A N N U A L R E P O R T

Christ First, Education Second to None.

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ContentsSection 1 - A Year in Review ...............................................4

Section 2 - Financials ....................................................... 12

Section 3 - Thank you to Our Donors .......................... 14

Banner Christian School is a K-12 program that

is consistent with the Word of God. Considering

paramount every child’s academic, emotional,

physical, social and spiritual needs, Banner Christian

School is dedicated to developing and educating the

whole person to the glory of God.

Our school verse is Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the

plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to

prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a

hope and a future.”

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Message from your Leadership

The annual report is a snapshot into the 2018-2019 school year at Banner Christian School. Each year Banner has a school theme and the 2018-2019 theme was “Significant by De-sign.” This theme came from I Corin-thians 12:27, which states, “Now you are the body of Christ and individu-ally members of it.”

The desire is for every student to un-derstand that our self-worth comes from the fact that as Christians, we are members of Christ’s family. Be-cause of His significance, we have significance.

The following pages provide an over-view of an exciting year filled with student achievements, financial stewardship, and visionary plans for the future. It has been a joy to travel this journey with each of you as we partner together in the education of each of these precious children.

I encourage you to read through this snap shot and be encouraged as God continues to bless Banner Christian School.

Thomas W. Burkett, M.B.A., Ed.D.Head of School

“Significant by Design”

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Lower School students

dress up for

International Day

Banner DayAugust 17, 2018 — Guest Speaker Freddie CoileMiddle and Upper School students kicked off the year with a special time of team building and a message from God’s Word on self worth given by Freddie Coile to encourage our students.

International DayLower School’s International Day focused on NigeriaResource teachers created stations where students learned about and painted a picture of a Nigerian pot, played 2 Nigerian games, practiced a dance, played an African drum, read a book about Nigeria and performed a fable from Reader’s Theatre.

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When applying for merit based college schol-arships, Banner students were unfairly disad-vantaged because of the previous seven-point grading scale. Local public school systems use a ten-point grading scale but many private schools still use a seven-point scale in order to maintain rigor within their programs.

The difference in grading scales can make a sig-nificant impact when calculating grade point averages (GPA). Before the grading scale was changed, a grade of 92 was considered a “B” at Banner and was calculated as a 3.0 when figuring GPA. At other schools, a grade of 90 was con-sidered an “A” and was calculated as a 4.0 when figuring GPA. The difference in grading scales

and calculating the GPA has negatively impacted Banner students when applying for merit-based college scholarships.

Because we believe that Banner’s standards should still exceed that of other schools, we have also decided that all core classes must be passed at a “C” level. This means that 70 is still the low-est passing grade for core classes (listed on the website).

The change to a ten-point grading scale, we be-lieve, is the best compromise to maintain high standards but also not unfairly punish our stu-dents seeking college scholarships.

45 Days of PrayerA Request from Banner’s Board of DirectorsIn October 2018, the Board of Directors expressed a desire to engage the entire Banner family in a concentrated time of prayer for a number of major decisions required for the new campus. We wanted to hear from God, and families were challenged to pray for specific matters that Dr. B. addressed in weekly devotional videos.

Board of Directors (from left to right)

Gary NesterShirley SeibertLarry BurkettPhil SoldenToby Ellison

Duke de Haas

Not pictured:Tim Hayes

Stephen Jennings

Grading Scale Change

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Christian College FairBanner Hosts for the Richmond CommunityFor the 4th year, Banner has invited Christian schools and church youth groups from the Richmond community to attend the only event of its kind in RVA. Twenty-five Christian colleges participated in the event, which included a financial aid seminar providing helpful informa-tion on completing the FASFA. Over 140 area parents and school students attended the fair.

25 Christian Colleges140 Parents/HS StudentsFinancial Aid Seminar

National Honor

Society

2018 Induction

Banner Christian School requires a minimum GPA of 3.4 to be eligible

for the NHS, which is higher than the public schools in Virginia require.

Currently, 47% of Banner’s 11th & 12th graders are members.

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Fall ProductionAMERICAN HEROESThis year’s fall production focused on honoring and celebrating veterans. Banner sold ad space in the program and donated 100% of the proceeds to the Richmond Fisher House, which provides housing for families of veterans being treated at McGuire Veterans Hospital at no cost.

Brian FilasRichmond Fisher House

BELOW:Drama Team visits Fisher House to deliver a special holiday lunch

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The Key Club is a student-led organization that gives back to the community by doing service projects and donating to organizations. The Club’s pledge is “To serve my nation and God.” Some of the projects that were led by the Key Club this year include the following:

l selling advertising space in the fall production program book

l preparing non-perishable Thanksgiving food baskets for famlies in need

l serving at Mercy Mall, helping families in crisis

l writing thank you cards for veterans

l packing food boxes for Feed My Starving Chil-dren an organization sharing the love of Jesus

Canned Food DriveBanner is featured on CBS 6 Building Better MindsA challenge was given. If students could collect enough cans of food to block their teacher’s door, they would earn an extra day of winter break. Each door required approximately 198 cans to cover it from top to bottom. Our overachieving students collected an average of 283 cans per grade for a grand total of 3,697 cans!

Banner students collected 3,697 cans of food to be donated to FeedMore.

Rob Cardwell of CBS6 stopped by to feature this effort on his Building Better Minds segment.

Click here for the story!

