Thank you House Audacia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by passing out history books for Mrs. Dearing.
• Two Members demonstrated REVERANCE by praying for Parker Rose before the spelling bee.
• One Member displayed INITIATIVE and SERVICE by assisting Mr. Leland with morning door duty.
• One Member demonstrated EXCELLENCE and DILIGENCE on Mrs. Dearing’s English assessment.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by vacuuming and cleaning the trash off the floor of Mr. Morton’s classroom during a few extra minutes between classes.
• One Member showed SERVICE by taking out Mrs. Wilmoth’s trash.
• Two Members exhibited DILIGENCE by studying hard for their History test and winning the class game.
• Two Members were tremendously HELPFUL in cleaning up and prepping the Art classroom for Miss Leland!

Thank you House Fides for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member exhibited SERVICE by taking out the trash for Mrs. Sneed.
• One Member demonstrated service by passing out history books for Mrs. Dearing.
• One Member demonstrated REVERANCE by praying for Parker Rose before the spelling bee.
• One Member displayed INITIATIVE and SERVICE by assisting Mr. Leland with morning door duty.
• One Member stepped out of his or her comfort zone to uphold the CCS honor code valuing INTEGRITY and HONESTY.
• One Member demonstrated EXCELLENCE and DILIGENCE on Mrs. Dearing’s English assessment.
• One Member displayed KINDNESS and SERVICE when he offered to help Miss Leland by taking out her classroom trash.
• Two Members exhibited DILIGENCE by studying hard for their History test and winning the class game.

Thank you House Sapientia for continued acts of kindness:

• Six Members all displayed SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP when they volunteered to lead Armor Time devotions and prayer this week.
• One Member displayed SERVICE by cleaning Mr. Morton’s whiteboard in a herculean feat of strength that required over 13 Clorox wipes.
• One Member displayed SERVICE by vacuuming Mr. Morton’s room during a few extra minutes between classes.
• One Member displays CHIVALRY as he stands at the teacher’s parking lot entrance door every morning and holds the door for teachers, students, and parents.  He jumps up purposely just to help people, oven offering to help carry bags, books, etc.
• One Member showed SERVICE by taking out Mrs. Wilmoth’s trash.
• One Member exhibited INITIATIVE and SERVICE by placing a new bag in the trashcan before using it.
• Four Members exhibited DILIGENCE by studying hard for their History test and winning the class game.
• One Member was tremendously HELPFUL in cleaning up and prepping the Art classroom for Miss Leland!
• One Member displayed KINDNESS by taking out Mrs. Russell’s garbage on Friday.

My name is Kady Kuhn. I’m a senior and the Student Body President here at Covenant Classical School. I have been a student at CCS since I was four years old, and honestly this place is my home. Before I tell you about my experience, I’d like to point out that this is not an advertisement. I am not here to try to sell you this school, but instead to give you a glimpse of what happens here. At CCS, everyday I am being trained for battle. I put my armor on and walk into class. See, education is more than just preparation for a career, it is enriching and teaching students to be concerned about salvation. We are taught discipline, because if I can’t read long, boring books or complete twenty-five math problems, there will never be a time that I can practice consistent prayer, fasting, or ministry.

Here at CCS I was taught not to simply follow my heart or be true to myself, no, I was taught that man is sub-creator and that through self-discipline and denial of my fleshly desires I can work harmoniously with the Maker. My school is far from perfect and quite honestly there are days when I want to give it up all together, but when your teachers look at you encouraging you to seek comfort in His word, and to have a genuine concern for your soul, it is much harder to entertain the idea of giving up.

I’m not saying that my academics aren’t vigorous, in fact I spent the summer reading “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which for those of you that don’t know is the kind of book that looks, feels, and smells ancient, and when you drop it dust comes flying up. In calculus we are given a lesson each day, and when we miss problems we don’t just forget about it and move on, no, we go back and dissect each step and pour over that one problem until its perfect. Covenant Classical School for me has not just been the place where I have grown up. It has been the place where I have been trained to discern not just what is true, but also to recognize the things that look like they’re true.

As graduation grows continually closer I am reminded everyday of what a privilege it is to be here surrounded by people who love me and push me to be a woman of integrity, discipline, and authenticity. – Kady

(Pictured above: Kady on the right with her dear friend and VP, Becca, and Kady sharing the morning announcements)

Thank you House Audacia for continued acts of kindness:

• Two Members exemplified INITIATIVE and SERVICE in Chemistry class by taking out the trash for Mrs. Quillen.
• One Member helped to keep CHIVALRY alive on Friday morning when he came to a teacher’s aid by helping her carry a case of water into her classroom.
• One Member exhibited SELF-CONTROL and KINDNESS during her Socratic Seminar.
• One Member displayed EXCELLENCE in his questions asked while reading The Aeneid.
• One Member demonstrated DILIGENCE in keeping up with her Commonplace Book.
• One Member displayed HELPFULNESS in Art class on Wednesday by running to re-fill the water jugs for his classmates.
• One Member displayed SERVICE by taking out Mr. Wilmoth’s trash.

