This Week at WCA - May 3rd
May 03, 2023
Please note these are not all-inclusive calendars. Always check the Google Calendar for additional events, updates and detailed information.
Varsity Soccer Playoff Games this Friday
Come out and cheer on our Lions this Friday as both of our varsity soccer teams compete at the elite eight level of the GIAA Class AA tournament! The boys play at home vs. First Preparatory Christian Academy (5 pm) and the girls play away in Macon vs. Central Fellowship (5:30 pm).
Varsity Girls vs. Central Fellowship @ Central Fellowship, Macon
- Friday, May 5 @ 5:30 pm
- Central Fellowship - 8460 Hawkinsville Rd, Macon, GA
- Admission: $10 - Adults, $8 Students
Varsity Boys Soccer vs. First Preparatory Christian Academy @ WCA
- Friday, May 5 @ 5:00 pm
- Admission: $10 - Adults, $8 Non WCA Students (WCA students get in free when they sign in at the gate.) **Please know that due to these games being GIAA events, WCA Athletic Passes may not be used for admission.**
- Purchase tickets online through GoFan.co (see flyer below). Tickets may also be purchased at the gate (cash only).
Let's go Lions!!
Muffins with Mom
Please RSVP by Friday, May 5th
Our Lower School students will be celebrating their Moms on Thursday, May 11th with our Muffins with Mom event. Please make your plans to join your child(ren) in their classrooms from 7:45 until 8:15 am where you will be honored while enjoying a yummy muffin and time with your child(ren)! If Mom cannot make it, please feel free to send a grandmother, aunt or big sister. For additional details and registration form, please follow this link. RSVPs are requested by Friday, May 5th.
Upper School Academic Awards
The end of year Academic Awards Presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 16. The middle school program will begin at 8:05 a.m. The high school program for grades 9-11 will begin immediately following the middle school program around 9:30 a.m. Parents are invited to attend.
This awards presentation is different from the Honor Roll Recognition at the end of the semester. Two types of certificates are presented at the end of year Academic Awards event. The first type is the Founders Award for the highest average in an academic course for the school year. The second type is the Faculty Award for diligence, attitude, aptitude, and/or overall improvement in an academic course. Only two to three Faculty Awards are presented per course.
Please see the link provided for a list of students receiving awards. If you have any questions, please contact Tollie Ediger (tediger@wcalions.org).
High School (grades 9 - 11) Academic Award Recipients
Middle School Academic Award Recipients
Upper School Final Exams
High School - Grades 9 - 11
Amazingly enough, final exams for our high school students are only four weeks away! With this is mind, here are a few reminders about policy changes for this year:
Exemption Qualifications:
- 9th grade 1 exam exemption in a class that you have an A.
- 10th grade 2 exam exemptions in classes that you have an A.
- 11th grade 3 exam exemptions in classes that you have an A. These do not include AP or dual enrollment classes.
Exemption Form Submission Required:
On the morning of May 8th students will receive an email with a GOOGLE form link. This link will allow them to designate which exams they will exempt if any. They will need to check their FACTS RenWeb/SIS account to see if they have the A's to exempt. Designations need to be made by May 10th at 8:00am. If you do not fill out a form, you can not exempt. Please see Mrs Cole if you have issues with the link or if you have questions.
Middle School Final Exams
Please know that information about the middle school final exam schedule will be sent via email in the coming days.
Lost & Found
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The Lost & Found bins have been emptied once again and items are on display in the gym. Please stop by and see if anything belongs to your household. Items will be available through the end of the day on Friday. At that time, anything unclaimed will be donated to a local charity.
FACTS Accounts ~ Please take a look.
With the end of the school year quickly approaching, we are trying to be sure FACTS accounts are up to date before we start the new year in June. Please take a look at your FACTS tuition and incidental accounts to be sure that any outstanding charges are either paid or are scheduled to be paid. Your assistance with this is greatly appreciated! If you have questions, please contact Tami Butts.
Summer Lady Lions Basketball
Rising 8th through 12th graders who are interested in participating in summer basketball practices, please contact Coach Callie Barnes for a schedule, or you may access it here.
