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Arlington Welcomes Coach Timpson and Family as the New Head Football Coach and Director of Football Operations PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 01:18

 

 

June 16, 2009

 

Dear Parents:

I hope your summer break is going well!  My staff and I have been hard at work preparing our school for the 2009-2010 school year.  We believe God is doing some exciting things on our campus in preparation for our fifty-first year!   I am excited to announce that we have settled on and hired a new head football coach.  Coach Michael Timpson will be joining our full-time teaching staff, as well as assume the responsibility of Head Football Coach/Director of Football Operations.  Coach Timpson comes to us with an impressive football pedigree, having played both collegiate football and professional football at a high level.  Coach Timpson is excited about the ministry opportunity at Arlington Christian School and is ready to assume his responsibilities Monday, July 6, 2009. 

I want to give all of our parents and players a glimpse into how God brought Coach Timpson to our school.  I hired an athletic consulting group that specializes in conducting searches, screenings, and phone interviews for all athletic positions, such as an Athletic Director, Head Coach, or Assistant Coach.  I believed finding the right man of God to lead our football program was imperative.   I wanted our vision to transcend the pool of rotating coaches from the GISA.  After a lengthy process of meeting with the consultants concerning Arlington and what we were looking for, they hit the ground running by contacting agencies in the Southeast.  We acquired over ninety resumes in a three-week period.   They reviewed each resume’ and conducted phone interviews to narrow the search to a top ten list of candidates.  After a lot of prayer and phone conversations, Coach Timpson flew to Atlanta to visit Arlington and our coaching staff.  This was a great day!  I believe God has brought us the person to not only lead our team but more importantly to help lead our players to a closer relationship with Christ.

I am most impressed with Coach Timpson’s spirituality.  He understands that the most important aspect of his coaching responsibility is to mirror Jesus to our student athletes.   We talked at great length about Arlington’s core value, which is to help promote the spiritual transformation in the lives of our students.  Coach Timpson and his family will be a great addition to our Arlington community. 

May God continue to bless Arlington Christian School.

 

Chris King

                   Arlington

                   Football

 Dear Arlington Family: 

It is with great pleasure that I introduce myself to the Arlington Christian School community as the new Head Football Coach; my name is Michael Timpson.  My family and I appreciate the warm welcome from Headmaster Chris King, and we look forward to meeting you as we begin a new chapter at Arlington.  It is my hope to continue in the spirit of excellence that Arlington Christian has been known for in the last fifty years, and, with my addition, will continue to operate in the future. 

I look forward to working with the students, helping to instill Godly wisdom and character, academic achievement, and teach life lessons. I have been blessed to play the game of football at the highest level; but more importantly, I have gained Christ-like qualities such as discipline, perseverance, sacrifice, and a strong work ethic. This platform which God has afforded me will continue to enable me to help each student athlete grow in wisdom and stature.   

I strongly encourage all current players and those interested in football to join Arlington’s off-season training program, which is currently being held at the school. We anticipate building a great championship program with players who are fully committed to the challenge ahead. We will have a Spirit of Excellence in all that we do. With coaches, players, Arlington staff, and parents partnering, we can pursue our athletic goal of a State Championship.  Thank you for your past and future support of the Arlington Eagles’ Football Program.  

On God’s Team, 

Michael Timpson

 
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 June 2009 12:01 )
 
Summer Reading List (AP & 9-12) PDF Print E-mail
Written by Chris King   
Monday, 15 June 2009 15:55

AP English Summer Reading Assignments 2009

 

Dear Scholars,

 

Even though we all may wish that we could rest idly in hammocks all summer, being rocked to a drowsy slumber by soft ocean breezes, we must continue our learning by reading.  Remember that we only improve our reading skills by reading.  So, take a nice book with you to your hammocks! 

 

Please read the following books this summer:

1. Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible;

2. Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness;

3. 100 Successful College Application Essays. 

Assignments for The Poisonwood Bible:

  1. Please note the length of this novel; do not wait until late summer to begin!
  2. Keep a journal as you read.  There are four daughters, a mom, and a dad in the novel.  Divide your notebook into pages set aside for each character.  Each chapter is told by a different character.  As you read, note details about the characters: physical details, attitudes, idiosyncrasies, hobbies, preferences, etc.  Also note each character’s style of expression.  You will also need a separate section to note details about the setting, tribe, flora, fauna, political issues, etc.  Kingsolver is a biologist.  As you note facts and observations about the novel, record how you feel about characters (your response to their situations, ideas, reactions, etc.). 
  3. Find two articles on the internet about something that interests you from the novel. Download the articles. 
  4. On the first day of class, bring your journals and articles.  We will spend the first week of school further exploring and writing about the novel.  
 

