Newsletter 9/30/21

9/30/21

VOL. 1, NO.2

RED & BLUE REVIEW Weekly Newsletter of Tipton-Rosemark Academy

IMPORTANT DATES Varsity Football Homecoming OCTOBER 1

Fall Break OCTOBER 4-8, 2021

CLUE - Presented by TRA Fine Arts

Head of School Review

BY DR. ANDY GRAHAM

OCTOBER 14-17

What a great Homecomi ng week i t has been at

School Picture Make-Up Day for 2K - 11th Grade

Ti pton-Rosemark Academy! We have had MS Fi el d

OCTOBER 13

costumes throughout the school , and I watched

Day wi th an exci ti ng tug of war, many cl ever the students pl ay a new game (for me anyway)

Varsity Football @ Harding 7pm

cal l ed Ski sm. We are al so exci ted about our Lower

OCTOBER 15

footbal l game on Fri day ni ght wi th the crowni ng

Field of Flags Order Deadline OCTOBER 25

School Fi el d Day tomorrow and of course the bi g of our Homecomi ng Queen among other acti vi ti es.

We al so had a vi si t from our Chari ty of Choi ce thi s week, Proj ect R12. (Thi s i s thei r websi te: https: //www. proj ectr12. org).

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Head of School Review CONTINUED We are exci ted about partneri ng thi s year wi th thi s Chri sti an organi zati on commi tted to rescui ng, restori ng,

and

vul nerabl e

creati ng

through

freedom

purposed

for

the

Every Project R12 on-the-ground project begins with an “Exit Strategy.”

A movement towards internal prosperity, not outside funding.

Our goal is to create selfsustainment.

most

i nvestment

in

l eaders and sustai nabl e proj ects i n Uganda. I n i ts ei ghth

year

of

i mpact,

Proj ect

R12

has

seen

overwhel mi ng frui t from i ts l abor. They began thei r work wi th onl y a ten-square-foot pl ot of l and wi th a banana tree. The i ni ti al pl ot of l and has now

grown

to

more

than

25

acres

in

three

l ocati ons. Wi th the hel p of Proj ect R12, three cl ean water wel l systems have brought el ectri ci ty to remote vi l l ages, and chi l dren are becomi ng strong students through i ncreased access to educati on.

More than 180, 000 peopl e have been i mpacted by thei r proj ects. We know that the TRA/Proj ect R12 partnershi p wi l l be a great and frui tful one.

Lastl y, we hope that al l of you have a safe and fun-fi l l ed fal l break wi th your fami l i es. Pl ease be safe i n your travel s, and we are prayi ng that al l of you enj oy some much-needed rest.

Warm Regards, Dr. Graham

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September 30, 2021

"TRA is truly a special place, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be even a small part of the Kingdom work being done within its walls."

Upper School Review

Stephanie Wehrer

BY STEPHANIE WEHRER TRA’ s mi ddl e school gi rl s soccer team ended

Associate Head of School

Upper School Principal

thei r season on Monday eveni ng, and al though they di d not advance to the champi onshi p game, we are sti l l i ncredi bl y proud of al l that they have accompl i shed duri ng thi s fi rst season. The varsi ty gi rl s are sti l l competi ng, as wel l as our vol l eybal l , footbal l

and

cross

country

teams.

Thursday,

September 30 i s Seni or Ni ght for both the varsi ty soccer

and

varsi ty

vol l eybal l

teams.

Fri day,

October 1 i s Homecomi ng for our varsi ty footbal l team and wi l l al so wrap up our week of festi vi ti es.

I have seen some fi erce but fri endl y competi ti on so far, i n addi ti on to some stel l ar school spi ri t.

That school spi ri t, or sense of communi ty that i s present wi thi n the TRA fami l y i s one of the thi ngs that sets our school apart and makes i t feel so speci al . I especi al l y l ove seei ng our students show

up

another. event,

to

for

one

From

a

another typi cal

gatheri ng

wi th

at

vari ous

home one

ti mes

game

or

sporti ng

another

duri ng

chapel to l i ft a fel l ow student or staff member up i n prayer.

My prayer i s for a great endi ng to our

homecomi ng week, safety for our student athl etes i n competi ti on throughout the next week, and for ti me to rest for everyone duri ng Fal l Break.

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September 30, 2021

"The PE classes are having so much fun and do not even realize they are getting physically stronger, too!"

Susan Cranford Lower School Principal

Lower School Review

BY SUSAN CRANFORD What a FUN week we are havi ng! The hal l s are fi l l ed wi th storybook characters, superheroes and more! We cannot wai t to compete i n some fri endl y competi ti on

on

Fri day

duri ng

our

Fi el d

Day.

Fi ngers crossed for No Rai n!

Fourth grade had fun wi th l earni ng state of matter by maki ng “ cooti e catchers”. I know we al l remember maki ng these as a chi l d! I bet these boys and gi rl s wi l l remember states of matter forever after thi s acti vi ty!

Second grade wrapped up thei r uni t on communi ty

hel pers

wi th

maki ng

a

communi ty

hel per out of vari ous art suppl i es and wri ti ng about the j ob of thei r chosen i ndi vi dual . I saw l ots of vari ety i ncl udi ng pol i cemen, fi remen, teachers, doctors, farmers, etc.

PE i s a weekl y FAVORI TE i n elementary! Just l i ke our homeroom teachers, Coach Hood does a short devoti on before each cl ass. Our students l ove heari ng about Jesus throughout the day and we are so THANKFUL for the freedom we have at TRA to share the word of God. Thank you for shari ng your most preci ous gi ft from God wi th us on a dai l y basi s. We are bl essed by your chi l d each day and we are grateful to share i n thi s j ourney wi th you.

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