Mt. Bethel Christian Academy

Mrs. Chiang Receives Pet Care Trust Grant

robin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:16:16 +0000

It’s not every day that you would want to be considered a guinea pig. The angst of testing out something new generally is not appealing.

Angst, however, was never even considered by Academy fourth grade students who were welcomed back to school by, well, two guinea pigs.

Meet Ginger and Stella, two guinea pigs awarded to Academy fourth grade teacher Mrs. Robin Chiang as a result of her application to Pet Care Trust’s ‘Pets in the Classroom’ grant program.

“I thought the program sounded interesting, and it beautifully animates life-skills that I teach each day,” said Mrs. Chiang, who admits she was a guinea pig of sorts throughout the process. “This is the first time I have had two guinea pigs in the classroom, but it was well worth it. You can see the excitement in the eyes of the children knowing that they have Ginger and Stella in their class.”

Mrs. Chiang was one of 700 teachers in the country chosen to receive a grant. The grant provided Mrs. Chiang with the means to purchase and care for the guinea pigs in the classroom setting and offers teachers a way to add to the classroom environment, making it more interesting as well as providing the opportunity to utilize the pets in the curriculum itself. Classroom pets can play a role in science, math, language arts and creative arts curriculums, as well as providing a daily, active initiative for students to learn responsibility.

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Alum John Yi Ranked #1 Golfer

robin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:15:44 +0000

Alum John Yi, a rising ninth grader at Walton, is the number-one ranked southeast HIGH SCHOOL golfer in the All-American Junior Golf Tour. During the 2009-10 school year, his final year at the Academy, John won four tournaments, a feat that has never happened before. Prior to John’s accomplishments, the highest number of tournaments that one golfer has won is two in a year. He won tournaments in Sept. ’09, Oct. ’09, Feb. ’10 and May ’10.

Congratulations John. Your Academy family is proud of you!

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Vlahos’ Creative Writing Published

robin — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:10:50 +0000

Kyle Vlahos, a fourth grade student in Mrs. Boswell’s class, received an award from ACSI for his creative writing and was published in their annual book, 2009-2010 Regional Creative Writing Festival -Compilation of the Superior-Rated Entries from the Seven State Region. This was the Fifteenth Annual edition.

Kyle’s article was titled, “Believe it or not God answered my Prayer.” Articles were evaluated on the basis of talent and inventiveness.

Congratulations Kyle. We are proud of you!

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Miss National Teen, Alumna, Visits Academy

robin — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:12:43 +0000

Stephanie Burkholder, Academy alumna and Miss National Teen, spent last Thursday at the Academy receiving pajamas from Lower Schools students for her “Dream Big Dreams” project. In collaboration with Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Stephanie collects pajamas at speaking engagements to distribute to inner city youth who often only carry with them the clothes they are wearing. Lower School students donated approximately 300 pairs of pajamas to help their Academy big sister.

Stephanie also read “Pajama Day” to Ms. Hahn’s Kindergarten class. Stephanie is a sophomore in SMU’s Honors College. She maintains a 3.8 GPA while travelling all over the United States to fulfill her role as Miss National Teen.

Stephanie, your Academy family is honored to support you!

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Johnson Jin Doodle4google Chosen from 33,000

robin — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:23:49 +0000

Academy first grader, Johnson Jin, was one of two Georgia State finalists for the Doodle4google art contest. Johnson was one of 400 state finalist chosen from a total of 33,000 entries from across the country. The 400 State Finalists were chosen by Google employees based on a list of criteria. In each state, two doodles were selected in each grade group.

Johnson described what he would do with his “World Star Emergency Train” doodle if he could do anything, “If I could do anything, I would drive my “World Star” emergency train which can carry all emergency supplies (food, medicines, clothes, toys, construction equipment and housing) to help people affected by natural disasters anywhere in the world at any time.”

Johnson’s art and compassion are to be commended. Congratulations Johnson!

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Four Faculty Complete Masters Programs

robin — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:24:25 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs. Brynn Redmond, Ms. Chelsea Tenbarge, Mr. Greg Hall, and Mrs. Stephanie Pittman for completing their Masters programs.

Mrs. Redmond received her Master’s degree from Georgia State University in Reading, Language and Literacy with a Reading Specialist focus.

Ms. Tenbarge received her Master’s degree from Kennesaw State University in Adolescent Education-Math.

Mr. Hall received his Master’s degree from Kennesaw State University in Educational Leadership.

Mrs. Pittman received her second Masters degree at Mercer University in Secondary Mathematics.

Approximately 50% of all Academy faculty hold Masters in their areas of expertise. Additionally, each K-Prep through 5th grade classroom has a Lead Teacher and Assistant Teacher. Many of the assistants hold education and advanced degrees.

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Alumna Zabor leads Walton to State Championship

robin — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:45:58 +0000

Academy alumna Emily Zabor lead Walton High School’s girls tennis team to their 7th straight state championship this past weekend. They have won 133 matches in a row and set a new GA state record for most wins by a high school team.

This is Emily’s third individual championship. She plays #1 singles on the Walton Girls tennis team. Emily is third from the left side in the picture.

Congratulations Emily. Your Academy family is proud of you!

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Alum Kyle Rose receives Math Award

robin — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:19:28 +0000

Academy alum Kyle Rose received the Accelerated Math 1 Award at Pope High School’s Honors Night for the 9th grade class.

Kyle is a member of the Academy’s Alpha to Omega Society having attended 9 great years!

Congratulations Kyle. Your Academy family is proud of you!

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Alum Maxwell Earns Gold Summa Cum Laude Award

robin — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:35:28 +0000

Alum Austin Maxwell, a Freshman at River Ridge High School in Cherokee County, earned the Gold Summa Cum Laude Award based on his recent score on the National Latin Exam. This rigorous exam for Latin students is a standardized test that measures students comparatively on a national scale. His distinction is second only to having a perfect score. Congratulations Austin!

Your Academy family is proud of you.

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Alumni are Class AA Girls State Tennis Champions

robin — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:10:55 +0000

Academy alumni Allison Kuse, Emily Ann Galloway, and Megan Moran of Blessed Trinity defeated Westminster in the 2009-10 GHSA Class AA Girls State Tennis Tournament last Friday evening.

Congratulations!

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