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The PCA Community: Joining Together For Day Of Prayer

ACSI’s National Day of Prayer was a morning to be remembered. On February 28, students in grades K-12, along with faculty and parents, gathered in the Student Life Center for worship and prayer. Lower School, Middle School, and High School Student Government Association officers helped bring the crowd to their feet as the songs, “Never Be Shaken”, “Light of the World”, “Thank You Lord”, and the Lower School unofficial anthem, “My Jesus”, rang out through the building's speakers.

"It was a great, and humbling experience,” said 10th grader and Upper School SGA member Will Perkins. “It was really driving home that it's never about just you, or even your group, but it's about the church body and about glorifying Christ; not worrying about what people might think." 

“Prayer is such a simple yet profound part of our relationship with the Lord,” said Lower School Principal Tracy Cox. “What a privilege it is knowing that we can talk with God about anything at any time. I loved that we had a special day to focus on prayer as a PCA family. Worshiping together with all of our students and teachers was an incredible way to start the day. I also think it's so special that students were able to spend time throughout the day praying as a class or in their small groups.”

After worship, the lower school was dismissed back to their classrooms where they continued the day with prayer immersed in their Read Across America activities.

Meanwhile, PCA’s own art teacher and author, Nicole Seitz, took the stage and gave a message to the Upper School students about what it means and looks like to pray. “Prayer is personal and powerful,” explained Seitz. “Yet many of us are not quite sure how to pray effectively. In a Christian school when prayer begins each class, we run the risk of becoming immune to the power of prayer. The words can become routine. I wanted to address the unique nature of our school and the challenges we each face in our prayer lives in an effort to begin a frank discussion about how to talk to and listen to God through prayer.”

We are so fortunate to be in a school community where we can worship the Lord daily.

Using Their Artistic Skills To Design Set For Middle School Play

Into the forest of Narnia! The Honors Art class, composed of students Aaron Caddell, Davis Johnson, Gabe Clark, Blaise Sorensen, James Righter, and Haley Tyler, under the guidance of their art teacher, Nicole Seitz, spent the past 3 months taking large lengths of foam board and creating what would turn into the wintery forest set of Naria.

“Students in Art 2 Honors were tasked with painting the set for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe this year,” explained Art teacher, Nicole Seitz. “Planning began in second quarter when Mrs. Brown and I discussed her vision for the stage. In January, Art 2 students primed the panels with Kilz, covering over previous sets of yesteryear. Next, the designs and collaborative painting began. Gabe's love of science fiction lended itself to his design of the White Witch's palace. Davis' affinity for architecture and construction allowed him to bring Cair Paravel to life. And Haley's ability to design and render things in 3D helped to create the feel for most of the set, the forest scape. Every student worked tirelessly for weeks until the panels were complete, using and improving their skills of working with acrylic paint, mixing colors, adding light and shadow, and pulling together a cohesive theme.”

“It was really cool to see all our art be put together into a set that will now be used by the play,” said Junior Aaron Caddell.

Come and see these works of art for yourself during the Middle School production of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” on March 9 and 10 at 6 pm and March 11 at 2 pm. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased here. We hope you will make plans to join us and experience the magical world of Narnia!