Letters from the Head of School
2024-2025
July 2024
Letter to Families – July 14, 2024
Letter to Families – July 16, 2024 – New School Security Manager
Letter to Parents – July 18, 2024 – Back to School Helpful Hints for Parents
Letter to Families – July 21, 2024
Letter to Families – July 28, 2024
Letter to Families – July 29, 2024 – Middle and High School Cell Phone Policy for School Year 2024/25
August 2024
Letter to Families – August 4, 2024
Letter to Parents – August 7, 2024 – Inadvertent Lockdown
Letter to Families – August 11, 2024
Letter to Parents: August 13, 2024 – Parent Invitation to Chapel
Letter to Families – August 18, 2024
Letter to Parents: August 20, 2024 – Family, Church, School – A Cord of Three Strands
Letter to Parents – August 23, 2024 – Church Construction
Letter to Families – August 25, 2024
Letter to Parents – August 26, 2024 – Lockdown Drill
September 2024
Letter to Families – September 1, 2024
Letter to Parents – September 4, 2024 – Campus Safety Information
Letter to Families – September 8, 2024
Letter to Families – September 15, 2024
Letter to Families – September 22, 2024
Letter to Families – September 25, 2024 – Inclement Weather Plan
Letter to Families – September 26, 2024 – Update to Inclement Weather Plan
Letter to Families – September 27, 2024 – Post Inclement Weather Event Updates
Letter to Families – September 29, 2024
October 2024
Letter to Families – October 6, 2024
Letter to Parents – October 9, 2024 – Campus Internet Outage
Letter to Families – October 13, 2024
Letter to Families – October 20, 2024
Letter to Families – October 27, 2024
November 2024
Letter to Families – November 3, 2024
Letter to Families – November 10, 2024
December 2024
Letter to Families – December 1, 2024
Letter to Families – December 8, 2024
Letter to Parents – December 10, 2024 – Christmas Cash Thank You
July 2023
Happy Independence Day – 2023
Campus Renovations- July 10, 2023
Letter to Families – July 16, 2023
Back to School Helpful Hints – July 2023
Letter to Families – July 23, 2023
Letter to Families – July 30, 2023
August 2023
Letter to Families – August 6, 2023
Letter to Families – August 13, 2023
Letter to Families – August 20, 2023
Remaining on Mission – August 2023
Letter to Families – August 27, 2023
September 2023
Letter to Families – September 3, 2023
Letter to Parents – School Lockdown Drill Information – September 5, 2023
Letter to Families – September 10, 2023
Letter to Families – September 17, 2023
Letter to Families – September 24, 2023
October 2023
Letter to Families – October 8, 2023
Letter to Families – October 15, 2023
Letter to Families – October 29, 2023
November 2023
Veterans Day – November 11, 2023
Letter to Families – November 12, 2023
Enjoying the “American Holy Day” of Thanksgiving – November 23, 2023
Letter to Families – November 26, 2023
December 2023
Letter to Families – December 3, 2023
Letter to Families – December 10, 2023
Letter to Families – December 31. 2023
January 2024
Letter to Families – January 7, 2024
Letter to Families – January 14, 2024
Letter to Families – January 21, 2024
February 2024
Letter to Families – February 4, 2024
Letter to Parents – February 5, 2024 – Advanced Notification of Lockdown Drill
Letter to Families – February 11, 2024
Letter to Families – February 25, 2024
March 2024
Letter to Families – March 3, 2024
Letter to Families – March 10, 2024
Letter to Families – March 17, 2024
Letter to Families – March 24, 2024
April 2024
Letter to Families – April 7, 2024
Letter to Families – April 14, 2024
Letter to Families – April 21, 2024
Letter to Families – April 28, 2024
Letter to Families – April 29, 2024 – Administrative Leadership Changes SY 2024/25
May 2024
Letter to Families – May 5, 2024
Letter to Families – May 12, 2024
Letter to Families – May 19, 2024
Memorial Day – May 27, 2024
July 2022
Happy Independence Day – 2022
Letter to Parents – July 10, 2022
Back to School Helpful Hints for Parents – July 2022
Letter to Families – July 24, 2022
Letter to Families – July 31, 2022
August 2022
Letter to Families – August 7, 2022
Letter to Families – August 14, 2022
Letter to Families – August 21, 2022
Letter to Families – August 28, 2022
September 2022
Vision and Mision Statements: Anchors Against Drift – September 2022
Letter to Families – September 4, 2022
Letter to Families – September 11, 2022
Letter to Families – September 18, 2022
October 2022
Letter to Families – October 2, 2022
Educational Constitutionalism and the Family-School Partnership – October 2022
Letter to Families – October 16, 2022
Letter to Parents – October 17, 2022 – PACS Parent Survey
Letter to Parents – October 18, 2022 – Unannounced Lockdown Drill Follow Up
Letter to Parents – October 23, 2022
Letter to Parents – October 30, 2022
November 2022
Middle School Honor Roll – November 4, 2022
Veterans Day Program Calendar Change – November 4, 2022
Letter to Families – November 6, 2022
The Mayflower Compact, Squanto, and the First Thanksgiving – November 2022
December 2022
From the Manger to the Cross – December 2022
December 2022
Letter to Parents – December 4, 2022
Thank You Parents for Your Christmas Gift! – December 9, 2022
Letter to Families – December 11, 2022
January 2023
Letter to Parents – January 1, 2023
Letter to Families – January 8, 2023
Letter to Families – January 22, 2023
February 2023
Letter to Families – February 5, 2023
Letter to Families – February 12, 2023
March 2023
Letter to Families – March 5, 2023
Letter to Families – March 12, 2023
