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Knight’s tale Issue VI, Volume III Faith Christian Academy January 2017
This year, the
senior class, along with
Theology teacher Mrs.
Misty and administrator
Mrs. Timblin, went on a
mission trip to Africa.
They were in San Pedro,
Côte d'Ivoire, from Jan-
uary 1 through 19.
Matthew, one of
the seniors, states that
he liked to play with the
monkeys and take care
of the horses in his free
time while there.
His favorite job
was repairing the roof of
one of the classrooms.
He loved how all the
African kids were so
willing to help. He
would like to evangelize
again.
He was able to
strengthen his relation-
ship with his cousins, as
he spent most of his
time there working with
them. One thing he feels
he learned on this trip is
that a lot of Americans
don’t appreciate every-
thing we have.
Mrs. Misty's fa-
vorite thing about being
in Africa was being able
to see how hungry the
rest of the world is for
the gospel.
In her free time,
she played games and
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They’re Back!
By Kristal Reid
Many Enjoy FCA’s First
School Choice Event
By Tori Hammond
On the evening of
January 27th, from 6:30 to
8:30pm, FCA hosted an
Open House School
Choice Night.
What that means
is that everyone who at-
tends or is looking into
attending FCA was invit-
ed to come and check out
the school and everything
it has to offer.
Administrative
assistant, Mrs. Lucy said,
“School Choice Night
served to promote the
various options parents
have in choosing where
they want to send their
children to school.”
There were free
ice cream sundaes, fami-
ly activities, and the first
one hundred visitors even
got free School Choice
scarves!
Anyone was in-
vited to come and join in
on the sharing of how the
school works and how
private school can actual-
ly be very affordable.
“It’s a nice homey
school,” said Galyn, a
potential FCA parent.
School Choice
week takes place every
January; it is celebrated
to remind parents that
they have the freedom to
choose where their chil-
dren attend school.
Children used to
only be able to go to the
school that was in their
district or closest to their
house. Now children can
go to school anywhere
they or their parents
would like.
There are many
ways for even a private
school to be afforded.
FCA provided ways you
get help including schol-
arships of all kinds.
Overall the night
was a big success and
everyone had a great
time.
“I had a great
time and I love my
scarf,” Kristal stated with
a smile.
Everyone who
came got a lot of good
information about the
school and how it works.
Mrs. Timblin and Mrs. Misty preparing the Roman’s
Road tracks to disperse around the city.
Page 2 Issue VI, Volume III
January Babies
By Yvonne Lara
Five students at
FCA started the new
year with a new age in
life. These students are
Aracely, Brianna, Myra,
Kristal, and Tyler H.
Aracely’s birth-
day was on January 3rd.
For her birthday, she
spent time with family
and ate cake. Aracely’s
favorite verse in the Bi-
ble is Jeremiah 3:14.
She enjoys reading and
exercising. In the future,
she would like to be a
missionary.
On January 17th,
Kristal celebrated her
birthday by going out to
dinner with a family
friend from her church.
Her favorite book in the
Bible is Esther because
she (Esther) was willing
to go to the palace and
risk her life for the peo-
ple.
“I like reading
and sometimes like to
write stories,” stated
Kristal.
When she grows
up, she wants to be a
missionary to Africa and
build an orphanage
there.
Tyler H., who
celebrated his birthday
on January 28th, went to
AZ Airtime with his
friends. His hobbies in-
volve playing guitar and
video games.
Tyler said, “I
want to be in the Air-
force,” in regards to
what he would like to do
when he gets older. His
favorite story in the Bi-
ble is the one about Job
and his life.
Twins Myra and
Brianna celebrated their
birthday on January 7th.
For their birthday, they
had family bonding
time. Myra and Brianna
both like the story of
Daniel in the lion’s den.
“I like it because
Daniel had great faith in
God; even though he’d
been through a lot, he
still remained faithful,”
said Myra.
They both enjoy
watching anime and go-
ing to comic-con. Myra
also enjoys playing vid-
eo games and Brianna
loves golf.
Brianna stated
that she would like to
become a professional
golfer, writer, or electri-
cal engineer when she
grows up.
Hopefully these
five amazing students
have a blessed year
guided by the Lord and
that they all enjoy being
one year older.
did puzzles with the oth-
er missionaries. On
Mondays, which is the
missionaries rest day,
they would go to the
beach or a pool.
