News & Info: January 22nd
Donuts For Dads
Our Silverdale fathers are our guests of honor at this special event tomorrow morning, meant to encourage and motivate dads to glorify God in their role. It's also a great opportunity for our students to join their dads in showing them how much they love and appreciate them. Of course, there will plenty of donuts, coffee, juice and milk to get your day started right. We hope to see you at 7:00am tomorrow morning in the upper gym! Facebook Event Page
Interact Club Sock Drive
The high school Interact Club has been working with the Chattanooga Area Food Bank collecting new and gently used socks for those in the Chattanooga community who need need help staying warm this winter season. The drive ends tomorrow, but it's not too late to bring in any donations and, as our theme says this year, "Do Something". You will find bins in the lobbies at the receptionist's desks where you can drop off your donations.
Coffee With The Headmaster
Join Mrs. Hansard this coming Thursday morning, January 29th, in the Silverdale Room (ground floor of new high school building) for a casual morning of coffee and conversation. Enjoy an intimate time of vision casting and Q&A with our Headmaster, Becky Hansard. Before Coffee With The Headmaster starts though, we invite you to join the entire school in the sanctuary at 8:30am for a time of worship and a visit from WRCB Channel 3 anchor David Carroll as he presents our Share Your Christmas Food Drive award. Come as you are, and of course, the coffee and refreshments are on us!
SAGE Dining Begins 2015-2016
After years of careful research and surveying you, our families, we have officially decided to welcome SAGE Dining to the campus of Silverdale Baptist Academy beginning in the fall of 2015! You should have been receiving information via email over the past few months, but now you can find many of the details of our tailored food plan on the Parent Portal SAGE Dining page. We're thrilled to have SAGE on board for the next school year and can't wait for our students and staff to enjoy all of the benefits they have to offer!
Hear from Mrs. Hansard herself concerning the move towards SAGE:
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Students: Need Volunteer Hours?
The Silverdale Baptist Church Women’s Ministry needs two students to help with childcare at First Baptist Church downtown on Monday evenings beginning February 2nd and ending April 20th. The Women’s Ministry has partnered with Christian Women’s Job Corp, providing dinners at their weekly meetings. The CWJC is a program that helps disadvantaged women with their careers. Many women have gone through this program and learned about the life of Christ while bettering their own lives, your help is greatly needed!
This is a great opportunity for Seniors who need to reach their minimum hours needed by graduation.
If you're interested, please contact Bekita Heath.
JTerm 2015
This year's JTerm was another great week of learning and discovery, and we thank you for sharing your photos with us on social media! You can take a look back on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by searching #SBAJTerm15. See you next year!
Winter Wonderland Snowball Dance
This year's Winter Wonderland Snowball Dance for the high school is coming up on Friday, January 23, 2015. It will take place at The Car Barn, beginning at 7 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased during high school lunch or at the door Friday night. Dress will be semi-formal. The Snowball is a very exciting and fun time for the high school students to kick off the new semester. The more students who come, the more fun it will be! Hope to see you there!
Senior Trip Fundraiser
These blankets are a fundraiser for the Senior Trip. We are offering 2 kinds of material and logos. The dark green blanket is a fuzzy fleece with a white embroidered "Silverdale" and "S" stitched in one corner. The lighter green is a sweatshirt stadium blanket with a large screened "S" surrounded by a "Silverdale" circle. Both are selling for $35.00 Please make the check out to SBA with "Sr. Trip Blanket" in the memo blank. Our seniors thank you!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
It's re-enrollment time again! Click on the banner below or check the Parent Portal here to take care of next year today!
- 2015-2016 MASTER CALENDAR AVAILABLE NOW!: Check Academy dates for vacation, holidays, etc - the school's master calendar for the 2015-2016 year is available on our website by clicking here.
- MIDDLE SHOOL
- Middle School 101: For rising 6th graders for 2015-2016, Feb 3rd at 6:30pm in Chapel. Please share this info with others!
- Headmaster List (1st semester)
- Honor Roll (1st semester)
- HIGH SCHOOL
- Saturday, January 31, 2:00-4:00: Eric Farmer, Outreach Specialist at Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation returns to Collegedale Public Library for a FAFSA Completion Workshop to help parents and students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This workshop is free and open to the public.
- SCHOLARSHIP INFO: Please see the following information from Carrie Garret of Tennessee Achieves concerning the mandatory meeting for the TN Promise Scholarship: "Silverdale Baptist Academy will meet on February 9th at 5:30pm at Chattanooga State Community College in the Humanities auditorium. This meeting time will include all private and homeschool students from Hamilton County. These students will be receiving their student handbooks in the mail with a letter indicating their meeting time and location. They will be mailed to the address the students used when they applied for the scholarship."
- WE NEED YOUR POWDERPUFF VIDEOS!: Students and parents, check your email for information regarding submitting video from Powderpuff 2014.
- Headmaster List & Honor Roll, 1st semester
- SCHOOL-WIDE PAID DRESS DOWN DAY - All students K-12 may dress down on Friday, January 23rd, for $3. This will benefit the senior trip to Greece/Italy. Dress code includes jeans with no holes or long athletic/basketball shorts, no jeggings, leggings or yoga pants, with appropriate tops. Please turn the money in first thing that morning. The seniors thank you in advance for your continued support of their trip.
- FINANCIAL INFORMATION: If accounts are not current, your Renweb accounts will be blocked. Please contact the financial office if you have questions regarding your account. Don't miss a beat in the world of tuition and finance - check the Financial page on the Parent Portal for current information.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- January 23: Donuts For Dads
- January 23: School-wide Paid Dress Down Day (see above announcement)
- January 23: Winter Ball
- January 27: High School 101
- January 29: Coffee With The Headmaster
- February 9: 10th Grade Guidance Meeting
- February 10: Elementary Parent Night
- February 13: Half Day/Parent-Teacher Conferences
- February 20: Spirit Day
ATHLETICS:
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TRYOUTS have been scheduled for May 19th and 20th: May 19th Girls: 12:30-2/ Boys: 2-3:30. May 20th Boys: 12:30-2/ Girls: 2-3:30
- ATHLETICS PARENT PACKET: Download now for 2014-2015 - CLICK HERE
- BOOSTER MEMBERSHIP: Sign up to be a booster member online HERE. For questions or more information, email Tiffany Givens.
- SPIRIT STORE: Spirit Store has moved to Room #236. For more info and stock, call Tiffany at 423-892-2319 ext. 2217.
- For 2014-2015 team calendars, check out the Athletics Master Calendar online. (When team schedules change at school, these calendars auto-update). If you use Google calendars personally, you can instantly add any of our athletic or team calendars to your own by clicking the "+Google Calendar" button in the lower right corner of the calendar you'd like to add.