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🔬☀️ Summer Science Fun! ☀️🔬

Looking for an easy activity to keep your young scientist engaged this summer? Try this simple Walking Water Experiment!

🧪 What You'll Need:
• 3 clear cups
• Water
• Paper towels
• Food coloring (red, yellow, and blue)

🌈 Fill the outside cups with colored water, place an empty cup in the middle, and connect them with folded paper towels. Then watch as the water "walks" and mixes to create a brand-new color!

Ask your child:
🔍 What do you think will happen?
🔍 How long will it take?
🔍 What new color will appear?

It's a fun way to explore color mixing, capillary action, and the scientific method right from home!

📸 Give it a try and share your photos in the comments. We'd love to see your Phoenix scientists in action!

☀️🎮 Summer fun is coming to the National K12 Zone! 🎮☀️

Starting June 17, one of our Program Coordinators, Alina Harestad, will be hosting weekly Wednesday sessions in the National K12 Zone for all grade bands! 🌟

Students can connect with others, play games, complete fun activities, and enjoy themed sessions all summer long. Themes include:
🔎 Scavenger Hunts
🎨 Rock Painting
🍪 DIY Desserts
🎤 Talent Show
🐾 Meet the Pets
🎮 Minute to Win It Games

Check out the attached flyer for dates, times, themes, and grade-band links are below!

K-2 - https://zone.k12.com/national-zone-k-2
3-5 - https://zone.k12.com/national-zone-3-5
6-8 - https://zone.k12.com/national-zone-6-8
9-12 - https://zone.k12.com/national-zone-9-12

We hope to see our COA students there this summer! 🦅💛

☀️ K–5 Phoenix Summer Challenge is here! ☀️

Keep the fun going all summer with reading, STEAM activities, PBL challenges, and exciting BINGO boards! 📚🔬🛠️

🎯 Complete activities
🏆 Earn prizes & recognition
📸 Share your summer fun

Will you complete 1 board... or go for a FULL BLACKOUT? 👀🔥🦅

Check your Summer Newsletter for details and submission links!

📚🦅 The COA Book Fair Starts TODAY! 🦅📚

Looking for a way to keep your child reading this summer? Stop by our Book Fair and let your young reader pick out some exciting books to enjoy over break! ☀️📖

📍 Carolus Online Academy
101 Westpark Blvd, Suite C, Columbia, SC 29210

⏰ Today: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Can't make it today? The Book Fair will also be open throughout next week!

📚 Great books
☀️ Summer reading fun
🦅 Phoenix readers soaring all summer long

We hope to see you there!

🎉🦅 Exciting things are happening at COA! 🦅🎉

We are proud to celebrate the Virtual Induction Ceremony for our very first National Junior Beta Club chapter!

A huge thank you to everyone who supported us in chartering this chapter and helping us begin this exciting new tradition. We are thrilled to recognize our inaugural members—students who represent the pillars of Achievement, Character, Leadership, and Service.

👏 Please help us congratulate our 2025–2026 National Junior Beta Club Inductees:

✨ Caphira A.
✨ Barrett B.
✨ Logan C.
✨ Issac H.
✨ Vladdie L.

🎓 Virtual Induction Ceremony
📅 Today, May 28th
⏰ 5:00 PM

The Zoom link has been emailed to the appropriate families. We can't wait to celebrate these incredible students as they begin building the legacy of COA Beta Club! 💛

🌞🎉 Summer Kickoff is TOMORROW in Myrtle Beach! 🎉🌞

We’re excited to kick off summer with our COA families and can’t wait for a fun day together! A huge thank you to everyone who has already registered — we’re looking forward to seeing you there! 💙🔥

If you plan to attend, please be sure to check your LC Newsletter and Student Newsletter for event details and important information.

See you soon, Phoenix Nation! 😎☀️

Today, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

This Memorial Day, COA pauses to reflect with gratitude on the courage, service, and dedication of those who gave their lives protecting our freedoms.

Wishing all of our COA families a safe and meaningful Memorial Day. ❤️💙

🎓🦅 Tomorrow is the BIG day for our incredible Class of 2026! 🦅🎓

Tomorrow, our seniors will walk across the stage and celebrate years of hard work, perseverance, growth, and unforgettable memories. We could not be more proud of everything they have accomplished. 💛

From virtual classrooms to in-person events, this class has left a lasting impact on COA, and we can’t wait to cheer them on as they take this exciting next step.

👏 Help us congratulate the COA Class of 2026 in the comments below!