2021 Back to School Guide

SCHOOL YEAR

BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDE

WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - AUGUST 17TH

MISSION

To partner with families by providing a biblically-based, collegepreparatory education so that students will be equipped to serve Christ and influence the world.

VISION

To know and live the truth.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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WELCOME LETTER

ADMINISTRATION LIST & SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS

SCHOOL HOURS & FIRST DAY LOGISTICS

SCHOOL SAFETY & HEALTH

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMING

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

STUDENT CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR

NEW STUDENT ADMISSIONS

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

ADMINISTRATION LIST

Head of School

Dr. Rob Brown

Assistant Head of School Dr. David Ray

Communications & Project Coordinator Mrs. Alana Greene

High School Principal

Middle School Principal

MS/HS Assistant Principal

Mr. Tim Rickman

Mr. Tim Kohns

Mr. Brad Clodfelter

MS/HS Assistant Principal Mr. Jamie Cebollero

Elementary School Principal

Enrichment Center Principal

Early Education Center Director (Interim)

Athletics Director

Asst. Athletics Director

Facilities Director

Mrs. Emily Orman

Mrs. Becky Owens

Mrs. Casey Fowler

Mr. Joe Woodward

Mr. Harry Sherwood

Mr. Dan Baker

Spiritual Life Director Pastor Deon Parker

HS/Athletics Secretary

MS/Enrichment Secretary

Elementary School Secretary

Receptionist

Elementary/Middle School Counselor

Mrs. Tammy Russell

Mrs. Cheryl Martin

Mrs. Kristy Morrison

Mrs. Daryn Harrell

Mrs. Kendra Randazzo

College Counseling Director Mrs. Michelle Ledbetter

Media Center Specialist

Media Assistant

Creative Media Specialist

Admissions Director

Marketing & Admissions Coordinator

Testing Coordinator/Registrar

Facilities/Chaplain Secretary

Development Director

Development Officer

Finance Director

HR Director

Accounts Payable

Cash Receipts & Donations

Student Accounts

Performing/Fine Arts Director

Mrs. Emily Mack

Mrs. Erin Bowman

Mr. Josh Harris

Mrs. Angel Taylor

Mrs. Dianne Stone

Mrs. Patsy Griffin

Mrs. Marsha Flinchum

Mr. Chris Glover

Mrs. Suzanne Cook

Mr. Tom Eller

Mr. Brian Moore

Mrs. Jowayne Twiddy

Mrs. Elaine Segers

Mr. Andy Hatfield

Mr. Joe Hilliard

Private Teaching Studios Director Dr. Mike Jarrett

IT Director

IT Instructional Specialist

School Nurse

After School Coordinator

Mr. Jonathan Ruble

Mr. Richard Bradley

Mrs. Shannon Moore

Mrs. Lesley Papciak

Mrs. Amy McNeil

SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

To keep you informed about everything that’s going on at Wesleyan, we use the following methods of communication.

THIS WEEK AT WESLEYAN is our weekly email newsletter sent to all parents every Monday.

NOTABLE NOTES is our Elementary newsletter that is posted on our Elementary website and on the Elementary Facebook page.

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EMAILS will be sent to parents on an as-needed basis.

SOCIAL MEDIA is a great way for parents like you to to stay abreast of, and share the amazing things happening at Wesleyan. Please follow us on Facebook (@wcacademy), Instagram (@ wesleyanchristiannc), Linked-In (WesleyanChristian-Academy), Twitter (@Wesleyan1), and Vimeo (Wesleyan Education Center).

THE WESLEYAN EDGE is an email communication piece that is specific to outstanding accomplishments among our students, alumni, and our amazing faculty and staff.

THE TROJAN NEWSLETTERS are published two or three times a year and share the important events that have taken place on and off-campus during the Fall and Spring semesters.

ANNUAL REPORTS are published in the fall of each year and highlight the academic and extracurricular accomplishments of our students.

TEXT ALERTS are used primarily for weatherrelated scheduling, special announcements, important reminders, or changes that pertain to school or afterschool activities. To sign up for text alerts, send an email to Dianne Stone at dstone@wcatrojans.org.

