Students Take CCA World-Wide

On May 20, Christ's Church Academy saw 43 young men and women become CCA alumni and take their first steps into the next phase of their lives.  After doing some summer number-crunching, we are happy to share that the CCA Class of 2018 secured a total of $2,992,596 in scholarship offerings, averaging almost $70,000 per student!  After watching them work through their academic challenges, work together on countless projects, grow stronger in their faith and their relationships with each other, we could not be more proud.  It is with great joy that we may now witness just how well they are prepared to move forward in their lives.

Now, they will move on to bigger challenges at institutions like Virginia Tech, University of Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida State University, Jacksonville University, University of Tennessee, and more.  As they do, all of us at CCA will continue to pray for their continued success.  Way to go, Class of 2018! 

Campus Improvements Abound This Summer

They may call it summer vacation, but the CCA crew has been hard at work all summer long, making improvements to our campus as we gear up for the 2018-2019 school year!

Every summer, the campus undergoes an amazing transformation powered by our amazing maintenance team and staff members.  The entire school receives a good cleaning, a fresh coat of paint, some new or repaired equipment, and more.  This summer, however, we've been taking on some extra challenges, thanks to the help of some wonderful people.

Thanks to the incredible donations of Bill Smith at Vulcan Materials, we were able to significantly upgrade our student parking areas at the front and back of the school.  These donations covered the materials, transportation, and installation labor.  Again, thank you to Mr. Smith, Vulcan Materials, and Brahma Trucking and Tractor Service for everything!

Our team has also been hard at work in preparing the office building immediately adjacent to our property.  We're excited to expand our footprint in the Mandarin area and increase our student capacity accordingly.

Again, we would not be able to do any of this without the generosity of the CCA family.  Thank you to all those who gave to the Annual Fund last year.  We love and appreciate you more than you know!  

Karstedt Enjoys BAND-tastic Summer

8th Grader Alex Karstedt has been busy with the band this summer!  He recently attended Stetson University's Brass Camp, and not only did he place FIRST chair in the trombone section, he was also the only middle school student chosen to perform a solo amongst other high school age students at the special Honors Solo Recital Concert.
 

"Stetson’s Brass Camp was amazing," said Alex. "I was able to learn from Stetson’s professors, staff and graduates. I had an opportunity to be in a Chamber Music Group and perform in the ending concert. Being chosen to do a solo at the Honors Solo Recital Night was the highlight of the week. Only seven students were featured in the concert, out of hundreds in attendance at the camp. Mr. Ponder has helped prepare me for this experience and I can’t thank him enough. His influence, as well as the respect he has from his peers, is unmatched. I want to thank him for all he has done for the music program at CCA." 

After Stetson, Alex headed west to participate in Florida State University's Middle School Band Camp.  While there, he auditioned into the best of three bands and again made first chair trombone.

Way to go Alex!