Weekly Updates and Reminders - 12/20/24 to 1/4/25

• Christmas/Winter Break begins Dec 21, 2024. Enjoy the holiday season. Be safe. See you back January 6, 2025! 

• Attention all 9th and 10th grade students and families: SAVE THE DATE! There will be a meeting for all current 9th and 10th grade students and families who are interested in going on the 2027 Junior/Senior Spring Break Trip to Rome and Athens on Thursday, January 30 at 6:00 pm in the Dorothy Sayers Conference room. We will share more information about the trip in early January. 

• The PCA Eagles Athletics 50/50 Raffle is Climbing!  The pot is now over $4,000 and still growing—you could be the lucky winner of a nice cash prize to start off the New Year! Drawing Date: January 7th, during our home basketball game against Lake Lure Classical Academy—plenty of time to grab your tickets and watch the pot grow even more! Get Your Tickets Today: See any PCA athlete to purchase your ticket. Remember, you can’t win if you don’t play! Join us in supporting PCA Eagles Athletics and get in on your chance to win BIG! (All tickets sold or unsold are due by January 6th)

• The Athletic Department sends out information through the media listed below. 

  • 1. Facebook: @PCAEAGLESATHLETICS

  • 2. School Website: PCA EAGLES ATHLETICS

  • 3. Our Weekly Newsletter: The Talon Times

• For the safety of our students and staff during drop off and pick up:

  • Follow the flow of traffic. (See diagrams attached)

  • Students should be dropped off/picked up ONLY in the designated area.

  • Do not cut through the student parking area.

  • Do not use your cell phone while in the line.

• If a student is ill, he/she should not attend school. Please keep a student home in the morning if any of the symptoms listed below are present. If any of these symptoms develop during the school day, we will call you to pick up your student. Keep ill students home until the student has been symptom-free for 24 hours, and/or if they: have a fever of 100° or higher, vomiting or diarrhea, evidence of a severe head cold, persistent cough, or sore throat, or there is evidence of a suspicious rash or other contagious conditions (pink eye, head lice, ringworm etc.). Make sure you notify your student’s homeroom teacher and Mrs. Deaton of your student’s absence and send a note when the student returns to school.

• Dress Code Reminders: notice the green and yellow

  • Outerwear Permitted Inside the Building

    • Coats, jackets, ¼-zip pullovers and sweaters that are red, solid black, solid white OR a combination of these colors are permitted if they are embroidered with PCA's logo / Spirit Wear logo.

    • Hooded clothing cannot be worn inside the building at any time. 

    • Shoes must be black, red, white, or any combination of those colors. Students may not wear sandals, flip-flops, clogs, Crocs, Toe-Shoes, mules, or boots.

    • Solid white, black, or red crewneck sweatshirts embroidered with PCA’s logo may be worn with a polo shirt underneath with the collar pulled out.

    • Skirts must be purchased from an approved vendor AND may not be shorter than 3” above the knee.

The full dress code may be found in the Student/Parent Handbook. Please note that an office referral may be submitted for any student not in compliance with PCA’s dress code policy.

• Cell phones and all other personal electronic devices (including but not limited to smartwatches, MP3 players, personal computers/laptops, video games, tablets, etc.) are NOT allowed at school during the school day including during dismissal. Any personal electronic device found during the day will be confiscated. Refer to the school website for the full technology policy.

• First Semester High School Final Exams are HERE…see the flyer for details. 

• Please make sure you are checking grades and attendance in Infinite Campus. If you do not have access to Infinite Campus, please contact Mrs. Deaton at adeaton@pinnacleclassicalacademy.com.

Thank you for your continued support.

High School Teachers