The CCS Awards Ceremony is the time when both the 4th Quarter Winner as well as the Covenant Cup Winner are announced.
This year, the 4th quarter winner will also be the Covenant Cup winner.
The Quarter Winners are determined by the House that has accumulated the most points from academics, athletics, service, social, spirit, and character/core value demonstrations.
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.
At the start of the 4th Quarter both Fides and Sapientia were tied in the Covenant Cup points with 8 points each.
Even though House Audacia knew that mathematically it was impossible for them to win 4th Quarter and the Covenant Cup, that did not mean they gave up fighting to finish strong! With their heads held high, they finished with a total of 1,637 points for 4th quarter.
The 4th quarter points were tight between House Sapientia and House Fides with only 50 points between them but in the end House Sapientia came out on top!
4th Quarter Winner – House Sapientia with 2,332 points. 2nd place House Fides with 2,282 points.
Covenant Cup Totals
Audacia Fides Sapientia
1st Qtr 2 3 1
Fall Games 3 1 2
2nd Qtr 3 1 2
3rd Qtr 3 1 2
Spring Games 3 2 1
4th Qtr 3 2 1
Final Total for Covenant Cup 17 10 9
So the 2018-19 Covenant Cup Winner is…HOUSE Sapientia!
CONGRATULATIONS HOUSE Sapientia!!!! It’s been 5 years since they’ve last held the title! 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 2019-20 school year until the next Covenant Cup winner is determined.
Sapientia House President – Erin Davis, Service Prefect – Andrew Faircloth, Social Prefect – Callie Mahaley, House Advisors – Miss Leland and Mr. Morton
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” getting themselves decorated in House specific colored face paint, streamers, pompoms, etc.
Then all Houses congregated in the Commons to get the instructions for the first game, an Escape Room type game with critical thinking “zoom” pictures and word puzzles.
Split into teams A, B, and C, the students lined up as a “train” to race to the appropriate room to solve a puzzle together quickly and then return to tag the next team/train. This game was 4 challenges in one. The Houses could get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in overall speed, as well as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the 3 different puzzles.
Below are pictures from the other games/challenges from the rest of the morning.
Spokes on a Wheel –
Three different Tower Building Challenges – Balloons, Cards, and Marshmallow
Warrior Wheelbarrow Race with Back to Back Balloon Pop
Listen to your Captain – Blindfolded Cup Pick Up
Sitting Dodgeball
Three Legged Race with Watermelon Eating Challenge
The final games of Birdie On a Perch and Water Balloon Toss are sadly not pictured. And while the points were being tallied the Upper School students joined with the grammar school students for an all school Dance Party!
And the Winner of 2019 Spring House Games was … House Sapientia!!
House Sapientia – 42 pts House Fides – 48 pts House Audacia – 53 pts
(Lowest score wins – like in golf – meaning that the House that had the most first place finishes in the various games takes home the prize)
Sapientia not only “pursues wisdom” but they also purse Victory! Congratulations!
Prom 2019 was held at the Charlotte Speedway Club. The juniors did a fantastic job planning and decorating for the special event. The theme was “Night of a Thousand Lights” and from the glow of the beautifully decorated venue, there were at least a thousand lights on display! All the students had a fabulous time. A sampling of photos from the night of dinner and dancing is below.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Mrs. Arensman for ALL her work throughout the school year with the junior prom committee!! And to Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Faircloth for all the beautiful decorations. You all made it a night to remember!! So grateful to you and all the junior mamas that helped out!
Serving at the Cabarrus County Special Olympics each spring is something the upper school students look forward to every year. This year the Spring Games were held on April 11th and the CCS sophomores, juniors, and seniors served as buddies to the athletes.
The CCS students were paired with athletes ranging in age from 7 to 18. As buddies one of the responsibilities of the CCS students was to make sure their particular athlete got to each event and heat on time that was listed on his/her nametag.
The best part of being a buddy is cheering on the athletes through the various events, talking/dancing/playing with them while they wait to compete, and giving lots of hugs and high fives!
