Congratulations go to both the Beginning & Intermediate Band and the Advanced Band of the McCarty Academy of Music, who scored straight first division ratings from the judging panel at Sound Waves Music Festival in New Braunfels on Saturday May 5. At the end of the day, both bands also were awarded Best In Class awards. Congratulations to our RRCA students who participated in this event.
One Act Play Results
The RRCA High School and Junior High Theatre teams had a fabulous weekend April 13-14, 2012 at the One Act Play competition in Mineral Wells! The kids were amazing...both on and off the stage, and we give God the praise for their outstanding performance.
ACSI 2012 One Act Play & Speech High School Results:
One Act Play Second Runner-up: Mirrors - performed by RRCA
2nd All Star Cast: Jeffrey Leistico, Ashley Charles, Caleb Cook, Aria Flores
1st All Star Cast: Anne-Marie Berg, Chad Brooker
All Star Technician: Phillip Pergande
Solo Speech: Ashley Charles, 4th Place
ACSI 2012 One Act Play & Speech Junior High School Results:
One Act Play First Place Champion: Just Call Me Mark - performed by RRCA
Best Ensemble: RRCA
2nd All Star Cast: Jacob Hill, Stephanie Flanigan, Rob Mitchell, Jace Johnson, Thomas Kac
1st All Star Cast: Kayla Lane, Shanese Jackson
Best Actor: Caleb Cook
Solo Speech:
Shanese Jackson, 1st Place
Aria Flores, 2nd Place
Stephanie Flanigan, 3rd Place
Duet Speech: Rob Mitchell and Thomas Kac, 2nd Place
Best Overall Tech Presentation: RRCA
Best Sound: RRCA
Best Lighting: RRCA
Best Technician: Phillip Pergande
All Star Technician: Chase Kirby
Overall Festival Sweepstakes: 2nd Place
Special thanks to our super sponsors: Alisa Flores, Lisa Strong, Chris Johnson, Paul Pergande, Doug and Michelle Mitchell, Chris Leistico
What a blessing it is to serve the Lord! It is my extreme pleasure to have the privilege of working alongside these wonderfully talented and committed young people. Thanks to all the families and our RRCA administration for allowing us to have this awesome opportunity. Thank you all for your prayers, encouragement and support! Mrs. Dean
Congratulations to Senior Kyra Detrick for receiving a regional award from The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers in New York City. Three of her art pieces were recognized. One received the Gold Key and two received honorable mention.
2012 TAPPS State Competition Results
Debate and Speech Results:
Public Forum Debate
2nd Place-JH Engelbrecht and Josh Jacks with a 6-1 record overall
Quarterfinalists-James Eldred and Rachel Snyder
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Semifinalist-Elizabeth Birkman, with a 5-1 record
Quarterfinalist-JH Engelbrecht, with a 4-1 record
Speech
1st Place Duet Acting Trent Sutton/Jenna Grosser
2nd Place Prose Interpretation Trent Sutton
4th Place Solo Acting Trent Sutton
5th Place Oratory Elizabeth Birkman
6th Place Extemporaneous Speaking JH Engelbrecht
Academic Results:
Tim Cato 5th place in Ready Writing
Sharlot Shepherd 3rd in Spelling
Traci Bricka 5th place in Spelling
Congratulations students for representing RRCA at State!
State Debate Tournament March 24, 2012
On March 24th, RRCA competed against teams around the state at the Public Forum State Debate tournament in Temple. The team of JH Engelbrecht and Josh Jacks had a 6-1 record overall, losing in the final round to rival Holy Trinity in a 2-1 decision. The other Crusader team of James Eldred and Rachel Snyder broke to the elimination rounds and were named quarterfinalists, with a 3-2 record. "The kids exceeded my expectations today. They proved that RRCA continues to have one of the strongest private school debate teams in the state," said coach Cathleen Ferose. This was a school record for Engelbrecht/Jacks as the highest finish in state competition for Public Forum.
TPSMEA Choir Competition
The HIgh Call choir travelled to Houston, Texas on March 23-24, 2012 to compete in the annual TPSMEA State Choir competition. The choir received the highest rating of a 1 for both their concert pieces and their sightreading. These seven students advanced from an earlier qualifying competition to compete with their solos in this competition: Chad Brooker, Amanda Olmstead, Jenna Grosser, Trent Sutton, Jeffrey Leistico, Tara Marshall and Anne-Marie Berg.
