summit-christian-academy.org Summer 2022 Contact Us: Administration, Early Education, Secondary 1500 SW Jefferson Lee’s Summit MO JoeLee’s1450816.525.148064081ElementarySWJeffersonSummitMO64081816.524.0185ChrisHahn,HeadofSchoolHesman,SecondaryPrincipal&DirectorofOperationsAnthonyMickelson,SecondaryAssistantPrincipalJulieMadsen,UpperElementaryPrincipalCharissaSanders,EarlyEd&LowerElementaryPrincipalLanceQuessenberry,A.D.RoccoDeFelice,InternationalProgramDirectorSarahCoats,Dir.ofDevelopmentCordellDick,Dir.ofAccess&Affordability Like us on What’s Inside: What’s New at SCA ................... 2 Academic Highlights ................. 3 Athletic Highlights .................... 4 Fine Arts Highlights .................. 5 Community Service .................. 6 Teacher of the Year .................. 7 A LUMNIINSIDER S U M M I T C H RISTIA N A C ADE M Y A Newsletter for SCA Alumni Zach Akeson Nathan M’racleAveryGeorgiaBartlettBaxterZacBeasleyBeitzingerGraceBentonMarkBeumerHannahBrownBryant-MorganElijahBurnsBrittneyCampbellColinCampbellOwenCampbellBrianaChapmanMaxChastainZachChinneryKylynCoxDanielCrookAbbyJoCrooksAustinCummingsSpencerDickeyJordanDrumEdenFagerlandBrennanFergusonGarrettFergusonLukeFlemingJoshFreedEmilyGalantSeanGarrisonJohannaGilkeson Kandace-Rose Gill Kaitlyn Gregg Elijah XavierMadelinBrooklynHudsonAdysonGuffeyHarrisHarrisMasonHoltHowardElijahHuckabeeEmmaHutsellEmmaJEffriesCaleJohnsonLukeJohnsonSkylerJohnsonBradenJonesJosephKatonKendallKeeganDelaneyLakeDanielLeeLarraLeeAndrewLongMcConnellLaurenMcCoyIsaiahMcGregorRachelMendenhallAnthonyMishrikyMarissaMitchellMitchumScruggsKaseyNewsomeIsaiahNietoWilliamOsborne Christian Phillips Lucas BronwynMasonPoppenPrestiaQuinlanEleanorRankZekRhyneReaganRobertsSaygeRominesBrennenRoss Landry Satterfield Olivia Schnick Chloe TrumanLincolnMaxCalebSchumerScottShoemakeEmmaSmithSprouseLilliStallingsLukeStienstraHavenStoneEmmaStricklinSutherlandMaddieTapkoDarylThomasRyderThompsonDavidToddCalebWarnerKenleyWelchMorganWilkinsIsraelWilson U of CollegeMCCAvilaUJohnMissouriRockhurstEvangelMissouriUConsUMKCMissouriGrandBrownWichitaNWJohnLongviewEvangel/NorthwesternEvangelHowardUPursuingUUCreightonLongviewTrumanMissouriStateofMissouriofMissouriScreenwritingofCentralMissouriBrownUMissouriStateStateCanyonS&TofRecArts/SciofMissouriStateStateBrownofNebraskaoftheOzarks William Jewell Smith CreightonOralLongviewEvangelUUMKCHardingLongviewBuenaCedarvilleUMissouriOralUUCedarvilleMissouriJamesUUCentralUUMissouriUndecidedUEvangelCreightonCollegeoftheNationsBaptistofMissouriofArkansasMethodistofMissouriofMissouriRiverCollegeStateUUofKansasofArkansasRobertsStateofArkansasUVistaUofKansasRoberts Central Methodist U of EmergingArkansasLeaders Prog Johnson County CC NWULongviewParkofKansasMissouri State NWLongviewMissouri State Abilene UDordtDordtUndecidedLongviewU.S.FashionCollegeLongviewJohnJohnU.S.UWashburnTrumanKansasCollegeLongviewChristianoftheOzarksStateStateofKansasAirForceBrownBrownoftheOzarksInstofTechAirForceofMissouri
• SCA broke ground in Spring 2022 on the addition of a 43,000 ft² Fieldhouse and Activity Center. The 1,200-seat facility will allow for the entire SCA community to gather and provide students with increased athletic opportunities and activities.enrichmentItwill include an official NCAA gymnasium,sized locker rooms, weight room, multipurpose room, meeting andconcessionrooms,stand,restrooms,and is scheduled to open in Spring 2023.
