It is very hard to believe that we are in the final quarter of the first year in our new building. This year has reaped great rewards of the sowing that has taken place in previous years.
This year has been a year of excellence at our school. Faculty and staff roles have been developed. Discipline has been better enforced. Low grades have gradually been rising. Our volunteer support base has been strong. The people of Richmond Academy have made the difference. The people who have a strong relationship with Jesus Christ help set our school apart from other schools.
This year, I will be the speaker at our Triune Banquet and will share with you the “The People of the Academy.” It is my hope and prayer that every parent, grandparent, pastor, sponsor, and friend of Richmond Academy will be here to hear and receive the ongoing vision for our school.
-Dr. S. Chad Ross
1. Pray for us.
2. Give a memorial or honorarium gift to the Triune Fund
3. Remember Richmond Academy in your will
4. Purchase clothing and decals at our Spirit Shop
5. Schedule us to visit your church or ask your pastor to speak at our chapel
6. Sign up for “.org News” www.richmondacademy.org
7. Turn
in Labels:
Box Tops for Education ($.10/label)
Tyson Chicken’s Project A+ ($.24/label)
8. Link Richmond Academy to your website or advertise on ours
9. Volunteer your time
10. Turn in empty ink and toner cartridges ($3/cartridge)
“The Lord has called His children to be faithful stewards”
Spiritual
· Has a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ - through daily Bible study and prayer, has developed an intense desire to know Him and the power of His resurrection.
· Discerns the will of God in his/her own personal life.
· Distinguishes the ways of the world from the Lord’s way. (There is a way that seems right unto man but the end result is destruction.)
· Responds to adversity under the power and control of the Holy Spirit, demonstrating the love and likeness of Christ.
· Is faithful in developing the spiritual gifts the Lord has blessed him/her with.
· Genuinely respects and honors those in authority.
· Manifests the fruit of the Spirit as defined in the book of Galatians, Chapter 5.
· Does not compromise convictions.
Academic
· Has developed effective study habits
· Is an avid reader
· Is committed to life long learning
· Has developed keen communication skills
· Appreciates Fine Arts
· Participates in community functions
· Is politically active for the cause of Christ
Character
· Embraces Christ honoring convictions
· Is honest, trustworthy - a man or woman of his/her word
· Is unselfish in spirit
· Is loyal to family, friends, and employers
· Through example, influences others toward good character
· Exhibits biblical leadership and self-discipline
· Consistently displays a positive, winning attitude
We are in need of the following goods:
· 1 LCD projector
· 5 computers faster than 800mhz
· Sports Equipment
· Scoretable with possession arrows
· Scoreboard
· Wall pads
· Competition volleyball equipment
We are in need of the following services:
· Grant Writer
· Upper School Math Teacher
If you can help in any way, please contact the main office.
Do you have a gift or talent that you would like to share with the children? Please contact us about that as well. We are always looking for volunteers to enhance our academic programs.
Something appalling has happened in America and most parents are completely unaware of what has taken place.
What is secular humanism? How has secular humanism influenced traditional family values and beliefs? How has secular humanism affected your child? What can you do to minimize the impact secular humanism has and will have upon your child? Parents would do well to ponder these questions.
Secular humanism, commonly called humanism, has become America’s new religion, a religion that begins and ends with man, as opposed to Christianity that begins and ends with God. According to humanists, no deity can save them, they must save themselves. Such empty rhetoric shows the foolishness of man’s thinking. Conversely, Psalm 100:3 states, “Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”
To better understand the beliefs and values advocated by humanists, read the following words taken from the Humanist Manifesto 11(1973), a document that is to the humanists what the Bible is to Christians. As you read, keep in mind that the people who wrote the Humanist Manifesto were well-educated, intelligent people of prominent positions in well-known institutions of learning.
We believe... that traditional dogmatic or authoritarian religions that place revelation, God, ritual, or creed above human needs and experience do a disservice to the human species. Any account of nature should pass the tests of scientific evidence; in our judgment, the dogmas and myths of traditional religions do not do so... We find insufficient evidence for belief in the existence of a supernatural; it is either meaningless or irrelevant to the questions of the survival and fulfillment of the human race. As nontheists, we begin with humans not God, nature not deity.
The U. S. Supreme Court ruled humanism as a religion in Torcaso v. Watkins (June 1961). The court stated, “Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others” (emphasis added). Four years later (1965), the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that a humanistic conscientious objector was eligible for a religious exemption from the armed services because of sincerely held religious beliefs.
In the January/February 1983 issue of The Humanist, John Dunphy stated that the faith of humanists, not the “rotting corpse of Christianity,” was the secular school’s religious base. Twenty-two years after the 1961 Supreme Court’s decision, Dunphy wrote:
These [humanist] teachers must embody the same selfless dedication as the most rabid fundamentalist preachers, for they will be ministers of another sort, utilizing a classroom instead of a pulpit to convey humanist values in whatever subject they teach, regardless of the educational level—preschool day care or large state university.
Furthermore, the Supreme Court has expelled Christianity from secular education, and humanism, a system of beliefs that denies the divine Christ, exists as the acceptable religion of secular education. Keep in mind that for humanists, there is no God; there is no heaven; there is no Jesus Christ; there is no supernatural; there is no life after death. If humanists cannot prove something scientifically, they reject it; that is, if they cannot see, feel, hear, taste, or smell something, they reject its existence.
Undeniably, humanistic thinking has gained control of secular schools. Whereas secular schools do have some Christian teachers, in reality these teachers have strict religious limitations placed upon them by the Supreme Court. Secular schools promote humanism through their textbooks and secular- thinking teachers. Clearly, secular humanism has deprived secular schools of a moral, Christian purpose.
Application
Christian school students learn from Christian teachers who honor the Lord, teach Bible values, revere the teaching of Scripture, and respect the family. The school environment is safe and the academic program is strong. The Christian school protects your child from the teachings of secular humanism. The question is often asked: “Why would Christian parents consciously embrace an indoctrinating philosophy that denies the Christian faith? After all, students attending secular schools are bombarded daily with secular values and beliefs.” You know this, of course; this is why you selected a Christian school for your child to attend. Fortunately, you are among those parents who recognize the worth of a Christian school and the danger of humanism. Never let anyone convince you otherwise! Know this for sure: God is pleased with your decision.
A Publication of the American Association of Christian Schools