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Academics
SCA Student Participates in Envisions’ National Youth Leadership Forum
Third grade student AJ Florio at Babson College classroom in Boston. Third grade student AJ Florio was nominated for and accepted into the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) Pathways to STEM experience in Boston, Massachusetts. The program was held at Babson College July 25-29. Locally, AJ participates in his local youth group, swim team, Jiu Jitsu, and has the rank of Bear Scout in the Cub Scouts organization. AJ was nominated to attend the forum by SCA teacher Mrs. Rachel Sare. AJ joined other outstanding elementary school students from across the nation to take part in the unique academic and career oriented development experience. AJ aspires to be an engineer, and the program allowed him to explore his interests and experience learning beyond the classroom.
Speech & Debate Team Finished Strong at Nationals
Class of 2022 seniors Zach Akeson and Kaitlyn Gregg qualified and participated in the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. Zach participated in International Extemporaneous and made it to the semifinals, where he finished 7th in the nation out of 266 competitors. Zach competed in 12 rounds over three days. Kaitlyn participated in Supplemental Extemporaneous Commentary and made it to the quarterfinal rounds.
AP Class Excels on National Exam
Congratulations to the AP Calculus class who had a 100% passing rate on the AP Calculus Exam in June 2022! The average score for the class was 4.55 (5 is the highest score), and seven of the students received a 5 on the test. Approximately 268,000 students take the AP test each year with only 20% scoring a 5 and 16% score a 4. Congratulations to these hard-working students in Mrs. Stringfellow's class. We are so proud of them and how they continue to excel academically!
Class of 2022 graduate M’racle Bryant-Morgan received a $1,000 scholarship from the Executive Women International Scholarship Program (EWISP). Only one student can be nominated per school, and M’racle was the winner of the scholarship for the Kansas City Metro area. The EWISP Scholarship is an annual competition-based program that awards more than $200,000 in college scholarship funding each year. Judges select winning students based on their scholastic achievement, leadership qualities, good citizenship, and extracurricular activities. M’racle is studying Broadcast Journalism at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Academics
Senior Receives Perfect ACT Score
Senior Andrew Mishriky received a perfect 36 on his American College Testing (ACT) score. The ACT test is scored based on a 1-36 scale range in four sections of reading, math, science, and English. The average of the subject scores is taken to get the composite score which will range from 1-36. In 2020, nearly 1.6 million students took the test and less than 6,000 scored a full 36, making this an achievement that approximately .33% of the ACT test-takers will achieve. For the 2021-2022 school year, the average ACT score nationally was 20.3, and the Missouri state average was 20.7. “Andrew is a young man that loves the Lord,” shared Secondary Principal Joe Hesman. “Whenever I think of Andrew, I am reminded of the verse: ‘Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…’ (Col 3:23). This is most definitely Andrew. He does his best in everything that he is part of– his relationship with God, academics, his sports, etc. Andrew is a young man that I absolutely believe will make an extremely positive impact on the world!” Andrew desires to attend the University of Missouri—Kansas City’s six-year medical program.
Senior Andrew Mishriky
Record Enrollment at SCA As We Celebrate our 33rd Year
SCA is celebrating the 33rd year serving Lee’s Summit and the Kansas City metro with record enrollment of nearly 1200 preschool-12th grade students. The school has expanded to five sections of kindergarten and four sections of many other elementary and secondary classes, and will have a graduating class of 71 this year. This is a monumental school year at SCA as the campus’s third building — Fieldhouse & Activity Center — is under construction. The Activity Center is set for completion in spring 2023 and will have bleacher space to accommodate 1200. This will provide students with increased athletic and activity enrichment opportunities. The senior class started their first day of the new year with a time of prayer and worship. It was a great start to a great day, to what I believe will be a great year,” shared Head of School Chris Hahn. “I was blessed to begin my day with the Class of 2023 in prayer for the year. I am excited, grateful, and humbled for this group of Seniors and to have them as our campus leaders. I am incredibly humbled and excited to serve the children and families God has brought to SCA with our faculty and staff. WE ARE SCA, We are the FUTURE!”
Fifth grade student Emiah and Dad Jason are all smiles as SCA kicks off the first day of school of the 2022-23 school year.
The Class of 2023 and Head of School Mr. Chris Hahn gathered before classes started on August 17 to start the day in prayer and devotion before greeting and welcoming students to the campus.
