Barbara Thomasson

President

KNIGHT’S TALE

May 2015

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Volume 1 Issue 11 Faith Christian Academy

FCA STYLE an Evening

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“We go together” by the FCA student body at FCA STYLE. Photo by Yvette Hammonds

ATMOSPHERE

By Kalya Huston

On May 2, 2015, Faith Christian Academy (FCA)

hosted FCA STYLE. The theme was “Back to the

50’s”. There were 158 people who attened this

event just a few were: the Irizarrys, FCA chapel

speakers, the Reids, Mr. Mike and Mr Viz, the

Timblins the Mendibles and the Tates. Mrs Leisa

and Mrs Misty helped make the decorations, the

center pieces, vases full of dasies and flameless

candels at the bottom of the vase. Under the vase

was a record and under the record was a record

cover. The tables were covered with a red, black or

white tableclothes. Bethany Timblin made a juke

box and years 1950-1959 out of cardboard. She

painted them red, white, yellow and blue, she also

put glitter over the paint. Timblin and Lisette

Irizarry blew up the red, black and white balloons

that were on the stage.

Leesa Mendibles demonstrating Jujitsu with her instructor

Jansen Azarias. Photo by Yvette Hammonds

ENTERTINMENT

By Ana Leesa Mendibles

Faith Christian Academy (FCA) had their annual

dinner at GracePointe on May 2, 2015. The show

included the following: Family Feud, playing guitar

and dancing on stilts, PE class dance a math skit,

Bible verse recitation, juke box dance, live jujitsu

and a dance by the students to “We Go Together”

from the movie Grease. The guitar class at FCA

played “Rockin’ Robin”, “Yankee Doodle” and

“Spanish Theme”. The PE class danced to “The

Twist”, “Yakadee Yak”, “Great Balls of Fire” and

“Locomotion”. The math skit preformed by

Matthew and Gabriel Timblin was a hilarious

comedy. The live jujitsu was performed by Ana

Leesa Mendibles, Jansen Azarias and Kenji Azarias;

they preformed a demonstration of Jujitsu and told

the history of where it came from. After Kayla saw

the performance she exclaimed “Wow”. Another

amazing dance was done by Gabriel; he danced to

a variety of popular 50’s tunes. According to Nessa,

“This year’s FCA STYLE was amazing. From what I

saw everyone was having a blast.” Mrs. Leisa Seals

said “All the students did a really amazing job.”

The FCA students recited three verses Psalms

19:14; Proverbs 3:1-18 and 1st Corinthians 13.

Yvette Hammonds took pictures of the show. For

the grand finale the FCA students danced to “We

Go Together” at the end the teachers came up with

the students.

Scott and Benjamin Kunze overlooking items in the silent

auction. Photo by Yvette Hammonds

SURPRISE

By Nessa Villa

On May 2, 2015, Faith Christian Academy (FCA)

raffled a Bose Bluetooth speaker and a 50in. smart

– flat screen T.V at FCA STYLE. People who

attended had all night to buy tickets for these

items. By the end of the night Allen Kasovic won

the 50in. speaker. Margarita said, “I wish I could

buy a hundred tickets so I can win a Bose speaker.”

Thank you, Miss Judy for being that teacher who

bears with us. -Gabriel

Noah Ried carries a tray of desserts to guests at FCA STYLE.

Photo by Yvette Hammonds

FEASTING

By Matthew Timblin

Faith Christian Academy (FCA) held their “Back to

the 50’s” FCA STYLE on May 2nd. The dinner itself

consisted of glazed ham, green beans, freshly made

scallop potatoes and donated dinner rolls from

Golden Coral. David Garcia and Oleta Garcia, his

wife, voluntarily prepared the meal and did a

fantastic job. The night of FCA STYLE they had help

preparing the dinner plates from Daniel, Jenna,

Bryan and Bonnie.

After the food was platted, the FCA students

carried trays of food to the tables. To top off the

meal, everyone enjoyed delicious pineapple upside

down cake home made by Mr. Garcia. It seemed

that everyone had a good time and thought it was

a great success. After asked how the food was,

Mrs. Lucy Irizarry said, “I know we had a really

good response about it, especially the pineapple

upside down cake and the scallop potatoes.”

Thank you, Ms. Araceli for being a very patient

Math teacher. You always take the time to explain

things when I need help. - Tori

John Tate hosting the live auction at FCA STYLE.