CAR DISMISSAL LINE & PICK-UP PROCEDURES

Our car dismissal line and pick-up procedures have been created to provide student safety and parent convenience. When picking up your children from Wesleyan, please abide by the following guidelines:

• Do not arrive more than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled dismissal time.

• Maintain a MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF 10 MPH anytime you’re driving on campus.

• All assigned car pick-up lines, along Eastchester Drive and Centennial Street, become one- way traffic lanes between 2:30 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.

• Do not leave your car unattended in the pick-up line.

• Advance far enough ahead in the pick-up line so that other cars behind you can pick up their riders.

• Refrain from talking on your cell phone in the pick-up line.

• Stay in the lane closest to the curb when picking up your children. The outer lane is for passing only.

• If you choose to park, please only park in designated spots and do NOT park in the Admission Visitors spots in front of the Main Academy Office.

• Please note that children are NOT ALLOWED to cross the parking lot to get to your car. You will need to park, walk over to the assigned dismissal area to pick up your child, and then walk with them back to your car.

ATHLETIC TRAINER / SPORTS MEDICINE OFFICE

Wesleyan is also blessed to have an Athletic Trainer on campus to help our student-athletes. Mr. Nip Pesayanavin serves our students by providing precautionary steps to avoid injury and also when needed, injury assessment and treatment. Mr. Pesayanavin is in attendance at every home game and maintains our Sports Medicine Office on the second floor of our High School Gym. Mr. Pesayanavin can be reached at (336) 884-3333 x256 or via email at npesayanavin@wcatrojans.org.

NEW STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ROOM

This year, Wesleyan is excited to offer our first Strength & Conditioning program for our high school athletes directed by Maurice Crocker, Wesleyan’s newly hired strength and conditioning coach.To serve the needs of this program, Wesleyan now has a dedicated Fitness Center above the high school gymnasium.

NEED A HEALTH FORM? Please visit either our School Nurse page or our Sports Medicine page to review Wesleyan’s various health forms and to download a copy for your records.

CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMMING

Wesleyan is interested in educating the whole child and in that effort, all of the following programs are available to enrolled students in various grades:

ATHLETIC TEAMS Wesleyan offers 31 different teams that span across 12 different sports. The natural entry point for most sports is 6th-grade, although you should check with the coach to verify. To learn more about the various athletic teams, reach out to our Athletics Director, Mr. Joe Woodward at jwoodward@wcatrojans.org or call him at (336) 884-3333 x 224. You can also check out our Athletics page for the following information:

• Athletic Calendar

• Athletic Handbook

• Sports Forms

• Team Tryout Information and Schedules

• Text Alert Registration (Athletic Events Only)

• Trojan Club Athletic Boosters

INSTRUCTIONAL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS Th ese programs offer after-school athletic opportunities to students in K through 5th-Grade and include programs like:

• Basketball Assessment Training League (BATL)

• Go Far Fitness Program

• Imago Dei Soccer

• Star Aquatics Swim Lessons

• Wesleyan Instructional Soccer League (WISL)

PERFORMING & FINE ARTS offers a comprehensive program in instrumental and vocal music, drama, dance, and the visual arts. Our staff is highly trained and dedicated to developing the skills of each child. The following information can be found on our Fine Arts homepage:

• Elementary Music Information

• Middle School Performing and Fine Art Electives

• High School Performing and Fine Art Electives

OUR TEACHING STUDIOS provide private and group instruction in the areas of brass, woodwind, piano, percussion, strings, voice, fine art, drama, and dance to more than 300 students each week from all over the Triad. Visit our Teaching Studios homepage or contact Dr. Mike Jarrett at mjarrett@ wcatrojans.org or by calling him at (336) 884-3333 x 265.

