Kicking off Homecoming Week!

What a fun way to celebrate the beginning of homecoming week!  Some of the senior football players and cheerleaders came to PCA North today, greeting students as they arrived!  Students were able to get "high-fives" from the high school athletes and enter school by running through the PCA tunnel! 

Laugh of the day:  One little one was afraid to go into the tunnel, fearful a lion might be waiting inside!  After all, we are the PCA Lions! 

 

 

 

 

The football players and cheerleaders stayed for our morning announcement time.  They were kind enough to answer a few great questions from the students.  

Students enjoyed finding out that one of these players is the brother of our very own Miss Clark!  

Each grade level had a turn having their photo made with our special guests.  This was a great beginning to homecoming week!  

 

Lower School Night at the Varsity Football Game

Friday night was a perfect football night!  Many families from PCA North joined our friends in Plano to watch the Lions take on Trinity Christian Academy.  It was a great night - sitting with friends, watching a beautiful sunset, seeing our students join Plano Lower School students for a halftime performance, and watching a great game!   The PCA Lions had the victory, defeating Trinity 56 - 13.  

 

 

Our students gathered at the end of the second quarter to prepare to perform with the Lower School students from PCA Plano. Students danced to "Happy" as part of the halftime performance.  

Grandparent's Day at PCA North

There are few days that compare to Grandparent's Day!  As I've said many times, "It's a hard day to mess up!"  And - if something should go awry, the audience is certainly very forgiving.  However, on Friday, nothing went array!  It was a great day by anyone's standards, not just our PCA North grandparents!

We began with a reception for our grandparents and guests.  It was a great way to welcome them to our North campus, many for the first time!

Our PCA North students performed a short program for their grandparents in our campus gym.  It was wonderful that EVERY student was able to be on the stage and perform for our guests.  We also recognized grandparents who traveled the greatest distance (Los Angeles, CA) , had the most grandchildren (12), and had the youngest grandchild (born on September 11th).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We loved sharing our Hymns of the Month with our grandparents.

We moved into our Worship Center to join the PCA Plano campus via simulcast for All School Worship.  

It was great fun connecting with PCA Plano and being able to say, "Hello" to each other.  Our PCA North Lead Pastor, Dr. Chris Kouba, was able to dialogue with our Head of School, Dr. Larry Taylor. 

Of course, our PCA North family was able to give a big, hearty shout-out to our PCA family at the Plano campus. 

We joined in praise and worship through the wonder of technology.  Our high school praise team led in worship.  

 

  

First and second graders at both locations were able to help lead a few of the worship songs they are familiar with from chapel.

A favorite part of the program was hearing from Prestonwood Associate Pastor of Pastoral and Preaching, Neil Jeffrey.  Neil, a former All-American quarterback at Baylor, spoke of his life challenges and how his grandfather and stepfather made a huge impact on his life.  As he said, he learned how to be a man by watching godly men.  He gave a great charge to all in attendance.  

Without a doubt, the day had already been a great one, but a special highlight is always the classroom visits.  Students had been hard at work preparing crafts and writing projects to share with their grandparents.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all of our grandparents and guests who joined us for our first ever Grandparent's Day at Prestonwood Christian Academy North!