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PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HONORS QUARTERBACK RYAN CASH

Athlete Named Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Private School Player of the Year

 

Last night, Prestonwood Christian Academy celebrated Junior Quarterback Ryan Cash who was recently named Dave Campbell’s Texas Football (DCTF) Private School Player of the Year. 

The 2015 Winter Edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football hit shelves on January 28, 2015. According to their website, "Each year in its annual Winter Edition, the staff at Dave Campbell’s Texas Football selects an MVP from every district, from 6A down to six-man. For truly the best of the best, DCTF honors the best high school player in each classification with the Player of the Year award."

In naming Ryan Cash the Private School Player of the Year, the magazine states, "One of the state’s most prolific passers, the Lions’ signal-caller aired it out again and again and again to the tune of 4,845 yards and 48 touchdowns. His accuracy was also impressive, completing passes at a 65.5% clip. It’s no wonder that Prestonwood averaged more than 41 points per game with Cash at the helm.”

PCA’s Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Chris Cunningham, shared with the crowd the recognition that Cash received from the magazine. “While I am extremely proud of Ryan for his work on the field; his dedication, focus and leadership, I am even more proud of the person he is off of the field. Ryan is a Christ-follower and sets an example in the way he treats his teammates, teachers, coaches, family and friends."

The school honored Cash during its Winter Sports Senior Night in the Field House during halftime of the PCA Men’s Varsity Basketball Game.  In addition to his coaches and teammates, Cash’s family was also on hand for the celebration.

Prestonwood Christian Academy has more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: Plano (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th grade), PCA North in Prosper (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 5th grade) and PCAplus Virtual Academy.  The school has been recognized as having one of the strongest Christian education programs in the country providing intentional biblical worldview training and integration. PCA places great value on the growth of students’ spiritual health in addition to their scholastic endeavors and co-curricular activities. In addition to PCA’s spiritual development plan, the school promotes a rigorous Liberal Arts academic program. PCA is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Interested families are invited to take a Thursday tour of either campus. Please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org for more information!

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PCA Senior Twayne Blackwell signed a Letter of Intent with University of Central Oklahoma.

Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) honored Senior Twayne Blackwell of McKinney today who signed a Letter of Intent to play football at the University of Central Oklahoma next year.

“I am incredibly proud of Twayne and excited about his opportunity to play football on the next level at the University of Central Oklahoma,” said PCA’s Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Chris Cunningham. “I know he is going to have a positive impact both on and off the field next year.”

In Blackwell’s junior year as starting quarterback and senior year as starting receiver, he went 146 of 222 passing for 1,814 yards and 25 touchdowns; 42 receptions for 427 yards and two touchdowns; 146 carries for 794 yards and seven touchdowns. Named a Team Captain his senior year, Blackwell helped lead the team to two consecutive state championship appearances with a 22–6 overall record in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Blackwell was named 2nd Team All-District in 2013.

Prestonwood Christian Academy has more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: Plano (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th grade), PCA North in Prosper (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 5th grade) and PCAplus Virtual Academy.  The school has been recognized as having one of the strongest Christian education programs in the country providing intentional biblical worldview training and integration. PCA places great value on the growth of students’ spiritual health in addition to their scholastic endeavors and co-curricular activities. In addition to PCA’s spiritual development plan, the school promotes a rigorous Liberal Arts academic program. PCA is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Interested families are invited to take a Thursday tour of either campus. Please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org for more information!

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PCA Comp Cheer at Nationals Prestonwood Christian Academy’s Competitive Cheerleading team wins their seventh NCA National Title!

Prestonwood Christian Academy’s Competitive Cheerleading team concluded an undefeated competition season at the Dallas Convention Center on January 25, 2015, as they won their seventh National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) National Title in various divisions, including the Large Varsity Advanced division in which they competed this year. PCA accumulated the third highest score overall (96.53) out of approximately 300 schools competing across all divisions.  Click here to see PCA’s winning routine!

 

In addition to the NCA National Championship title, the team also won Best Showmanship.  They competed against large public schools from around the region such as Southlake Carroll and Tulsa Union, as well as national schools such as Ames High School in Iowa. 

 

Prior to Nationals, the team traveled to Orlando and won the Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders (FCC) National Championship title, as well as hardware for best jumps, best tumbling and best showmanship.  

