Knight’s tale Issue VI, Volume III Faith Christian Academy January 2017

This year, the

senior class, along with

Theology teacher Mrs.

Misty and administrator

Mrs. Timblin, went on a

mission trip to Africa.

They were in San Pedro,

Côte d'Ivoire, from Jan-

uary 1 through 19.

Matthew, one of

the seniors, states that

he liked to play with the

monkeys and take care

of the horses in his free

time while there.

His favorite job

was repairing the roof of

one of the classrooms.

He loved how all the

African kids were so

willing to help. He

would like to evangelize

again.

He was able to

strengthen his relation-

ship with his cousins, as

he spent most of his

time there working with

them. One thing he feels

he learned on this trip is

that a lot of Americans

don’t appreciate every-

thing we have.

Mrs. Misty's fa-

vorite thing about being

in Africa was being able

to see how hungry the

rest of the world is for

the gospel.

In her free time,

she played games and

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They’re Back!

By Kristal Reid

Many Enjoy FCA’s First

School Choice Event

By Tori Hammond

On the evening of

January 27th, from 6:30 to

8:30pm, FCA hosted an

Open House School

Choice Night.

What that means

is that everyone who at-

tends or is looking into

attending FCA was invit-

ed to come and check out

the school and everything

it has to offer.

Administrative

assistant, Mrs. Lucy said,

“School Choice Night

served to promote the

various options parents

have in choosing where

they want to send their

children to school.”

There were free

ice cream sundaes, fami-

ly activities, and the first

one hundred visitors even

got free School Choice

scarves!

Anyone was in-

vited to come and join in

on the sharing of how the

school works and how

private school can actual-

ly be very affordable.

“It’s a nice homey

school,” said Galyn, a

potential FCA parent.

School Choice

week takes place every

January; it is celebrated

to remind parents that

they have the freedom to

choose where their chil-

dren attend school.

Children used to

only be able to go to the

school that was in their

district or closest to their

house. Now children can

go to school anywhere

they or their parents

would like.

There are many

ways for even a private

school to be afforded.

FCA provided ways you

get help including schol-

arships of all kinds.

Overall the night

was a big success and

everyone had a great

time.

“I had a great

time and I love my

scarf,” Kristal stated with

a smile.

Everyone who

came got a lot of good

information about the

school and how it works.

Mrs. Timblin and Mrs. Misty preparing the Roman’s

Road tracks to disperse around the city.

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January Babies

By Yvonne Lara

Five students at

FCA started the new

year with a new age in

life. These students are

Aracely, Brianna, Myra,

Kristal, and Tyler H.

Aracely’s birth-

day was on January 3rd.

For her birthday, she

spent time with family

and ate cake. Aracely’s

favorite verse in the Bi-

ble is Jeremiah 3:14.

She enjoys reading and

exercising. In the future,

she would like to be a

missionary.

On January 17th,

Kristal celebrated her

birthday by going out to

dinner with a family

friend from her church.

Her favorite book in the

Bible is Esther because

she (Esther) was willing

to go to the palace and

risk her life for the peo-

ple.

“I like reading

and sometimes like to

write stories,” stated

Kristal.

When she grows

up, she wants to be a

missionary to Africa and

build an orphanage

there.

Tyler H., who

celebrated his birthday

on January 28th, went to

AZ Airtime with his

friends. His hobbies in-

volve playing guitar and

video games.

Tyler said, “I

want to be in the Air-

force,” in regards to

what he would like to do

when he gets older. His

favorite story in the Bi-

ble is the one about Job

and his life.

Twins Myra and

Brianna celebrated their

birthday on January 7th.

For their birthday, they

had family bonding

time. Myra and Brianna

both like the story of

Daniel in the lion’s den.

“I like it because

Daniel had great faith in

God; even though he’d

been through a lot, he

still remained faithful,”

said Myra.

They both enjoy

watching anime and go-

ing to comic-con. Myra

also enjoys playing vid-

eo games and Brianna

loves golf.

Brianna stated

that she would like to

become a professional

golfer, writer, or electri-

cal engineer when she

grows up.

Hopefully these

five amazing students

have a blessed year

guided by the Lord and

that they all enjoy being

one year older.

did puzzles with the oth-

er missionaries. On

Mondays, which is the

missionaries rest day,

they would go to the

beach or a pool.

A verse that

spoke to her was Ro-

mans 12:18, because it

talks about how some-

times people are hurtful

or unkind and the temp-

tation is to be mean

back, but that the right

thing to do is to live at

peace with them.