Photo by Yvette Hammonds

ADVENTURE

By Annie Seyler

Saturday May 2, 2015 Faith Christian Academy

(FCA) had their annual FCA STYLE; this year’s theme

was “Back to the 50’s”. The students served food to

the guest and provided live entertainment. During

the time of the show, there were live auctions

going on in between acts. Many things were bided

on and sold. Examples of the items sold in the live

auctions were a kindle fire, a series of working

tools, and a candy basket. Some of the biggest

items sold included, a chainsaw, frozen character

collector’s dolls, reclining rocking chair, a quilt and

a series of power tools. The rocking chair being the

highest and most fought for item was sold for

$200. The power tools sold for $85, the Frozen

dolls, desired by the younger crowd, sold for $75

the quilt sold for $60 and the chain saw for $55.

The overall amount of money made from the live

auction was $625.

Thank you Mrs. Misty for teaching us P.E. and

letting us choose which sports we wanted to play.

Mrs. Misty is funny because the way she acts at

times – Brianna

Looking Back Looking

Forward

By Kayla Huston and Matthew Timblin

Many interesting things happened this year at Faith

Christian Academy (FCA). Spirit days stood out in

particular among the other events that went down.

The students were allowed to dress up, run wild

and have fun. Other students were excited to come

back and see their friends from previous years. The

fieldtrip to UIM was also a favorite part of the year.

The students especially loved the part when they

were allowed to stand behind the plane when the

pilot powered up the engine, blasting them with

air.

Also popular was the game, scatter ball. This was

played after lunch and is a free for all version of

dodge ball. Other memorable moments included

the students and teachers sharing laughs. Crazy,

fun conversations made this year interesting.

Some of the high schools favorite moments

included arguing (playfully) with the teachers,

many inside jokes, finishing Pima classes and Mrs.

Misty becoming the P.E. teacher.

The seventh grade enjoyed game days as well as

out of school activities with classmates, while the

sixth grade especially liked the different spirit days

and field trips. Overall it seemed like everyone had

a pretty good year.

The FCA students also plan to do many things over

the summer. Many are planning to travel around

the U.S. while others are going to stay home and

relax. During this time some will watch NETFLIX,

volunteer, swim, sleep, work and be awesome.

Driving can harm

Editorial by Nessa Villa

Being drunk or drinking while driving has caused

many Americans to be in a car crash or get killed. In

my life, I have heard of many people being in car

accidents or even dying because of this problem.

Recently, a person that I knew since I was two

years old died because he went out one night and

decided to party with his friends and drove while

he was drunk. While he was driving, he was

swerving continuously and finally crashed into a

wall and died instantly. It’s sad to see a person that

you loved so much be gone so suddenly. People

shouldn't die over this problem because there is so

much they can look forward to in life.

Also, many families are breaking apart today and

many roadside tragedies do happen. My personal

opinion is that you should not drink but, if you are

going to, have a designated driver to drive you

home "DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE", said Margarita.

Peek at the future

By Ana Leesa Mendibles

Wednesday, May 6, 2015, the 7th grade and high

school students took a field trip to Emerging

Technologies Youth Career Expo (ETYCE). Here the

students visited different stations for future

careers they might be interested in such as the Air

National Guard, Microsoft and video game

designing. One station in particular students spent

a long time at was the hacking station, where

students learned how to prevent hacking as much

as possible. Another station students spent a long

time at was Pima Community College. At this booth

they learned that they can get scholarships for

almost anything. At the end of the day ETYCE gave

away 10 desktop computers. Victoria and Leesa

each won one.

Mrs. Lesia is very dedicated to her job here at FCA.

She is very fun and artistic and amazing! - Victoria

Photo by wallpapers4u.net

Jaguars are awesome!!!

By Ana Leesa Mendibles

Jaguars are the 3rd largest known feline after tigers

and lions. They can live in all types of

environments, but usually live from the Arizona-

Mexico border to South America. They use to live

around the Grand Canyon, but now they don’t

because they were hunted for their fur.

Jaguars live and hunt alone. They are carnivores,

and mostly hunt ground animals such as: mice,

lizards and other small reptiles. They kill their prey

by crushing its skull.

Jaguars love water, and also like to play and bathe

in it. They like to hunt in water. A Jaguar’s roar

sounds like they are coughing.

A mother jaguar can have 1-4 kittens. When they

are 1-1 ½ years old the kittens leave to take care of

themselves.

Nessa, Mrs. Irizarry and Mrs. Timblin drawing door prizes at

FCA STYLE. Photo by Yvette Hammonds

Leaders of FCA

By Annie Seyler

Here at Faith Christian Academy (FCA) the

Administration play a very important role in

maintaining the function of the schools day-to-day

tasks.

