FEBRUARY 2013
C O L L E G E
CHCS News H E I G H T S
C H R I S T I A N
Winter Banquet
HOMECOMING 2012…
A Winter Wonderland
S C H O O L
by Hailey Hembree by Michaela Keele
Every year our freshmen plan a night during which alumni will return to meet up with old high-school friends and teachers. This homecoming night is when our high-school basketball teams play their games at the big OCC gymnasium. We also announce our homecoming court, which differs greatly from those at public schools. At our school, we choose our court by characteristics. Lauden Baker was chosen for the trait of “integrity” by his senior classmates, along with Kristen Crumpacker, who was chosen for “love”. As for the juniors, William Conroy and Annie White were honored for their nature of “faithfulness”. Josh Woodmansee and Lydia Buford walked together, representing ” kindness” for their sophomore class. The freshmen elected lifetime student Caitlin Good and Hunter Jones, a new student this year, to demonstrate the attribute of “ gentleness”. The homecoming games were tough ones versus Verona High School. While the first half of the girls game was very rough, our girls stepped it up in the third quarter but it wasn’t enough to save the game and bring in a win. The boys, who played directly following the girls, lost also. Kirsty Green and Jasmine Johnson played in their last high school homecoming, as they are both seniors. Joseph Sherwood, Caleb Stratton, and Dagen Worthington all played their final high school homecoming game as well.
Welcome Alumni CHCS Alumni were treated to a special reception during the January 4th Homecoming games. A large number of former CHCS students attended the event, enjoying reconnecting with old friends, cheering on the basketball team, and recalling past experiences. Alumni were treated to a fantastic buffet set up in a reserved spot just for them. We are blessed to have so many alumni return to support our school!
Each year the high school student council is in charge of planning the Winter Banquet, which recently took place on December 15th. This year’s theme was Hollywood and it was done very well, even including a red carpet. They decked out the MSSU Ballroom with glamorous decor. Each guest had a star with his name on it, which also served as place cards, along with a movie slate key chain as a remembrance of the night. Everyone had been encouraged to dress up as a movie character or to be ready to walk down red carpet in style. The food was delicious and cheesecake was served for dessert. It’s only natural to think of movies when you think of Hollywood so the entertainment was student-submitted videos that were three minutes long of one clip or several clips from a movie that they filmed themselves. After having some laughs, popcorn, candy, and giggles, students voted on who they believed was the best in each category given. Finally, the awards ceremony began after the votes had been cast. Oscar awards were given out to each person or group who won. It was quite a marvelous night.