NRCA State of School - A Year in Review 2021-2022

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

NRCA publishes an annual State of School report covering the previous school year. We are excited to review and reflect on the last year as we celebrate all God has done through his school. This year’s publication details the 2021-2022 school year, as NRCA marked 26 years of ministry. NRCA is God’s school, and our mission and focus remain unchanged—to seek God in everything we do through his ministry. We have much to remember and much more to accomplish and, of course, exciting times ahead as we continue to partner with our families and community in Kingdom Education.

Dr. Kevin Mathes Superintendent

Dr. Kevin Mathes, Superintendent

2022-2023 NRCA SCHOOLWIDE THEME:

Throughout this past school year, NRCA embraced the schoolwide theme of God’s goodness and claimed that “God is Good All the time, and All the time God is Good!” NRCA encouraged our school community to follow Psalm 37:3 that says, “Feed on God’s Faithfulness and Do Good.” For the 2022-2023 school year, NRCA has chosen the theme Love God, Love Others! The theme verse for the 2022-2023 school year is Romans 12:9-10 that says, “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

At times, it can be difficult for people to define the term love. To truly understand the meaning, we would have to turn to God’s Word. The definition of love can be found in I Corinthians 13:4-8:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Many of the problems in our world today are a result of love for self and a lack of love for God and others. Consider this: hate, greed, envy, murder, strife, gossip, slander, arrogance, and pride all result from a love of self. Unfortunately, we instinctively love ourselves above anyone else. It is natural for us to put our own welfare, needs, desires, and ambitions first, before God and others. For this reason, the Bible never directly tells us to love ourselves, but rather tells us to first love God then

love others, which are the greatest commandments. A command to love is not always easy to obey. However, Jesus set the example and gave us a model to follow through his own ministry. Jesus said in John 13:34-35, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.” When Jesus said these words on the day before he was crucified, he told his disciples to love one another so that everyone would know they were his disciples. That command applies today. Jesus knows that our actions reveal our true beliefs and motivations, and he encourages his followers to live out their faith by loving God and loving others.

Jesus did not focus on the feeling of love, but rather on the intentional decision to love. He knew that we would not always feel like loving each other, so he commanded that we show love to one another. Love is first a decision, not an emotion. We are called to show the love of Jesus to others around us, and then people will know that we really believe in God’s love, as followers for Christ.

God’s love is not the ordinary love that we find in the world today. His love displayed the greatest sacrifice for all humanity when he sent his Son as a sacrifice for our sins and the Savior of the world. In laying down his life for us, he taught us everything we need to know about true love, defined in I Corinthians 13. Our daily challenge is to serve as effective disciples and point others to faith in Christ. Our witness begins with the way we treat people and love one another.

God is the ultimate example of how to love others. The Word of God shows through the life and death of Jesus Christ what it means to love others first. Because of the love that God has shown us, we are called to love one another in the same manner. In fact, God tells us that loving God and loving others are the greatest commands! The selected Bible verses below will help us understand what it means to love God and love others.

BIBLE VERSES:

• I Corinthians 13:4-8a - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

• Romans 12:9-10 - Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

• I John 4:7 - Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.

• John 13:34 - A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

• Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

• I Thessalonians 3:12 - May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.

• I John 3:18 - Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

• Proverbs 17:17 - A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

• Ephesians 4:2-3 - Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

• Mark 12:30-31 - Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.

Goodness is…

• Moral excellence; virtue

• Kindly feeling; kindness; generosity

• Excellence of quality

• The BEST part of anything; essence; strength

Acting “good” flows out of the fruit of the Spirit of goodness. As outlined in Micah 6:8, goodness is the rightly ordered motivation behind our desire to do good and prioritizes what God desires of us: to do what is just, to love mercy, and humble ourselves in walking with God.

NRCA chose the schoolwide theme of “Goodness” for the 2021-2022 school year. Following a season of celebrating 25 years of ministry and God’s faithfulness throughout 2020-2021, our verse, Psalm 37:3, included both goodness and faithfulness: “Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.”

The sixth fruit of the Spirit is goodness. What exactly is goodness? The word good is used so frequently in our everyday lives that it almost loses its meaning. For example, how many times a day do we say “good morning” and “good luck” and “good work”? But the Bible tells us that the word good actually means holy, pure, and righteousness. Literally, goodness is godliness.

Goodness is defined as the state or quality of being good.

Goodness should be seen in our actions, but our hearts must also be pure. God calls us to be filled with goodness from the inside out, holy in what we do and say, because Christians should have a heart that seeks goodness. We are not just to do good works because doing good works without a good heart is empty.

The goodness described as a fruit of the Spirit is not merely moral behavior but the excellence of character. Maintaining a spirit of goodness is only possible through God’s grace and mercy.

We often say in church, “God is good all the time. And all the time, God is good.” Does this mean that our lives are always good? No, of course not. It means that God is practicing the fruit of the Spirit of goodness— godliness. God is good and wants us to grow in the fruit of goodness so we can live a life filled with goodness.

REMEMBERING OUR THEME FROM 2021-2022

God Is Good All The Time, And All The Time God Is Good!

As NRCA endeavors to fulfill its mission and realize its vision, our ministry is characterized by the following:

Christian Leadership

The Board of Governors, Superintendent, administration, faculty, and staff shall be committed followers of Christ, teaching and leading from a biblically integrated perspective. The Ends priorities of those engaged with the school’s governance, leadership, and teaching will be to:

• Model Christ in their teaching and leading.

• Reflect and support the school’s mission and core values.

• Understand and focus on achieving the school’s vision and expected outcomes.

• Exhibit love, justice, humility, and service throughout the community.

• Implement in all cultural contexts a thoroughly biblical philosophy of education.

• Reflect a Christ-like sensitivity relevant to a diverse school community.

Intellectual Development

The Christian mind should be the best mind, enlightened by the mind of Christ and one that integrates God’s principles with academic pursuits. The Ends priorities are to develop students with a biblical worldview who are well prepared in all academic disciplines with an emphasis on:

• Accurately interpreting the Word of God.

• Mastering communication skills.

• Showing proficiency in mathematics and science.

• Understanding history and God’s role in it.

• Appreciating literature and the arts.

• Reasoning and thinking critically.

• Finding, analyzing, evaluating, and appropriately using information.

• Integrating faith and learning in all academic disciplines.

• Developing innovative curriculum and programs.

• Teaching Bible as an essential core subject in the academic curriculum.

“But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.”

Truth

Scripture is the revealed Word of God and is taught as truth, which is then integrated into the learning experience. Students are taught that the Ends priorities are:

• All truth is God’s truth.

• They are created in the image of God.

• They must confront the issue of sin and redemption.

• They can know God as revealed in Christ and made present by the Holy Spirit.

• They can have a personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.

• They can live honestly and responsibly.

• They can fulfill God’s plan for their lives.

Potential in Christ

Every learning experience aims to enable students to reach their full potential in Christ. Ends priorities will focus teaching on:

• Providing programs and services appropriate for the student.

• Establishing awareness of the student’s relationship and responsibility to society.

• Developing students intellectually, spiritually, socially, emotionally, physically through every curricular and cocurricular activity.

• Making disciples.

• Preparing for works of service.

• Developing an eternal view of life.

• Thinking and processing information in the context of a biblical worldview.

Operational Integrity

The school’s day-to-day operational practices are a consistent model of integrity, efficiency, and accountability. Ends priorities of biblical values are consistently implemented as the school:

• Reflects the high road to policy development and accountability in board governance.

• Manages people resources ethically and justly.

• Manages and monitors school finances with integrity and disclosure.

• Conducts straightforward and Christ-like relations with the government and its agencies.

• Creates ethical, clear, and open strategies in business, development, marketing, and personnel.

• Conducts fair and consistent classroom management.

• Reflects honesty, openness, and fairness in parent relations.

• Maintains high academic standards with internal and external evaluation.

• Initiates a plan of consistent evaluation and assessment for continuous improvement.

DEUTERONOMY 6:7

Evangelism

We believe there is nothing more important than encouraging people to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ. We desire to disseminate the gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible. We believe the ultimate purpose in living is to know and glorify God and to attain eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, beginning within our own school families and then reaching beyond to the rest of the world that does not know of his love and sacrifice.

God’s Ministry

This ministry was God’s idea, and we do not own it. We are simply the stewards of the opportunities and the resources he sends our way.

Assisting Families

NRCA started by having a mission that included, “assisting families.” Our primary focus each and every day is simply meeting the needs of our families and friends. It is our calling.

Sense of Community

People will make a decision about who Jesus is by the way we treat them and the way we treat each other. Therefore, our responses will be personal, gracious, timely, and generous.

“Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Integrity

Because we live before an all-seeing God and are subject to public scrutiny, we attempt to be above reproach in the operation of this ministry by holding ourselves to the highest standards of accountability. We want to be worthy of the trust that has been placed in us by our school families.

Excellence

We focus on the details to provide the highest level of quality we can achieve for the glory of God and the benefit of our constituents.

Family

We believe that the institution of marriage was intended by God to be a permanent, lifelong relationship between a man and a woman, regardless of the trials, sickness, financial reverses, or emotional stresses that may ensue. We believe that children are a heritage from God and a blessing from his hand. We are therefore accountable to him for raising, shaping, and preparing them for a life of service to his Kingdom and to humanity. We believe that human life is of inestimable worth and significance in all its dimensions, including the unborn, the aged, the widowed, the mentally handicapped, the unattractive, the physically challenged, and every other condition in which humanness is expressed from conception to the grave.

Kingdom Education

Kingdom Education is a life-long, Bible-based, Christ-centered process of leading a child to Christ, building a child up in Christ, and equipping a child to serve Christ. We believe that God has ordained three basic institutions—the church, the family, and the government—for the benefit of all humankind. The family exists to provide a safe and secure haven in which to nurture, teach, and love the younger generation. The church exists to minister to individuals and families by sharing the love of God and the message of repentance and salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. The government exists to maintain cultural equilibrium and to provide a framework for social order. The Christian school serves as a bridge in uniting these institutions within the community in the fulfillment of Kingdom Education (Deut. 6:7-9).

