Here's what's happening this school week:
Jan. EPIC Meeting Notes: Did you miss our monthly EPIC meeting? No worries, you can catch up on what we're working on and how you can help here! https://aptg.co/zjF-N_
Last Night: MHCA hosted a meet and greet with Sheriff candidate Brian Davis.
Tuesday, Jan. 20: MHCA Basketball at Home vs. Harrison. Games start at 5:30pm.
Wednesday, Jan. 21: This week's chapel guest is Dean Cotter. All MHCA family is welcome to attend our weekly chapels. Approx. times posted below.
Wednesday, Jan. 21: Freshmen have Early Ed. chapel this week.
Wednesday, Jan. 21: Sheriff candidate meet and greet with Henry Campfield at 4:00pm.
Thursday, Jan. 22: Sheriff candidate meet and greet with Mark Hollingsworth at 4:00pm.
Thursday, Jan. 22: MHCA Basketball will travel for an away game to Deer. Games start at 4:30pm
Friday, Jan. 23: MHCA Basketball at Home vs. Mt. Grove. Games start at 5:30pm. Our home game theme will be "Formal Wear"!
MHCA in-house Service Opportunities: Please visit our Eagle volunteer page to see how you can serve. We need concessions/gate/score keepers as well as volunteers to set up and tear down for our upcoming Pastries with Parents event. https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
Service Opportunity: Get some volunteer hours by serving at the Rend Collective concert at the Sheid on Feb. 15, arrive at 4:30pm. The volunteers will get in for free and get to enjoy the show. They will be handing out packets to anyone interested in sponsoring a child during intermission and after the show. Age Requirement: 18+ (14-17 w/ adult- 1 adult per 5 students)
Contact Jess at 615-854-8592 OR use the link to register!
Continuous Enrollment: Our enrollment process is in full swing for next school year and will be completely closed by June 16. We are making every effort to really streamline the process and eliminate the need for completing excessive documents on a yearly basis. We are offering families the option of continuous enrollment. If you choose to complete our CE contract, your student will automatically be re-enrolled and will have their seat in a class assured for the next school year and the years ahead, unless you choose to withdraw your student before the opt-out deadline of March 15. We already have around 30 new students who have started the inquiry process for next school year! In order for us to process new student applications and fill empty seats, the enrollment process needs to be faster and shorter allowing time for books/uniforms/etc. to arrive before school begins. If you'd like to read more about the Continuous Enrollment contract, you can find that info here: https://forms.gle/WA6kPBQeiurkqtyZ9
Father Daugther Ball and Night with your Knight: These events are open to the community and are MHCA's only fundraisers. This year the events are much earlier than in the past, so we need your help sharing the dates, seeking local businesses and individuals to sponsor, volunteering at the events, and attending as guests! Night with your Knight is our mother/son event. It is set for Friday, March 13th. Father Daughter Ball is Saturday, March 14th. Both events will be held at The Sheid at ASU campus. More information will be going out in the days ahead about how you can help these events to be successful!
Have a fantastic week!
New this year with technology, we've asked your (9-12 grade) students with Chromebooks to keep those devices at school, plugged in at the end of each school day to charge. On the rare occasion that homework must be completed digitally, most assignments that require tech can be accomplished with any computer in the home. Students are not allowed to take their Chromebooks home unless parents have provided a note to the office that the family does not have access to a device at home to complete schoolwork on. If this is the case, the student will then check the Chromebook device out each time they need it at home for school work. We would like to eliminate the use of Chromebooks at home when parents are unaware and are not monitoring the use. I think the students have done a good job of honoring this request. Thanks for your help in this area.
Subject: Sheriff Candidate Meet and Greet at MHCA
Dear MHCA Staff and Families,
Mountain Home Christian Academy will be hosting all three candidates for Baxter County Sheriff on campus to give our staff and families the opportunity to meet them personally and learn more about each individual. This opportunity is not an endorsement of any candidate. Rather, our desire is to help our school community be well informed and engaged, especially in a county that has not elected a new sheriff in over 20 years.
Each candidate will visit campus one at a time and will be hosted in the MHCA gym at 4:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Brian Davis – Monday, January 19 at 4:00 p.m.
Henry Campfield – Wednesday, January 21 at 4:00 p.m.
Mark Hollingsworth – Thursday, January 22 at 4:00 p.m.
As Christians, Scripture reminds us of our responsibility toward those in authority. “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.” (Romans 13:1) We are also instructed to pray for our leaders so that we may live peaceful and godly lives (1 Timothy 2:1–2). Providing an opportunity to learn about those seeking public office is one way we can act wisely and responsibly.
We hope you will join us for one or more of these opportunities to listen, learn, and engage respectfully.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Doyne Byrd
Hi friends,
Just a reminder: Mrs. Forrest will be posting first payments for the 8th grade Ark/Creation Museum Trip according to what you selected on the Google form . She will post those on Thursday, Jan. 15 under incidentals in your FACTS account. We did not process a deposit because the first payment was so close. Reach out if you have any questions or comments: vpeglar@mhcaeagles.org
Here's what's happening this week:
Monday, Jan. 12: Love in Action food drive for MH Food Basket continues through Feb. 12.
