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A newsletter for friends, staff, and parents of Summit Christian Academy
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Called to Serve at SCA
Christian Academy Administration, Early Education, Secondary 1500 SW Jefferson Lee’s Summit MO 64081 816.525.1480 Elementary 1450 SW Jefferson Lee’s Summit MO 64081 816.524.0185 Chris Hahn, Head of School Joe Hesman, Secondary Principal & Director of Operations Anthony Mickelson, Secondary Assistant Principal Kimberlee Gill, Academic Dean Charissa Sanders, Early Ed & Lower Elementary Principal Julie Madsen, Upper Elementary Principal Lance Quessenberry, A.D. Kathy Tharp, International Program Director Sarah Coats, Director of Development Cordell Dick, Director of Major Gifts
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“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to SERVE others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” I Peter 4:10
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As the 2021-22 SCA school year is well underway, we are thankful and blessed to celebrate all that God has done and is doing in His school! “Called to Serve” is the theme for the year based on 1 Peter 4:10, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” “After prayerfully accepting God’s call to serve at SCA, I heard in the spring that 1 Peter 4:10 was going to be the theme for the upcoming year,” shared SCA Head of School Chris Hahn. “At a reception, the team at my current school unknowingly placed this exact same scripture on a large photo of our family as a going away gift. For me, it was affirmation that my calling at SCA was exactly the ministry where God was placing me.” Throughout the year, the school will be intentional to encourage students to seek ways to serve each other in the classroom, hallways, church, and community. We desire for the SCA community to understand that God has given each of the students a gift, and it is a blessing to serve others. “I am looking forward to a historic year at SCA,” shared Mr. Hahn. “With enrollment at nearly 1060 students, we have a unique opportunity to empower and nurture these 1,060 students and their relationship with Jesus Christ. That’s why we exist! SCA loves kids! We love Jesus! We
look forward to fulfilling our call to serve, empowered by God’s grace and the Holy Spirit, to make heaven bigger.” SCA will also be engaging with families and stakeholders throughout the year with the theme “Called to Serve” through the Annual Fund. The fund provides money needed to support SCA each year. Funds donated to the Annual Fund and Corporate Partnership program will support school enhancements as well as the ability to continue offering excellence in all areas of the school. Donations to the Annual Fund campaign can be made online through the summit-christianacademy.org website by clicking the Support SCA tab, then Give Online drop down. Or if you prefer, a check payable to SCA can be sent to the elementary or secondary office marked to the attention of the Development Department. All financial donations to SCA’s Annual Fund are taxdeductible to the full extent allowed by law.
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Spiritual...................................... 2 Message from Your Head of School.......................... 3 Academics............................... 3-5 Athletics................................. 6-8 Fine Arts........................................... 8 Cordell’s Corner.. ................. 9-10 Health Office Notes................ 11 This & That............................ 12-13 Upcoming Events.....................14
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