti on a short-term missions trip.  The team spent the first three days in Hinche, Haiti, painting the interior and exterior of the Eglise Baptiste de la foi Chretienne Church in the morning, leading Vacation Bible School with children in the afternoon, and sharing the gospel message at services held in the evening for adults. For their last three days in Haiti, the team volunteered in Titanyan at a Christian sports camp program operated by Sports Disciple, which ministers to some 1,000 children daily.

“In Hinche, we expected to be leading VBS for about 35 children, but the first day 250 children came, some of whom had walked an hour to get there,” said  faculty member and Missions Club Advisor Dave Genter.  The ACS team shared the gospel message with the children and spent time with them playing volleyball, soccer, jump-rope, and other games, and doing arts and crafts. “The love that our students showed to the children and the love they received back from them was a transforming experience for everyone involved and by our last day of VBS we had 305 children participating,” Genter said. The ACS team also donated to the church volleyballs, soccer balls, jump-ropes, and arts and crafts materials for its children’s ministry program.

In Titanyan at the Sports Disciple facility, the ACS team worked with children from ages 6 to 18 years old in various ways, helping serve meals, assisting at a health clinic, playing soccer, and presenting Bible lessons. The students and adult chaperones who participated in the trip were: Mike Bohs (chaperone), Mikayla D’Anna, Rebekah Darragh, Kami DeNick, Sue DeNick (chaperone), Jasmine Feliciano, Dave Genter (chaperone), Jialin (Ann) Li, XiaoQing (Samantha) Liang, Shannon Murphy, Joanna Noto, Ayolola Oguntuase, Ayotolani Oguntuase, Carl Phillips, Yuhe (Amy) Pi, Tim and Stephanie Rosie (chaperones), Rijkaard Thelismond, Michael Xu, and Xiaohu (Peter) Zang.

ACS this week welcomed Bill Smallwood as the newest member of its staff, filling the position of Director of Facilities. Mr. Smallwood replaces John Nelson, who served at ACS for the past nine years and has relocated to Virginia to work in the facilities department at Liberty University. ACS faculty and staff hosted a farewell party in mid-March for Mr. Nelson to thank him for his faithful service to ACS.

Mr. Smallwood comes to ACS with some 30 years of experience in purchasing and facility maintenance with the Atlantic City Board of Education. Most recently he worked in the Sovereign Avenue School.  “I’m thrilled to be working at ACS where I can serve the Lord and help make the school’s facilities the best they can be,” Mr. Smallwood said.  “John set the bar high during his time at ACS and I want to continue providing that same level of excellence for God’s Kingdom.”

Mr. Smallwood and his wife Donna reside in Galloway and have nine adult children and three grandchildren. He also serves in ministry at New Life Assembly of God Church in Egg Harbor Township, where he is co-leader of the worship team.

Twenty-eight students will be serving as the hands and feet of Jesus when they participate in short-term missions trips over the Easter vacation. Two groups of high school students will be serving in Haiti and Nashville, Tennessee and a team of middle school students will be serving in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The students raised their own financial support for the trips, ranging from $375 each for the Coatesville trip to $1,600 for each student on the Haiti trip. “We are so grateful for the many donations from family members, friends, and the church community that have made it possible for our students to serve God on these missions trips,” said Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen, who is a chaperone for the Coatesville trip.

Faculty member and Missions Club Advisor Dave Genter said the ACS team in Haiti will be assisting the Eglise Baptiste Church in Hinche during its 8-day trip, helping them build a new church facility and doing children’s ministry. In Nashville, the ACS students will be working with Christ Centered Ministries (CSM) on projects including volunteering at a soup kitchen and a food bank. On the way back from its 6-day trip, the students will also take a tour of the Creation Museum in Kentucky. In Coatesville, the students will spend 4 days volunteering at the Camp at Old Mill, helping prepare the facility for its summer Christian youth camp programs, and at the Bridge Academy, working with students doing tutoring, arts and crafts, and other projects.