Thank you House Fides for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member exhibited SERVICE by taking out the trash for Mrs. Wilmoth.
• One Member exhibited KINDNESS by engaging in conversation with a visiting student.
• One Member consistently demonstrates SERVICE by offering to help keep the trash levels from overflowing.
• One Member demonstrated DILIGENCE and HARD WORK on her Senior Thesis.
• One Member displayed EXCELLENCE in the ideas that he is crafting for his semester paper.
• One Member displayed KINDNESS and a heart of SERVICE when he took the trash out for Miss Leland.
• One Member displayed SERVICE by taking out Mrs. Sneed’s trash.

Thank you House Sapientia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member exhibited SELF-CONTROL and KINDNESS during her Socratic Seminar.
• One Member displayed HELPFULNESS in Art class on Wednesday by running to re-fill the water jugs for his classmates.
• One Member showed KINDNESS to the grammar school students during pick-up.  One even wanted to give her a hug good-bye.
• One Member exhibited SERVICE by cleaning Mrs. Sneed’s board.

The House Fides DEN Party was a big success!!  Over 60% of the Upper School students attended and approximately $200 was raised for a GaGa Ball Pit for CCS.  (Just need a little bit more $$ and the plan/hope is to build the pit in April.     
All sorts of fun and creative games were played.  Here is Mr. Leland leading an RPG game.

And Congratulations goes to Mr. Russell’s team, who were the the RPG game winners!

Screens were set up for XBOX and WiiU game fun!  And one can’t forget the Super Smash Bros. tournament!

Other board, video, and/or card games included Forbidden Desert, Dread, FIFA, Poker, Guitar Hero, Clue, and King Mao, just to name a few.
 
And to blow off some steam, the other half of the gym offered the chance to shoot some hoops or joust with pool noodles on Hoverboards.

A BIG THANK YOU to Mr. Leland, Mr. Morton and Mr. Haycox for chaperoning the evening and having just as much fun as the students were having!!
DEN party attendance points: Audacia 16pts, Fides 32pts, Sapientia 22pts

Chick-fila Spirit Night – Sapientia 6pts

Student Ambassadors – Open House tours:
Audacia 6pts, Fides 12pts, Sapientia 6pts

Basketball Game attendance on 2/17
Audacia 2pts, Fides 22pts, Sapientia 22pts

Current Standings:

678 pts            654 pts             556 pts

Thank you House Audacia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member exemplified INITIATIVE and SERVANT LEADERSHIP on Wednesday morning when he set up the display tables needed for the Open House.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by picking up and taking out the trash for Mr. Morton on Thursday.
• Two Members were enthusiastically HELPFUL when they offered to SERVE Miss Leland by carrying loads of books and classroom items into the gym for the Open House on Wednesday.
• Two Members demonstrated DILIGENCE for practicing and performing “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” for the Medieval Feast.
• Three Members demonstrated SERVICE for delivering Warrior Grams to classmates.

Thank you House Fides for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member exemplified INITIATIVE and SERVANT LEADERSHIP on Wednesday morning when he set up the display tables needed for the Open House.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by picking up and taking out the trash for Mr. Morton on Thursday.
• Two Members displayed KINDNESS by writing an encouraging note to Mrs. Gasparrini.
• One Member demonstrated SERVICE by cleaning the white board and taking out the trash in Mrs. Bingham’s room.
• Three Members demonstrated DILIGENCE for practicing and performing “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” for the Medieval Feast.
• Four Members demonstrated SERVICE for delivering Warrior Grams to classmates.

Thank you House Sapientia for continued acts of kindness:

• One Member displayed SERVICE when he vacuumed part of Mr. Morton”s room on Tuesday.
• Two Members demonstrated SERVICE by cleaning the white board and taking out the trash in Mrs. Bingham’s room.
• One Member exemplified INITIATIVE and SERVANT LEADERSHIP on Wednesday morning when he set up the display tables needed for the Open House.
• One Member was enthusiastically HELPFUL when he offered to SERVE Miss Leland by carrying loads of books and classroom items into the gym for the Open House on Wednesday.
• Three Members demonstrated DILIGENCE for practicing and performing “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” for the Medieval Feast.
• ALL the Sapientia guys demonstrated SERVICE by helping Mr. Morton clean up his classroom before the CCS Open House.
• Two Members demonstrated SERVICE for coming after school to work on Warrior Grams.
• Four Members demonstrated SERVICE for delivering Warrior Grams to classmates.