My name is Stacy Wagnon and I am the principal of Carroll Elementary in Southlake. I have been a member of 121 for two years. I have always wanted to be a part of the 121 missions program but was not sure how I could do that with my work schedule. Ross teaches us that our lives are missions and that we are to take God’s word and God’s love to our spheres of influence. That has always been my prayer and my dream -- to be able to openly show my love for God in our school. If you had told me a year ago that we would have over 100 children worshiping our precious Savior in our school, I would have told you …NO WAY!! Well, WAY! We are about to complete our third semester of Kid’s Beach Club at Carroll Elementary School.

What is Kids Beach Club? It's a club for our 2nd – 4th graders that meets for an hour after school once a week. Clubs take place in school cafeterias, gyms, libraries and classrooms right after the school bell rings.

Last spring Russel Gregory, the director of Kid’s Beach Club, Diana Parker, Craig DiGiovanni and I met to discuss the possibilities of having an after school Bible club at Carroll Elementary. With the dedication, commitment and diligence of our enthusiastic parents and the awesome 121 staff every Wednesday afternoon the cafeteria at CES is transformed into a vibrant, fun-filled room of praise and worship. Our students have the opportunity to stay after school and learn about Jesus! Our volunteers show the love of Jesus through story telling, games, music and Bible lessons.

Wednesday has become my favorite day of the week. Every morning I stand outside the school building and greet children as they arrive. On a typical Wednesday morning it is a privilege to watch close to one hundred students clad in Beach Club t-shirts carrying their Bibles into our school. The atmosphere is alive and brings a smile to our hearts. What an awesome way to start and end our Wednesdays!

Here is what some of the Carroll Elementary staff has to say about Beach Club...

Beach Club has truly been a blessing to C.E.S. It is wonderful to see so many of our students excited about worshiping our Lord.
-Carrie Fielder
4th Grade Teacher

I feel that Beach Club is very beneficial for our students here at CES. It allows students to focus on character qualities such as kindness, servant leadership, integrity, and many other character building skills.
-Patty Bradshaw
Gifted and Talented Teacher

I think it is a very positive after-school activity. I love seeing our parents working with the kids.
-Debbie Matkin
1st Grade Teacher

I love how helping with Beach Club has strengthened my relationships with my students that participate in it. Because they have the opportunity to see me in that setting, they seem to feel like they have a deeper connection with me as well. It's also neat to see the Bibles that seem to find their way into the classroom, the kids offering a helping hand to each other, and using our moment of silence during morning announcements to pray.
-Allison Barrett
4th Grade Teacher

What an uplifting club! It is an awesome gift to be at a school that allows children to worship, pray and learn about God. My children love it! We are blessed.
-Julie O’Neal
Preschool Assistant

Carroll Elementary School is most fortunate to have administrators, parents, and students desiring to fulfill what America was founded upon, God's Law and Christianity. Beach Club is the most important after school activity we have. Students with or without problems all benefit from having positive role models teach them about God's word. On a personal note, I had a student with social problems along with an unhappy disposition in my class the first year Beach Club was started. I noticed a difference immediately. He loved wearing his t-shirt along with other classmates and looked forward to lining up in the "Beach Club" line each Tuesday. He often commented about some of the nice parents who so graciously donated their time and effort to teach the classes. I am very proud to teach in a school where God's name is spoken to little children. Thank you to everyone involved!
- Pam Blake
2nd Grade Teacher

I love Beach Club. It is such an inspiration to see these sweet little faces eager to hear the Word.
-Mrs. Hayes
Secretary

How cool is it that we have an "outlet" for our Christian kids to be surrounded by other Christian kids in our PUBLIC school? My own children, as well as my students, always look forward to Beach Club days! I've thanked God many times during the school day when I hear kids talking about going to Beach Club that afternoon, keeping his/her Bible in their backpack, hearing praise songs reverberating from the cafeteria on Wednesday afternoons, and watching kids learn valuable treasures about God's word in the very school that is special to them. I even had a student pull out his backpack Bible in class during his free time one day. I walked by his table and heard him reading a favorite Bible story from it. He saw me walk by, and he looked up and said, "Mrs. Small, I'm so excited I have Beach Club today!" How amazing that we have principals, teachers, and parents that help make this possible week in and week out! A miracle has happened at Carroll Elementary, and we give God the glory!
-Shari Small

::Stacy Wagnon