Out With the Old, In With 2011

Hope your Christmas vacation was restful and refreshing. We even had snow to entertain us. January will prove to be a busy month for us. Be sure to check the school calendar for important dates. SCISA events include the regional spelling bee on Jan. 13th, and the high school math meet on Jan. 18th. Report cards go home on Jan. 5th. There will be No School for students on Jan. 17th and the Miss Carolina Academy Beauty Pageant on Jan. 29th; in between we will manage to play basketball on 10 days in January. Mark your blackberry and come join us.

Sparrow Reaches 1000 Points

The gym was packed, the tip off received, Samantha Sparrow gets the pass, follows through with a perfect layup. The buzzer sounds, play is stopped. What happened? Everybody knows except Samantha - she is met on the court by Coach Wall. He presents her with a basketball which reveals the fact -- Samantha has reached a milestone - the 1000 point mark in her career. Few players have the ability or opportunity to reach this level of achievement. Congratulations to you and to your teammates as you celebrate this accomplishment. Good luck with the remainder of the season.

Angel Tree - A Package and a Promise!

ART STUDENTS MAKE ORNAMENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Mrs. Sarah Helen Mishoe’s art students combined an old fashion Christmas ornament making gathering with some new gadgets to deck the halls at TCA. The younger students used old Christmas cards to fashion their designs of stars, presents, winter scenes, and crosses along with generous amounts of glitter and glue. The 5th and 6th graders used discarded aluminum can tabs to create their ornaments. Each one is uniquely crafted by each child to represent their talent and passion. ALONG WITH THE ORNAMENTS,Christmas tags are placed on the tree as a part of giving back to our community. Students and families are asked to sponsor a needy child or an adult from the Disabilities Foundation of Lake City. Ornament tags contain the age, size, and a special wish to help you with your selection. Along with your donation of a present, you are asked to remember the person with your promise to pray for them during the year. This worthwhile project is sponsored by the Beta Clubs of TCA. Thank you for providing opportunities for our students to experience the joy of giving.

TCA Spelling Winners

Congratulations to the following spelling bee contestants that will be representing Carolina at the SCISA regional spelling bee in January:

3rd Elizabeth Askins, Ava Palmer -- alternate is Nick Matthews

4th Noel Dotson, Breauna Hannah --- alternate is Matthew Lamb

5th Margaret Matthews, Bonnie Tanner -- alternate is Katelyn Coker

6th Hannah Weaver, Josh Weaver --- alternate is Alex Feagin

7th Brooke Dukes, Gracen Parker--- alternate is Luke Fennell

8th Haley Hancock, Jacob Tanner -- alternate is Mary B. Matthews

Spelling Bee Corrdinator -- Amy Tanner

Quiz Bowl Challenge Under Way

The 2010-2011 Quiz Bowl Challenge at TCA is underway this fall for middle and high school teams. The season has begun with teams registering for the opening round. Round Two was accomplished last Friday with the following teams surviving the buzzer:
Lucky Charms, Goofy Goobers, Kryptonite, Terminators, No Names, Triple A's, Wood Crue, Banana Splits, Cheads, Victorious Secret, Veni-Vidi-Vici, Goone Sckwad, Untitled, Brandon and Space Cadets, Quiz Commanders, Quiz Whizzess, Shihai Kuni.

Play continues in January. Top prize includes cash!!

Tennis Girls at Coach Ron's Church

New Zion Baptist Church of Lake City hosted a lock-in on Saturday for the TCA Varsity Girls' Tennis Team. Pastor and Coach Ron Avant arranged for the girls to stay at the church Saturday night while providing food, fellowship,and fun for the girls. In turn, they participated in the Sunday morning worship service. The girls sang several songs and joined in the worship time. Rev. Ron Avant has just recently completed his first year as coach. They girls finished with a perfect 10-0 region record and the conference championship. They placed 3rd in the state tournament.

A TCA following attended the church service and enjoyed the special music provided by the girls. Mrs. Myra Bazen was a featured soloist before the morning message. Mrs. Myra is the wife of Mr. Roger Bazen, athletic director at TCA.

Away Game - Physical Addresses - Basketball

Wilson Hall, Sumter SC 29150
2801 South Wise Drive

St. John's Christian Academy, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
204 West Main St.

Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach,
500 4th Avenue, North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Pee Dee Academy,
Box 449 (2903 E. Hwy 76 East), Mullins, SC 29574


Northwoods Academy
2263 Otranto Road, North Charleston, SC 29406

Kings Academy
1015 South Ebenezer Road, Florence, SC 29501

Dillon Christian School
P. O. Box 151 (1325 Commerce Drive) Dillon, SC 29536

Trinity Collegiate
5001 Hoffmeyer Road, Darlington, SC 29532

The Byrnes Schools
1201 E. Ashby Road, Florence, S. C. 29506

Williamsburg Academy
P. O. Box 770 (1000 Sandy Bay Road), Kingstree, SC 29556