As we approach the close of another school year, our hearts are filled with gratitude for what the Lord has done at HOPE Academy. It is a season of celebration for all that has been accomplished this year and a time of reflection. This year’s school theme, “Practice Hope,” from Isaiah 43, has shaped the way we’ve navigated each challenge, each moment of growth, and each joy shared collectively within our authentic community.
Throughout the year, families, students, and faculty have practiced hope not as a distant concept, but as a daily rhythm. We have seen God doing “a new thing” in the hearts and minds of our students, in the energy of new projects, athletics, and programs launched, and in the deepened connections among our school community.
Students have shown us that hope looks like—whether it’s our kindergarteners learning to read with persistence, or our seniors trusting God’s plan as they prepare to step into the next chapter. They’ve carried this theme with them into their academics, worship time, service projects, and in athletics and activities, living out the belief that God is always moving, even when the path ahead feels uncertain.
HOPE families practice hope by choosing Christian education, sometimes with sacrifice, believing that what is planted here will bear fruit. They have shown up with encouragement, volunteered their time, talents, and treasures, and have supported one another and our faculty and staff through joys and struggles alike.
Our faculty have modeled hope with quiet strength—guiding students academically and spiritually, praying faithfully, and teaching with hearts committed to seeing each child as God sees them: full of purpose and promise.
As we turn the page on this school year, it is time to say our goodbyes especially to our graduating seniors, beloved staff members, and families who may be moving on. But there is also excitement for what God will continue to do, both within HOPE Academy and in the lives of those going forth from it. We are confident that the seeds of hope planted this year will grow.
Seniors, Royals, you’ve passed the crown, but as royalty, you carry the legacy forward. Wherever life leads, never forget that HOPE is home.”
Isaiah 43 reminds us that God is always creating, always restoring, always leading us into new seasons. So let us remember that the God who has been faithful this year will continue to be faithful in the next and all those that follow.
Here’s to the memories made, the lessons learned, and the hope that carries us forward.
Parents, students, faculty, and staff, click the “Last Day of School” image below to download your grade-level printables from Kindergarten to 12th grade, Teaching to Last Day of School, they are all in the downloadable PDF! Don’t forget to tag @hopeacademync in your last day celebration photos!
