ACA Drumline Drumming
for a Good Cause
This past Saturday, January 9, 2016, the Alabama Christian Academy Marching
Eagle Drumline and the Pit-Percussion Ensemble got the chance to be a part of
the Extra Mile and 10K race sponsored by Hope Inspired Ministries. The event
was held in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The Drumline and Percussion
group played multiple cadences for runners to enjoy and even motivate them to
do their best. There were over 250 runners in this event, ranging anywhere from
small children to older adults to dogs! It was an over-all fun and beneficial time
for both participants and sponsors.
Hope Inspired Ministries is a local, non-profit organization dedicated to
teaching, preparing and guiding men and women in the correct area of
employment for them. They focus on low skilled, poorly educated, and
chronically unemployed men and women from all over the city of Montgomery.
An excerpt from the mission statement on their website states, “We do so in a
manner that develops individual worth, encourages personal responsibility, and
promotes the value and honor of work. We introduce a way of life that promotes
the development of the emotional, physical, and spiritual maturity in each
student.” The race was held to raise awareness and provide information about
their mission, all while putting on a fun time for anyone interested in the event.
Edgewood Academy
Students Visit
Washington, D.C.
Hope Inspired Ministries has changed many people’s lives for years, as was
shown at the event. A former drug addict who went through the HIM program
was at the event on Saturday. There, she shared her testimony about how the
organization practically saved her life and now she is back on her feet and is in
school to become a nurse. It was a truly inspiring story, which brought many
people to tears. The event was a complete success and a very fun experience for
the ACA Band students who attended.
Recently the seventh and eighth grade students of
Edgewood Academy visited Washington D.C.
on a three day field trip. While in D.C., the
students visited many famous memorials including
the World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial,
the Pentagon Memorial, the Vietnam Wall
Memorial and many more. A few of the students
laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington. Other stops on their itinerary
were the Library of Congress, Mt. Vernon, the
National Archives, Ford’s Theater, the Smithsonian
Museum of American and Natural History, the
White House, and the Capital where the students
met with representative Martha Roby.
Thousands of students visit Washington D.C. each
year and the students of Edgewood Academy feel
extremely fortunate to have been allowed this
experience. EA Director of Secondary Education,
Susan Montgomery, said, “History becomes real
when you are able to visit and see it and put it on
a personal level. The students were able to learn
more than they ever could from a
text book.”
ABOVE: Edgewood 7th & 8th Grade Students
17 Inductees to Mu Alpha Theta
The Macon East Academy chapter of Mu Alpha Theta National High School and
Two Year College Mathematics Honor Society inducted 18 new members at a
ceremony held December 9. High school students who have completed geometry
and are enrolled in advanced mathematics must maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA
to be eligible for membership. This year’s new members are sophomores Parker
Agnew, Jaycee Cook-McCollum, Katie Jo Dickey, Colin Harris, Hannah Johnson,
Amber McGuff, Travis Moody, Bryson O’Malley, Zack Peacock, and Tyler
Watson. Juniors inducted this