The other senior,

Adrian, said that his fa-

vorite job was working

on the school’s founda-

tion.

One thing he did

that he would love to do

again is handing out Bi-

ble tracks.

One of the les-

sons he learned was that

love should be shared

with everyone no matter

what their religious be-

liefs are.

Mrs. Timblin’s

favorite project to do

was to teach the ladies’

bible study.

While there, she

feels that God renewed

her spirt for parenting

consistently.

She once again

got to see people who

don't have as much as

she has but were happy

and hungry for the Word

of God; it helped her see

how blessed she truly is.

She liked how

the missionaries used

the verse Proverbs

10:26, which says, “As

vinegar to the teeth, and

as smoke to the eyes, so

is the sluggard to them

that send him.” (KJV)

Each of the mis-

sion team members stat-

ed that they did enjoy

themselves, and Mrs.

Misty said she would go

back in a heartbeat.

Mission trip (continued)

From left to right: Myra, Kristal, Tyler, Brianna, and

Aracely (Photo by Miss Jessica)

Pastor Fills In

For His Wife

By Gabanna Madrid

I'm sure most of

you know that Mrs.

Misty teaches the high

school Theology Class

and that she recently just

got back from a 22-day

mission trip from Africa

with the seniors and

Mrs. Timblin. While she

was gone, she needed

someone to teach her

class for the time being.

Mrs. Misty and her hus-

band, Mr. Ben, decided

that he would be the per-

fect substitute.

“Having Mr. Ben

as our substitute teacher

is great because he has

so much knowledge

about the Bible and re-

lates it to us,” said Tori.

Mr. Ben is a

pastor at Enchanted

Hills Baptist Church, so

what better person to be

a temporary Bible teach-

er than a pastor?! He

created all worksheets,

test, and quizzes; and he

taught about angels, de-

mons and the purpose of

man. The class thought

it was interesting learn-

ing about these topics

and definitely learned

quite a few things.

“I enjoyed teach-

ing for three weeks

while Misty was in Côte

d'Ivoire with the seniors

for this year's mission

trip. I was impressed by

the students’ level of

engagement with the

Bible and dedication to

memorizing God's word

'that I may know Him

and the power of His

resurrection.' Thank you

for allowing me the op-

portunity to teach you

this semester,” com-

mented Mr. Ben.

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Bella focuses on the organism she is looking at

through the microscope (Photo by Kayla Huston)

Now that Christ-

mas break is over and

school is back in ses-

sion, students are work-

ing extremely hard.

For example, the

Family & Consumer

Science class is learning

about clothes, fibers,

and different kinds of

stitches, as in different

names for clothes and

styles, and how design-

ers choose colors and

lines in clothing.

Gabriel E. says

he likes this class be-

cause “it is teaching me

new things that I haven't

learned before.”

This month, Mrs.

Osterbaan's science

classes worked on their

science fair experi-

ments, making their hy-

potheses, preparing pro-

cedures, and doing their

experiments.

Along with that,

the 6th grade class is do-

ing an experimentation

with mealworms. They

have 20 worms that they

observe as they turn into

beetles. The reason their

class is doing this is be-

cause they are currently

learning about metamor-

phosis.

The biology

class has been looking at

different things under a

microscope, such as

cells, crustaceans, and

skin. They are doing this

because they are study-

ing the body system and

cells which cannot be

seen to the unaided eye.

“I like looking at

stuff under microscopes

because it's interesting

to see the kind of stuff

you can't normally see.

Plus, it’s a nice break

from regular class

work,” stated Marcos.

Mrs. Leisa’s art

class is learning how to

use and handle polymer

clay. They do other

things as well, like

stringing bracelets and

they are planning on

making leather pouches!

Sometimes the

art class also does

“Bible journaling,” in

which the students find

Bible verses that they

like and draw it out in a

picture.

Jasmine C. said,

“I like art because it’s

interesting and fun most

of the time.”

It looks like clas-

ses are off to a great

start for the second se-

mester.

Back At It

Again With

The Studies

By Gabanna Madrid

OPINION

Issue VI, Volume III Page 4

Be Healthy All Year Long!

By Brianna Laroque

Although it’s

great that a lot of people

make losing stubborn

belly fat or eating health-

ier a new year’s resolu-

tion, we should be eating

healthily and attempting

to manage our weight

every day.

