BCA STUDENTS SPELL S-U-C-C-E-S-S!
- By Bethany Christian Academy
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- 08 Feb, 2019
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BCA Spellers Earn Top Awards at the 2019 ACSI District Spelling Bee
Eight Students from Bethany Christian Academy participated in the 2019 ACSI District Spelling Bee on February 8. The top speller from each grade (first-eighth) was able to attend the Spelling Bee, which took place at Whittier Christian School. The students studied diligently for months leading up the the bee and all of that studying paid off! All eight of the BCA participants earned ribbons in this year's competition. Way to go Bulldogs!
First Grade: Joshua Hoang-4th Place
Second Grade: J. D.-1st Place
Third Grade: Adam Hoang: 2nd Place
Fourth Grade: Connor McCullough-2nd Place
Fifth Grade: Kristen Olvera-3rd Place
Sixth Grade: Isaac Chikami-1st Place
Seventh Grade: Brayden Nguyen-2nd Place
Eighth Grade: Kara Gentry-1st Place
The top four spellers from grades five through eight advance to a spell off at the end of the day, and the top four spellers from that spell off advance to the ACSI Regional Spelling Bee. Seventh grader Brayden Nguyen earned first place during the spell off and will now advance to the regional bee, which will take place on February 23, 2019 at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena.
First Grade: Joshua Hoang-4th Place
Second Grade: J. D.-1st Place
Third Grade: Adam Hoang: 2nd Place
Fourth Grade: Connor McCullough-2nd Place
Fifth Grade: Kristen Olvera-3rd Place
Sixth Grade: Isaac Chikami-1st Place
Seventh Grade: Brayden Nguyen-2nd Place
Eighth Grade: Kara Gentry-1st Place
The top four spellers from grades five through eight advance to a spell off at the end of the day, and the top four spellers from that spell off advance to the ACSI Regional Spelling Bee. Seventh grader Brayden Nguyen earned first place during the spell off and will now advance to the regional bee, which will take place on February 23, 2019 at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena.
On Friday, April 5, 2019, 13 BCA students competed at the District ACSI Junior High Speech Meet at Heritage Christian School in Mission Viejo. The speech meet is designed to help students learn the skills needed for public speaking while gaining self confidence. Students compete by reciting a memorized poem, passage, Bible verse, skit, or even an original speech. Five of our students competed individually, while the others competed on puppetry teams made up of four people each. Each of the students worked hard on their presentations and did a great job.
RESULTS:
6th Grade:
Alexa Bollins-Poetry: Superior
Amy Lewis-Humorous Reading: Good
7th Grade:
Zackary Populus-Humorous Reading: Excellent
Nathan Torres-Original Speech: Excellent
8th Grade:
Minnie Kiler-Costumed Monologue: Superior
Puppet Team 1:
Skit-Bubbles: Excellent
Trevor Alire, Kara Gentry, Brayden Nguyen, and Emma Stiles
Puppet Team 2:
Skit-Checkers: Excellent
Nathalie Bollins, Emma George, Isaiah Hills, and Devan Patel
RESULTS:
6th Grade:
Alexa Bollins-Poetry: Superior
Amy Lewis-Humorous Reading: Good
7th Grade:
Zackary Populus-Humorous Reading: Excellent
Nathan Torres-Original Speech: Excellent
8th Grade:
Minnie Kiler-Costumed Monologue: Superior
Puppet Team 1:
Skit-Bubbles: Excellent
Trevor Alire, Kara Gentry, Brayden Nguyen, and Emma Stiles
Puppet Team 2:
Skit-Checkers: Excellent
Nathalie Bollins, Emma George, Isaiah Hills, and Devan Patel
The ACSI District Math Olympics were held on March 15, 2019, and were hosted by BCA for the first time. Five schools participated in the Math Olympics and BCA had 17 students in 3rd-8th grade participate in the event, and 13 of those students placed for their grade and category (either computation or reasoning (word problems). Great job BCA students! Aside from a fun filled day of math calculations, the students worshiped together, lead by BBF associate pastor Greg Stiles and BCA junior high students, ate pizza, and played some awesome games. A good time was had by all!
Two Bethany Christian Academy students participated in the ACSI Piano Festival at Calvary Chapel Tustin on Friday, March 1, 2019. Eighth grader, Kara Gentry, received an excellent score and seventh grader, Brayden Nguyen, received a superior award and a perfect score! Great job Kara and Brayden.
Students at Bethany Christian Academy are participating in a read-a-thon in order to raise money to upgrade the school's computer lab.
BCA sixth grade student Emma Stiles wins third place in the Veterans of Foreign War Patriot's Pen essay contest.