 

PCA’s Competitive Cheerleading team is comprised of 40 girls in grades seven through 12. Led by Coach Krista Godbee, PCA’s Competitive Cheerleading team is about more than just  trophies. They strive to perform "state of the art" cheerleading techniques, while maintaining Christian standards; being "contemporary without compromise.” The team requires academic excellence while promoting creativity and enthusiasm with a "be the best that you can be" attitude. Most importantly, the team gives Jesus Christ pre-eminence in all that they do. Coach Godbee is the most winning and longest tenured coach at PCA having served 14 years at the school.

 

Prestonwood Christian Academy has more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: Plano (Pre-Kindergarten 3-12th grade), PCA North in Prosper (Pre-Kindergarten 3-5th grade) and PCAplus Virtual Academy.  The school has been recognized as having one of the strongest Christian education programs in the country providing intentional biblical worldview training and integration. PCA places great value on the growth of students’ spiritual health in addition to their scholastic endeavors and co-curricular activities. In addition to PCA’s spiritual development plan, the school promotes a rigorous Liberal Arts academic program. PCA is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Interested families are invited to take a Thursday tour. Please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org for more information!

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Girl Scout Tree Dedication Girl Scout Troop 2597 donated a tree to PCA.

Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) celebrated the planting of more than 40 oak trees on the Plano campus Saturday in effort to beautify the campus and give back to the Plano community.  The oak trees were planted along E. Hebron Parkway east of Marsh Lane and along International Parkway.

 

“I liken these beautiful oaks to our children,” said PCA Head of School, Dr. Larry Taylor. “The trees are small today, but as they are rooted in the fertile soil which will sustain them through life’s storms, so our students’ minds and hearts are rooted in biblical truth of God’s word.”

 

PCA families gathered Saturday morning to celebrate the planting of the trees, which were donated in honor of graduates, current students, PCA Grandparents and in memory of loved ones.  The trees biblical symbolism was not lost on those in attendance.  PCA’s school song is based on Jeremiah 17:8 which says, “He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

 

Prestonwood Christian Academy began a Tree Fund as part of its PCA Initiatives campaign to enhance the campus through landscaping, plazas, outdoor education areas and historical markers. PCA pledged to elevate the importance of creating aesthetically pleasing spaces, knowing that this type of beauty is another expression of God’s creation and His excellence.

 

Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) has more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: Plano (Pre-Kindergarten 3-12th grade), PCA North in Prosper (Pre-Kindergarten 3-5th grade) and PCAplus Virtual Academy.  The school has been recognized as having one of the strongest Christian education programs in the country providing intentional biblical worldview training and integration. PCA places great value on the growth of students’ spiritual health in addition to their scholastic endeavors and co-curricular activities. In addition to PCA’s spiritual development plan, the school promotes a rigorous Liberal Arts academic program. PCA is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Interested families are invited to take a Thursday tour. Please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org/admissions for more information!

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Prestonwood Christian Academy North in Prosper will host a Preview Breakfast on Friday, January 30, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. to showcase the school's unique Kingdom education program for students in Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 5th Grade. Parents will meet Head of School, Dr. Larry Taylor, in addition to other PCA administration and leadership, as well as enjoy breakfast and hear from current students.

Prestonwood Christian Academy North is located at 1001 W. Prosper Trail in Prosper, TX.  For more information, please call PCA Admissions at 972.930.4010 or visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org/admissions to register.

For more information about PCA North, please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org/north.

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Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano will host a Preview Breakfast on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. to showcase the school's unique Kingdom education program for students in Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th Grade. Parents will meet Head of School, Dr. Larry Taylor, in addition to other PCA administration and leadership, as well as enjoy breakfast and hear from current students.

Prestonwood Christian Academy is located at 6801 W. Park Blvd. in Plano.  For more information, please call PCA Admissions at 972.930.4010 or visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org/admissions to register.

For more information about PCA, please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org and www.facebook.com/prestonwoodchristianacademy.

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Honor Choir Visits Prestonwood Rehab Center Kate McCrary, PCA 6th grader, visits with a resident at Prestonwood Rehab Center. Photo courtesy of Terry LaMendola

Prestonwood Christian Academy Honor Choir students spread Christmas cheer Wednesday as they sang at Dallas' NorthPark Center during the busy lunch hour.  Immediately following their performance, the 115 students returned to Plano to perform for the residents at Prestonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Singing for the residents is a favorite holiday tradition for the fourth through sixth graders, and one the residents look forward to as well!

