🌲🔥Our 4th graders had an unforgettable field trip to the Dodge Nature Center, where they dove into a wilderness survival class! 🏕️
In small groups, students practiced teamwork and problem-solving as they:
🛖Built their own survival shelters
🔥Learned fire-building techniques safely in the great outdoors
🌿Explored what it takes to thrive in nature
It was amazing to watch their creativity, collaboration, and confidence grow with each challenge.💪
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🎓✨ Senior Spotlight - Lucas Holmes ✨🎓
As we celebrate our Class of 2025, we will feature our amazing seniors and highlight their journeys, achievements, and future plans!
What is your favorite memory of UCA?
“Any of the retreats.”
Testimonial Tidbit:
“I will be forever grateful for the staff and leadership at UCA who have helped me grow in my faith.”
Best of luck to our seniors as they finish out their final months at UCA and prepare for the exciting adventures ahead!
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🎓✨ Senior Spotlight - Lauren Pahl ✨🎓
As we celebrate our Class of 2025, we will feature our amazing seniors and highlight their journeys, achievements, and future plans!
How do you see your future self?
“As a stay-at-home mom.”
What was your favorite memory of UCA?
“Running on the Track & Field team.”
Best of luck to our seniors as they finish out their final months at UCA and prepare for the exciting adventures ahead!
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🏅 Congratulations to Danyella and Zac, our Athletes of the Week! ⛳️🏐
🏌️♀️Danyella played the best round out of the UCA girls at the last meet. She has been improving her skills a lot and has been beating half the UCA team at their practices, including the boys!
🏐 Zac is 42nd in the state with 66 digs. He has been a great servant leader on and off the court. He has also been a huge behind the scenes help to UCA athletics.
👏 Way to go, Danyella and Zac! Keep up the fantastic work! 💪
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🇲🇽 Our Spanish students took a deeper dive into the real meaning behind Cinco de Mayo! Instead of just celebrating with food and decorations, they explored the historical context of the holiday—learning about the Battle of Puebla, its significance in Mexican history, and how it differs from Mexican Independence Day. It was a great opportunity to combine culture, language, and history in a meaningful way! 🎉📚
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🌎🍛 Rice & Beans Week! 🫘🌎
Our UCA Middle and High School students are experiencing a meaningful opportunity to enjoy a simple meal while making a big impact.
Each $3 lunch helped support Yulnefry (3rd grade, Dominican Republic) and Maria (8th grade, Guatemala), two students we sponsor through Child Hope and Provee. Thanks to your support, we’re helping provide daily meals, education, and hope for their futures.
Our students enjoyed a delicious plate of rice and black beans with condiments like ranch, chili sauce, cinnamon sugar, and more—while also getting a taste of common Latin American food our sponsored students eat.
Thank you for stepping up, UCA! Let's keep changing the world one bowl at a time! 💜
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🎓✨ Senior Spotlight - Jeremiah McDougal ✨🎓
As we celebrate our Class of 2025, we will feature our amazing seniors and highlight their journeys, achievements, and future plans!
How do you see your future self?
“I see myself either in trade school or working as an electrician.”
What was your favorite memory of UCA?
“When we beat Heritage in soccer.”
Best of luck to our seniors as they finish out their final months at UCA and prepare for the exciting adventures ahead!
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Our kindergarteners have been busy learning all about animal classifications in science class!
After exploring the characteristics of birds and studying the life cycle of a chicken, we got to welcome two fluffy chicks into the classroom. 🐣🐥
It’s been an exciting, hands-on way to bring science to life!
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📚 ✍️ United Christian Academy (UCA) is seeking a passionate and dedicated high school language arts teacher to join our team. The teaching responsibilities include a variety of writing and literature courses with instruction supported by Google Classroom.
✝️ At UCA, our mission is to teach, mentor, and train the next generation. We seek educators who have a strong personal relationship with Jesus Christ and are committed to walking alongside students as they grow in their own faith journey.