In typing this ar-

ticle, I realized that I

don’t pay much attention

to healthful eating ,

which is something I

need to start doing. Dur-

ing the times that I was

maintaining my diet and

weight, I had a ton of

energy, self-confidence,

and less acne. I will be

giving you some pro-tips

on healthy living, eating,

and maintaining a

healthy weight.

One thing that

will be a great help in

getting back to or start-

ing a healthier lifestyle is

by being mindful of what

you eat. You could begin

by eliminating artificial

sugars and preparing

more meals at home. It’s

also good to eat things

with fewer calories and

carbohydrates. One thing

most people tend to have

problem with is snack-

ing. When we get a

snack, we want some-

thing quick and easy.

Although junk food may

seem convenient and ap-

pealing at the time, it's

better to plan ahead and

prepare a snack, like

some vegetables or a

fruit.

Another useful

way to help manage a

healthy lifestyle is by

drinking plenty of water.

One good idea is to drink

one glass of water before

every meal to get you

semi-full so you eat less

food. However, too

much water can actually

be bad for you. Adding

water to your diet is one

of the best things you

can do. It is very im-

portant to stay hydrated,

as the average adult body

is typically built up of 50

-65% of water.

The final way to

maintain a healthy and

balanced life is through

exercise. When exercis-

ing, you don’t want to

push yourself too hard

when first starting out.

You don’t want to hurt

yourself, so it is good to

start with little things

like some easy flexibility

stretches and maybe yo-

ga. When the workouts

start to become easier,

either increase the

amount you are doing or

try something harder,

like intense cardio. Re-

member to take baby

steps.

You can find

more information on

gaining a healthy life-

style by researching on

your own time or talking

with your doctor.

My New year Resolution is...

“To get better grades”

-Armani

”To try to look at everything in life

more positively”

wake up every morning and thank God

for the day and hope that will put a pos-

itive attitude on the day.

-Mrs. Osterbann

OPINION

Now that 2016 is

over, many people are

working on there New

Year's resolutions or

thinking about what they

would like to accom-

plish throughout the

year. I like the idea of

making resolutions or

goals because I feel like

it helps people better

themselves.

To be completely

honest, I always make

resolutions but never

stick to them. Every

year I say to myself, this

year will be different; I

will really stick to them!

But I never do.

Usually I fail or

just give up on my reso-

lutions, but this year, I

have a plan. The first

step of my plan was to

write down my top ten

goals for the year.

After that, I de-

cided which ones were

most important to me

and those are the ones

that I will work on the

hardest throughout the

year. It’s not such an

intricate plan, but I think

it will definitely work

for me.

Some of the ones

I'm focusing the most on

are eating healthier,

growing closer to God,

and studying more.

I am focusing on

those the most because I

feel that it is super im-

portant to be healthy, eat

well, and exercise. I also

fell that growing closer

to God should be our

number one priority, and

recently it hasn't been

mine. I am really hoping

to read my Bible and

pray on a more regular

basis.

Finally, I want to

study more because I

really want to get my

grades up and feel more

ready when it comes to

tests and quizzes.

I am super excit-

ed for the new year and

everything that will

come along with it.

2016 was a good

year, but I know 2017

will be even better!

My Goals For

The New Year

By Victoria Hammond

Page 5 Issue VI, Volume III

Martin Luther

King, Jr. was a great

leader for our torn coun-

try. He played a major

role in the progress of

the civil rights move-

ment and is known for

his ever-amazing

speech, “I Have a

Dream”, in which he

addresses his vision for

the future of this nation

in regards to equality.

In 1968, he was

assassinated at a hotel

in Memphis, where he

was helping support a

sanitation workers’

strike. To show that his

efforts were not in vain,

to this day, we still hon-

or King, who helped

stand up for those treat-

ed unfairly.

One way that

Tucson celebrated this

hero was the 32nd Annu-

al Martin Luther King

Day March and Festi-

val, which began at the

UA Bio Tech Park and

wrapped up with the fes-

tival portion at Reid

Park. The march com-

menced at 8am on MLK

Day, and the festival ran

from 10am until 2pm.

I was unable to

march, but I did attend

the festivities that fol-

lowed. According to an

anonymous source I

spoke to at the event,

there were about 125

people that marched. At

the park band shell, per-

formers danced and sang

hymns and other music.

