April 2015 Newsletter
Carla’s Desk
Hello Everyone,
It is getting down to the last few months of school. Please make note that
the final semester reports are due June 1st. If for any reason you can not
make that deadline. Please email me ASAP to let me know. If you need the
semester report mailed to you, please contact me ASAP and I will have your
copies in the mail to you very shortly.
Seniors attending the Graduation ceremony need
to mail in their 2nd semester reports by May 1st.
Just so that I can make sure all needed credits
are present.
Calvary School
PO Box 672
Madison AL 35758
Phone (256) 423-8165
www.calvary-school.org
Seniors, The graduation forms have been
emailed. If you did not receive one, please contact
me ASAP.
The newsletters will as usual be posted on the website every month
www.calvary-school.org .
Please feel free to check out the web links that are listed on Calvary’s
website. There are many fun and educational sites for parents and students.
If anyone has any websites that they would like to share. Please email them
to [email protected] . I will review them and post them. They
do need to be educationally based or informational to homeschooling
parents. The more fun the better!!!
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April Birthdays
Lily Robinson
Kaiya Beverly
Cody Congo
Mariam McAtee
Juliana Clark
Koen Arnell
Emma Robinson
Samuel Grant
Hannah Terrell
Jason West
Johnathan Herron
Marlee Hodges
Morgan Haase
Emma Logan
Gabrielle Dixon
Logan Stancil
Nolan Williams
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Community Information
Fort Payne/Enchanted Botany Tour: Plants of the Pocket (5th Annual
Field Trip) April 01, 2015 Enchanted Botany: Plants of the Pocket.
Join DeSoto State Park botanist, Brittney M. Hughes, and JSU Field
Schools Assistant Director, Renee Morrison, for this enchanted botany
trip to “The Pocket” on Pigeon Mountain. Excellent photo
opportunities of unique and beautiful plants. Easy to moderate short
boardwalk hike with optional moderate to difficult hike to waterfall.
Meet at DeSoto State Park Nature Center; shuttle to site Time: 9:30
am – 2:30 pm Fee: $10 per person (transportation to site included) For
more information visit: http://www.jsu.edu/epic Cullman/April
Walking Tours April 04, 2015 to April 25, 2015 Every Saturday in
April, community historians will guide you, as they share storied of
their hometown. Each tour begins at the Cullman County Museum
and a printed program will be available to each guest to keep. Free
admission. For more information visit:
http://cullmancountymuseum.com/ Columbiana/City of Columbiana
Walking Tours April 04, 2015 to April 25, 2015 A variety of
community leaders will lead a free 1 hour walking tour through the
historic districts.. The hour-long tours will start at 10 a.m. on April 4,
11, 18, and 25 throughout the state. Downtown Columbiana at
Columbiana City Hall. For more information visit:
http://www.cityofcolumbiana.com Clay/Clay Days April 04, 2015
Little League Baseball and Softball Opening Day Carnival..Food,
Rides, Arts and Crafts booths Ball games all day Saturday Friday
6:00pm til 10:00 pm Saturday 9:00am til 5:00pm. Clay Ballpark, 7257
Old Springville Road. Admission: Variable, per event.
White Plains/Frog Pond Adventure April 04, 2015 Spring Frog Pond
Adventure Experience “love” from a frog’s point of view! Join the
one-and-only, “Dr. Frog” George Cline, for an unforgettable evening
of romance and songs from the first amphibian voices of the season.
Learn to identify frog songs and get a hands-on experience with these
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slippery creatures. Participate in Frog Watch USA. Subject to water 2015 NanoDays is an annual festival that engages people of all ages in
level/drought conditions. Frog Pond (various locations…weather and nanoscale science, technology, and engineering. NanoDays events
water dependent) Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fee: $3 per person
include hands-on activities, demonstrations, lectures, juggling shows,
Admission: $5 per person For more information visit:
and more! Admission Adults $13; Kids $9 For more information visit:
http://www.jsu.edu/epic Mobile/HATCHING THE PAST: THE
http://www.mcwane.org Gadsden/Southeastern Plein Air Invitational
GREAT DINOSAUR EGG HUNT January 30, 2015 to May 10, 2015
April 06, 2015 to April 12, 2015 The Southeastern Plein Air
Hatching the Past exhibit features 100 real dinosaur eggs and 100
Invitational features 15 professional plein air artists from Alabama
replica eggs. This multi-media experience for all ages invites visitors and the Southeastern states, painting on location for 5 days in the
to touch real dinosaur bones and reconstructed nests-one more than Gadsden/Etowah County/Northeast Alabama area. Visitors are invited
eight feet in diameter, dig for eggs, experience hands-on exploration to watch artists each day as they paint on location throughout the area.
