Monday through Thursday afternoons are our Humani-ties and STEM “Vaulting.” The vaulting extends a build-ing into the lofty heights of the ceiling and our “Vaulting” extends our pro-gram and lifts to “great heights.” Philosophically, the school will continue with our classi-cal framework, influenced by Charlotte Mason’s em-phasis on “living books” and narration. Below is a simplified view of the Prep School schedule.

Dominion Academy is pleased to announce exciting changes to our preparatory school and junior high programs! Instead of the two day option for prep school and three day option for junior high, fami-lies will now be able to craft an educational program ac-cording to their needs, up to five full time days a week! We are using the architectural metaphor of a cathedral to explain our preparatory school and junior high pro-gram because during this time period, the child builds the structures that will house their education for a lifetime.

The “portals” on a cathedral form the entrance into the building. For our purposes, the portals are the central threshold of the program, allowing students to enter into the great tradition and conversation of history. The portal days will be primarily the same as our current 2 day program, but offered for a lower price! “Buttresses” support and rein-force. Tuesdays and Thurs-days are our buttress days, enriching the learning experi-ence of Monday and Wednes-day “Portals.” Included in this time will be “Great Books Reading Circles” and other enrichment opportunities.

DA ANNOUNCES CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR GRADES 1-8

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“When we build let us think we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work that our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone upon stone, that a time is to come when these stones will be held sacred be-cause our hands have touched them, and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, "See! This our fathers did for

us." - John Ruskin

Monday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Portal (current Prep pro-gram)

Buttress

Portal Buttress Spire

Lunch/Recess

Lunch/Recess Lunch/Recess Lunch/Recess Lunch

Humanities Vaulting

STEM Vaulting

Humanities Vaulting

STEM Vaulting

Spire

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DA HOSTS SECOND COLLEGE STRATEGY SESSIONS

not disregard the pragmatic considerations of life in our late-industrial economy.” We were very thankful for our speakers: Mrs. Jennifer Downey shared about finding identity and coherence in the “Great Conversation” of the Liberal Arts; Fr. Wayne and Sandy McNamara spoke about the bondage of debt and practical ways that everyone can pursue an education in the liberal arts; Mr. Larry Klaben—CEO of Morris Home Furnishings and chair of the Wright State Board of Trustees— talked about how employers are actually looking for the kind of skills that rigorous liberal arts study can impart; and Dss. Michelle

Caldwell shared about the twists and turns of a life committed to a vocation. We also emailed various people who have dedicated their lives in some way to the liberal arts. We received advice for our students from cultural journalist Ken Myers of Mars Hill Audio, poet and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Dana Gioia, and historian and author of The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind Mark Noll, among others. Ken Myers gave the following advice: Because we have accepted the dichotomy between theory and practice, practical people think that it's safe to do things without thinking about them, and theoretical people think without doing very much.. . I guess the first bit of advice I'd give my 18-year-old self is to develop a strong sense of the purposiveness of Creation, not just a strong sense of personal purpose or vocation, but a confidence that all aspects of Creation are established to glorify God.

dedicated to pursuing truth, goodness, and beauty in whatever profession or situation they find themselves. In order for there to be poets and musicians, philosophers and artists, historians and classicists, there must also be nurses who love Bach, lawyers who read poetry, salesmen who dabble in philosophy, engineers who serve as art patrons, mechanics who read the classics in their free time, and computer programmers who delight in understanding history. On the other hand, those who are called to be poets and musicians, philoso-phers and artists, historians and classicists, must be deeply rooted to ‘real life’ and must

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On January 15th, Dr. Raghu Srinivasan, materials engineer from the Wright State Uni-versity College of Engineering came and presented on STEM careers and specific opportu-nities at Wright State for DA students who are interested in pursuing a STEM field.

Wright State contacted

Dominion because several of our graduates have become top students within their program, and they are seeking other high-performing students for programs like their 4+1 program, which allows engineering and com-puter science students to earn their master’s degree in 5

years.2013 Valedictorian Emma Sum and Salutatorian Emma Veley are both in the WSU engineering program. They came and added their enthusiastic input to Dr. Srinivasan’s fascinating presentation.

On January 16th, Dominion Academy of Dayton hosted our second College Strategy Sessions on “The Liberal Arts Life.” By the “Liberal Arts,” we referred to all the classical liberal arts, as well as those disciplines that would not be considered technical or pre-professional. We wanted to equip students who may be inclined to-ward the liberal arts with practical considerations about debt and diversifying skills. However, we also wanted to encourage all of our students—whether leaning toward the liberal arts, a STEM field, or a trade—to be those who live a “liberal arts life,”

Last quarter the Guys' and Girls' group did their first high school service project for the Miami Valley Wom-en's Center. The following is a thank you letter for their excellent help: "I just wanted to write a note to you and the youth ministry--or I should say

High School ministry!-- that helped out so much in setting up and tearing down at the Miami Valley Women's Center Gala. When I explained that I was look-ing for "perfection" in setting up the tables--to issue a challenge-- not one appeared put off, but ALL rose to the challenge. Not only did I see tables beautifully in order,

but I also noticed the detail and care taken with all the Blessing Bags that were placed on the seats--all in the same direction and same angle! Well done! I just wanted you all to know that even the little things were noticed and ap-preciated. Thank you all for your diligent work. It makes a difference!!!”