• SCA was ranked second in the Kansas City Metro area top private schools list by the Kansas City Business Journal This is up two spots from last year when we were ranked fourth. This is the eighth consecutive year that SCA has been ranked as a top five private school in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
• Mrs. Linda Harrelson retired in summer of 2021 after serving as SCA’s Head of School since 1999. Harrelson will continue to serve SCA in various capacities and will continue representing SCA on the national stage as a board member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
• SCA added a classroom six-plex to campus in November 2021. The six-classroom building includes restrooms and a hallway and was much needed space for the secondary program after the year’s record enrollment.
• Academic Dean Dr. Kimberlee Gill stepped down from her role in May 2022 and will be using her gifts as Chief Academic Officer at Resurrection Christian School in Loveland, CO. Dr. Gill joined SCA in 2004 and served as Preschool Director, Elementary Principal, and Academic Dean during her 17-year tenure.
• SCA has taken a highly active leadership role in advocating for school choice in Missouri. The Missouri Empowerment Scholarship was signed by Governor Parsons on July 14, 2021. This bill may provide a scholarship of up to $6,375 for qualifying students to attend SCA and will allow student access to the school their parents feel is the best choice.
What’s New at SCA
• SCA welcomed new Head of School Chris Hahn on July 1, 2021. He came from Prince of Peace Christian School in Carrollton, TX. Mr. Hahn was selected from an extensive pool of diverse and talented candidates after a thorough six-month search process that engaged SCA parents, alumni, staff/faculty, and the Board of Education.
• The 2021-22 school year was Summit Christian Academy’s 32nd year with a record enrollment of nearly 1,060 preschool-12th grade students. The increased enrollment has occurred at all levels of the school from early education to high school.
Our Mission: To inspire students to achieve their God-given potential through excellent academics and Christian training in a compassionate environment.
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• The Class of 2022 had 89 graduates who were awarded approximately $4 million in scholarship offers. In addition, SCA had 12 seniors receive Missouri Bright Flight scholarships with a 30 or higher on the ACT, and one student received a perfect 36 ACT score.
• Juniors Trevon Hildebrand, Ben Kemper, and Caleb Harold represented SCA at the 2022 American Legion Boys State of Missouri Program, and juniors Eden Prather and Jillian Steller represented the school at the 2022 American Legion Auxiliary Girls State of Missouri Program.
• Five students were awarded medals at the Midwest Christian School (MCS) Academic and Fine Arts Festival: junior Andrew Mishriky who took first place with a perfect score on the trigonometry individual competition, and seniors Kaitlyn Gregg, Zac Beasley, Josh Freed, and Luke Fleming who took first place with a perfect score on the calculus team competition.
• Senior Kaitlyn Gregg received an All-District medal for the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Class 3 District 7 All-District Scholar Bowl Competition. SCA’s team made it to the semifinals and ended in fourth place. It was SCA’s first year to compete in the Scholar Bowl.
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• Longtime Secondary American Government, Geography, World History, and American History teacher Mr. Greg Finch has been named the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
Highlights from the 2021-22 School Year Academics
• SCA’s 2020 Teacher of the Year and 5th grade teacher Mrs. Michelle Bacon was named the Great Plains Alliance of Christian Schools’ (GPACS) 2021 Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Bacon has taught at SCA since 1999 and is mother of SCA graduates Nathan Bacon (2007) and Rachel Bacon (2014).
• Class of 2022 Summa Cum Laude recipients were Zachary Chinnery, Spencer Dickey, Anthony Mishriky, and William Osborne. To achieve SCA’s highest academic honor, students must have been at SCA for four consecutive semesters, demonstrate a transcript of 30 credit hours, have taken four years of high school science and four years of high school math, attended school at least seven hours during their senior year, and have no academic modifications in achieving a cumulative percentage that is in the top 5% of their class.
• Sophomores Ginny Baxter, Tony Bu, and Anna Hammond were selected to attend the 30th year of Missouri Rotary Leadership Award Academy (MO RYLA) being held at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) in Warrensburg.
“Outstanding Teacher of American History of 2022” for all Missouri schools, public and private. Finch is now a finalist in the running for the national prize. He has taught at SCA since 2001 and is father of SCA graduates Bethany Lee (2007), Emily Parker (2010), and Jonathan Finch (2012).
