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CHCS News

MAY 2013

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GRADUATION 2013 Thirty-four students graduated from CHCS on May 19th, 2013.

The occasion was celebrated with friends and family. Baccalaureate featured words of inspiration from our Christian Character Award recipient, William Estep and speaker Tim Casey (seniors’ speaker of choice).

The commencement was filled with tradition, beginning with the processional led by our two valedictorians, Eric Patterson and Josh Brehm. Both Baccalaureate and Commencement were attended by over 1,000 watching the graduates receive their diplomas.

This year’s graduating class will be accepting scholarships ranging from $1000 to $136,000.

Congratulations Class of 2013!

Graduation Celebration Everyone had a great time at Graduation Celebration, organized by the sophomore class. Bounce houses, food, prizes and nine-square added to all the fun. Jade Thompson was the big winner of the evening, taking home a Microsoft Tablet! A big thank you goes out to more than twenty sponsors who made Graduation Celebration 2013 a great success.

WILLIAM ESTEP Missouri’s Top 100

Congratulations Josh!

CHCS high school senior JOSHUA BREHM has been selected for the 2013 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2013. Josh holds a GPA of 4.0 with a score of 34 on his ACT and was one of this year’s Valedictorians. He has attended CHCS since Second Grade.

Matthew J DeWelt Christian Character Award Recipient

WILLIAM ESTEP has been named CHCS 2012-2013 Christian Character Award Recipient. This honor is given to one senior each year who displays the character of Christ in all aspects of his or her life. Three students are nominated by the senior class and approved by administration. Along with William, Alison Sauer and Dagen Worthington also received the honor of being nominated. The entire high school student body votes on the recipient and the winner is announced at the Annual Academic Awards Banquet. William accepted this award at the Baccalaureate and also had the honor of walking with distinguished graduates at graduation.

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Art Fair

Scholar Bowl Congratulations to our 2012-2013 Scholar Bowl for winning the SRVC Conference level, Class 2 District level, Class 2 Sectional level, and then taking fourth place in the Class 2 State level.

Vocal Awards

The CHCS Art & Literature Fair filled the hallways with art pieces from both Middle School and High School students. The fair showcased some inspiring pieces. The talent of our students is truly amazing.

Elementary art was also on display, even our youngest students are quite the artists.

REACH Elementary students enjoyed their very last REACH store of the 2012-2013 school year. Reading Enrichment at College Heights (REACH) encourages students to read more and in return rewards them with their choice of prizes.

Congratulations to the following students who received I ratings on their vocal ensembles at the State Music competition last week-end: Annie Ashwell, Savannah Beaver, Alex Bruey, Kristen Crumpacker, Josiah Dalton, Casey Garman, Katelyn Jackson, Jasmine Johnson, Anna Knudsen, Logan Lewis, Caroline Miller, Paige Reagan, Alison Sauer, Annie White. Casey Garman also received a I rating on her vocal solo.

Kayte Peters Signs Letter of Intent Kayte Peters signed a letter of intent with Mineral Area College on Monday.

Middle hitter Peters, an academic all-stater as a senior, also earned Class 2 all-district honors and was named all-Spring River Valley Conference. Peters, who earned three varsity letters, led the team in blocking as a junior and senior and led in aces as a senior. Congratulations Kayte!

Athen Taylor Signs Letter of Intent Athen Taylor signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at PascoHernando Community College in New Port Richey, Florida. Athen was the setter, led the team in assists & total points scored. She made 1st team all-conference and 1st team all-district among other honors. Congratulations Athen!

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Celebrating Year End! Elementary students celebrated the end of the school year with two special events, Cougar Olympics and Fun Day! At Cougar Olympics students hike over to MSSU for a morning filled with track and field type competition. On Fun Day, this year, bounce houses were set up in the Gym so they could all enjoy burning off some of that end of the school year energy!

COUGAR OLYMPICS

Track Records Broken Congratulations to our State Champion, Ryan Beaver, for his finish in the 1600. Ryan also took 2nd place in the Boys 800. Savannah Beaver took 2nd place in the Girls 800.