Kingdom Education is a campaign for righteousness. This campaign into which we are called is as straightforward as the gospel itself. Our goals are: to bring people to Christ; to deepen the walk of those who have been nominal believers; to clearly introduce the doctrines of his Lordship, sin, repentance, forgiveness, and justification by faith to those who do not know God or those who only know him as a Friend and Creator; to point everyone to the resurrection and to judgment in the next world; to encourage young people and their parents to live by his standard of holiness and obedience to the Lord; to encourage intensive scriptural study and application of his Word to all areas of life; to motivate the people of God to practical actions in their communities and our nation in defense of righteousness; and to inspire those who are working at NRCA to love one another in a way that is pleasing to him and displays to all the love of Christ. Let Kingdom Education burn within the hearts of every member of NRCA, and let it take root in each office, class, program, and activity of this ministry.

NEW STAFF

2021-22 School Year

Leane Cahoon Kindergarten Teacher

1996

NRCA’s School Improvement Plan codifies the mission, vision, values, and direction of NRCA. It defines who we are and what is important to us. It is the roadmap of where we want to go and how we arrive over the next five years. It is a living document developed by our stakeholders that will be continuously evaluated, monitored, and managed for student learning and school effectiveness. NRCA has identified four strategies that serve as the foundation for school improvement. The below four strategies have been identified through stakeholder engagement and collaboration in developing NRCA’s School Improvement Plan.

Strategy 1: Kingdom Education Fulfillment

To foster a reaffirmation of our commitment to the primacy of Kingdom Education by embedding and deepening the principles of our ministry statements into all facets of academy life.

Strategy 2: Curriculum and Technology Enhancement

To sustain, enhance, and develop early education through twelfth grade academics and technology in all curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular programs consistent with our Christian philosophy.

Strategy 3: Stakeholder Engagement

To develop and deepen stakeholder engagement through the school community.

Strategy 4: Growth and Money Management

To aim for business and operations practices that lead to a sustainable and vibrant future.

View NRCA’s School Improvement Plan on our website at: https://nrcaknights.com/about-us/school-improvement-plan/

Follow the Star Christmas Program

Pre-K presented a Christmas program, “Follow the Star,” which featured narration and singing. It focused on displaying the biblical nativity and its meaning.

Little Knights Court of Honor

In our end-of-year stage program put on for the parents, each student received a certificate of completion and recited Psalm 100. They sang songs with choreography and demonstrated their knowledge of letters, numbers, and the days of the week in Spanish. The children also sang songs in praise and worship to our mighty God.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

As we review the 2021-2022 school year, we remember exciting things that happened in our Pre-K program.

Olympics Showcase

Our Pre-K Olympics Showcase in 2021-2022 encouraged our students to gear up and get into the game of victorious living through Jesus. We based this event on 2 Peter 1:3—His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness. This impromptu event allowed the Pre-K students to display sporting interests and talents. The children chose a favorite sport: basketball, soccer, gymnastics, baseball, golf, tennis, or track/ running. Each had a moment in the spotlight to showcase their skills and abilities, focusing on giving God the glory.

Learning Activities

Our Pre-K classrooms offered extensive hands-on learning opportunities throughout the year. Some of those opportunities included growing and releasing butterflies; popping popcorn to experience our five senses; sorting, counting, and graphing with M&M’s; creative simulation of milking a cow; STEM-based activities, and so much more.

ACSI Spelling Bee Hosted at NRCA

What a sweet time it was on February 18, 2022, to celebrate the students who worked diligently to participate in the ACSI Spelling Bee. As God would see fit, NRCA was given the privilege to pivot shortly before the scheduled event and host the spelling bee for our NRCA students. It was a challenge we accepted, and we took great pride in hosting. Everyone worked intentionally to make the spelling bee a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Teachers organized the details by taking on roles as the Spell Master, Timekeeper, Rounds

Keeper, and more. Parents joined to silently cheer for their students as they put their hard work into practice. Students displayed enthusiasm as they stood to spell each passing word, hoping they would move on to the next round. It was a true picture of God’s goodness as he orchestrated every detail and helped teachers and students prepare and execute the event. We are so proud of the time, energy, and effort each one put into this special day. We give God the glory for the great things he did at the 2022 Spelling Bee.

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

In May 2022, North Raleigh Christian Academy made the transition from TerraNova to Iowa Assessments for K-8 end-of-grade standardized testing. This decision was prompted several years ago when the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) began highly recommending that schools consider transitioning to Iowa Assessments. After research and evaluation of the alternatives, NRCA administration decided to implement Iowa Assessments for spring 2022 testing.

As one of the nation’s premier measures of achievement, Iowa Assessments are similar to TerraNova in content and format. These valid, reliable assessments reflect modern standards and norms and provide users with an array of information, enabling administrators and educators to:

• Monitor growth using a researched-based, vertical scale to accurately measure academic progress

• Indicate College and Career Readiness through highquality, easily interpretable assessment data that helps educators and families determine whether students are on track for college and careers, including predicted ACT and SAT scores beginning at Grade 6

• Evaluate student mastery of next generation skills and rigorous learning standards

• Produce a wide variety of reports aligned to current best–in–class state, national, and international benchmarks and standards of educational achievement.

As highlighted in last year’s State of School publication, NRCA students’ 2021 scores did not experience a dip following the pandemic as many other schools experienced. However, administration considered the possibility that a change in testing for 2022 could result in lower outcomes than NRCA students historically demonstrate. The expectation was simply that these first Iowa results would establish a baseline for future testing.

NRCA is pleased to announce that the 2022 NRCA results did not disappoint. Each grade level outperformed expectations by exceeding the average scores of other ACSI schools across the nation as well as that of all Iowa test takers across the Southeast region—in every content area. The results shown on these graphs are a testament to the extraordinary efforts of NRCA teachers, students, and families who support them. To God be the glory!

Middle School Insider’s Guide

NRCA rolled out the inaugural Middle School Insider’s Guide in 2021-2022. This publication curates academic information that parents and students need as they venture into the middle school years. Details on course content, homework expectations, insider tips, and additional purchases or fees required for each class help NRCA middle school families better understand what middle school is like. The Insider’s Guide also provides helpful information for seventh and eighth graders as they rank their elective choices during course registration each spring.

New Electives, Praise Team, & Field Trips

NRCA’s middle school prepares students for high school while providing an exciting and well-rounded learning environment. In 2021-2022, our middle schoolers were introduced to a new elective, Woodworking Tools & Practices. Mr. Gardner worked with students to understand different areas of woodworking, tools and how they operate, and safety skills. The students made Stars of David as a project and sold many stars at Christmas.

The middle school students also were able to try out for the middle school Praise Team led by Mr. Rosario. This group was able to lead the worship during our middle

school chapels. Mr. Rosario taught these students the value and honor of leading in worship.

Each middle school class enjoyed their field trip in the fall. Sixth grade went to the North Carolina Zoo, seventh grade went to Grandfather Mountain, and eighth grade went to Williamsburg, Virginia. These trips allowed the students to travel outside our local area for a fun learning opportunity.

The middle school division focuses on the social, physical, academic, and spiritual dimensions of students’ lives. The goal is to help complete our mission that students will impact their society for Christ.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

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Old Journeys & New Adventures

NRCA’s high school division marked the end of an era with the retirement of Mr. Danny Watkins. Serving 26 years, Watkins was NRCA’s original high school principal. His love of history and kindness toward everyone highlight his legacy of leadership at the academy.

Academically, NRCA added AP US Government and Politics to the sophomore curriculum. For several years, Mrs. Missy Bailey coached students interested in taking the AP exam on their own for eight weeks before the test. The 2021-2022 school year marked the first opportunity for students to enroll in AP US Government and Politics as an official course.

Electives expanded to include two new courses: Event Planning & Management and Leadership & Service. Event Planning & Management gives students the opportunity to help manage NRCA events as student event coordinators throughout the school year. Leadership & Service provides students with training in leadership skills and public speaking as a foundation to build the confidence to lead others and serve well in school, college, and future careers.

high school classes in the fall of 2021. The freshman class traveled for the first time to Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters in Andrews, NC. Their trip expanded from two days to three to allow an opportunity for first-year high schoolers to get to know each other better outside the classroom. Sophomores went to Washington, DC, pairing the trip with their study of the US government. Among the attractions the class visited were the Museum of the Bible and Arlington National Cemetery. Juniors journeyed to Atlanta, where they watched an Atlanta Braves baseball game and visited the Atlanta Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, and Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame. Seniors headed south to Orlando, where they adventured in Disney Springs, Universal Studios, and the Magic Kingdom. Their trip wrapped up with a visit to the Kennedy Space Center.

The Class of 2022 launched the new senior capstone project at NRCA. Each student completed a year-long project from proposal to product, presentation, or program in an area of interest to them. Among the inaugural capstone projects were a farm renovation, go-kart restoration, and mini-park construction.

NRCAplus VIRTUAL ACADEMY

NRCA offers a significant list of courses outside on-campus classes through NRCAplus.

AP Courses

• AP Computer Science A

• AP Art History

• AP Statistics

• AP Micro & Macro Economics

Full Credit Courses

French, Latin, German, and Chinese language

Half Credit Courses (2 must be taken in one year)

• Digital Photography

• Game Design

• Forensics I & II

• Music Appreciation

• Personal and Family Finance

DUAL ENROLLMENT

The College at Southeastern awarded college credit for eight courses taught at NRCA.

