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Matthew 28:1-10 - the Reason for the Season After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." (NIV)

Easter Break

CCS will be closed for Easter Break on Friday, April 19 (Good Friday) and Monday, April 22! School resumes

for the last bit of the year on Tuesday, April 23.

CKC Summer Camp Enrollment (Mrs. K. Anderson)

Registration for Colts Kids Camps is open! Camps fill up on first-come, first-served basis.

Camps begin June 3 and end July 26, 2019.

Check our website for information and to download the registration packet at http://ccscolts.org/site/summer-camps/.

Katherine Anderson is our camp director and can answer your questions (kanderson@ccscolts.org).

Camps include themes like basketball, cooking, art, golf, volleyball, paint, football, cheerleading, sewing, and more!

May 30: OPEN HOUSE, 6:00 p.m. in the CCS cafetorium (park in the back parking lot to enter those doors)

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Crossroads Enrollment is Open

We are available for meetings and tours for any new family interested in Crossroads. Simply have them call Beth Pegram at 252-431-1333 to set up an appointment. There is no greater way to reach new students than by a recommendation from a current family.

Referral Discount: As a “thank you” to current families who recommend CCS, we offer a new student referral discount to help offset the cost of tuition. Many families have taken advantage of the referral discount over the past few years, and because of those recommendations, CCS has given out over $40,000 in referral discounts. Thank you to everyone who helped bring new families to our school!

2019 Art Festival & Other Artsy News (Mrs. Newbern)

Crossroads Christian School was proud to participate in the 2019 Southeast District ACSI Art Festival. This year’s event was held on Friday, March, 22 and was hosted by Faith Christian School in Rocky Mount, NC. This is an annual event held in districts across the US within the American Christian Schools International organization. We competed with approximately 150 students in grades 3-12 from five different schools in southeast North Carolina.

Students participated in their choice of creative color mixing, painting, and photography workshops. Some of the categories entered this year included acrylic paintings, graphite pencil drawings, photography, soft pastels, mixed media, and more. Professional artists from local colleges and schools in the Nash County area reviewed each entry. They were evaluated on Design and Composition, Creativity, Technique, and Presentation. We competed in love and honor to our heavenly father. The students were directed to think about (and portray through their creative efforts) beauty and excellence that will reflect the glory and beauty of God and His creation. - Psalm 99:2-3, Philippians 4:8

Congratulations to our CCS students who received 4 out of 10 highest honor awards given to the “Best of Show” in each grade category.

Pictured left to right: Merritt Cogdill (7th); Jackson Anderson (5th); Seth Newbern (4th); Marie O’Donoghue (9th)

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ORDER of Awards:

Purple – Best of Show 1. Blue – Superior 2. Red – Excellent 3. White – Good

3rd Julia Cranfield – Red Leah Curtis – White Austin Haithcock – White Jacob Pendergrass – Red Hunter Satterwhite – Red

4th Beau Boyd – Blue Rylie Capps – Blue Josie Miceli – Red Palynn Nelms – Blue Seth Newbern – Purple Amelia Wade – Blue Laci Wade – Blue Brinleigh Woodward – Blue

5th Jackson Anderson – Purple Makenzie Cranfill – Red Zachary Jackson – Red Haley Reese – Blue Tyler Seaman – White Brielynn Turner – Blue Gracie Wiggins – White Layton Woodward – Blue

6th

Cody Paschall – Red Allison Owens – Red

7th Kate Carrington – White Merritt Cogdill – Purple

8th

Landyn Wiggins – Red

9th Marie O’Donoghue – Purple Marie O’Donoghue – Red

10th Noah Puckett – Blue Noah Puckett – Blue Jesse Leonard – White Miranda White – Red

11thth Justice Ficek – Blue Maria Kate Graham – White

12th Samantha Cash – Blue

2019 Art Extravaganza Exhibit Now showing through the end of April. Come see the amazing artwork created by our students here at CCS. Our front halls are filled with beautiful creative paintings, drawings, 3D sculptures and more. Feel free to come by between the hours of 7:30-8:00 a.m. or afternoons from 3:15-4:00 p.m. Enter for a chance to win a prize! Every parent visitor can enter a drawing for chance to win Free Art supplies or a Gift Card from Hobby Lobby Craft Store. Drawing will be held on Tuesday, April 30. Please come and support the students of CCS.

We Love Art!! 7th Annual CCS Art Auction CCS's 7th Annual Art Auction will be held on May 13-16. Be on the lookout for more information and “Sneak Peaks” from grades K3-5th. These fantastic collaborative projects will be available for sale by silent auction. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to own the wonderful class memories!

Thank you so much for the opportunity to work with your children! It’s truly a blessing!

