School let out on Wednesday at Harvest Christian Academy but the students and parents were more than happy to return for one more event on Thursday evening. The final awards program for the 7th-12th graders saw many students being rewarded for Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, and Citizenship. Sports and Fine Arts awards were also given out while some students even received Bible Character and Outstanding Student awards. No matter what the age, each student was thrilled to hear their name called while parents looked on with pride and thankfulness at the conclusion of a great year of education.

The graduating seniors of Harvest Christian Academy and Harvest Baptist Bible College took one final step on their educational journey Wednesday evening during the traditional Baccalaureate service at Harvest Baptist Church. Both the Academy and the College are ministries of Harvest so it was only fitting that the Baccalaureate took place during the Wednesday evening service. Church members and family members gathered together to sing praise to the Lord, hear challenging and encouraging testimonies from Aaron Bower (HCA) and James Olter (HBBC), and listen to Dr. Joseph Henson share a message entitled “Whom Will You Serve?” During the service, staff members of HCA who have served for 5, 10, and 15 years were honored and the HCA and HBBC yearbook dedications were announced. Afterwards, the HCA students posed together on stage for a variety of pictures basking in the final moments together as students before Friday evening’s commencement ceremony in the Family Life Center.

Graduation week got under way on Monday evening with family and friends packing the auditorium to enjoy watching the kindergarten students of Harvest Christian Academy share what they have learned this year during a fun program. After the program, each student received special recognition as they marched across the platform to the cheers of loved ones. Afterwards, students enjoyed gifts and refreshments with family members and fellow students in the Family Life Center. First grade…here they come!

The 8th grade speech class of Harvest Christian Academy performed during a special assembly on Tuesday, May 8th. Under the direction of Mrs. Pam Fox, the students have been learning how to present a small play and working to bring it all together before the end of school year. Students were able to work on lighting and sound, costumes and props, and of course, acting and putting into practice what they had been learning in speech class all year long. After practicing on an empty stage for the past few weeks, performing in front of other students and family and friends was a great learning experience for these students at HCA.

A journey that began nine months ago for hundreds of students at Harvest Christian Academy is coming to an end this week. Months and months of learning and hard work are being rewarded this week during a number of Awards Chapels every morning at HCA. It began with the littlest students K3 and K4 and will continue all this week for students up to sixth grade. The Jr. High and Sr. High students will be rewarded for their hard work on Thursday evening, May 17th. Congratulations to al the students, teachers, and parents on a successful year of learning at Harvest Christian Academy.