Biblical Hermeneutics

BTI 1100—Hermeneutics

AP United States History

HIS 3510—American History I

AP Literature and Composition

ENG 1120—English Composition II

AP European History

HIS 1120—Western Civilization II

Honors Philosophy

HOI 1110—History of Ideas

Christian Apologetics

PHI 1100—Faith, Reason & the Christian Mind

Systematic Theology

THE 3100—Intro to Christian Theology

AP Language & Composition

ENG 1110—English Composition I

2022 Class of 2022

STUDENT STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

PRESIDENT Landon Betts VICE-PRESIDENT Noah Weyne SECRETARY/TREASURER Gio Thrasybule

9TH GRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Micah Hartley

CHAPLAIN Noah McKenzie

6TH GRADE

Miss Adams Will Ward

Mrs. Comer Luke Christner

Mr. Kruger Silas Jurls

Mrs. Overton Jillian Winklespecht

Mr. Rosario Parker Walton

7TH GRADE

Mrs. Black Annie Coombs

Mr. Dial Isabella Ciancannelli

Mr. Lester Emery Rikard

Mrs. Lilly Blair Thomas

Mr. Oros Ehthyu Sher

8TH GRADE

Mr. Bridges Howard Jenkins

Mr. Gardner Bristol Biegenzahn

Mrs. McCoy Bella Baquerizo

Mr. Parrish Ella Laurel Mrs. Robinson Ellis Droke

9TH GRADE

Mrs. Brown Chris Gomez

Mr. Lee John Dewar

Mr. Miranda Drew Bir

Mrs. Mitchell John Matson

Mr. Pinon Finley Huneycutt Mr. Sandy Dominic Sojo

10TH GRADE

Mrs. Bailey Ethan Weitzel

Dr. Beatty Gio Thrasybule

Dr. Evans Aden Jacob

Dr. Kimak Steven Messiah

Mrs. Stephens Lillie Wright

Mrs. Thomason Mollie Shoaf

11TH GRADE

Mrs. A. Dean Liza Nikitsenka

Mr. Dean Noah Weyne

Mr. Huffman Ayden Delahunty

Mr. Rivera Bethany Bangs

Mrs. Schulte Chandler Winstead

Mr. Severs Chelsea Mathelier

12TH GRADE

Mrs. Canady Matthew Dubia

Mrs. Deim Tessa Justus

Mr. Diamond Kooper Poorbaugh

Miss Lyczkowski Jacob Little

Dr. Ridlehoover Bria Brown

Mrs. Stott LauraAshley Crawford

Valedictorian & Salutatorian

Anna Claire Gooding Valedictorian

Tessa JustusSalutatorian

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Virginia Tech

Wagner College

Wake Forest University

Wake Technical Community College

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington and Lee University

Western Carolina University

Western Michigan University

Westmont College

Wheaton College

Winston Salem State University

William Peace College

Wingate

Word of Life Bible Institute

Xavier University of Louisiana

SENIOR WEEK

Senior Week is a special time at NRCA where we take an entire week to celebrate all of the accomplishments of our seniors. Throughout Senior Week, NRCA families can see the college signs displayed in carline, which represent all of the schools that the senior class will be attending. The four main events of Senior Week are Senior Campout, Senior Parade, Senior Field Day, and the Senior Banquet at The Angus Barn. Each of these events help the seniors create lasting memories as they complete their final days at NRCA.

Field Day

KIMAKS

Senior Lunch Orlando Trip

Hawaii Trip

Senior Sunset

ACSI Fine Arts Festival Returns

After two years of pandemic cancellations, NRCA was excited to welcome back the ACSI Fine Arts Festival. The festival featured many areas of adjudication, including piano, choir, and band as well as the visual arts. NRCA is excited to be hosting this special ASCI event again for schools across the region.

All-Region Jazz Ensemble

All-State Band

Middle School Band High School Wind Ensemble Honors Jazz Ensemble

Students total participated in NCCSA ensembles.

Max Hammer became our first bass player to represent NRCA in an All-Region Jazz Ensemble.

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The 2022 Art Extravaganza featured an extensive gallery of works, filling most of the elementary gym. Elementary grades showed out with a large number of entries. We had many beautiful drawings, paintings, and even a few sculpture pieces. Art teachers Ms. Hodgson and Mrs. Day enjoyed seeing the techniques they taught in class used in the artwork created by the students.

Middle and high school students flourished beyond traditional boundaries this past year. We saw a significant increase in digital and graphic designs using tools like the Procreate app. Colored pencil designs and watercolors also seemed to be a favorite.

While some artists who participated in the Art Extravaganza were enrolled in traditional art classes at NRCA, many of our contributing artists were not. Most developed their art show submissions outside of school.

Coming out of Covid, it was great to see many families and extended families here supporting their students and our fine arts program.

ACSI Arts Festival

Last year brought the return of a favorite event for our art students, the ACSI Fine Arts Festival. We had over 300 students from eight area schools on campus for workshops and judging. We were able to bring in five different local artists, along with our advanced art students, to teach workshops to students in grades 4-12. NRCA students did very well, with several in each grade level receiving a perfect score from the judges.

AP Art

All of our AP Studio Art students passed last year’s exam. We are proud of their accomplishments. One graduate is furthering her art career in college at Parson’s School of Design in New York. The students created portfolios around themes ranging from grief, social issues, and historical creatures to mermaids and their movement through the water. It was great to see each of them dive deep into their investigations while creating their artwork.

Participants K-12

Elementary First Place Ribbons

Middle School First Place Ribbons

High School First Place Ribbons

Student Media Create and Communicate

Broadcast

Broadcast students continued to improve their skills on the livestream switcher and to assist in bringing school events to the NRCA community and extended families.

Graphic Design Sparks Spirit

We’ve got spirit--yes, we do! The high school graphic design class mastered a fun new skill by designing spirit buttons to sell at home football and basketball games throughout the year.

skills. They also composed podcast episodes, wrote movie, book, and restaurant reviews, and created class presentations on topics of interest to student readers.

2021-22 Yearbook

The Sabre staff decided to create the yearbook with the theme “The Heavens Declare,” related to different elements of the sky - the sun, clouds, stars, etc. - and centered on Psalm 19:1. The full-color 320-page book featured each grade, sports team, fine arts group, staff member, and more. It also highlighted everyday and important events from the school year, from summer mission trips through graduation.

STAGE PRODUCTIONS

Fall Productions

• At The Table (2002)

• A Night To Remember (2003)

• Journey Of A Dreamer (2004)

• ONE! (2005)

• Little Women (2006, 2021)

• Pride and Prejudice (2007, 2018)

• It’s A Wonderful Life (2008)

• The Robe (2009)

• You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (2010)

• Anne of Green Gables (2011)

• The Pink Panther (2012)

• The Miracle Worker (2013)

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2014)

• How Love Wins (2015)

• Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (2016)

• The Secret Garden (2017)

• The Crucible (2019)

• The Importance of Being Earnest

Spring Productions

• The Sound of Music (2002, 2021)

• OKLAHOMA! (2003)

• The Wiz (2004)

• West Side Story (2005, 2017)

• Singin’ In The Rain (2006)

• Thoroughly Modern Millie (2007)

• Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2008)

• The Music Man (2009, 2019)

• Hello, Dolly! (2010)

• The Phantom Of The Opera (2011)

• Annie (2012)

• Titanic (2013)

• The Fiddler on the Roof (2014)

• Disney’s Mary Poppins (2015)

• Disney’s Tarzan (2016)

• Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2018)

• Broadway’s Peter Pan (2020 canceled due to COVID-19)

• Cinderella

Fine Arts Facility

• 500 Seat Theater

• State-of-the-art lighting & sound equipment

• Fully equipped scenic workshop

3 Full-Time Collaborators

• Director

• Scenic Designer

• Technical Director

Theater/Drama Classes

• Honors Advanced Acting

• Honors Directing and Performance

• Honors Theatrical Creativity

• Theatre Arts

• Middle School Drama/Dance

• 6th Grade Drama/Dance

• Shop and Trades (Scenic Building)

Squire Theatre was excited to welcome back full audiences to our performances in the Sherrill Center for the Performing Arts! We were so blessed last year to perform to full houses, and we can’t wait to invite everyone back for our 2022-2023 Season of Adventure. Join us as we travel to the deep bayous of Louisianna in our 1940s throwback to William Shakespeare’s classic comedy Much Ado About Nothing. In the spring, we travel from revolutionary Russia to thriving Paris in our spring musical Anastasia. We are grateful to God for his abundant blessing of our arts programs at NRCA, and to God be the Glory!

Squire Theatre’s 2021 fall production of The Importance of Being Earnest proved a laugh-filled time for the audience and a thrilling challenge for the actors and crew. This witty and wordy comedy about the ups and downs of British society and the traps of romantic love was a heartfelt journey for all involved. The production incorporated an abstract scenic design and a thoughtful lighting design, both of which carried the audience effortlessly through the play.

Squire Theatre’s 2022 spring production of Cinderella was a beautiful and heartfelt production of the classic story. Featuring the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, the production also had a unique twist on many of the traditional characters. Featuring a set of seamless transitions and a spot-on lighting design, the highlight of the production values included the amazing costumes direct from a professional production company in Chicago. Audiences fell in love with this new telling of the classic story.

DANCE DEPARTMENT

NRCA dance classes are designed to enhance the student’s appreciation of dance as a form of worship, communication, and enjoyment. All dance classes perform several pieces at the annual spring dance concert.

Honors Dance is an auditioned class. Middle and high school dance can be chosen as an elective by anyone in 6th-12th grade.

As a member of Honors Dance, students are automatically a part of the NRCA Dance Team. We perform at pep rallies and a few basketball games.

Dance Classes Offered

• Honors Dance (Zero Hour)

• High School Dance

• Middle School Dance

Dance Techniques

• Jazz

• Lyrical

• Theater Dance

2021-2022 Dance Concerts

NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

ATHLETIC TEAMS

CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIPS

• Big East Independent Football Conference Division

• Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference

• Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders

• Capital Area Middle School Conference

Breakdown for the 2021-22 Knights

Varsity Baseball

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SENIOR COLLEGE SIGNINGS

Dylan Bryson Pfeiffer University (Lacrosse)

Riley Buckley University of Missouri (Volleyball)

MaKayla Ciancanelli University of South Carolina (Swimming)

Jack Craig Hampden-Sydney College (Golf)

Brianna Frazilus Bucknell University (Volleyball)

Elisa Harris Averette University (Basketball)

Imani Lester University of Louisville (Basketball)

Ella Olexa

University of North Carolina Greensboro (Tennis)

McKenna Snively Christopher Newport (Basketball)

Girls Varsity Volleyball Wins 7 Consecutive State Championships

2021 State Champions Girls Varsity Golf

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

ROMANS 12:1

Chapels

Chapels continued as ongoing weekly opportunities to speak gospel truths into students’ lives, serving as a core building block of spiritual formation at all division levels. The theme of the 2021-2022 chapels aligned with NRCA’s schoolwide theme for the year—goodness. Each Chapel series throughout the school year centered on an aspect of God’s goodness. Students were challenged with messages each week that focused on topics such as what it looks like to be a disciple of Jesus, how we can honor God in the everyday moments of our lives, and ways in which our Savior gives rest to his children. Our partnership with our local churches provided fantastic speakers who shared truth and encouragement with our students and faculty each week.