stations and view animated video presentations featuring well-known All paintings created during the Invitational will be on display at
dinosaur experts. Each science-rich section is enhanced with exciting Gadsden Museum of Art. First sales of Invitational art works will be
lifelike models of embryos and hatchlings, colorful illustrations of on Friday, April 10; all Plein Air paintings made during the week will
dinosaur family life and stunning photographs of some of the world’s remain on exhibit and available for purchase through May 2, 2015.
most renowned dinosaur hunters and their discoveries. Gulf Coast There is no admission fee to any of the venues, including the closing
Exploreum Science Center and IMAX Dome Theater For more
reception on First Friday, May 2. For more information contact
information visit: http://www.exploreum.com/hatching-the-past-the- [email protected] . Gadsden Museum of Art, 515 Broad
great-dinosaur-egg-hunt/
Street. For more information visit: http://www.gadsdenmuseum.com
Birmingham/Milestones Walking Tour of the Civil Rights and Fourth Sylacauga/Sylacauga 'Magic of Marble' Festival April 07, 2015 to
Avenue Business Districts April 04, 2015 to April 25, 2015 Each
April 18, 2015 Sylacauga’s seventh annual “Magic of Marble”
Saturday in April, Educator and Consultant Barry McNealy will lead a Festival will be better than ever! The ten-day event (April 7th-18,
free walking tour of the Civil Rights and Fourth Avenue Districts.
2015) will showcase Sylacauga’s beautiful white marble and feature
From 10 am-11 am. Meet at BCRI. For more information visit:
on-site sculpting and activities such as the “Marble Mania” Scavenger
http://www.bcri.org Livingston/UWA Birding Prairie Walk April 04, Hunt and the Nemak 5-K run as well as a fun run. The ‘Chip off the
2015 The Black Belt Conservation and Research Institute and the
Old Block’ Kiddie Carving School will offer the opportunity for
Center for the Study of the Black Belt invite you to walk among the children to have a hands-on experience with marble. Marble from five
wildflowers at the UWA Prairie Restoration Area. A guided walk previous festivals as well as marble products will be on display at the
begins at the footbridge behind Tartt Baseball Field on the UWA
Comer Library; tours of the quarries will be offered; and the
campus at 8:00 a.m. The tour will last approximately 2 hours. If you observation point overlooking an historic quarry will be open to the
are interested in bird watching, be sure to bring your binoculars for a public. An Italian sculptor will carve in Blue Bell Park and conduct a
chance to see fledgling bluebirds, grasshopper sparrows, and Northern symposium for visiting sculptors. Festival activities are free and open
harriers. Lake LU and Nature Trails Birmingham/Nano Days April 05,
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to the public. Blue Bell Park, North Norton Ave. For more information favorite authors and scholars. A children’s activity area makes this a
visit:http://www.bbcomerlibrary.net/marblefestival
day of fun for the entire family. The 2015 Festival will continue the
Eufaula/Eufaula Pilgrimage, 50th Annual April 10, 2015 to April 12, tradition of promoting reading and literacy to Alabamians of all ages
2015 Eufaula hosts Alabama's oldest tour of homes and has more than and backgrounds while helping to continue celebrating Alabama's
700 structures listed on the National Register. Each spring, the city of Year of Barbecue. Old Alabama Town For more information visit:
Eufaula opens its doors to share this historical wealth. Visitors can
http://alabamabookfestival.org
take guided tours of homes and sites and also enjoy an art show,
Jacksonville/Second Saturday Space Safari: Stars of the Pharaohs
concerts, a wax museum and much more.Location and directions: 340 April 11, 2015 Second Saturday Space Safaris: Stars of the Pharaohs
N. Eufaula Avenue For more information
Travel through space and explore planet Earth during these exciting
visit:http://www.eufaulapilgrimage.com Birmingham/Lebanese Food programs for families and children. Date: Saturday, April 11, 2015
and Cultural Festival April 10, 2015 to April 11, 2015 Get homemade Where: JSU Planetarium (3rd Floor Martin Hall) in Jacksonville, AL
Lebanese food for lunch and dinner, including baked kibbee, spinach Time: Two shows: 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm Fee: $5 per adult; $2.00 per
pies, rolled grape leaves, tabouleh, grilled lemon chicken and more.