The mission of Prestonwood Christian Academy’s vocal music program is to expose every child to multiple aspects of music, to enrich the PCA Community with a healthy and vibrant artistic culture and to glorify God as they strive for excellence in the development of the musical gifts He has given.  PCA’s elite Honor Choir is comprised of students in fourth through sixth grade, and gives annual Christmas and spring performances at PCA choir concerts, as well as community and festival performances throughout the school year. This group rehearses on a weekly basis and is exposed to a variety of repertoire. The Honor Choir has a strong presence within the PCA community and an ongoing tradition of excellence.

Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano has more than 1,600 students enrolled in Pre-K3 through twelfth grade. The Christian school focuses on the education, training and overall formation of a child’s heart and mind. PCA is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Interested families are invited to an Admissions Preview Breakfast on Jan. 20, 2015, or to a Thursday tour. Please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org/admissions for more information!

 

About Prestonwood Christian Academy

The mission of Prestonwood Christian Academy is to assist Christian parents by helping equip students to embrace biblical truth, strive for academic excellence and model Christ-like leadership to influence their homes, churches and communities for Christ. Now the largest Pre-K through twelfth grade private school in the Metroplex with more than 1,600 students, PCA is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a ministry of Prestonwood Baptist Church, located in Plano, Texas. The school also has a campus serving more than 60 students in Pre-K3 through fourth grade in Prosper, TX, and a Virtual Academy at www.pcaplus.org.

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Brooke Pospichal won three medals at the 2014 USA Diving Junior National Championships.

Eighteen-year-old Brooke Pospichal's family resides in Carrollton, however, the high school senior currently lives in Indiannapolis while training as an elite diver. In fact, Brooke competed at the 2014 USA Diving Junior National Championships in August in Knoxville, TN, bringing home three medals: third place on platform, ninth place on three-meter and third place in the synchronized 10-Meter!  Last year as a junior in high school, Brooke made the difficult decision to move away from her family (she's one of a set of triplets) to concentrate on her sport with a goal of training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero.

Fortunately, Brooke has found a solution that allows her to continue her education while spending hours in the pool each day.  Prestonwood Christian Academy's online school, PCAplus Virtual Academy, has allowed Brooke to keep up with her courses and ensure she still graduates on time in 2015.  

"PCAplus Virtual Academy helps me balance my school work and intense training schedule because it allows me to do my work on my timeframe whenever I have breaks," said Brooke. "My teachers are very understanding and helpful and the bibilical worldview woven into the courses has really helped to strengthened my faith."

With PCAplus, as Brooke has found, students can take courses anytime, anywhere and from any computer that has Internet access. PCAplus provides teachers that work and communicate with students to aid in their success, as well as a personal advisor for course work to help students stay on task and on pace to complete their courses. At the completion of the course work, students are sent a transcript verifying grade and credit awarded. Online courses are accredited through AdvancEd, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and are NCAA eligible.

Many of Brooke's PCAplus Virtual Academy "classmates" are also training in elite sports such as tennis and gymnastics.  Additionally, the online school serves international students and others who have non-traditional schedules and seek a culture of spiritual and scholastic excellence. Last year, a PCAplus student achieved National Merit Commended Scholar status!

For more information about PCAplus Virtual Academy, please visit www.pcaplus.org!

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More than 50 PCA students and faculty from the school's STEM Honors Program visited Texas Instruments' Kilby Lab Dallas.

Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) recently launched a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Honors Program for students in ninth through twelfth grades with a vision of advancing an interdisciplinary program of study where science, technology, engineering and math academic courses are blended with real-world practical applications in a challenging and rigorous manner.

One of the goals of PCA's STEM Honors Program is that PCA students gain awareness of career opportunities in order to inspire and kindle in students a desire and passion to pursue knowledge and careers in these STEM fields of study.  On Friday, Nov.14, 2014, a group of more than 50 students and chaperones boarded a bus and headed to Texas Instruments’ Kilby Lab Dallas. Kilby Labs (named after Jack Kilby, the man who invented the microprocessor and a Nobel prize winner for his work) are innovation centers focused on delivering breakthrough technology. The 14,000 square foot Dallas lab is a space where small teams of engineers from across various disciplines work together to submit ideas for innovation projects.  The lab serves an “innovation engine” for Texas Instruments (TI) helping ensure that TI retains a leadership position in the semiconductor industry.