Community Service

Student Life launched a new schoolwide community service project in November. Partnering with Operation Christmas Child, families at the academy filled 1,429 boxes that were sent to children in over 100 countries. All school divisions came together to donate a mountain of shoeboxes that carried the gospel message to children across the world. Even the Grinch couldn’t steal that joy.

Spiritual Emphasis Week

Spiritual Emphasis Week featured preaching by Ronjour Locke, Director for the Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Locke led students through a study of I Corinthians 15:58: “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” He emphasized the importance of the resurrection as the cornerstone of faith and encouraged the students to passionately pursue a personal relationship with the Lord. Nashville-based Robertson Music, a husband-and-wife duo, led worship each day. A number of students committed their lives to Christ for the first time.

Costa Rica Mission Trip

Over spring break, a group of 17 high school students traveled to Pavas, Costa Rica, near San José, on a trip led by Doug and Kimberly Penny. The team helped build a house for a local family. As they worked, NRCA students formed relationships with the missionaries and local families. Prior to the mission trip, NRCA’s high school held a Staff vs. Students basketball game that raised over $1,000 to expand the homebuilding project.

Hinton Center Mission Trip

During the summer before the 2021-2022 school year, NRCA high school students traveled to Hayesville, NC, to serve local families at the Hinton Center. Students worked splitting and stacking firewood, packing boxes and bags for the food pantry, and tending to the community garden. The students’ hard work enabled area residents to heat their homes during the winter and provide food for their families.

Student Leadership Academy

NRCA launched the Student Leadership Academy (SLA) to encourage high school students to grow in their areas of giftedness and serve in leadership roles in those spaces. Areas of leadership development include chapel, prayer, service, community, and hospitality. In the spring of 2022, SLA students delivered handwritten letters of encouragement to every staff member at NRCA, a project that the Student Life team plans to continue. SLA members are visible throughout the year, serving the NRCA community in many aspects of academy life.

The Grammy Award-winning Christian band FOR KING + COUNTRY paid a surprise visit to NRCA to kick off their Priceless initiative in October 2021. The duo sang old and new songs as they delivered the message that we are priceless image-bearers of God. Although the students knew someone would perform in an after-lunch assembly, the first time the entire high school gathered in the SCPA since the spring of 2020, no one had any idea their favorite recording artists would appear on NRCA’s stage.

NRCA MS/HS SCHOOL CLUBS

Middle School Clubs

Book Club

Castle Crazies

Club 31

FCA

Knights of the Roundtable

STEM Club

Young Patriots

High School Clubs

Castle Crazies

Chemistry Club (Chem Club)

Culture Club

Ecology Club

Entrepreneurs Club

FCA

Forensics Club

HOSA: Future Health Professionals

Honors Service Club

Leadership Club

Math & Physics Club

Spanish Club

Young Patriots Club

The 2021-2022 school year marked the return of in-person monthly club meetings.

Castle Crazies

Middle School FCA

NRCA offers several camp options throughout the school year and into the summer. Registration and payment for these camps are all made online. Watch your email and our social media accounts for information on when registration and sign-ups are open for each camp.

SCHOOL YEAR CAMPS/LEAGUES TIME OF YEAR GRADE

Cheer Camp October K5-5th

Knights Basketball League Jan-Feb 1st-6th Spring Cheer Clinic Spring K5-8th

Girls Knights Volleyball League April-May 4th-8th

SUMMER CAMPS

TIME OF YEAR GRADE

June Rising K5-5th Art Camp (Elementary) June Rising 3rd-5th

Fun in the Son Bible Camp

Art Camp (Middle School) June Rising 6th-8th STEM Camp June Rising 4th-8th

FCC Impact Camp (Cheerleading) June Rising K5-8th

Summer Reading Academy July 9th & 10th

Elementary Grammar Workshop August 1st-5th Grade Middle School Grammar Worshop August Rising 6th-8th

SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

Basketball 1 (Boys & Girls)

Basketball 2 (Boys & Girls)

TIME OF YEAR GRADE

June Rising 1st-5th

June Rising 6th-12th

Football (Boys) June Rising 4th-8th

Lacrosse (Boys) June Rising 4th-9th Volleyball (Girls) June Rising 4th-9th

Soccer 1 (Boys & Girls) July Rising K5-5th

Soccer 2 (Boys & Girls) July Rising 6th-8th

Fun in the Son

STEM Camp

Art Camp

Recognizing our Alumni in

VOCATIONAL MINISTRY

Lauren

Atkinson

Class of 2017

Organization/Church: Two Cities Church in Winston Salem

Ways you serve: I work with our church’s college ministry reaching students at Wake Forest University while receiving theological training from Southeastern Seminary. My job is to share the gospel with students and help them to know, love, and obey God and live on mission.

Years in Ministry: 1 year

Bethany Benson

Class of 2008

Organization/Church: Iron Academy

Ways you serve: I teach 6th and 7th grade English Language Arts as well as 6th grade Bible. But beyond teaching, I get to disciple young men through intentionality, accountability, and comradery. It’s an honor to watch students grow into godly men who seek to serve God.

Years in Ministry: 8 years

Tiffany Benson Class of 2010

Organization/Church: North Raleigh Christian Academy

Ways you serve: I serve as the Alumni Director and also work with the middle school and high school girls at NRCA in the areas of discipleship and discipline.

Years in Ministry: 10 years

Rebecca

Boyd

Class of 2008

Organization/Church: The Summit Church

Ways you serve: My family lived in the Middle East and Europe the last 5 years, sharing Christ with refugees. We trained local believers to share Christ and plant churches while meeting physical needs too.

Years in Ministry: 5 years

Kyle Caddell

Class of 2008

Organization/Church: Grey Stone Church (Durham)

Ways you serve: I oversee our middle school and high school ministries as well as our college and young professionals ministry.

Years in Ministry: 2½ years

Amy Dean Class of 2010

Organization/Church: North Raleigh Christian Academy

Ways you serve: Teaching/influencing/ impacting my students to follow Jesus and love each other as Jesus would!

Years in Ministry: 5 years

Kelsey Dial

Class of 2018

Organization/Church: Compass Academy & Ecclesia School of the Arts

Ways you serve: At Compass, I am an assistant teacher in the pre-k class. At Ecclesia, I teach dance, theatre, and voice. I love teaching my students that the Lord cares about their lives and wants to be involved!

Years in Ministry: 2½ months

Josh Diamond Class of 2009

Organization/Church: North Raleigh Christian Academy

Ways you serve: I have taught High School History and I am now in my first year as the Athletic Director.

Years in Ministry: 3 years

Taylor Edwards

Class of 2017

Organization/Church: Campbell Youth Theological Institute

Ways you serve: Marketing, organizing and facilitating a summer program for high school students that centers around the intersection of faith and vocation to encourage high schoolers how to be agents of change in their communities.

Years in Ministry: 4 months

Lindsay Franklin

Class of 2002

Organization/Church: Elevation Church

Ways you serve: I oversee the people and systems involved in receiving contributions at Elevation Church.

Years in Ministry: 5½ years

Chelsae Green

Class of 2007

Organization/Church: Poiema Arts, Inc.

Ways you serve: I am currently the associate Director and choreographer for Poiema Arts, Inc., where we use the performing arts to reach the community for the Kingdom!

Years in Ministry: 11 years

Allicia Hughes

Class of 2008

Organization/Church: Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ International)

Ways you serve: Evangelism and discipleship ministry to college students at App State.

Years in Ministry: 9 years

Sarah Lech

Class of 2015

Organization/Church: NRCA

Ways you serve: Third Grade Teacher Years in Ministry: 3 years

Suzanne Lyczkowski

Class of 1998 Organization/Church: NRCA

Ways you serve: AP Psychology Teacher, Yearbook Adviser, Photographer Years in Ministry: 20 years

Steven Madsen

Class of 2007 Organization/Church: Triangle Fellowship Church

Ways you serve: I am currently the lead planter of this new church. I have been on staff at Bay Leaf Baptist for the past 8 years and they are sending us to plant a church in Morrisville, NC.

Years in Ministry: 9 years

Maggie Mertz

Class of 2017

Organization/Church: Reformed University Fellowship at the University of Nebraska Lincoln

Ways you serve: I meet with students, particularly freshman girls, to help them navigate the challenges of college. I help plan events including things like movie nights, chili and cinnamon roll nights (a Nebraska tradition), and craft nights. Years in Ministry: 1 year

Emely Molina Class of 2004 Organization/Church: NRCA

Ways you serve: I get to share God’s word on a daily basis while instilling love for literature.

Years in Ministry: 15 years

PJ Ochoa

Class of 2015 Organization/Church: Cru

Ways you serve: Coordinating large meetings, discipling young men in college, coordinating worship, and leading a small group.

Years in Ministry: 3 years

Thomas Overton

Class of 2017

Organization/Church: Iron Academy

Ways you serve: Middle School History & Bible teacher; Basketball & Golf coach.

Years in Ministry: 1 year

Sawyer Pollock

Class of 2014

Organization/Church: The Hang Ways you serve: I lead the Hang, which supports actors/artists in NYC; I help with planning events, discipleship, and speaking/teaching.

Years in Ministry: 4 years

Anna

Puryear

Class of 2012

Organization/Church: Refugee Hope Partners Ways you serve: Empower and equip young adult refugees to reach their academic and career goals with the hope of the gospel.

