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Lower School Election Day Results Are In!

The votes are in for the 2022-2023 Lower School Election! Last week, 4th and 5th grade students headed to voting booths to cast their ballots for Lower School Student Council. Third grade students voted via absentee ballots the day prior. Manned by PTF volunteers, Brittany Hoffman, Melissa Mercer, and Katherine Overstreet, the students voted for their choice of officers and representatives. The tallied votes resulted in the following:

President: Southerlyn Surratt 

Vice President: Eloise Sherrill

Secretary: Luke Pinkel

Treasurer: Hadley Silvester

3rd Grade Representatives: Maddie Lowry & Kingston Surratt

4th Grade Representatives: Carsten Spear & Carp Carpenter

5th Grade Representatives: Catherine Daniel & William Newbern

Lower School SGA Advisor Jessica Hanzsche is excited for this year’s team. “I'm lucky to be involved with such a special group at PCA and even better- to be blessed by the hearts of these little leaders. I am thrilled for another great year of Lower School SGA and I consider it a privilege to help shape and mold the hearts of these young leaders. The Lord is good to us and I'm certain has handpicked a very special team this year that will work hard for His glory.”

Congratulations to the winners and to each one of the students who stepped forward to run for a Student Council spot this year. We are thankful for so many servant hearts!

A Walk Through History

There’s nothing quite like having history come to life through the written word as well as through an artist's stroke of the brush. Students in James Ugland's 9th Grade Western Civilization Class took a “Gallery Walk” around the Worship Center where students got into pairs and were given a packet that had small paragraphs describing a piece of art that students then had to go and find.

“This project was for our Medieval Europe Unit,” said Ugland. “We used pictures depicting the Notre Dame Cathedral, a Byzantine Icon of Jesus, and the Bayeux Tapestry. I love doing this project because looking at Medieval Art or any historical art gives a great glimpse into what the people of that time period looked like, cared about and thought about. It is so enjoyable to watch students get excited about putting art and history together to put themselves in the shoes of those who lived before us.”

Lawton Blevins loved the fact that it was “an active project that gets our minds engaged.” While Alden Baugh said, “I like being out of the classroom and being able to learn..” and “Work with a partner!” added her classmate Avery Clark.

We love learning history especially with a creative edge!