Tuesday, Jan. 13: Meet at 8:15am in the lobby just outside the main office for the Monthly prayer walk at MHCA.
Tuesday, Jan. 13: Eagle Varsity basketball travels to Bradleyville, MO. The MHCA van will leave right after school. Game starts at 6:00pm.
Wednesday, Jan. 14: Our chapel guest is Chase Chapman. He is a Pro Douglas Flyfishing Angler/Guide. He is a Jesus lover and uses his passion for Christ to teach others how to fish for men! Parents/Family welcome to attend as usual! This should be a special chapel.
Wednesday, Jan. 14: We need all hands on deck as we plan our 2 largest fundraisers of the year! EPIC parent meeting at noon at MHCA. A service hour will be logged for all who can participate. We are also seeking a "volunteer coordinator" for these 2 events.
Thursday, Jan. 15: Dress-up day in honor of our basketball home games. It's "White out" Day at MHCA! Dress in white!
Thursday, Jan. 15: Jr. Boys and Varsity Boys play at Home against Lutie. Games start at 5:30pm.Have a fantastic weekend!
Saturday, Jan. 17: Varsity Boys basketball heads to Nixa, MO to play Rush.
Continuous Enrollment: There's still time to join our Continuous Enrollment. No need to complete a returning student packet, your student can be automatically re-enrolled each year This guarantees your student a seat for next school year and you will recieve the best enrollment rate of $75. Read through all the details here: https://forms.gle/uc98C4iezyNyRy1J6
Looking ahead:
The ACE scholarship portal will begin accepting applications for the next school year on Feb. 2 through April 15th. If finances are a struggle, check out their website to see if your student qualifies for this help. They plan to post updated eligibility guidelines late January.
Just a few things as we end the week.
Tomorrow, Jan. 10 is the Kick-off of the Bomb Squad's robot building season. There are many different roles in the process. If your student has an interest in robotics or engineering, check out their reveal tomorrow. For more details, DM the FB page of the squad: FRC Team 16Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 8:15 is our monthly prayer walk at MHCA. We want to get the word out for our next week's chapel speaker. Our chapel guest will be Chase Chapman. He is a Pro Douglas Flyfishing Angler/Guide. He is a Jesus lover and uses His passion for Christ to teach others how to fish for men. Parents and family, please remember you are invited to attend chapel sessions, times will be posted as usual in Monday's Weekly Snapshot email.
Don't forget we are collecting non-perishable food items for our annual "Love in Action" food drive for MH Food Basket. I would love to blow last years food amount out of the water! We often think of love as a "feeling", but love is so much more than that. Love has leggs! Let's continue to be a blessing to our community out of the blessings we have received. Love in Action ends Feb. 12th.
Very important EPIC parent meeting next Wednesday, Jan. 14 at noon as we plan for the Father Daughter Ball and Night with your Knight. These are wonderful community events and they are our only fundraisers of the year. We need all hands on deck. If you cannot attend, watch for our meeting notes to see how you can help.
Service hours: If your student is in K-12 and you haven't met your 10 family service hours for the year or your student is in 7th-12th and they haven't completed their student service hours yet, Good News, there's still plenty of time. Serving at your church or in the community can be used to meet the requirements as well. You would simply log those hours in the FACTS family portal under family. You can toggle to each family member's name and input the date, what the service was, someone to list to verify, and how many hours served. If. you've served with MHCA and you don't see your hours logged under your name, add them yourself in the portal. We sometimes miss those hours. Beyond basketball season, there will be events at school as well as our community events where we will need volunteers to serve. Thanks to all who have diligently been out in the community with your student! It's beautiful to see and you are training your student to serve others, which is at the heart of who Jesus is, isn't it?
Finally, if you haven't made a decision about joining continuous enrollment yet, it's not too late to get on board. This is our new option that eliminates completing enrollment packets each school year to enroll at MHCA. It secures a seat for your student in their current grade. If you decide your student will not be returning, you simply need to submit a withdrawal form for next school year by March 15th. If they are returning, you will be continuosly enrolled and receive the most affordable enrollment fee each school year of $75 on March 17. You can join continuous enrollment here: https://forms.gle/kcYaSgPqpNhTmE1H6 I know some of you are waiting for the 2026-2027 tuition prices to be posted. We plan to get that info to you by Feb. 1.
Since we are so close to the January 15th payment for the trip that will be charged to your FACTS account, I will not be charging the deposits like originally planned. Your first payment will be posted on or around January 15th but not sooner. Thanks everyone, I think we are at trip capacity. This is going to be an amazing trip! If you are a fundraising guru, be thinking of ideas that we can utilize to raise some money to help offset the costs for each family that participates. :)
Here's the link to this week's Encouragement and Devos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3rc7Dj0qGydNMoTd5WXD5gpL-w4gxXr/view?usp=sharing
