Our annual all-school Christmas Chapel on Friday, December 21 brought students from preschool to 12th grade and all faculty and staff together for a joyous celebration of Christ’s birth. The chapel opened with the kindergarten students reciting from memory Luke 2:8-11, followed by prayer offered by Event Coordinator Jessica Martin. Worship time continued with the 3rd graders singing and signing to Lauren Daigle’s Christmas song entitled “Noel.” The combined 5th grade, Middle School, and High School worship teams got everyone on their feet to sing and move to “O What a Glorious Night.” The 5th graders then presented a video of unique artwork they had created for a Bible class project that illustrated the many names of Jesus found in the Bible, such as Savior, Messiah, King of Kings, and Lamb of God. High school faculty member Dave Genter presented the chapel devotional, tracing the timeline of Jesus — from the beginning when He created the world, to his birth, death, and resurrection. “Today Jesus is reining in heaven with a crown on his head as the king of the universe and the best Christmas present ever is that one day we will be reining with Jesus forever and ever,” Genter said.
Some lighter moments in chapel included the popular and much anticipated Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, with the assembly voting by acclamation for their favorites from among teachers and students representing each class. After several rounds of voting, 5th grader Elijah Weiler was declared the winner. The winners of the Christmas Door Decorating Contest were also announced. The 1st grade students concluded the program with a humorous skit on the good and bad things about Christmas, after which a surprise flash mob of faculty and staff danced and sang to the students, who were seated all around the gym, to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
Intramural basketball for students in grades 2 through 8 begins Saturday, January 5. The program, led by Girls’ Varsity Coach Kaylee Breunig, will feature 5 weekly sessions of skills development and game play.
As the sacred season of Christmas unfolds this month, the good news of the birth of a Savior, Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, is being joyously celebrated at ACS. We are very grateful for the prayers and donations from ACS parents, grandparents, alumni, alumni parents, current and former faculty and staff, churches, businesses, and many other community supporters that have made it possible for us to boldly proclaim the name of Christ during Christmas and in everything we do throughout the year.
Christmas shopping doesn’t have to be a chore! On Saturday, December 15, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., let the students in the ACS Bahamas Missions Team provide a safe, fun evening of Christmas activities for your children (age 3 – grade 5) while you shop till you drop!
Thank you to our ACS basketball coaches and parents for participating in our winter 2018 Coin Drop fundraiser on Saturday, December 1. Dressed in festive Christmas hats, the ACS representatives greeted drivers at the intersection of Zion Road and Ocean Heights Avenue from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., asking for donations to support our middle school and high school athletics program. In just six hours, the coaches and parents collected $2,083.52 from our generous community members.
ACS students and teachers have begun decorating their classroom doors for the Christmas season as classes compete for prizes based on Facebook Votes, Student Involvement, Spiritual Message, and Originality.
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As the basketball season gets underway, our Cougar Den concession stand in the gym is in need of donations. We need large cans of cheese, chips, hot dogs, Gatorade, and soda. Anyone who donates at least 3 large items will receive a season pass for all home basketball games. Please bring all donations to the Athletic Office in the gym. Thank you.
The Freshman Class will be selling Christmas-Grams next week, from December 10-17. For just $1.00, a student, staff member, or school family member can send a personalized message with a candy cane to spread joy to friends, teachers, students, coaches, and more! Orders are due by December 17, and forms are available in the main office. Your support helps our freshmen raise funds for special class activities.
As the Christmas season quickly approaches, it is easy for us to get caught up in our “to do” lists.” In the busy-ness of life, we can sometimes forget those who have greatly impacted the lives of our families and children the most, in particular the wonderful teachers and staff here at Atlantic Christian School. In the near future, we will have the opportunity to show them how much they mean to us and to our children through the “Christmas Love Offering” that we will take at each of the upcoming Christmas concerts on December 13 and 14. Through the Love Offering, we have the chance to bless our ACS teachers and staff and show them our deep appreciation for all they do to educate our children and train them up in the Lord.
Thirteen middle school and high school students are part of this year’s cheerleading squad, coached by staff member Mrs. Kelly Flynn. Practices got underway this week to begin preparing for a busy season with plans to cheer at both home and away games to support our middle school and high school teams.
With the completion of tryouts this week, the basketball season for our middle school and high school girls’ and boys’ teams is now underway. The first home game of the season will be this Friday, November 30, starting at 5 pm. The High School Varsity Girls’ team, under ACS alumnus Kaylee Breunig (’12) in her 2nd year as head coach, is hosting Abundant Life Academy from Nutley, NJ. The Varsity Boys, under Dan Carney in his 3rd year as head coach, will be playing Friday and Saturday in a tournament at Doane Academy in Burlington.