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Summer is a time when children can enjoy the fun of being a kid. GCA'S summer camps offer a safe and structured program in which campers make friends, learn life skills, experience teamwork, and just have some good, old fashioned fun!

We are proud of our large variety of camp offerings and are very excited about our new additions this summer. From Hot Wheels to History, campers will be led by
our enthusiastic leaders ready for summer fun. Many of these programs are led by our very own GCA teachers and coaches. Take a look around and sign up by using this link below! 

https://www.gcarams.org/our-community/summer-camps

We invite all school families to join us for the Head of School Address on May 1 at 12:00 pm in the GSM Building. Mr. Mercer will share important updates on key topics including the state voucher program, dress code, and cell phone policies for the upcoming school year. This is also a great opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. 

RSVP using this link below. We hope to see you there!

https://gcacamps.wufoo.com/forms/head-of-school-update-and-listening-session/

We’re so proud of our students who participated in this year’s spelling bee. A big shoutout to our grade-level winners and the top finishers in the final Spell-Off!

GCA Ensemble had the privilege of traveling to Orlando, FL for choir tour this year. They had the opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space Center, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, and Universal Studios. In addition to these Orlando highlights, they also visited Liberty Baptist Church, where they had the opportunity to share the love of Jesus through song. The Ensemble also competed at the WorldStrides Heritage Festival and brought home Gold Superior ratings in all three categories: full ensemble, women’s singers, and men’s choir! Junior Lily Walsh also received the Ovation Award, which recognizes a student who has made a significant contribution to their music program beyond the performance stage. We could not be more proud of the hard work and dedication that went into preparing for this year’s tour. Congratulations GCA singers! 

GCA Theater presents Finding Nemo, Jr. Join us for the upcoming GCA 4-8th grade musical, with showtimes at 12:30 pm and 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 24, in the Grace Baptist Church Worship Center. 

Admission

GCA parents, students and GCA/GBC staff are free. Adults are $5 and children ages 17 and under are free. 

Alex is the President Ram Ambassador of the high school student body as well as a Senior leader on our women’s soccer team and has just been named as the Class of 2025 Valedictorian! She represented Grace in the Youth Leadership Knoxville course and was also the representative and Senator at the American Legion Auxiliary Volunteer Girls State. She is a member of the National Honors Society and Spanish Honors Society. She is a Sunday school teacher at Grace Baptist Church and an avid member of the Teen Board of Knoxville where she most recently won Outstanding Teen of the Year for her community service. She also serves as the recording secretary of the Teen Board of Knoxville. She has over 2,800 hours of community service and we are SO PROUD to call her a Ram! Help us congratulate Alex on this incredible accomplishment.

Grace Christian Academy students, teachers and parents spent spring break in Europe.

A group of 14 parents and students, plus German teacher Deidre Randles and her husband, Jerry, traveled to Europe from March 8-19.

The group landed in Frankfurt am Main in Germany and traveled to Rothenburg ob der Taube; Innsbruck, Austria; Venice, Italy; Verona, Italy; Luzern, Switzerland; Heidelberg, Germany; and finally, by high-speed train to Paris, France. 

Randles said, “My favorite part of the trip was when we all rose above the clouds on our cable car trip to the top of Mount Pilatus in Luzern. The whole car went, ‘OOOHHH!’ altogether the moment we saw the mountain. It was a whirlwind of fun, food and learning. The group had a great comradery and enjoyed devotion time together each night, led by the students.”

A second set of 26 GCA students and parents travelled to London for a week of sightseeing, led by teacher Misty Gouge.

Gouge recounted the trip, “We visited the British Library, the Globe Theatre, The London Tower, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and more. We enjoyed shopping at some iconic places like Harrod’s and even watched a football game.”

Published by KnoxTN Today.

Knoxville Teen Board has donated a bench in honor of Kaylee Koontz and Alex Stidman being named 2024 Outstanding Teens.  The bench is completely made out of recycled bottled caps by the Knoxville Teen Board.  This was a project that Kaylee and Alex helped lead with the Teen Board last year. We are so grateful for this generous donation to our campus and even more thankful to celebrate two wonderful GCA seniors.