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Volume 16, Issue 30

Andrews Academy's

Official Newsletter

December 9, 2022

AA will be closed from December 19 - January 2 for Christmas Break.

Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3.

Andrews Academy Christmas Concerts

Join us tonight at 7:00 PM at Pioneer Memorial Church and be inspired by a program of music, Scripture readings and drama honoring the King of Kings. Feast of Lights—now in its 49th year—is the Christmas musical gift from Andrews Academy to the Berrien Springs community and beyond. It is an evening of instrumental music, bells, choral and congregational singing, lights, and a Nativity scene.

Experience with us the joyful retelling of the Christmas story, beginning with the humble incarnation of the long-expected Messiah and culminating with the Lord of Lords receiving "the kingdoms of this world" and our universal expression of praise: "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ... and He shall reign for ever and ever (Revelation 19:6, 11:15)."

Christmas Pops

Tomorrow, Saturday night, December 10, 7:00 PM
Howard Performing Arts Center
Campus of Andrews University

Everyone is welcome to attend both concerts!

Both concerts will be livestreamed. See links below.

We are encouraging those who attend the concerts
to wear a face covering.

Feast of Lights - AU Website

AA FB Page

Final exams/assessments start this Wednesday, December 14. Please note when your exams are scheduled for and carefully prepare for them so that you can do well in each of your classes. The first day begins at 9:25 AM to provide you more time to prepare. If your transportation requires you to arrive at the school at 8:00 AM, then please go to the Commons.

Students are required to attend even if you do not have an exam/assessment for that time slot. However, if you have a study hall (or band) during the first exam slot of the day, then you do not need to arrive until devotions. For students with band or a study hall for the first or last exam slot of the day, parents should contact us at AAattendance@andrews.edu or 269-471-3138 to excuse study hall/band. Contact Mrs. Meekma in the front office if you have any questions. Be sure to sign in at the front office if you arrive late or leave early.

Students with a college class exam time that conflicts with AA classes or exams, please contact your teachers to make other arrangements. Also let the office know so that you can be excused.

If you have a break in between two finals (for example, on Thursday you have a 10:15 AM class final and no 11:10 AM class final [such as a study hall or CSA], then a 2:25 PM class final), then you must go to study hall. You may not leave campus and walk over to Apple Valley or anywhere else.

Please remember that students must stay in the classroom for the entire exam class period. You may not go "get books," "get a drink," etc. when you are done with your exam.

Before the exam begins, please get books you may need to study from, get a drink, use the restroom, etc. so that you can stay in the classroom the entire time. We want the entire school to be quiet during exams so that they can be done as effectively as possible without distractions. Thank you!

Important Deadline from the Registrar’s Office:

Next Friday, December 16 — Last Day for Second Semester Schedule Changes

Ms. Ivonne Segui-Weiss

Andrews Academy Registrar
269-471-6234
aaregistrar@andrews.edu

Tuition

Tuition payment #5 is due on or before December 25. Since the school will be closed for Christmas Break at that time, please plan accordingly. You may mail a check made out to "Andrews Academy" to this address:

Andrews Academy
8833 Garland Ave
Berrien Springs, MI 49104

Please email our business manager, Gracie Gaytan (gaytan@andrews.edu) with any questions.

Bible Camp

January 19-22, 2023
Camp Au Sable, Grayling, MI

Applications for Bible Camp are available in the main office. We can only accommodate 80 students, so complete applications (with $140 payment) are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once we have 80 students, others will be placed on a waiting list. The deadline to receive applications and payments is next Friday, December 16.

AA Uniforms Available from Lands' End

We have renewed our relationship with Lands’ End for uniform needs. More selections for uniforms are now included, such as a button-down shirt, a long-sleeved polo, and a sweater. Click on the option(s) that you would like, then choose the size (kid or adult). Please be mindful that Andrews Academy is not responsible for your orders.

We have added a squall jacket (male and female options) to the uniform store. They are currently on sale. The AA logo must be added ($5.95), and the jacket can be worn in class/school. To add a proper name and/or class year, please call 800-469-2222.

Lands' End

Please review the Sourcebook (pgs 79-81) for more information regarding uniforms. Only approved logoed uniform wear is allowed. A solid-color, long sleeved undershirt may be worn under the AA short-sleeved polo (no writing should be visible on the undershirt). If a student is wearing a fleece, they should also have an AA logoed shirt underneath.

If you need PE uniform items, please come to the main office.

Opting into Texting for One Call Now

Andrews Academy utilizes One Call Now, an automated messaging service, to contact students and parents about school cancellations, upcoming events, and performances, etc.

Please make sure that we have the phone number that you would like to have contacted. We also sent an email, put the announcement on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and alerted local TV stations (WSBT, WNDU, ABC57).

To receive a text notification instead of a call (text works best), please text “ALERT” to 22300. Please make sure that you have given us the number that you would like to be texted on as well. Email ginam@andrews.edu with any changes. Thank you!

FACTS or Andrews Username Log In Help

If you need help logging in to FACTS or help with your Andrews user name/email and password, please contact Mrs. Meekma (ginam@andrews.edu) in the front office.