Years in Ministry: 3½ years

Elly Reimer

Class of 2012

Organization/Church: Crossroads Fellowship

Ways you serve: I manage a team of two on our Communications Team, oversee project management, update/ design the website and run our social media accounts. I also help with the bigger vision in marketing and ways it connects to our church goals.

Years in Ministry: 6 years

Zachary Roberts

Class of 2002

Organization/Church: NRCA

Ways you serve: Shepherding and Forming the Fine Arts Department; Directing and Producing Fall and Spring Productions.

Years in Ministry: 4½ years

Daniel Rose

Class of 2014

Organization/Church: The Summit ChurchCapital Hills Campus Ways you serve: I lead our student ministry at the Summit Church.

Years in Ministry: 4 years

Michael Scanlan

Class of 2011

Organization/Church: Iron Academy

Ways you serve: Teach, Disciple, Mentor, Exhort students and fellow staff members.

Years in Ministry: 1½ years

NRCA LEGACIES

As NRCA continues to grow through the years, one of the biggest blessings we see is when our local alumni choose their alma mater to educate their own children. Hear why a few of our graduates decided to enroll their students at NRCA this year. NRCA loves its alumni and is grateful for the chance to welcome legacy students into the family.

Hannah Rasmussen (2008) Owen, First Grade

Why did you choose to send your child to NRCA?

I have learned, especially in the last four or five years, that the world we live in now, and the one we are raising our children in now, is different from the one I was raised in. Although I know every generation thinks and sees the same thing as time goes on and the world changes, the realization of this has made my priorities in parenting shift to that of preparation. Preparation for the tough decisions that face our innocent and impressionable children starts with the right foundation, and I need help with instilling just that into my child. That’s why I chose NRCA—because I know they will partner with me in preparing my son for what lies ahead by creating an unshakable foundation not only in academics but also in truth. A foundation cemented in God’s truths that stands the test of this ever-changing world is of utmost importance to me, and thankfully, I know it is for the staff at NRCA as well.

What is your fondest memory of being a student here?

Some of my fondest memories at NRCA include some of the amazing teachers that made such an impactful difference on me during my time there. Teachers such as Suzanne Lyczkowski, Bonnie Vacher, and Mr. Ridlehoover, just to name a few. The bond many of us formed with teachers while we were there because of how much they genuinely invested in their students was very impactful.

Matt Ferrell (2008) Landon, Kindergarten

Why did you choose to send your child to NRCA?

My wife, Jaclyn, and I love the leadership team, teachers, and staff of NRCA. We chose to send Landon to NRCA because we believe it is essential that our children learn and develop friendships in an environment where Christ comes first.

What is your fondest memory of being a student here?

Rob Hester was a spiritual hero of mine. Tragically, he passed away my junior year. Before he passed, he chose me to receive the Bible award that year, and it was presented to me at the award ceremony at the end of the year. I was shocked and honored. I’ll always remember and cherish that.

Lauren Reeves (2002) Jude, Kindergarten

I am a class of 2002 alumna with her firstborn as a member of the Class of 2035, and we are so very pleased to be here. The road to NRCA was paved well for us, and the decision to send our children here was made prior to their being born. My parents chose to send me to the “new school” when NRCA was founded. My mother-in-law was an educator, and before she knew I’d attended NRCA, she shared her experience of the outward kindness of the students she’d met while bringing her students to an extracurricular event hosted at NRCA. My husband and I were on board with NRCA before having children. The welcome we received during the interview process and orientation was astounding—there were so many familiar faces. It felt like home, despite the grand buildings being new to me.

My son is in kindergarten, and despite his great dismay with not being automatically vested with the ability to read on the first day, he’s told me he loves being a Knight, his teacher loves him, he loves ordering lunch, and he is glad he can wear jeans and hoodies to class. He can’t wait for his brother to join him at NRCA. He talks about Jesus, and I catch him singing songs well-written in my heart. We know he’s in the right place. We know Mrs. Mathes prayed for the right teacher and class for him. Words aren’t enough to describe how much this means to us.

The school has changed so much but has kept so many traditions—Chick-fil-A and Jersey Mike’s are still on the lunch list— and I’m glad some have changed. (I still can’t believe jeans and hoodies are allowed in the dress code!)

What doesn’t seem to have changed is the school’s investment in the students and their families. It’s been 20 years since I graduated, and I have close and lifelong friends from my class. I still have faculty comment on social media posts that they’re praying for my family and me. Now new faculty and familiar faces are pouring out God’s love and educating my child. It’s a lot more than I expected, and again, I’m thankful for this school.

Homecoming

NRCA welcomed alumni back to Knights Stadium to see the varsity football team take on Harrells Christian, the crowning of Homecoming Queen Laura Ashley Crawford, and a performance by the Marching Knights. The homecoming celebration was a special time to catch up with friends and reminisce about old times at the academy.

NRCA alumni who attended the 2021 homecoming festivities received a commemorative ball cap.

NRCA’s Alumni Platform NRCA ALUMNI CONNECT

Have you ever missed an Alumni Communication? Those days are in the past! With this platform, you control what communications you will receive. This platform will be your one-stop shop for all alumni information!

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Retail and Redemption is a PVA committee that helps to bring funding into the school. The programs we participate with are listed below. These programs enable the school to earn money or points that can be used toward supplies and equipment for the school.

Visit these retail websites and get connected and help NRCA earn!

Look for the Box Top logo on products you use every day! Box Tops are now digital, which means less clipping! All you need is your smartphone to earn money for NRCA. Download the all new Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts using the app. Any Box Tops found on your qualifying receipt will automatically be credited to NRCA’s earnings online. Please note: All receipts must be scanned within 14 days to be accepted. Physical Box Top clips are being phased out of production, but will still be accepted until their expiration date. Please continue to send them in to school with your student. Digital and physical Box Tops are worth $.10 each and many stores are offering bonus Box Tops when using the app. Let’s make every dime count!

Website: https://www.boxtops4education.com/

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support NRCA every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. Select North Raleigh Christian Academy during the registration process and get to shopping! To learn more about Amazon Smile and begin earning money for our school, visit smile.amazon.com. NEW! AmazonSmile is now available on the AmazonApp on both Android and iOS platforms.

Website: smile.amazon.com

Through Publix Partners, all purchases at Publix will help earn money for NRCA. For every $37,500 spent cumulatively by NRCA’s participants, Publix will award the school $250. Signing up is easy! Create an account at Publix.com and designate NRCA as your partner school. When you check out at the register, enter the phone number associated with your account, and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to NRCA. You must update your school selection each fall in your account.

Website: publixpartners

Lowes Foods is proud of being local and their innovative Lowes Back2Schools programs allow partnerships with area schools to improve educational opportunities for everyone. Each fall, link your Fresh Rewards card to NRCA on the Lowes Foods website and a percentage of all private label purchases will be donated to our school.

Website: lowesfoods

When you shop at Harris Teeter, a percentage of all store brand purchases you make will be donated to NRCA. You must link your VIC card to our school each fall. You can do this at the register, online, or the PVA can do it for you. All you need is the 11 or 12 digit number on your VIC card, your last name, and your phone number.

Website: harristeeter.com Our school code is 1850.

Financial Information

2023-2024

APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE: $150.00 PER STUDENT FOR NEW STUDENTS ONLY (Non-refundable) The Application Processing Fee is required at the time of application to NRCA. This fee covers some of the costs associated with the application process and any testing that is required.

ENROLLMENT FEE: $576.00 PER STUDENT FOR K5-12TH GRADE (Non-refundable) The Enrollment Fee is non-refundable unless a student is placed in the wait pool and the parent requests a refund prior to an opening in a class.

LATE RETURNING-STUDENT FEE: $100.00 PER STUDENT FOR 1ST12TH GRADE (Non-refundable) Any reenrollments received after January 10, 2023, will be considered a late reenrollment and are subject to an additional $100.00 per student Late Returning-Student Fee.

STUDENT RESOURCE FEE: $528.00 PER STUDENT FOR K5-12TH GRADE (Non-refundable) The Resource Fee covers most books, student insurance, student association dues, designated student supplies, and classroom teaching supplements. The book portion of this fee is a prorated fee based on some books being consumable and some lasting more than one year. Academic books, testing, and supplies range from $750.00 to $1,500.00 per student based on grade level. If a student withdraws, the Resource Fee is not refunded and any books or supplies are forfeited.

CAPITAL FEE: $468.00 PER STUDENT for K5-12th Grade (Non-refundable)

The Capital Fee covers the acquisition, upgrade, and improvement of our facilities. This fee helps cover expenses like painting, replacement of carpet, repairs to classrooms, restrooms, maintenance of playgrounds, landscaping, impact charges, etc.

NEW FAMILY FEE: $500.00 PER FAMILY 2nd - 12th Grades (Nonrefundable) The New Family Fee is a one-time fee payable within five days of acceptance to NRCA. This fee is used for the continued development and advancement of NRCA’s academic programs. Failure to pay this fee within five days will result in forfeiture of acceptance to the school.

TUITION ASSISTANCE: Tuition Assistance Awards are based on the family’s demonstrated need as determined by FACTS Management Company (FACTS). FACTS is a third-party agency that makes financial needs assessments for schools. FACTS uses information supplied by the applicant to assess financial need. Applications are made online at nrcaknights.com under the Admissions link. Each award is made in the form of a discount on tuition and is for one year only, based on availability of Tuition Assistance funds and is awarded to returning families first. The deadline for initial awards is March 31, 2023. Applications submitted after that date will be reviewed, and awards will be based on the amount of assistance remaining.

