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HS Volleyball, Soccer Advance to NCS Playoffs
The boy's volleyball team along with the girl's soccer team have advanced to the NCS post season play. With both teams capturing regular season as well as league tournament titles, CCC is well represented in the 2012 NCS playoffs. The girl's soccer
team will host Sir Francis Drake on Wednesday, May 16 at 5pm at Cougar Field. Admission is $9 for adults and $6 for students. The boy's volleyball team will travel to Berkeley for a match with St Mary's College High School on Wednesday, May 16 at 7pm. Admission is $9 for adults and $6 for students. Congratulations and best wishes to our NCS representatives!
5th - 8th Grade Students at Speech & Music Festival
Congratulations to our Fifth through Eighth Grade students who
participated in the 52nd Annual Northern California Christian School
Fine Arts Festival at San Jose Christian School on Friday, May 4, 2012.
This event included speech, creative writing, art, vocal and
instrumental performances. Our students were evaluated by adjudicators
with many who received excellent and superior performance ratings. We
are thankful for the gifts God has given for our use and His glory!
The Car Drawing is Back
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Car Drawing presented by Concord Toyota. This year CCCS will be awarding a 2012 Toyota Rav 4 or $20,000 to the winning ticket chosen on Friday, June 1. All you have to do to be eligible is to purchase a donation ticket for $100. All donations go to the CCCS Annual Fund. To find out more, click here, print off the flyer, and submit along with your $100. Only 500 tickets are eligible for this select drawing so get your tickets early! You can also use the "Donate Now" button located on the school website to order your tickets on-line. There is no limit to the number of tickets you can purchase. Thank you for sponsoring and supporting Contra Costa Christian Schools.
High School Choir Performs at ACSI Musicale
Congratulations to our Sr. High Choir for their outstanding performance at the ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) Sr. High Musicale held at Capital Christian Center in Sacramento, CA. These students rehearsed with 400 students from other Christian schools in the Bay area on Thursday and Friday, March 1st and 2nd. They presented a wonderful sacred concert on Friday evening under the direction of
Dr. Paul Plew, Chairperson of the Music Department and Director of Choral Activities at The Master's College. What a wonderful opportunity to create and give beauty to the world through the art of music!
Elementary Students Hold Birthday Bag Service Project
Recently students in kindergarten through fifth grade enjoyed participating in a spring service project for the Monument Crisis Center. They were asked to bring in a bag filled with all of the items needed to have a child’s birthday celebration such as plates, napkins, hats, balloons, and candles. Also included in each bag were cake and frosting mixes.
On Wednesday, March 14, the students brought approximately 50 bags total to school and at chapel time everyone prayed for the students who would be receiving them.
Security System and Baseball Diamond Upgrade
You may remember that last year auction guests raised their paddles to
donate money specifically for the elementary lunch area. Last summer,
Mary Arbogast and her team of girl scouts used that money and put
countless hours into transforming the lunch area to what it is today.
This year we had two specific causes to raise funds:
1. To provide a security system to ensure safety on our campus during and
after school hours
Time frame: June, 2012 Cost: Approx. $2,500.00
(CCC Parents, No Trace Shredding, already raised $500 towards this project)
Where: An assessment of the facility will determine the exact
locations of the cameras. Project: To install a Multi Camera Security System that will record the main
entry points to the school.
Purchase a quality DVR and mountable cameras
Any additional funds raised will be used for servicing and or
purchasing a higher quality camera system.
2. Baseball Diamond Upgrade to enhance our athletic facilities
by improving the look of the CCC baseball diamond
Time frame: Goal is Summer 2012 ready for the 2012-2013 school year Cost: Approximately $2,100.00 Where: The existing baseball diamond located on the field facing Mallard
Project: To fix or remove the existing fencing
To replace the current rock with a newer rock cover
Fix the backstop
Power wash and paint the bleachers and benches
Install a new retaining wall along the side walk
If you would like to contribute to either one of these causes, please
send a check into the front office.
Be sure to state which project you
would like to support.
Summer Camps to Invade CCC
Are you looking for something your children can do this summer? Look no further because Contra Costa Christian has options for you. Contra Costa Christian Schools is partnering with California Adventure Camps and Standing Ovations Theater this summer to provide these camps a summer home.