A verse that
spoke to her was Ro-
mans 12:18, because it
talks about how some-
times people are hurtful
or unkind and the temp-
tation is to be mean
back, but that the right
thing to do is to live at
peace with them.
The other senior,
Adrian, said that his fa-
vorite job was working
on the school’s founda-
tion.
One thing he did
that he would love to do
again is handing out Bi-
ble tracks.
One of the les-
sons he learned was that
love should be shared
with everyone no matter
what their religious be-
liefs are.
Mrs. Timblin’s
favorite project to do
was to teach the ladies’
bible study.
While there, she
feels that God renewed
her spirt for parenting
consistently.
She once again
got to see people who
don't have as much as
she has but were happy
and hungry for the Word
of God; it helped her see
how blessed she truly is.
She liked how
the missionaries used
the verse Proverbs
10:26, which says, “As
vinegar to the teeth, and
as smoke to the eyes, so
is the sluggard to them
that send him.” (KJV)
Each of the mis-
sion team members stat-
ed that they did enjoy
themselves, and Mrs.
Misty said she would go
back in a heartbeat.
Mission trip (continued)
From left to right: Myra, Kristal, Tyler, Brianna, and
Aracely (Photo by Miss Jessica)
Pastor Fills In
For His Wife
By Gabanna Madrid
I'm sure most of
you know that Mrs.
Misty teaches the high
school Theology Class
and that she recently just
got back from a 22-day
mission trip from Africa
with the seniors and
Mrs. Timblin. While she
was gone, she needed
someone to teach her
class for the time being.
Mrs. Misty and her hus-
band, Mr. Ben, decided
that he would be the per-
fect substitute.
“Having Mr. Ben
as our substitute teacher
is great because he has
so much knowledge
about the Bible and re-
lates it to us,” said Tori.
Mr. Ben is a
pastor at Enchanted
Hills Baptist Church, so
what better person to be
a temporary Bible teach-
er than a pastor?! He
created all worksheets,
test, and quizzes; and he
taught about angels, de-
mons and the purpose of
man. The class thought
it was interesting learn-
ing about these topics
and definitely learned
quite a few things.
“I enjoyed teach-
ing for three weeks
while Misty was in Côte
d'Ivoire with the seniors
for this year's mission
trip. I was impressed by
the students’ level of
engagement with the
Bible and dedication to
memorizing God's word
'that I may know Him
and the power of His
resurrection.' Thank you
for allowing me the op-
portunity to teach you
this semester,” com-
mented Mr. Ben.
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Bella focuses on the organism she is looking at
through the microscope (Photo by Kayla Huston)
Now that Christ-
mas break is over and
school is back in ses-
sion, students are work-
ing extremely hard.
For example, the
Family & Consumer
Science class is learning
about clothes, fibers,
and different kinds of
stitches, as in different
names for clothes and
styles, and how design-
ers choose colors and
lines in clothing.
Gabriel E. says
he likes this class be-
cause “it is teaching me
new things that I haven't
learned before.”
This month, Mrs.
Osterbaan's science
classes worked on their
science fair experi-
ments, making their hy-
potheses, preparing pro-
cedures, and doing their
experiments.
Along with that,
the 6th grade class is do-
ing an experimentation
with mealworms. They
have 20 worms that they
observe as they turn into
beetles. The reason their
class is doing this is be-
cause they are currently
learning about metamor-
phosis.
The biology
class has been looking at
different things under a
microscope, such as
cells, crustaceans, and
skin. They are doing this
because they are study-
ing the body system and
cells which cannot be
seen to the unaided eye.
“I like looking at
stuff under microscopes
because it's interesting
to see the kind of stuff
you can't normally see.
Plus, it’s a nice break
from regular class
work,” stated Marcos.
Mrs. Leisa’s art
class is learning how to
use and handle polymer
clay. They do other
things as well, like
stringing bracelets and
they are planning on
making leather pouches!
Sometimes the
art class also does
“Bible journaling,” in
which the students find
Bible verses that they
like and draw it out in a
picture.
Jasmine C. said,
“I like art because it’s
interesting and fun most
of the time.”
It looks like clas-
ses are off to a great
start for the second se-
mester.
Back At It
Again With
The Studies
By Gabanna Madrid
OPINION
Issue VI, Volume III Page 4
Be Healthy All Year Long!
By Brianna Laroque
Although it’s
great that a lot of people
make losing stubborn
belly fat or eating health-
ier a new year’s resolu-
tion, we should be eating
healthily and attempting
to manage our weight
every day.
