The Lighthouse-June 23, 2008

Newsletter of South Shore Christian Academy

Headmaster's Corner

As we come to the end of this school year we are grateful to the Lord for the many blessings that South Shore Christian Academy has received. One of those blessings has been having your family as a part of the SSCA family. I trust that this has been a great year academically, socially and spiritually, and that you feel as excited as we do about what's ahead next year.

I am happy to tell you that this has been a very good year for the school. As I reflect back, these are a few of the blessings that stand out:

We are growing. Our enrollment is up from 232 in 2007 to 248 this year. Our high school grew this year as well. We are projecting more growth with more than 250 students enrolling next year.

Our seniors have been accepted at some great colleges including Wheaton, Gordon, Taylor, Smith, Vanderbilt, Emerson and Boston University to name a few.

Generous friends have given the school a total of nearly $700,000 in gifts, $441,000 to support the operational budget of the school, and nearly $280,000 more enabling us to do "over and above" projects such as:

· installing a brand new, state of the art computer lab for next year

· marketing the school more aggressively

· making various improvements to the school building including

upgrading the heating system

· providing scholarships

· hiring additional staff

We are delighted that we have purchased the property at 174 Front Street, thus enlarging our campus slightly, but also protecting our options for future campus expansion.

We rejoice that SSCA high school students raised $55,000 to be able to go on a wonderful and for some, a truly life transforming mission trip to Belize.

Our athletic teams did very well with boys' soccer and girls' soccer, basketball and softball earning berths in the MIAA post season tournament.

SSCA students won awards at several prestigious art competitions including the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards.

South Shore Christian Academy is truly an inspiring community. Having committed ourselves, our school, and our work to the Lord, we now look forward to the summer as an opportunity to make plans to ensure that 2008-'09 will be an even greater year for our students and our school.

My best wishes to you and to your family for an uplifting, fun and relaxing summer. We will see you when school begins anew in August.

Blessings,

Dr. Ted Chamberlain

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Campus News

College Acceptances in recent history

Smith College

Gordon College

Boston College

Wheaton College

Taylor University

Boston University

Temple University

Trinity College (CT)

Syracuse University

St. John's University

Vanderbilt University

Carnegie Mellon University

Rhode Island School of Design

Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Universities of: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont

The Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund

Congratulations Miranda MacKinnon!

The Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund recently awarded a $ 8,000.00 college scholarship to Miranda MacKinnon, a graduate of South Shore Christian Academy, who will be attending Gordon College in the fall. MacKinnon was one of 154 new recipients who received an award this year and was recognized for academic achievement, as well as notable community, school and work activities. The Phillips Scholarship annually awards approximately 550 new and renewed grants totaling close to $3 million and was established in 1991 by Bessie Wright Phillips of Salem, Massachusetts, in memory of her husband. More information about the Fund may be found at www.phillips-scholarship.org.

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Announcing Honor Roll

Headmaster Honor Roll

Grade 12

Rachel Burke

Emilie Cox

Johanna DeCoste

Emily Kertzman

Amanda Losee

Emma Loughlin

Miranda MacKinnon

Julia Marley

Auston Ricketts

Kelly Sprague

Lindsay Twohig

Jessica White

Grade 11

Lea Bartolo

Chelsea Reed

Jillian Zani

Grade 10

Julianne Atwater

Christabel Barry

Stephanie Bean

Alexandria Waterman

Grade 9

Sarah Burke

Victoria Todd

Grade 8

Emily Atwater

High Honor Roll

Grade 12

Jared Caggiano

Megan Devine

Lesley Girard

Elizabeth Sardano

Grade 11

Anne Atwater

Jessica Callahan

Rebecca Colligan

Brian Roach

Grade 10

Sarah Colligan

Joel Forsstrom

Christopher Jones

Jesse Loughlin

Devin Olmedo

Grade 9

Rebekah Marotta

Grade 8

Joseph Bartolo

Mikayla Briggs

Isabella McPherson

Danae Olmedo

Leah Perera

Scott Reed

Grade 7

Hannah Brown

Sarah Coughlin

Austin Davy

Erica Forkner

Bryan Gammon

Kayla White Suplee

Honor Roll

Grade 12

Travis Boothman

Gregory Crispi

Peter Marotta

Andrea Plathe

Arthur Reed

Grade 11

Tamra West

Grade 10

Meghan Hallinan

Grade 9

Taylor Norve

Stephanie White Suplee

Grade 8

Caitlin Conneen

Grade 7

Jessica Conroy

Taylor Cross

Taylor Smith

Hailey Suplee

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Congratulations!

Rachel Burke, Salutatorian

Dr. Ted Chamberlain, Headmaster

Emily Kertzman, Valedictorian

Pamela Warner, Assistant Head of School

Diana Bennett, Commencement Speaker

Class of 2008

Congratulations!

Summer Reading Lists and School Supplies

Please check our website at www.southshorechristian.org for 2008 summer reading lists and 2008-2009 lower school classroom supplies.

Enjoy your summer!

Yearbooks

2007-2008 Yearbooks will be availabe to students in the fall.

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Summer Reading Club

Improve Your Reading Skills with one of SSCA's Reading Specialists, Mrs. Ann Cox

Mrs. Cox's Summer Reading Club for 1st through 3rd graders will meet in Mrs. Cox's classroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cost is just $25 per sessions. Please join us to read together and have fun doing a craft or activity!

What a great way to keep practicing your reading and comprehension skills while having fun!

If you are entering 1st to 3rd grade, this is for you.

Some activities include going to the library, playground, doing a craft or water activity.

Ten sessions will be held throughout the summer from 9:15-10:15:

July 15,17

July 22,24

July 29,31

August 5,7

August 12,14

Sign up with Mrs. Cox for as many sessions as you want. Space is limited. Call 781-331-4340 X 3316 or email at acox@southshorechristian.org.