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Volume 18, Issue 56

Andrews Academy's

Official Newsletter

April 4, 2025

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England Tour 2025, Pt 2

The group of students on the England educational tour continue to experience and see the history of England and visit the sites of great English authors. Here is an update since the last E-Sanjo report:

The group went to St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s in Olney, home of the hymn Amazing Grace. Members of Silhouettes who are on the tour sang Amazing Grace. This was under the direction of Oscar Flores, AA senior!

Next they went to St. Mary’s Church in Lutterworth, where John Wycliff was Rector and translated the Bible into English for the first time. The current rector talked to the students about Wycliff. (March 29, 2025)

The next day, they visited Anne Hathaway's cottage (Shakespeare’s wife), Shakespeare’s birthplace, and Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare is buried. This was followed by a tour of Oxford. (March 30, 2025)

While in London, they toured the Whitehall area, British Museum, and the London Eye. (March 31, 2025.)

On Tuesday, they visited Cambridge and went punting on the River Cam, sang and saw a first edition King James Bible at Great St. Mary’s Church, and did some sightseeing around the town. (April 1, 2025)

Wednesday - Guided tour of Canterbury Cathedral, While Cliffs of Dover, and Dover Castle (April 2, 2025)

Thursday - Walking tour of Bath, Cotswolds area, and Stonehenge (April 3, 2025)

Friday (today) - Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace (April 4, 2025)

More photos on Facebook

Video of Amazing Grace

2025-2026 Re-Enrollment

Andrews Academy’s administration and staff welcomes you to re-enroll your child for the 2025-2026 school year. Parents, please take time now to complete your child’s re-enrollment for next year.

March 12, 2025
FACTS Re-Enrollment Opened

April 8
Academic Orientation, Class Schedule Available

August 4
Tuition #1 Due

August 18
First Day of School

FACTS ENROLLMENT

FACTS requires a non-refundable $100 payment upon submission of enrollment and a verification email will be sent to you.

Follow these simple instructions:

Please go to https://factsmgt.com
Select Log In Here.
Under For Families, select Family Portal Log In.
Enter AN-MI into the District Code field.
Enter your username and password. If you have forgotten your username or password, please click on the link provided. If you are unable to log in, please contact Gina Meekma (ginam@andrews.edu or call 269-471-3138) for assistance.
After logging in, click on the Apply/Enroll button in the left menu.
Click on the Enrollment/Re-enrollment button.

Our Enrollment system will open with a link to the enrollment packet for your child. The online process should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Your information will be saved if you need to quit and come back later.

(Please Note: You will need to use a computer to access the online enrollment packet. Mobile devices can be used to log into FACTS; however, the enrollment function will not work.)

You do not need to meet with Ms. Gracie before doing online enrollment.

MEDICAL INSURANCE CARD

Upload a medical insurance card (front & back – jpeg format only) when completing FACTS enrollment OR email to aaadmissions@andrews.edu.

🚩 FINANCIAL AGREEMENT - Sign up for an appointment with Ms. Gracie. You do not need to meet with her before following the steps above for re-enrolling.

The Financial Agreement form must be approved by Gracie Gaytan, Student Accounts Manager. Please make an appointment for your family at https://calendly.com/aafinances. We appreciate your patience as she has many families to meet with as well as other responsibilities.

CLASS SCHEDULE - Available as of April 8

Upon completion of FACTS Enrollment and the Financial Agreement, an email will be sent to you with instructions to make an appointment with the registrar. Appointments begin in April starting with the new seniors, then juniors, and sophomores (see dates in registrar's announcement below).

Your class schedule will be time-stamped, and reservation for classes will be based upon class standing, availability, attendance records, and a time stamp.

Based on FACTS Enrollment and Financial Agreement dates, you will be able to choose your locker for next school year, typically during the summer.
Instructions and forms are located on the Andrews Academy website.