• Eagle Award recipients were Madelin McConnell (soccer and basketball) and Spencer Dickey (football and golf). Each coach selects an athlete who displays a passion for developing their Godgiven talent to bring God glory through athletics. Secondary faculty vote on the nominations to select a male and female recipient.
Girls’ Track, Class 3: April Phillips took 2nd in high jump, 4th in triple jump, and 9th in long jump.
• State Participation and Results
• Eleven graduates committed to compete in collegiate-level sports: Nate Bartlett, baseball at Truman State University; Jordan Drum, track & field at Missouri State University; Garrett Ferguson, baseball at Missouri State University; Brooklyn Howard, golf at Missouri Baptist University; Emma Jeffries, softball at Central Methodist University; Madelin McConnell, soccer at Cedarville University; Lauren McCoy, track and cross country at Buena Vista University; Christian Phillips, soccer at Central Methodist University; Olivia Schnick, volleyball at Abilene Christian University; Lincoln Sprouse, football at Washburn University; and Morgan Wilkins, baseball at Dordt University.
• This was the inaugural season for the men’s swim team.
Athletics
Varsity Girls’ Cross Country, Class 2: Took 2nd for their most successful season in program history. Third consecutive season the girls’ team has qualified for State.
• Sixty-nine percent of secondary students are part of the SCA athletic program.
• All high school teams earned the MSHSAA Scholastic Achievement Award, averaging an unweighted team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The highest team average GPA was 3.72 by the varsity girls’ soccer team.
• The Alec Rush Dash Award recipient was Drew Pierce. In honor of 2016 graduate Alec Rush, each junior high and high school soccer, football, and track coach selects an athlete who displays qualities of a fearless warrior, faithful follower, and forever friend. Nominees are anonymously given to Alec’s mother, Ange Rush, to review and select a winner.
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Wrestling, Class 1: Jeramiah Smith took 4th in the 160 lb weight class. Twenty-one athletes were awarded All-State.
• Morgan Wilkins will play baseball for SCA alumnus Nathan Bacon (2007), making him the first SCA graduate to play for a fellow SCA alum at the college level.
Boys’ Track, Class 2: 4x200 relay placed 7th. Joseph Lepak took 4th in state for javelin.
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• Mrs. Nancy Horine returned to the SCA faculty as Theatre Teacher and Director in 2021, as she was the initiator of the SCA Theatre program during the 2001-02 school year. This year, the theatre department performed Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, a contemporary take on the classic fairy tale, and The Pirate Bride, a comedy in two acts by Christie Hudon.
• Seniors Zach Akeson and Kaitlyn Gregg qualified and participated in the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National tournament in Louisville, KY. Zach participated in International Extemporaneous and made it to the semifinals, where he finished 7th in the nation out of 266 competitors. Kaitlyn participated in Supplemental Extemporaneous Commentary and made it to the quarterfinal rounds.
• Three soloists and one ensemble received the top rating (1) at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) State Music Festival. Soloists earning a gold medal included junior Shea Rider and seniors Hudson Harris and Bronwyn Quinlan.•SCA senior Luke Fleming earned a seat in the All-District Orchestra.
• For the second consecutive year, Senior Hudson Harris was named to the Missouri All-State Choir.
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• Junior Elise Welch received a “I” rating on her colored pencil on acrylic hawk drawing from the University of Central Missouri (UCM) High School Competitive Art Exhibit.
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Highlights from the 2021-22 School Year
Fine Arts
• Senior M’racle Bryant-Morgan received the Cappie for Female Vocalist for her portrayal of the Fairy Godmother in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Two secondary students were nominated for Starlight Theatre’s Blue Star Awards for their performances in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella —Senior Hudson Harris received a nomination for Best Male Actor in a Lead Role for his performance as Topher (the prince) and freshman Emma Coats received a nomination for Best Female Actress in a Featured Role for her performance as Charlotte (step-sister).
• Sophomore Jisue Kim was selected as the Missouri Senate District 8 Art Contest winner. Her artwork (pictured left) was selected by Senator Mike Cierpiot to represent District 8 in the Missouri Senate Hall Student Art Exhibit and will hang in the Missouri Senate hallway gallery from March 2022 - February 2023.
• Bronwyn Quinlan is a National Thespian with the International Thespian Society and a Cappies Nominee for Best Choreography for The Pirate Bride.
• Eight secondary choir members earned a spot in one of the Kansas City Metro District Honor Choirs for 2021-22.