child; pre-registration encouraged especially for groups The
Take out or dine in. Silent auction, live dancing by the youth of the
planetarium is located on JSU Campus in Martin Hall (3rd floor)
church, church tours and live band from New York each evening.
Admission: $10 adult;$5 child/student For more information visit:
EXPANDED Shuttle service Friday and Saturday night from 5-9 from http://www.jsu.edu/epic Montgomery/Zoo Weekend 2015 April 11,
UAB parking Lot R-1 on the corner of 8th Street South and 6th
2015 to April 12, 2015 Festive environment with live entertainment,
Avenue South and from UAB parking lot 15R on 10th Avenue South games, rides, concessions and animals from around the world. Enjoy
next to Epic School. Follow the signs. 25% of all proceeds go to
the many activities, fantastic food and have fun together at an
charities other than St. Elias Church. To date over $300,000 has been affordable price. It is also an excellent opportunity to take advantage
donated to local and national charities. 836 8th Street South
of discounted memberships. For more information, please call (334)
Admission is Free. For more information visit: http://www.stelias.org
240-4900 or visit our web site www.montgomeryzoo.com
Montevallo/9th Annual Montevallo Arts Fest April 11, 2015 The
Birmingham/BAND GEEKS April 16, 2015 to April 19, 2015 With
Montevallo Arts Council will host its 9th annual art show in beautiful just nine members and dwindling funds, the Cuyahoga High Marching
Orr Park. Over 50 local and regional artists will display their items for Beavers are close to extinction. When a troubled athlete is relegated to
sale. Live music, food vendors, and children's activities make this their ranks, Elliott, the tuba-playing band captain and Laura, his best
event a great outing for the entire family. Pets are welcome on a leash. friend, must find a way to unite the band, embrace their inner geek,
Orr Park in Montevallo, AL Admission: Free For more information
and save the Marching Beavers. Performed at the RMTC Cabaret
visit: http://montevalloartscouncl.org Montgomery/Book Festival
Theatre. Rated PG RMTC Cabaret Theatre. Admission: starting at
April 11, 2015 This free public event is the state’s premier book
$30.00 For more information visit:
festival, with some 5,000 people from around the state and the
http://www.redmountaintheatre.org/ Huntsville/The Twelve Dancing
southeast converging in the capital to meet with and hear from their Princesses April 17, 2015 Conditions in his castle have grown lax and
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King Oakley devises a strict regimen for his daughters that no longer Creek War and War of 1812, including the Tennessee militia in period
lets them leave the castle grounds. In an effort to break from these
dress, will exhibit camp life and weaponry from the period 1813harsh rules, the princesses fall prey to the desires of the King's faithful 1814. Location and directions: Fort Toulouse-Jackson Admission:
servant. Thrown in the mix is a gardener and a magical nanny, Fern.
$2/Adult and $1/child For more information visit:
Castle-on-Whisperwood-Lake is turned into a place of longing and http://preserveala.org Guntersville/54th Annual Art on the Lake April
wishes for the princesses as they journey to the Land of the Muses
18, 2015 to April 19, 2015 Annual indoor/outdoor festival featuring
where they hope to have their dreams come true. By Claudia Haas and original arts and crafts with food, fun and games alongside beautiful
Directed by Sara Sheehan. Produced by special arrangement with
Lake Guntersville. Third weekend in April: Rain or Shine. At the
Heuer Publishing. VBC Playhouse Admission: $15 For more
Guntersville Rec Center Location and directions: 1500 Sunset Dr.
information visit: http://www.fantasyplayhouse.com
Guntersville, AL (Corner of Hwy 69 and Sunset Dr.) Admission: $2
Guntersville/United Cherokee 17th Annual PowWow April 17, 2015
(12 and under free) For more information visit:
to April 19, 2015 United Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation 17th Annual http://www.artonthelakeguntersville.com Frankville/Annual Fiddler's
PowWow All mailed documentation should be sent to PowWow
Convention April 18, 2015 Featuring country/bluegrass music.
