![GCA Middle School Student Leaders Prepare for Events]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568639971/gcaramsorg/elednsnpvcoxaylvixap/News_BabyBottles.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568639971/gcaramsorg/elednsnpvcoxaylvixap/News_BabyBottles.png","width":450}])
The GCA Middle School Leadership group spent time recently preparing for the upcoming "Battle of the Bottles", planning MS student events, mission projects, and more.
Current Events at Grace
![Grace Christian Academy to Host College Fair]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568659719/gcaramsorg/pf7qmaf6i8qmkwdbjb2v/News_ChristianCollegeFair.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568659719/gcaramsorg/pf7qmaf6i8qmkwdbjb2v/News_ChristianCollegeFair.png","width":450}])
Grace Christian Academy will host the 2019 Christian College Fair on Thursday, October 3 at 6:30-8:30pm. Representatives from over 30 Christian colleges and universities will be in attendance for students to meet and learn about the possibilities that exist on their campuses.
![GCA Senior, Sean Grace, Qualifies as National Merit Semifinalist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568302476/gcaramsorg/ok8cwn2wosnh0xxf5y3v/SeanGraceNationalMerit_News1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568302476/gcaramsorg/ok8cwn2wosnh0xxf5y3v/SeanGraceNationalMerit_News1.png","width":450}])
One member of the GCA Class of 2020, Sean Grace, has qualified as a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. This prestigious qualification is earned by less than one percent of high school seniors each year.
![Fifty GCA Students Qualify to Participate in Duke Tip Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568643206/gcaramsorg/hueqrsmhvjm3a5kedocz/News_DukeTIP.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568643206/gcaramsorg/hueqrsmhvjm3a5kedocz/News_DukeTIP.png","width":450}])
Congratulations to fifty GCA students in grades 4-7, who have qualified to participate in the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP). This designation is based on students' test scores and their ranking of being in the 95th percentile in one or more subject areas.
![GCA Upper School Serve Day Provides Service Experiences]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568050851/gcaramsorg/sqp5lzeylhzezsks6az2/News_KARM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568050851/gcaramsorg/sqp5lzeylhzezsks6az2/News_KARM.png","width":450}])
GCA freshmen and sophomores, along with Upper School staff members, served in a variety of locations on Serve Day which took place on Thursday, September 5, 2019.