Inside this issue:

Reading with Grand-

parents

Advisor Program

2

Middle School Re-

treat

NJHS Induction

Ceremony

3

Duke Concessions

Missions Operative

Trunk-Or-Treat

4

Student Highlights 5

Student Highlights

(cont)

Middle School Field

Trips

6

PTF Hoedown 7

Calendar and

Special Dates

8

Middle School Leadership Conference

BCA has been so excited to partner with STEP IT UP

for our fall fundraiser. Thanks to the hard work of our

students, parents and staff, BCA has raised

$38,000. With these funds we will complete the new

flooring project; install new awnings on each middle

school classroom; purchase new iPads for the BCA

classrooms and give each grade level money to pur-

chase new resources for their units of instruc-

tion. Thank you for supporting your school!

Our Day of Awesomeness is now set for Tuesday,

October 9th. All students will participate in this fun

day of celebration. The students will enjoy Wipe Out

and Ninja Warrior type events. The individual prizes

each student earned will also be awarded on this

date. The K-3 students will have their celebration

from 9:30 until 11:00 and the 4-8 grade students will

celebrate their victory from 11:15 until 12:45. We en-

courage parents to come out and enjoy the fun.

Crusader

Chronicles

Step It Up Day of Awesomeness

October 2018

BCA will be hosting the ACSI Middle School Lead-

ership Conference this year. The event will take

place on October 26. We anticipate one hundred

visiting middle school students. The students will

be taught the value of team building, goal setting

and how to help lead their peers from a biblical

standpoint.

We are thrilled to announce the Academy has created a Middle School Advising Program for all

students in grades 6-8. This new and exciting program has been designed to create an atmos-

phere of success for all students. Each middle school staff member and the administrative

team has been assigned 5 middle school students. That specific teacher will schedule times to

meet with your child to discuss spiritual, social and academic goals and plans. Each time an

advisor meets with a student, the parent will receive notification and will be updated on any

specific goals that may have been set. The BCA staff plans to begin meeting with students this

fall. Staff members being utilized for this program include: Mr. Manning, Mr. Overcash, Ms.

Brown, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Mangum, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Warfield, Mrs. Sinclair and Mrs. Barbee.

This is a new process for BCA and we are confident it will help us create a stronger sense of

faith, family and unity. If you have any specific questions about this resource, please contact

Mr. Manning by calling the academy office or by emailing him at

Tony.Manning@BCAcrusaders.org.

Reading with Grandparents

New Advisor Program Begins at BCA

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Thank you to all the grandpar-ents and special friends that were able to join us for Reading with Grandparents Day.

BCA will be honoring our newest National Junior Honor Society Members during a can-

dlelight ceremony on Wednesday morning, October 3. All middle school students,

new inductees and their parents, are invited to a breakfast at 7:30 am. The breakfast

will be held in the school lobby. At 8:00 am, the induction ceremony will begin. Mr.

Tanner Dobson, a former BCA student, will be our guest speaker for this exciting occa-

sion. The NJHS group will organize many events for our school this year. They are re-

sponsible for creating two middle school social events, two middle school service events,

two middle school educational events as well as organizing Spirit Week and our Singing

Valentine Grams.

Congratulations to our 2018-2019 NJHS Officers:

Kaylee Powell: President

Summer Pence: Vice-President

Olivia Newbold: Secretary

Middle School Retreat

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NJHS Induction Ceremony

BCA middle school and staff enjoyed a great time of leadership and

team building at the Triangle Training Facility in Pittsboro,

North Carolina. Students participated in many fun outdoor activi-

ties all while learning problem solving and team unity.

BCA families are invited to join

Bethesda Baptist Church for

their Fall Trunk or Treat. There

will be lots of candy, fun cos-

tumes and decorated trunks for

your child to enjoy. If you would

like to participate by decorating

your trunk and passing out can-

dy please contact the church and

let them know.

BCA will minister to the Appalachian children during our MO

Day on Wednesday, October 24th at 2:15PM in the sanctuary.