In typing this ar-
ticle, I realized that I
don’t pay much attention
to healthful eating ,
which is something I
need to start doing. Dur-
ing the times that I was
maintaining my diet and
weight, I had a ton of
energy, self-confidence,
and less acne. I will be
giving you some pro-tips
on healthy living, eating,
and maintaining a
healthy weight.
One thing that
will be a great help in
getting back to or start-
ing a healthier lifestyle is
by being mindful of what
you eat. You could begin
by eliminating artificial
sugars and preparing
more meals at home. It’s
also good to eat things
with fewer calories and
carbohydrates. One thing
most people tend to have
problem with is snack-
ing. When we get a
snack, we want some-
thing quick and easy.
Although junk food may
seem convenient and ap-
pealing at the time, it's
better to plan ahead and
prepare a snack, like
some vegetables or a
fruit.
Another useful
way to help manage a
healthy lifestyle is by
drinking plenty of water.
One good idea is to drink
one glass of water before
every meal to get you
semi-full so you eat less
food. However, too
much water can actually
be bad for you. Adding
water to your diet is one
of the best things you
can do. It is very im-
portant to stay hydrated,
as the average adult body
is typically built up of 50
-65% of water.
The final way to
maintain a healthy and
balanced life is through
exercise. When exercis-
ing, you don’t want to
push yourself too hard
when first starting out.
You don’t want to hurt
yourself, so it is good to
start with little things
like some easy flexibility
stretches and maybe yo-
ga. When the workouts
start to become easier,
either increase the
amount you are doing or
try something harder,
like intense cardio. Re-
member to take baby
steps.
You can find
more information on
gaining a healthy life-
style by researching on
your own time or talking
with your doctor.
My New year Resolution is...
“To get better grades”
-Armani
”To try to look at everything in life
more positively”
wake up every morning and thank God
for the day and hope that will put a pos-
itive attitude on the day.
-Mrs. Osterbann
OPINION
Now that 2016 is
over, many people are
working on there New
Year's resolutions or
thinking about what they
would like to accom-
plish throughout the
year. I like the idea of
making resolutions or
goals because I feel like
it helps people better
themselves.
To be completely
honest, I always make
resolutions but never
stick to them. Every
year I say to myself, this
year will be different; I
will really stick to them!
But I never do.
Usually I fail or
just give up on my reso-
lutions, but this year, I
have a plan. The first
step of my plan was to
write down my top ten
goals for the year.
After that, I de-
cided which ones were
most important to me
and those are the ones
that I will work on the
hardest throughout the
year. It’s not such an
intricate plan, but I think
it will definitely work
for me.
Some of the ones
I'm focusing the most on
are eating healthier,
growing closer to God,
and studying more.
I am focusing on
those the most because I
feel that it is super im-
portant to be healthy, eat
well, and exercise. I also
fell that growing closer
to God should be our
number one priority, and
recently it hasn't been
mine. I am really hoping
to read my Bible and
pray on a more regular
basis.
Finally, I want to
study more because I
really want to get my
grades up and feel more
ready when it comes to
tests and quizzes.
I am super excit-
ed for the new year and
everything that will
come along with it.
2016 was a good
year, but I know 2017
will be even better!
My Goals For
The New Year
By Victoria Hammond
Page 5 Issue VI, Volume III
Martin Luther
King, Jr. was a great
leader for our torn coun-
try. He played a major
role in the progress of
the civil rights move-
ment and is known for
his ever-amazing
speech, “I Have a
Dream”, in which he
addresses his vision for
the future of this nation
in regards to equality.
In 1968, he was
assassinated at a hotel
in Memphis, where he
was helping support a
sanitation workers’
strike. To show that his
efforts were not in vain,
to this day, we still hon-
or King, who helped
stand up for those treat-
ed unfairly.
One way that
Tucson celebrated this
hero was the 32nd Annu-
al Martin Luther King
Day March and Festi-
val, which began at the
UA Bio Tech Park and
wrapped up with the fes-
tival portion at Reid
Park. The march com-
menced at 8am on MLK
Day, and the festival ran
from 10am until 2pm.
I was unable to
march, but I did attend
the festivities that fol-
lowed. According to an
anonymous source I
spoke to at the event,
there were about 125
people that marched. At
the park band shell, per-
formers danced and sang
hymns and other music.
