the Sword and Shield
GCA Crusader News • Friday, January 17, 2020
First Semester Wrapping Up
The first semester at GCA will be wrapping up next week and report cards will be sent home the following week. This is another great opportunity to evaluate your student's academic progress. Our teachers are constantly looking for ways to help individual students to succeed, and many of you will be contacted over the next few weeks. We want to follow up on our conversations from the first quarter to ensure that we are still heading the right direction for each student.
S. Jeff Postlewaite, Head of School
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Monday, January 20
Campus Renovations
We are in the middle of some pretty extensive campus renovations. We will be painting, replacing doors and windows, building new canopies at each entrance, putting up new signage, adding playground equipment, and lots more during the next few months.
Please be patient with us as some day to day operations will be altered.
Baby Bottle Campaign
Gateway Church is partnering with the Crisis Pregnancy Center to help expectant mothers and their children.
Pick up a baby bottle in the church or school lobby, fill it with change, and return it by January 26 to help out.
Middle School Spelling Bee
This past Tuesday, ten of our middle school students competed in GCA's Spelling Bee for the opportunity to represent Gateway in the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee next month. We are so proud of these ten students who won their class spelling competition and were able to do a great job in the school Bee:
8th Grade: Mallory, Rime, Mia, Mackenzie
7th Grade: James, Milan, LaNyah
6th Grade: Emma, Alyssa, Marcel
Congratulations to GCA's Spelling Bee Champion, Rime!
and to the three students who tied as school runners-up: Mallory, LaNyah, and Marcel.
You can watch Rime compete in the Regional Spelling Bee as it will be televised locally on Saturday, February 29. We will get you more details as they are released.
Mark Your Calendars
Semester Exams | January 22-24
GCA's middle school and high school students will complete the first semester by taking cumulative exams. A modified class schedule will be sent out soon.Open House | Tuesday, February 4, 9:00-11:00 and 6:00-8:00
Families considering sending their students to GCA in 2020-2021 are welcome to come take a tour of Gateway and see what spiritual, academic, and social opportunities await their children.
Home Basketball Games
Come out and cheer on the Crusaders
Friday, January 10 vs. Portsmouth Christian
5:30 Varsity Girls
7:00 Varsity Boys
Saturday, January 11 vs. Isle of Wight Acdemy
10:15 JJV Boys
Friday, January 17 vs. Denbigh Baptist
5:00 Varsity Girls
6:30 Varsity Boys
Tuesday, January 21 vs. Broadwater Academy
5:00 JV Girls
6:30 Varsity Boys
Tuesday, January 28 vs. Isle of Wight Academy
5:00 Varsity Girls
6:30 Varsity Boys
Thursday, January 30 vs. Summit Christian
5:00 Varsity Girls
6:30 Varsity Boys
Thursday, February 6 vs. Atlantic Shores Christian
5:00 Varsity Girls
6:30 Varsity Boys
Friday, February 7 vs. Suffolk Christian (SENIOR NIGHT)
4:00 JJV Boys
5:30 Varsity Girls
7:00 Varsity Boys
Gateway Christian Academy
Email: pwerner@gatewaycrusaders.com
Website: gatewaycrusaders.com
Location: 5473 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Phone: (757) 499-6551
Facebook: facebook.com/gatewaycrusaders