CONTACT US

Re-Enrollment Process: aaadmissions@andrews.edu

Financial Information: gaytan@andrews.edu

Class Schedule: aaregistrar@andrews.edu

2025-26 Year-at-a-Glance Calendar

Creativity in Physical Science Class

Ms. Chao’s physical science class does about half a year of chemistry followed by about half a year of physics. Recently they were studying the physics behind sound and hearing and how instruments work. Each student created their own instrument with these fundamentals in mind. They were playing their instruments when these pictures were taken. (March 26, 2028)

More photos on Facebook

New Students

Applications for new students are now open. Parents, if you have a current student at AA, you can start a new application packet in FACTS, in the same place that you re-enroll your current student (under Apply/Enroll, click on Application).

For new families, please go to the AA website and click on "Apply Now" for the online application.

To reserve classes, new students must have applied, been financially cleared, turned in two recommendation forms, and be done with online enrollment.

March 11, 2025
FACTS Applications Opened

May 19

Class Schedule Appointments Begin for New Enrollees in Grades 10-12

June 1
Grad Brunch for 9th Graders, Schedule Available - 10:30 AM

June 3

Class Schedule Appointments Begin for New Enrollees in Grade 9

August 4
Tuition #1 Due

August 18
First Day of School

AA Website

Instructions for New Students

2025-26 Year-at-a-Glance Calendar

CONTACT US

Application/Enrollment Process: aaadmissions@andrews.edu

Financial Information/Questions: gaytan@andrews.edu

(Appointments: https://calendly.com/aafinances)

Class Schedule Questions: aaregistrar@andrews.edu

Bible Study

Tomorrow, Sabbath, April 5
5:00-7:00 PM

AA Library

All Andrews Academy students are invited to a Bible Study Sabbath experience.

This Bible Study Sabbath is a revival of the Bible Studies we experienced last year on a few select Sabbaths. It has been a wonderful blessing to open the Bible and wrestle through some of the tough Bible questions you, the students, have in our Bible classes and through last year's Q&A times. Because we'd like to continue this tradition of our Bible Study and Q&A, we have a Sabbath afternoon set aside for just this.

All AA students who are interested in attending this experience, please fill out this Google Form. It will help us prepare accordingly, especially concerning the finger food portion.

There is also further information towards the end of the form to help you prepare/know what to bring.

I am looking forward to this experience, and hope you are too! May the LORD cover this experience with His blessing and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we dig into the Bible to ground our walk with the LORD.

As always, if there are any questions, comments, concerns, etc., please feel free to contact me. ~ Mrs. May (kardosmoldo@andrews.edu)

Use your AU email address to sign up - for AA students only.

Google Form

Student Week of Prayer/Communion

Next Friday, April 11

Note: Monday - Thursday, Student Week of Prayer will start at 8:50 rather than 8:55.

8:00 AM Class

8:00 - 8:45

9:20 AM Class

8:50 - 9:35

10:15 AM Class

9:40 - 10:25

11:10 AM Class

10:30 - 11:15

Student Week of Prayer Devotions/Communion

11:20 - 12:00

Regular Friday Class Schedule

12:00 - 2:20

Important Information from the Registrar’s Office:

Class Schedule Information for Current Students:

Once you have re-enrolled online and completed your Financial Agreement with Ms. Gracie, you will receive an email with instructions on how to make an appointment with our Registrar, Ms. Ivonne.

Please note dates for priority enrollment based on class standing. **It is important to schedule your appointment in the correct week:

► Seniors (Class of 2026) - April 8-18

► Juniors (Class of 2027) - April 20-25

► Sophomores (Class of 2028) - May 5-9

► All classes - May 12 forward

* If you miss your designated class week, you will need to schedule your appointment for May 12 or later.

Ms. Ivonne Segui Medina

Andrews Academy Registrar
269-471-3996
aaregistrar@andrews.edu

Cheese the Day! — Class of 2026 Enchilada Fundraiser

Thank you for supporting the AA junior class fundraiser by ordering delicious homemade enchiladas!

Pick-up will be next Sunday, April 13, at Andrews Academy from 4-6 PM.

For more information, contact ginap@andrews.edu or denburgh@andrews.edu.

Sophomore Class Fundraiser Cont.

Looking for some more cookie dough to purchase?