My favorite part
was the African song
and dance that was
about how we are as
strong, smart, and tall as
our ancestors. While the
woman sang, her group
also danced with her or
played the drums. I
wanted to dance with
them, but I didn’t, of
course. I really enjoyed
going and can’t wait to
go again next year.
MLK: The Man We Will
Never Forget
By Kristal Ried
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Page 2 Issue VI Volume III
Martin Modeús
of the Church of Swe-
den once said this about
Epiphany, the holiday
that is celebrated on Jan-
uary 6, which is also
known as Three Kings
Day: “It's a time to fo-
cus on the guiding star
and the three men who,
out of curiosity, fol-
lowed the star to Jesus.”
Modeús realized
that the holiday was
about when the magi
visited Christ and gave
Him presents.
Therefore, in
countries like Mexico,
Sweden, Finland, Ice-
land, Denmark, and
Norway, children are
given presents. This day
is also called “The
Twelfth Day of Christ-
mas” and is a very fes-
tive day of celebration.
In the countries
listed above, this is a
day very important to
their calendars. On this
day, people take down
holiday decorations (if
not done the day be-
fore), sing We Three
Kings, go to an Ortho-
dox service and see an
Epiphany procession.
Churches are
filled with colorful and
scented flowers, and
members share “king
cake” (like the pastry
served on Mardi Gras in
New Orleans), with a
bean, coin or plastic ba-
by Jesus baked inside.
The person that
finds it gets to wear a
crown for the rest of the
day and sometimes
watch a Christmas
themed movie.
The Wal-Mart
stores in Tucson all gave
out Three Kings Day
Bread. The Wal-Mart
website said that this
was their way of helping
Tucson celebrate Three
Kings Day.
This year for
Epiphany, the people of
Enchanted Hills Baptist
Church went to Nogales,
Mexico, to participate in
Centro Khes'ed's cele-
bration.
While there, pre-
sents were given out, a
sermon from a pastor
who came from San Di-
ego, rapping, singing,
and worship of all types.
At the end, delicious
Cuban food was served.
The people of
the kid's center were re-
ally blessed and had a
good time.
Three Kings Day
By Sam Ledford There was an
awesome turnout for
FCA’s second Peter Pip-
er Pizza fundraiser. It
took place from 5-8pm
on January 26, and
about 100 people came
out to support the
school. FCA received a
check for $234.47,
which was 20% of the
sales at the register.
It seems that
everyone had a pleasant
time participating in
contests that the PPP
staff had to offer, such
as: the dough stretching
contest, box folding
contest, and pie eating
contest, in which you
could win up to 1,000
prize tickets. The mini
carnival games that
were set up by FCA stu-
dents were a big hit too!
“My favorite
part was the games and
spending time with my
friends,” said Tyler H.
A lot of people
enjoyed dancing to
songs like the Cha Cha
Slide and the Cupid
Shuffle with their class-
mates and friend. Mrs.
Kramer and Mrs. Misty
even joined in during
the Chicken Dance!
Mrs. Misty said
that she enjoyed not
having to cook dinner.
“The fundraiser was fun
and it was nice to meet
people connected to the
staff of FCA but not at-
tending FCA, and it was
nice to see the kids hav-
ing fun,” she added
Overall, this
event was enjoyable and
brought family and
friends together. Now
everyone can’t wait for
the next fundraiser com-
ing up in March.
Second Pizza Fundraiser Draws A Crowd
By Myra LaRoque
Students Noah, Gregg, Miriam, and Kristal compete
in the box folding contest. (Photo by Miss Jessica)
Page 7 Issue VI, Volume III
Inauguration Day
By Brianna LaRoque
The spirit day
for this month was on
January 27, and FCA
students and staff had
the choice to either
come with a crazy hat or
crazy hair. Some of the
students that participat-
ed added a lot of hair
ties or glitter, decorated
with outside objects (a
horse shoe), or sprayed
their hair different col-
ors. One student even
designed hers as a cup-
cake, and another did
hers as a donut. Some of
the cool and crazy hair
styles really stood out!
Megan, who had
a hair full of clips and
giant fuzzy dice, stated,
“The challenge was
awesome and my head
hurts.”
The challenge
for this spirit day was
called Candy Cane
Hook. The challenge
required each member
from every team to put
the straight end of a can-
dy in his or her mouth
so that they could hook
it onto another candy
cane and pick it up.
