THE WOODLANDS THE WOODLANDS
CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY A C A D E M Y OCTOBER 16, 2015
Head Of School Notes - by Julie Ambler For the first time in Woodlands Christian history, we achieved 100% participation in our annual fund campaign from our board, faculty/staff and families! I am grateful to everyone for so generously supporting the students of Woodlands Christian. I especially appreciate Kelly and Charles Owens for chairing our campaign and for donating Core Lending’s marketing team to create our campaign website and videos. I am also grateful to our PTF and homeroom moms who so enthusiastically contacted our families, encouraging everyone to participate. Thank you, Ken Melber, for serving as our Grandparent Chair in memory of Ruthie Melber. We raised a total of $336,765, including $96,315 of undesignated dollars, which I have evenly allocated among all five categories. Here are the results for each bucket: Need-Based Financial Aid (Goal $50,000): We raised $48,978 in need-based financial aid. These funds will be available to qualified applicants for the 2016 – 2017 school year. Fine Arts (Goal $75,000): We raised $57,253 for fine arts. We look forward to prioritizing our fine arts’ needs and shopping soon. STEM (Goal $75,000): We raised $100,043 for STEM. We plan to purchase items such as more digital lab equipment/ sensors/probe ware, a Spectrometer, a chromatograph, a 3-D printer, a SMART table, a digital telescope, an interactive topographical map, virtual reality suits, graphing calculators, robotics materials,
additional microscopes, classroom sets of iPads, and other cutting-edge lab equipment to use in the classrooms this school year. Athletics (Goal $150,000): We raised $51,008 to help complete the new stands. We raised enough money to add concrete walkways underneath and around the stands for a cost of approximately $30,000. We will hold the remaining $21,000 until we have enough funds to complete sections of the 2,000 square feet inside the stands to include concessions, a multi-purpose exercise room, and storage. Debt Reduction (Goal $100,000): We raised $79,483 to reduce our approximately $2.6 million first lien loan with Woodforest Bank. We look forward to making this additional principal reduction payment immediately. Congratulations to the classes who reached 100% participation first in each school division – 1st grade, 8th grade and 12th grade – and to the 6th grade class for contributing the most money. The entire student body will celebrate our success with Kona Ice, dunking booths and other activities on Friday, October 23 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Thank you for modeling generosity to our students and for enhancing their educational experience through your support of The Warrior Fund. We are humbled and honored to serve alongside you as we inspire and equip the next generation of Christian leaders together. Gratefully,
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