PCA STEM Honors students had the pleasure of hearing from TI engineers about their paths to their careers.  The engineers shared about the innovative projects on which they are currently working and the processes to transform and deliver an idea into something real and tangible.  The students took a tour of the lab as engineers worked on their projects and watched as several products were demonstrated.  PCA students found the time in the TI lab quite exciting and enjoyed seeing a real engineering/technology lab in action.  The engineers encouraged the students to work hard in high school and college stating that it will pay off in the future by allowing them to have careers in a field and at companies at which they enjoy working every day.

PCA strives to prepare students who will use their STEM knowledge to design, create and manage things in our world.  When they do this in a way that honors God, they will glorify God and bring benefit to themselves and others.

Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano has more than 1,600 students enrolled in Pre-K3 through twelfth grade. The Christian school focuses on the education, training and overall formation of a child’s heart and mind. PCA is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Interested families are invited to take a Thursday tour. Please visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org/admissions for more information!

 

About Prestonwood Christian Academy

The mission of Prestonwood Christian Academy is to assist Christian parents by helping equip students to embrace biblical truth, strive for academic excellence and model Christ-like leadership to influence their homes, churches and communities for Christ. Now the largest Pre-K through twelfth grade private school in the Metroplex with more than 1,600 students, PCA is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a ministry of Prestonwood Baptist Church, located in Plano, Texas. The school also has a campus serving more than 60 students in Pre-K3 through fourth grade in Prosper, TX, and a Virtual Academy at www.pcaplus.org.

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PCA honored five student-athletes who all signed letters of intent to play sports with NCAA Division 1 universities.

Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) honored five student athletes who signed Letters of Intent to play sports at the collegiate level. All five students signed with NCAA Division I schools.

“I am incredibly proud of the five students who signed today to play at five high-caliber collegiate athletic programs,” said PCA’s Athletic Director, Chris Cunningham. “What impresses me more than their outstanding athletic talent, though, is their heart for the Lord. I know they are going to make a positive difference at these universities in more ways than just in their respective sports.”

Senior guard Brooke Alexander signed to play women’s basketball at Liberty University next year.  Alexander was the Offensive MVP for the 2014 State Championship team, and was also First Team All-District, First Team All-State and First Team All-Academic. Alexander was also a finalist for the Texas Female Athlete of the Year.

Senior center Djery Baptiste signed to play men’s basketball at Vanderbilt University in 2015.  Ranked the number 22 player in Texas, and number 89 in the nation by 247 Sports, Baptiste has been nominated for the McDonald’s High School All-American Game.  He was one of 60 high school players invited to the LeBron James Skills Academy, and was ranked sixth overall at the camp.

Senior John Biavati signed today to play golf at Abilene Christian University.  Biavati was ranked tenth in state last year as well as earning All-District honors.  He placed second at the NTPGA War at the Shore tournament last year and eighth at the Lanny Watkins Cup.

Senior outfielder Caleb Kyle signed to play baseball for the University of Illinois.  He earned Second Team All-District honors last season.

Senior shortstop/second baseman Tristan Metten signed to play baseball at Texas A&M University.  He earned First Team All-District and Second Team All-State in 2014 and was named District Defensive Player of the Year.       

Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano has more than 1,600 students enrolled in Pre-K3 through twelfth grade. The Christian school focuses on the education, training and overall formation of a child’s heart and mind. PCA is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year.  Interested families are invited to the PCA Dessert Preview on Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Leadership Center, 6801 W. Park Blvd., Plano 75093.  Online reservations and childcare are required at www.prestonwoodchristian.org/admissions.  Families may also call 972.798.6780 to schedule a Thursday tour.

About Prestonwood Christian Academy

The mission of Prestonwood Christian Academy is to assist Christian parents by helping equip students to embrace biblical truth, strive for academic excellence and model Christ-like leadership to influence their homes, churches and communities for Christ. Now the largest Pre-K through twelfth grade private school in the Metroplex with more than 1,600 students, PCA is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a ministry of Prestonwood Baptist Church, located in Plano, Texas. The school also has a campus serving more than 60 students in Pre-K3 through fourth grade in Prosper, TX, and a Virtual Academy at www.pcaplus.org.