Assignments for Heart of Darkness:

  1. Read the novel.  Note that HOD is relatively short; don’t let the length fool you. 
  2. HOD is an impressionistic novel: all of the images blend together to form a whole. 
  3. When we discuss HOD during the second (and possible third) week of school, I will share what I’ve learned. We will, of course, look at different aspects of the novel (title, Imperialism, color, symbol, Dante’s Inferno, etc.) that students have traditionally studied.
  4. For each ten pages or so, write down questions or observations that you may have. 
  5. Bring your journal entries to class.
 

Assignments for 100 Successful College Application Essays:

  1. Get a book from one of last year’s seniors, if possible.  Sometimes these books are hard to find, so if you are going to buy one, don’t wait until late summer.
  2. Read at least twenty essays.  Note which essays you read in the back cover of your book.  Make a brief notation about what you liked, admired, disliked about the essays that you read. 
  3. Note that the essays are grouped by category, so please read a few from each section. 
  4. If you start to download applications this summer, develop a file of the essay questions so that when we address this style of writing in the fall, you will have a list of specific essays that you will address. 

Summer Reading 2009, Arlington Christian School

  9th grade Summer Reading Requirements: 
  1. The Light in the Forest, Conrad Richter.  Be prepared for an activity to evaluate your reading on the first day of class.
 
  1. Any novel from Sparknotes or Kaplan that uses SAT words.  The Sparknotes books have the definitions at the bottom of each page.  These novels have titles like Vampire Dreams.  Do not select a classic novel such as Wuthering Heights or Frankenstein.  Bring a parent-signed note from home on the first day of class verifying that you have read every word of the novel and have had at least a ten-minute discussion with a parent or mentor about the book. 
 10th grade Summer Reading Requirements:  (Northcutt) 
  1. The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien.  Bring a parent-signed note from home on the first day of class verifying that you have read every word of the novel and have had at least a ten-minute discussion with a parent or mentor about the book. Be prepared for a writing activity to evaluate your reading the first full week of classes.
 
  1. 1984, George Orwell. Bring a parent-signed note from home on the first day of class verifying that you have read every word of the novel and have had at least a ten-minute discussion with a parent or mentor about the book. Be prepared for a writing activity to evaluate your reading the second week of classes.
 11th grade Summer Reading Requirements:  (Northcutt) 
  1. A Voice in the Wind, Francine Rivers. Bring a parent-signed note from home on the first day of class verifying that you have read every word of the novel and have had at least a ten-minute discussion with a parent or mentor about the book. Be prepared for a writing activity to evaluate your reading the first full week of classes.
 
  1. The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemmingway.  Bring a parent-signed note from home on the first day of class verifying that you have read every word of the novel and have had at least a ten-minute discussion with a parent or mentor about the book.  Be prepared for a writing activity and discussion to evaluate your reading the second week of classes.
  12th grade Summer Reading Requirements:   
  1. 100 Successful College Application Essays: 

      Read at least twenty essays from 100 Successful College Application Essays and          underline or bracket significant sentences, style devices, and vocabulary words as you    read.  List the essays and page numbers that you read on the back or front inside cover.

 

  1. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver.  Keep a read/respond journal as you read.  Record brief facts about each member of the Price family, the setting, and stylistic devices.  Also record your response to each character as you read. 
 

3.    AP:  Advanced Placement students will also read Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad.

      Read Heart of Darkness and then download at least two articles that discuss the novel.  Highlight items of interest and bring the articles to class.

 

 

 
 


 

       

Last Updated ( Monday, 15 June 2009 16:01 )
 
Redirect A Portion Of Your Georgia Tax Dollars to Help Fund A Scholarship. "You are going to pay it anyway, why not "Redirect It!"" PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Saturday, 25 April 2009 19:24

Thanks to Gov. Sonny Perdue, Georgia Tax payers can redirect a portion of their tax dollars toward funding a scholarship to help a student leaving public education to attend private education.  Under House Bill 1133,  individuals filing jointly can redirect up to $2,500 from their 2009-2010 state taxes.  This is a dollar for dollar tax credit.  IT DOESN'T COST YOU A DIME.  Please watch the following video explaining this great legislation and contact Arlington Christian School for more information.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILepYI0l7Eo
Last Updated ( Friday, 08 May 2009 15:35 )
 
School Calendar 2009-2010 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 12:10

Arlington Christian School
2009/2010 School Year
Major Dates to Remember

 

 


August 7, 2009 School Starts – Dismisses at Noon

August 12-14, 2009 Road to Emmaus (High School Only)

September 7     Holiday - Labor Day

October 9      Teacher Workday (No School)

October 12      School Holiday

November 23 – 27    Thanksgiving Holidays

December 21 – January 4   Christmas Holidays

January 18      MLK Holiday

February 15 – 19    Winter Break

April 2      ½ Day – Dismiss at Noon

April 5 – 9      Spring Break
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 June 2009 12:14 )