High School Sports Physicals
We are pleased to let you know that Piedmont Healthcare is offering free sport physicals for our high school athletes on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Here's what you need to know:
- Physicals conducted Saturday, May 6th, 2023
- Piedmont Orthopedic and Sports Medicine is located at 1305 Jennings Mill Rd, Building 300, Watkinsville, GA.
- Please arrive between 8 and 8:30 am to participate.
- When you arrive, follow signs directing you to the school’s entry point.
- Athletes must have a complete health history with parent signature to receive a physical, or they will not receive care.
- Rising 9-12 grades only. No Exceptions.
- A copy of the athletic physical form along with our WCA Athletic Participation Waiver, the GIAA Concussion Awareness, GIAA Heat Policy Awareness, and GIAA Sudden Cardiac Awareness forms which are available on the school website under “Athletics” or by following this link.
All four of the forms must be signed and turned in to the athletic department along with a completed Athletic Physical.
Soccer Skills Summer Camp
This summer we are pleased to offer our soccer players the opportunity to up their game! The soccer skills camp is designed to help players develop the technical and tactical aspects of soccer. Players will be divided up into groups based on their skill level to better facilitate the development of the player. Skills camp will be fun and challenging. The emphasis will be on growing the player’s foot skills i.e., passing, shooting, and receiving the ball. We will play some small-sided games and finish each day with a scrimmage. We will also work on some keeper skills if you have a player interested in playing that position.
When: June 19 – June 22 (Monday – Thursday) 9 am-12 pm
Who: Boys and Girls Rising 6th -12th grade
Cost: $75 per player
For more information: contact Coach Alex Schneider ( alexschneider7@me.com)
Middle School Baseball Summer Camps
This summer there will be two baseball camps offered for boys in rising grades 5 thru 8.
When: June 26-28 (Monday-Wednesday)
Who: Rising 5th - and 6th grade (9:00 am – noon)
Rising 7th - and 8th grade (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Cost: $125 and will include a t-shirt.
For more information: contact Coach Jim Kill (jkill@wcalions.org)
Lunch Bunch & After School
We are happy to be able to offer our extended day programs to our parents who need additional childcare. LunchBunch (pre-k and half-day kindergarten) begins at noon and ends at 2:45, and AfterSchool (all lower school) begins at 2:45 with pick-up at 5:15 pm.
Extended Care Reminders:
- Please remember that pre-registration (see process below) is needed for extended day programs.
- There are a limited number of spaces available for each day. If you haven't pre-registered, and we reach our maximum number of students, your child will be unable to stay.
- Additionally, please remember that a student in extended care may only be signed out by someone who is of driving age or older.
**Emergency contact form must be completed and returned before a child can stay for LunchBunch or AfterSchool. Please follow this link for the form.** - Charges of $15 per day per session will be billed to your FACTS account on a monthly basis on the 15th of the month for the previous month.
- Please know that effective immediately, there will be a $10 fee for all late pickups.
- Pick-up time is by 5:15 pm. Thank you for your understanding and assistance.
How do I sign up?
- Follow this link: Lunch Bunch & After School Registration
- Click the date your child will need to attend. If your child will attend every day of the month, or the same days each week, you may select "repeats" and choose daily or weekly. If Lunch Bunch or After School reach max capacity, you will see a red message that says "FULL" on the day.
- Click on the "Calendar" box and select “LB/AS SIGN UP”
- Type student name(s) into the "Who" box
- Type LB for Lunch Bunch, AS for After School or LB/AS for both
If you have questions, lease contact Tara Amos - tamos@wcalions.org - for LunchBunch or Tiffany Rasmussen - trasmussen@wcalions.org - for After School.
As we go through our days, please remember to keep the following WCA family in your prayers. Also, please email Tami Butts (tbutts@wcalions.org) with updated and/or new prayer requests. It is an honor to pray for each other.
Please be in prayer for the Mauldin family - Brett, Candice, Bankston (6th), Morgan (3rd) and GrayAnn (1st). Brett's parents, Larry and Angela Mauldin of Lake Oconee, are recovering from serious injuries they received in a car accident. Please continue to pray for strength and healing as they work through at-home rehab. Your continued prayers are greatly appreciated.
Prayer requests are included here at the request, or with the permission of the family.
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