Please pray for our students and chaperones for safety as they travel and that they will be effective witnesses for Christ. The trip participants are: Coatesville — Elizabeth Alford, Aniya Arsenis, Madelynne DeNick, Alexandra Friend, Morgan Gibson (chaperone), Hunter Jorgenson, Rebekah Kimmerley, Alexandra Lushina, and Karen Oblen (chaperone); Haiti — Mike Bohs (chaperone), Mikayla D’Anna, Rebekah Darragh, Kami DeNick, Sue DeNick (chaperone), Jasmine Feliciano, Dave Genter (chaperone), Jialin (Ann) Li, XiaoQing (Samantha) Liang, Shannon Murphy, Joanna Noto, Ayolola Oguntuase, Ayotolani Oguntuase, Carl Phillips, Yuhe (Amy) Pi, Tim and Stephanie Rosie (chaperones), Rijkaard Thelismond, Michael Xu, and Xiaohu (Peter) Zang; Nashville — Steven Chirinos, Rudy Dalinger, Zengzheng (Constantine) Jiang, Ji Seung (Jay) Lee, Brianna Lomangino, Joshua Mizrahi, and Joe Rowell (chaperone).

Students in the 7th grade class recently initiated a service project to help address the needs of  the homeless in Atlantic City and they put that project into action over the past week. Last Friday, the 7th grade students made some 60 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and wrote encouraging messages on note cards. Several students reached out to local businesses and filled 30 Sak bags with toiletries, snacks, and water. On Monday, April 3, two students, George Harmon and JP Harris, hand-delivered the sandwiches with notes from the students and the toiletry/snack bags to homeless people in Atlantic City near the Atlantic City Library.  ACS parent Kim Harris served as the chaperone, along with an Atlantic City police officer who joined the students after seeing them interacting with the homeless.

The students’ enthusiasm for the homeless project has grown into the establishment this week of a new club for middle school students called “The World Changers Club.” Resource Room Specialist and ACS parent Kelly Schlundt has volunteered to serve as the Club Advisor, with assistance from 6th grade teacher Casey Hopwood. “I’m so excited about working with these students and seeing their passion for wanting to serve God by helping the homeless and doing other service projects both here at school and in the community,” Mrs. Schlundt said.  The Club, which is open to all students in grades 6-8, will meet twice a month on Wednesdays during lunch in Room 132.  Future plans include returning to Atlantic City on April 14 with more sandwiches and toiletry/snack bags for the homeless and doing projects to benefit the Community Food Bank, Sister Jean’s Soup Kitchen, and area nursing homes.

The Chick-fil-A restaurant in Egg Harbor Township and veteran ACS faculty member Pam Hitchner were recognized and honored as the 2017 recipients of the ACS Servant’s Heart Award at the Legacy Gala on March 31. ACS Board of Directors Chair Doug Pearson presented a plaque to each recipient during the Gala program. The award was established in 2002 to recognize the valuable service of individuals and businesses that have provided their time, talents, and expertise to advance the mission of Atlantic Christian School.

Pearson praised Chick-fil-A and its owner Mrs. Amy McCloy-Miles for the restaurant’s focus on giving back to the community.  “Atlantic Christian School and many other schools and organizations have been blessed by Chick-fil-A’s generosity,” Pearson said. He noted that Chick-fil-A has donated chicken sandwich meals, complimentary food cards, and a portion of its sales from “Spirit Nights” at the restaurant to the ACS Missions Club, Boy Scout Troop 389, the Parent-Teacher Fellowship, and other school organizations. Pearson also said that since its opening in 2011 Chick-fil-A has given many young people in the community, including ACS students, valuable work experience through employment at the restaurant.

Pearson thanked Mrs. Hitchner for her dedication with a servant’s heart during her 16 years as an ACS PE teacher, basketball coach, and mentor to hundreds of students and young athletes. “Her passion has been teaching young people the game of basketball and through it, about the larger game of life, about putting Christ at the center of whatever they do,” Pearson said. “She always has gone above and beyond her regular school schedule to make a difference in the lives of our students.”  Over her coaching career at ACS, Mrs. Hitchner has posted 252 wins and led the ACS Varsity Girls’ Basketball team to six Tri-State Christian Atlantic Conference championships, including one this year. Last month, she was named the Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year by the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference.  Two years ago, she was named Coach of the Year by the National Christian School Athletic Association and her alma mater, Summit College, has inducted her in its Hall of Fame.