Each child will make a gospel bracelet and attach a personal Christmas

message to place in a gift bag. We will spend time praying for the chil-

dren and families who will receive the Christmas backpacks. The collec-

tion boxes will be transported to the NCBM for a Christmastime deliv-

ery.

Each class is invited to collect one of the items to be included in the

Christmas backpacks. Our goal is to collect as many items as possible.

The Dollar Tree carries most of the items listed. Items may be placed in

Christmas boxes in the school lobby.

BCA Staff-bar soap

Kindergarten-winter hats/toboggans

First Grade-toothpaste/toothbrushes

Second Grade-winter gloves

Third Grade-toothbrushes

Fourth Grade-washcloths

Fifth Grade-shampoo

Sixth/ Seventh-socks

Eighth Grade-brushes/combs

For the past two years BCA has

partnered with Duke Athletics to

help sell concessions at the football

games and men’s basketball

games. By partnering with Duke we

have been able to raise over $28k to

go towards helping us build our new

soccer field. This year we are aim-

ing towards raising another $18k to

be able to put back into a variety of

school programs. In order to accom-

plish this we need your help and

support by volunteering for these

games. Our upcoming football

games will be on 10/20, 11/10, and

11/24. We will be sending out sign-

up genius links for you to sign

up. Men’s basketball will also begin

in October and we will be sending

out those dates as well. This is the

one fundraiser we do at BCA, that

we do not ask you for your money,

we simply need your time. Thanks

so much for your support and help-

ing us provide a premier education

and premier programs for your chil-

dren.

The fall sports season is coming to a

close and our fall teams continue to

work hard to finish the season

strong. If you have not had a chance

to come see our Crusaders in action

please visit sports.bcacrusaders.org

to view our teams and their sched-

ules. We would love to have your

support as we compete for confer-

ence championships. Cross Country

is seeking their 3rd consecutive

TMSC Championship. Volleyball

and Boys Soccer are also looking to

make some noise in the TMSC tour-

nament to bring home some

Gold. Good luck to all of our fall

teams and keep working hard!

Coach Overcash

Duke Concessions and Sports Update

Bethesda Baptist Church

Trunk-Or-Treat

Mission Operative Day

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McKenzie competed in the Drive, Chip, Putt contest. A contest in which she completes three drives, three chips and three putts earning points for each shot. She gets points based on how far her drives go. For chipping and putting, points are based on how close her shot gets to the intended target. First was the local qualifier at Finley's golf course, where she had to come in the top three. She won her age advancing her to the sub regional event. During the sub regional at Duke she needed to place in the top two out of fifteen girls to move on. She earned her spot as winner to move on to the regional event. We traveled to Con-gressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland to compete at the regional event. She was one of twelve girls and needed to win to move onto the final round. She was determined and placed first earning herself a spot to compete at the Masters in Augusta. She will be one of ten girls nationwide to compete and one of eighty total kids to be invited to the Masters. Look for her on the golf chan-nel April 7. What an amazing accomplishment and a lifetime experience she will

never forget.

Luke competed in US Kids Golf World Championships in August at Pinehurst. There were over 1700 kids and close to 50 nations repre-sented throughout the tournament. He had to earn a spot by win-ning a local tournament series and meeting a scoring require-ment. He did this by winning the Raleigh Winter Tour Series and scoring low enough to meet the scoring requirement. He then moved on to be one of 168 boys in his age group from around the globe to compete at Talamore in Pinehurst for the US Kids World Championship. It was a tough weekend of play due to weather and canceled rounds. On day one he posted a 74, his lowest round and tied for 21st. Day two he shot a 77 but due to kids not getting to finish out or start their round they canceled those scores and he had to finish on day three. Unfortunately day three was the rough-est but he finished with a solid 81. Overall for the tournament Luke finished 81 out of 168 boys. Congratulations Luke!

Student Highlights

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Kaelie starred in her first major the-ater role, in the Broadway Musical "Legally Blonde Jr.". This was very challenging and like nothing she had ever done. From the intense auditions, to daily practices and three nights of shows, Kaelie put aside her whole summer to pursue her acting dream. She feels ex-tremely blessed to have been a part of this show and this amazing production. Kaelie Goss-8th Grade

Luke Mueller-6th Grade

McKenzie Mueller

3rd Grade

Middle school students

will put feet to their class-

room experience as they

travel to Washington, DC

and Williamsburg, Virgin-

ia.

