The freshmen class is the entry into the high school experience.  Students elect class officers and take part in various activities throughout the year.  The school year begins with a Freshmen Retreat, August 26-27, designed to develop a Christ-like character and a strong sense of community within the class.  Additionally, this is a time for them to gain some insight into high school life. For the first time, they have the opportunity to compete in the Annual Powder Puff Football game and spirit competition among the classes. As the year progresses, the class is involved in other class/team building activities to encourage participation and friendships. 

For more information contact Ann Polson.

As the students move toward the ranks of “upperclassmen”, they begin to take on more ownership in the school. The positions of the class officers have more responsibility.  The objectives of the Sophomore Class are to draw the students closer in their relationship with Christ and one another through various activities.  This begins with a fall activity and continues with a Christmas Celebration. Additionally, focus is placed on building school pride by participating in a number of spirit projects. The annual Sophomore  Class Trip is a highlight of the year as the class once again has an opportunity to spend time together building unity and strengthening their walk with Christ.

For more information contact Tracy Lane.

This year becomes a turning point for exercising student leadership through various class projects.  With the common goal of gifting the senior class with funds for the Senior Prom, the junior class unity grows  stronger as multiple fund-raising projects are organized and completed. Early in the year officers are elected and committees are formed.  Through the group projects, students learn the value of hard work and perseverance.  As the opportunity to serve their fellow classmates unfolds, the students are challenged as they learn lifelong skills of budget setting, project organization, responsibility, cooperation, and motivation.  During the process, much prayer is woven throughout as the class is reminded of where true strength can be found.  The Junior Class Trip is another highlight of the year when the students join together as a whole to reflect on  their personal and spiritual relationships with each other and with their Creator.

For more information contact Tasia McIntire.

As the leaders of the high school, the senior year provides many opportunities for these students to lead and be an example of servant leadership. Throughout this process, the senior class and  the student body are given the opportunity to grow closer together, foster fellowship and care for one another.  Specifically, students are taught the value of service towards others as part of their required service projects. In addition to the four officer positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer that the other classes have, the senior class has an appointed officer of Senior Service Chair to oversee and organize this outreach endeavor.  Other programs sponsored by the Senior Class include the American Red Cross Blood Drive, Annual Talent Show, and the Hire-A-Senior program.  After exams are completed and before graduation, the class spends one more memorable time together on the much anticipated Senior Trip.

For more information contact Laurie Biggs.

In conjunction with the Arkansas Scholastic Archery Program, an Archery Club will begin for the first time at LRCA during the 2009 school year. 

For more information, contact Rebecca Howell.

The National Beta Club is an organization which promotes the ideals of honesty, service, morality, ethical conduct, and leadership among high school students, to reward meritorious achievement, and to encourage and assist students in continuing their education after high school. Membership is by invitation.

For more information, contact Diana Smith.

 

Students, faculty, and staff of LRCA gather every Tuesday morning to acknowledge and worship God as a community of believers.  We worship in many ways; this experience together is a way to be unified under the same banner of Christ’s love.  These include prayer, music, drama, confession and testimony from students, faculty, and friends within the community.  Our chapel worship times include inspiring messages and student-led music.  Most services are informal and casual, inviting students and adults to participate in worship.

The chapel student leadership team is comprised of students who lead weekly with dynamic praise music or drama to help the students connect with God.  Insightful and powerful messages are presented by many different members of our spiritual community. Students are encouraged to participate each week as an active worshipper and also as a part of the chapel student leadership team.

For more information contact Patrick Salman.

Serving others is a way of life that begins early. Seniors are required to complete a service learning project to graduate.  Service, as a reflection of a walk with God and a way to learn, is a normal expectation and will used as a part of class requirements when appropriate.  Throughout the year, various opportunities arise when students from all classification can share in the experiences of serving others in the school and local community.

For more information contact Patrick Salman

The huddle group at LRCA supports the FCA Vision which is “To see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches”.  FCA’s purpose, at its absolute core, is to combine people’s passion for sports with their passion for Christ, and teach them that those two worlds don’t have to be separate. FCA wants to give meaning to the athletic nature that all of us are born with and use it for something that stretches beyond sports.

