To kick off the Christmas season, Student Government created the “5 Days of Christmas” celebration which included Christmas sock and hat Monday, Saint Nick party on Tuesday, gingerbread house contest on Wednesday, ugly sweater contest on Thursday, and a class competition with door decorating on Friday.  Not all of the fun was awarded with House points but as you can see below, certain items were point worthy!

House Fides continued their tradition of showing their Christmas spirit by Christmas Caroling in the morning the weeks between Thanksgiving and finals. (33pts)

The ultimate winner of the Ugly Sweater Contest was junior, Laura Sneed, of House Fides (15pts).  The class winners were Mason (12th) and Callie (9th) from House Sapientia (10pts) and Emma S (10th) and Sydney H (8th) of House Audacia (10pts).

For the Door Decorating Contest, 1st place went to the Senior Class and 2nd place to the Junior class.
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Below are pictures of the winners of the Gingerbread House Competition.

Points were awarded for attending and serving during the Grammar School Christmas Program. Audacia 8pts, Fides 10pts, Sapientia 10pts

The monthly House Meetings also occurred during the “5 Days of Christmas” celebration.  During the individual House meetings, there was a game to see who could draw the best Christmas scene on a paper plate (which was on their head).  Proving to be quite challenging (and funny), House Audacia came out on top with members receiving the highest number of points for their “artistic” renditions of a star topped Christmas tree beside a fireplace and mantle decorated with stockings.

1st place drawers – House Audacia with Parker, Emma S, and Kirby – 15pts
2nd place drawers – House Fides with Katie, Evan, and Weston – 10pts
3rd place drawers – House Sapientia with Lauren, Oliver, and Anna – 5pts

For “fun” the House Captains and Prefects played a little Candy Cane Challenge game.

During the week, SG’s Community Service Prefect, Emily G, coordinated a time to stuff boxes for Operation Christmas Child with the grammar school classes.  Then at the end of the week, 20 members (ages 13+) of the Upper School served at the Operation Christmas Child processing center preparing the boxes to be shipped worldwide.
Audacia 42pts, Fides 54pts, Sapientia 24pts

As busy little elves, House Audacia members wrapped books for 1st grade students in the public school system.  They will be given out at the end of the school year by some members of the RCCC student rotary and some of the English teachers at RCCC.  (10pts)  But Audacia’s generous spirit didn’t stop there, they also bought the favorite candy of each teacher and staff member and surprised them with the treat and a sweet Christmas note. (House spirit points – 15)  And that spirit was also shared with House Sapientia who surprised Mr. Mario with a gift card and made over-sized Christmas cards for Mrs. Haycox and Mr. Mario signed by all the house members.  House Spirit points – 15)

And showing their love and support, all the Upper School students signed a card for Mrs. Dearing and Mrs. Prince!

Warrior Basketball games also filled the month of December.  Moms and Dads have been contributing to their student’s House points every time they volunteer to serve in concessions or at the ticket table for the games.  And when students come out and cheer on their Warrior teams, they rack up the spirit points too.  Audacia 156pts, Fides 130pts, Sapientia 110pts

Serving as spotters and keeping the stats for the boys varsity team, Cameron and Kirby go to each game – home and away – and thus bring in more service points for House Sapientia and House Audacia.  And Weston and Ben from House Fides serve by working the clock and scoreboard at the MS basketball games.

House Fides created a shirt tracker board to reward House spirit.  Very clever!  (5pts)Note – With the cold weather, please let your House Captains know if you need a long sleeve House shirt ($16 each).

Congratulations to Erin Davis of House Sapientia for being accepted by the Perry Initiative to be part of their one-day Perry Outreach Program at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.  Erin will hear from women leaders in the fields of medicine and engineering as well as get the chance to perform mock orthopedic surgeries and biomechanics experiments.  (5pts)

In preparation for the removal of the first portable trailer, House Sapientia hosted a service day to remove the decking and boardwalk surrounding the trailer.  Eight members from Sapientia and 2 members from Audacia showed up – during their Christmas break!! –  to do some hard labor.  Sapientia 72pts, Audacia 18pts

The excitement over the Building Generosity Campaign continues.  The House that was first to have ALL its families contributing to the campaign was House Sapientia (50pts).  And House Fides voted to give all the money that they had raised for a Gaga Ball Pit ($200) towards the campaign.  (50pts)

Core Values for 12/13-12/16:
House Audacia

• Two Members demonstrated KINDNESS by giving Mr. Morton a very meaningful gift for his birthday and for Christmas.
• One Member displayed CHIVALRY by opening the door for classmates and teachers.
• One Member displayed SERVICE by helping with the candy grams.

House Fides

• Two Members displayed SERVICE by helping with the candy grams.

House Sapientia

• Two Members displayed SERVICE by helping with the candy grams.
• One Member demonstrated THOUGHTFULNESS by taking out Mrs. Sneed’s trash.
• One Member demonstrated KINDNESS by volunteering to babysit for Mr. Morton as a Christmas gift.
• One Member demonstrated GENEROSITY by giving Mr. Morton a bag of Werther’s Original candies…Mr. Morton’s favorite.

