Dear RAA Parents,

Like you, my heart is with the people of Haiti who are undergoing such terrible loss and suffering.  Several RAA parents in the medical field are now serving in Haiti.   Our students have raised money to send for the relief effort.  In the face of such a tragedy, we hold fast to Christ’s words in John 16:33:  “In this world, you will have trouble, but take heart, for I have overcome the world.”  And we pray for the Haitians.

It is difficult to make the leap from what is happening in Haiti to our everyday lives.  But life at RAA continues with much happening in the month of February.   Freshman and sophomores head to Leoni Meadows for a Bible Conference the first weekend of the month.  Eighth graders will sell Valentine balloons on Friday the 12th, so get your orders in!  The Senior Class Annual Cake Auction and Variety Show will take place on Saturday the 27th.  If you’ve never attended, put it on your calendar.  It’s great family fun!

Our ski days took a hit in January with all the rain, so we’ve done some re-scheduling of dates.  High school students will ski on February 3 and 10, and the elementary grades will go on Feb 25 and March 11.   March 18 will be a back-up date for the elementary.

The fundraiser for the March Belize mission trip was a great success bringing in over $2,000.  Thank you to everyone who enjoyed the enchilada dinner with us!

Our music students will be giving the music service at the Palo Cedro church the last Sabbath of the month.  I hope to see many of you there.

Model the Master,

Lance Taggart

Principal