Hello everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. I wanted to give you all an update on the House System and answer some questions I’ve been getting lately.
First question: Which House won 3rd Quarter?
Well when we left for Spring Break on March 6th, that was the end of 3rd quarter. I tallied up all the points received since January and can now reveal the results for 3rd quarter. BUT first let me highlight the Houses that received the most points in some of the categories.
The House with the most points in the Leadership category was House Sapientia!
The House with the most points in the Social/Spirit category was House Fides!
The House with the most points in the Sports Participation category was House Audacia!
The House with the most points in Community Service category was House Sapientia!
And the House with the most Core Value points was House Fides!
When all those points were added together, the end result for the 3rd Quarter Winner was…
4th Place – House Constantia with 2,190 points
3rd Place – House Sapientia with 2,661 points
2nd Place – House Audacia with 2,685 points
1st Place – House Fides with 3,272 points – CONGRATULATIONS! Well Done!
2nd Question: How will we decide the winner of the Covenant Cup if we have such a “abnormal” socially distant 4th quarter?
So the point standings after 1st semester looked like this chart below. (Remember, for the Covenant Cup prize, the House wants the lowest score.) So you can see below that since House Fides had come in 1st place in both Fall Games and 2nd Quarter then their total had them in the lead at the end of 1st semester.
| Audacia | Fides | Sapientia | Constantia | |
| 1st Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Fall Games | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
When I added in the 3rd Quarter winner points, you can see that Fides is still solidly in the lead with 5 points. Then the House Dean Team plugged in possible numbers to see if it was numerically possible for another House to beat Fides. The only scenario was if Fides were to come in 4th place in both Spring Games and 4th Quarter AND either Audacia or Sapientia were to come in 1st place in both Spring Games and 4th Qtr. But even in that scenario, the points would be tied at 13 points.
| Audacia | Fides | Sapientia | Constantia | |
| 1st Semester Total | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 3rd Quarter | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| Possible Spring Games | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Possible 4th Quarter | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Possible Covenant Cup Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
So do you remember what breaks the Tie???
The Answer – Cumulative Core Value Points!
| Core Values | ||||
| Audacia | Fides | Sapientia | Constantia | |
| 1st Quarter | 600 | 845 | 660 | 615 |
| 2nd Quarter | 655 | 1150 | 625 | 1370 |
| 3rd Quarter | 710 | 985 | 550 | 610 |
| Total | 1,965 | 2,980 | 1,835 | 2,595 |
And as you can see above, House Fides solidly clinched the overall Core Value points and thus the CCS House Dean Team proclaims them…
The 2019-2020 Covenant Cup Winner! CONGRATULATIONS HOUSE FIDES!!
So what will I, Mrs. Haycox, do with all the 4th quarter points that I have received so far? Answer – I will add them to 1st quarter next year. Here are some ideas/ways that you can earn points for your House between now and the start of school in the Fall.
| Academic | Service | Leadership |
| Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and Junior Marshals | Letters written to people in Nursing Homes | Sent in applications for leadership positions for next year |
| Junior Resumes/YNM List/Book lists | Sew or Make Masks for others | Show Mrs.H your cleaned up email inbox to have no more than 50 |
| 4th Quarter Grades | Hang Lights outside | |
| 9th-12th College Meetings with Mrs. H | Anyone in the Family that Donates Blood or Platelets | |
| Various Independent Scholarships Applied for | Chalk designs or encouragement on sidewalks | |
| End of the Year Award Recipients | Various other ways to care for or serve others | |
| Audacia Summer Reading Challenge |
3rd Question: Are we going to be able to still have Spring Games?
Sadly no, but as you can see from the charts above, the Spring Games would not have had an effect on the overall Covenant Cup winner. But maybe once the restrictions are lifted, and we can gather in groups larger than 10, classes can organize some fun games like the seniors did last summer.
Until we can gather again, know that you are loved and missed. Thanks for all your support and participation in the CCS House System!! Virtual Hugs to ALL!
