A Walk Through the Psalms: A Concert in Dance Review
Alexandra Gomez, Managing Editor
April 11, 2013
A single step en pointe, the simple motion of an arched hand, and a quick intake of breath before a leap—each movement, every gesture has a purpose. As velvet curtains peel back, a burst of color illuminates the stage in a contrast of lights and silhouettes, beginning with the first resounding... (more...)
Editor’s Note
Alexandra Gomez, Managing Editor
April 8, 2013
Genuine, beneficial advice from godly people is priceless. Those people who build you up, as opposed to letting you fly through high school to face the world unprepared. A look at this special college edition will let you explore the long-term results of a CCA education and how our generation... (more...)
Miami Book Fair International
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer
December 21, 2012
“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.” –Vladimir Nabokov Albert Einstein once said, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.” And while this may... (more...)
The Choral and Band Fall Festival Concert – A Medley of Melodies
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer
December 21, 2012
From catchy classics, to bluesy jazz, to the traditional melodies that get us in the mood for a “White Christmas,” this year’s Fall Festival Band and Choral Concert made way for the holiday season, even if it probably won’t be a “White Christmas” in South Florida. On November 15,... (more...)
Godspell Rocks the House
Alexandra Gomez, Writer
October 31, 2012
A dusty alley beside a Manhattan street. A dumpster on the corner, surrounded by empty Starbucks cups, used napkins, and other such litter. Along with a metal staircase leading to the apartments above, the brick-stone wall decorated with colorful graffiti. Such was the setting of New York City... (more...)
CONCERT REVIEW: Jeremy Camp’s We Cry Out Tour
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer/Managing Editor
June 7, 2012
Jonny Jones’s voice resounded through the supersized speakers of the Sunset Grove Amphitheatre, attracting the attention of the people as they came in droves. Whether he was singing or speaking, Johnny’s voice carried over with warmth and depth, and it was hard to believe this was one of... (more...)
PLAY REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer/Managing Editor
June 7, 2012
It’s a Disney classic we all know and love. In a faraway castle in France, lives a boorish and spoiled prince. When an old woman offers a rose in exchange for shelter from the bitter cold, he sends her away in light of her haggard appearance. She leaves him with a warning: not to be fooled... (more...)
So, What’s Next?
Alexandra Gomez, Managing Editor
May 29, 2012
As the school year comes to an end, it feels like the CCA body is collectively letting out a big breath. If you haven’t, go ahead. Do it now. Ah, yes, the seniors are probably thinking: Wow! we made it. The juniors are eyeing the crown—next spot in the dynamics of high school hierarchy... (more...)
New York, New York… The City of Lights
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer/Managing Editor
April 2, 2012
The Carnegie Hall Program, run by a group called Manhattan Concert Productions, invite students all over the country by process of either: the indication of a national conductor, or if the school receives a superior ranking at a state-level competition. Last May 2011, Calvary Christian Academy’s... (more...)
Rising above it
Alexandra Gomez, Managing Editor
April 2, 2012
Foreign countries. World nations. However phrased, often times they seem unattached to our world. Watching the breaking news seems slightly unreal, even when seeing whole villages torn apart by a fluke tsunami, or lands leveled to dust by nuclear explosion. Nations are set apart by geography... (more...)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Play Review
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer/Managing Editor
December 21, 2011
On Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12, Calvary Christian Academy showcased an adaption of a C.S. Lewis masterpiece, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the Calvary Chapel Theatre. Originally done in the Hollywood Theatre, Calvary had the opportunity to re-showcase... (more...)
What’s Next for CCA Fine Arts: Band and Chorus
Alexandra Gomez, Managing Editor
November 18, 2011
This 2011-2012 school year, there are several events, which will take place for the Middle and High school Band and Chorus classes. Some have been done at CCA annually, whereas others will be newly introduced to our school. Our Band and Chorus students are thoroughly and enthusiastically preparing... (more...)
CCA Film Festival…Take Five!
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer/Managing Editor
November 4, 2011
The gates are checked, the footage edited, and the tickets are bought. All that’s left to do is sit back and watch as the screen fades in from black and the opening credits roll for the Fifth Annual CCA Film Festival presented in the Calvary Chapel Theatre on September 9. Hilariously hosted... (more...)