Laurel Timblin is the administrator, and Lucy

Irizarry is the administrative assistant in charge of

finances. Timblin and Irizarry have both been at

FCA for 5 years. Timblin started as president of the

board and ended up filling position of the

administrator. Timblin said, “I really enjoy the

impact that I can have on the kids.” She also

remarked that some of the hardest things about

working as administrator is being the bad guy,

needing to lay down the school rules and being

mom to some of the students. These things

sometimes make it hard to find time for her family.

Timblin also holds a non-voting seat on the school

board. Her favorite thing about being administrator

is seeing the student’s progress and the students

seeing themselves progress.

Irizarry is in charge of finding out and researching

what curriculum the school should use. Irizarry also

is the main communicator with the teachers and

helps by staying alongside the teachers. Irizarry’s

least favorite part about being the administrative

assistant is disciplining the kids. Irizarry said, “I

enjoy the financial aspects of this job and I love

being with the staff and students.”

Thanks Staff

Mrs. Leisa is always a bright, beaming, cheerful

person that is nice to be around. - Areli

Mrs. Lucy thanks for being here always and I

appreciate you being more like a mommy to me

instead of an administrator. –Nessa

Miss Judy is fun, kind, loveable, and funny. She

always puts a smile on my face. -Annie

Ms. Araceli, you are such a beautiful, sweet, and

loving ‘old lady’. I have appreciated all the

wonderful things you have done for me spiritually

physically and mentally. You are the best math

teacher I have ever had. Thank you for all you have

done for me ‘old lady’.–Nessa

Miss Judy is like a grandma to me because both of

mine are far away. – Matthew

Thank you, Ms. Araceli you helped me so much this

year! - Victoria

Mrs. Osterbaan is very creative, patient and can put

up with her loud Journalism class. –Mathew

Thank you, Ms. Leisa for teaching me a lot about

history. You are a really fun art teacher because

you let me teach everyone how to make paracord

bracelets. – Tyler

Mrs. Timblin you are amazing this school could not

be here without you. You are a great principal. -

Kristal

Thank you, Mrs. Osterbaan for giving us fun game

days after 15 long days of being good. –Tori

Thank you, Mrs. Misty for letting us play volleyball

and baseball, but most of all being a great P.E.

teacher. –Noah

Thank you, Ms. Lucy for always helping me when

we get hurt. You care for everyone. – Kristal

Thank you Mrs. Naomi Osterbaan for being a great

teacher and you keep me calm – Gabriel

Ms. Araceli is the awesomest teacher alive! Thanks

for everything – Margarita

Thank you Ms. Araceli for helping me understand

math. - Kayla

Thank you Mrs. Misty for being a great P.E. teacher

you are so much fun and caring - Kristal

Mrs. Osterbaan is clever because she always

makes us laugh. – Jeremiah

Mrs. Leisa is the best history teacher because she

makes everything fun. - Myra

Mrs. Lucy is so joyful because she always has a

positive attitude. - Areli

Miss Judy is fun because she always knows what to

say. – Jeremiah

Mrs. Misty is a fun and awesome teacher because

she lets us play fun games in PE. - Chuy

Mrs. Osterbaan is really bad at deciding whether

Llamas or alpacas are better but overall is a great

teacher. – Annie

Mrs. Timblin Thank you for guiding me in the right

directions when I was going wrong .You are smart ,

beautiful and have such a big heart. – Nessa

Mrs. Lucy is beautiful, patient, amazing and

incredible. – Ana

Mrs. Osterbaan is the funniest teacher alive on the

planet! Thanks for everything. – Margarita

Thank you, Ms. Araceli for putting up with me. You

helped me with math without losing your cool. –

Tyler

Thank you, Mrs. Lucy for being our principal. You

are awesome because you put up with us. –Ciara

Because she is very kind and intelligent, Miss Judy is

an excellent English teacher. – Chuy

Thank you Mrs. Leisa for teaching me art and for

being a fun person. – Bobbie

Thank you Mrs. Osterbaan for being a great science

teacher this year and I hope you are the science

teacher next year. – Noah

Mrs. Lucy is a marvelous administrative

assistantant because she always brings joy in the

room. – Myra

Thank you Mrs. Timblin for doing all you do and

being an awesome person. – Bobbie

My mom is the best she take care of, loves, feeds,

protects and cherishes her 5 kids while working full

time. There are so many words to describe her but

if I had to choose one, strong. I love my mommy

and always will; we may not always get along but

I’ll still love her. – Ana

Thank you Mrs. Osterbaan for teaching me and

always adding in fun things when your teaching.

Mrs. Osterbaan is the most awesome person and

teacher because of how she reacts to everything. -

Brianna

Mrs. Lucy, you are beautiful, caring and awesome!

- Kayla

Thank you, Mrs. Osterbaan for the prize box. - Ciara