The junior high Life Science students are excited about their current hands-on learning experience, FROG DISSECTIONS! This week the students are applying what they have learned in their current chapter on the vertebrates by dissecting their frogs piece by piece. They will study the integumentary system, respiratory system, digestive system, muscular and skeletal systems. 

Lab groups are:

Team 1 - Lamour Ault, Joshua Barnett, and Kimberly Brown

Team 2 - Luke Johnson, Nathaniel Ogle, and Cody Quinn

Team 3 - Jessica Backer, Jesse Jordan, and Emily Raynes

Team 4 - Josh Bishop and Israel Thomas 

On Saturday, February 3, the four PVCA and PVBC teams wrapped up another year of Bible Quizzing. This year we had a record number of quizzers sign up to participate, and we fielded four teams in the Piedmont Quizzing Association. Despite several obstacles earlier in the season, nearly all of the students have improved steadily throughout the year, and there is already a good level of interest in the upcoming season!

PQA is made up of thirty-two teams and nearly 175 quizzers. At the end of season tournament Pleasant View received the following recognition:

Top Quizzers: Jessica Backer and Natalie Raynes (a group of 32 quizzers ranked according to performance for the entire year).

Seniors: Natalie Raynes (7 years) and David Viers (6 years).

Fourth Highest Team on the PACT (a written test over Hebrews and I, II Peter) - PV Discerners - Jessica Backer, Starla Townsend, Crystal Townsend, and Cherith Riley - Coach Sharon Johnson

Fifth Highest Sponsor on the PACT - Michael Townsend - Coach of PV Mighty Men

At the tournament the Ambassadors had a close, tough loss in the early rounds then began the afternoon with two exciting wins over Athens 1 and Greenville Blue. The tournament ended for Pleasant View shortly thereafter with a heartbreaking loss to a very solid team from Faith Baptist. Natalie Raynes ended the day and her senior year with a 19-1 performance, quizzing out in three of the team's four quizzes. 

Regardless of statistics, ALL of the young people and their coaches have benefited from the blessing of studying the rich books of Hebrews and I and II Peter. God's Word does not return void, and Joshua 1:8 promises, "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein. For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."

Pleasant View Christian Academy students are enjoying (for the most part) another very busy second semester.

Our four seniors, Sarah Hedgpeth, Amber Lemmons, Natalie Raynes, and David Viers are working on their Senior Project. This is an extensive undertaking which will result in a presentation before the entire school family in May. 

Then for the rest of the student body; along with their normal academics and research projects, everyone is busy preparing for the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools Fine Arts Festival in March. As they have for many years now, students are working in vocal choir (including small and large ensembles and solos), instrumentals (piano, violin and flute), handbell choir and two ensembles, and speech. 

This year, to encourage more participation the Executive Director of our state association, Rev. Edward Earwood, moved Bible Preaching and Bible Teaching to a separate day. As a result every 7-12 grade student at PVCA is working on a sermon or Bible lesson. The progress we have seen already is exciting, and we are looking forward to great things from this year's student body. Above all, our goal is to see them dedicate their all to God's glory and use. We ask all of our friends in the ministry and those visiting this website to join with us in praying to this end.