Current Standings as of 12/24/16:

      1170pts           1063pts           1066pts

The 2nd Quarter winner will be announced the first week of January after GPA’s are submitted!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Thank you House Audacia for continued acts of kindness:

• Two Members demonstrated ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE with attentiveness and diligence during the Logic school colloquy on Tuesday.
• Five Members showed COMMUNITY-MINDEDNESS and SERVICE by sharing their artistic talents and illustrating the scripture message in Mrs. Quillen’s classroom.
• Three Members acted in SERVICE by taking the trash out in the Science classroom.
• One Member jumped into ACTION in order to SERVE a teacher by setting up tables in her classroom.
• One Member spoke ENCOURAGEMENT to a classmate by genuinely congratulating her on a job well done in English class.
• One Member offered HELPFULNESS and a lending hand to Mrs. Kuhn and the House photo project in the Lobby.
• One Member consistently offers HELP and SERVICE by setting up supplies in the Art classroom.

Thank you House Fides for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member acted in SERVICE by taking the trash out in Mr. Morton’s classroom.
• One Member displayed BRAVERY by doing something new and a little scary at a Latin Music concert.
• One Member demonstrated ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE with attentiveness and diligence during the Logic school colloquy on Tuesday.
• One Member continues to act with KINDNESS and CHIVALRY by holding the door for others.
• Two Members offered HELPFULNESS and a lending hand to Mrs. Kuhn and the House photo project in the Lobby.
• One Member impressed her teacher with ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION during an oral-practice exercise in Spanish class.

Thank you House Sapientia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member jumped into ACTION in order to SERVE a teacher by setting up tables in her classroom.
• One Member acted in SERVICE by taking the trash out in Miss Leland’s  classroom.
• Two Members consistently offer HELP and SERVICE by setting up supplies in the Art classroom.
• Two Members acted in SERVICE by taking the trash out in Mrs. Quillin’s classroom.
• Three Members served Mr. Morton with GENEROSITY by babysitting and dog-sitting as a gift to his family.
• Two Members demonstrated COMMUNITY MINDEDNESS by acquiring a Christmas tree and refiling the candy jar for the Student Lounge.
• One Member impressed his teacher with ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION during an oral-practice exercise in Spanish class.
• One Member thoughtfully acted with COMMUNITY MINDEDNESS by bringing in some books to be used and enjoyed by the anatomy and physiology club.
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The CCS Upper School students have been busy this fall.  Listed below are some of the fun activities that have been going on and the points they earned.

Anatomy and Physiology Club – Sapientia Prefect, Erin Davis, wrote a proposal and received approval for an Anatomy and Physiology club to meet twice a week during lunch in Mrs. Quillen’s classroom. Erin’s initiative and leadership is exemplary.  By taking on the additional role of facilitating the meetings, Erin is not only providing a fun and educational extracurricular experience for upper school students but also providing a means for the Houses to receive academic house points by attending the meetings.  Well Done!  Mtgs to date – Audacia 8pts, Fides 5pts, Sapientia 15pts

Canned Food Drive – SG’ Community Service Prefect, Emily Goddard, organized a canned food drive just in time for the Thanksgiving break.  She furthered the incentive to give generously by making it a House competition.  All three Houses contributed generously to the cause but 1st place went to Audacia, 2nd place to Fides, and 3rd place to Sapientia.

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night – Remember to submit any pictures from Spirit Nights for points!  I know more of you attend than submit texts so why not help out your House with more points as you support CCS!

Upper School Dance – SG knows how to throw a party!  Social Prefect, Chandler Lawing, aided by her decoration team, celebrated FALL with a fun costume dance.  Points for members attending – Audacia 34pts, Fides 36pts, Sapientia 36pts

Fides Service Day – In an effort to bless the school and Mr. Mario Hardnick, Fides members organized a Service Day on a Friday after school.  Ten members came out and served.  Community Service points for Fides – 30pts.

Fides Thankful Tree – As a visual reminder of all that we have to be thankful for at CCS, House Fides distributed leaves on the lockers and to the teachers asking them to write down items for which they are thankful.  School Spirit points – 10pts

Pumpkin Seeds in Lounge – To bless their peers with the taste of Fall, Audacia members roasted the pumpkin seeds that they had cleaned out of the pumpkins used in the carving contest and put them in the student lounge for a nutritious snack! School spirit points – 5pts

Santa Scramble – The Rose brothers represented CCS well in the 2016 Santa Scramble.  Parker finished 1st in his age group and Bryson placed 4th in his age group. Well done!  More points for Audacia!

Warrior Basketball Game – Come out and support Warrior Middle School and Varsity Basketball!  The games are so fun and your attendance just builds more school spirit! Students that sign the sheet at the ticket table or send in a text showing they are at the game receive House points for attending. 
NOTE – Parents and students can earn House points for their student by serving in the concessions.  Please email Mrs. Haycox for information on how to sign up!

Congratulations to our CCS Scripps Spelling Bee winners!
1st Place: Parker Rose (House Audacia)
2nd Place: Hannah Gromis (grammar school)
3rd Place: Ava Justice (grammar school)
All three will advance to the county bee next month. Way to go, spellers!

Colleges Applied to (5pts each application) – Both in the 1st and 2nd quarter, points have been awarded to seniors for each college application they submit.  We want them to reach high and cast a large net as they make plans for their future.  So far in this quarter –  Audacia 30pts, Fides 30pts, Sapientia 20pts

Email Test – To foster good communication between House members and leaders, the House Team created an email test and competition.  As much as teenagers are on their phones and laptops, one would think that checking their email would come natural, but amazingly it is a skill that must be encouraged!  HA!  The house that had the most members respond to the email from Mrs. Haycox in 48hrs won.  Results –
1st Place – Fides, 2nd place Sapientia, 3rd Place Audacia.

Current Point Standings:

      612pts            521pts             558pts

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