Sixth and seventh graders

will tour our nation’s capi-

tal. They will tour the

Capital building, visit Ar-

lington National Ceme-

tery, enjoy an exciting

night time tour of the

monuments and visit var-

ious museums of their

choice. In addition, they

will visit the new Bible

museum. As they tour the

ten most important exhib-

its in the Bible museum,

they will be reminded of

the importance of the Bi-

ble throughout history.

Williamsburg is the desti-

nation for our eighth

grade students. The day

begins with a guided tour

of Williamsburg while the

afternoon allows for indi-

vidual exploration. An ex-

citing Hauntings tour

concludes their day. Fri-

day morning, the group

will travel to Yorktown

and visit the American

Revolution Museum. An

afternoon of fun at Busch

Gardens will complete

their trip.

Middle School Field Trips

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Student Highlights

Courtney Nicole Fauntleroy is North Carolina’s 2018-

2019 “Little Miss Poppy”. Little Miss Poppy is the Na-

tional American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Program to hon-

or our military veterans for their service and sacrifice to

our country. Nicole, a Junior member of ALA Unit 166

competed against girls from across the state for the honor

to serve as the states representative. Throughout the year,

Nicole has and will participate in several Veterans’ and

Memorial Day Programs and will visit several Veterans

Administration Hospitals. To promote the Poppy Program,

Nicole set up her red/white/blue Lemonade Stand and sold

fresh squeezed lemonade on Memorial Day weekend. She

also collected & presented toiletries for the Homeless Vet-

erans and Hurricane victims sponsored by North Carolina

Central University (NCCU). Representing the ALA Jun-

iors, Nicole presented a donation to the annual Ronald

McDonald House Charity Program in Chapel Hill and

Duke University Christmas Campaign. On Saturday No-

vember 10th, Nicole will take part in the 2018 Veterans’

Day Parade in Raleigh, NC.

Lots of fun was had as BCA hosted its second

annual PTF Hoedown last Friday evening.

Our students enjoyed bingo, giant Connect

Four, and corn hole. There was popcorn,

pie, and a smores bar around the firepit.

Everyone enjoyed the hayride, square danc-

ing and line dancing. Thank you to our PTF

committee for working so hard to provide this

very special evening for our school and to eve-

ryone who came out and supported this event.

PTF Hoedown

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October 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 NJHS Chapel

8:00 am

3rd grade chap-

el 2:15 pm

Camp Flintlock

4 4th grade

goes to Pilot

Mountain

5 3rd grade

goes to Jame-

stown

6

7 8 Make Up Pho-

tos 8:00 a.m.

9

Day of

Awesomeness

10 School

Closed

11 School

Closed

12 School

Closed

13

14 15 School

Closed

16 17

1st nine weeks

ends

1st grade pre-

sents chapel

Mrs. Gibson

presents chapel

18 Middle

School Field Trip

Showdown at

Resource Ranch

2:00 p.m.

19 Middle

School Field Trip

2nd grade goes

to Marbles

20

21 22 23 24

Mission Opera-

tive Day 2:00

p.m.

25 5th grade

goes to Stagville,

Bennett Place,

Duke Home-

stead

26 K-5 visits

Three Bears

Acre

MS Leadership

Conference

27

28 29 30 31 Honor Roll

Chapel

Sports Chapel

Special Dates:

Make Up Photos

October 8

Honor Roll Chapel

October 31

Fall Has Arrived at

BCA

BCA will be closed for FALL

BREAK, October 10-15. While

families are enjoying the cooler weath-

er, the teaching staff will be traveling

to Winston Salem to attend the Asso-

ciation of Christian Schools Teacher

Convention. We are excited to be able

to send our staff to this event to help

provide your students with the most

up-to-date faith-based education pos-

sible. Thank you for praying for us.

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