FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Wednesday, August 2

The bell schedule for the 2023 - 2024 school year will run from 8:00 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.

CLUB INTEREST SURVEY

As we prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, we would like to ask for input from our families and students about extra-curricular activities and clubs at NCA. Click here to participate in a brief survey.

UNIFORMS

In order to create a learning environment where students can focus on the pursuit of knowledge and virtue without unnecessary distraction, NCA students wear uniforms.

If you have not ordered uniforms for your child, please do so ASAP.  Many of the necessary items can take up to three weeks if supply is low.

Please purchase all of your uniform items through our only approved vendor, Uniform Source.  You may try on uniforms at the Uniform Source store and order in person or online.  

Uniform Source
2141 Cobb Pkwy NW, Kennesaw, GA
(770) 919-9967

If you need financial assistance, please see the next section below.

ORDER LUNCHES FOR AUGUST

Families may use these instructions to set up an account with Chef Advantage, view menus, and begin ordering lunches. Our school code is NCA44. Only new NCA families will need to create an account this year; returning families will need to use the same account as last year.  When ordering lunches for the first few days of school, choose any teacher assignment and then edit the teacher choice in your profile after teacher assignments are given at Open House. Families may order for as many or as few days as they prefer. 

FAST FACTS ABOUT LUNCH AT NCA

1. School lunch costs $4.58.

2. Students are expected to pack a lunch from home (as well as something to drink) or PRE-ORDER online from Chef Advantage. Lunch cannot be purchased in the cafeteria. 

3. Parents will be required to add each child to the family account in order to purchase lunches for multiple children.

4. Pre-ordered lunches can be purchased online by month or week or day.  (No same-day orders are available.)  

5. All lunch orders MUST be placed prior to 9:00 am the day before.

6. Students can bring any type of water bottle to school. It needs to be labeled with the student's first and last name. All lost and unlabeled water bottles are thrown away at the end of each month. 

7. NCA will not allow Uber Eats, Door Dash, or other food delivery service meals to be delivered to students this year. 

8. Chef Advantage does not include peanuts in any of its meals and the cafeteria will have designated peanut-free zones. Students may bring lunch items that include peanuts unless the teacher instructs otherwise.
   

The Free and Reduced Lunch program (FRL) is available for qualifying families. For more information regarding financial assistance for school lunches, please click HERE. If you have questions or would like to request FRL, please contact Mrs. Bermann, Cafeteria Manager.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

ASP Registration is OPEN!

NCA is managing its own after-school program which will allow the instruction in virtue and character that our students receive during the school day to continue seamlessly into the hours after school. Please see the NCA After School Care webpage for more information and registration details.

ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL AND CARPOOL TAGS

Every family will be assigned a carpool tag that will be distributed at the Open House on August 1. NCA-issued carpool tags MUST be visible when you enter the carpool line for pick-up. Students will not be released to an adult who does not have the appropriate carpool tag. If carpooling with other families, the driver must display a carpool tag for each family. For the safety of our students, photocopies or pictures will not be accepted. The original carpool tag printed by NCA must be displayed.

Update arrival and dismissal information can be found here. More info to come.

UPPER SCHOOL INFORMATION AND COURSE CATALOG

With the addition of the 9th grade, there is much excitement and energy among the students, faculty, and staff. There is also much to be communicated. In the coming days, 9th-grade students should receive a separate communication with information on elective selection for high school. Please look for that email from Ms. Milligan. Students starting high school this fall will also receive communication about high school email addresses, math placements, schedules, calculator requirements, and more. 

Students in 7th and 8th grades will also be receiving communications about math placements and more in the coming days.

In the meantime, we are pleased to release the course catalog for High School. The course catalog provides a list of current course offerings organized by discipline. As the school continues to add grades for the following three years, the Course Catalog will expand, especially in the areas of Fine Arts and other electives.

Mr. Hudson, our new Upper School Principal, is eager to meet the NCA students very soon!

STUDENT SERVICES 2023-2024

Dr. Keller Taking New Position

We are excited to announce that Dr. Keller has taken a position with Liberty Classical Schools where he will provide support to both the ACA and NCA communities as the Director of Public Programs, Grants, and Revenue. As a result, he will no longer serve NCA as the Director of Student Services. While he will no longer be supporting students at the school level, his work at the Liberty level will continue to ensure strong services for all students across our network of schools. We thank him for his work over the past few years and wish him all the best.

Special Education

We are thrilled to announce that Mrs. Constance Weeks will serve as the Special Education Lead Teacher at Northwest Classical Academy. Any questions or concerns related to Special Education services throughout the school year should be directed to her. She can be reached via email at cweeks@nwclasical.org.

School Counseling

This year marks the launch of the school counseling program at NCA. Mrs. Jennifer Brown will continue in the role she has served over the past two years, and she will also serve officially as the Lower School Counselor. We are pleased to announce the hiring of an Upper School Counselor, Mrs. Kristen Burroughs. You will have the chance to meet and learn more about school counseling at this year's Open House.  

PARENT VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION

We are thrilled to kick off an excellent school year of parent involvement through Northwest Classical Academy's Parent Volunteer Association! We are equally thrilled to have Melissa Sarathy returning as Co-President for the 2023-2024 school year and to have Diana Kinnett joining her to represent the lower school. It's going to be an amazing year!

Level 2 Training
Each year, every parent volunteer must be cleared as a “Level 2” volunteer in order to volunteer in any capacity at NCA. Level 2 status from last school year will not carry forward. The process will take 15-20 min and involves watching two videos and filling out a Google form about what you learned. 

You can access the Level 2 training and the additional training required to volunteer in the cafeteria by clicking here.

Once you have watched both videos and completed the form, you will be cleared to perform supervised volunteering at NCA. 

We highly encourage you to take the training before the school year begins to be pre-cleared. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Mrs. Williams at kwilliams@nwclassical.org.

Volunteer Interest Form

Get involved and make a difference by volunteering with the PVA. If you are interested in volunteering in any way during the upcoming school year, please complete the 2023-2024 PVA Volunteer Interest Form to explore exciting opportunities. This is not a commitment, so please check all areas that interest you!

FALL ATHLETICS

This fall NCA will be offering our 6th - 9th-grade student athletes the exciting opportunity to compete in boys and girls Cross Country as well as girls Volleyball. We have a great schedule with some wonderful and energetic coaches who are passionate about developing our student-athletes. Many of our coaches are also teachers.

Cross Country has already begun training with a good turnout of runners devoting time out of their summer to prepare for the upcoming season. Volleyball is also starting open gym next week to gear up for the season. It is not too late for students to sign up for Cross Country or Volleyball tryouts. Click here to visit the athletics page on the NCA website for more information on how to get started. 

New Athletic Opportunity | Cheerleading

We are thrilled to announce that we will have a CHEERLEADING SQUAD for Middle School and JV Basketball games this year! More information about tryout dates and schedules will be coming soon.