Firewheel Christian Academy

🌟 NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT 🌟
We have a truly special and deeply rooted introduction to share today! Please give a massive welcome (and a warm homecoming) to Mr. David Pyle, who will be teaching Middle School English and Science for the 2026-2027 school year! 🎉

David’s connection to our community runs incredibly deep. He has been a part of First @ Firewheel since its days as First Assembly of God, Garland. He joined the church as a college junior, met his wonderful wife, Tracy, at the church, and they are celebrating 43 years of marriage this very month! 💍✨

Christian education is quite literally a Pyle family legacy. David’s parents, Bill and Pacheco Pyle, were instrumental in starting our school's predecessor, Buckingham North Christian School, and his mother even co-authored the book Educating for Eternity. Following in those footsteps, David is a strong proponent of Christian education.

Get to know Mr. Pyle:

🎓 Background: Graduated from Dayton Christian School in 1976.
🍎 Experience: He began teaching later in life and has spent the last 11 years teaching high school English, with the past decade spent at Naaman Forest High School
📚 Favorite Subjects: While he's an English expert, History is a massive favorite—and the subject he'd most love to teach is the Bible!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family First: With 5 kids and 10 grandkids, family is the absolute centerpiece of his life.
🎶 Childhood Dream: He wanted to be a professional singer when he grew up!
🎙️ Hobbies: Singing, podcasting, and writing.
🚢 Dream Destination: They love to travel! Their next big adventure is a cruise to Hawaii. 🌴
🎨 Favorite Color: Royal blue 💙
🌮 Favorite Food: Chicken quesadillas with fresh pico de gallo!
📖 Favorite Scripture: "See then that you walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." — Ephesians 5:15-16

We are incredibly honored to have Mr. Pyle’s wisdom, deep community roots, and passion for the Lord in our middle school classrooms this coming year. Please drop a comment below to welcome him back home to FCA! 👇❤️

🌟 NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT 🌟
Please join us in giving a warm, joyful welcome to our new 4th-grade teacher, Mrs. Wendy Askins! 🎉 We are incredibly blessed to have her wealth of experience, passion, and faith joining our FCA family.

Get to know Mrs. Askins in her own words:

"I am so excited to be your child’s teacher next year and get to know your family! I have been teaching for 23 years. I absolutely love teaching and knew that’s what I was meant to do from the time I was little—I used to take my homework and pretend to teach my stuffed animals the lessons from the day! 🧸📝

I have taught in public and private schools and love the private school setting most because I get to share my faith with the kids and teach them about God’s unfailing love for them." ❤️🙏

With over two decades of classroom experience and a beautiful heart for ministry, Mrs. Askins is going to make this an unforgettable year for our 4th graders. We can't wait to see how God uses her gifts to inspire and nurture our students!

Please drop a comment below to welcome Mrs. Askins to our school community! 👇✨

🌟 NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT 🌟
Help us give a warm welcome to the newest member of our school family, Ms. Kirsten Jones! 🎉 She is joining us this year as our incredible 5th-grade teacher, and we are so blessed to have her.

Get to know Ms. Jones:
🍎 Experience: 5.5 wonderful years of teaching!
📚 Favorite Subjects: ELAR & History (we can't wait to see her bring stories and history to life!)
🎨 Favorite Color: Purple 💜
🩺 Childhood Dream: She wanted to be a pediatrician when she grew up!
✈️ Dream Destination: Greece 🇬🇷
🍕 Favorite Food: Pizza (a classic choice!)
🪵 Hobbies: Camping and cooking 🏕️🍳

📖 Favorite Scripture: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13

We are so excited for the energy, experience, and heart for ministry that Ms. Jones will bring to Firewheel Christian Acadmey as the 5th grade teacher. Please drop a comment below and show her some love! 👇✨

WERE YOU AWARDED THE TEXAS FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT (TEFA)?

Don’t forget to confirm Firewheel Christian Academy BY JUNE 1st.

You should have received an email with your award amount or waitlist number notification

1. Login to your Odyssey Account
2. Select Firewheel Christian Academy
3. The parent ‘Opts In’ to the TEFA program
Once these steps are complete, the student will move to an ‘Approved’ status and appear in our FCA dashboard for us the confirm your student(s).
4. Make sure you completed the FCA 2026-2027 enrollment in FACTS. Contact Mrs Hyatt at [email protected] with any questions and so she can defer enrollment fee until July.
5. NEW students MUST tour and have a short assessment before verification/confirmation
6. FCA verifies enrollment and CONFIRMS the student(s) by June 15th
7. 25% Funding should hit your Odyssey portable in July for you to pay enrollment fee and tuition.

What an incredible way to wrap up the school year! 🦅✨ Big congratulations to all of our Eagles for their hard work, dedication, and heart at our End-of-Year Awards.

We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished. As you head into summer, remember: “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” (Proverbs 16:3)

🙌 A huge, special shout-out to the incredible students who memorized the entire chapter of Ephesians 5 this year! Your commitment to hiding God’s Word in your hearts is truly inspiring.

Have a wonderful, blessed summer, Eagles! ☀️📚

We had a great time signing our FCA yearbooks. Those who purchased a yearbook were treated to fun colored pens, stickers, popcorn and juice.💙🦅💛

🌊 Making waves and moving on up! 🎓
Our newly graduated kindergartners absolutely shined tonight at their FCA graduation ceremony! We are so incredibly proud of their hard work, big smiles, and even bigger hearts.
Let’s give a big, warm ALOHA to our brand-new first graders—the Class of 2038! 🌺🌴

Memories, a few tears, and a whole lot of love. 🎓✨ Today we celebrated our amazing 8th graders as they prepare to step into high school outside of FCA.

We believe every single one of these students was created on purpose and for a purpose. Thank you for letting us be a part of your Christian education journey. Go be the light, keeping Jesus at the center! 💛🦅💙