Amazing GRACE | March 16, 2021 | GRACE Christian School

Reserve your free tickets to Celebrate GRACE

The sixth annual Celebrate GRACE, an adults-only virtual gala to benefit the GCS Annual Fund, will be taking place on April 24, 2021. Due to the current circumstances surrounding COVID, this year's fundraising event will be held virtually. Individuals can view the gala at home or small groups can participate and view together at an outdoor porch-patio-style small group gathering at individual homes. Home gala parties of 8 or more will receive a boxed catered meal to enjoy together.

You are invited to serve as a host home, attend in-person at a small gathering gala party, or view the gala virtually at home.

Reservations are required to attend in-person home gala parties. Indicate your intention to attend by making your reservation today.

March Missions Month!

As part of our March Missions Month, we would like for each TK-2nd grade class to collect new items from the list below for the children at Refugee Hope Partners, and 3rd-6th grade classes to collect food items from the list below for Hope Community Church's food pantry. We will accept donations until Easter break.

For Refugee Hope Partners:

pencils and pencil sharpeners
glue sticks
highlighters
lined notebook paper
24-count crayon boxes
block erasers
10-count fat markers
personal hand sanitizer (that hooks on backpacks)

For Hope's food pantry:

cans of chicken or tuna
canned meals, such as chili or Chef Boyardee
boxed meals, such as Hamburger Helper or macaroni and cheese
peanut butter - small jars or to-go cups (individual servings)
canned foods, such as fruits, veggies, and beans
breakfast items, such as cereal or oatmeal

Congrats to our recent Pizza Palooza winners. Each winner will receive a free (1) one 14" large cheese or (1) one-topping pizza valued at $12.99 courtesy of Papa John's on Avent Ferry Road.

Students: Piper Riggs, Samuel Barnhill, Abby Hairr, Melanie Carlson

Teachers/Staff: Amber Hickman, Susan Walker, Karri Hawley, Dominique Reed

College Funding Coach: How to Pay for College?

Register here to join us on March 24th from 7 - 8:30 p.m. for a virtual workshop! For many families, the high cost of higher education is a daunting proposition. Parents lie awake at night trying to figure out how to afford sending their children to college and still have enough of their hard-earned money to be able to retire one day. Some families have children attending college next year and others have 12 years to plan, but the fears of tackling these monumental and rising costs are the same. The College Funding Coach® is here to help families figure out HOW to pay for it! Through our educational workshop, Little-Known Secrets of Paying for College you will learn:

How to avoid jeopardizing your retirement nest egg!
Effective ways to simultaneously save AND pay for college
Strategies to pay for multiple children attending college at the same time
How to recapture out of pocket college costs
And much, much more!

Attention GCS 5th and 6th Grade Parents

The GRACE Math Department is looking forward to partnering with you as you begin to make decisions regarding your student’s progression through middle and high school math courses. To help you prepare, we are planning a virtual panel discussion to be held Monday, April 12th at 6:30 pm. We will cover your student’s course options, various pathways for progression through our math courses, and what math courses your student needs prior to taking the SAT and ACT and applying to colleges. We also want to give you the opportunity to hear from Upper Campus math teachers and GRACE families whose students are currently in the 12th grade or enrolled in college. We believe you will benefit greatly from hearing about our Upper Campus math courses and our students’ personal experiences with these courses as they’ve prepared for college.

Prior to this event, we ask that you fill out this form to help us understand what questions you may have and how we can best help you as we prepare the presentation. The form will close on March 26th, so please be sure to fill it out as soon as you are able!