Important Dates

1/25 - Early dismissal
1/26 - Early dismissal
1/26 - Senior Night for girls basketball at 5:30pm and boys basketball at 7pm
1/27 - No school
1/27 - Semester Showcase, 6-8pm
2/2 - MOTUS Inspire Series Part 2
2/7 - Pastor Appreciation Chapel
2/16-21 - No school (mid-winter break)

Live music, free food and lots of fun

Our first Semester Showcase is this Friday!

Come to campus from 6-8pm to eat some appetizers, listen to live music and have a chance to see everything your student has been working on so far this school year.

Classrooms will be open, and teachers and administrators will be available to chat.

This event is open to everyone and families are encouraged to invite friends to help showcase our school.

We hope to see you there!

MOTUS Inspire series second round info

The second part of our MOTUS Inspire series will take place on Thursday, Feb. 2.

An exciting day is planned for all secondary students as they investigate and learn more about their future career callings.

What will be happening that day?

6th and 7th graders

A deeper dive into careers that they looked at in the first Inspire event, including research and conversations about required post-high school schooling requirements as well as what they may need to accomplish during the next few years of secondary school.
Setting goals and gaining knowledge about careers as their main focus.
They will be on campus during the regularly scheduled MOTUS group time.

8th-10th graders

Will be off campus all day.
Will visit one of three tracks - four-year universities (Pacific Lutheran and University of Puget Sound), two-year colleges (Tacoma Community College and Green River CC) or career and technical schools (Clover Park and Bates).
Students will be placed in one of the three tracks based on the career inventory results from the first Inspire event.
All students need to bring a sack lunch. There will be no opportunity to purchase food.
Chaperones are needed, potentially including drivers. Please contact College and Career Counseling and Registrar Amy Reinmuth for more information.
Permission slips must be signed and returned to the office. If you don't want your student to go, there will be no on campus alternative for them that day.
Students will be doing a lot of walking, so please send them prepared for weather and with good walking shoes.

11th and 12th graders

Will do a deep dive into finalizing (or starting) their college/and or post high school choices
Researching and applying for scholarships
Answering the 'what do I do now?' questions for those going into a trade
How to make big decisions for their post high school career plans
This will take place on campus during the regularly scheduled MOTUS group time

Senior night giveaways for athletics

The Lions Athletics Department will be giving away prizes to current students who attend the girls and boys varsity basketball games on Thursday, Jan. 26.

The girls game is at 5:30 p.m. with the boys at 7 p.m.

Students who attend will receive a ticket for their attendance and be entered into multiple drawings.

One grand prize will be offered, including a 2023-24 Family Pass, a signed basketball from the teams and a $20 coupon to the student center.

There will be six additional drawings: Two for high school students ($20 coupon to the student center), two for middle school students ($20 coupon to the student center) and two for elementary students (miscellaneous candy baskets).

We hope to see you AND your students on Thursday night!

New PE teacher hired

After saying goodbye to longtime physical education teacher Mike Lundy recently, SCA is proud to announce we have hired Ryan Ratliff to replace Lundy.

Ryan is a Tacoma Baptist alum, who comes to us with plenty of coaching experience, including with our co-ed soccer team.

If you see Ryan around campus, please give him a warm welcome.

Pastor Appreciation Chapel

Join us for our annual Pastor Appreciation Chapel, where Sound Christian Academy thanks our local faith leaders for everything they do for us – especially our children.

This is open to all pastors in the South Sound. There will be a breakfast reception for the pastors, followed by chapel.

Breakfast: 8:15 a.m. in the library

Chapel service: 9-10 a.m. in the gymnasium

Parents look for a flyer that your student received and be sure and invite the pastor of your local church.

Half days and no school reminder

As a reminder, there will be early release on Wednesday and Thursday this week and no school on Friday.

Early release times are as follows:

Pre-K through 2nd grade dismisses at 11:20 a.m.
3rd-5th grade dismisses at 11:30 a.m.
6th-12th grade dismisses at 11:35 a.m.

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