Welcome to the final weeks of the school year. That’s right, the 2020-2021 year is officially coming to a close. Around the halls of the school you can hear both the students counting down the exact number of hours left in the year and the teachers making plans for end of the year celebrations of the work that has been done. My eyes have already begun to gaze upon that which will be the 2021-2022 school year and to think of the inummerable joys God will bless us with as we continue to walk alongside you in forming the affections of your children for the glory of Jesus Christ and the good of man. Thank you for walking with me through my first year as a Principal. God has been so good to us! Joy and I have fallen in love with The Academy and are thankful for your bearing with my bumps and bruises as I have settled into leadership here.
Looking back on the year, there are many joys and many trials to be remembered. The joy of being in person, the trail of change to our norms, and the daily grind of the school year. All to be looked back upon and to see the faithfulness of God and His hand upon our school. My prayer all year has been the words of Numbers chapter 6 as Moses is commanded to speak a blessing over Aaron and his sons. In the same way, may God continue to bless The Academy by shining his face upon us and giving us peace.
“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26
We are still looking for a teacher for All Campus P.E. and Dialectic Math and Debate for next year. If you know someone that may be interested please reach out to me! gbickell@theacademyok.org
Please Note – The last day of school has changed from a full day to a half day of school!
Please check our most update to date calendar at https://theacademyok.org/event-calendar-widget/
May 7-8 Rhetoric Drama Performance at Midtown
May 10 Chapel. Formal Day
May 10 Pre-K Creative Curriculum – Fairytale Fest
May 10 Staff Meeting After School
May 12 Bilbo’s Birthday Party – 7th Grade
May 13 Schola Cantorum (All-District dialectic and rhetoric choir concert). 6:00-7:00 pm at Midtown.
May 14 Narnia Festival – 6th Grade
May 17 5th Grade Creative Curriculum – Chreia Day
May 17 8th Grade Send Off – Date Change
May 18 Chapel. Formal Day.
May 19 Bake Sale – Jerome
May 19 Griffin Games – Date Change and early release
May 21 Graduation at Midtown at 7:00 pm.
May 21 Dialectic Finals.
May 24 Chapel. Formal Day.
May 24 Kinder Creative Curriculum. ** Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
May 24-26 Dialectic Test Week
May 26 LAST DAY – HALF DAY. Changed from full day to half day.
May 27-28 Teacher Workdays.
May 28 All grades and attendance due in FACTS.
