Thank you House Audacia for continued acts of kindness:

• Two Members chose to SERVE with ZEAL by putting chairs away after Elisabeth Hartley’s Workshop.
• One Member repeatedly chose to be HELPFUL in Algebra 2 class by volunteering to collect the marker boards.
• One Member continues to exhibit ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by participating in   Mr. Leland’s class discussions, and consistently engaging with ideas.
• Four Members acted with KINDNESS and CONSIDERATION by visiting a fellow student who is recovering from surgery.
• One Member showed GRATITUDE, INITIATIVE and KINDNESS by writing a letter to someone who has made a difference in his life.
• Two Members demonstrated HELPFULNESS and ZEAL by quickly unloading     Mrs. Gasparrini’s car after a cross country meet.
• One Member displayed THOUGHTFULNESS and ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by sharing insightful comments that caused his teachers to see things in a new light.

Thank you House Fides for continued acts of kindness:

• Seven Members chose to SERVE with ZEAL by putting chairs away after Elisabeth Hartley’s Workshop.
• Five Members acted with KINDNESS and CONSIDERATION by visiting a fellow student who is recovering from surgery.
• One Member modeled LEADERSHIP and HELPFULNESS when he performed a role-play for Mrs. Thigpen’s 7th grade History class.
• Two Members demonstrated HELPFULNESS and ZEAL by quickly unloading     Mrs. Gasparrini’s car after a cross country meet.
• One Member acted in gentleman-like SERVICE by holding the door for a female teacher.
• One Member exhibited LEADERSHIP by organizing a review exercise for his Rhetoric 1 class.
• One Member acted with KINDNESS and SERVICE by offering to clean              Miss Leland’s whiteboard.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by holding the door for the whole school.
• One Member walks in  WISDOM and a GOOD ATTITUDE as he displays a genuine thirst for learning and creativity.
• One Member was KIND and GENEROUS by paying for the order for the person behind him in a drive-thru.
• One Member blessed her teacher by being HELPFUL as she cleaned and collected marker boards.
• One Member set a good example of KINDNESS and ENCOURAGEMENT by writing and sharing positive messages with the Lower School.

Thank you House Sapientia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member  chose to SERVE with ZEAL by putting chairs away after Elisabeth Hartley’s Workshop.
• Four Members acted with KINDNESS and CONSIDERATION by visiting a fellow student who is recovering from surgery.
• Two Members demonstrated HELPFULNESS and ZEAL by quickly unloading     Mrs. Gasparrini’s car after a cross country meet.
• Two Members displayed a heart of SERVICE by offering to take out their classrooms’ trash.
• One Member displayed THOUGHTFULNESS and ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by  asking excellent questions and continually participating in Mr. Leland’s class discussions.
• One Member showed KINDNESS and GENEROSITY by bringing in a bag of candy to restock Mrs. Quillen’s candy jar.
• One Member modeled ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE  with beautifully drawn maps for Geography, and by adding excellent comments into the class discussions.
• One member consistently exudes a CHEERFUL ATTITUDE and ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by her willingness to engage in class discussions.

While the CCS House System continues to grow and strengthen as a tool that provides leadership opportunities and gives incentives for excellence in academics, character, service, and school spirit, traditions will take root and healthy competition will blossom.

The students continually submit creative ideas for traditions that will raise the bar higher as the Houses compete for the desired Covenant Cup.  What a joy it is to be able to bring some of those ideas to life.  The most recent being the tradition of allowing the House that wins the Covenant Cup at the end of the school year to fly its House flag under the American flag all the next school year until a new House winner is announced in May.

Since House Fides was the 2015-16 Covenant Cup winner, they are the first House that is allowed to enjoy this new tradition…and thus have some added inspiration (or bragging rights) for a job well done.

Speaking of a job well done…the CCS Student Government hosted a Pancake Breakfast last week, and it was a delicious success!!!  Over 250 scrumptious pancakes were made and quickly devoured by smiling grammar, middle, and upper school students and parents.

The SG leaders plan to tithe 10% of their profits to support missions.  And after all the raves reviews from the hungry customers, I believe this has the potential of becoming an annual fall and/or spring tradition for the school!

Thank you House Audacia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member modeled ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE while fulling engaging with the material in math class.
• One Member acted in HELPFULNESS and SERVICE when he helped to hang the new US flag for Mrs. Kuhn.
• Two Members demonstrated HELPFULNESS and SERVICE by helping Mr. Hardnick set up and take down chairs for the Humane Letters class.
• Two Members showed KINDNESS and INITIATIVE by completing random acts of kindness in Science class.
• Two Members exhibited FRIENDLINESS and CONSIDERATION to fellow members of the soccer team.

