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2025-2026 QUICK VIEW SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
Sip & Bid: Friday, March 27, 2026
Yearbook Order Deadline: April 3, 2026
Betty Hoyer Scholarship Applications Due: April 3, 2026
Good Friday: April 3, 2026 | No School
Easter Monday: April 6, 2026 | No School
March/April Snapshot:
March 6, 2026 - Junior & Senior Prom tickets now on sale | Purchase tickets here
March 7, 2026 - Lower School Mother-Son Event | 10am-12pm | Amber Brooke Farms
March 7, 2026 - HCLM Crawfish Boil | Purchase tickets here
March 6-7, 2026 - HCLA Theatre presents Godspell the Musical | Purchase tickets here
March 12, 2026 - N.U.T.S Day
March 13, 2026 - End of 3rd Quarter
March 13, 2026 - Lower School Field Day at Upper Campus | See details below
March 16-20, 2026 - Spring Break | No School
March 23, 2026 - Beginning of 4th Quarter
March 25, 2026 - Red Robin Spirit Night
March 27, 2026 - La Dolce Vita Sip & Bid |View Silent Auction here
April 3, 2026 - Good Friday | No School
April 6, 2026 - Easter Monday | No School
April 16, 2026 - NUTS Day
April 18, 2026 - Daddy Daughter Dance
April 18, 2026 - Prom
April 22, 2026 - Early Release | 1:05pm Lower | 12:55pm Upper
April 28, 2026 - 5th-8th Sports Banquet
April 30, 2026 - JV & Varsity Banquet
Click here to submit your Step Up Award ID to finance
Chaperoning a Field Trip? Click here for background check packet
JESSICA BINKLEY, LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL | MARCH UPDATE
Dear HCLA Parents and Families,
We kicked off our Spring Break with another amazing Field Day. Thank you all so much for volunteering your time. It was great to see so many of our parents out there playing games with our students and helping at the different stations. A HUGE shout out to our very own Coach Jones who makes this such a special and fun time for all. He does an incredible job organizing and executing this annual event and enlists the help of our SGA high school students and parents.
Looking ahead, we have a friend and faith-based children's author, Kirsten Telan, visiting on Wednesday, April 8th at chapel. She was recently awarded the Christlit book award for her book A Tale of Two Dogs. All students will get to hear her story and see Mochi and Murphy in person. In addition, our 4th and 5th grade students will have the opportunity to learn and discuss the writing process with Mrs. Telan.
It is such an exciting time of year when we see lots of growth in our students and celebrate how much they have learned. Looking forward to finishing the year strong.
In His Service,
Jessica Binkley
DR. LUNARDI, UPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL | FEBRUARY UPDATE
Dear HCLA Parents and Families,
Here we are… 4th quarter! The time when there seems to be a game, show, banquet, concert, fundraiser, field trip, exam or deadline just about every day, and that isn’t too far from the truth! It can be stressful and wonderful at the same time, and we are definitely in the middle of it at Upper Campus. It will be a sprint to the finish, inevitably with some bumps and bruises to go along with the cheers and happy tears, but we are so excited to be sprinting alongside our students and families.
To paraphrase James 14, our time here together this school year is a “wisp or a vapor that will quickly go by”. Borrowing from a country song, “We’re going to miss this, we’re going to want this back, we’re going to wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast”. One of my own children is graduating this year, so this verse and these lyrics are hitting me especially hard this season. So whether you’re a senior parent who is hoping time slows down or a parent who wants it to be next year right now, be sure to thank the Lord for the trials and the blessings - we can and should grow and be grateful for them all (James 1, Romans 5, 1 Peter 1).
Thank you all so much for your ongoing love and support of our students, staff, and school - we love you so much!
Thank you,
Chris Lunardi
BETTY HOYER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 3RD!
Each year an 8th grader is chosen as the recipient of the of the Betty Hoyer Christian Leader Scholarship. Applications were sent to all 8th grade students and families. Applications and teacher recommendations are due by April 3rd.
Order your Yearbook before the April 3 Deadline - $25 for Lower | $35 for Upper
Website: https://shop.memorybook.com/login
Lower Campus Code: 221079M
Upper Campus Code: 221495M
This is the only way to guarantee your child gets a yearbook. Please note the different codes for each campus.
State Thespians
Congratulations to our incredible students who represented us at the Florida State Thespian Festival! Your hard work and passion for theatre make us so proud! Congratulations for a superior day of performances!
A special shout out to our seniors: Sofia, Izaac and Abbey who represented troupe 8716 for the final time. We are so proud of you!
Substitutes Wanted
Do you love kids and have a day or two available each week? We are hiring for substitute teachers to work in our lower school. We will train you and provide support. Please consider this opportunity for this school year and/or next. Contact Jessica Binkley at jbinkley@thehcla.org for more information.
Lower School Field Day Recap
Thank you to Coach Jones for planning an amazing Field Day! It would not be possible without the help of all our staff, parent and student volunteers.
