Night of Worship
May 28, 2009 • written by Joe Rogers
Filed under Fine Arts, Fine Arts Feature, featured
Never have the musical talents at CCA been more evident as they were on May 21st. That Thursday night, the instrumental melodies of the band combined with the superior vocals of the choir to produce an unprecedented performance in a single, night of worship concert called Songs of Faith. “Their... Read more »
Like a Wave Upon a Shore
May 28, 2009 • written by Lauren Kostoff
Filed under Features, Student Life, featured
A senior class is like a wave upon a shore, called high school. And during their brief but long four years, their impact is etched in countless forms. The wave of a senior class can be strikingly powerful as it erodes and shapes the shore. It can be translucent, as it calmly beckons; it can be unexpected... Read more »
What We Can Learn at CCA
May 28, 2009 • written by Jessica Matthews
Filed under Commentary, Editor's Note, featured
Tomorrow, the Class of 2009 will take one last look around the halls where we spent the last four years of our lives. And no doubt the one thing in our minds will be all the great things we learned from CCA and all the good times we had here. But on this day in late May, some will also take a last look... Read more »
Junior Class Trip Raises Good Leaders
May 28, 2009 • written by Joe Rogers
Filed under News, News Feature, featured
The triangle is the most stable geometric shape, the Holy Trinity is a three-part Godhead, and Jesus rose on the third day—there is something about the number three that holds such a spectacular quality, and time and time again, where there are three, there is something unbelievable left in wake. It... Read more »
The Future of Journalism in America
May 27, 2009 • written by Maritza Cosano Gomez
Filed under Commentary, Editorial
The CCA Weekly staff celebrates a good season. We tend to think that history is written in stone, that it’s unchanging, absolute, fixed. But in reality, history is more than that; it’s a continuing dialogue between the past and the present. And it’s fair to say that what you ultimately get from... Read more »
Team Staying Together and “Mashing”
May 21, 2009 • written by Laura Foreman
Filed under Baseball, Sports, Sports Feature, featured
“To win twenty games and make it to the second round of regionals says a lot,” states Varsity Baseball Coach Bill Schott. Coming together as a fairly new team of individuals, Calvary Baseball is going above and beyond, given the brevity of the program’s history and experience. The team’s goal... Read more »
Finding Cracks in the Watchtower
May 21, 2009 • written by Brianna Marecki
Filed under Spirituality, Student Life
Imagine spending your entire life without ever celebrating your birthday or Christmas, voting in an election, or singing the “Star Spangled Banner.” These are only a few things Jehovah’s Witnesses abstain from in order to become closer to Jehovah. Founded in 1879 by Charles Taze Russell, the... Read more »
Sophomores Spread Joy to Convalescent Home
May 21, 2009 • written by Brianna Marecki
Filed under Spirituality, Student Life
For the past few weeks, the sophomore class has been holding weekly Bible studies on Fridays, during both lunches. Started by a few of the guys in the 10th grade, it was inspired by the class trip to keep the spiritual momentum going. As part of unifying our class spiritually, a few sophomores organized... Read more »
A Cinderella Story
May 21, 2009 • written by Danielle Germaine
Filed under News, School News, featured
How can a school cafeteria be turned into a ballroom, an ordinary lunch table be the prime location for high tea, and a foster girl be transformed into a princess? All of this and more came true on Saturday May16 when many CCA high-school girls from the National Honor Society came to take part in the... Read more »
Prayer Closet: A Heartfelt Prayer
May 21, 2009 • written by Rebecca Urrutia
Filed under Spirituality, Student Life, featured
At 7:20 on Monday mornings, seventeen fourth graders come together on their knees to lift up a united prayer to Christ. Dedicated, committed, and called by God, these are CCA’s fourth grade prayer warriors. Maybe you have heard about the Prayer Closet, but what exactly is it? CCA mom, Maria Muller,... Read more »
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