Mountain Home Christian Academy

Hello 8th grade class,
It's time to officially register for the Ark/Creation Museum trip. The dates for the trip are April 6-April 9, 2026. You will find lots of details at our school website under NEWS and a link to the google form to register. You can register now through January 5th, 2026. I would like to limit it to 1 parent/guardian per student but if we have extra space, we can definitely add more adults. We only have capacity for 28 people total including Mr. and Mrs. Moore. You will find the article and google form link here: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2603649

Dear MHCA Parents,

We are excited to share an improvement to our enrollment process that will make re-enrolling your child quicker and easier in the years ahead.

Beginning this year, Mountain Home Christian Academy will be moving to continuous enrollment. This means that instead of completing a full re-enrollment process each spring, families will sign a one-time Continuous Enrollment Agreement indicating their intent to remain enrolled at MHCA from year to year unless they notify us otherwise.

How this benefits you:
Saves you time: When spring re-enrollment opens, enrollment will be automatic, eliminating the need to complete online paperwork.

How this benefits MHCA:
Better planning: Continuous enrollment helps us more accurately plan staffing, class sizes, and resources for the upcoming school year.

Today, you have received a Continuous Enrollment Agreement digitally to review, sign, and submit. You will find that agreement HERE! We can also send home a paper copy of the agreement for families who prefer to sign and return it in hard copy, just communicate with the school office.


Once this agreement is on file, re-enrollment this spring will be automatic unless you communicate with MHCA that you will be withdrawing a student.

Thank you for partnering with us and for your continued trust in Mountain Home Christian Academy. If you have any questions about continuous enrollment, please feel free to contact the school office.

(If the above agreement link does not work, please check your email. A duplicate message has been sent to the email we have on file.)


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Doyne Byrd
Administrator

Mountain Home Christian Academy
1989 Glenbriar Dr., Mountain Home, AR 72653
dbyrd@mhcaeagles.org | 870-424-6622

• If you were unable to make the EPIC meeting, no worries you can access the meeting notes here. https://aptg.co/3T7fVK

• If you attended the November or December EPIC meeting, your service hours have been input as of today. Remember serving at your church, volunteering in the community, etc. can all be added in by you in your FACTS family portal. Log in, choose the family tab, select your name, add your time and save.

• For next week, don't forget it's Christmas Spirit Week and there are dress up days! See the attached flyer.

• The monthly prayer walk is on Tuesday at 8:15am. This is a stressful time of the year for most people, prayer can help us get our priorities aligned with HIM!

• Finally it was annouonced at the EPIC meeting that MHCA will be hosting our local pastors for breakfast once a month. We will need 4-5 volunteers to provide breakfast foods for those events. Be watching for this opportunity to be added to our "sign up to serve" page on our school website.

Have a great weekend! -----Don't forget to visit with your families about the January Digital Detox. Details can be found at ChooseMhca.com under NEWS.

Here's what's happening for this week!

• Wednesday, Dec.10 : Chapel speaker is Jerry Backus. Remember, families are welcome to attend MHCA chapel services. Times posted below.

• Wednesday, Dec. 10: EPIC parent/guardian meeting at noon at MHCA.

• Wednesday, Dec. 10: Sophomores lead Early Ed chapel.

• Thursday, Dec. 11: Basketball games at Home against Mt. Judea. Games start at 5:00pm. Check the schedule to see how you can serve? https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539

• See the schedule below for Christmas Spirit Week dress up days for Dec. 15-18.

Friends, we ask that you prayerfully consider joining our January Digital Detox Challenge.
Consistently, studies are showing that too much screen time, early exposure to screens, and social media have:

• Negative impacts on the mental health of young people. There are higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. In fact, suicide rates, in general, have went up 746% since the invention of the smartphone.

• Negative impacts on cognitive function, impusivity, and school performance, as well as sleep and social skills.

The good news is positive changes can be made to protect and repair any damage to our children. Thank you Jesus! Balance is key. Let's protect our families. Get on board and recruit your family to participate. Let's make connecting with people face to face cool again! We will encourage you along the way!
Sign up for the digital fast here: https://forms.gle/V8gNWea2tgF6jdxC8

Have a great week!