WITHDRAWAL FEE: $500.00 PER STUDENT - Students are considered enrolled for the entire school year; therefore, budgets and teacher contracts are set accordingly. The early withdrawal of a student creates an opening which NRCA may not be able to fill with a viable candidate. For students enrolled for the 2023-24 school year, the following applies: Students withdrawing after January 10, 2023, owe the Enrollment Fee; students withdrawing after March 31, 2023, owe the Enrollment, Resource, and Capital Fees; students withdrawing after May 31, 2023, owe the Enrollment, Resource, Capital and $500 Early Withdrawal Fees. NRCA must be notified prior to June 1, 2023 (even if your June payment is not due until after that date), to avoid the $500.00 Early Withdrawal Fee. Students who withdraw after school begins in August owe all the above fees plus the full month’s tuition for any month in which the student attends at least one school day. Official transcripts, report cards, and records cannot be released or sent to other schools if an outstanding balance remains at NRCA.

LEAVING A LEGACY GIVING : The Annual Fund provides resources for our school, outside of the normal operating budget, that directly impact our mission of Christian education excellence. NRCA is a 501(c) (3), non-profit, and your contributions help make NRCA an institution of excellence in academics, fine arts, and athletics. Please pledge to make your tax deductible gift to the Annual Fund by December 31, 2023.

FULL-TIME AFTERCARE

FULL-TIME AFTERCARE: 9 PAYMENTS (1st payment - September 5 and 9th payment - May 5)

1st Child 2nd Child 3rd Child 4th Child $230.00/month $170.00/month no charge no charge

Only full-time Aftercare is available (no drop-ins). Aftercare is not held on half-days, teachers’ workdays, school holidays, or summer vacation. All monthly Aftercare payments are made via electronic funds transfer to NRCA on the 5th of each month.

LATE FEES: A late fee of $50.00 is assessed each month if Resource Fees, Capital Fees, tuition installments, and/or Aftercare payments are not paid by the due date. A returned check or draft results in a $30.00 returned check charge.

NO BILLING STATEMENTS: NRCA does not send statements or invoices.

FULL PAYMENT PLAN (2%) Discount

FOR NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS

• Enrollment Fee: $576.00 per student upon application or Continuous Enrollment (Non-refundable)

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$528.00

K5 $4,985.00 $5,088.00 $1,572.00 $6,660.00 1st $5,985.00 $6,108.00 $1,572.00 $7,680.00 2nd $6,340.00 $6,468.00 $1,572.00 $8,040.00 3rd $7,160.00 $7,308.00 $1,572.00 $8,880.00

4th - 5th $8,395.00 $8,568.00 $1,572.00 $10,140.00 6th - 8th $9,810.00 $10,008.00 $1,572.00 $11,580.00 9th - 12th $10,570.00 $10,788.00 $1,572.00 $12,360.00

12 MONTH PLAN (drafted by FACTS)

Students enrolling after the payment plan has started will be responsible for catching up missed payments.

2021-2022 Leaving a Legacy Giving Report

$604+K

TOTAL RAISED

In 2021-2022, our Leaving a Legacy giving events raised funds to help keep NRCA tuition rates low so that more families could choose Kingdom Education for their children. Only through God’s unmatched goodness are we able to meet our goals to grow our student body and improve our facilities as we seek to remain faithful to Jesus’ call to make disciples.

Our three Leaving a Legacy events—the Knights Annual Fund, schoolwide Boosterthon events, and the Golf & Tennis Classics—allowed us to extend tuition assistance to families, complete renovations to our teacher workrooms, and expand

and improve our carline capacity for more efficient drop-off and pick-up times.

Parents, grandparents, teachers, staff, students, and community members all contributed to Leaving a Legacy giving events to help us shine as a lighthouse of God’s goodness in 2021-2022. As we reflect on all God has done through the support of those who share our vision, we celebrate every good and perfect gift we have received from the Father through the intentionality and generosity of our NRCA family and friends.

2021-2022 Giving

Giving to NRCA provides a supplement to the general operating budget for student enrichment and school sustainment. Contributions provide an opportunity for great impact in affecting the young lives that we serve. At the heart of what we do is instructing our students in the knowledge of God’s truth through all disciplines, preparing them to make a lifetime impact for Christ.

Knights

Ministry Partners Gifts up to $499

Tim & Susan Adams

In Honor of Luke Bennett

Ray & Pat Ammerman

Timothy & Claire Anderson

In Honor of Zoey & Owen Anderson

Willie & Debbie Andrusko

In Honor of Avi & Norah Andrusko

Neil & Stephanie Armstrong

Steve & Kelly Arrington

Mahlon & Pamela Aycock

In Honor of The Wofford Children

Nora Baker

In Honor of Jonathan K. Baker

William & Cynthia Baker

Jeff & Lisa Bass

In Honor of Laurel Walter

Patrick & Lynn Beatty

Susie Benson

Tiffany Benson

Mary Bibee

In Honor of Jack Bibee

Marty & Christina Biggs

In Honor of Sami & Lexi Moore

Greg & Lori Bodenhamer

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Jo Ella Bowling

In Honor of Tully & June-Ella Martinez

Thomas & Joyce Boyette

Paul & Marcia Brandt

In Honor of Kai & Quinn Patton

Vance & April Brokaw

Herman & Mary Carraway

In Honor of Caden N. Jones

Richard & Cynthia Carver

In Honor of Cole Carver

Rickey & Maria Cates

In Honor of Isabelle Huffstetler

Nicholas & Colleen Ceradini

In Honor of Sophia Ceradini

Apryl Clark

John & Caroline Clark

Robert & Gayle Clark Jr

In Honor of Siena Clark

James & Leila Cloud

Tim & Haley Coble

Floyd & Mary Collins

In Honor of Kevin Wall

Bill & Cathy Cook

Raymond & Gwynne Cook

Jeffrey & Denice Cooper

In Honor of Corban Doyle

Charles & Brenda Couch

In Honor of Bennett Lucas

Richard & Sharon Craig

In Honor of Ryan Craig

Jamie & Jenni Danai

Kenneth & Mary Dawson

In Honor of Cale Dawson

Zack & Lacey Dean

Orley & Mary Dennings

In Honor of Matthew Dennings

Bruce & Susan Dial

Richard & Phyllis Eastman

In Honor of Tyler Edwards & Sadie Grace Mull

Todd & Amy Elder

Larry & Charlene Evans

Warrie & Marie Evans Jr

In Honor of Aaron J Woodard Ed & Kay Fare

In Honor of Haven Fare

Barbara Fearing

In Honor of Sadie Mull

Frank & Muriel Florio

In Honor of my Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren

Randy & Darlene Freeman

In Honor of Cameron Wilder

Therese Freeman

In Honor of Chase Finley

James & Lorelle Frushour

John & Janice Galligan

In Honor of Gavin & Avery Galligan

Deborah Gay

In Memory of Diane Gay

Timothy & Patricia Godwin Franklin & Carliss Gordon

Nancy Grant

In Honor of Brandon & Hailey Raymond

Fred Gronau

In Honor of Harrison, Katherine & Jackson Boyd Betty Gronotte

In Honor of Kaitlyn Gronotte John & Debra Haggerty

Robert Hamilton Shannon & Elizabeth Hamilton Rick & Cathy Hardison

In Memory of John Cooper Robert & Linda Harris

In Honor of Ashlyn & Samuel Harris Irene Hart

In Honor of Dannyles Jacinthe Ted & Heather Hassert

In Memory of Tom & Ann Hassert

Rachel Heron

Vicki Hicks J. Robert & Zoe Hill

In Honor of Leighton Hill

Jason & Michelle Hogg

Barbara Hoke

In Honor of Ashley G. Hoke Tim & Jean Hoover Ray & Shirley Hudson

In Honor of Davis L. McLamb

Mark Ivansek

Kyle & Emily Jaeger

Howard & Cheryl Jenkins

In Honor of Howard, Virginia & Sallie Jenkins

Jim & Sharon Jennings

In Honor of Carr Jennings

Comar & Lela Johnson

In Honor of Cameron Wilder

Dianne Johnson

JD Keister

Robert & Judy Kessler

In Honor of Austin Coe

Steve & Diana Kirk

Christian & Stefanie Kubista

Charles & Deana Kuhno

In Honor of Christian Kuhno

Eric & Jamie Larsen

In Honor of Johnnie Suffern

Alex & Heidi Lindsay

In Honor of Colin Alexander Steve & Abbie Linton

Tamara Littlejohn

Shelia Lowry

In Memory of Richard Lowry Suzanne Lyczkowski

Joan Malir

In Honor of Chloe & Addy Keiswetter Tim & Vickie Margene Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Martin Richard & Maureen Mathes Gordon & Beth Mayer

In Honor of Wyatt G. Mayer Gregory & Katie Mayer Robert & Barbara Mayer

In Honor of Nolan Rock Ken & Natalie McCurdy Patrick & Bonnie McGovern

In Honor of the Welch Kids Pervis & Norma McLamb

Amber Medlin

Harry & Samantha Miller

In Honor of Rachel & Sara Miller Larry & Maryann Mills

In Honor of Hannah & Hallie Smith Saw Win & Nan Aye Mary Moore

In Honor of Emmy & Cole Moore Wesley & Mary Moore

In Honor of Emmy & Cole Moore Rick & Marsha Morgan

In Honor of Camden Morgan Diego & Jennifer Munoz Jennifer Neilson Jennifer Neilson Dennis & Ashley O’Brien John & Linda O’Donnell Teresa O’Tuel

In Honor of Matthew & Cameron Haupt Allen & Meredith Oliver James & Janice Oliver

In Honor of Kaylin & Kensie Mitro Ioan & Daniela Oros Randy Paquette & Mary Doyle Melvin & Doris Parker Betty Pegram Melvin & Wilma Perry Cynthia Peterik

