Sacramental Moments

Sacramental Moments – As we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas we want to take a step back as a community to celebrate how we see Christ working in the lives of our students. Our goal is that our students consistently encounter Christ in our classes through what we are calling Sacramental Moments. We are going to spend the next several weeks celebrating moments in the classroom when the barriers between the physical and the spiritual have broken down – which is exactly what we celebrate during the Christmas season with the coming of Christ.

11th Grade
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Worship Night!

5th Grade Reading
The Witch of Blackbird Pond

LOWER SCHOOL

Important Dates

Friday, November 5 – CANCELLED: Fall Festival – Due to predicted cold weather and lack of lighting on the lower field, we regret that we will have to cancel our Fall Festival.

Friday, November 5 – Buses for Football State Semi-Final Game – We will be sending buses to Arendell Parrott to support our Varsity Football Team! If you are interested in joining us, please sign up here. All Lower and Logic School students must sign up with a parent. If you would like to order pizza, please send an additional $5/person.

- Fee: $6.00 Adults / $5.00 per student / Kids 10 & Under Are Free
- When: Buses Leave at 5:00 P.M. / Return by 12:00 A.M.
- Where: CCS Front Parking Lot

Tuesday, November 9 – Coffee Beans with the Deans – Come join our deans for a time of coffee, Q & A, and fellowship.

- When: 8:15 A.M.
- Where: Theater

Wednesday, November 10 – 2nd Quarter Midterm Reports – 2nd-12th Grade midterm grades will be posted after 4:00 P.M. on your Veracross Parent Portal.

Friday, November 12 – PTF Meeting – We are excited for all the fun opportunities we have to serve our school. Come join us to see how you can get involved!

- When: 8:15 A.M.
- Where: CCS Pavilion

Monday, November 15 – Monday, November 22 – Seniors Away on Their Senior Service Practicum – Pray for our seniors as they travel to Tennessee to minister to and serve the people of Newport.

Tuesday, November 16 – RESCHEDULED: Board Meeting – The Board meeting that was scheduled for November 9 has been postponed to November 16. All Corporate Members are invited to attend.

- When: 7:00 P.M.
- Where: Theater

Announcements

Tutor Lists– If your child needs extra support on homework, please click here for our approved tutors list. Tutoring usually occurs in the Commons Area after school.

Check out all the ways you can support CCS year-round by raising $ while you shop!

- Amazon.com (click here) – Enable your browser to automatically redirect you to smile.amazon.com, and select CCS as your charity of choice. CCS receives 0.5% of eligible purchases. One-time enrollment.
- Box Tops for Education – No scissors needed! – Download the Box Tops for Education App on your phone, choose CCS, and scan your receipts after every grocery store visit. The app automatically identifies eligible items. One-time enrollment.
- Harris Teeter Together in Education (click here) – Link your VIC Card online using CCS code 4017 or see Customer Service at your local store. Purchase HT brands to give back to CCS. Annual re-enrollment required every August 1.
- Lowes Foods Cart 2 Class (click here) – Enroll your Fresh Rewards card number in the Cart 2 Class program by choosing CCS. Purchase Lowes Foods Private brands to give back to CCS. Annual re-enrollment required every August 1.
- Publix (click here) – Join the Publix Partners program! Purchase your food and support CCS.
- Spirit Nights at Local Restaurants – Take the family out for dinner at local restaurants twice (or more) per year. CCS receives a portion of sales on these nights. Watch The Knightly News for these opportunities.

UPPER SCHOOL

Important Dates

Friday, November 5 – House – It’s going to be a great time of fun and fellowship!

Friday, November 5 – CANCELLED: Fall Festival – Due to cold weather and lack of lighting on the lower field, we regret that we will have to cancel our Fall Festival.

- Fee: $6.00 Adults / $5.00 per student / Kids 10 & Under Are Free
- When: Buses Leave at 5:00 P.M. / Return by 12:00 A.M.
- Where: CCS Front Parking Lot

Tuesday, November 9 – Coffee Beans with the Deans – Come join our deans for a time of coffee, Q & A, and fellowship.

- When: 8:15 A.M.
- Where: Theater

Wednesday, November 10 – 2nd Quarter Midterm Reports – Midterm grades will be posted after 4:00 P.M. on your Veracross Parent Portal.

Friday, November 12 – PTF Meeting – We are excited for all the fun opportunities we have to serve our school. Come join us to see how you can get involved!

- When: 8:15 A.M.
- Where: CCS Pavilion

Monday, November 15 – Monday, November 22 – Seniors Away on Their Senior Service Practicum – Pray for our seniors as they travel to Tennessee to minister to and serve the people of Newport.

Tuesday, November 16 – RESCHEDULED: Board Meeting – The Board meeting that was scheduled for November 9 has been postponed to November 16. All Corporate Members are invited to attend.

- When: 7:00 P.M.
- Where: Theater

Friday, November 19 – Upper School Convocation (6th-11th) – We are excited for this time of fellowship!

Seminar

CCS’s Seminar class is an opportunity for high school students to take time out of their day to read and converse about the great ideas that have shaped our world. Ms. Fredrikson, Mrs. Lasch, Mr. Halbrook, and Mr. McMahon teach the classes, but our real instructors are Solomon, Plato, Augustine, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, C. S. Lewis, and other influential writers who spent their lives seeking answers to big questions of enduring relevance. In each class we listen carefully to their ideas, evaluate them from a Biblical worldview, and seek to come away with a better understanding of the world God made and how to live in it.