Letter to Families – March 19, 2023
Letter to Families – March 23, 2023 – Reaccreditation is Complete
Families: Better Connected but More Alone – March 2023
April 2023
Letter to Families – April 9, 2023
Letter to Parents – Reminder: Lockdown Drill – April 10, 2023
Letter to Families – April 23, 2023
Letter to Families – April 30, 2023
May 2023
Letter to Families – May 2, 2023 – New Middle School Principal
Letter to Parents – May 14, 2023
Letter to Parents – May 21, 2023
Memorial Day – May 29, 2023
July 2021
Happy Independence Day
Letter to Parents – July 9, 2021
Letter to Parents – July 11, 2021
Back to School Helpful Hints for Parents – July 14, 2021
Letter to Parents – July 30, 2021
August 2021
Letter to Families – August 1, 2021
Letter to Families – August 2, 2021
Letter to Families – August 9, 2021
Letter to Parents – August 17, 2021
Letter to Families – August 22, 2021
Educational Philosophy – August 23, 2021
Letter to Families – COVID-19 Update – August 25, 2021
September 2021
Letter to Families – September 19, 2021
Letter to Families – September 26, 2021
Raising Orchids: The Dangers of Educating Children Using a Botanical Model
November 2021
Letter to Families – November 7, 2021
Letter to Families – November 21, 2021
The Mayflower Compact, Squanto, and the First Thanksgiving
Letter to Families – November 28, 2021
December 2021
Letter to Families – December 5, 2021
Letter to Families – December 12, 2021
Letter to Families – December 26, 2021
January 2022
Letter to Families – January 2, 2022
Letter to Families – January 9, 2022
Letter to Families – January 16, 2022
Letter to Families – January 23, 2022
February 2022
Letter to Families – February 6, 2022
Letter to Families – February 13, 2022
Letter to Families – February 27, 2022
March 2022
Letter to Families – March 6, 2022
Letter to Families – March 13, 2022
April 2022
Letter to Families – April 10, 2022
Letter to Families – Leadership Changes for School Year 2022-2023 – April 12, 2022
Letter to Families – April 17, 2022
May 2022
Letter to Families – May 1, 2022
Letter to Families – May 8, 2022
Letter to Families – May 15, 2022
Summer Parenting: Ready or Not, Here it Comes! – May 17, 2022
Letter to Families – May 22, 2022
Letter to Families – May 29, 2022
Memorial Day Message – May 30, 2022
June 2022
Letter to Families – June 19, 2022
May 2020
May 22, 2020 – Memorial Day Letter
May 24, 2020 – Letter to Families
May 31, 2020 – Video
July 2020
July 12, 2020 – Letter to Families
July 26, 2020 – Letter to Families
August 2020
August 2, 2020 – Letter to Families
August 7, 2020 – Letter to Families
August 9, 2020 – Letter to Families
August 16, 2020 – Letter to Families
August 23, 2020 – Letter to Families
August 30, 2020 – Letter to Families
September 2020
Remaining on Mission
September 20, 2020 – Letter to Families
September 27, 2020 – Letter to Families
October 2020
October 2, 2020 – Letter to Parents – Homecoming
October 25, 2020 – Letter to Families
The Critical Relationship Between Leading and Learning
November 2020
November 1, 2020 – Letter to Families
November 8, 2020 – Letter to Parents
Thanksgiving: A Distinctly American “Holy Day”
November 29, 2020 – Letter to Parents
December 2020
December 13, 2020 – Letter to Families
December 20, 2020 – Letter to Families
God’s Promise in a Manger
December 27, 2020 – Letter to Families
March 2021
April 2021
May 2021
August 2019
Four Pronged Approach to Social Media
September 2019
What Constitutes a Healthy Christian School?
Financial Education: Tools that Aid School Advancement
November 2019
An “American” Thanksgiving
January 2020
Forward, Always Forward
March 2020 – Letters and Videos to Families
March 3, 2020
March 12, 2020
March 13, 2020
March 21, 2020 – Video
March 22, 2020
March 25, 2020
March 27, 2020
March 29, 2020 – Video
April 2020 – Letters to Families
April 6, 2020
April 12, 2020
April 19, 2020
April 26, 2020
April 29, 2020
May 2020 – Letters to Families
May 3, 2020
May 10, 2020
May 17, 2020
October 2018:
Strategic Planning: Discovering and Following God’s Agenda
December 2018:
Christmas Letter
Strategic Planning: Scripturally Based Discipleship
March 2019:
Strategic Planning: Academics
April 2019:
Strategic Plan: PACS 2023
May 2019:
Farewell to the Class of 2019: Parting Thoughts on Knowledge, Judgement, and Character
August 2017:
Strategic Planning: Building Upon Our Vision and Mission
September 2017:
Families: Better Connected but More Alone
October 2017:
Standardized Test Scores Are Up…Way Up!
January 2018:
Head of School Educational Philosophy
February 2018:
Student Centric Learning and the Changing Role of Teachers
March 2018:
Head of School Update
August 2016:
A Cord of Three: Home, School, and Church
Family-School Partnership Prayer for 2016-2017
September 2016:
The Order of Learning: First Things First
November 2016:
Kingdom Education: The Danger of Dualism
December 2016:
Your Gift of a Christian Education
January 2017:
Education Constitutionalism and the Family-School Partnership
Southern Association of Independent Schools Reaccreditation
May 2017:
It’s Not What You Know; It’s Who You Know
August 2015:
A Wise Investment
September 2015:
Neutral Curriculum
October 2015:
Preserving a Culture of Christian Character
November 2015:
Thanksgivings to God
December 2015:
Christmas: From the Cradle to the Cross
January 2016:
Mission and Vision Statements: Anchors Against Drift
February 2016:
Strategic Planning: Preparing Millennial and Generation X Students for Eternity
May 2016:
Excessive Happiness and the Empty Self