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  • BACK TO SCHOOL: Acacia Academy students Taylor Davis, left, Hope Braun, Sara Hoshaw and Catherine White during Acacia’s first day of school celebration.

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September 6, 2010

Acacia Academy looks forward to second year

Students, teachers and friends of Acacia Academy recently celebrated the first day of the 2010-2011 school year.

Festivities included a special lunch, worship music by Lloyd Swartzendruber, games, projects and storytelling. Nearly double in size from a year ago, Acacia Academy looks forward to a great year of cultivating character, faith, and knowledge in the hearts and minds of students.

Acacia Academy is a classical and Christian school educating kindergarten through grade eight. For more information, go to AcaciaAcademy.org or call 765-457-5545.

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