"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6

Dear HCLA Parents,

As we closed out another remarkable school year and continue to step into the joys of summer, I want to thank you for your continued partnership, prayers, and trust. It has been a year full of growth, learning, and God’s faithful presence in the lives of our students and staff.

At Holy Cross Lutheran Academy, each day has been filled with creativity, discovery, and moments that reflect our mission to cultivate hearts and minds for Christ. Our students have excelled academically, artistically, and athletically—and more importantly, have grown spiritually. Through chapel services, classroom learning, service projects, and leadership opportunities, we have witnessed their deepening faith and commitment to Christ.

As we reflect on the blessings of this past year, we are also joyfully looking ahead. The 2025–2026 school year promises to be exciting, with full classes at every grade level, several new curricular and extracurricular programs, as well as safety and facility enhancements.

Summer offers a special opportunity for rest, renewal, and time with family. I encourage you to embrace this season—to enjoy God’s creation, grow closer as a family, and remain rooted in His Word. Know that we are praying for a joyful and refreshing summer for you all.

Thank you for being part of this extraordinary school community. We look forward to seeing you all in August and continuing our mission to strengthen students and families to lead a transformed life through Christ.

Peace and blessings,
Cindy Moon
Executive Director

2025-2026 QUICK VIEW SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR

OFFICE HOURS

Our offices are opened throughout the summer and active with camps on both campuses.  We will be closed June 30 - July 4th and our admin team has sporadic vacations scheduled throughout the summer.  In addition to the newsletters, please check your emails for periodic updates.  If you need to stop by, we recommend you call to ensure someone will be available.  If you are sending friends our way to inquire about enrollment, please ask them to schedule a time by putting in a request online or by calling our office to schedule a tour.   We are full in most grades (still taking names on our wait list), but do have some availability in high school.

CLASS OF 2025 SENIOR PICTURES - This year we have partnered with Leonards for Senior Pictures.  You will schedule your visit offsite.  Create your account here using the access code sent to you from Mrs. Evrley.  This is the picture that will be placed in this yearbook so please don't miss out on this opportunity.  You can also schedule other senior photo sessions with them for an additional charge if you are interested.  All other grades will have their pictures taken on campus in August.

UPPER SCHOOL ORIENTATIONS AND COMPUTER PICK UP

Upper School Students will receive their computers at these orientations as well.  These orientations are required for all students and have a specific start time.  They are not an open house style format.  All meetings start in the gym.  

UNIFORM INFORMATION

Upper School Dress Code/Uniform Policy - note change:  only Holy Cross hoodies allowed in school. 

Lower School Dress Code / Uniform Policy - note change:  only branded SkoolStyle bottoms

Lower School families, thank you for your feedback regarding our change in our uniform policy. We are so excited about our new uniform options for this next school year!  We appreciate your partnership in making this transition to include Skool Style uniform bottoms.  We have listened to your input and with the help of our vendor Skool Style we have a few updates.

1.      Skool Style has reduced the pricing for our new uniform bottoms by 10%. This will remain in effect until Spring Break 2026.

2.      Florida’s tax free days are July 29 – August 11. Take advantage of these additional savings of 7% that can be combined with the already advertised reduced price of the uniform bottoms.

3.      The plaid skort for 4th & 5th grade girls has been changed to a full skirt style and will be the same style as the khaki performance skort with the side zipper but in the plaid material.

Thank you again for partnering with us. I have attached the Dress Code Information again to this email for your convenience. Following the dress code is mandatory. 

BACK TO SCHOOL UNIFORM SALES:  

July 16 and 18 | 8:00 - 4:00PM LOWER CAMPUS
JULY 17 9:00 - 4:00PM LOWER CAMPUS
July 24, 25 | 7:30 - 6:00PM and July 26th 7:30 - 2:00PM UPPER CAMPUS
AUGUST 1 & 2, 7 & 8 | 8:00 - 5:00PM UPPER CAMPUS

All athletic paperwork/clearances will be handled through FHSAA Home Campus.  Please note we are unable to accept hard copy documents in our school office.  Instead they will be uploaded to this online portal.  Please refer to an email sent from Mrs. Bonnie Kelly regarding registering for Fall Sports.  If you have any athletic questions, please direct them to bkelly@thehcla.org.

ADMISSIONS/ENROLLMENT 

If you are sending friends our way to inquire about enrollment, please ask them to schedule a time by putting in a request online or by calling our office to schedule a tour.   We are full in most grades, but do have availability in high school.

RESURRECTION CHURCH WILL BE HOSTING A NIGHT OF WORSHIP. 

Come worship through music, prayer, and devotions.  It's a free event and open to everyone including kids (please note: child care is not provided).

2025-2026 TUITION PAYMENTS BEGAN THIS MONTH

Families have received FACTS notifications regarding payment plans for the 2025-2026 school year over the next week.  If your amount doesn't reflect the Step Up Scholarship, please be sure to send us your award ID # as soon as possible to finance@thehcla.org so that we can make that correction.  This is a great opportunity to confirm your amounts prior to the first tuition draft.   We will be using this year's Step Up Award amounts to set up your initial payments.  Once Step Up provides the updated award amounts in July will adjust your tuition payment plans.

If you are requiring before care, after care, lunch bunch or lunch bunch extended please be sure to utilize 2025-2026 Childcare Registration Form.  This form is also used should you have any changes throughout the school year.  While tuition starts in June, aftercare payments will not begin until August. All child care changes will take affect on the 1st or 15th of the month and require a 15-day notice (using the same link) to be changed. 

FACTS assesses a per family fee of $25 for families that set up a pay-in-full draft or $55 for families that set up a monthly payment plan.  You will see that fee assessed through your FACTS account when your plan is set up.  You will receive an email notification when this occurs.

As a reminder, families are responsible for checking that their tuition amount is accurate and assume responsibility for the full amount owed.  If you have any questions or see any discrepancies, please notify finance immediately at finance@thehcla.org. 

USED UNIFORM SALE

We hope that everyone is off to a great summer and wanted to take just a moment of your time to thank all that participated in the used uniform drive!  PALS looks forward to offering our school community a used uniform sale at the Lower Campus on July 31 from 9 – 2.  More communication will come on that, it will also be published on the shared school calendar.

Congratulations to our raffle winners!

$100 – Rylee Walther

$50 – Leona B

$25 – Sean Loosier

(Your gift certificates will be at the front office for pickup this week).

As a friendly reminder, used unforms can be dropped off throughout the summer, up to July 28th to be included in this year’s back to school sale.  Also, used uniforms can be dropped off at any point throughout the year and will be stored for the next school years sale.  Proceeds from the sale will be used for our HCLA Community Picnic in September.  We look forward to welcoming everyone there!

Thanks again for your donations and have a wonderful summer break!

Upper PALS

upperpals@thhcla.org

UPPER SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY FEE

1:1 Technology Fees Due May 30th.  All parents with 2025-2026 enrolled 6th - 12th graders should see an invoice on their FACTS account for the $400 technology/computer fee and $100 insurance fee (if you opted in for the insurance).  If you have questions regarding payments, please contact Finance at finance@thehcla.org.  If you did not already opt in for the insurance, you can do so here.

Summer is filled with mission trips and summer camps!