Featured Items
Worship Night
Wednesday,
November 9
6:30 – 7:30 P.M.
Movie Night: Spirit:
Stallion of the Cimarron
Friday, Nov. 11
Gates Open at 5:00 P.M.
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, November 17 – Saturday, November 19 – An Evening in the Tri-Light Zone – Tickets Available Now – These three one-act plays will illuminate the themes of human nature, suspicion, vilification, assumption of motives, and identification of our true enemies. Click here to read more and GET YOUR TICKETS!
Coats for the Cold – SSP Donations for Newport, Tennessee – Our Seniors are excited for their Senior Service Practicum and the ability to bless our brothers and sisters in Newport, Tennessee. Remember to bring in your gently used or new winter clothing. Donation collections happen each Friday between now and Thanksgiving!
Sacramental Moments
Congratulations to our Women’s Cross Country Team for being named the NCISAA State Champions!
Happy Fall! What are you thankful for?
Our JV Boys’ Football Team won the conference championship last Thursday! Way to go!
Important Dates
Thursday, November 3 – Fall Open House TONIGHT – We are excited to invite prospective families to our campus! Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors and bring them to join us for an opportunity to meet teachers and administrators. They can register on our website.
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- When: 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.
- Where: CCS Campus
Tuesday, November 8 – Board Meeting – All corporate members are invited to attend.
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- When: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M.
- Where: CCS Theater
Wednesday, November 9 – 4th Grade Assembly – This is a special time for our fourth graders to take the stage and share what they have been learning. Parents, please join us for a reception in the classroom after the assembly.
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- When: 11:00 – 11:30 A.M.
- Where: CCS Theater
Wednesday, November 9 – Worship Night – Join us for a sweet evening of fellowship and worship! We will hear from Scott and Amy Dixon, Rhetoric School Parents. We are looking forward to a lovely time together!
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- When: 6:30-7:30 P.M.
- Where: 3rd-5th Grade Playground
Friday, November 11 – Movie Night – Come join us for a family Movie Night. We will watch Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Enjoy complimentary popcorn and hot beverages! Bring your family picnic and a blanket or two to enjoy a fun movie, dine-in experience! Pray for good weather! If you are able to help, please click here to see where we still need volunteers!
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- When: 5:00 P.M. (Gates Open) 5:30 P.M. (Movie Starts)
- Where: CCS Upper Field
Monday, November 14 – First Grade Community Night – First Grade students and families are invited to come out and enjoy some sweet fellowship with their classmates and families! We hope these community nights will allow our community to grow closer together while enjoying good food and having fun! Click here to see the dates for all of our community nights!
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- When: 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
- Where: City BBQ (Kildaire Farm Road in Cary)
Announcements
Artsonia – Cary Christian School is partnering with Artsonia, the world’s largest collection of student art, to provide our families with individualized galleries of student work to be viewed and appreciated, along with the opportunity to purchase high-quality custom keepsakes featuring student artwork. Look for more information in next week’s Monday folders or click here for more details.
November Biblical Character Convocation – For the month of November, we will be focusing on gratitude. We honor God by being grateful for who He is and how He has loved and provided for us. Give thanks always, for all things. Ephesians 5:20
“Supply the Pie” – A special way our community shows our love, gratitude, and appreciation for our staff and faculty is by providing them with a pie for their Thanksgiving holiday! We need all 106 pie slots accounted for! As an extra way to love on our staff this year, we have given you the opportunity to further donate to our teacher appreciation fund which will help raise additional funds for our Christmas festivities this year and next! This year you have two options:
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- Sign up to bring a homemade pie
- Donate $10 to have a pie made on your behalf by a local bakery.
Community Nights! – We are excited to announce to you that we will be having Community Nights for our Lower School families by grade level! These special nights are set aside to foster opportunities for our CCS families to connect and fellowship! For each grade, there will be two Community Nights this school year! Your student will receive a special flyer in their Monday folder with a unique code for our school. You may take a picture of the flyer or simply bring it with you to show the restaurant when you order. To kick things off, here are the dates for each grade’s Community Nights!
Important Dates
Thursday, November 3 – Fall Open House TONIGHT – We are excited to invite prospective families to our campus! Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors and bring them to join us for an opportunity to meet teachers and administrators. They can register on our website.
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- When: 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.
- Where: CCS Campus
Friday, November 4 – House for Logic and Rhetoric School – All Upper School Students (6th-12th Grade), please wear your house t-shirts for yearbook photos tomorrow!
Saturday, November 5 – Rhetoric School Hoedown Dance – A country-themed evening with dancing, games, food and fun! Modest country attire is expected as our dances are active and fast paced. Freshman and sophomore class pictures are at 7:00 P.M. Junior and Senior class pictures are at 7:10 P.M.
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- When: 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.
- Where: CCS Upper Field
Tuesday, November 8 – Board Meeting – All corporate members are invited to attend.
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- When: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M.
- Where: CCS Theater
Wednesday, November 9 – Worship Night – Join us for a sweet evening of fellowship and worship! We will hear from Scott and Amy Dixon, Rhetoric School Parents. We are looking forward to a lovely time together!