Thank you House Fides for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member demonstrated HELPFULNESS by cleaning and taking out the trash for Mr. Leland.
• Two Members exude consistent CHEERFULNESS and FRIENDLINESS .
• One Member is GIVING to others through singing.
• One Member is BRAVE and displays ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by asking questions during Mr. Leland’s class readings and discussions.
• One Member chose CHIVALRY when he jumped up to open a door for a lady.
• One Member acted in HELPFULNESS and SERVICE when he helped to hang the new US flag for Mrs. Kuhn.
• Two Members exhibited EAGERNESS and GRACE in helping Mr. Hardnick set up chairs for the Humane Letters class.
• One Member acted in COMPASSION and SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP by leading her class in a prayer for a friend.
• One Member was especially GIVING of his time in order to hold the door for the grammar school, upper school and teachers.
• One Member showed THOROUGHNESS and attention to BEAUTY in creating an exemplary Common Place Book.
• One Member was observed going out of her way to show HOSPITALITY and KINDNESS to a grammar school family during the pancake breakfast.

Thank you House Sapientia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member demonstrated ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by sharing his excellent observations of F. O’Connor ‘s artistry during class reading.
• One Member was PERSISTENTLY PLEASANT as he held the door for his fellow classmates and teachers during the week.
• One Member chose HUMILITY and REPENTANCE after forgetting about a commitment.
• One Member exhibited REVERENCE when he removed his hat during a prayer in a Student Government meeting.
• One Member displayed EAGERNESS and GRACE in helping Mr. Hardnick set up chairs for the Humane Letters class.
• One Member acted with INITIATIVE and PARTNERSHIP by bringing in materials for this year’s physics class.
• One Member modeled ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by making connections in his classes to the topics discussed in his reading of The Republic of Plato.
• One Member reached out with KINDNESS and GRATITUDE and INITIATIVE when she wrote a special note to her teacher.
• One Member acted in SERVICE when she vacuumed the student lounge.
• Two Members demonstrate ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE and DILIGENCE as they consistently participate in Mr. Leland’s class discussions.
• Two Members displayed FORTITUDE and GRIT by cleaning up the student lounge, and taking out and especially intimidating collection of trash.
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Thank you House Audacia for continued acts of kindness:

• Two Members exhibited SERVICE by taking out the trash in the Science and Spanish classrooms.
• One Member displayed awesome LEADERSHIP of a team event.
• One Member exuded good-natured DETERMINATION and PERSEVERANCE during house games at the Upper School retreat.
• One Member acted in SERVICE by spending his study hall sorting papers and distributing information for the Office.
• One Member modeled ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by contributing excellent ideas in Mr. Leland’s class discussions.
• One Member showed KINDNESS by eating lunch with a new student.
• One Member chose to act in SERVICE to others by completing a random act of KINDNESS.
• Three Members demonstrated INITIATIVE in Science class by bringing in samples for a microscope lab for the entire class to share.

Thank you House Fides for continued acts of kindness:

•  Two Members displayed ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE in Spanish class by working ahead when they had extra study time.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by helping Mr. Hardnick put up chairs after the Human Letters session.
• One Member exuded SERVICE and INITIATIVE by delivering school supplies to our teachers.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE with music and song for our students and parents at Friday’s morning drop off.
• Two Members exhibited ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by speaking up and contributing excellent ideas in Mr. Leland’s and Mr. Morton’s class discussions.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by taking out Mr. Morton’s classroom trash
• One Member displayed FRIENDLINESS and CONSIDERATION by engaging and welcoming new students to the CCS Upper School.
• One Member modeled KINDNESS when he invited a new student into a group discussion at the Upper School retreat.
• One Member acted with INITIATION and LEADERSHIP when he reached out to a younger group of students in Tuesday’s Human Letters seminar.
• One Member showed a heart of SERVICE  when he helped Mrs. Sneed unload her van with CCS camp supplies.

Thank you House Sapientia for continued acts of kindness:

• Three Members acted in SERVICE by taking out the classroom trash in Mr. Morton, Mr. Leland and Mrs. Quillen’s rooms.
• One Member consistently displayed KINDNESS and CONSIDERATION for others by holding the door open between classes.
• Two Members exhibited ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE by contributing excellent ideas to Mr. Leland’s class discussions.

Audacia House Advisor, Mrs. Quillen, knows how to set the bar high and show her house spirit!  At orientation last month, she decorated her table boldly…courageously…in the CCS AND House Audacia colors! 

 Audacia House Captain, Kirby Thipgen, is also getting the ball rolling by submitting her ticket stubs to various museums she has visited over the summer months.

** Remember all visits to museums, symphonies, art shows, musicals, etc. fall under points for the Arts and can be submitted anytime.

Audacia was also the first to submit a picture of most of their house wearing their house shirts on Friday.

Fides and Sapientia…consider yourself warned.  As the Audacia House chant says…”watch out…Audacia is coming for ya! ROAR!”

Leadership points… to House Fides for being the first house to post upcoming information on the bulletin board and make a creative flyer to do so!  Well done!

Current Standings:

554pts            444pts            627pts