Both Ryan and Savannah broke the school records for the boys and girls 800. Their names will be added to the school’s record board that hangs outside of the gym.

Congrats!

Middle School Track Congratulations to our Middle School Girls who took first place in this year’s Spring River Valley Conference track meet. The Middle School Track team had an outstanding season. The boys finished as Conference Runner Up. Koty Cooper broke the 75 meter hurdle school record and Scott Lewis broke the school record for Triple Jump.

Congratulations Middle School Track Athletes!

FUN DAY

A NOTE FROM SUPERINTENDENT NELSON HORTON… Once again the school year has flown by with too little time between activities and celebrations to adequately reflect on the blessings, one by one, that our heavenly Father has poured out over the past nine months. His kindness toward us is overwhelming!

This issue of the CHCS News was nearly complete when I sat down to write this note. As I reflected on the topics covered in this school year’s final edition, I noticed that together they present a good overview of a well-rounded, Christ-centered educational program. There are articles celebrating student participation and success in athletics and academics, in addition to articles about CHCS students and staff supporting Missions, serving others, and being recognized for outstanding Christian character.

A review of the past school year clearly depicts what can happen as parents, faculty, staff and friends work together to glorify God through excellence by providing a Christ-centered environment where children can be trained holistically in body, mind, and spirit! Our kids are fearfully and wonderfully made, and designed to be nurtured physically, mentally and spiritually to grow as Jesus did in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and man (Luke 2:52).

Behind each of the achievements and opportunities recorded in this newsletter, and behind each graduate that walked across the stage on May 19th, is a band of supporters and volunteers who have sacrificed time and money to provide a great Christian school. Thank you for participating in this grand adventure! I look forward to experiencing another exciting and fruitful year together in 2013-2014.

Rapha House

New Teacher Laptops

CHCS students and staff collected an offering for Rapha House. Middle and high school students were challenged to raise $1500 to buy a moto (small motorcycle) for the Rapha House workers in Cambodia. CHCS’s Nation Honor Society wanted to raise $3000 in order to buy two motos. Congratulations NHS! Together students were able to raise $3260!

Summer of 2013 is here and many COLLEGE CORNER have already switched gears into relaxation and quality family fun.

This is a perfect time to coordinate some of the vacations and activities with college visits. Visiting the campus of any prospective college is vital and age appropriate for students in high school and particularly encouraged for next year’s seniors. Only through visiting the campus can the true feel of the atmosphere be experienced. The visit will be much more informative if an appointment with the admissions office has been made in advance. Be sure to request additional appointments with representatives from the departmental majors in which there is interest.

Please make note of college and scholarship deadlines for schools of interest. Summer is also the perfect time for Seniors to also be preparing their resume so they are ready to hit the ground running when school begins in August.

CHCS Elementary teachers received new laptops that were purchased by the PTF (Parent Teacher Fellowship). Here they are shown some highlights by our IT Director, Matt Perry. Thank you PTF from providing the funds that continue to bring technology into the classrooms.

Renweb Parents, don’t forget to take advantage of Renweb, our online school management system. You can check homework assignments, lunch menus, student grades, the school calendar, etc. If you are having problems accessing Renweb or have not set up your account, please contact the school. A Renweb phone application is also available. This is a great tool to use to stay informed about your students’ progress.

ECFA ACCREDITED – On November 12, 2012, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability announced the accreditation of College

Heights Christian School. Accreditation is based on the ECFA’s Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship, including financial accountability, transparency, sound board governance, and ethical fundraising. When an organization is accredited by ECFA, it demonstrates its willingness to follow the model of biblical accountability.

MISSION STATEMENT

CHCS glorifies God through excellence as a Christ-centered learning environment that produces servant-leaders with a Biblical worldview.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL n 4311 E. NEWMAN ROAD n JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64801 n 471-782-4114 n WWW.COLLEGHEIGHTS.ORG