For more information contact Mike Risher.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is a nonprofit educational association of students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. More than 240,000 active members participate in more than 13,000 chartered chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, U.S. Territories, Canada and Department of Defense Dependent Schools worldwide.  Students in the Future Business Leaders of America learn about entrepreneurial and business enterprises, begin to develop money management skills, participate in service projects, and grow in character and confidence.

The LRCA chapter of FBLA participates in district and state conferences, service projects and several different business competitions each year.  Each fall and spring, we participate in the online Stock Market Game Simulation and have had a winning team each of the years we have competed (07-09).  We also participate in the National Investwrite Essay contest, and the Personal Finance Challenge competition.  LRCA had the top 2 teams in the district and swept the 2009 state competition, taking both first and second place titles at the state finals held at the Univ. of Central Ark.  In addition to business competitions, FBLA began and sponsors the recycling program for the LRCA high school and looks for other service needs each year for our school.  The LRCA chapter received a 2009 "Shining Star" recognition at the State FBLA Leadership Conference for the large increase in membership over last year.  FBLA is open to anyone currently taking or who has previously taken business classes in High School.

For more information contact Susie Thompson.

The goal of the Kindergarten Club is to unify the seniors who have attended Little Rock Christian Academy since kindergarten. This close knit group meets once or twice a month reliving memories and reminiscing about their shared past. Each of the members desire to lead their school peers and to leave a hopeful legacy behind them.

For more information contact Teresa Walker.

Model UN Webpage

Model UN is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about civics, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. Students take on roles as foreign diplomats and participate in a simulated session of an intergovernmental committee. Participants research a country, develop roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. During a conference, participants must employ a variety of communication and critical thinking skills in order to represent the policies of their country, bringing together students to solve mock international affairs problems through delegation. Skills learned include public speaking, group communication, research, policy analysis, active listening, negotiating, conflict resolution, note taking, and technical writing. The organization's main goal is promoting international affairs study and discussion to people of all ages.

LRCA students represented the countries of Angola and Cameroon at the November Arkansas Model UN Conference. This conference, coordinated by the UCA Department of Political Science, involved the participation of about 400 high school students and faculty advisors from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Model United Nations (MUN) students from UCA, Hendrix College, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock served as staff for the two-day conference, during which high school students simulated debates, discussions, negotiations, and votes in various UN bodies, including the Security Council, UNICEF, and International Court of Justice.

Enrollment is open to any high school students interested in participating.

For more information contact Rebecca Howell.

The mission of Student Leadership Institute is to assist students in the development of their leadership philosophy and skills by exposing them to a biblically based, practical, multifaceted, yearlong program within the school day. SLi trains students on key characteristics of Jesus' leadership and requires students to be actively involved in service, evangelism and church activities. Students are trained in leadership theory and specific leadership skills. Finally, students are encouraged to apply thier knowledge and practice their leadership potential by serving their school, family, community and church.

For more information, contact Patrick Salman

The National Honor Society, established in 1921, is a recognition program for American high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Students are selected for membership through an established school chapter in secondary public and accredited private schools. Candidates for membership in the Little Rock Christian Academy chapter must have a 93% overall grade average to qualify for membership

.For more information, contact Diana Smith.

The TypeCast Staff of LRCA produces an annual anthology of student work, including writing, art, and photography submitted to the student editors by their classmates.  The student staff selects, designs, edits, and publishes the collected work in the spring.  With the help of LRCA, LRCA’s Fine Arts Council, magazine sales, student fundraising, and sponsors, the TypeCast staff produces a nationally recognized publication.

The magazine is submitted to the National Council of English Teachers for judging at the end of the school year.  In Media Res, the first literary magazine produced in 2007 - 2008 was given a superior rating and nominated for the highest national award by the NCTE judges in January of 2009.  This year’s magazine, Through the Looking-Glass, has also been submitted and will be judged on many levels, including design/layout, editing, variety and quality of writing, proofreading, art, and photography.

For more information contact Sandy Bakke.

