Rock Rapids, IA (September 10, 2014) – Ignite Christian Academy, an online distance learning academy for grades K-12, is pleased to announce a new dual credit partnership with the University of Northwestern – St. Paul.

The program, known as Early College at the University of Northwestern, gives high school juniors and seniors a head start on their undergraduate degree by allowing them to enroll in online college courses at a discounted rate. Students who enroll in the program at the beginning of their junior year can earn up to two full years of college credit before ever setting foot on a college campus.
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Rock Rapids, IA (August 19, 2014) – Ignite Christian Academy, an online distance learning program for grades K-12, congratulates Assistant Principal Tim De Jong on his induction into the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) Hall of Fame last week in the Quad Cities.

De Jong played in eight NAFA World Series between 2002 and 2012. During his time with the Sioux Falls Sox, his team won the NAFA World Series AA Championship in 2007, and placed second and third in the same division in 2009 and 2010.
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Rock Rapids, IA (August 13, 2014) – Ignite Christian Academy congratulates 2012 graduate Celeste Kellogg on joining the Allstar Nation Tour. Beginning in September, the country pop singer and former Radio Disney star will perform alongside other young musical artists on the three-month anti-bullying music tour.

Throughout the fall, the crew will visit more than 100 schools across the state of Texas to share their music, personal experience with bullying, and prevention tips.
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Rock Rapids, IA (August 5, 2014) – Ignite Christian Academy congratulates recent graduate Amanda Sirico for earning the title of top-ranked junior female epee fencer in the United States.

In her final season before heading to college, the 18-year-old Sirico competed in world cups in France, Germany, Spain, Qatar, Brazil, Cuba, and Costa Rica. In addition to being ranked first on the junior circuit, she is also ranked fifth on the senior circuit in the United States.
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Rock Rapids, IA (July 31, 2014) – Newly redesigned LIFEPAC courses are now available for Ignite Christian Academy students in grades 7, 8, and 9.

A total of 15 courses have been upgraded with a contemporary look. The changes include a refreshed design and updated images for LIFEPAC's interior, new covers and boxes, and updated theme colors for the five main subjects of Bible, history and geography, language arts, math, and science.
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Rock Rapids, IA (June 16, 2014) – Sixty-nine Ignite Christian Academy seniors from across the world participated in the online school's regional and virtual graduation ceremonies this spring.

ICA's graduating class of 2014 had the opportunity to cross the stage and receive their diploma at regional ceremonies in Allen, Texas, or Winter Park, Florida. Both ceremonies were followed by a reception for the graduates and their guests.
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Rock Rapids, IA (May 6, 2014) – Ignite Christian Academy senior Hayden Pilgrim has been awarded an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship in the amount of $44,000 through the University of North Georgia.
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Rock Rapids, IA (February 14, 2014) – Discover what working at a technology company is all about with Introduction to Information Technology Support and Services, a new Ignitia elective available through Ignite Christian Academy.
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