TAPPS State Art Competition
The TAPPS state art competition hosted 1800 pieces of art work in 20 different categories from schools over the entire state of Texas on March 24, 2012. Congratulations to the following amazing art students who placed at the TAPPS State art competition:
Victoria Redding placed 5th in Drawing Black and White for “Eye of the Beholder”
Karina Torres-Diaz placed 3rd in Drawing Color for “Pug in a Box”
Ellen Smith received an Honorable Mention for Seek and Sketch
Karina Torres-Diaz placed 5th in Seek and Sketch
Kyra Detrick placed 3rd in Graphic Design for Brain Storm
Ellen Smith received an Honorable Mention in Creative and Experimental Photography for “Quandry”
Meaghyn Barker placed 1st in On Site Design
Ellen Smith placed 6th in Art History
To view these and 500 other pieces of art work from fabulous RRCA artists, attend the May 4th Gallery of Artistry from 6-8pm.
TAPPS District Academic Meet
Congratulations to our high school students that competed in the TAPPS District Academic Meet on February 21st.
Trent Sutton - 1st in Prose Interpretation, Solo Acting, Poetry Interpretation, and Duet Acting. He also received the “Best All Around” Award.
Jenna Grosser - 1st in Duet Acting and 4th in Solo Acting
Alli Denman - 6th in Poetry Interpretation
Elizabeth Birkman - 2nd in Original Oratory
Amanda Olmstead - 5th in Original Oratory
Ethan Shires - 5th in Advanced Math and 6th in Calculator
James Eldred - 4th in Current Events and 3rd in Persuasive Speaking
Tim Cato - 2nd in Ready Writing
JH Engelbrecht - 4th in Persuasive Speaking and 2nd in Current Events.
Daniel Eldred 5th in Science
Traci Bricka - 2nd in Spelling
Sharlot Shepherd - 3rd in Spelling
Rachel Snyder - 4th in Literary Criticism
Sydney Counts - 5th in Literary Criticism
Paulina Castorena - 3rd in Spanish
Our Yearbook Excalibur, placed 3rd in competition. RRCA received 2nd place overall
TPSMEA Competition
Seven High Call Choir students received Superior ratings on their solos at theTPSMEA solo/ensemble competition. These seven students will now advance to the state competition: Chad Brooker, Amanda Olmstead, Jenna Grosser, Trent Sutton, Jeffrey Leistico, Tara Marshall and Anne-Marie Berg. An ensemble composed of Marissa Flournoy, Trent Sutton, Jenna Grosser and Anne-Marie Berg received an Excellent rating, as did soloist Laura Pascual.
ACSI District Math Olympics
Congratulations to the following students who competed in the ACSI District Math Olympics held in San Antonio on February 17th.
Computation
3rd Grade:
Matthew Tweden – Superior, 4th Place
Brailey Jones – Superior, 2nd Place
Joshua Huang – Excellent
4th Grade:
Dalten Rickmers – Superior, 1st Place Medal
Caleb Potts – Superior
5th Grade:
Jordan Crupper – Excellent
Drew Guardado – Excellent
7th Grade:
Carly Hildebrand – Excellent
Ari Hoyle – Excellent
Rohan Jillapalli – Excellent
8th Grade:
Haley Nelson – Excellent, 1st Place
Kayla Lane – Excellent
Madeline Tweden – Excellent, 4th Place
Reasoning
3rd Grade:
Aron Zapatero – Superior
Jack Havemann – Excellent
Lauren Walker – Superior, 2nd Place
4th Grade:
Alex Chaiken – Superior, 1st Place Medal
Mia Kemp – Superior
5th Grade:
Rose Curtis – Excellent
6th Grade:
Drew Dankis – Superior, 1st Place Medal
Ryan Hoxworth – Excellent
Brody Sparkman – Excellent
7th Grade:
Christian Orred – Excellent, 3rd Place
Cole Sutton – Excellent
Heather Manning – Excellent
8th Grade:
Phillip Pergande – Superior, 1st Place Medal
Jake Strong – Excellent, 4th Place
Ben Walker – Excellent, 3rd Place
CONGRATULATIONS to Kyra Detrick for winning a Gold Key for her photography “Blue Shoes” at the prestigious 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards from the South Art Region. Kyra also received two honorable mentions for her photography “Down the Path” and “Hello World”. Kyra’s Gold Key submission will travel on to New York City for a national level competition and exhibition there.
District Spelling Bee Participants and Results
Round Rock Christian Academy students represented our school well at the ACSI District Spelling Bee on January 27, 2012! Congratulations Spellers!
3rd Grade:
Rohan Gnaniah: 4th Place Ribbon
Aurora Tyson
Ethan Anderson
4th Grade:
Alex Chaiken: 3rd Place Ribbon
Rachel Hildebrand
Eshita Sangani
5th Grade:
Eddie Kallen: 3rd Place Ribbon
Brock Sparkman
6th Grade:
Michaela DeJong: 4th Place Ribbon
7th Grade:
Heather Manning: 1st Place Medal
8th Grade:
Dominic Bradfute