Each team had a pile of
candy canes on their ta-
ble, and each student
had to pick one up from
the pile, walk across the
room, and drop it into a
cup that their teacher
was holding. The first
team to have ten candy
canes in their cup won
the challenge. The 1st
place winner was team
Victorians, and team
Justice came in 2nd
place.
“I enjoyed the
challenge, especially
because of how hard it
was,” said Fabian, who
wore a gray wig.
Crazy Hair and Hat Day By Kristina Montes
This year’s inau-
gural ceremony took
place on Friday, January
20th, 2017, in the Unit-
ed States.
Inauguration
Day has more than rea-
son for landing on this
specific date every year.
One reason for
its taking place on this
day is, as the Constitu-
tional Accountability
Center pointed out, that
it takes a large amount
of time to tally up and
count all votes.
Other reasons
include giving the presi-
dent-elect more time to
figure out whom he
would like to work with
him and giving him and
his family time to move
into the White House.
At the inaugural
ceremony, President
Trump and Vice-
President Pence took the
Oaths of Office; then
Trump gave his inaugu-
ral speech.
Multiple people
read bible verses and
prayed that Trump's and
Pence's time in office
would be successful.
The people who
performed at his inaugu-
ration were the Radio
City Rockettes, Mormon
Tabernacle Choir, Jackie
Evancho, the U.S. Ma-
rine Band, and more.
While the inau-
gural ceremony was go-
ing on, thousands of
women and men assem-
bled in many different
states to march, exercis-
ing their first amend-
ment rights.
Millions of peo-
ple also rioted and broke
the windows of many
restaurants, stores, and
other businesses.
So overall, one-
half of America was ex-
cited and happy to have
Trump as President;
while the other half
seemed to hate having
him as President.
Karmen, Brianna, and Alanna focus on wining the
challenge. (Photo by Mrs. Laurel)
The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity. -President Donald Trump
Page 8 Issue VI, Volume III
Knight’s tale staff
Junior Editor – Yvonne Lara
Field Reporters – Victoria Hammond, Yvonne La-
ra, Brianna LaRoque, Myra LaRoque, Sam
Ledford, Gabbana Madrid, Kristina Montes,
Kristal Starr Ried, and Noah Ried
Photographers – Gabbana Madrid, Kristina
Montes, and Kristal Starr Ried
This year, many
families in the world
celebrated Chinese New
Year on January 28.
This is a holiday
dedicated to making sure
your new year will be
lucky and also celebrates
a year of hard work.
It is based on the
lunar calendar, which
functions on a 12-year
animal cycle [rat, ox,
tiger, rabbit, dragon,
snake, horse, goat, mon-
key, rooster (this year),
dog, and pig.
Although every
family has a different
celebration, these are the
main things done on this
day: every child receives
a gift, families sing a
Chinese New Year song
called Gonf Xi Fa Cai,
they clean house, and
parents prepare money
(known as “lucky mon-
ey”) for their children in
red envelopes.
Families also get
together with friends and
create a long dragon on
sticks and attend a Chi-
nese New Year Festival
in their town.
One of the teach-
ers at Faith Christian
Academy, Miss Jessica,
celebrates Chinese New
Year, and says this about
why “Because we are
Chinese.” She and her
siblings still receive red
envelopes with crisp,
brand new, never been
used before dollar bills
to be used the day of.
“My favorite part
about celebrating the
new year is that after we
spend our money, we
write down everything
that happened in the pre-
vious year that we are
thankful for, as well as
our goals for the year.
We put these papers into
our envelopes and open
them the following
year,” she said.
They also wear
red for good luck
throughout the year.
Chinese New Year By Samuel Ledford
In last month’s
Knight's Tale, the ad-
ministration asked for
donations towards new
tables.
The ones that
were originally priced
and requested were the
Lifetime® 6ft. x18 in.
Seminar Tables from
Costco and are $94.99.
In doing more
research, the FCA ad-
ministration found a
more affordable price
for comparable tables on
a website called
www.webstaurantstore.c
om for only $59.99!
That website is
where the new tables
will be purchased. If you
would like to contribute
a cash value donation or
table, please contact the
office.
Any support is
greatly appreciated!
School Still In Need Of Seminar Tables
Due To Rising Numbers In Enrollment
By Myra LaRoque
Miss Jessica and her sister at Dim Sum on Chinese
New Year (Photo by Araceli Mendibles)
Photo Source: http://www.webstaurantstore.com/
national-public-seating-bt-1872-18-x-72-speckled-
gray-plastic-folding-seminar-table/386BT1872.html