As you may recall, the sophomore class had a cookie dough fundraiser just before Christmas. We had to purchase each type of cookie dough in bundles of 6, so we have a few tubs left over:

3 white chocolate macadamias
2 sugar
2 salted caramel
4 snicker doodle
3 rainbow

Tubs are available for immediate pickup. Please contact Mr. Atkins at satkins@andrews.edu or reach out to a sophomore if you would like some frozen cookie dough to help complete the sophomore class fundraiser ($20/tub - each tub can make 32 cookies).

Attention parents, if you are interested and willing to help out with this year's SA banquet on Sunday, May 11, please sign up today. We need your help to make it a success. This would include planning for the banquet, attending evening planning meetings, assistance with decor, assistance with setting up for the banquet, and help during and after the banquet. Please fill out the Google Form if you are interested. Thank you!

Group Therapy with Andrews University

Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 3:30 PM, A-58 (Study Hall Room)

Parents Positively Involved (PPI)

As the AA school year and events are well under way, we are thrilled with the parent involvement thus far. There are many more opportunities to serve, and I encourage you to look ahead at the school calendar of events.

Please email me (aappi@andrews.edu) if you are available and willing to serve at any of these events. Note that all volunteers need to do the Sterling Volunteers training and background check, providing proof to AA. ~ Mrs. Kimberly Spare

Tuition

Payment #9 out of 10 is due on April 25. You may put your payment in the drop box on the post by the main doors if needed.

Please contact Ms. Gracie at gaytan@andrews.edu with questions.

NHS Inductees in Local Newspaper

There is an almost full-page article about NHS induction in the local newspaper, the Journal Era, on pg. 15. You may want to pick up a souvenir copy of this paper. The March 19, 2025, edition was in local newsstands during spring break, but you should be able to go to the newspaper office in downtown Berrien Springs to purchase a copy.

Learn More about PFE

Chapel Recap: 1 Samuel 18-31

On Monday, Pastor Denry White, from Highland Avenue Church in Benton Harbor, shared four “notifications” (reminders) that we should keep in mind that will bless our lives:

Remember the Sabbath day and the renewal and rest it provides.
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, so as we get busy in our daily lives as adults, we will remember these treasures.
Remember Lot’s wife and not turn around and look back as you move forward doing God’s will.
Remember me when you come into your kingdom, to always remember the free gift of Salvation that has been given to each of us.

More photos on Facebook

On Tuesday, the students divided into small Bible study groups and were asked to dig out the spiritual insights from 1 Samuel 18-31. The group led by Sebastian Silie (pictured) is leading in the competition between the groups as they study the Bible. This group was divided into smaller groups, with one of these small groups in the second picture. The group wrote down their collective insights from these texts, and points were assigned for the insights they recorded—a little competition as they worked together studying the Bible.

On Wednesday, there was a fun game of Jeopardy, led by student teacher and AA alum, Mr. Hunter Penn. The chapel was divided into three sections as they chose a category and difficulty level to gain the points if they knew the proper answer.

On Fridays we focus on prayer, and today's chapel began with prayer time where students were to ask each other for (unrelated school) things to pray about. Then they prayed for each other. Mrs. Dockerty, mother of senior Anabel, summarized the highlights of 1 Samuel 18-31. She then shared the five phases of prayer that can be utilized to have an in-depth prayer time with Jesus. She also shared how she journals during her prayer time by writing her thoughts in each of the phases of prayer. This really helps her focus her prayer time with Jesus.

Attention Students: If you would like Friday's boxed lunch, those who are signed up for the lunch program must order it each week by Wednesday at 2:00 PM. The sign-up sheet will be at lunch or in the front office.

Parents: To sign your student up for the lunch program or add funds to your student's account, please pay at the Academy main office (cash/check/credit card) until a website is set up to load funds online. You may still pay cash or check in the Academy office even when the website is available. The preset amount for 20 lunches is $132, unless your student has been approved for reduced lunch.