Coffee House: On February 21st, the Dominion Academy National Honor Society host-ed the fifth annual Coffee House to raise funds for building improvement. They raised funds to buy cabinets for the new flat screen televisions that will be replacing the old televisions. The evening featured musical performances from students (spanning from classical to

Science Fair: On February 13th, Dominion Academy held our annual science fair. This year, many students participated. Judges from throughout the community participated, including a constituent of science education majors from Cedarville University.

Disney to Indie acoustic!), delicious desserts, and hand-crafted coffee drinks.

Intramural Soccer: Dominion Academy is continuing with its 5th annual Intramural Season. Games begin on Thursday, April 3rd. This sporting season has been a huge highlight of our second semester program!

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BOYS ’ BASKETBALL REVIEW FROM COACH CHAVEZ

came to practice faithfully, and dedicated themselves to learning and improving. And they definitely did improve throughout the year. The teams the boys were playing had played together for years, and often the boys found themselves out-matched. But they kept fighting. The one characteris-tic that other coaches and referees often said about our boys was that “they have heart.” Our boys fought all year, and although the year was not successful concerning

wins and losses, it was very successful in developing the boys into better teammates and in laying a foundation for the years to come. The Sen-iors that graduate this year and played their last game with the team are Grayson Whitman, Joel Zepernick, David Baugham, and Jinhoon Kim. We will miss these guys and are very proud of the work and effort they put in this year. We hope they will continue to be good team-mates in life as they go on to represent Dominion Academy in college and in their careers.

The boys basketball team completed its season on Feb-ruary 24. This culminated 8 months of hard work by the boys and their families. . . This year was a building year for the team, since DA had not had a boys’ basketball team for many years. There-fore, the boys were learning not just about basketball, but also of teamwork. At the be-ginning of the season some of the boys had hardly ever played basketball, and many of them had never played on an organized team. But they

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Dominion Academy of Dayton is a college preparatory school providing a classical education based on the Bible, reason, and tradition. It was founded in 1997 by Fr. Wayne and Sandy McNamara as a ministry of Christ the King Anglican Church.

They chose to name the school “Dominion Academy” out of the conviction that God has given Christians— as the new creation of God in Christ— the very humbling role of “kings and priests” of all of Creation. Christians are to exercise a loving,

faithful, and wise stewardship over all things for the glory of our Lord. In order to exercise this sobering trust with fidelity, Christians must learn about the true shape of the world— a world existing in Christ, according to the order of the Trinitarian community. Christians must learn well in order to love well. Dominion Academy exists in order to educate young Christians about the shape of the world in Christ and to encourage these students to properly love creation, understanding that all

ultimate meaning is found in Christ alone.

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A Night of Class Silent Auction!A Night of Class Silent Auction!A Night of Class Silent Auction!A Night of Class Silent Auction! On May 2nd, we will showcase the hard work of our students and teachers during “A Night of Class: An Academic Performance and Auction.” During this evening of celebration, students give presentations and set up displays and demonstrations that review their year of learning. We also hold a silent auction and dessert

auction. Please contact Amanda McGill at amanda.mcgill@dominionacademy.org if you are able to make

a contribution!

A Sporting Message from the Head of School: The word “sport” is an aphetic of “disport”, according to my favorite—Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. We got the word “sport” because we English speakers, tired of saying the first syllable, shortened it as we are wont to do. Since I am in the mood for some disporting ideas, why don’t y’all be good sports, and come along for a brief description of sports here at Dominion Academy. This past year we hired Sandy McNamara as Athletic Director to re-energize our sports programs and help jump start our boys’ basketball team which has been on a hiatus. Between fall interscholastic soccer, boys’ and girls’ basketball, cheer-leading, and interscholastic soccer, we have had 76 student participants this academic year. That is a pretty sportive number for a school our size. That’s also lots of practices, games, and tour-naments to attend. Nonetheless, our families and friends have shown up to support our teams and volunteer throughout the year. This has made the year far more enjoyable and sporting. It would be unsportsmanlike if we did not acknowledge the vast amount of love, time, mentoring, energy, and resources that have gone into our students by way of our coaches. Max Benton, our basketball scheduler has overseen the girls’ basketball program for many years providing faithful and consistent leadership for our young women to respect and emulate. His handiwork is demonstrated not only in girls that go on to play college ball and show successful teamwork in other areas of their lives, but also in sporting young ladies who have come back to coach for Dominion Academy like Elyse Burns and Max’s own daughter Laura Benton—the next generation carrying the torch. In the boys’ basketball program we had the incomparable coaches Paul Burns & Rich Zepernick to thank for resurrecting the boys’ teams and keeping those summer workouts going. (These sportsmen coached our men’s team over a decade ago and came back for more.)We also picked up coach Isaac Chavez this summer who was another invaluable contributor. Mrs. Trisha England oversaw our cheerleaders providing special outings and training to get our fledgling squad off the ground. Clayton Kelleher gave us interscholastic and intramural soccer training and leant us his years of soccer wisdom while alumnus, Gavin Doll learned to coach and oversee the fall soccer program. We appreciate these men and women, the long hours they gave to our students and these programs, the sacrifices they make in order to train up and encourage our students, to help build discipline and character, to be models of integrity and godliness. Their compensation here is a nominal pittance—more of a reimbursement of gas and wear and tear on their cars. Their true reward is in a life well-lived to the honor of our God training up the next generation. That’s sportsmanship at its finest. Sportively, Dss. Michelle Caldwell