Buy your tickets by 3 p.m. today to guarantee your seat at the 4th annual Legacy Gala featuring Governor Mike Huckabee as the keynote speaker. We’re expecting close to 400 people to attend this exciting event for our region. Go to the ACS website to purchase your tickets online or call or come into the school office. Individual tickets are $155 each and tables of 10 are $1,450. Pay by cash, check, or credit card. Please note that only a very limited number of tickets will be available after Friday and ticket sales will end at midnight on Tuesday, March 28.

We are also pleased to announce that Governor Huckabee has agreed to do a book-signing after the Gala program. Hard-back copies of his latest book, God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy, will be available for sale at the Gala. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet Governor Huckabee and support ACS. The net proceeds from the Gala will go to the ACS Annual Fund, to a new Tuition Assistance Fund for the 2017-2018 school year, and to continue paying down our mortgage.

 We hope to see you there!

The 4th annual ACS Legacy Gala – an Evening with Governor Mike Huckabee — is just two weeks away. Tickets will be on sale until Tuesday, March 28. Individual tickets are $155 each and tables of 10 are $1,450. Tickets can be purchased online on the “Legacy Gala” website page at www.acseht.org or in the school office. Sponsorships and advertising are also available until Tuesday, March 21. Join us for a inspiring evening and let’s make this fundraising event for Atlantic Christian a success. The net proceeds from the Gala will go to the ACS Annual Fund, to a new Tuition Assistance Fund for the 2017-2018 school year, and to continue paying down our mortgage.

Chief Administrator Karen Oblen and Development and Communications Director Carole Karabashian promoted the Gala on Thursday afternoon as guests on the “Bob Burns Radio Show” on News Talk 1400 AM WOND. They also had the opportunity to talk about the Christ-centered educational programs at ACS and the achievements and accolades of our sports teams and the Early Education program.

Egg Harbor Township police officers visited the preschool through 5th grade classrooms on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of Community Helpers Week and helped promote the joy of reading. The officers, including ACS school parent Cherie Burgan (pictured above right), read aloud some of the well-known Dr. Seuss books, such as “Go Dog Go,” and lesser-known Dr. Seuss stories, including “Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?” The officers presented the preschool and kindergarten students with badges and made them honorary officers. The older students had the opportunity to ask the officers questions including describing a typical day in the life of police officer.

Congratulations to senior Dakota Hitchner, point guard on the Lady Cougars Varsity Basketball Team, for being selected by area public and private high school coaches to be an All-South Jersey All-Star. During her career at ACS, she became a 2,000-point scorer and was a 3-time MVP in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference. DJ will be playing in the All-Star game this Saturday, March 18, at Paul VI High School in Haddonfield. She and her family have also been invited to the All-Star banquet in Cherry Hill on March 21. DJ is the second ACS Lady Cougar basketball player to receive this honor. Alumnus Shereesha Richards (’12), who is now playing for a professional basketball team in Spain, was named an All-South Jersey All-Star in 2012.

Governor Mike Huckabee is looking forward to coming to the ACS Legacy Gala and talking about the value of Christian education. Governor Huckabee had that to say and more during two interviews this past week with local radio stations. He was on the air for a live interview Thursday morning as a guest on the WPG Talk Radio show “Harry Hurley in the Morning.” Governor Huckabee will be on the radio again this Saturday talking about his upcoming appearance at the ACS Gala as part of a second interview he did with local broadcaster Rick Brancadora.

To hear Governor Huckabee this Saturday, tune in to WIBBAGE 20/20 Local News at 94.3 FM hourly at 48 minutes past the hour and also at TalkRadio WIBG 1020 AM and 101.3 FM on King Arthur’s Saturday morning show between 6 and 10 a.m. and the MattWorld Show between noon and 2 p.m. Click here to hear Mr. Brancadora’s entire interview with Governor Huckabee.

