Another One for the Books

At ECA, our vision is that school families Love God, Value Learning, and Serve Others.

Hello ECA family,

And with a few taps and clicks, we come to our final newsletter for this 2024 school year. The staff and students at ECA want to thank you for making this past school year a time filled with great memories and great moments. Where do we record the many milestones and musings? Is there a book we can write them all down in? This year’s yearbook, the Centurion, gives us a starting place. It also gives us a moment to reflect on all the ways God has led out in our school year.

Sharing Our School with Our Community

As this year winds down, we are beginning to make plans for a great year next year. The many exciting moments that have helped our school grow over the past few years is a sign of great things to come. We are looking forward to continuing to share quality, Christian values and academics with our community.

We are starting to get phone calls for new families interested in our school. There is a way you can help too. In the past, we have marketed our school with yard signs. Our hope is that the yard signs will be here before this Friday so we can send one home with every family. I know I will be placing mine in my yard as I replace the older sign. Thank you for supporting our school as we continue to trust in God’s direction and seek ways to share a strong educational program and God’s love to families in our Willamette Valley.

Thank You for Supporting Our Music Program

Last Tuesday, ECA had their Spring Music Program. It was so nice to celebrate a fun year by ending it with a special music program. Thank you students for all your hard work and thank you Dr. Vojtko for all your hard work this year. We are excited for a new year filled with great music. We are also excited to have a summer music and Bible room remodel!

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Johnston

This past week, Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt Johnston added a beautiful daughter to their family. We had hoped to surprise them with a special Baby Shower last Thursday. Instead, they surprised us with a new baby. As a school, we still enjoyed making cards, eating cupcakes, and sending best wishes for a new adventure to our favorite AG teacher and his new family. The AG program has ended for this year, but we look forward to resuming the AG program in the next few weeks as we plan for AG Summer Camp, a produce stand, and an expanding AG Program next year.

Thursday, June 13 - Cleaning Up for the Year

On Thursday afternoon, students will be cleaning out desks, lockers, and classroom spaces. Please make sure students have a backpack or rugged bag that can be used to take things home. Additionally, if your child has any library or classroom books that need to be returned, please send them to school so book charges can be avoided.

Thursday, June 13 - ECA 8th Grade Class Graduation

ECA holds a graduation ceremony for the 8th grade class every June. All school families are invited to attend. This year’s program will begin at 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 13 at the Pleasant Hill SDA Church across from the school. We are proud of the accomplishments of all of our students; however, it is nice to celebrate the accomplishments of our students as they get ready for high school.

Friday, June 14 - 1/2 Day Friday & Last Day of School

ECA’s last day of school will be on Friday, June 14. The day will begin at 8:00 for students. We will have an all-school awards chapel in the gym at 8:30. This final chapel usually runs a little over one hour. Parents are invited. During this time, school and classrooms awards are handed out. Students are recognized for many different things. Additionally, the school also recognizes student achievement with scholarships for the upcoming year. This year, ECA is giving out over $7,000 in awards and scholarships that can be used to help with next year’s tuition.

The day will end at 12:30. There will be NO after-school program on that last 1/2 Friday. There will also be NO hot lunch on that last day.

Final Quarter Report Cards

Even though school ends this Friday, teachers will be at school for part of next week. Report cards will be finalized and mailed out by next Friday, June 21.

Summer at ECA

This summer will be filled with many activities that you will not want to miss out on! You can check our school calendar for more events and details. Here are some things to plan for:

Area-wide Vacation Bible School at ECA - June 24-29

Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association Summer Camp / Free Music Concert on two evenings - July 22-26

Oregon Conference of SDA Community Day at ECA for local families - July 27

ECA Agriculture Camp - July 29-August 2

Hot Lunch Program

The updated menu for each month is posted at the beginning of every month on the school website. Here is the menu for our last two weeks.

Hot Lunch Link

Please place all orders for each week before Monday morning at 8:45.

Simply type your child’s first & last name.
Select the option that fits the order for the week.
Choose your payment method.
Click Submit.

Prices for meals:

students in grades K-2 - $5,

students in grades 3-8 - $6.

Just a reminder… our hot lunch menu is posted on our website.

http://www.emeraldchristian.com

Christian Counseling Available - Free Resources:

The NAD (North American Division of SDA) has recently shared new resources for children and teens that offer a safe and anonymous place to talk or text. Here is a news release from the NAD.

We’re excited to announce the launch of www.aruggedjourney.org our newest NAD site providing free online mentoring for guys. A Rugged Journey joins www.gorgeous2god.org (for young women) which has grown in its scope and ministry since its beginning in 2017.

These sites, along with their counterparts on social media, provide free help to our teens/young adults in a space they can ask questions without judgment or fear. The questions are answered by a team of dedicated Seventh-day Adventists at AIM on the campus of Andrews University.

In addition to the confidential Q & A, positive content is provided through videos, posts, etc.