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PCA Student Set To Audition For All-State Band!

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One of PCA's talented band members has earned a spot in the All-Region Band and will now audition for All-State! This past Saturday, January 7, Levi Song auditioned for the SCBDA Region 4 Honor Band. He is an 8th grade euphonium player in the PCA band. Levi earned the highest score on his instrument in this audition and will move on to audition for the South Carolina All-State Band on January 21.

He is only the fourth PCA student to earn a chair in the region band and he is the first to have the opportunity to audition for the All-State band. His audition consists of six parts: 7 major scales from memory, chromatic scale, prepared solo, 2 sight-reading examples, and music terminology. Way to go Levi. We are very proud of you. Good luck on your next audition!

in Lower School

Blessing Those In Need Through Samaritan's Purse

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At PCA our students know that a generous heart blesses others; and the third grade classes were an excellent example of what blessing others can look like. The classes came together this past Christmas season to raise funds for the Samaritans Purse organization.
 

The rules; parents were not allowed to give money towards this goal, instead the students had to do acts of service and chores to earn the funds, or they could donate from their own piggy banks! 

In just two weeks the three classes worked to raise $1,410.12! That was almost double what they raised last year.

The students voted on what to spend their fundraising on and it included the following:

Clean Water Projects, Goats & Dairy Animals, Chickens & Poultry Products, Blankets & Bedding, Medical Equipment & Supplies, Cataract Surgery, Bibles & Christian Literature, Honeybees, Share the cost of a surgery for a cleft lip and for a blind person, Disciple a child, Feed a hungry baby, Care for an orphan and Provide a month of food for one family.

Founder of this now annual fundraiser, 3rd grade teacher, Angie Andrews, was wowed by her students. “I was shocked by the amount of money my students earned in only two weeks! They worked and shopped with great joy!”

New to PCA this year, Mrs. Charity Light also shared her excitement. “How amazing is this! My heart is full. Their hearts are full. Better it is to give than receive.”

Our servant hearted students never disappoint. We are thankful for their full and generous hearts.

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