• Fifth grade students chose to serve others as part of their Christmas party. They gathered children’s gloves and Hershey Bars and created snowmen to gift to students at an elementary school in Independence.
• The elementary talent show collected “Mommy Bags” with diapers and wipes to donate to Resource Health.
• SCA continued the 23-year tradition of Solemn Assembly to set aside a full day to go before the Lord in prayer. The guest speaker was Jeff Keaton, founder and president of RenewaNation.
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• The SCA Class of 2022 spent the final days of their summer vacation away from home and serving on the senior mission trip. SCA students left Lee’s Summit to serve in the Appalachian region of Southeastern Ohio as part of SCA’s 18th annual Senior Mission Trip. Partnering with Praying Pelican Missions, seniors served several local organizations including the Salvation Army, a community center, a soup kitchen, a clothing drive, a youth program, and Morgan County Fairgrounds. Students did manual work including painting, landscaping, and organizing, and also built relationships with children, families, and leaders in the community.
• SCA was honored to serve two Ukrainian families who found themselves unable to return to their home country when Russia invaded Ukraine. Two second grade Ukrainian students joined Miss Ray’s class where they were able to receive translation assistance by a current SCA second grade student who is Ukrainian-American and speaks four languages as well as tutoring from 2017 graduate Abigail Woodall.
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• Elementary students united to give over 9,000 food items to bless families with a meal for Thanksgiving through their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.
• SCA hosted nearly 75 pastors and corporate partners at the annual Community Partnership Breakfast. The attendees were able to write verses and prayers on biodegradable paper and put them in the Field House construction site to symbolize the Word of God as our foundation.
Community Service
Pursuing grace and truth. SCA seeks to model the life Christ demonstrated on earth, a life full of grace and truth, that rejected legalism for the higher priority of focusing on the inner man. We recognize that Christ looks inward at the motivations of the heart and pursues a relationship with us. We exercise spiritual discernment, speaking the truth in love in order to promote the spiritual growth of the individual without compromising the student body as a whole.
Cultivating community. We recognize that the SCA community extends beyond the walls of our school. Coming from diverse backgrounds, we unify around a simple statement of faith that binds us together. We acknowledge the responsibility of the parent, the role of the church, and the authority of the Holy Spirit in training students.
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“I am excited to see the gifts and talents of Mr. Mayor recognized and celebrated,” shared Head of School Chris Hahn. “Multiple nominations in his name referenced Mr. Mayor’s passion for Jesus, his relational abilities as he cares for all kids, and the consistent JOY he brings each day into the classroom. SCA is blessed to have Mr. Mayor as a teacher and leader!”
Igniting leadership. SCA embodies a culture of servant leadership that is sparked by a sense of individual purpose. With competency, credibility, and compassion, we add value to others and influence the marketplace of ideas.
Encouraging spiritual growth. We desire that every student know Christ personally and grow in His grace and knowledge, so they may impact their world for Him. We understand the importance of godly staff and faculty who model the Christian walk and mentor students to pursue their personal relationship with the Lord.
Christ-centered. Our belief in God and His Word is central to SCA. Through a faculty who practice a personal and active faith, we foster a thoroughly Christian environment where God’s Word is the standard for decision making. Placing Christ at the center of all enables us to educate the whole student, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, socially, and physically.
Inspiring excellence in learning. The SCA faculty inspires students to discover and develop their God-given gifts and talents. We nurture an enthusiasm for learning, providing an atmosphere wherein students may express creativity, discern truth, think critically, and choose wisely. In academics, the arts, and athletics, we uphold a standard of excellence to encourage students to achieve their individual best.
SCA Alumnus Wins 2022 Teacher of the Year Summit Christian Academy named secondary Bible and Chinese teacher—and 2008 graduate—Mr. Michael Mayor the SCA 2022 Teacher of the Year. Parents, students, and staff had the opportunity to nominate a teacher who has shown excellence in fulfilling SCA’s mission to “inspire students to achieve their Godgiven potential through excellent academics and Christian training in a compassionate environment.”
Mr. Mayor was part of SCA’s fifth graduating class in 2008. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies from Southwest Baptist University and has taught at SCA since 2017.
Mr. Mayor was presented with a plaque, an SCA designated parking space, and a monetary award. As SCA’s Teacher of the Year, Mr. Mayor is also a candidate for the 2022 Great Plains Alliance of Christian Schools (GPACS) Teacher of the Year.
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