California Adventure Camps provides many different camp options for children ages 5-18 such as flag football, skateboarding, leadership, televisions production, and more. CAC is providing a $60 credit to any CCC family for their first summer signup. Additional sessions will also receive a 10% discount. Check out CAC’s website www.EastBaySummerCamps.com for more information and signup or click here for a brochure.
Standing Ovations will be offering three summer theater sessions on CCC’s campus. CCC families will receive a 10% discount on all sessions being offered this summer. Elementary through high school age children are encouraged to participate. Please check out the Standing Ovations website at www.standingovations.org for more details and signup or click here for a brochure.
Crab Feed Thanks
Thank you to guests, volunteers, sponsors and donors for contributing
to the success of the 2012 Auction and Crab Feed. It was a great
evening with plenty of crab, laughter, entertainment and of course,
fundraising. Top bidding items were the CCCS Reserved Parking Space,
along with the Cougar Quilt, the librarians Star Wars Party and the
All Things Middle School Basket. A special thank you to sponsors -
Sterling Albert Winery, Kinders, Muir Family Dentistry - Stephen C.
Francis, No Trace Shredding and Concord Toyota.
BCL Honors All-League Basketball Players
The Bay Counties League (BCL) has announced their all-league selections for the 2011-2012 basketball season. Five Contra Costa Christian High School athletes have been honored. Leading the way for CCC was Katie Devlin who was named co-MVP of the BCL and a 1st team selection on the girl's side. Rounding out the selections for the girls was Mady Van Soelen who was also named to the 1st team and Meagan Devlin who was a 2nd team choice. The Lady Cougars have advanced to the semi final round of the Division VI NCS Basketball playoffs.
Peter Santoro and Brandon Mendez were named Honorable Mention for the boy's 2011-2012 basketball season. Peter and Brandon led CCC in most statistical categories this year. All league selections are voted on by league coaches.
Congratulations to our student-athletes from CCC!
CCCS Board Announces Mr. Darren Price as our next Head of School
The School Board & Search Committee are delighted to announce that we have hired a new Head of School at CCCS, Mr. Darren Price! Darren is currently the Director of Technology and School Improvement at an international Christian school in Daejeon, South Korea where he has held numerous leadership roles over a ten year period. Darren has a passion for Christian education, and is looking forward to making sure that our school continues to offer the highest quality of education for all students.,
Darren and his wife, Laura, have 3 children: Kacy (8), Sara (5), Ethan (21 mo). The Price’s will finish out the school year in Korea and move to California in the summer. Darren will begin his new role at CCC, as Head of School at the end of July of this year. Click here for more information about Darren and his family.
Congratulations to our Middle School Band students!
Fourteen of our Middle School Band students were selected to participate in the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Middle School Honor Band Festival at the Vacaville Performing Arts Center on Friday, February 10, 2012. These students were nominated based on their high performance abilities. They had a full-day rehearsal with over 130 young musicians from other Christian schools in an effort to present a wonderful evening concert for family and friends. It was wonderful event!
Varsity Cheer Team Competition Season Ends With a Strong Finish!
The Varsity Cougars competed in their last competition on February 5th at UC Davis and earned the 2nd place trophy. It’s been an eventful year for the CCC cheer team and they boast an outstanding season of success including two second place finishes, two first place finishes, and qualified for nationals at United Spirit Association, National Cheerleaders Association and Jamz Cheer and Dance. Five members of the team were nominated for All American by the National Cheerleaders Association and three members were selected for the All American Team. Congratulations team! CCC is proud of you!
CCCS Parent Club
CCCS is happy to announce the start of the “CCCS Parent Club”. The objective of this club is to help foster friendships and build relationships among our parent community.
The Parent Club will be hosting monthly “Coffee Mornings”. These are planned to be short casual opportunities for parents to catch-up with friends and make new friends all while enjoying a morning coffee and snack.
Grandparents Day 2011
Our campus was a hub of activity on Friday, October 28 as we celebrated our annual Grandparents’ Day. Over 140 grandparents were treated to a morning filled with activities. First on the agenda was a special program that included selections performed by each grade level. Highlights of the program included a grandfather/granddaughter banjo duet, scripture recitations from a set of grandparents (who had traveled from Iowa) and their four grandchildren, and poetry readings by several 8th graders who had written the poems about their grandparents.