My favorite part

was the African song

and dance that was

about how we are as

strong, smart, and tall as

our ancestors. While the

woman sang, her group

also danced with her or

played the drums. I

wanted to dance with

them, but I didn’t, of

course. I really enjoyed

going and can’t wait to

go again next year.

MLK: The Man We Will

Never Forget

By Kristal Ried

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Page 2 Issue VI Volume III

Martin Modeús

of the Church of Swe-

den once said this about

Epiphany, the holiday

that is celebrated on Jan-

uary 6, which is also

known as Three Kings

Day: “It's a time to fo-

cus on the guiding star

and the three men who,

out of curiosity, fol-

lowed the star to Jesus.”

Modeús realized

that the holiday was

about when the magi

visited Christ and gave

Him presents.

Therefore, in

countries like Mexico,

Sweden, Finland, Ice-

land, Denmark, and

Norway, children are

given presents. This day

is also called “The

Twelfth Day of Christ-

mas” and is a very fes-

tive day of celebration.

In the countries

listed above, this is a

day very important to

their calendars. On this

day, people take down

holiday decorations (if

not done the day be-

fore), sing We Three

Kings, go to an Ortho-

dox service and see an

Epiphany procession.

Churches are

filled with colorful and

scented flowers, and

members share “king

cake” (like the pastry

served on Mardi Gras in

New Orleans), with a

bean, coin or plastic ba-

by Jesus baked inside.

The person that

finds it gets to wear a

crown for the rest of the

day and sometimes

watch a Christmas

themed movie.

The Wal-Mart

stores in Tucson all gave

out Three Kings Day

Bread. The Wal-Mart

website said that this

was their way of helping

Tucson celebrate Three

Kings Day.

This year for

Epiphany, the people of

Enchanted Hills Baptist

Church went to Nogales,

Mexico, to participate in

Centro Khes'ed's cele-

bration.

While there, pre-

sents were given out, a

sermon from a pastor

who came from San Di-

ego, rapping, singing,

and worship of all types.

At the end, delicious

Cuban food was served.

The people of

the kid's center were re-

ally blessed and had a

good time.

Three Kings Day

By Sam Ledford There was an

awesome turnout for

FCA’s second Peter Pip-

er Pizza fundraiser. It

took place from 5-8pm

on January 26, and

about 100 people came

out to support the

school. FCA received a

check for $234.47,

which was 20% of the

sales at the register.

It seems that

everyone had a pleasant

time participating in

contests that the PPP

staff had to offer, such

as: the dough stretching

contest, box folding

contest, and pie eating

contest, in which you

could win up to 1,000

prize tickets. The mini

carnival games that

were set up by FCA stu-

dents were a big hit too!

“My favorite

part was the games and

spending time with my

friends,” said Tyler H.

A lot of people

enjoyed dancing to

songs like the Cha Cha

Slide and the Cupid

Shuffle with their class-

mates and friend. Mrs.

Kramer and Mrs. Misty

even joined in during

the Chicken Dance!

Mrs. Misty said

that she enjoyed not

having to cook dinner.

“The fundraiser was fun

and it was nice to meet

people connected to the

staff of FCA but not at-

tending FCA, and it was

nice to see the kids hav-

ing fun,” she added

Overall, this

event was enjoyable and

brought family and

friends together. Now

everyone can’t wait for

the next fundraiser com-

ing up in March.

Second Pizza Fundraiser Draws A Crowd

By Myra LaRoque

Students Noah, Gregg, Miriam, and Kristal compete

in the box folding contest. (Photo by Miss Jessica)

Page 7 Issue VI, Volume III

Inauguration Day

By Brianna LaRoque

The spirit day

for this month was on

January 27, and FCA

students and staff had

the choice to either

come with a crazy hat or

crazy hair. Some of the

students that participat-

ed added a lot of hair

ties or glitter, decorated

with outside objects (a

horse shoe), or sprayed

their hair different col-

ors. One student even

designed hers as a cup-

cake, and another did

hers as a donut. Some of

the cool and crazy hair

styles really stood out!

Megan, who had

a hair full of clips and

giant fuzzy dice, stated,

“The challenge was

awesome and my head

hurts.”

The challenge

for this spirit day was

called Candy Cane

Hook. The challenge

required each member

from every team to put

the straight end of a can-

dy in his or her mouth

so that they could hook

it onto another candy

cane and pick it up.

