IMPORTANT EVENTS & DATES FOR FEBRUARY
Parents, please take a moment to mark your calendars. The following are important dates that you do not want to miss:
- February 9: US Chapel – Student Center, 9:33am
- February 9: Alternative Lunch, Chickfila – click here to order
- February 9-13: US Fine Arts NYC Trip
- February 10: Alternative Lunch, Papa John’s – click here to order
- February 12: Admissions Open House – 2:00pm – Invite a friend!
- February 15: Senior Recharge – Alumni Commons, 9:30am
- February 16: MS/US Combined Chapel – Worship Center, 9:33am
- February 17: No School – Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
- February 20: No School – Student/Teacher Holiday
- February 23: US Chapel – Student Center, 9:33am
- February 24: Senior Ski Trip – Required Student/Parent Meeting – Student Center, 7:00am
- February 25: US Sadie Hawkins Dance – Natalie Thomas Gymnasium, 7:00pm
RECOGNITION
AP Environmental Science Students Compete at Envirothon
AP Environmental Science students participated in the 2017 Regional Envirothon with 36 teams from public & private schools in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties at Leu Gardens. Although our teams didn’t place in the top 2, they enjoyed a beautiful day in the park and honed their environmental knowledge in preparation for the AP exam in May. Read more about the competition here.
NEW THIS WEEK
Mark Your Calendars – Central Florida College Fair
This fair is open to private school students in the Central Florida area. Click here to see the list of colleges in attendance.
Saturday, February 2 5 , 201 7
Fair Time: 11:00 – 1:30 PM
University of Central Florida
Student Union – Pegasus Ballroom
12715 Pegasus Dr, Orlando, FL 32816 (click here for map)
Summer College Tour
Dear 10th and 11th grade Families!
We have an amazing opportunity this summer to tour a range of colleges and universities (schools such as Harvard, Yale, New York University, etc)from Boston to New York! Boston/NYC Itinerary
Trip dates are from June 4, 2017- June 9, 2017 and we will be visiting 8 college campuses to learn about their local culture, admissions process, and discover what’s important for your student’s college plans
Parents, if you are interested in learning more about this summer college tour trip, please RSVP for one of the Information Sessions on or Thursday, February 16th or Tuesday, February 21st.
*We will be meeting with students only on Tuesday and Thursday of this week during Royal Recharge (snacks provided) to provide more information on the trip.*
Thank you!
Joyce Kwak
Director of College Guidance
US Chapel Recap 2/2
by Nicole C.
We, students, had the pleasure of hearing Pastor Chris Bacon speak in chapel about resting in our loving Father’s hands. He spoke on Galations 1:3-10. He explained to us how God’s desire is for us to feel stable in Him. On the stage, he had an illustration of a ladder and a chair and how God doesn’t want us to climb the ladder to glorify ourselves of how high we can go while still feeling unstable, but He wants us to take leaps of faith while resting in the assurance that God is with us. Our faith needs to be as though we are resting in a chair knowing we are loved and cared for rather than on a ladder where we are worried and tired. So is your faith resting in Christ or trying to glorify yourself rather than the one who created you? Be encouraged by the fact that we serve a God who is with us at all times, even through those leaps of faith in life.
REMINDERS
Attendance
All emails regarding attendance can be sent to our receptionist, Lyn Maxime, at usattendance@thefirstacademy.org. If your student is arriving late, will be dismissed early or absent from school, please email Lyn at usattendance@thefirstacademy.org.