August

9-13    In-service Training.  Bring Lunch (8:00-3:00)

14       Saturday/ Open House 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

16       Take-in bell: 7:40; Tardy bell 7:55  Dismissal bell 3:05 Pre-K & K; 3:10 G1-12

September

6         NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

10       Grandparent's Day Breakfast

11       ACT Testing

16       Mid-term ends

22       Mid terms go home

29-10/01   NO SCHOOL - SCACS Teacher's Convention, Myrtle Beach, SC

October 

4         Classes Resume

12       Picture Day - Student Portraits

13       PSAT, Grades 9 - 11

21       End of 1st Nine Weeks

23        ACT Testing

29-30   SCACS Volleyball Tournament

November

1         Grades go home, 1st Parents' Night (PTF) Grades 1-3

4         Make-up/Retake Picture Day

5         Senior Portraits, Caps and Gowns

7         Daylight Savings Time ends (fall back)

7-10   Fall Children and Youth Revival (FBC) w/ Bud Bierman

8         Elementary Night - Fall Children and Youth Revival (FBC)

9         Jr / Sr High Night - Fall Children and Youth Revival (FBC)

9         CNET Fall Director's Training

10       Final Service - Fall Children and Youth Revival  (FBC)

10       PLAN Testing, Grades 10 & 11

23       Mid-term ends

23       Annual Thanksgiving Meal  FOR PARENTS & EVERYONE

24-26   NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS

29       Classes Resume

December

1         Mid-terms go home

3         School Board Christmas Trip for Staff/Faculty, 5:00pm

6         Administrator's sign-up for SCACS academic testing

9         Christmas Concert

11       ACT Testing

15       Jr/Sr Banquet Dress Guidelines to go home

17      Dismiss @12:30, Last day before break!

20-1/2  NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS BREAK!

January

3         Classes Resume

11       End of 2nd Nine Weeks

17       NO SCHOOL - M.L. KING FEDERAL HOLIDAY

18       Grades go home, 2nd PARENTS' NIGHT (PTF) Grades 4 - 6

26       Picture Day!  Class pictures/Fine Arts, Band, and Piano Group Pictures

27       Columbia Conference & Legislative Breakfast

February

11       Mid-term ends

12       ACT Testing

14-15 SCACS Basketball Quarterfinals

16       Mid-terms go home

17-19  SCACS State Basketball Tournament

March

1         Grades 11-12 sign up for AP Exams

4         NO SCHOOL - ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS TEST. (Elem. Staff Mandatory)

11       Spring Portraits & FIRST Jr/Sr Dress Check

13       Daylight Savings Time begins (spring forward)

17       End of 3rd Nine Weeks

17-18  Jr. / Sr. High Fine Arts Festival

18-20  8th Annual Mission Conference - FBC

21       Grades go home, 3rd Parents Night (PTF) K2, K3, & K4

22-26  Grades 9-12 Trip: New York, Philadelphia, Lancaster, PA

 April

1          SAT-10 and Otis Lennon Practice Testing (K5-G8)

4-8      SAT-10 and Otis Lennon Testing (K5-G12)

9         ACT Testing

11       Pastor's Luncheon

11       SECOND Jr/Sr Dress Check

12-14  AACS Fine Arts Competition - BJU

18-25  NO SCHOOL - EASTER BREAK

27        Mid-term ends

TBA     Christian Education Sunday

TBA     SCACS Golf Tournament

27        Administrative Professional's Day

28        Sports Banquet

29        Prospective Parent's Open House - 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

May

2          FINAL Jr/Sr Dress Check

2-6      Teacher Appreciation Week

2-6      Senior Trip to the Wilds

3          National Teacher's Day

4          Mid-terms go home

9-13    AP Exams

10        Band Concert, 7:00 p.m.

12        Piano Recital, 6:30 p.m.

13        Jr/Sr Banquet

19        Pre-K & K ends 12:00 noon, K5 GRADUATION 7:00 p.m.

20        Staff/Faculty Banquet 6:30pm

26        Annual Field Day

27        Last Day of School - Dismiss @ 12:30 

27        High School Graduation 7:00pm

            (G4-12 faculty attendance & assistance mandatory)         

30         Mandatory Teacher Workday

   SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS

1.         CCA follows Lancaster County schools on cancellations, delays, and early dismissals due to bad weather.

2.         Since we observe what Lancaster County Schools do, CCA does not put announcements on the radio or TV.

3.         Should we have school a day that Lancaster County does not and we need to alter the schedule due to inclement weather, the teachers will call the home number listed on your emergency information form.  If your number changes, it is important to let us know.

