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Little Orphan Annie's blunked-out eyeballs

Tonight I attended Augustine Christian Academy's middle-school production of Annie (Jr.). As is always the case at ACA, the production was characterized by excellence and a lot of heart. It hit me that no one involved in the production (except the director) would have any awareness of the comic strip...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 15, 2023 11:31 PM

Augustine Christian Academy open house

Augustine Christian Academy, Tulsa's pioneering classical Christian college preparatory school, is holding an open house for grades K-12 tomorrow, Friday, March 3, 2023, from 4 pm to 7 pm. The school is located at 6310 E. 30th Street, just west of Sheridan. ACA was founded as St. Augustine Academy in...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 2, 2023 2:53 PM

Augustine Christian Academy open houses, banquet

As we near the midpoint of the second semester, it's a good time to consider whether your current schooling arrangement best suits your children's needs. Never before have there been so many options. If you want an academically rigorous but caring environment, grounded in the Christian worldview, taught in accordance...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 18, 2013 11:53 AM

Learn Ancient Greek at Augustine Christian Academy

It's back-to-school time for the Bates family. In years past, that applied to our three kids and Mom, who homeschools the youngest two. This year it applies to Dad, too. This morning I taught my first session of Ancient Greek I at Augustine Christian Academy (ACA) as part-time teacher. There...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 14, 2012 11:56 PM

Chuck Stophel: Making lemonade of lemons

Back in April, I told you about Chuck Stophel, a fellow parent and booster of Augustine Christian Academy, and the benefit being held to help his family meet a serious and expensive medical challenge, non-Hodgkins lymphoma. (Mr. Stophel has had an honored place in my five-year-old son's nightly prayers these...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 11, 2011 9:01 AM

ChuckFest: Saturday, April 30, 2011

My wife and I know Chuck Stophel as a fellow parent of students at Augustine Christian Academy. Chuck is also one of the school's biggest boosters, and he's invested a lot of time and energy into making classical Christian education at ACA an ongoing reality. Now Chuck is dealing with...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 28, 2011 10:59 PM

Augustine Christian Academy open house

Augustine Christian Academy in Tulsa will hold two open houses in the near future for parents interested in enrolling their children in the classical Christian school as full-time or part-time students for the 2011-2012 school year. Monday, February 28th, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8th, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m....

Posted by Michael Bates on February 24, 2011 12:02 AM

Augustine Christian Academy Nutcracker video montage

Augustine Christian Academy is blessed to have among its alumni a talented young videographer named Kenneth V. Jones. Kenneth produced several wonderful videos in connection with the ACA Junior Performing Arts Company's presentation of the Nutcracker. He does an amazing job of capturing the event. Here is a montage of...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 21, 2009 11:36 PM

Nutcracker photos

The school has posted some photos from Augustine Christian Academy's production of "The Nutcracker". Here are my three kids: The Prince, the Candy Flute, and their little brother. And here she is with one of her classmates and best friends: The Prince as the Nutcracker, with Herr Drosselmaier: The Prince...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 19, 2009 8:22 PM

The Nutcracker, this weekend at Augustine Christian Academy

Augustine Christian Academy's Junior Performing Arts Company presents "The Nutcracker" this weekend, December 11-13, 2009. I attended last night's dress rehearsal, and it's a wonderful story told through dance, colorful costumes and sets, and the music of Tchaikovsky -- the party, the wind-up dolls, the snowflakes, the battle with the...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 11, 2009 12:07 AM

Augustine Christian Academy: Be Our Guest!

Yesterday afternoon, the five of us thoroughly enjoyed Augustine Christian Academy's performance of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Every year the sets and costumes are more elaborate, and the acting, singing, and dancing more skillful. ACA's annual musical embodies the school's pursuit of excellence and exuberant creativity, and we're blessed...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 20, 2009 12:04 PM

Jim Stovall to speak at Augustine Christian Academy fundraiser

Augustine Christian Academy (formerly known as St. Augustine Academy) will hold its annual fall fundraiser on Friday, November 7, 2008, at 7 p.m. at the Green Country Events Center, 12000 E. 31st St., Tulsa. Jim Stovall will be the keynote speaker: Jim Stovall is the President of the Emmy Award-winning...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 8, 2008 7:47 PM