The CCS Awards Ceremony is the time when both the 4th Quarter Winner as well as the Covenant Cup Winner are announced.
Even though House Audacia knew that mathematically it was impossible for them to win the Covenant Cup, that did not mean they gave up fighting to be the 4th Quarter winner.  The points were tight between House Sapientia and House Audacia but the final result was House Audacia clinched the win for 4th quarter with 1671 points. Congratulations to them for working so hard and not giving up. Way to finish STRONG!House Sapientia placed 2nd with 1635 points
House Fides placed 3rd with 1348 points

The CCS Covenant Cup winner is determined a bit differently than the Quarter Winners. It is not a sum of points accumulated over each quarter that determines the winner, but rather the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd placement that each House has in the quarters as well as the placement in the Fall and Spring House Games. It is not only important to have the most 1st place wins, but equally important is to not have too many 3rd place finishes. So the winner is determined by the House with the most 1st place wins and fewer 2nd and 3rd place positions.

So the 2017-18 Covenant Cup Winner is…HOUSE FIDES!CONGRATULATIONS HOUSE FIDES!!!! Their crest will be framed and hung in the lobby and their flag will be hung on the flagpole under the American flag for all of the 2018-19 school year until the next Covenant Cup winner is determined.

The Spring House Games (aka Upper School field day) are an exciting display of House and School Spirit.  The students came ready to compete and have fun.

The morning started with each House in their “home room” working on some critical thinking word puzzles as well as decorating themselves with face and hair paint. 
Then each House split into teams A, B, and C and went to the appropriate event location – either the back field, the gym, or Mr. Leland’s classroom. Below are pictures from the various events.

Blind Man Snake Challenge

Warrior Relay

Yank Me and Cup Stack

Cupside Down

Three Legged Race and Watermelon Challenge

Noodle Nightmare and Table Top

Tug of War (which unexpectedly ended in a snapped rope!)

Dueling Dragons

Water Balloon Toss with “egg”tra life option (sorry no pictures of this event)

All School Dance Party

And the Winner of 2018 Spring House Games was…

House Fides!  Congratulations!

House Fides – 43 pts
House Audacia – 55 pts
House Sapientia – 61 pts

(Lowest score wins – like in golf – meaning that the House that had the most first place finishes in the various games)
Fides “kept the faith” and came out on top!
Congratulations!

For the 2018-19 school year, changes were made to the process to run or interview for leadership positions in Student Government or the House System.  Each student interested in a leadership position had to fill out an application, answer 3 essay questions, and get a letter of recommendation from someone outside of the school.

The students embraced the changes and turned in impressive applications for consideration.

For Student Government – Bryson Rose was elected President.  A few of his creative campaign posters are below.

Jaden Rudolph was elected Student Government Vice President.

Olivia Blakey (not pictured) was elected School Spirit Prefect.

And then each class elected a class representative.
12th grade rep – Emma Henry
11th grade rep – Sydney Campanella
10th grade rep – Garrett Cox
9th grade rep – Parker Rose
8th grade rep – Sophie Gantz
7th grade rep – Cody Arensman To publicly celebrate the new leaders, the students were asked to come forward during morning assembly to be introduced.

Following the Student Government leaders, the House leaders were also introduced.  This year, the Houses started a new tradition by “pinning” the leaders with a special and unique pin representing their House.

Sapientia Leaders:

Erin Davis (House President), Callie Mahaley (Social Prefect), and Andrew Faircloth (Service Prefect)

Fides Leaders:

Jonathan Haycox (House President), Weston Cregger (Social Prefect), Lauren Jones (Service Prefect)

Audacia Leaders:

Michael Merrill (House President), Tyler Hicks (Social Prefect), Sydney Himpel (Service Prefect)
  

And in a private ceremony during Student Government meeting, Laura Sneed presented Bryson with the president’s sword for Bryson to sign – adding his name to a list of leaders that have gone before him!

So excited about the leadership for the 2018-19 school year!

A united group of student leaders dedicated to serving the CCS student body by voicing their desires and improving the overall experience of Covenant Classical School.
~1 Timothy 4:12~

The month of May is characteristically a whirlwind of activities and events designed to cap off the school year with sweet memories before we send our beloved seniors off to their next chapter in life. This past May was no exception.

Student Government hosted another Pancake Breakfast in order to raise funds to purchase a much needed AED machine for the school.

The seniors hosted the Senior Chapel and received their House pillows.  At that chapel they each shared things they learned over their time at CCS, answered questions from the students, and shared words of advice.

Miss Leland and Miss Ruffatto hosted the CCS Art Show at the Cabarrus Art Guild highlighting the works of students in Art 1 and Art 2 elective classes.

Our seniors presented their theses to the upper school students, faculty, friends, and family.  Each then had to defend his/her thesis to a panel of faculty advisors that asked difficult and thought-provoking questions.

Thesis Titles:
Cameron Warner: What a Wonderful World
Laura Sneed: The Final Execution – The Death of Capital Punishment in America
Lauren Cox: There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon
Lydia Lawing: True Religion – Why the Orphan Crisis Should Matter to the Christian
Chloe Gantz: Missions – A Journey to Find What We Have Lost
Harrison Propst: Work in the Modern Age

Thank you House Audacia for providing snacks for the panelists and seniors.  And thank you House Fides for providing food and drinks for the audience.

Speaking of the Houses, the last House meeting of the year started with a little competitive fun for the leaders and advisors.            

Game 1: One of the out going House Prefects was wrapped up in streamers by the incoming House Prefects and a House Advisor.
 

Game 2: One House Advisor from each House had to unravel a large package of streamers the fastest.  1st place – Fides, 2nd place – Sapientia, 3rd place Audacia

Grateful for leaders and advisors that love to have fun!

Lastly, the Student Government hosted a lake day party at the Williamsen’s home on Lake Norman. We had a super turnout (I wish I had taken pictures before more than half the group had left.)  Thankfully, the weather cooperated, and fun was had by all!