If you like to debate, this is the place to be! The debate teams are composed of several students in which the two teams are presented a resolution or topic that they will debate, and each team is given a set period of time to prepare an argument.

For more information contact Nathanael Quay.

Scattered throughout the Little Rock Christian campus groups of students meet regularly in groups as they lead Bible study and pray for each other, their classmates, school, our country, the world, and those who are lost.  Sarah's Sisters are the girls study groups and S.W.A.T (Spiritual Warfare In Training) are the boys groups. Through this experience, the students grow in their spiritual walk while building a spirit of community. Many groups mentor younger students in the middle school and help them in their spiritual journey.

For more information contact Patrick Salman.

Quiz Bowl is an academic competition between teams of four players. Several interscholastic tournaments are held each year in both junior high (grades 7-9) and senior high (grades 9-12). In nine years of interscholastic competition, our team boasts 4 state championships and 3 state runners-up , winning more than $10,000 of scholarship money. Intramural competition occurs during lunch several times a week. Quiz Bowl draws a variety of students, from the serious and dedicated player who aspires to win hundreds of dollars of scholarship money for being on a championship team to the casual player who just likes having fun with friends at lunch playing this entertaining game. While Quiz Bowl does have some trivia and pop culture questions, the solid majority of questions are academic.

For more information contact Danny Erlandson.

The Little Rock Christian Warrior Trap Team aims to bring the joy of the outdoors and the rewards of safely learning to shoot to our school. This opportunity is open to all high school students 9-12 grade, male or female. Any student can compete in this sport regardless of size or gender and be successful. We meet primarily from February to May at several shooting ranges to practice for the state regional competitions in May and then hopefully on to the state competition.

For more information, contact Dave Sanders.

Middle School

As the primary service organization of the high school, the Student Council focus is on serving the student body. The LRCA Student Council is the governing organization of the student body designed to develop leadership skills while providing decision-making opportunities for students while in middle and high school.  Additionally, it is the source for planning various school-wide events aimed at enhancing the student experience. Through social activities and events, the Student Council fosters a sense of community, unity and school spirit. As members of the campus community, they are dedicated to developing relationships, facilitating changes which benefit students, and improving the quality of student life. Student-led events provide a greater opportunity for school spirit and community.

For more information contact Jacquelyn Griffin.

The Movement is a student-created, student-led organization with the goal of serving the Lord through raising global awareness on campus and in the community. Through various fund-raising efforts, students have been able to participate in both local and overseas missions.  Last spring, a group of students hosted the HopeChild Charity Golf Tournament and invested the nearly-$8,000 in profits to purchase supplies that were used to assemble AIDS relief packages, which World Vision then distributed to crisis areas.  Another group of students organized a ping-pong tournament in the high school cafeteria to provide financial assistance to a local family whose house was destroyed by fire.  Additional recent efforts have included the investment of $1500 in micro-economic loans for small businesses in several developing countries through Kiva, and the purchase of water well in Africa through a partnership with World Vision. Movement participants have also volunteered as Salvation Army bell ringers, participated in an outreach event with the Little Rock Homeless Coalition, and collected school supplies for children living in a group of economically-devastated Pacific islands.

For more information contact Heather Tarpley.

The purpose of The Movement in Middle School is to give students the chance to step up and serve in their community as well as internationally.  The Movement is a student-created, student-led organization with the goal of serving the Lord through raising global awareness on campus and in the community.

For more information contact Ashley Trover

Working with a faculty mentor, students work during the year on a capstone project of thier choosing. Once approved, they plan and faciliate the project which begins with a hypothesis and conludes with a defense/presenation of the project along with a celebration of the students' work in the spring.

For more information contact Nathanael Quay.

Internships scheduled during our J-Term are a unique opportunity for our juniors and senior to observe and experience a working professional’s life for two weeks. This experience in the world of adult realities allows them to see things such as the time lawyers do not spend in a courtroom, the patience required to teach second grade or the precision required to be an engineer or research scientist. These experiences can aid in major decisions the students are will be facing and more importantly in the discovery of how God has uniquely equipped them. Even internships that do not turn out as expected can be a valuable tool in the discovery process.

For more information contact Patrick Salman.