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- When: 6:30 – 7:30 P.M.
- Where: 3rd-5th Grade Playground
Friday, November 11 – Movie Night – Come join us for a family Movie Night. We will watch Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Enjoy complimentary popcorn and hot beverages! Bring your family picnic and a blanket or two to enjoy a fun movie, dine-in experience! Pray for good weather! If you are able to help, please click here to see where we still need volunteers!
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- When: 5:00 P.M. (Gates Open) 5:30 P.M. (Movie Starts)
- Where: CCS Upper Field
Announcements
“Supply the Pie” – A special way our community shows our love, gratitude, and appreciation for our staff and faculty is by providing them with a pie for their Thanksgiving holiday! We need all 106 pie slots accounted for! As an extra way to love on our staff this year, we have given you the opportunity to further donate to our teacher appreciation fund which will help raise additional funds for our Christmas festivities this year and next! This year you have two options:
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- Sign up to bring a homemade pie
- Donate $10 to have a pie made on your behalf by a local bakery.
College Counseling
Monday, November 7 – Deadline to Apply for the Governor’s School – Juniors, are you interested in the NC Governor’s School? You have a few more days to apply for a CCS nomination for the Governor’s School of North Carolina. Turn in your application to Ms. Smith no later than November 7, by 8:00 A.M. Please note, you do not need teacher letters of recommendation at this point. Sophomores, if this intrigues you, there are limited opportunities for dance, choral music, and instrumental music for Sophomores. Please click here for more information.
Wednesday, November 9 – Freshmen College Counseling Meeting – Mark your calendar for the Freshmen Students and Parents College Counseling Meeting. Freshmen and parents should both attend.
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- Where: Theater
- When: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M.
Seniors – If you need to meet with Ms. Smith to practice for a scholarship interview, review essays, or get help with applications, schedule a meeting via Calendly (click here).
Seminar
- 9th Grade: Plato’s “Meno” – Are there things worth dying for? If so, what are they?
- 10th Grade: Boethius’ Consolations of Philosophy – What can guarantee happiness?
- 11th Grade: Student-Crafted Dialogue on Religious Epistemology – A Roman Catholic, a Protestant, a Quaker, and a Skeptic meet up for coffee at the Philosophy Café. In their ensuing conversation they discuss a wide range of topics, finding many points of both agreement and disagreement.
- 12th Grade: Federalist 47, Federalist 51, Patrick Henry’s, “Speech Before the Virginia Ratifying Convention” – To what in human nature do checks and balances appeal, and what do they channel?
Arts
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, November 17 – Saturday, November 19 – An Evening in the Tri-Light Zone – Tickets Available Now – These three one-act plays will illuminate the themes of human nature, suspicion, vilification, assumption of motives, and identification of our true enemies. Click here to read more and GET YOUR TICKETS!
Athletics
Wednesday, November 9 – Winter Sports Picture Day – We will be taking team pictures and senior pictures for senior banners. Bring your team uniforms! The schedule is below. If you are interested in a picture package, please go to Mylifetouch.com; Picture Day ID: EVT8SV8T3.
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- Girls’ Blue Basketball: 1:40 P.M.
- Girls’ Gold Basketball: 2:00 P.M.
- Wrestling: 2:20 P.M.
- Boys’ Blue Basketball: 2:40 P.M.
- Boys’ Gold Basketball: 3:00 P.M.
- Women’s Varsity Basketball: 3:20 P.M.
- Men’s Swimming: 3:40 P.M.
- Women’s Swimming: 4:00 P.M.
- Men’s JV Basketball: 4:20 P.M.
- Men’s Varsity Basketball: 4:40 P.M.
Congratulations to Our All-Conference Athletes – Congratulations to our men’s and women’s cross country teams for being named conference champions!
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- Soccer – Nate Stopper and Charlie Cochran
- Volleyball – Ava Golden
- Tennis – Ellie Jacobsen and Sarah Joo, Honorable Mention-Sophia Luo
- Men’s Cross Country – Burke White, Evan Callery, James Callahan, Conner Mahan, and Eian Holmes.
- Burke White finished first and was Conference Champion.
- Women’s Cross Country – Ryann Aycock, Tori Stonebraker, Demi Nicholas, Sadie Gerolmon, Rylie Estep, and Mollie Crouch.
- Ryann Aycock was Conference Champion Runner Up.
Congratulations to Our All-State Athletes –
- Men’s Cross Country – James Callahan, Burke White, and Evan Callery
- Women’s Cross Country – Ryann Aycock (State Champion) and Tori Stonebraker
- Women’s Field Hockey – Samara Athus and Reid Miller
Congratulations to Women’s Cross Country Team for winning the NCISAA 3A State Championship!
Congratulations to the JV Football Team for winning the “Big 8” JV Championship beating Faith Christian 40-0 win.
Congratulations to Victoria Davis (7th grade) for finishing 12th of 32 in NCISAA State Girls Golf Championship!
Parent Resources
Our prayer for our school is that the Lord would use Cary Christian to call each of our students to be rooted and grounded in love . . . filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:17-19).