In Honor of Braedon & Ansley Peterik Irish Pickett John Pilarz

In Honor of Hunter P. Sebastian Joey & Jennifer Pippin

In Honor of Hannah Pippin William & Lois Pollard Noell & Carol Price

In Honor of Tristan, Scarlett & Maverick Price

John & Jeannette Raymond William & Linda Root Thelma Rouse Garnes Rumley

In Honor of Tanner & Cooper Clark James Schieni

In Honor of Olivia Schieni Stephen Scott

In Memory of Mrs. Patsy Scott Martha Shepard

In Honor of Christian Houston Brian & Kimberly Shobert Chris & Stephanie Snead

In Honor of Kaitlyn & Haley Snead Edgar & Leticia Sojo

In Honor of Dominic Sojo

R. Mark & Sonia Solomon

Donald & Marcia Spragins

Antonio & Shinel Stephens Mark & Janice Stephens

Debra Stephenson

Jan Sullivan

In Honor of Drew Sarratt

Rose Swain

In Honor of Sarah Bates David & Peggy Swart

Tom Sweet

In Honor of Wyatt Sweet Joe & Karlin Talerico

Lynn & Joanne Taylor

In Memory of Richard Hines

Roger & Karen Thomas

In Honor of Meredith Thomas Doble Dona VanDusen

Edward Varel

In Honor of Katheryn Matteson Paul Michael & Delores Vaughan

In Honor of Kaitlyn & Hailey Snead Michael & Sandy Vickers John & Rebecca Viverette

In Memory of Richard Haan Robert & Edna Wagner

In Honor of Cameron & Kaylyn Clark

Bud & Kathy Walker Jr

In Honor of Anna Walker Michael & Patricia Walker

In Honor of Savannah Niebauer Philip & Olga Walker

In Honor of Anna Walker

Ruth Wall

In Honor of Kevin Wall, Jr Kevin & Petrina Wall

Eric & Theresa Walls

Daniel & Michelle Walsh

Chris Warner

Henry & Barbara Warren

Bradley & Courtney Watkinson

In Honor of Anne Bradley & Molly Watkinson

James & Susan Watson

In Honor of Howard, Annie, & Sallie Jenkins Walter & Denise Webb

In Honor of Katherine & Jason Webb Edward Weider

Will White

Edward & Deborah Whitehorne David & Pamela Whitt

In Honor of Avery & Brody Morgan

Dean & Jackie Wilkerson

In Honor of Maggie & Logan Gough Billy & Sandra Wilkes

In Honor of Hayden Farris

Greg & Susan Wilson

In Honor of Dallas Lentz

Thomas & Kimberly Wilson

Andrea Wolak

In Honor of Jake Wolak

Joseph Wolak

In Honor of Jacob Wolak

Kenneth & Karen Wolf

In Honor of Ethan & Arden Knight

Effie Woodard

In Honor of Aaron J Woodard Charles & Becky Wright

In Honor of Sara & Beverly Wrobel

Blue & White Partners

Gifts $500-$999

Corey & Faith Adams

Harry & Myla Amsbary

In Honor of Jayden & Ayva Olivotti

Susan Brumley

Gary & Susan Cantrell

Scott & Caroline Caveney

Mark & Melinda Comer

Brian & Lynette Earnest

Mike & Sandy Epperson

James & Kathryn Eyster

William & Sharon Garbe

Ricky & Karen Gregory

In Memory of Fred Kinsley

Brad & Sarah Gross

Paul & Kelli Humphreys

Ms. Gail Lane

John & Ashley Laurel

Kevin & Janice Maddox

Thomas & Elise Massey III

Brynn & Toni McKee

In Honor of Our Grandkids

Rick & Elizabeth McKoy

Bobby & Mary Reynolds

In Honor of Emma & Claire Donovan

Gary & Berkeley Saenz

Thomas Thotus

In Honor of Selah Thotus

Philip & Betty Tibbs

Terry Vinson

In Honor of Lilly Rector

John & Rebecca Viverette

In Memory of Richard Haan

Wes & Suzanne Ward

Aaron & Lauren Wilson

Alan & Laura Wrobel

Yongjian Lin Xiaowen Wu

Wayne & Corissa Yount

Gold Partners

Gifts $1,000-$4,999

D. Stacy & Angela Betts

Mike & Karen Blom

Joseph & Christina Booden

Erik & Heather Burckart

Gilbert Burckart & Mae Liu

Daniel & Karen Chilton

Charles & Gwen Coovert

Lynn & Peggy Dewar

In Honor of Sam, Josh, & Drew Dewar

Flynn & Jennifer Einhorn

Greg & Susan Etheridge

In Memory of Daniel Gregory Etheridge Mitch & Dawn Evans

In Memory of Danna White & Rev James & Ada LeMaster

James & Elizabeth Fisher

James & Heather Flythe III

Scott & Nicole Foster

Christopher Gay

Kent & Laurie Geer

Robert & Louise Gibney

Branton & Amy Grimes

Rodney & Ramona Grooters

Rick & Cathy Hardison

Robert & Chris Hermann

Bill & Gail Keown

Christopher & Ilissa Kittinger

Bill & Kay Mackey

In Honor of Anonda M Nepa

Kevin & Joy Mathes

Bryan & Joanna McGann

Jody & Jill McGee

Chris & Wendy McLawhorn

Timothy & Mary Mertz

In Memory of Philip J Meathe

Timothy & Lisa Michael

Chauncey & Leanne Minnick

In Honor of Dayton & Cole Minnick

John & Jennifer Morgan

Susan Muirhead

Michael & Elizabeth Munn

Bobby & Christine Murray, Jr

John & Sheila Murrell

Eric & Trista Nelson

Timothy & Melissa Peters

Barry & Susan Powell

Aaron & Christy Rice

Jarod & Michele Rodriguez

Scott & Carrie Ruppert

James & Leslie Rutherford

Chad & Tracy Sary

Charlie & Ryan Sawyer

John & Janie Schaeffer

In Memory of Steven Schaeffer

F. Tracy & Crystal Sides

Jeffrey & Emmaline Simpson

John & Kirstin South

Johnny & Ruby Turner

In Honor of Timothy Yancey Sam & Connie Wells

Founder’s Legacy Partners Gifts $5,000+

Jonathan & Kathryn Doyle

David & Diana Gaminde

Brian & Janelle Kennedy

Eugene & Joanne Kim

In Honor of Sean, Katherine & Claire Kim

John & Torrie Kline

Grant & Bonnie McCullough

John & Deborah Mertz

S.L. & Debbie Sherrill

James & Sharon Tompkins

In Honor of Our NRCA Grandchildren

Robert & Susan Tugwell

In Honor of Lily Kate & Dawson Tugwell

Tom & Mary Vande Guchte

Joseph Weider

Bryan & Heather Weitzel

In Honor of Noah, Ethan & Hannah Weitzel

Leaving a Legacy Annual Giving

NRCA hosts three Leaving a Legacy annual giving events: the Knights Annual Fund, schoolwide Boosterthon events, and the Golf Classic. Supporting these events helps keep tuition affordable by funding special projects not covered by tuition dollars.

Through the years, NRCA’s Leaving a Legacy annual giving events have met many of the school’s needs by providing funding for special projects outside of tuition dollars and the general budget. NRCA is truly grateful for every gift and the generosity of those who have supported our Leaving a Legacy annual giving events.

• 15-Passenger Mini-Tour Buses (7)

• 40-Passenger Activity Buses (2)

• Coach Buses (3)

• Elementary Gym

• Grand Piano

• Greenhouse

• HD TVs with Apple TVs for Middle School Classrooms

• iPad Carts for Elementary Classrooms

• J-Building (High School Classrooms, Choir Room, Music Room, & Dance Studio)

• New Elementary Playground (with a rubberized surface and two new play structures)

• New Weight Room & Fitness Center

• Renovated Fieldhouse Weight Room & Fitness Center

• Robotics Lab

• Shade Canopies for Athletic Stadiums

• Shade Canopies for Elementary Playgrounds and Green Spaces

• Smartboards for Elementary Classrooms

• Soccer Stadium with Concessions Stand, Locker Rooms, Restrooms, and Storage

• STEM Lab

• Storage Building for Athletics & Marching Band

• Storage Building for Fine Arts & Maintenance

• Student Life Center Renovation

• Technology Infrastructure

• Tennis Facility Renovation with Rubberized Mondo Playing Surface, Nets, Logoed Wind Screens, and Score Markers

• Track Replacement in Knights Stadium

• Tuition Assistance & Diversity Scholarships

Hosted at The Hasentree Club in Wake Forest, the NRCA Golf Classic featured traditional tournaments in golf and tennis in the spring of 2022. In response to overwhelming requests, NRCA added to the festivities by introducing the NRCA Pickleball Classic, held on the tennis courts of the academy’s Perry Creek campus. Brett and Jenna Dysart (NRCA 2002) served as Golf Classic alumni chairs.

Corporate Sponsors & Golfers

Special thanks to all our golfers for donating $500 to play in this great event and thanks to our corporate sponsors for sponsoring golfers, who otherwise would not have played.

• Austin Trucking

• Boosterthon

• Design Development

• Grass Masters Landscape Services

• Leadership Team Development, Inc

• Piedmont Service Group

• Robling Medical Group

• Storr Office Environments

• Trashmasters

• Tri-Lease LLC

• Wake Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry

Hole Sponsors

Special thanks to our hole sponsors for helping cover costs associated with this event by donating $500 to be a Premium Hole Sponsor or $250 to be a Standard Hole Sponsor.

