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See You At The Pole

Students, parents, faculty, and staff gathered at the flagpole on Wednesday, September 25, for a meaningful time of prayer and worship, joining thousands across the country for the annual “See You at the Pole” event. Mr. Glancey and the High School Worship Team planned and led everyone in prayer and worship.

“See You at the Pole” (SYATP) is an annual event where students, parents, and community members gather around their school’s flagpole to pray for their school, classmates, teachers, and the world. The event began in 1990 with a small group of students in Texas who wanted to pray for their school. Since then, it has grown into a nationwide movement involving thousands of schools across the United States and even internationally. SYATP emphasizes student-led prayer and worship, fostering a sense of community and spiritual growth among participants.

Fifth Graders Lead Worship in Weekly PreK-5th Chapels

Two 5th grade Worship Teams enthusiastically led worship this Friday in both the Early Ed-Kindergarten chapel and the 1st-5th grade chapels. The two teams began rehearsing in August to be ready to lead worship at the first chapel of the school year in September and each week thereafter. 

“This is the second consecutive year that we have formed two worship teams,” said faculty member Teresa Bird, who is in her fifth year directing the effort. “The students are so excited to lead worship and they are doing a great job.” Over the course of the school year, the students will learn the lyrics and music of up to 30 worship songs, which they will then teach to their fellow students. They also learn lively choreography to present with each of the songs.

The 13 members of this year’s teams, who meet weekly after school to practice, are pictured below.  Pictured below left, which is the team that leads elementary chapel, are (from left): Anyae Welch, Sophia Costello, Angela Awad, Gabriella Goodwin, Mrs. Bird, Lydia McCarthy, Victoria Dade, and Gianna Flynn. Pictured below right, which is the team that leads Early Ed-K chapel, are (from left): Mikayla Cubbage, Jade Thompson, Stephanie Valdes, Mrs. Bird, Hazel Burgan, Ava Barberio, and Amelia D’Anna.

Upper School Students “All In” at Spiritual Emphasis Retreat

The 2018-2019 school theme, “ALL IN,” took center stage for two days as students in middle and high school participated in the annual Spiritual Emphasis Retreat on Thursday and Friday, September 27 and 28. From chapel sessions to class competitions, grades six through twelve engaged heart, soul, mind, and strength for an event full of spiritual impact and memorable fun.

Guest speaker Mike Bult shared powerful leadership principles from God’s Word, challenging students to embrace who God has made them to be and make a difference in the lives of others. Bult, a member of the John Maxwell Leadership Group and Administrator at Mainland Baptist Church, told students, “Leadership is influence. You can all be leaders – for good or bad – because you all can have influence on others.” Combining biblical teaching from Mark 2 with video testimony from Life Without Limbs founder Nick Vujicic, Bult presented five choices students must make to become positive leaders: “Have an attitude of Gratitude. Live a life of purpose. Be positive. Love yourself. Dream big, set a goal, and do it!”

Chapel sessions also included “compass group” breakout times during which students discussed what they were learning with one another and teacher-coaches. Musical worship was led by Matt Glancey from Coastal Christian Church who was joined at various times by ACS faculty members Zach Monroe and Jaron Beadle as well as his sister Naomi Glancey, a 2018 ACS grad, and Coastal’s worship director Pete Magazzu.

On Thursday, high school students traveled to Cape May for a two-hour dolphin watch cruise under beautiful blue skies. Middle school students stayed on campus, some participating in Knockerball while others enjoyed a paint party led by ACS art teacher Sherry Mirakian. Class competitions included banner making, a class cheer, and the annual favorite lip-sync battle featuring famous songs from movies like “We Go Together” from Grease and “Everything Is Awesome” from the Lego Movie. Students also ran “The Amazing Race,” completing challenges such as creating a tin foil Statue of Liberty and plugging holes in a water basket with bubble gum. When the final tallies were in, this year’s winning teams were seventh grade and eleventh grade.

 

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