Meaningful Moments

LOWER SCHOOL (CLICK TO EXPAND)

Important Dates

Friday, September 24 – Lost and Found – All items from the Lost and Found bins will be outside. Any items remaining at 3:00 P.M. will be discarded. Please remind your students to check the bins regularly for any missing items.

- When: 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
- Where: K-2 Playground

Friday, September 24 – Kindergarten Patriotic Day

Tuesday, September 28 – Parent Alert System Test – We will be testing our parent alert system (text alerts). Please update your mobile phone number on your Parent Portal. If you do not receive a notification by 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 28, please reach out to helpdesk@carychristianschool.org.

Thursday, September 30 – Last Day to Register for the Annual Golf Classic – Don’t miss your opportunity to play in this year’s Cary Christian School Annual Golf Classic at Prestonwood Country Club on Monday, October 25. Click here to register!

Thursday, September 30 – 1st Grade Space Camp – Parent volunteers, please sign up on class Shutterfly sites.

Friday, October 1 – All School Spirit Day – Students and teachers K-12 are invited to wear their approved CCS Spirit Wear. Click here for the Non-Uniform Dress Day Guidelines.

Friday, October 1 – 3rd Grade Greek Olympics – Parents, please sign up on class Shutterfly sites.

Friday, October 1 – Early Release/Last Day of 1st Quarter – No hot lunch. No after school care.

- K – 5th: 12:15 – 12:45 P.M. (THIS IS A CHANGE)

Monday, October 4 – Friday, October 15 – Fall Break – Enjoy a time of rest with your family. Quarter two begins Monday, October 18.

Announcements

Please Return Unpurchased GoPlaySave Books – If students have not turned in their GoPlaySave book, they must do so this week or they will be charged for them.

Senior Service Practicum Donations – Our seniors will be going to Tennessee in November for their Capstone Service trip. We would like to send them with some donations to give to the people whom they are serving. The needs include gift cards for Walmart, Amazon, and fast-food locations, children’s toiletries (shampoo/body wash-tear free, bubble bath, children’s toothpaste, children’s toothbrushes, hair brushes, combs, etc.), adult travel-sized toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, etc.). Drop-off donations on Thursday, October 21, during carpool.

- When: Carpool (Morning and Afternoon)
- Where: Carpool Lane

UPPER SCHOOL (CLICK TO EXPAND)

Important Dates

Friday, September 24 – Lost and Found – All items from the Lost and Found bins will be outside. Any items remaining at 3:00 P.M. will be discarded. Please remind your students to check the bins regularly for any missing items.

- When: 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
- Where: K-2 Playground

Sunday, September 26 – Senior Family Night – Seniors, come hang out with friends, play games, decorate parking spots and the fence line, and enjoy music, cornhole, spike ball, and pizza!  Parents are welcome.  Bring a chair and $5 for pizza.

- When: 5:00-7:00 P.M.
- Where: Senior Parking Lot

Wednesday, September 29 – Friday, October 1 – Hoedown Dance Sign-Ups – 9th-12th grade student are welcome to sign-up next week in the commons area. Parents, we need volunteers; there are many volunteer positions available. To volunteer, please contact Diane Hillsgrove. The Fall Hoedown dance will be Saturday, October 23 from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. on the CCS Upper Field.

Wednesday, September 29 – College Fair – Rhetoric School students and parents, please join us in the gymnasium where over a dozen colleges will be visiting with lots of information to share. Anderson University, Campbell University, High Point University, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Lipscomb University, North Carolina State University, Patrick Henry College, and Queens University of Charlotte are some of the college we are expecting. Students and Parents are welcome! Students can receive extra credit for History by attending the College Fair.

- When: 5:00 – 6:30 P.M.
- Where: Gym

Friday, October 1 – All School Spirit Day – Students and teachers K-12 are invited to wear their approved CCS Spirit Wear. Click here for the Non-Uniform Dress Day Guidelines.

Friday, October 1 – Early Release/Last Day of 1st Quarter – No hot lunch. No after school care. No electives. Quarter two starts Monday, October 18.

- 9th – 12th: 11:45 A.M.
- 6th – 8th: 12:15 P.M. (THIS IS A CHANGE)

Monday, October 4 – Friday, October 15 – Fall Break – Enjoy a time of rest with your family. Athletics will continue.

Wednesday, October 13 – PSAT/NMSQT Testing – For our Sophomores and Juniors who have signed up to take the exam.

- When: 7:45 A.M. (Testing starts promptly at 8:00 A.M.)
- Where: Gym

Announcements

Senior Service Practicum Donations – Our seniors will be going to Tennessee in November for their Capstone Service trip. We would like to send them with some donations to give to the people they are ministering to. The needs include gift cards for Walmart, Amazon, and fast-food locations, children’s toiletries (shampoo/body wash-tear free, bubble bath, children’s toothpaste, children’s toothbrushes, hair brushes, combs, etc.), adult travel-sized toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, etc.). Drop-off donations on Thursday, October 21, during carpool.

- When: Carpool (Morning and Afternoon)
- Where: Carpool Lane

College Counseling

PowerPoint from the College Counseling Sophomore Parent Meeting

College Visits – Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, we have one more week of lunchtime college visits! Parents, please encourage your child to visit and gather information about these colleges; Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors should each visit with at least five college/universities! These college reps have traveled to visit with our students. We have made it easy for students to quickly visit and talk with the reps and yet our student turnout has room for improvement! Students, please make an effort to attend a college visit. Parents are also invited. Please contact Teshia McGinnis if you are interested.

- Tuesday, September 28 – Cedarville University
- Tuesday, September 28 – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Tuesday, September 28 – East Carolina University
- Tuesday, September 28 – Universal Technical Institute & NASCAR Tech
- Thursday, September 30 – College of William & Mary
- Thursday, September 30 – Davidson College

Friday, October 1 – AP Exam-Only Registration Closes – AP Exam-Only registration (for students who are self-studying for an AP Exam) is now open for May 2022 AP Exams. Both steps must be completed by Friday, October 1. Students who are in AP Classes at CCS (AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Physics) are already registered and have paid for the corresponding AP Exam. No further action is needed from students in our AP Classes. To register:

- Students must register for AP Exams on their College Board account using the joining codes listed in this PowerPoint (click here).
- Parents or student must pay the $100 AP Exam Only Fee in Veracross (click here).

Seminar

9th Ecclesiastes and Pre-Socratic Philosophers

- Where do we find significance in life?
- What is the intersection of philosophy and belief?

10th Augustine’s Confessions

- How do God’s grace and human will work together in conversion?
- What is the happy life?

11th Locke and Montesquieu

- Is it ever right to rebel against an unjust government?
- How should power be distributed to the government?

12th Plato’s Republic

- Is justice always more profitable than injustice?
- Why is it that political structures created by man seem to suffer from the phenomenon of rising and falling?

ATHLETICS (CLICK TO EXPAND)

Varsity Schedules

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Cross Country Field Hockey Football

Soccer Tennis Volleyball

Announcements

Knights Athletic Pass – As we finalize our process for spectators, we are implementing a “Knights Athletic Pass.” All CCS families are invited to come to sporting events free of charge. We ask that you show the attached “Knights Athletic Pass” to the Gate Attendants, so they know that you are a CCS community member (feel free to take a screenshot).