Banner’s Key Club

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Bible BuddiesUpper School Students Mentoring Lower School Students Once a month, Banner US students take over the LS classrooms to teach Bible. The students are responsible for preparing the lesson and activities on the first Friday of every month. Beyond the classroom, friendships are formed. It’s a wonderful opportunity to mentor and be an example to our LS students.

On the second Friday of every month, Banner hosts a guest speaker to present a topic for discussion to our upper school students during first period Bible class. The following speakers were featured in 2018-19:

l August — Freddie Coile, President of Focus Evangelical Minis-tries, spoke about self-worth.

l October — Tom Love, volunteer, sponsor & regional advisory council member of Comfort Zone Camp (a bereavement camp for children who experience the death of a parent, sibling or primary care giver). Tom speaks to groups to honor his sister, who lost her life to suicide.

l November — Tevin Lucas shared his struggle with depression with a message of hope & love.

l January — Tim Hightower, NFL free agent, shared his testimony and spoke on “ finding your purpose.”

l February — Dr. Burkett discussed the sanctity of life.

l March — Word of Life shared about their ministry to students and lead Praise & Worship.

l April — Roland Costa, VP, Federal Reserve Bank, discussed his work as the head of the counterfeiting division.

l May — Tanya Glanzman, Footsteps Counseling Center, shared her survival story of abuse and the foster care system.

2018-19Guest

SpeakerSeries

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On Monday morning, two members of the team lead the entire YWAM camp in morning worship. After Praise and Worship, the team walked to an elementary school and worked on several service projects. Seniors picked up trash, painted the outsides of buildings, painted lines on a concrete soccer court, broke apart an old compost bin made of wood and wiring, and played games with the chil-dren at recess. In the afternoon, the students worked on team building activities back at the YWAM campus.

Tuesday morning, the team headed out to Guarari, an at-risk community in San Jose, where they played games with children, performed a drama for them, and served them a nice hot meal.

Wednesday, was Bible distribution day. The team spent the whole day knocking on doors the Costa Rican way, shouting, “Upe,” which means “anyone home,” and offering the residents a gift of a Bible and prayer.

Thursday was a free day, and seniors went ziplining and visited La Paz Waterfall Park.

Friday, the seniors visited another public school and played soccer with some of the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams. It was an amazing day, where they got to see a Costa Rican high school and interact with kids their age. Friday after-noon, everyone packed to leave on Saturday and enjoyed dinner at a traditional Costa Rican seafood restaurant.

Senior Mission TripCosta RicaThis year’s senior class spent 7 days on a mission trip ministering to the people of Costa Rica in early April. The first Saturday,

the group participated in an orientation session at the Youth With a Mission base camp and settled into what was going to be their home for the rest of the week. On Sunday, the students rose early and attended an all-Spanish speaking church service. Half the seniors worked with the children’s ministry and the other half attended the service. The group that worked with the children played games and made salvation bracelets. The bracelet was made of beads that represent the salvation story. Sunday afternoon, at the YWAM base, the team played outside games, taught a Bible story, and completed the Jesus bracelet.

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Heart Healthy Field DaySponsored by Banner’s Chick-fil-A Leader AcademyThe Chick-fil-A Leader Academy is a national, high school, servant-leadership development program that is focused on impact through action. Students in the Academy participate in monthly learning labs that culminate in a schoolwide impact project. On May 9, lower school students were invited to a fun field day that celebrated heart-healthy awareness month. Activites were designed to teach children how to eat well and exercise to keep their hearts healthy physically while also focusing on character development and the fruit of the Spirit. During the day, different Banner clubs/groups planned and executed activities for the lower school students. The Unashamed Club taught about the fruit of the Spirit using colored beads as they made bookmarks. The Key Club provided fruit kabobs to encourage healthful eating. The drama team held a puppet show and helped students make apple and carrot character puppets. The art class colored pictures of fruits and vegetables and the praise team sang songs about the fruit of the Spirit. The Forge Team led sack and 3-legged races and held a jump rope contest to encourage the importance of exercise. Sergeant Lutz, from the U.S. Army, brought an inflatable basketball hoop and cornhole games for the kids to play after visiting the other stations. It took a great deal of planning to pull off the successful event and a good time was had by all.

2018-2019 FinancialsASSETS & LIABILITIES

The 2018-2019 fiscal year ended with Banner having $2,560,534 in assets; the largest asset is 125 acres of land for the future home of Banner Christian School. Below is a table listing these assets:

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ASSETS 06/30/2019

Cash $202,818

Accounts receivable $93,828

Textbooks $83,930

Land, buildings & equipment $2,179,958

TOTAL ASSETS $2,560,534

LIABILITIES 06/30/2019

Accounts payable $6,954

Accrued expenses $46,391

Deferred revenue $110,784

Loans $302,642

TOTAL LIABILITIES $466,771

NET ASSETS $2,093,763

2018-2019 FinancialsREVENUE & EXPENSES

Total revenues surpassed $2 million for the first time in Banner’s history.

REVENUES 06/30/2019

Individual contributions $98,608

Corporate contributions $2,000

Foundation contributions $112,000

In-kind contributions $180,320

Tuition & fees $1,649,716

Special events $1,760

TOTAL REVENUES $2,044,404

EXPENSES 06/30/2019

Program services & school operations $1,386,451

Management & general $551,071

Fundraisin $100

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,937,622

NET REVENUE $106,782

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Thank YouThank you to all of our supporters for making the amazing achievements possible this year! In addition, thank you to The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation for their $100,000 matching grant to the capital campaign for our new campus.

K5 Class Celebrating the 100th Day of School

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