Youth & Young Adult Week of Prayer at Harbor of Hope

The Highland Ave Adventist Church is hosting a Youth & Young Adult Week of Prayer between April 5-12 on select evenings at 5 PM at Harbor of Hope (769 Pipestone St, Benton Harbor).

They extend an invitation to the students of Andrews Academy to participate as speakers in this special series. The theme is The Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), where each session will focus on one aspect of the fruit of the Spirit—highlighting Christ and our calling as His children to bear fruit that blesses and nourishes others.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to grow spiritually, develop their gifts, and engage with the wider faith community; tasting and seeing, eating and being healed, hearing and being saved, taking part and being nourished. If you are interested in speaking or participating, please contact Pastor Caris Wright (Pastorcaris@havchurch.com).

This Sunday, April 6, on the Campus of Andrews University.

Full Calendar on Website

2024-25 Year-at-a-Glance Calendar

2025-26 Year-at-a-Glance Calendar

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 send an email, put the announcement on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and alert 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!

AA Uniforms Available from Lands' End

Uniforms can be purchased from Lands’ End, including for PE. 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 understand that uniforms are on back order from Land's End. We do have a limited supply of uniforms for sale at AA (cash or check only) during office hours.

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 an AA logoed jacket, they should also have an AA logoed shirt underneath. Only AA logoed jackets are allowed to be worn in the building.

The PE uniform can only be worn during PE class.

AA's Lands' End Store

Google Account Security Key Required

PLEASE note that if your child still has their security key from last year, you DO NOT NEED to purchase them a new one.

If you have not done so already, please purchase the Multi-Factor Authentication Security Key for all AA students. This key is essential for your child to access all Google platforms (AU email, Google Classroom, etc.), as well as secure documents from Andrews University and Andrews Academy. Each student needs their own security key.

Security Key Link

If you have any further questions, feel free to email me.

Forms to check out a school computer for use at home during the school year can be found in the main office. Both a parent and the student's signatures are required.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Mr. Caleb Akins, MA

Media Ministry Director

Andrews Academy

akins@andrews.edu

FACTS or Andrews Email Log In Help

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

You can find your schedule, grades, missing assignments, etc. on FACTS.

Important Attendance Information

Pre-arranged Absences: Please be sure to fill out a pre-arranged absence card if you know in advance that you will be missing school due to a doctor/dentist/orthodontist appointment, trip, basketball tournament, driver's test, etc. These cards can be found in the main office or online. A parent's signature is required, then the office, and teacher(s) of the class(es) that you will miss.
Class Schedule Adjustment (CSA) Requests: A CSA is available for students who have a study hall at the beginning or ending of the school day or will be working during a study hall during the school day. A CSA is required for students who leave the Academy to attend classes at Andrews University, who are going to work off campus, or who wish to begin the school day later or leave earlier on a regular basis. The CSA request form must be filled out and signed by everyone indicated on the form before the student stops attending their study hall. Students must adhere to CSA guidelines that are printed on the CSA application. Any violation may cause the CSA to be revoked. I will email students and parents when a CSA is approved.
Other Absences: Parents, please call the front office (269-471-3138) or email aaattendance@andrews.edu if your student is going to be absent or tardy. These are the preferable methods.

Please provide the reason why your child will not be attending school and how long you think they will be out.

Parents/Guardians are the only authorized individuals who can excuse a student's attendance. When emailing, parents must send correspondence from their email account to maintain the validity of the request. Please include the name of the student.

From the Sourcebook (pg. 83):

Students who miss three (3) consecutive school days due to illness must provide written documentation from a certified medical professional corroborating the necessity of that absence.

For any attendance questions that you would like to ask by email, please direct these questions to aaattendance@andrews.edu.

Thank you!

Ms. Leslie Nieves
Guidance Counselor/Attendance Officer
Andrews Academy
269-471-3453

School Communications

The E-Sanjo and other communications from the school, including classroom teacher communications, use the email address(es) that you (and your parents) have recorded in FACTS when you registered for Andrews Academy. We will also use students' AU email address. Some have been wondering why they are not receiving their school communications to a certain email. If you wish to have communications sent to a specific email address, please send the change to ginam@andrews.edu. Thank you!