for showing up, cheering loud, praying hard, volunteering, donating, and making this place feel like family.
2025 gave us a lot to celebrate, and we’re ending the year with something extra fun: a brand-new student-made holiday video called
The 3 Little Presents (plus a behind-the-scenes video that shows how it all came together).
| Key Takeaway | Why it matters | Where to see it |
|---|---|---|
| Our Christmas programs brought the whole campus together. | Students led with courage, joy, and growth—and the community showed up big. | Candlelight Concert, Elementary Christmas, Middle School Concert |
| Service stayed “normal” around here (in the best way). | We kept showing up for Sacramento—together—year after year. | CIM Aid Station 2025 |
| We kept building for the future while honoring the past. | Campus improvements help students thrive now—and set the next generation up well. | Restoring Legacy, Building Future |
A Christmas Message (The Simple Version)
Christmas hits different when you’re part of a real community. The lights look warmer. The music lands deeper.
Even the chaos feels kind of… meaningful. We’re grateful for every family, student, alumni, staff member, and church partner that
makes SAA what it is.
If you want the “go read it” version of the Christmas story, Luke 2 is a solid place to land:
Luke 2 (NIV).
It’s simple. It’s powerful. And it reminds us what we’re actually celebrating.
The Christmas Programs That Filled the Room (and the Heart)
Let’s be honest: school Christmas programs are their own special kind of brave. Students walk out under the lights,
remember what they practiced, work through the nerves, and then—right in front of everyone—deliver something beautiful.
That happened over and over again this season.
- Our high school Candlelight Christmas Concert 2025
carried a reflective, worshipful tone that felt like a deep breath in the middle of a busy December. - Our Elementary Christmas 2025 program brought the kind of joyful energy
that only elementary kids can deliver—full send, no hesitation. - Our Middle School Christmas Concert 2025 reminded all of us that
middle schoolers can be funny, focused, and unexpectedly profound… sometimes in the same sentence.
New Video: “The 3 Little Presents” (Made by Our Media Class)
This one deserves its own moment. Our SAA media class wrote and produced a Christmas poem video called The 3 Little Presents.
It’s creative, a little quirky (in the best way), and packed with the kind of thoughtful storytelling we love seeing from students.