-- Mrs. Newbern

Re-enrollment Reminder

If you have not reenrolled, it is not too late! Open Enrollment began in February and several classes are almost full! Enrolling now also helps us in planning for the upcoming school year. To start your reenrollment process, log in to your existing RenWeb account and click on the Apply/Enroll link on the left. Please contact Mrs. Pegram if you have any questions (252-431-1333 or bpegram@ccscolts.org).

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Senior News (Mrs. Salinas)

February 14, 2019: Seniors delivered Valentines to citizens at the senior citizens’ home on Ruin Creek Rd. Senior Trip (March 16-22, 2019): The seniors started off their trip by spending the first day serving at Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, FL. From the GKTW website (gktw.org): “Give Kids The World Village is an 84-acre, nonprofit resort in Central Florida that provides weeklong, cost-free vacations to children with critical illnesses and their families.” During the morning shift, the kids (and their chaperones) served at Nancy’s Kitchen doing a variety of jobs - washing dishes, carrying trays, cleaning tables, pouring drinks, checking guests in, and serving food. We did this as a team, and then we split up in the afternoon/evening to work in different areas. Some served in the cafeteria again, some operated and assisted with theme park rides, some delivered food, some shuttled guests to various locations around the resort, and others helped throw a block party based on a life-sized version of Candy Land! The seniors really enjoyed their time serving alongside one another and made connections with the guests and their families that they will never forget!

The group picture was taken on the resort and the 2nd picture is Austin Wiard delivering food to the families.

NHS News (Mrs. Williams)

On February 15, the CCS chapter of the National Honor Society inducted its newest members. A reception followed the ceremony in the library.

New members included the following:

from 10th grade: Noah Brantley, Will Burton, Isaac Corrigan, Tyler Darnell, Asher Fulk, Noah Puckett, & Cade Woodward; from 11th grade: Maria Kate Graham; from 12th grade: Hailey Macklin.

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NHS members must have a 3.50 cumulative high school GPA at the end of the first semester each year to be considered for induction, then must maintain that GPA, attend meetings, and earn 30 community service hours to remain in the chapter and wear an NHS stole at graduation.

For information about the CCS chapter of the National Honor Society, visit http://ccscolts.org/site/student-life/national-honor-society/.

Spring Activities Completed

01-11-19 Homeless Shelter Meal (prepared and delivered to local men’s shelter in Henderson)

02-11-19 100th Day Celebration (assisted lower school teachers with activities)

02-26-19 Adopt-A-Highway – collected 13 bags of trash from our Old County Home Road

03-08-19 College Awareness Day Fundraiser

04-03-19 Adopt-A-Highway – collected 15 bags of trash from our Old County Home Road

Upcoming Meetings & Service Opportunities for the Group

04-29-19 220 Seafood Restaurant– help serve plates for a Homeless Shelter fundraiser

05-01-19 NHS Meeting in Room 618 at lunch (whole group)

05-08-19 Adopt-A-Highway

05-08-19 NHS Meeting in Room 618 at lunch for seniors only

K5 Class Has a Visitor

During the week of April 8, Mrs. Wade's kindergarten class learned about community helpers. We were lucky enough to have Mr. Ryan Woodlief come and speak to us. He is employed with the Henderson Police Department.

We learned that police officers are here to protect and serve and keep us from harm’s way. We are so thankful that he was able to come and share with us.

Thank you to all of those who risk their lives to protect us on a daily basis!

-- Mrs. Wade

Spring Athletics Update:

Weather has been the topic of conversation for our spring sports season! Rain has washed out most of our matches and games, but our teams are working hard through the adversity of the elements. Varsity Baseball and Soccer as well as our Middle School Baseball and Soccer teams have played very hard and shown great heart this spring. Our Varsity Golf team is currently ranked #2 in the state for the NCISAA.

Noah Pendergrass, a senior, has been awarded and accepted an athletic scholarship to play golf at Chowan University in the fall! He will sign his National Letter of Intent on Friday, April 26 which will air live on WIZS radio during the 1:00-2:00 p.m. Sports Mayhem sports talk show hour with Trey Snide!

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Talent Show

The first-ever Colts Got Talent! show was held on April 3. Most participation came from our lower school students, and the event was a success. The talent show had 17 acts, from singing to comedy to gymnastics and more. Participants included the following lower school students and two freshmen:

Stuart May & Sarah Vick; Caden & Culbree Paschall; Owen Meeks; Rosalie May, Brinleigh Woodward, & Lila Watkins; Chase Bowman; Tucker Thompson; Beau Boyd & Michael Etheridge, Jr.; Aubrey Ellington; Lilly Hicks; Amelia Wade & Sophie Wade; Peter Bartholomew & Gracie Wiggins; Moriah Hendricks; Ben Mustian; Nick Miller; Alex Simmons, Makenzie Cranfill, Brielynn Turner, & Annah Newman. Upperclassmen Jackson Meeks and Zack Williamson closed out the show with a drum solo and piano/solo respectively.

