Festive times at DCA!

The months of November and December flew by

as the Dayspring and Liberty Christian High

School communities celebrated with a packed

schedule of family chapels and concerts. For

chapels, each teacher worked with his/her class

to prepare a special song or skit to mark the

occasion. Some acts were new, while others

were old favorites. DCA eighth graders emceed

the Thanksgiving and Christmas chapels, while

LCHS students organized and ran the Veterans’

Chapel. Here is an article describing the process:

Veterans’ Chapel overview by Gabrielle Milley, LCHS Class of 2018

This year, Liberty Christian High School

had the honor of hosting Veterans’ Chapel.

In the beginning we weren’t sure how we

were going to do this, but we knew we

wanted it to be the best it could be. We felt

these veterans deserved to be honored to

the best of our ability. We wanted to make

sure every veteran in any of the Dayspring

families had the opportunity to honored. The

response was amazing! -continued on page 2

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Dayspring Christian Academy’s Monthly Newsletter

‘Tis the season to be giving!

DCA’s library transformed

into the Polar Express

Gift Shop in early

December, allowing

students to choose gifts

for their loved ones from a

wide variety of items.

Volunteers guided young-

er students in their

selections, then carefully

wrapped each gift. In a

season when a lot of

emphasis is placed on

“What am I going to get?,”

DCA students got the

opportunity to think of

which gifts would bless the

important people in their

lives.

November/December

2017

At our Christmas Concert, young performers celebrated

our Savior’s birth through music, drama, and dance

Family events coming up in January: Jan. 16 USA Skate Night Jan. 24 Uno’s Pizza Night

Highlights from the Christmas Concert:

Veterans’ Chapel story continued from page 1

At first, we were only getting

one or two emails a day, but

that soon turned into five or

six. Our slideshow held over

60 veterans represented by

our LCHS and DCA families

and staff. This very emotional

and heart-warming chapel was

a success. Tim Walsh, our

amazing speaker, focused on

keeping his faith while serving,

and how it can be challenging

but helps keep his heart where

it needs to be. By the end of

the service we gave out flag

pins to all the people who

served or are currently serv-

ing. We ended this service

with a luncheon for all the

veterans who attended as a

time to thank them for their

service. It was an honor for

LCHS to have the opportunity

to take on this responsibility.

-- Gabrielle Milley, LCHS Senior

Mother Son Night 2017 This year’s theme was American Ninja

Warrior. Volunteers blew up countless

balloons to decorate and built challenging

wooden obstacle courses and games for our

mother/son contestants. A delicious Chinese

dinner buffet accompanied an inspiring

speech by Bruce Stanford.

Signs of the

times Our signs get an update

with new logos

Eighth graders

donate custom

picture frames to

foster children In art class, each student

selected a questionnaire

previously filled out by a local

foster child. They then

decorated a wooden frame to

include the child’s favorite

colors, foods, hobbies, ani-

mals, dream job, and more.

The frames were a special

addition to the photo portraits

of the children taken by local

photographers as part of

Adoption RI’s annual

Heart Gallery exhibition. On

November 16, the class

traveled to the RI State House

for the opening of the show.

There they had the opportunity

to meet the children and pre-

sent them with their frames.

Eighth graders with their frames and at the State House in

Providence (above),

Participants:

5th Grade: Emily Drolet, Tyler Robinson, David DeBoef, C.J. Thibert

6th: Diego Ferreira and Suubi Laurent

7th: Joel Noel (placed 1st), Joseph Mulvey (placed 4th in final round)

8th: Juliana Olivo (placed 1st), Eliana Piscitelli (placed 4th)

October Winners:

1st place - PK 4 (144) 2nd place - 5T (139)

November Winners:

1st place - PK 4 (142) 2nd place - 5T (88) Thank you for sending them in!

Overview of the Defenders’ first season by Caitlyn Stanford, LCHS Senior

This year, the Defenders

had their first EVER girls’

volleyball team!

Our team contained

seven Liberty Christian

High School students,

and three DCA students.

During our first game we

had fear of losing, but we

won by the skin of our

teeth! Our opponent was

a team that had been

playing for three years

together, and it was our

first time EVER playing

the sport! We lost the

first match out of three,

which meant we HAD to

win the last two! The

pressure was on, but with

the chants from the crowd

and the support of our

coaches, families and

friends... WE WON!! We

now had hope of winning

our next games, and we

did! Sadly, we lost our

last three games which

left us with a 3-3 record!

We are so grateful for the

opportunity to play this

exciting sport and for

coaches who never lost

hope in us!

Teammates Hannah Asermely

and Caitlyn Stanford after a

home game

Defenders’ coach Andrea Detty is

showered with gifts of apprecia-

tion at the post-season dinner

Pre-Vacation fun (aka What to do with students

the day before Christmas break )

Another helpless victim of the Middle

School Snowman Decorating Contest

Fifth graders enjoyed an interactive science demonstration with DCA parent Dr. Brenton DeBoef,

a chemistry professor at URI. They studied the differences between physical changes (such as

dry ice turning to gas) and chemical reactions (such as sugar and potassium nitrate mixing to

propel a small rocket).

Keeping students engaged in the classroom when

vacation is just hours away and many, many sweet

treats have been consumed at class parties is the

eternal challenge for every teacher. Below are

some solutions for helping students pass the time.

3rd grade was one of many classes who had

Secret Santa gift exchanges at their party