Fade in: FOCUS
December 16, 2009 • written by Michie Alvaro
Filed under Fine Arts, Fine Arts Feature, featured
Throughout the school year, CCA students are often busy with myriad things that fill their daily lives. Things like schoolwork, extra-curricular activities, and other fun stuff. Sometimes those things take their focus away from what’s happening around campus. FADE In: FOCUS. FOCUS is a monthly show... Read more »
Babysitter’s Club: A Heart to Serve
December 16, 2009 • written by Moriah Smith
Filed under News, Secondary News, featured
A day in a teacher’s life is not easily described. We could attempt by saying that it is a hard job and only the most dedicated professionals can accomplish it well. Take our CCA teachers—from the moment they step onto our school campus they are bombarded with lesson plans, meetings, students—obedient... Read more »
Stone Hearts
December 16, 2009 • written by Rebecca Urrutia
Filed under Spirituality, Student Life, featured
With every breath you take, the scarlet heart within you pumps red liquid life. It throbs unceasingly, day and night, bringing oxygen to the life found within its secret chambers. Everything seems to be working perfectly until a poison stealthily seeps in. Unexpectedly and unnoticed, it trickles through... Read more »
CCA: Drawn to Art
December 16, 2009 • written by Joe Rogers
Filed under Art, Fine Arts, featured
An old man wrapped in a light robe reaches, across the horde of angels that hold him, toward His creation. His outreached arm ends only centimeters away from making contact with the relaxed Adam, lying naked on a hilltop. Michelangelo’s fresco magnificently spread across the roof of the Sistine Chapel... Read more »
Elementary Christmas Outreaches
December 16, 2009 • written by Kaley Israels
Filed under Elementary News, News
Green wreathes that emit the homey aroma of pine, twinkling lights that delicately dangle off rooftops, and illuminated evergreen trees everywhere proclaim the arrival of Christmas. Directly correlated with the holiday’s feel-good vibes, is the gradual growth of excitement that each new mark on the... Read more »
A Christ-Centered Christmas
December 16, 2009 • written by Danielle Germaine
Filed under Commentary, Editorial, featured
From running to store after store trying to find the perfect gift, to tirelessly bedecking houses with Christmas lights and decorations—if you’re like me, you too may have thought that this Christmas season has been complete chaos. Instead of spreading the infamous Christmas cheer and goodwill... Read more »
“Got Peace?”
December 16, 2009 • written by David Salvatelli
Filed under Commentary, David Salvatelli Commentaries
Christmas for Christians comes with two side-by-side yet incompatible messages: “glory to God in the highest and on earth peace” versus “gimme, gimme, gimme—all of it…now!” Jesus. The world. Both ready to deliver the goods. Both have return policies. But even the world’s best will fall... Read more »
Calvary Chapel Outreach Run Update
December 10, 2009
Filed under News, School News
During Calvary Chapel’s 5K Outreach Run, participants ran for their lives, for both their physical and spiritual growth. Noteworthy among the runners was first-place female winner, Annie Breniyan-Smith, with a time of 22 minutes and 40 seconds and first-place male winner, Jon Williams, who ran an 18... Read more »
Athlete Profile: Ben Mayell
December 10, 2009 • written by Eric Brown
Filed under Profiles, Sports
Ben Mayell, a junior on CCA’s Varsity Basketball team, has put up tremendous numbers on the court. Not only does he rack up the points, but he also dishes out assists left and right, making passes to his teammates to bring the team to victory. “The guys around me have tons of talent,” says Mayell.... Read more »
Secondary Library Media Center Coming Soon!
December 10, 2009 • written by Avery Reeder
Filed under News, School News, featured
When plans for the Discipleship Building began coming together, the leadership of CCA stepped back to see what changes needed to be made to our campus. One obvious need was the development of CCA facilities. The Library Media Center (LMC) in the elementary school building had served its purpose for at... Read more »

