Concerning Junior Retreat
Our junior class retreat is an event that our students enjoy each year at GCCS. It is an opportunity for our students to learn leadership skills and connect with classmates. With that, we wanted to communicate some details about the upcoming trip.
March 25th-27th, our junior students will attend a junior retreat off campus. The retreat is held at the Heartland Retreat and Conference Center. A link to their webpage is Heartland Retreat: We provide world changing experiences. Please note, this is a mandatory retreat. Students that don’t attend will be given an alternate project to complete. Please contact Mr. McMillan at jmcmillan@grovecitychristian.org if your student cannot attend for any reason. Students will leave from the GCCS campus on Wednesday morning after 8AM attendance and return to campus on Friday afternoon. Students will be released to go home after that time. Please click HERE to give your student permission to attend. Permission and medical forms are due by Friday, February 13th, 2026.
The cost for the retreat is $250 and includes transportation, food, lodging, and activities at the camp. Payment is due online through your FACTS account, and will be broken up into the following payments:
$50- January 30th
$100- February 13th
$100- March 16th
*Please note, you cannot call the school to make a credit card payment.
If your student has prescribed medication that will need to be taken, please fill out the attached prescribed medication form and email them to our school nurse, Mrs.Wellman at bwellman@grovecitychristian.org.
A complete packing list has been emailed to you already from Mrs. Little.
This week in Bible, we kicked off a new unit titled Bibliology. As the name suggests, this unit focuses on Scripture—but rather than concentrating solely on what’s in the Bible, our attention is directed toward the role Scripture plays in the Christian life.
Students were assigned their first position paper of the semester. These papers will engage a range of theological claims, beginning with the Bible itself. In each paper, students are asked to articulate a clear belief statement, demonstrate understanding of that belief, offer a thoughtful defense, and finally apply that belief to life and practice.
These assignments are intentionally challenging, but—as has been shown in years past—they often prove to be some of the most meaningful and rewarding work students do.
Ongoing work on the Bibliology Position paper-due Friday, Jan 30th.
Next unit: Theology Proper