Each team had a pile of

candy canes on their ta-

ble, and each student

had to pick one up from

the pile, walk across the

room, and drop it into a

cup that their teacher

was holding. The first

team to have ten candy

canes in their cup won

the challenge. The 1st

place winner was team

Victorians, and team

Justice came in 2nd

place.

“I enjoyed the

challenge, especially

because of how hard it

was,” said Fabian, who

wore a gray wig.

Crazy Hair and Hat Day By Kristina Montes

This year’s inau-

gural ceremony took

place on Friday, January

20th, 2017, in the Unit-

ed States.

Inauguration

Day has more than rea-

son for landing on this

specific date every year.

One reason for

its taking place on this

day is, as the Constitu-

tional Accountability

Center pointed out, that

it takes a large amount

of time to tally up and

count all votes.

Other reasons

include giving the presi-

dent-elect more time to

figure out whom he

would like to work with

him and giving him and

his family time to move

into the White House.

At the inaugural

ceremony, President

Trump and Vice-

President Pence took the

Oaths of Office; then

Trump gave his inaugu-

ral speech.

Multiple people

read bible verses and

prayed that Trump's and

Pence's time in office

would be successful.

The people who

performed at his inaugu-

ration were the Radio

City Rockettes, Mormon

Tabernacle Choir, Jackie

Evancho, the U.S. Ma-

rine Band, and more.

While the inau-

gural ceremony was go-

ing on, thousands of

women and men assem-

bled in many different

states to march, exercis-

ing their first amend-

ment rights.

Millions of peo-

ple also rioted and broke

the windows of many

restaurants, stores, and

other businesses.

So overall, one-

half of America was ex-

cited and happy to have

Trump as President;

while the other half

seemed to hate having

him as President.

Karmen, Brianna, and Alanna focus on wining the

challenge. (Photo by Mrs. Laurel)

The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity. -President Donald Trump

Page 8 Issue VI, Volume III

Knight’s tale staff

Junior Editor – Yvonne Lara

Field Reporters – Victoria Hammond, Yvonne La-

ra, Brianna LaRoque, Myra LaRoque, Sam

Ledford, Gabbana Madrid, Kristina Montes,

Kristal Starr Ried, and Noah Ried

Photographers – Gabbana Madrid, Kristina

Montes, and Kristal Starr Ried

This year, many

families in the world

celebrated Chinese New

Year on January 28.

This is a holiday

dedicated to making sure

your new year will be

lucky and also celebrates

a year of hard work.

It is based on the

lunar calendar, which

functions on a 12-year

animal cycle [rat, ox,

tiger, rabbit, dragon,

snake, horse, goat, mon-

key, rooster (this year),

dog, and pig.

Although every

family has a different

celebration, these are the

main things done on this

day: every child receives

a gift, families sing a

Chinese New Year song

called Gonf Xi Fa Cai,

they clean house, and

parents prepare money

(known as “lucky mon-

ey”) for their children in

red envelopes.

Families also get

together with friends and

create a long dragon on

sticks and attend a Chi-

nese New Year Festival

in their town.

One of the teach-

ers at Faith Christian

Academy, Miss Jessica,

celebrates Chinese New

Year, and says this about

why “Because we are

Chinese.” She and her

siblings still receive red

envelopes with crisp,

brand new, never been

used before dollar bills

to be used the day of.

“My favorite part

about celebrating the

new year is that after we

spend our money, we

write down everything

that happened in the pre-

vious year that we are

thankful for, as well as

our goals for the year.

We put these papers into

our envelopes and open

them the following

year,” she said.

They also wear

red for good luck

throughout the year.

Chinese New Year By Samuel Ledford

In last month’s

Knight's Tale, the ad-

ministration asked for

donations towards new

tables.

The ones that

were originally priced

and requested were the

Lifetime® 6ft. x18 in.

Seminar Tables from

Costco and are $94.99.

In doing more

research, the FCA ad-

ministration found a

more affordable price

for comparable tables on

a website called

www.webstaurantstore.c

om for only $59.99!

That website is

where the new tables

will be purchased. If you

would like to contribute

a cash value donation or

table, please contact the

office.

Any support is

greatly appreciated!

School Still In Need Of Seminar Tables

Due To Rising Numbers In Enrollment

By Myra LaRoque

Miss Jessica and her sister at Dim Sum on Chinese

New Year (Photo by Araceli Mendibles)

Photo Source: http://www.webstaurantstore.com/

national-public-seating-bt-1872-18-x-72-speckled-

gray-plastic-folding-seminar-table/386BT1872.html