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God’s READY Academy completed its 5th highly blessed, favored and most successful 2008-2009 School Year. This 5th school year marks our reaching the goal of the initial vision given by God to Pastor Murray and First Baptist — which was to create a Christian School that would provide a solid foundation of spiritual, academic and innovative education for children during their critical developmental years, age 3 to Grade 3. “To God Goes All The Glory”!!

Bible Study continues to be the most important lesson taught daily. By the end of the school year our youngest READY Runners had memorized at least 20 Bible/ verses with their scriptural references, while our Kindergarteners had mastered 26 Bible verses, with beginning words to match the alphabet from A to Z! Additionally, all students learned at least 1 Bible verse and story each week – so we claim 100% of our students having knowledge of the Trinity – God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit! This year we also rejoice that 7 READY Runners and 1 parent were baptized, 4 parents and 2 family members joined First Baptist; thus adding 14 from READY to our First Baptist Family. There are 14 Runners in our beloved Cherub Choir.

Our uniquely designed STEMA Program provides a different focused subject—Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and the Arts—each month with weekly visits from an “Expert” in one of these fields. Additionally, there were monthly CHROME (Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering) meetings with exciting hands-on projects. The STEMA Finale Fair featured a week of STEMA Family Projects orally presented by the students, for each class during an evening program. The combined STEMA Finale took place from Friday to Sunday, May 15-17 when all projects were on display and open to all parents and First Baptist Family. Senior Class — New this year was the Senior Class, (3rd Grade) who completed their program and will transition to other public and private schools. The 8 bright, bold “READY” graduates presented powerful PowerPoint reflections that they designed in their own Finale’ Program; took a Senior Trip to Washington, D.C., read the Farewell Messages they wrote at the K5 Graduation, and received trophies at their Farewell Party!