Premium Hole Sponsors

• Capital Automotive Group

• Design Development

• Kevin & Jenifer Alexander

• Kingdom Ed 101

• Marsh & Mclennan Agency

• Network South

• North State Bank

• Piedmont Service Group - CMS Controls

• Robling Medical

• Tri-Lease LLC

Standard Hole Sponsors

• Austin Trucking

• Belmonte Auto

• Boosterthon

• Capital Ford

• Design Development

• Executive Building solutions

• FACTS

• FCC

• GrassMasters

• Johnson-Lambe Company

• Joshua Expedition

• Leith BMW

• LiveGreen

• Precept Marketing/BJU Press

• TPM

• TPM Construction & Demolition

• TM Inc

• Truist

Golfers (75)

• John Aaron

• Jordan Adams

• Nick Armstrong

• Jake Austin

• Jacob Battle

• Bruce Battle

• Jackson Battle

• Roland Blaise

• Matt Blaise

• Harrison Boyd

• Micah Braswell

• Paul Brenner

• Dan Caster

• Tyler Christensen

• Brett Ciancanelli

• Tim Coble

• Devon Corey

• Richard Corey

• Daniel Cox

• Trevor Cundiff

• JD Daves

• Brett Dysart

• Garret Dysart

• Wesley Edwards

• Jim Elkins

• Mitch Evans

• Max Fitzgerald

• James Forrest

• Bret Frenier

• Patrick Gatewood

• Jeff Gordon

• Mike Hammer

• Craig Hardin

• Ted Hassert

• JD Howard

• Dwight Johnson

• Craig Jonkers

• Ronnie Kruger

• Randy Mann

• Kevin Mathes

• Jordan Matthews

• David McClain

• Michael McKay

• Jarin McKay

• Rick McKoy

• Scott McScotterson

• Josh Mddleton

• Jonathan Medlin

• Jason Moon

• TJ Mulder

• Bobby Murray

• Trey Murray

• Jamie Peele

• Tim Peters

• Ken Pike

• Ed Pinon

• Max Poston

• Jeremy Pourus

• Nick Reding

• Nathan Reding

• Peter Reding

• Nolan Reedy

• Aaron Rice

• Tom Rider

• Brent Robling

• Greyson Sergeant

• Jim Sherrer

• David Sims

• John South

• Jay Stott

• Michael Tulp

• Bob Van Horne

• Chip Weber

• Hunter Willard

• Clayton Ziegler

Pickleball Players

Special thanks to all our tennis players that donated $100 to compete in round-robin, doubles matches and supporting this event. Also, thanks to Monica Collins and Busy Bee Gift and Stationery, for providing Tennis Classic Gift Bags.

Pickleball Players (23)

• Cinda Alteri

• Lindsay Alteri

• Dorothy Blaise

• Roland Blaise

• Jess Brimmer

• Matt Brimmer

• Erik Burrus

• Clyde Eskridge

• Elizabeth Gilbert

• Scott Hewlett

• Kenny Inge

• Allison Jonkers

• Wendy Jonkers

• Wendy Kistrel-Lewis

• Kara Knight

• Geoff Knight

• Allen Oliver

• Rick Patton

• Maddy Powell

• Sue Powell

• Rik Seymour

• Tanja Snively

• Chip Snively

NRCA ONLINE AUCTION

Auction Gifts

Special Thanks to:

• $500 Portrait Gift Certificate (Renee Sprink Photography)

• 1 Week, 2 Bedroom Condo (Carolina Land Experts - Rob Ferguson)

• 2 Custom T-Shirt Pillows (Shirley Morrison)

• 2022 Fun In the Son Summer Camp (NRCA)

• 24 Custom Buttons (NRCA - Stephanie Armstrong)

• 4 UNC tickets on vs Florida A&M (The Armstrong Family)

• A book Set/Coffee Mug for Pet Lovers (Jennifer Bleakley)

• Angus Barn CAPTAIN’S TABLE (Angus Barn - Van Eure)

• Athletic Academy Summer Camp (NRCA)

• Black and White Dance Framed Print (NRCA Photography Class)

• Black and White Music Framed Prints (NRCA Photography Class)

• Body Care Gift Set (Elyse LaRoux Essentials)

• Coach Kay Yow Signed Basketball (The Cook Family)

• Customized Hand-Stitched Picture Framed Art (Barefoot Studio - Kay McHenry)

• Fine Arts Center Parking Spot w/Gate Pass (NRCA)

• Front Lot Parking Spot w/Gate Pass (NRCA)

• Grandma’s Diner $100 Certificate (Grandma’s Diner - Leticia Sojo)

• Kitchen Basket

• Knights Stadium Parking Spot w/Gate Pass (NRCA)

• Mini Session Portrait Certificate (Sarah Erwin Photography)

• NRCA North Face Backpack Bundle (Instant Imprints - Chuck Sawyer)

• Oil Portrait Package (Renee Sprink Photography)

• Pregnancy & Labor Support (North Raleigh Doulas - Alicia Taylor)

• Pro 3:5 Birthday Party Package (Pro 3:5 Sports - Chad Doyle)

• Scholar Academy Summer Camp (NRCA)

• Show Ticket Package (PoiemArtistry-Michael Green)

• Two 50-Minute Massage Gift Cards (The NOW Massage Boutique -Stacey Teel)

CHURCH HOME SCHOOL

The Value of Kingdom Education

There is nothing more important to the future of the home, the church, and society than the proper education of our children and youth. Recent studies show that “only 7% of born-again teenagers base moral choices on biblical principles. Moral decision-making was doing whatever feels right or comfortable in a situation. The alarmingly fast decline of moral foundations among our young people has culminated in a one-word worldview: ‘whatever.’” Young people simply do whatever.

Dr. Glen Schultz, author of Kingdom Education says, “Kingdom education must be in control in the homes, the churches, and the schools of our society. When biblical principles of teaching and learning are applied consistently at home, at church, and at school, the child will have a firm foundation laid on which he can live pleasing to the Lord.”

“Kingdom education is a life-long, Bible-based, Christcentered process of leading a child to Christ, building a child up in Christ, and equipping a child to serve Christ.” The first implication is that Kingdom Education is a life-long process. Kingdom education continues even into adulthood. The second implication is that the foundation of all truth is the Word of God. Therefore, Kingdom Education must be Bible-based. Finally, the process must be Christ-centered. Colossians 2:3 states that in Christ “are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” All things were created by Christ and for Christ. The reality of the preeminence of Christ must be woven throughout every fiber of true education. Kingdom education

is about fulfilling Joshua 1:8 and the command to meditate on God’s Word, day and night.

When you study Kingdom education, it is clear that this process consists of two primary actions and one primary goal. First, Kingdom education is a process to lead a child to Christ. The gospel must be central to all aspects of a child’s education. Second, Kingdom education does not stop once a person comes to Christ. In Colossians 2:7, Paul speaks of being “rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith.” We need to beware and not be ruined by philosophies and empty teaching that is based on the traditions of this world and not on the principles of Christ. Romans 8:29 clearly states that God has “predestined every Christian to be conformed to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ.” Paul spoke of the importance of having the right goal when educating others. He wrote, “We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.” As we train our children through Kingdom education, they will move toward being more like Christ. It requires the union of the home, the church, and the school for Kingdom education to succeed. Simply illustrated, a two- or four- legged stool will not be stable on ground that is not level. A three-legged stool of the home, church, and school will provide stability in a culture that is on uneven ground.

This is the mission of North Raleigh Christian Academy. We are here to “assist families…by instilling biblical principles in students’ lives so they might impact their society for Christ.”

The Philosophy of Christian Education

Education has been defined as “the process by which children and youth develop knowledge, skills, and character, especially through formal instruction, training, and study.” Philosophy, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is “a pursuit of wisdom; a search for truth through logical reasoning; an analysis of the grounds of and concepts expressing fundamental beliefs.” The Greeks define philosophy as “the love and pursuit of knowledge and truth.” Adding Christianity, the indispensable ingredient, our philosophy of Kingdom Education is like an artist who steps back from his work to view the masterpiece in its entirety. How he relates the parts to each other and to the whole reveals the mastery and success of his work.

A Bible-based philosophy of Christian education presents the Bible as the foundation of all knowledge. Every aspect of education must be integrated into God’s truth. The scope of God’s truth is universal. God’s truth is not dependent upon what education does. The integration of education should merge into knowing God’s truth. The partnerships between the home, church, and school must establish their precepts upon the Bible, with the premise that all truth is God’s truth; communication must speak the truth in love seasoned with grace; and conduct must speak louder than words realizing the powerful influence of godly behavior. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (II Timothy 3:16). Truth must be the unifying factor between the home, church, and school.

A Christ-centered philosophy of Christian education recognizes that Jesus Christ is our authority and Lord of truth. “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Jesus Christ is our foundation. “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 3:11). The Lord is our wisdom and knowledge. “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 3:3). The Son of God is our stability. “Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught (Colossians 3:7). Christ is to have the preeminence in all things. Dr. Paul Kienel said, “The purpose of Christian school education is to show children and young people how to face Christ and then with the vision of Christ in their hearts to face the present world and the world to come.” Kingdom Education should lead students to salvation through Christ, build them up in their faith, and equip them to serve Him.

A Holy Spirit-controlled philosophy of Christian education acknowledges the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of parents, teachers, and students. Parents and teachers must have his guidance to impart the truth to students effectively and appropriately. “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide in you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive,

because it sees him not, neither knows him; but ye know him; for he dwells with you and shall be in you” (John 14:1617). Parents and teachers must rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to think biblically and to effectively communicate the truth in the education of their children. Students need the leadership of the Spirit to be image-bearers of Christ. Romans 12:2 tells us, “And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” The Holy Spirit correctly focuses the student’s knowledge to bring about moral conformity to the image of God’s Son. Ultimately, this image-bearing will result in godly character.

A student-related philosophy of Christian education focuses on what God intends every child to be. Parents and teachers understand that each child is a special creation of God (Psalm 139) and made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). Yet, due to sin, they are fallen and in need of a Savior. Ephesians 2:8-10 says, “For by grace are ye saved by faith, that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God. We are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus.” Every child can be saved and be whom God intended them to be. Christian education is to instill in a student the knowledge of God, guide him in the development of his personal faith, and help him in the establishment of his Christian worldview. Parents and teachers are to teach children to love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. “According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue” (II Peter 1:3). A student-related, philosophy of Christian education prepares a student to impact society for Christ.

A socially oriented philosophy of Christian education teaches students how to interact and relate with the world around them. The student understands that all of life is God’s. There is no secular and sacred. All truth is God’s truth. Parents and teachers integrate faith and biblical values into a lifestyle reflecting a Christian worldview by example and instruction to their students. This Bible-based belief system determines their attitudes in life and leads to holy and responsible life choices. “And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him” (Colossians 3:17). Students with this Christian worldview model Ephesians 4:12, “the perfecting (maturing) of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” As Bible-based, Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-controlled believers, they have become an imitation of their parents and teachers (Luke 6:40). They are modeling the image of the Lord Jesus. This is the mastery and success of a philosophy of Kingdom Education, ultimately bringing honor and glory to God.