During his interview with talk show host Harry Hurley, Governor Huckabee said parents who choose a Christian education for their children know they will be in a place where they are being trained to be the next generation of positive moral leaders. “You’re going to be able to know that the school will work with you and be your partner in helping to shape your children to believe that they need to respect authority, they need to do what’s right, they need to tell the truth, and they need to be accountable for their mistakes. These are the fundamental things that they should be learning,” Huckabee said.

Tickets to the ACS Legacy Gala, which is just three weeks away, will be on sale until Tuesday, March 28. Tickets and tables of 10 are available at www.acseht.org or in the school office. Sponsorships and advertising are also still available until Tuesday, March 21. Join us for a inspiring evening and let’s make this fundraising event for Atlantic Christian a success.

ACS high school students presented the Atlantic City Rescue Mission with a check for $1,120 on Wednesday, March 8 to help fund the Mission’s new kitchen renovation project. The donation was from the proceeds of the 4th ACS Bowls of Hope Soup-Tasting Benefit in February. The five students who presented the check were members of the Student Council that organized and volunteered at the Bowls of Hope — Rebekah Darragh, Mikayla D’Anna, Paige Hoover, Joanna Noto, and Tommy Taylor. Upper School Principal Susan Smith, Development Director Carole Karabashian, and Event Coordinator Jessica Martin accompanied the students on the visit.

AC Rescue Mission President Dan Brown accepted the check and thanked the students for supporting the Mission’s important ministry of meeting the needs of the homeless in this region. He said the mission typically serves 400-500 meals a day to the homeless and its kitchen has not been upgraded since it was first built in 1990. After the check presentation, John DeMario, the mission’s Associate Director of Resource Development, gave the students a tour of the facility including the kitchen, dining hall, and a new coffee house known as “Grounds for Hope.” While on their tour, the students also met and talked with two Atlantic Christian alumni who are on the staff of the Mission — Shelby Boggs (’12) and Dara Brown (’11), who oversees the kitchen’s operations.

Close to 100 fathers and daughters gathered in the ACS gym on Saturday, March 4 for the popular, 6th annual elementary school Butterfly Ball. The fathers, as well as other escorts, dressed up in suits and ties to spend a special evening with their daughters, who presented a stunning vision of beauty in their formal dresses decorated with lace, velvet, chiffon, and more. The happy couples dined on a buffet pasta dinner, played freeze dance and other fun group games, visited the photo booth, and ended the evening with dancing. Thank you to Gregory’s Restaurant in Somers Point and several parents who donated food for the dinner and helped make this senior class fundraiser a success. Wooden picture frames made this week by the elementary after-school Servant’s Heart Club are being given to each family that attended along with photos taken at the Butterfly Ball.

Come! Love with us!

“How would you love someone without prayer? I mean, what would it look like if you loved someone but couldn’t pray for that person? …. Love without being able to pray feels depressing and frustrating, like trying to tie a knot with gloves on. I would be powerless to do the other person any real good. People are far too complicated; the world is far too evil; and my own heart is too off center to be able to love adequately without praying. I need Jesus.” 
– Paul Miller, A Praying Life

Come pray with us! Everyone who loves someone at ACS is welcome! We as school parents are meeting every Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 in the Prayer Room – Room 200 on the second floor. If you cannot come, please be in prayer with us for:

… The Word of God to be spoken with truth and love at ACS and for children’s hearts to respond.

… The approximately 25 members of the school family and community who are involved over the next several months in drafting a new 5-year Strategic Plan for our school.

… Every leader at ACS to guard the treasure of the gospel entrusted to them.

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love…Romans 12:10

If you have a question or would like to submit a prayer request, please email Sharon Griffith at sharongriffith14@yahoo.com or Lina Lomangino at lloman4136@aol.com

Congratulations to our Lady Cougars Varsity Basketball team for clinching first place, winning the championship game in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) tournament last Saturday, February 25 with a 66-11 win over Gloucester County Christian School. The Lady Cougars finished the season undefeated in the league (12-0) and 26-8 overall. Students, parents, family members, friends, and the ACS cheerleading squad filled the stands at the game held on the Sewell campus of tournament host Gloucester County Christian School. At the game’s end, the ACS fans chanted — “We are proud of you, yes, we are proud of you.”

