PAA Art Club Workshops
The PAA Art Club is offering TWO afternoon workshops for students to explore their unique creative abilities and work with acrylic paint on canvas with Mrs. Lori Phillips. The workshops will be on January 27th, 2022, at 4p.m. on PAA's campus and February 11th, 2022, at 1 p.m. on the Chico Oaks campus. Workshops are FREE; however, you must register ahead of time by emailing wweems@mypaa.net with your name, dates you plan to attend, and phone number. Workshops are limited to 20 students. All materials will be provided; just bring an attitude of creativity and fun!

Second semester class schedule:

Cougars Athletics—Upcoming Home Games
Basketball
Jan. 24—Cornerstone Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 26—Princeton High School, 5:30 p.m.

Freshman-Sophomore Retreat—March 11-13
Please note the date change. This spiritual retreat will be at Pacific Union College. The cost is normally $125 per student. If students register soon, an early registration discount combined with a PAA subsidy will reduce the cost to $50 per student, billed via FACTS. Students who plan to attend this retreat are invited to notify Pastor Larry, Mr. Ratter, or Mr. Goymer, and if they want the reduced cost, they must notify them quickly.

Colors of Jazz Music Fundraiser
The PAA music department presents Colors of Jazz: A Music Fundraiser on Sunday, February 27th, 2022 at 6pm. Save the date! Spread the word! Invite your friends, colleagues, and community! The music department is abuzz and working hard to prepare a completely new show featuring all things jazz and bright. Don't miss this chance to see what PAA is up to next! Tickets go on sale next week. Can't wait to see you there!

Online Programming Class
La Sierra University is offering a course on coding in the Python programming language:

Scholarship Opportunities
Here are four scholarship opportunities students may be interested in:

Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship—seniors planning to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in computer science
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship—seniors
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship—seniors who are vegetarians or vegans (No joke; you’d be surprised at the highly specific scholarships out there.)
Visionary Scholarship—open to all high school students

College Financial Aid Workshop—February 15, 6:00-7:30P.M.
Attend a walkthrough of the financial aid process, with guidance for completing the FAFSA, provided by Pacific Union College. Open to all students and parents:

March 13—Next SAT Date
See this information from Mrs. Muth regarding test dates and instructions to sign-up for Sunday testing.

Photo of the Week

Branda, Isa, and Lela show their enthusiasm during Connect on Friday.

Submissions for Photo of the Week
If you take a photo during this next week that captures a PAA-related moment and you’d like it to be considered for use as the next Cougar Tracks Photo of the Week, please send it to CougarTracks@mypaa.net.