O plentitude of grace, by which I could presume to fix my eyes upon eternal Light until my sight was spent on it! In its depth I  saw contained, by love into a single volume bound, the pages scattered through the universe.                          [Paradiso XXXIII:82-87]         Dante

Congratulations House Audacia for demonstrating the following core values.

•  One member displayed LEADERSHIP by informing a fellow house member that he was out of dress code.
• One member demonstrated SERVICE by tidying up the encyclopedias that were placed askew on the book shelf.
• One member has shown INITIATIVE by his HELPFULNESS to others in the morning.
• One member displayed LEADERSHIP and SERVICE this week during cross country practice by taking care of providing ice water for the whole team!
• Two members demonstrated SERVICE by helping Mrs. Bingham move all the old desks out of her room.

Congratulations House Fides for demonstrating the following core values:

• One member demonstrated SERVICE by picking up trash off the floor for Mrs. Wilmoth.
• One member demonstrated CHIVALRY when he noticed a female teacher was standing and quickly offered up his seat to her.
• One member demonstrated LEADERSHIP and RESPECT when he reminded a fellow classmate to remove his hat during class.
• Two members demonstrated SERVICE by helping Mrs. Bingham move all the old desks out of her room.
• One member demonstrated SERVICE by volunteering to take out a very full trash can for Mrs. Bingham.
• One member demonstrated WILLING SERVICE by picking up a box of books from the office for Mrs. Dearing.

Congratulations House Sapientia for demonstrating the following core values.

• One member demonstrated SERVICE by picking up items which Mrs. Wilmoth dropped and also picked up items another student left behind.
• One member demonstrated SERVICE by tidying up the encyclopedias that were placed askew on the book shelf.
• One member displayed KINDNESS and CONSIDERATION to others when she gave up her seat during Armor Time for a new student.
• One member displayed a heart of service when he cheerfully assisted one of his teachers by moving extra chairs into her classroom and straightened up the room as well.
• One member displayed LEADERSHIP and SERVICE this week during cross country practice by taking care of providing ice water for the whole team!
• One member demonstrated SERVICE when he immediately offered to assist his teacher when the projector malfunctioned.
• One member demonstrated SERVICE when she volunteered to make copies for her teacher.
• Two members demonstrated SERVICE by helping Mrs. Bingham move all the old desks out of her room.

Galatians 5:13 “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”

CCS students, faculty, and parents kicked off the month of August serving others.

First was helping our new Rhetoric school Math teacher, Mr. Morton, move into his new home by unloading his moving truck.

Then students cleaned out and re-organized the book closet and….

…the theater storage closet.

The jobs were varied and the workers were many!  Some of the jobs accomplished are listed below.
• Delivered new books to appropriate classrooms
• Cleaned out and put names on lockers
• Took pictures of the framed prints for Mrs. Kuhn to upload onto Ebay
• Cleaned out Mr. Morton’s classroom of the leftover items from previous teachers
• Helped Mrs. Bingham move books between science rooms
• Helped Mrs. Cregger move items to her room
• and many, many more…

Community Service House Points for the week:
Audacia – (10 workers) 300pts
Fides – (13 workers) 440pts
Sapientia – (6 workers) 190pts