Founder's Note
Ephesians 6:4 tells us to bring our children up in the nurture, admonition, discipline, and training of the Lord. When we think about it, truly there is nothing more important in our jobs as parents than to raise our children in a way that pleases God and creates the context and opportunity for them to come to know God through repentance, true conversion, and a life that is fully submitted to Christ. Nurturing our children in the ways of the Lord is our greatest task as parents. We do this through safeguarding them from unhealthy influences in culture, teaching them the importance of infallible truth in God's word, raising them amongst a community of believers in a church family that helps build our faith, modeling a devoted Christian life for them, and so much more. It's important! As a school, it is our joy to partner with parents and to support your efforts in raising godly children. There is NOTHING more important for your children than parents who are devoted to following Christ and raising them in a godly home. For each of you who is prioritizing this is a culture that has gone mad, don't grow weary, don't be discouraged, don't give up. You will see the fruit!
Coming Up
M-F -- Senior Girls' Off-Season Basketball Practice 7 am
M 4/8 -- Solar Eclipse 12:20-3 pm, Track Practice (6-12th) 3-4:30pm
T 4/9 -- Track Meet Acorn (JH & SH)
W 4/10--Off-Season Boys' Basketball Practice 3-5pm
Th 4/11 -- Track Practice (6-12th) 3-4:30pm
F 4/12--Off-Season Boys' Basketball Practice 3-5pm
UPCOMING
Sa 4/20 -- Spring Formal (9-12)
Th 4/25 -- Capstone Presentations
Sa 4/27 -- Track Meet
Lunch Menu
Athletics
Track
This Week:
M Practice (6-12th) 3-4:30pm
Th Practice (6-12th) 3-4:30pm
Track Meet on Tuesday for Junior & Senior High Athletes:
Tuesday's meet begins at 3:30pm at Acorn. Parking is behind the new gym.
Acorn Public Schools
143 Polk County Rd 96
Mena, AR 71953
Athletes will leave campus at 1:30pm.
Basketball
Girls:
Girls who will be on the senior girls' team next year will begin off-season basketball practice at 7am each morning M-F.
Boys:
All boys 6-11th grade will have off-season basketball practice Wednesday and Friday this week 3-5pm.
Save the Dates for Track
Below are additional track meets we have been invited to. We will send out additional information on each we will attend. Please just hold these dates for now.
Saturday, April 27 (TBA)
Saturday, May 5 -- STATE MEET (John Brown University)
Solar Eclipse -- April 8th
On Monday, April 8, part of Arkansas will experience a total solar eclipse. Our school is in the path of totality so we are aiming to have a normal school morning and then do fun activities and watch the eclipse starting at about 12:20 pm. It will be a fun afternoon of activities and Eclipse viewing! Parents and families are invited to join us for the afternoon Eclipse events, too. You may want to bring a lawn chair, water, and some sunscreen.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Mr. Ward: jeremiah.ward@legacymail.org
Spring Formal -- April 20th
Legacy Academy 2024 Spring Formal is around the corner! All Freshman-Seniors are expected to attend. It will be a great evening of dinner and dancing at The Collins Home in Texarkana on April 20th from 5pm-10pm. The night will include a catered meal, dancing, games, and fun! Tickets are $50 and include the price of dinner. Parents are welcome to attend with the purchase of a ticket! Tickets are available on the Legacy Academy website and in the front office.
Spring Follies
What a show we had on Friday!
Our students put on our best-ever Spring Follies performance. Even more impressive is the amount of effort they and the teachers put into creating it: making skits, writing parodies, creating scripts, building props, rehearsing parts, and much more!
Well done to all!
Campus Help
Springtime weather is here, and it is time for mowing and weed-eating again. Please contact the office and help us this week!
School Photos Ready to Order!
Our Formal and Athletics photos are now available to order! See details below.
SUMMER Programs & Camps
We are working now on different ideas for summer programs and camps for students of all different ages. We hope to have them all set and the schedule out soon! This will include events that are anywhere from 1 day-5 days long. Quilting, Mad Science, Culinary, Outdoor Skills, games, art, etiquette, theater, sports, music, and more!
If you have ideas or expertise you could help with for 1-5 day summer workshops of camps for students please email academy@legacymail.org. We hope to have the summer schedule out before next Monday. Please respond to us quickly as to how you can help so we can finalize our fun summer programs. Thank you!
Time to Re-Enroll
If you have not yet done so, please fill out your application for re-enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year. Current families have priority consideration in enrollment. Please submit your re-enrollment form this week.
Scholarship Updates--important LEARNS NEWS
EFA Renewals and New Applications
Renewals Now Open; New Applications Now Open!
It's time! Please contact the office now to check on scholarship eligibility for your students!
Parents should already have completed renewals for EFA funding for the 2024-25 school year. If you have not, then please contact the office.
Applications for new families to receive EFA are now open on the ADE EFA portal HERE. Expanded eligibility categories for the 2024-2025 school year are listed below.
If you have questions about how to do this, please contact the office.
Philanthropic Scholarships
PIAK is now open, families can apply with this link. This scholarship applies to any students transferring from a public school to a private school for the first time or entering into Kindergarten for the first time (must turn 5 before August 1st) AND whose family’s income is no more than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
We are Enrolling New Students
We are Hiring!
Don't forget we need substitutes. Please contact the office if you might be able to sub -- office@legacymail.org.
We are also hoping to hire one additional grammar-level teacher for the remainder of this year. Applicants should have a bachelor's degree.
We are beginning our hiring efforts for next school year, as well. Help us find the perfect teacher match and fill positions!
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