• Lesson Descriptions

• Registration Forms

• Teaching Studios Schedule

WESLEYAN’S SPIRITUAL LIFE PROGRAM exists to give each student - from Early Education through 12th-Grade - the opportunity to hear the gospel, respond to it and grow in their faith. Wesleyan students have regular opportunities to worship together, participate in community service opportunities, travel locally, nationally, and internationally on annual mission trips, and help lead their peers in worship. All of the following links can be found on our Spiritual Life homepage:

• Chapel and Special Event Videos

• Commencement Addresses and Keynote Speakers

• Mission Trip Information

• Prayer and Praise

• Student-Led Outreach and Ministry Projects

STUDENT CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

In addition to athletics and performing and fine arts, Wesleyan students can also participate in any number of clubs and organizations offered after school or during school hours, depending on grade level. Below is a list of past and current student organizations and activities:

• 8th-Grade Spiritual Leadership Retreat

• Astronomy Club

• Battle of the Books

• Bible Studies

• Chess Club

• Culinary Club

• Diakonos

• DUKE TIP

• Elementary Talent Show

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes

• High IQ Bowl

• High School Leadership Team

• Homecoming Committee

• Investment Club

• Journalism Club / Yearbook

• Junior / Senior Prom Planning Committee

• Junior and Senior Beta Club

• Lego Robotics

• Math Olympics

• Missions Fair

• Mission Trips

• National Honor Society

• Photography Club

• Recycling Club

• Red Cross Youth Club

• Science Fairs

• Spanish Club

• Spelling Bees

• Student Government

• Summer Camp Counselors

DEVELOPMENT

YOUR SUPPORT HELPS PROVIDE A TOP-NOTCH CHRISTIAN EDUCATION!

To assist us in providing the very best education possible, we ask that you prayerfully consider giving to Wesleyan in the following areas.

ANNUAL GIFT GIVING (AGG ) Gifts to the Annual Gift Giving campaign support special projects that enhance a student’s experience at Wesleyan through a wide variety of academic and extra-curricular programming. All students from the Early Education Center through 12th-grade benefit from AGG, and we ask all families to participate so we can reach our annual goal.

FINANCIAL AID Each year, approximately 160 financial aid awards are made that enable students to attend Wesleyan. The amount of money that families qualify to receive is more than double the money available to award through financial aid. Without the support of generous donors like you, many families might have to withdraw from Wesleyan. No gift is too big or too small to help a family.

FACULTY ENDOWMENT Wesleyan’s faculty endowment fund is used to honor innovation, provide special recognition, and provide professional development opportunities to our amazing teachers.

THE LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society has been established at Wesleyan Christian Academy as a means to provide special recognition of those individuals who have included us in their estate planning.

UPDATE ON OUR SANDY RIDGE CAMPUS In His perfect timing, the Lord provided 71 acres in the “Heart of the Triad” at the corner of Sandy Ridge Road and Johnson Street. This new property frees us from previous constraints and will allow us to faithfully seek God’s direction for expansion and other exciting educational opportunities.

The true “first phase” of this development was obtaining the land in 2010. Since 2012, we have gone through the process of zoning, architectural renderings, engineering studies, etc. In August 2014, we entered into the “quiet phase” of this campaign, meeting with the first of our donors one-on-one to share the vision of the development of this property. In March 2018, we started the “public phase” of this campaign, sharing the vision with all of our families and asking them to prayerfully consider providing support.

Finding the right words to appropriately express our gratitude to the Lord for moving the hearts of so many supporters is tough to do! At the end of May 2018, over $6.5 million has been raised and committed to this project. Many thanks to the families who have prayed for and given generously toward the Building for the Next Generation Capital Campaign. There are many unique and exciting opportunities to enhance the Sandy Ridge Campus and we look forward to what this future holds! If you would like more information about being a donor, please contact Chris Glover, Director of Development (cglover@wcatrojans.org) or Suzanne Cook, Development Officer (scook@wcatrojans. org).

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING HOW YOU CAN JOIN US!

If you would like more information, please contact the Development Department at (336) 884-3333.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR & SPECIAL EVENTS

MAIN ACADEMY ADDRESS

1917 N. CENTENNIAL STREET HIGH POINT, NC 27262

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

K-12 ACADEMY OFFICE 336.884.3333

K-12 ACADEMY FAX 336.884.8232

EARLY EDUCATION CENTER 336.884.3143

EARLY EDUCATION FAX 336.884.3412