Committee, 1531 Blount Ave, Guntersville, AL 35976 or e-mail:
Starting at 11am there will be old fashion "Pit" barbecue plates for
[email protected] PUBLIC WELCOME! Calendar of Events sale. The "House Music" begins at 5pm. Admission for adults is $7.00
Friday, April 17th Children’s Day Exhibition Day Music and dancing and students, 12 years or under $4.00. Competition starts at 6:30 pm.
Vendors and Demonstrators Saturday, April 18th Dancing, Drumming, For more information contact Tom Fuller at 251.513.1499 or John
Demonstrations Gates Open 8:00 AM til 9:00 PM – Grand EntryArmstrong at 251.846.2313. Held the third Saturday in April.
Noon til 7:00 PM, Bon Fire & Story Telling at Dark:30 PM Dancing,
Location and directions: Old Frankville School Building, 2302
Singing, Drumming and various demonstrations of crafts. Story
County Road 31 Admission: $4.00-$7.00 Wetumpka/French and
Tellers, Flute Playing, Archery, Flint-knapping Sunday, April 19th
Indian War Encampment April 18, 2015 to April 19, 2015 Once
Gates Open 10:00 AM til 5:00 PM – GRAND ENTRY 12:00 Noon located at the intersection of French, English, and Spanish colonial
(Noon til 5:00 PM) NO ALCOHOL, DRUGS OR POLITICS Grounds territories, Fort Toulouse stood as a strategic bastion of French trade
Security & EMT Service will be provided. Concessions Available, and territorial defense from 1717 to 1763. It existed in relative peace
Shower Facilities, Handicap Facilities “The tall mountains and the until the outbreak of the French & Indian War in 1755. Today, we pay
valley floors, this is our church. We worship there so our Indian way
homage to our heritage from this colonial period through living
of life can exist.” Location and directions: From US Hwy 431 in
history demonstrations. Visitors will observe military drills, learn
Guntersville (at the Holiday Inn) take AL Hwy 79 South .7/10ths mile about French and Indian life ways and hear period music performed
to Cherokee Elem. School, Turn right on Willow Beach Rd., Turn Left and demonstrated by park volunteers. Fort Toulouse - Fort Jackson
on Creek Path Road to PowWow. Admission: N/A For more
Park Admission: $4/adult and $2/child For more information visit:
information visit: http://air-corp.org Wetumpka/1812 Tennessee
http://fttoulousejackson.org Selma/150th Battle of Selma April 23,
Militia Camp February 07, 2015 to June 06, 2015 Encampment of 2015 to April 26, 2015 See the Flags waving, the Bands playing, the
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Horses prancing, and the Cannons dueling along the Alabama River. Confederate veterans. FREE self-guided tours of the Soldiers' Home
Tour the Reconstructed Breastworks defending Selma, shop with site. Call the park for school group reservations. Event Schedule: Fri:
authentic Camp Sutlers, talk with an Officer's Wife about the latest 9 AM-11:30 AM; 12:30 PM-3 PM; Sat: 10 AM- 11:30 AM; Skirmish
fashions. Visit Old Live Oak Cemetery for the Memorial Service for
1 PM. Location and directions: Confederate Memorial Park, 437
the many Civil War Soldiers buried there. Location and directions: County Rd 63 Admission: No admission charged for event or to tour
From the Edmund Pettus Bridge: Head northwest on Broad St Turn
park. Admission fee for museum only For more information visit:
left onto Dallas Ave travel 1.1 mi Turn left onto Marina Dr for
http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/confederatepark.html and
parking. Admission: $7 daily For more information
http://preserveala.org/confederatepark Athens/Earth Day and Outdoor
visit:http://www.battleofselma.com Huntsville/Panoply Arts Festival
EXPO April 25, 2015 Come and learn about local and global
April 24, 2015 to April 26, 2015 Featuring live performance stages, environmental issues, attend free programs about Alabama wildlife,
interactive arts experiences and activities for all ages, a juried Art visit with exhibitors that offer environmentally-friendly products and
Marketplace with over 70 visual artists, the Creative Play Space,
services, or offer information on environmental issues and local
World Discovery Zone and much more, the Panoply Arts Festival has outdoor activities. Go on a scavenger hunt for "information" to earn
something for everyone! Big Spring Park is easily accessed from Itreats and door prize tickets. Lots of fun, food, music.....and
565 or Memorial Parkway (Hwy 431). Parking is $5, and available at education. Location and directions: From I-65, head West on Hwy 72.