Holy Cross Lake Mary Church Easter Services
Resurrection Church Easter Services
MESSAGE FROM BLAKE WRIGHT, DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
As March quickly approaches, I wanted to share an exciting new opportunity for the moms in our HCLA community. Starting Monday, March 23 (the Monday after spring break), we’ll be launching a group called Moms in Prayer.
Moms in Prayer is a Christian prayer ministry that gathers mothers to pray for children and schools around the world. Brooke Austin, one of our HCLA moms, will be leading this group weekly to help ensure our schools are being covered in prayer. This is a wonderful chance for moms to grow in faith while also building community and fellowship with one another.
If you’d like to learn more about Moms in Prayer, you can visit their website here. Details are below:
Who: HCLA moms
What: Moms in Prayer
When: Mondays at 9 a.m., starting March 23
Where: Upper Campus Conference Room
For questions or more information, please reach out to Brooke Austin at brookeaustin87@yahoo.com.
Have a blessed weekend!
HOW to view your TUITION/ BILLING breakdown on FACTS and to print off payment summary needed for your TAXES:
Login to your Family Portal account
Select Financial (on the left
Select Financial Home (on the right) - here you can view your current balance and past due balances on account
Select View Details (in the middle of the page) for a more in depth look.
Select View Payment Summary
Select the dropdown box with the year listed and change it to the year you need summarized.
If you need a specific time window of transactions you can select Date Range and input the Start and End date you need and then click View.
Select Print at the top right and Save as PDF.
Applications for the 2026–27 school year open Feb. 1, 2026, for the Private School Scholarship and Unique Abilities Scholarship. Mark your calendars so you don't forget to reapply for Step Up. Step Up will send you email reminders as well. For those of you new to Step Up, you must state your intent to use the scholarship on an annual basis. Your student will receive a new student award ID which will need to be provided to Finance by April 15th (finance@thehcla.org). If we do not have your numbers by then, we will set up your tuition in full until we have received your student's award ID.
ATHLETIC NEWS
HCLA Athletics Presents: The 5th-8th Grade and JV & Varsity Sports Banquets
Off Season Spring Soccer Scrimmages
New Practice Day
Day: Every Thursday afterschool for the rest of the spring semester
Time: Kickoff is at 3:30pm.
Parent Pick up time: 5pm.
Gear: cleats, soccer socks, shin guards, shorts and T-shirt (your favorite soccer team kit or just a sports shirt), and a water bottle.
Next scrimmage: Thursday, April 2nd
March-ing Forward into Spring!
📣Calling all Lower Campus dads/father figures 📣
Once a month, on the 2nd Thursday dads/father figures will take over the morning carline. If interested you would open car doors, greet our students and remind them that they are special! Join other dads/father figures for high fives and cheers as our students arrive to school. Carline begins at 7:45am and concludes at 8:15am. Ready to sign up please sign up here: Dads/Father Figures Helping in Carline. Please email lowerpals@thehcla.org with any questions or concerns.
High School Mission Trip, Registration Now Open - Our high school students are heading to Camp Linn Haven in Linville, North Carolina, for an unforgettable week of service, worship, and community — June 21–27, 2026!
This trip is open to rising 9th graders through students graduating in Spring 2026. The cost is $425 per participant, with a $125 deposit due at registration. The remaining balance will be covered through group fundraising events, including our annual Crawfish Boil.
Registration opens Sunday, November 16th at 12:00 p.m., and space is limited to 35 student spots, so don’t wait to sign up!
Please note: Some additional paperwork will be required. Forms will be emailed after registration is received. Click the red button below for the registration link. Contact Josh@hclm.org with questions.
PALS sponsored, N.U.T.S. Days (No Uniform To School). Students are welcome to come to school out of uniform on the following days. Students must pay $3 per month. You can pay it all at once or on a monthly basis. Please keep dress code in mind regarding modesty, graphics, shoes, etc.
Lower School Afterschool Clubs
Lower School Afterschool Clubs
Clubs begin Monday, March 23, 2026. There are still spots available. Don't forget to sign up! Each club runs for six sessions.
For full club descriptions and to register, please visit hclaclubhub.org. Reach out to Ms. Hartley at lhartley@thehcla.org for any questions.
Information below sent prior to March 13th
UPPER SCHOOL DROP OFF - Dear parents, if you arrive prior to our gate being opened in the morning, please park away from the key pad and pull over as close to the curb as possible so teachers / staff can gain access to the key pad. Thank you for your cooperation.
Dear HCLA families,
It is hard to believe we are quickly approaching the final quarter of the school year—it has truly been a wonderful season of growth, achievement, and joyful moments across every grade level! Time flies when you are joyfully serving students, sharing Christ's love and doing meaningful work together in our school community!
At Holy Cross Lutheran Academy, we are continually grateful for the faith, partnership, and generosity of our families. As we approach our annual fundraiser, I want to thank you in advance for your prayerful consideration and support. As the final touches are prepared for our special event, our hearts soar with abundant gratefulness! Proceeds from our annual fundraiser, this year’s Sip & Bid, will go toward the addition of a covered walkway at our lower campus and an official scoreboard and field lighting at our upper campus.
