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Prov Students Awarded in the ACSI Creative Writing Festival

In January, Providence 6 th  and 8 th  grade students were selected to enter their writing into the ACSI Creative Writing Festival. Entries were submitted across the country and scored by multiple judges. Here are the awards earned from the competition. Congratulations to these great Providence writers!

6 th  Grade:

Salma Bisharat- Excellent

Palmer Reichold- Excellent

Kendall Tran- Good

8 th : Grade:

Lyla Frady- Superior

Valentina Hetsler- Excellent

Jinelle Joudi- Superior

Leeza Loftin- Superior

Elizabeth Nativi- Superior

Charlotte Smith- Excellent

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Students in fourth-twelfth grades recently participated in the ACSI Creative Writing Festival with other Christian schools from across the state. The following students earned awards for their writing. Way to go!

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May 4, 2022

Prince Writing Team Competes in Creative Writing Festival

The Prince Avenue Christian School Writing Team recently competed in the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Creative Writing Festival.  The team of twenty-three 4th–7th graders, coached by Prince Media Specialist Danny Delgado and 5th-grade teacher Amy Tarelton, met twice a week during the spring semester for a writing master class with Prince alumna and published children’s author Mez Blume (’06).

The team covered a multitude of writing skills and topics and submitted their final products for adjudication.  Of the twenty-three stories, more than half were nominated for an “excellent” rating with one earning a “superior” rating.

The Writing Team has compiled all of their stories into a published anthology titled  The Chronicles of Prince Avenue: the Pen, the Paper, and the Wolverine .  The team enjoyed a book launch party in which each writer was recognized for his or her accomplishments and presented with a personal copy of the book.  The book will also be available to check out in the PACS Media Center.

Prince Lower School Principal Becky Callaway explains that the Writing Team is a valuable experience for the students providing a unique opportunity for growth.  “Studies show that a common thread connecting all great achievers, no matter the field, is their ability to communicate effectively.  This year’s publication, confirms that exponential growth in a subject area can happen, given the right nurturing environment.  The whole experience, crowned by this published anthology of stories, will be treasured by the writers and their readers for years to come.”

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ACSI Math Olympics and Creative Writing Festival Results

In 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, we read,

“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit, and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

Each of our students have been created by God with a variety of gifts. Some have been given gifts of creativity, others athletic gifts, others gifts of compassion, and others gifts of music. Whatever gifts we have received, we are called to use them for His Kingdom and glory. This winter, our students were given an opportunity to demonstrate their gifts in the areas of writing and math, through two competitions organized by ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International). For the ACSI Math Olympics, students took a series of qualifying math tests to determine who would compete regionally. For the Creative Writing competition, the students in middle school were asked to submit their top writing piece according to the qualifications determined by ACSI. In celebration and thanksgiving for the math and writing gifts God has blessed these students with, we would to recognize the following students.