Charlotte’s Web

Some of our CCS students were part of local production of Charlotte's Web, which was presented at MacGregor Hall in Henderson the first weekend in April. Friday, April 5, they performed for 1,500 area school children, including the 1st - 5th grades from CCS.

Pictured: L to R - Julia Fowler, Annah Newman, Adrian Miller, Amelia Wade, Nick Miller, Gracie Wiggins, and Rebecca Fowler.

Driver’s Ed Classes

If your child will be 14-1/2 or older in June and has not taken Driver's Education classes, there are two options available this summer.

1. Jordan Driving School will have several classes available. They are taught at the local high school at a small cost to you. For more information, visit www.JDSCarolinas.com or email Barbara A. Boltz-Adcock at adcock.barbara52@gmail.com. She can give you the dates, times, and cost of the classes available.

2. We also have an opportunity to join students at Kerr Vance Academy for a private class taught by Mickey Tripp of Carolina Road Driving School. The class will be held at KVA May 28 - June 2 at a cost of $360. If you are interested in your child attending this class, please contact Mrs. Pegram as soon as possible.

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CCS Values Life Project

8th graders stand with diapers collected for Vance County Department of Social Services, The Selah Center in Clarksville, and Raleigh Women's Clinic through our CCS Values Life Project. The schoolwide project took place the month of February and was the outreach of our upper school chapel services which encourage serving others in ways that you are able. CCS did this diaper drive to say thank you to local agencies for what they do to support families and care for life in our area!

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Golf Team News (Mr. Woodward)

The boys’ varsity golf team is currently #2 in the state and first in the conference! We are on our way to qualifying for the state tournament in May.

Golfers on the team are --

Noah Pendergrass (12th)

Jackson Overby (12t)

Caden Woodward (10th)

Tyler Darnell (10th)

Merritt Cogdill (7th)

Lost and Found

Mrs. Pegram has gathered all the lost and found items from the building and grounds in to one area so students and parents can look for missing items this week. Gym bags, PE uniforms, CCS shirts, jackets, pants, etc. are all here! The goal is to clear all this collection out by Easter break – donations go to our local charities.

Important Dates

April 19 & 22 School closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday April 23 NHS – 220 Seafood Restaurant Service Project April 26 Lower School Field Day (rescheduled from April 12) April 29 NHS – Miracle League of Triangle Service Project May 2 National Day of Prayer May 4 Junior/Senior Prom May 8 NHS – Adopt-a-Highway May 15 Upper School Awards Day May 16 Athletic Awards Night May 16-17 Exam Review Days May 17 ½ Day for Students May 17 Senior Graduation Rehearsal (10:15 a.m.) May 18 Senior Graduation (10:30 a.m.) May 20 Sweet Success Celebration for Lower School Students May 20-22 Final Exams (½ Days for Students) (Teacher Workdays) May 21 Kindergarten Graduation (6:00 p.m.) May 22 Q4 Ends (Last Day of School) May 23-24 Teacher Workdays May 27 Memorial Day (Closed)

The last lunch menu of the year was just posted on our website at http://ccscolts.org/site/information/cafeteria/. Wow, the end is near!

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Upper School Field Day – April 17 (Student Council – Mrs. Choplin)

The Student Council started with lower school last year in organizing a field day and it was such a fun day, this year they wanted to continue the field day tradition with lower school and add one for upper school, too. Thanks to our sponsors, StuCo was able to order class T-shirts for everyone plus supplies for two field day events this year!

Games included kickball, human foosball, tug-of-war, water games (that pretty much turned into all out bucket wars), tennis court four-square, volleyball, and dodgeball, and more. Pepsi donated water & Gatorades, and Kona Ice came out. It was finally a beautiful day, the pollen was gone, and kids showed up today with shiny red faces from their first real sun in months. It was a good day!

Our LS and US Field Day Sponsors

Barrett’s Auto Sales

C & P Auto Glass

C & P Body Shop

Capps Forest Management (Robin W. Capps)

Ellington Farms, LLC

Farm Bureau Insurance (Kevin Wade & Scott Grissom)

Granville Equipment

Hair & Co. (Elizabeth M. Jacobs & Kim Oettinger)

iExteriors

Kona Ice (Ryan Ball)

Point Guard Marketing, Inc.

Soul Winners

Terry’s Repair Inc.

Watkins Farm