Your generosity directly enriches our School Growth Plan—strengthening academic excellence, expanding programs, enhancing campus resources, and deepening the Christ-centered mission that guides all we do. Because of you, we are able to invest not only in facilities and programs, but in the spiritual and academic formation of every child entrusted to our care.
Thank you for believing in our mission and for walking alongside us as we continue to grow and serve. Together, we are building something lasting for our students and for God’s glory.
With great gratitude,
Cindy Moon
Executive Director- Holy Cross Lutheran Academy
Lower School Field Day: Friday, March 13th
Field Day will be Friday, March 13, 2026 at the HCLA Upper Campus.
Address: 100 Aero Ln., Sanford, FL 32771
Normal school hours.
This event is for Lower Campus, Kindergarten - 5th Grade.
VPK will remain on Lower Campus as usual.
Students will be dropped off at Upper Campus from 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM.
Before care will begin at 7:30 AM at Upper Campus.
Students must come to school in a bathing suit with HCLA PE t-shirt and shorts over top.
PLEASE, bring old athletic shoes or water shoes.
PLEASE, no Flip-Flops or Crocs!
Please, put sunscreen on students before arriving at Upper Campus.
Please, make sure to pack a towel and a change of clothes if you are returning to Lower Campus.
Please, pack your HCLA uniform and dry shoes.
PLEASE, pack a lunch and bring a snack!
Please, pack a water bottle for the day!
Water will be provided as well.
Students will be picked up at Lower Campus at regular times (3:05 PM - 3:40 PM).
Students can be checked out early after Field Day is over at 1:00 PM at Upper Campus.
Please, find your student’s home room teacher to sign them out for the remainder of the day.
Permission slips will be sent home for Field Day.
Please be sure to turn in permission slips.
Parents can spectate Field Day, and/or choose to volunteer the day of Field Day.
Please, locate Coach on Field Day to receive instructions on how you can help.
Please no siblings.
Congratulations to Joel Hughes!
Joel Hughes represented HCLA at the state finals of the Poetry Out Loud Competition in Tallahassee where he recited two poems, The Alchemist by Louise Bogan and The Conqueror Worm by Edgar Allen Poe.
In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and participating state and jurisdictional arts agencies, Poetry Out Loud offers high school students across the country the opportunity to participate in a dynamic poetry recitation competition that is designed to improve their public speaking skills, help build confidence, and teach them about literary history.
Become a sponsor and showcase your support for HCLA!
Sponsor the Sip & Bid
It is our joy to recognize your generosity with a prominently displayed thank you banner. View our sponsorship levels here: Sponsor Levels
Join us Friday, March 27th for an unforgettable evening by
purchasing tickets through Handbid, our event app!
LJHA and NHS Inductions
Youth & Family Ministry Announcement
The Youth and Family Ministry Team is Growing
- Holy Cross Lake Mary Church is excited to announce that Korey Danley will be joining the team (part time) in the Youth and Family Ministry Department at HCLM!
Korey, who will still be on staff in his current role as middle school bible teacher at HCLA, will be taking the lead (director) role, and Josh Blankenship will now be serving in an assistant role.
Please keep Korey and Josh in your prayers as they continue to pour into the next generation in Christ.
🦞 ANNUAL CRAWFISH BOIL 🦞
Purchase your tickets here. This is a fundraiser for high school youth to help offset the cost of their Summer Mission Trip to North Carolina. This is a fun night with all you can eat crawfish, shrimp, potatoes and corn.
March 7th at 5:00pm
960 Paul Hoyer Way
Lake Mary
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE MEMORIES - ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY!
Please note the specific QR code per campus
Join The Story Network Study - Begins October 19th
Join The Story Network Study - Begins October 19th
We're inviting all academy families to join our network-wide alignment study using "The Story: The Bible as One Continuous Story of God and His People" by Randy Frazee.
This is an opportunity for all ages to share a common experience of faith across our school, your home, and our network churches.
Network-Wide: Everyone reads the same content at the same time for a unified focus.
For All Ages: Attend worship and choose from multiple developmentally appropriate study opportunities surrounding the service times. Bibles for every age will be available.
School Connection: Your student will reinforce the content in their chapel messages at the academy.
Join any of our network congregations to participate:
Join any of our network congregations to participate:
Holy Cross Lake Mary: 8 am & 10 am
Resurrection Church: 11 am
The Cross Orlando: 10 am
...and more!
We encourage you to choose a network church and join us!
Questions? Contact: Tiffany@hclm.org.
Thank you PALS and to many of you for submitting your business information. This HCLA Family Business Directory is a platform that showcases businesses owned, operated or employing members of our school family. This will be periodically updated, so please feel free to provide your business information if you've started a new business or are new to the HCLA family.
Looking for a Church Home? We have two local churches in our network ready to welcome you. Resurrection Church gathers at our Upper Campus Gym on Sundays and our founding church Holy Cross Lake Mary is located off of Lake Mary Blvd.
sundays at 8:00 & 10:00am
sundays at 8:00 & 10:00am
960 Paul Hoyer Way, Lake Mary
SUNDAYS AT 11:00
100 Aero Lane Sanford (Upper Campus Gym)
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