Congratulations to senior point guard Dakota Hitchner, who was named the TSCAC MVP for the third consecutive year, and the four other Lady Cougars who were named TSCAC All-Stars — seniors Shannon Murphy and Tola Oguntuase (1st team), junior Samantha Rhodes (2nd team), and junior Abby Vogel (alternates).

Congratulations to Lady Cougars’ head coach Pam Hitchner for being named the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year. TSCAC President Chris Storr made the announcement at the conclusion of the Tournament’s Girls’ Championship game on Saturday, February 25. He presented Coach Hitchner with a plaque and congratulated her for her 25 years of dedication as a coach and mentor to hundreds of young women in southern New Jersey. 

Two days earlier, Coach Hitchner announced that she would be retiring from coaching at ACS, after marking her 250th win over the past 11 years as the head coach of the Lady Cougars. In the 2014-15 season, Hitchner received national recognition when she was named Coach of the Year by the National Christian School Athletic Association. She has also been inducted in the Hall of Fame at Summit College, formerly Baptist Bible College, her alma mater. In addition to coaching at ACS, Mrs. Hitchner has also coached teams at Cape Christian Academy and Cumberland Christian School. Over her coaching career, she has had 10 TSCAC Championship wins, 6 at ACS and 4 at Cumberland Christian.

ACS students focused on the significant contributions of African Americans to American history and culture throughout February as part of Black History Month. In the elementary grades, each class studied a different African American, from civil rights activist Ruby Bridges (Kindergarten) and inventor George Washington Carver (2nd grade) to educator and advisor to presidents Booker T. Washington (3rd grade) and abolitionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman (4th grade).

This week, 7th grade students in Mrs. Hopwood’s Language Arts class have been presenting multi-media reports and oral presentations based on their study and research over the past several weeks on distinguished African-Americans including Louis Armstrong, Michael Jordan, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama, and Jackie Robinson.

Last Friday, Pastor Jonathan Leath of Destiny Church in Moorestown, NJ talked about “Dreaming in Difficult Times” as the featured speaker at the 6^th-12^th grade chapel last Friday. With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech as a reference point, Pastor Heath used the life of Biblical hero Joseph to identify key actions students should follow to pursue the dreams that God has for their lives. The message was — DON’T GIVE UP and DON’T SLACK UP (off) as you work hard and do your best for the Lord. DON’T PUT UP with other people’s sin. On the flip side, the students were challenged to SPEAK UP for what is right, GET UP when you stumble, and SURRENDER UP to Christ and His will.

A round of applause for four ACS students who have been selected to play in two different Honor Bands  that represent the best band students in southern New Jersey. 8th grader Josh Darragh, who plays the flute, was selected to the South Jersey Junior High Honor Band, and will perform with the Band on Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m. at the Fernwood Avenue Middle School in Egg Harbor Township. 5th graders Allison Amadio (clarinet) and Hannah Campbell (oboe) and 6th grader Cruz Lewis (trumpet) were selected to the South Jersey Elementary Honor Band. They will be performing at Shawnee High School on Saturday, April 29 at 2 p.m. All the concerts are open to the public.

The Lady Cougars Basketball Team is in the Championship Game! The undefeated Lady Cougars will face Gloucester County Christian School in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) championship game on Saturday, after defeating Cumberland Christian 71-31 at the semi-final playoff match last night at home. The top-seeded Lady Cougars went 11-0 this season in the TSCAC, and have an overall record of 25-8. The Championship game will begin at 2 p.m. at Gloucester County Christian School located at 151 Golf Club Road in Sewell.

The No. 4-ranked ACS Varsity Boys’ Basketball team lost a hard-fought game last night to the No. 1 Gloucester County Christian (47-64) and will play Pilgrim Academy in the consolation game on Saturday at noon. We’re so proud of all our ACS athletes and grateful to Coach Pam Hitchner and Coach Dan Carney for their leadership and dedication. Come on out and cheer on our Cougars to victory! The TSCAC will be charging an admission fee at the games – Students ($2); Adults ($3); Family ($10).