Announcing The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Alexandra Gomez, Staff Writer/Managing Editor
September 19, 2011
Coming this November, the Department of Performing Arts is starting off the winter season with a family favorite, C.S. Lewis’s, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Although previously showcased by CCA in the 2003-2004 school-year, this production will play again—this time with new students,... (more...)
Journey Literary Magazine Announces its Winners…
Alexandra Gomez
July 19, 2011
Last December, Calvary Christian Academy embarked on a new journey… Journey Literary Magazine, that is. The idea of a literary magazine was debuted in December when a writing, art, and photography competition for students in grades 6 – 12 was announced. Students interested in those artistic... (more...)
CCA Rolls Out the Red Carpet at Awards Night
Alexandra Gomez
July 19, 2011
Dozens of Calvary Christian Academy high school students were recognized at the school’s annual Academic Awards Night, held Tuesday, May 3, at the Calvary Chapel Theatre. Before the program began at 7pm, CCA families, teachers, and administrators had a chance to spend some time at The Grill,... (more...)
New Chorus Teachers: Mr. Joey Baham & Mrs. Tami Pettingell
Alexandra Gomez
July 18, 2011
Music teachers Mr. Joey Baham and Mrs. Tammi Pettingell Toward the middle of the school year, God has called Mr. McCaw, previous middle and high school Chorus teacher, over to Ocean’s Edge School. So, who would be teaching the CCA chorus classes? Students wanted to know. We went behind... (more...)
Beauty for Ashes: A Fight Against Injustice
Alexandra Gomez
April 8, 2011
Human Trafficking. Imagine the horror. In the word of Kevin Bales of Free the Slaves, 27 million people worldwide are victims. According to the U.S. department of State and Justice respectively, approximately eight million people are trafficked across international borders every year, 50% of... (more...)
Thespians Society: Shaping Lives Through Theatre
Alexandra Gomez
January 11, 2011
The International Thespians Society (Thespians) was founded in 1929 as a division of the Educational Theatre Association, and is the honor society for both middle school and high school students. “To obtain membership in the society, and become ‘thespians’ the performance of meritorious... (more...)
CCA’s First Literary Magazine
Alexandra Gomez
January 10, 2011
This school year, CCA is introducing a new publication entitled, Journey, the school’s first literary magazine, which will be released in the spring of each school year. According to Maritza Cosano-Gomez, Journalism teacher and Creative Director of CCA’s Communications Department that’s... (more...)
People are Talking About: Mrs. Fairclough
Alexandra Gomez
January 10, 2011
“I believe that in this walk, no matter how old we are, we can learn. We are walking together, and when I meet the students and people who are here, I find that it’s a journey that we are all walking together.” Originally from the “Big Apple”—New York, NY—Andrea Fairclough is... (more...)
Charlotte’s Web: A Play Review
Alexandra Gomez
May 3, 2010
“A friend loves at all times.” – Proverbs 17:17 This past April 22-25, Charlotte’s Web by Joseph Robinette, based on E.B. White’s classical children’s story, spun into the light at the Calvary Chapel Theatre with Wilbur (Jonah Carrignan) and his animal—and not so animal—friends.... (more...)
CCA Performs Creation: A Concert in Dance…And It was Good!
Alexandra Gomez
March 25, 2010
Play Review “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.” –Genesis 1:1 Sometimes the talent that comes to the Calvary Chapel Theatre is made of the stuff the heavens are made of—brilliant stars. Such was the case this past March 19-21, when Creation: A Dance in Concert—a... (more...)
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Knowing God and Making Him Known
Alexandra Gomez
March 11, 2010
Life is a long lesson in humility, unity, grace, and leadership. This we learned as an eighth grade class on our first missions trip to the Bahamas last month. These simple four words, often used to describe the qualities required in a missionary, were the basic pillars of a series of exercises... (more...)
“Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!” A Wizard of Oz Review
Alexandra Gomez
February 18, 2010
There’s no place like home,” and there will never be another play quite like this one, a dazzling fantasy musical so beautifully directed by Lisa Flay and acted by elementary and secondary students that it deserves its classic status on CCA’s “best plays list.” From silly scarecrows,... (more...)