IMPORTANT EVENTS & DATES FOR SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

Parents, please take a moment to mark your calendars. The following are important dates that you do not want to miss:

• September 21: US Assembly – Trivia Competition & Homecoming Fashion Show – Student Center, 9:25am
• September 22: US AP Mannequin Exhibit – Alumni Commons, 10:20am
• September 25: Christian College Fair – Faith Hall, 6:00pm
• September 27: See You at the Pole – LS/MS/US – Alumni Commons, 7:00am
• September 28: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony (grades 11-12) – Student Center, 9:25am
• October 3: Parent Association Meeting – Faith Hall room 301, 8:15am
• October 4: Senior Recharge – Field House Lobby, 10:20am
• October 5: MS/US Chapel – Worship Center, 9:25am
• October 6: US Early Dismissal – 12:15pm Dismissal
• October 9: No School – Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
• October 11: PSAT Testing (grades 8-11) – US building
• October 11: Senior Cap & Gown Group Picture – Henry Chapel, 8:00am; Senior Thesis Work – Student Center, 9:30am
• October 12: MS/US Chapel – Worship Center, 9:30am
• October 13: End of 1st Quarter

RECOGNITION

Service Before Self

Class of 2018 students, Luke, Annie, and Ben dropped off boxes of food collected from the Upper School to serve students at Millenia Elementary!

NEW THIS WEEK

Raw Footage

Raw Footage is the weekly US news segment produced by Mrs. Morabito’s Digital Media classes. Click here to check out this week’s edition of Raw Footage!

College Guidance Office

Dear Students,

It’s never too early to get started on researching college options! We will be hosting our annual Christian College Fair and we highly encourage all students in grades 9-12 attend. Meet with college admission representatives from over 20 different colleges and hear about their admissions process and scholarship opportunities!

It’s never too early to get started on researching college options! We will be hosting our annual Christian College Fair and we highly encourage all students in grades 9-12 attend. Meet with college admission representatives from over 20 different colleges and hear about their admissions process and scholarship opportunities!

This event is open to the public, so feel free to bring a friend!

Christian College Fair

Monday, September 25th

First Baptist Church of Orlando-Faith Hall

6:00 – 7:30pm

Funding for College Sessions (Faith Hall-3rd floor Room 301D)
Session I – 6:00-6:40 pm
Session II – 6:45-7:30 pm

NACAC College Fair (National Association for College Admission Counseling)

Sunday, October 15th

Orange County Convention Center

1:00 – 4:00pm

http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/FallNCF/Pages/Orlando-National-College-Fair.aspx

Check out the the latest Upper School blog for the colleges visiting TFA this Fall!  Juniors and Seniors must sign up through Naviance: Click Here!

REMINDERS

College Visits

If you want to speak to representatives from these colleges, sign up in Naviance to speak to them when they’re on campus.

• 9/22: University of Mississippi, York College of Pennsylvania & University of Tennessee Knoxville
• 9/26: Towson University, University of South Carolina & Vanderbilt University
• 9/28: Dickinson College & Mercer University
• 9/29: Providence College, Sewanee: The University of the South & Ohio State University
• 10/2: High Point University, Stetson University & New York University

Attendance

All attendance notifications and questions should be communicated directly to Ms. Lyn Maxime, Upper School Receptionist. All Upper School students who are tardy to campus must check in with Ms. Maxime in the Upper School office when they arrive at school. You may contact Ms. Maxime concerning your student being tardy or absent at 407-206-8630 or email her at usattendance@thefirstacademy.org.

WT Cafe – New Lunch Program

We are so excited to be partnering with WT Care for our school lunch program. Many of you were able to sample some of the offerings during New Family Orientation. The process for Lower School Instructions for registering your account and adding funds:

• Visit www.wtcafe.com
• A box should pop-up in your browser window with “Welcome to WT Cafe” at the top. In this window select your location, which is Orlando
• Once “Orlando” has been selected, click “Order Now” (located in a big red box on the right side of the page, at the top)
• Once on the next page, you will need to sign-up. Find the area labeled “Not A Customer? Sign Up” and click there
• Continue on, completing the required fields
• Once all of the fields have been successfully filled out, your registration will be complete and you will receive an email from WT Cafe with your login information
• You will need to follow the instructions provided in the email to login to your newly registered account, add funds, and view the menu. You can even sign up for Auto-Reload so you don’t have to worry about manually re-filling your account. As long as your account is funded, your student will come through the line and enjoy a fresh, delicious, made from scratch lunch!

Parent Volunteer Background Check

If you are a new parent and would like to volunteer in your child(ren)’s classroom(s) or chaperone on field trips please complete our free background check. Please note that the background check site only works on Internet Explorer or Firefox on a desktop computer. Safari and Chrome are not supported by the site. Approvals take a few weeks so plan ahead! All parents must have a completed background check before volunteering in the classroom or chaperoning on a field trip.