4.         Watch major network stations in Charlotte for Lancaster County closings, delays, etc.

5.         Go to the website of Lancaster County schools at www.lancasterscschools.org. Under “Daily Announcements” will be closing and delay information.  Usually this information is posted before 6:00 am.

6.         Receive text messages and emails about closing, delays, etc. by signing up for them.

A.        Go to WSOC TV homepage on the internet.  This may be done from any computer.  If you type WSOC in the URL address window, you will go to the WSOC’s home page.

B.        Put your cursor on “Weather” and click on “Mobile” in the box that will open up.

C.        On the next page, click “Signup for Text Alerts.”

D.        About in the center of the next page will be a box asking “Name.”  Unless you are already registered with WSOC, do not type anything in the Name box.  To the right of Name box, use the drop down arrow to select “school.”  Click “Go.”

E.        In the listing of schools that will come up, click Lancaster County Schools.

F.        At bottom, enter your cell phone number, a password (be sure to remember), your cell carrier, and if you wish, your email address.

ATTENDANCE, ABSENCES, TARDIES

As an accredited school, Carolina Christian Academy is expected to meet or exceed state education laws with regard to attendance as well as other areas.  CCA’s attendance requirements are formulated to comply with sate law. 

Regular attendance is essential to successful class work.  Absences should be kept to a minimum.  Research shows that as few as two absences can lower a grade one letter in a grading period.

            1.         South Carolina law (69-65-50) requires that students be in attendance 170 out of 180 days of school.  All absences, excused and unexcused, over 10 are unlawful.

2.         In order to receive grades or credit for a subject in grades 9 – 12, a student must attend 84 out of the 90 semester classes.  The national standard for a Carnegie Unit is 120 clock hours of instruction time. All classes missed over six per semester will have to be made up after school or on Saturdays.  There will be a charge of $10 per class period for makeup work.  Make up classes will last 30 minutes.

3.         Excusable reasons for school absences are:  (a) written doctor’s excuse (medical, dental, or optical); (b) hospitalization or bereavement of a student’s relative; (c) note from parent saying student was too sick to attend school; (d) sponsored events by student’s home church such as missions trip, youth group trip, etc.; (e) court required appearances; (f) school sponsored events; (g) emergency situations beyond the parent’s or student’s control which the administrator excuses; (h) planned family activities up to 5 days per year.

4.         Absences create more work for teachers who have to schedule make-up quizzes and tests, etc. Written excuses for absences must be turned in the day the student returns to school or the day after in order for absences to be excused.

5.         The maximum number of days that can be excused based upon a parent’s note is five.

6.         All missed work must be made up before an absence will be marked excused.

7.         The student has the number of days or periods absent plus one to make up missed work, tests and quizzes. The day student returns is counted as day or period one.

8.         Students will be expected to be on time to class, chapel, and all school functions.  Students not seated at 7:50 tardy bell or who miss up to 1½ hours of the school day will be marked tardy.  Those who do not return to homeroom before school dismissal and stay until called for will be marked tardy.

9.         Those that miss between 1½ hours and 3 hours of the day will be marked absent ½ day. 

10.       Those absent more than three hours will be marked absent for the entire day. 

11.       In grades 7 – 12, a student will be marked absent for that period when ten or more minutes of any class is missed.  This is true also for chapel.  Chapel attendance is kept by Bible teachers.

12.       When a student has three tardies in any grading period, it will be marked as an absence.  The basis for excusing tardies is the same as that for absences.

13.      Tardies create more work for teachers, interrupt the instructional time of other students, and harm the education of the student who is tardy.  It is not fair to the other students and parents for a class to be continually interrupted by tardy students.  To remedy the chronic problem of tardies that CCA has experienced in the past, parents will be charged $5.00 for each tardy in excess of fifteen.  This is in addition to the demerits that will be issued Jr./Sr. high.       

14.       Parents should keep school calendar in mind when planning vacation and remember that a few days may need to be added at the end of the year to make up days missed due to weather.  Students may not take tests or exams early.

15.      Students violate the law when they are absent without the parent’s or guardian’s knowledge and when they leave without the school’s knowledge and/or without following the prescribed school procedures.  This law violation will result in suspensions first two offenses and expulsion upon third violation.  If a driver, student will lose driving privilege for the rest of the year.