Interest and inquiries contact: careers@ucathunder.org
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🎨 Our 3rd grade artists have been diving into the world of perspective in art class—literally! They recently learned how to draw using one-point perspective and put their new skills to the test by designing their own underwater aquariums. 🐠🐙
With colorful sea creatures swimming in every direction, each piece was full of imagination and thoughtful detail. It’s amazing to see how their confidence and artistic techniques continue to grow! 🌊🖌️👏
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🎓✨ Senior Spotlight - Callie Nibbe ✨🎓
As we celebrate our Class of 2025, we will feature our amazing seniors and highlight their journeys, achievements, and future plans!
How do you see your future self?
“As an English teacher with too many cats.”
What was your favorite memory of UCA?:
“Watching this year's Powder Puff tournament.”
Best of luck to our seniors as they finish out their final months at UCA and prepare for the exciting adventures ahead!
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We 💜 our teachers!!
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Help us show appreciation for the heart of our school!
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📚 Our elementary library bloomed with creativity in April! 🌳
In honor of National Poetry Month, students wrote their own original poems and hung them on our “Poet-Tree” for everyone to enjoy.
It was a fun and inspiring way to celebrate both literacy and self-expression—thank you to all who shared their words with us! ✍️💜
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🎓✨ Senior Spotlight - Taiyah Mandt ✨🎓
As we celebrate our Class of 2025, we will feature our amazing seniors and highlight their journeys, achievements, and future plans!
How do you see your future self?
“Happy, successful, with a family, living on the beach.”
Testimonial Tidbit:
“Jesus saved me!”
Best of luck to our seniors as they finish out their final months at UCA and prepare for the exciting adventures ahead!
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🏅 Congratulations to Logan and Aaron, our Athletes of the Week! ⚾️ 🏐
⚾️ Logan is 14th in the state for hits, 2nd in runs, and has a .448 batting percentage. He has had a great career at UCA and has been an outstanding baseball player!
🏐 Aaron is 3rd in the state for sets. He is a great player and a big reason why we are on such a great run!
👏 Way to go, Logan and Aaron! Keep up the fantastic work! 💪
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Another auction winner! 🎉
Derek, one of our sophomores, enjoyed the unique experience of having lunch with our Head of School — and brought his friend Henry along for the fun. They shared Derek’s food choice, had meaningful conversations, and had a great time getting to know each other better. 🍽️💬
These teacher and staff experiences are not only a highlight for students, but also a fantastic way to raise funds that support our school community. Thank you to everyone who participated! 💜
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🎓 This morning we celebrated one of the final milestones for our seniors — the Senior Breakfast!
Parents joined us to honor their students and reflect on this special season as graduation approaches. It was a meaningful time of connection, laughter, and looking ahead to what’s next.
We’re so proud of our Class of 2025! 💜
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🎓✨ Senior Spotlight - Lily Peters ✨🎓
As we celebrate our Class of 2025, we will feature our amazing seniors and highlight their journeys, achievements, and future plans!
What is your favorite memory at UCA?
“Freshmen and Sophomore history classes.”
Testimonial Tidbit:
“From a young age, I knew the importance of following God and the problem of sin. I gave my life to serve Jesus. I do to this day and will continue for the rest of my life.”
Best of luck to our seniors as they finish out their final months at UCA and prepare for the exciting adventures ahead!
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Our 2nd graders had an unexpected adventure for their field trip today as they “toured” Bloomington, making stops at a couple of parks that ended up being unavailable — but that didn’t stop the fun! We landed at Augsburg Park for some great playtime and a picnic 🛝🍎.
Then it was off to The Works Museum, where the kids took an engineering and circuits class and built their own light-up creatures 💡👾. They also enjoyed an hour of free play to explore and create.
A fun and memorable trip for all! 🎉
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👨🏫 There’s a new principal in town!
At our recent auction fundraiser, Aidan won the privilege of sitting in as Elementary Principal for the Day. He did an amazing job helping Dr. Morrison — he brought lots of energy, great ideas, and plenty of smiles to UCA! 👏✨
🗣 Here are his reactions:
“I had a great day as Elementary Principal of the Day. With Dr. Morrison I experienced: walking the whole school on security rounds, checking doors during a lockdown drill, reading the Word and praying, and at recess I found myself surrounded by a large number of second graders — it turns out I was quite popular! They were very excited to see their new elementary principal join them on the playground. All in all a fun day. Just call me Dr. Langdon!”
Way to go, Aidan! 🎉
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