After the program, grandparents visited the classrooms and later had lunch with their grandchildren at the picnic tables. After lunch, the middle school grandparents were delighted to help judge our annual middle school Funky Hair Day competition.
High School Spiritual Retreat Held at Camp Hammer
As a new teacher, it was my first year to attend the high school spiritual retreat. I was impressed not only with the quality of the program led by Camp Hammer, but also by the unique qualities Contra Costa Christian High School students posses on the whole. Aside from the friendly competitions between classes, a real kinship existed between students and a desire to be an authentic community that is there for one another. I've never heard high school students share this kind of heart for their school. I believe this is the difference being at a Christian school makes. The faith we possess and the Bible being taught are significant, but also the quality of the teachers, their Christian witness, and their example for the students play a significant part in creating this environment. I feel truly blessed to be teaching here among colleagues whose work and faith I deeply respect, as well as students who are seeking to authenticate Christ's love in the community of their school. Far from perfect, we are blessed by God's presence here and sanctifying work in our lives.
- submitted by Lindsey Gibbon, ESL and Bible teacher
Reunion
On September 24, CCCHS alumni who attended between 1979 and 1992 gathered in the multi-purpose room for a time of fellowship and reconnection. The evening was truly amazing with many relationships being rekindled. The alumni were addressed and greatly encouraged by Dr. J. Barry Koops (first CCCHS principal), Paul Gizzi (former Athletic Director, Soccer Coach, Dean of Students, Vice Principal, and Principal), Glenda Culeman (front office for many years) and Greg Van Soelen (current CCCHS Business Development Director). We were all reminded of times long past and were filled with appreciation for a God that created us to live in community with one another.
As we look forward to our next reunion in a year or two, alumni are encouraged to log on to our “CCCHS Reunion” Facebook page (search “CCCHS Reunion” on Facebook) and check out the pictures and comments posted by everyone. If you would like to be on the contact list for our next event, email your contact information to Ryder Brose at Ryder.Brose@LPL.com
Middle School Cheer
Contra Costa Christian is one of the few middle schools in the area to have a cheer team and the team has been busy this year. Over the summer the cheer team attended camp and learned choreography, stunts and jumps. In addition to cheering at middle school flag football and basketball games, the team competed in their first ever competition this September!
Fourth Graders Visit Heather Farm
The fourth graders took a journey back in time when Native Americans lived in California. We went to Heather Farm for a program called Native Plants, Native People. We learned about how Valley Oak acorns were used for food. The students used willow branches to make hoops to practice aiming skills. We heard a legend about how the first Californians thought earthquakes were caused. Finally, we made rope out of the cattail plant. It was great to experience life many years ago in California.
7th and 8th Graders Participate in Worship and Adventure at Hume Lake
The middle school students enjoyed a wonderful week of spiritual emphasis at Hume Lake Christian Camp near Kings Canyon National Park during the third week of September. The 68 students and six adults participated in week-long activities focusing on spiritual growth, character building, and leadership. The week was filled with praise-filled chapel times, Group Initiative challenges, and solo (as well as group) devotion times. Students also participated in a myriad of outdoor free-time activities including paddle boarding on the lake, bungee jumping, going to the café for evening snacks, volleyball, swimming, and just hanging out with friends. During this week at Hume, students were challenged to experience God as their personal Savior in a setting where they could marvel at His beautiful creation.
CCCS Spiritwear is Now Available!
New *limited edition* items as well as our classic style
Click the link below for the order form and to view samples.
The CCCS Fund is a way for parents, friends and school supporters to help fund programs and material purchases that directly impact the students at Contra Costa Christian. This year the CCCS Fund will support the following:
New Language Arts Curriculum for Middle School
New K-5 Science Curriculum
New Spanish Curriculum for High School
Kuder Career Planning System
RenWeb School Management Software
Tuition Assistance
You can make your CCCS Fund gift on-line through our PayPal link or you can send your gift directly to the school. Every gift makes a difference in the lives of our students!