ACSI Creative Writing Competition

Eno Ituk – 6 th Grade Poetry – Good Rating

Idara Ituk – 6 th Grade Poetry – Good Rating

Abigail O’Rear – 6 th Grade Poetry – Excellent Rating

Nancy Nahra – 7 th Grade Poetry – Excellent Rating

Liona Rocca – 7 th Grade Short Story – Excellent Rating

Kufre Ituk – 8 th Grade Short Story – Excellent Rating

ACSI Math Olympics Computation Participants

Avery Babbitt – 3 rd Grade

Brian Holman – 3 rd Grade

Cody Maddux – 3 rd Grade

Jackson Adam – 4 th Grade

Anjali Mehzir – 4 th Grade

Caroline Cooper – 5 th Grade

Andrew Rotzoll – 5 th Grade

Grant Wardenburg – 5 th Grade

Eno Ituk – 6 th Grade

Idara Ituk – 6 th Grade

Abigail O’Rear – 6 th Grade

Zander Edkin – 7 th Grade

Corey Holman – 7 th Grade

Nancy Nahra – 7 th Grade

Connor Ahrens – 8 th Grade

Sophia Doorn – 8 th Grade

Adu Habte – 8 th Grade

Kufre Ituk – 8 th Grade

ACSI Math Olympics Reasoning Participants

Clark Cannon – 3 rd Grade

Molly Miller – 3 rd Grade

Garrett Sandersfeld – 3 rd Grade

Mitchell Holman – 4 th Grade

Jayce Norpel – 4 th Grade

Rylen Schweitzer – 4 th Grade

Peyton Liu – 5 th Grade

Malinee Mezhir – 5 th Grade

Raymond Jessop – 5 th Grade

Zachary Ahrens – 6 th Grade

Warren Murphy – 6 th Grade

Sarah Robinson – 6 th Grade

Aubrey Miller – 7 th Grade

Aurora Norpel – 7 th Grade

Andrew Stultz – 7 th Grade

Gunnar Gingerich – 8 th Grade

Chase Loftus – 8 th Grade

Jordan Robinson – 8 th Grade

Hunter Schau – 8 th Grade

Additionally, we would like to congratulate the following students who placed in the top five for their grade levels in the regional competition. Congratulations!

Avery Babbitt – 3 rd Place – 3 rd Grade Computation

Garrett Sandersfeld – 4 th Place – 3 rd Grade Reasoning

Jackson Adam – 4 th Place – 4 th Grade Computation

Anjali Mezhir – 2 nd Place – 4 th Grade Computation

Rylen Schwietzer – 3 rd Place – 4 th Grade Reasoning

Jayce Norpel – 2 nd Place – 4 rd Grade Reasoning

Caroline Cooper – 5 th Place – 5 th Grade Computation

Raymond Jessop – 4 th Place – 5 th Grade Reasoning

Peyton Liu – 3 rd Place – 5 th Grade Reasoning

Corey Holman – 1 st Place – 7 th Grade Computation

Zander Edkin – 5 th Place – 7 th Grade Computation

Aubrey Miller – 1 st Place – 7 th Grade Reasoning

Sophia Doorn – 5 th Place – 8 th Grade Computation

Adu Habte – 3 rd Place – 8 th Grade Computation

Jordan Robinson 1 st Place – 8 th Grade Reasoning

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Desktop header top, sticky header, briarwood christian school elementary awards day & safety patrol promotion,   we are so very blessed with the gifts and talents of our students. it is our pleasure to recognize the students who participated in the many school competitions this year. the association of christian schools international, acsi, sponsors several competitions throughout the year.   the acsi spelling bees for grades 1 - 6 were in-house this year at briarwood.  this competition was by grade level.  .

We would like to recognize the following students for placing in the top four for their grades:  3rd grade

4th place - Beau Eades 3rd place - Knox Petty 2nd place - Aubree Galloway 1st place - Hank Cullum

4th place - Ella Garrett 3rd place - Arabella Barbour 2nd place - Caroline Barnhill 1st place - Asher Allen     

4th place - Jaydon Lisenbee 3rd place - Piper Pierce 2nd place - Nivaan Amin 1st place - Luke Jackson

4th place - Matthew Duncan 3rd place - Hailey Grace Sanders 2nd place - Emma Kate Morgan 1st place -  Andrew Kilgore

Congratulations to all of you! 

The ACSI Math Olympics is designed to recognize the achievements of students in mathematics in grades 3 - 8.

All of our students in grades 3 - 6 competed in the school competition.  6 students from each grade went on to compete with students from 7 schools in the ACSI district virtual Math Olympics in February.

We would like to recognize those placing in the top 5 for their grades. 3rd Grade Computation     5th place: River Jones 3rd place: Hank Cullum

3rd Grade Reasoning      5th place: Beau Eades 1st place and medal:  Isaac Goodman

4th Grade Computation   5th place: Noah Darroch 1st place: Kaira Escue

4th Grade Reasoning 5th place: Sam Smith 3rd place: William McMillian 1st place: Matthew Genin

5th Grade Reasoning 3rd place: Luke Jackson 1st place: Gregory Herum

6th Grade Computation     4th place: Tye Price 2nd place: Carolyn Acton

6th Grade Reasoning    2nd place: Elana Herum

This year ACSI sponsored a Divisional and National Math Olympics.

These 14  students went on to compete in the ACSI Divisional Math Olympics with students from approximately 40 schools from all over the Southeast.

The following students placed in the top fifteen in their category and were invited to participate in the ACSI National Math Olympics . 