9th Grade – Plato’s Crito:

- When, if ever, can we justly break the law?
- What about the law of our conscience?

10th Grade – Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy:

- Why is seeking happiness in earthly goods futile at best and harmful at worst?

11th Grade – John Milton’s Areopagitica:

- Is freedom of speech valuable or dangerous?

12th Grade – Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers:

- To what in human nature do checks and balances appeal, and what do they channel?

College Counseling

Seniors – If you need to meet with Ms. Smith to review essays or get help with applications, schedule a meeting via Calendly (click here).

The Governor’s School – We’re calling all Juniors and Sophomores to check out this awesome summer academic opportunity! If you are interested in applying or just learning more, click here!

Announcements

Tutor Lists – If your child needs extra support on homework, please click here for our approved tutors list. Tutoring usually occurs in the Commons Area after school.

MathCounts Is Here! – Cary Christian now has a Chapter in the National Math Club for Middle School students. Mr. Bates will be leading the club using the MathCounts program materials. All Logic School students are invited to attend Wednesdays from 2:30 – 3:15 P.M. in Mrs. Robinson’s room (209). We will meet every Wednesday afternoon in the second quarter.

Check out all the ways you can support CCS year-round by raising $ while you shop!

- Amazon.com (click here) – Enable your browser to automatically redirect you to smile.amazon.com, and select CCS as your charity of choice. CCS receives 0.5% of eligible purchases. One-time enrollment.
- Box Tops for Education – No scissors needed! – Download the Box Tops for Education App on your phone, choose CCS, and scan your receipts after every grocery store visit. The app automatically identifies eligible items. One-time enrollment.
- Harris Teeter Together in Education (click here) – Link your VIC Card online using CCS code 4017 or see Customer Service at your local store. Purchase HT brands to give back to CCS. Annual re-enrollment required every August 1.
- Lowes Foods Cart 2 Class (click here) – Enroll your Fresh Rewards card number in the Cart 2 Class program by choosing CCS. Purchase Lowes Foods Private brands to give back to CCS. Annual re-enrollment required every August 1.
- Publix (click here) – Join the Publix Partners program! Purchase your food and support CCS.
- Spirit Nights at Local Restaurants – Take the family out for dinner at local restaurants twice (or more) per year. CCS receives a portion of sales on these nights. Watch The Knightly News for these opportunities.

ATHLETICS

Important Dates

Friday, November 5th – CCS Varsity Football Playoffs vs. Arendell Parrott Patriots – Watch live: NFHS GAME STREAMING LINK HERE per subscription. Buses will be leaving from the school at 5:00 P.M. for fans interested in attending the game. Click here to sign up.

- Fee: $6.00 Adults / $5.00 per student / Kids 10 & Under are Free
- When: 7:00 P.M.
- Where: Arendell Parrot Academy, Kinston, NC

Monday, November 8 – Fall Sports Recognition Ceremony – All Fall Sports (except Football) will have a recognition ceremony to celebrate all our accomplishments this season. Business Casual Dress.

- When: 6:00 – 7:45 P.M.
- Where: Theater

Tuesday, November 9 – Winter Sports Picture Day – Uniforms will be distributed on Monday, November 8.

- 1:40 P.M. – Blue Boys’ Basketball
- 2:00 P.M. – Blue Girls’ Basketball
- 2:20 P.M. – Gold Boys’ Basketball
- 2:40 P.M. – Gold Girls’ Basketball
- 3:00 P.M. – Men’s Swim
- 3:20 P.M. – Women’s Swim
- 3:40 P.M. – Wrestling
- 4:00 P.M – Varsity Girls’ Basketball
- 4:20 P.M. – JV Boys’ Basketball
- 4:40 P.M. – Varsity Boys’ Basketball

Announcements

NEW Wrestling Coach! – Coach Chris Sullivan is a CCS father of three: Charlotte (5th), Amelia (4th), and Davis (K). Coach Chris is a partner in the Chiropractic Partners location in Cary and also works with the NC State Wolfpack Sports Medicine department. Coach Sullivan grew up in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa. He started wrestling in 8th grade. (It’s never too late to start.) He was a four-year varsity letter winner and placed at the state championships his senior year. Coach Sullivan wrestled for a year at Iowa State University before injury ended his career. Coach Chris says, “The hardest day of my life was my last day on the mat competitively.” Coach Chris coached in Indiana and Pennsylvania in elementary and junior high school programs. He also coached High School wrestling at Richland High School in Pennsylvania. He has trained with some great coaches including Tom and Terry Brands, Pat Pecora, Cael Sanderson and Dan Gable. Currently, Coach Sullivan has been excited to work with Mike Machiavelli, Tommy Gant, and Coach “P” at N.C. State. When asked what wrestling means to him? Coach Sullivan responded, “Wrestling has been the greatest sport to me and I view this opportunity as a way to give back to the sport and develop our guys into the best wrestlers they can be and build a program that exemplifies the best qualities of this amazing sport. I am excited for the opportunity to coach at CCS and look forward to getting to know all the wrestlers and growing individually and as a team.”

Winter Team Wear – We will be offering garments for sale with sport-specific logos for the winter sports season. These will be done by vendors we have used in the past as opposed to the one we used for fall sports. Go to the spirit store link Cary Christian School (promoplace.com). Ordering will be open through November 14. Orders will be placed on the 15th and expected to arrive on December 9. Items in this offering currently have deep stock, so we should not have many supply chain issues.

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).