 New Leaders, New Organization Advances GAC Village, Elementary, and Junior High March 3, 2010 “Selecting a new group of GAC leaders is incredibly serious business, and we took months to reflect, weigh, and pray. Our Deans, Coordinators, and Assistant Principals are about to bring new energy, passion, and commitment to advance GAC’s vision of excellence again.” President David Fincher Read More
Boys #1 in Swimming! February 19, 2010 The Greater Atlanta Christian boys won the State Championship in the Class AAAA-A swim meet Thursday night at Westminster. The GAC boys scored 271 points, finishing ahead of Wesleyan (264) and Westminster (248). Girls took 3rd place. “I know Karen Blackman had something to do with this—she gave us a little push from heaven,” McGee said. “I know she’s smiling. She started this program.” Click and read the entire Gwinnett Post Story. From a Teacher's Perspective - Christian School or Public School? February 17, 2010 While some comparisons of teaching in a Christian vs public school may be obvious, such as small class size, individualized attention, advanced curriculum, discipline and safety, other distinctions may be more subtle. Read More
Personalized Podcasts in 9th Grade Bible February 17, 2010 Ms. Jessica Terry’s Bible podcast project promotes spiritual growth, while encouraging creativity and collaborative learning. Read More How We Communicate at GAC February 17, 2010 As parents, you may feel bombarded with all the emails, e-news and blog postings you receive from GAC during any given week in the school year. Read More
GAC Swim Team Hosts 1st Karen Blackman Invitational Meet February 17, 2010 The first annual Karen Blackman Invitational proved to be a great success as the swimmers from GAC, St. Pius, and John’s Creek competed in a close and exciting meet with GAC taking the overall title. Read More Gabe Lyons February 9, 2010 GAC family and friends are invited to join us for a special JH/SH Chapel to hear Gabe Lyons, author of unChristian. Thursday, Feb. 11 at 9:00am Long Forum. Parking reserved at Long Forum; additional parking will be available behind Long Forum at the Stadium. Moodle...Could Taking a Test be Fun? February 3, 2010 You’re probably hearing the “Moodle” word more frequently by your child this year. I had to look it up: Moodle is “a software package for producing Internet-based courses and web sites. It can be run on Windows and Mac operating systems.” Read More
Students Serve from their Hearts February 3, 2010 GAC students and families have collected a total so far of $20,940 for Haiti relief. Most of those funds were generated from the grass roots efforts of our students. Read More Signing of Student Athletes February 3, 2010 February 3rd is Signing Day for high school athletes. Greater Atlanta Christian School honored six students who committed to compete at the next level. Read More Spartans Announce Head Football Coach February 1, 2010 Coach Tim Cokely has been named head football coach at Greater Atlanta Christian School. Cokely leaves his North Florida Christian team where he led them to capture six state championships (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2008) and set the state of Florida record for most consecutive state playoff wins (23). Read More
Eternal Hope in Haiti January 22, 2010 Thanks to the generosity of GAC parents, students, faculty and staff, $18,148.44 was collected and sent to Eternal Hope in Haiti (EHIH) on very short notice. GAC parent/alum Angie Haynes and a medical team arrived at the orphanage today and are assessing the situation. Updates on their progress are posted to the "field journal" blog on the EHIH website. Digital Learning...iLearn in Room M205 January 21, 2010 Students in M205 are energized, signed in and ready for class…the Macs are fully functioning as Mrs. Dean begins her 7th grade honors American history class. Read More Your Testimony Counts - Share GAC January 21, 2010 This past weekend, we had an opportunity to participate in the Private School Fair at Mall of Georgia, sponsored by 104.7 The Fish. We met many great families who are looking for a Christian school for their children. Read More Mr. Hamilton's Application January 21, 2010 How much time do I have left in this class? What class do I have next? Which lunch do I have today? You might think that these were not valid questions but when you operate on a rotating schedule that sometimes involves a Friday schedule on a Monday, these questions become the reality for many GAC Junior High and Senior High students. Read More
Save the Date! January 21, 2010 Friday, February 26th; Father Son Banquet sponsored by L.A.C.E. Featuring the Harlem Legends vs. GAC All-Stars. 6:00pm – Bradford Gym Dinner, game, autographs, raffle and photos - $25.
GAC Announces Rhonda Hawkins as Principal of Village & Elementary Conversations with GAC President January 13, 2010 GAC’s Elementary Principal, Norma Miller has decided to retire with the close of the 2009-2010 school year. I could speak to a number of mighty changes she has created, but two might give you just a glimpse into her impact: I seriously doubt Greater Atlanta Christian would have been named a National School of Excellence (1999) or an All Kinds of Minds School of Distinction (2009) without the guiding hand of Norma Miller. … And with that, I’m proud to share with you that our own Rhonda Hawkins takes on a new role for GACS: Principal of the entire Lower School—that’s both the Early Childhood Village and Elementary. Read More
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 State AA Semifinal Basketball Games-Thurs. March 11 Macon Centreplex, Macon, GA GAC girls vs Vidalia*—7 pm GAC boys vs Laney—8:30 pm

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Upcoming Events at GAC
mar m-f |
8-12 |
JH: IOWA Testing |
mar thu |
11 |
State AA Semifinal Basketball Games Macon Centreplex, Macon, GA GAC girls vs Vidalia-7pm GAC boys vs Laney-8:30pm |
mar th-f |
11-12 |
Visions Showcase 7:30pm Clif Jones Theatre - Williams Fine Arts Ctr |
mar fri |
12 |
Elem-4th Grade Program 8:15am Long Forum |
mar sat |
13 |
Dwight Love Math Tournament Information |
mar m-f |
15-19 |
Elem-CogAt Testing, Grades 1,3,5 |
mar Tu-w |
16-17 |
LACE Used Uniform Sale 7:30am-4:00pm LACE Building Map |
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