3rd grade Computation: River Jones 3rd grade Reasoning: Isaac Goodman 4th grade Reasoning: Matthew Genin       5th grade Reasoning: Gregory Herum

We are excited to announce that Gregory Herum placed 3rd in the nation in 5th-grade reasoning.  

The ACSI Creative Writing Festival offers an opportunity for students in grades 4 - 6 to have their best-written works evaluated.    10 students represented Briarwood Christian School and all received recognition in the ACSI District Creative Writing Festival. Today we are presenting the results of this competition.  

Receiving a Good for her Short Story: Emma Cloar

Receiving an Excellent for their Short Stories: Rhealyn Youngblood Claire Pughsley         Brinley Laechelt         Lily Klamer         Wynn Crowe             Gregory Herum             Selah Betz            

Receiving a Superior for her Short Story: Ava Hellings            

Receiving a Superior for her Rhymed Poetry:      Sally Daniel                                                                  

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors an annual American History Essay Contest for students in grades 5 - 8.  

This year the students were given the topic of “ Stars and Stripes Forever”. They were asked to imagine they were a newspaper reporter for The Philadelphia Times on May 14, 1897. The newspaper editor asked them to attend and report on the first public performance of John Philip Sousa’s new march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

Rita Carroll’s essay won first place in the local chapter competition for fifth grade.

Rhealyn Youngblood’s essay won first place in the local chapter competition for sixth grade .

Both of these girls were invited to read their essays to the General Sumter Chapter of the DAR. Their essays were then submitted to the state-level competition.

Rbealyn ‘s essay won 1st  place in the state for 6th grade.   

Creative Writing Results

SATURDAY 9 MARCH

Junior/Intermediate:

130   Original Poem (year 2 & under)                   Flor Hughes Potashnik      

131    Original Poem (years 3 & 4)                           Owen Ruggiero-Jansch

132   Original Poem (years  5 & 6)                           Greta Rawson-Courage           

133   Original Story (year 4 & under)                    Lizzie Cochrane       

134   Original Short Story (years 5 & 6)               Alfred Kann

135   Original Short Story (years 7, 8 & 9)          Arthur Nichols   

136   Original Poem (years 7, 8 & 9)                     Cecilia Keppel-Palmer

137   Original Short Story (years 10 & 11)           Flo Cooney

138   Original Short Story (years 12 & 13)          Lucas Dauncey

139   Original Monologue (years 12 & 13)          Freya Turp 

Evelyn Sandford Junior Literary Trophy                 

140   Original Poem                                                    Jean Cooper Moran 

141   Original Monologue                                         Kate Courage        

142   Original Duologue                                            Brian Weaving

143   Original Poem                                                    Kate Courage

144   Original Short Story                                        Jean Cooper Moran   

145   Original Sonnet                                                 Kate Courage

146   Haiku                                                                     Celia Hinton

Evelyn Sanford Senior Literary Trophy  

Prose Prize                                                                                                                                             

Freda Cave Cup & £50 Poetry Prize             

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Academic competitions, competitions at veritas christian academy are an important way to give students the opportunity to take risks and stretch themselves. depending on the venue, they can use their creativity, logic, or critical thinking skills. annual competition opportunities include: math, creative writing, stem, art, latin, and spanish..

2022   - 2023

National Latin Exam:  7 Gold Summa Cum Laude, 9 Silver Maxima Cum Laude, 5 Magna Cum Laude, 8 Cum Laude

ASCI Creative Writing Awards:  11 "Superior" awards, 11 "Excellent" awards, and 3 "Good" awards.

43 awards from the ACSI Art competition, with 16 "Superior" awards, 13 "Excellent" awards, and 14 "Good" awards.

National ASCI STEM Awards: 3rd Place & 5th Place

Math Olympics: Reasoning four 1st place awards, three 2nd place awards, two 3rd place awards,

Computation: two 1st place, two 2nd place, three 3rd place, 6 other placements

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Math Olympics: 1st place in Reasoning & Computation in all grades 3-8. Grades 5-8 swept 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place in Reasoning. 2nd place awards in computation for grades 4 and 6.