the city garage on Church Street or at multiple lots throughout
Turn right on Jefferson St. to the Courthouse Square. Turn right on
downtown. The Panoply entrances are located on Monroe Street,
Market St. (just past the Courthouse). Big Spring Memorial Park is
Church & Williams, and Monroe & Williams. Admission: $10.00 For
located at the intersection of Market St. and Beaty St. For more
more information visit: http://www.artshuntsville.org/ourinformation visit: http://www.kalbcares.com Huntsville/Nature
programs/panoplyarts-festival Athens/Cars and Bikes on the Square
Connects LEGO® Bricks Exhibit April 24, 2015 to July 26, 2015
April 25, 2015 More than 700 antique vehicles will be parked around
Coming to Huntsville Botanical Garden in April the garden will
the square for everyone to enjoy. The event is held downtown where feature certified LEGO® Artist Sean Kenneys exhibit consisting of 27
attendees may enjoy shopping and dining. Free to attendees. Fee to
sculptures, making up 14 displays, created from nearly 500,000
entries. Limestone County Courthouse. Admission: Entry fee for LEGO® bricks. Inspired by the garden and wildlife, the exhibit ranges
participants only/ For more information visit:
from six inches to nearly eight feet. See birds to flowers, butterflies to
http://www.carsonthesquare.com Marbury/Confederate Park Civil War garden tools. Exhibit dates April 24 – July 26, 2015 Admission:
Military & Civilian Life Living History April 24, 2015 to April 25,
Members Free, Adults $12, 3-18 $8 For more information visit:
2015 Friday (free admission) "up close and personal" outdoor living
http://hsvbg.org/ Birmingham/Cirque Alys 2 featuring Australia's
history of the War Between the States for schools and the public.
Sway Poles April 29, 2015 to May 01, 2015 Celebrate spring at the
Saturday (free admission) Living history plus Civil War skirmish. ASC with the return of a FREE family community event, Cirque Alys
Also, the new state of the art museum (fee charged) interprets
2, featuring Australia’s Sway Poles! » Sway Poles is a MelbourneAlabama's role in the war as well as Alabama's only home for
based arts company whose work fuses theatre, dance and circus at an
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elevated medium. Artists sway from 16-foot-tall poles creating a
largescale visual art installation. » Originally based on the image of a
field of wheat swaying in the breeze, the poles extreme strength and
flexibility allow the performers to bow to impossible angles, swaying
back and forth in a hypnotizing dance. UAB's Alys Stephens Center
For more information visit: http://www.alysstephens.org/sway-poles
Fieldtrips and Activities
Explore a Cave: Get your gear on and be prepare
for a intriguing tour of our Cathedral Caverns over
in Woodville. Our tour starts at 11:15 on April 10th.
Lets plan to met there by 11. It is just under an hour
drive from Huntsville. The tour is about a hour and
a half. If it is a nice day and you want to bring a
picnic lunch feel free to enjoy a nice outdoor picnic
after. Cost is $7/child and $12/adult. 637 Cave Rd
Woodville, AL 35769.
http://www.alapark.com/cathedral-caverns-statepark RSVP by April 8th to Susann Gehring at
[email protected], or call (or text) 256-8370610.
Stevi B’s Pizza Tour -Join us April 17th for a go
“behind the scenes” at Stevi B’s and learn the secrets
to pizza making. Tour begins at 10a.m. Kids will
learn how we make pizza, toss pizza dough with the
pros and receive an official “Pizza Chef” certificate.
Time Pizza Tour Includes: Pizza and a drink, Kids
receive a behind the scenes tour of the restaurant,
Kids will have an interactive experience and learn
how our pizzas
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Calvary Coordinators
2014/2015
Activities and field trip
Susann Gehring
[email protected]
Community Information
Katherine Mc Atee
[email protected]
Ceremonial Speaker
KJ Walsingham
[email protected]
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