​ACSI Creative Writing: 11 “Superior” writing awards, 8 “Excellent” writing awards, 5 “Good” writing awards

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ASCI Creative Writing: 5 “Superior” writing awards,   26 “Excellent” writing awards, 2 “Good” writing awards

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ACSI Creative Writing: 11 “Superior” writing awards, 21 “Excellent” writing awards, 6 “Good” writing awards​

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Top placements in Math Olympics, including medals in computation and reasoning

Top placements in National Latin, and National Spanish Exam

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First place in the Northeast region for Algebra I in the ACSI Math League

Top placements in National Latin Exam, and National Spanish Exam

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Second place in the nation for Pre-Algebra in the ACSI Math League

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First place in the nation for Geometry in the ACSI Math League

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First place in the nation for Algebra 1 in the ACSI Math League competition

Top awards in the ACSI Creative Writing competition, resulting in two students' published work

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The Creative Writing Festival is an annual event for students in Grades 4-12. The objectives of the Creative Writing festival are to provide an opportunity for students to develop and enhance creative writing abilities and skills, share their best written work with others, and have their best written works evaluated.

Math Olympics is an annual event for students in Grades 4-8. The objectives of Math Olympics are to stimulate an interest in mathematics, recognize the achievements of students in mathematics, and provide opportunity to meet and fellowship with other mathematically oriented students. SLCA sends three students in each grade level for the Computation competition and three students at each grade level for the Reasoning competition.

This is an annual event for students in Grades 4-8. The Spelling Bee is held under the regulations of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The winner of the annual SouthLake Spelling Bee, held in January, continues on to the Regional Independent School Spelling Bee. The winners have the chance to continue on and compete in the National Spelling Bee.

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RSM Christian School participates in a number of academic competitions sponsored by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). In any given year, students may compete in speech meets, spelling bees, creative writing festivals, math Olympics, and more.

SPEECH MEET

Competition for students in grades 1-8 to select a poem, speech or Bible passage to deliver in front of their classmates. Those who are judged as giving the best presentation are awarded the opportunity to participate in a grade-level meet. The winners of the grade-level meet move on to a regional competition.

SPELLING BEE

Students in grades 1-8 spell against students in their own grade level at school. Then those who demonstrate mastery in spelling move on to the next level which is a District Spelling Bee where students spell against students in their own grade level. Then the finalists and runners-up from grades 5-8 spell against each other in the Final Spelldown. The top four placers at the Regional Bee move on to the National Spelling Bee.

MATH OLYMPICS

Students in grades 2-8 compete with students at their own grade level in arithmetic computation and mathematical reasoning to determine the top math students. These top students then spend weeks training to compete against other schools. The ACSI-sponsored event is held in March. Ribbons and medals are awarded at the end of the competition to the highest scoring students.

CREATIVE WRITING

Students in grades 4-8 participate in the ACSI Creative Writing Festival. Students may enter up to four original writings—short stories, narratives, essays and poems–to be considered for submission to the Festival.

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Creative Writing

The ACSI Creative Writing Festival provides opportunities for students to develop their writing skills. Through the use of evaluative criteria, students will receive encouragement and instruction regarding their submitted writings. The highest scored superior works are published each spring in the Creative Writing Book of Winners.

Students participate in a school wide math event that promotes excitement and a love for math.

Speech Meet

The ACSI Elementary Speech Meet gives students in grades 1-6 the opportunity to develop techniques to speak audibly, articulately, expressively, and with poise and confidence. Students demonstrate their ability by delivering a memorized poem, speech, or passage. Participants do not compete against one another, rather, they are judged against an established set of criteria.

Spelling Bee

The ACSI Spelling Bee is not an exercise in memorization, but in spelling abilities. Proper and confident communication skills are encouraged while students also develop vocabulary and accurate word usage. Grade level competitions are held in individual rooms for all grade levels followed by a spell-off for the top spellers in grades 5-8. The top spellers from the spell-off qualify to compete at the Regional Spelling Bee. Top spellers from that bee will go on to compete at ACSI's National Spelling Bee.

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The entire school participates in either a state or world expo that promotes/celebrates an understanding of other state or world differences. Students study cultures, languages, foods, and family traditions. The month long event culminates in an expo that everyone gets to share what has been learned as people explore each of the countries/states.

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