SEAHAWKS' NEWS
February 16, 2023
Special Thursday Edition
A weekly update for
Cape Cod Academy families
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No School Tomorrow & Monday
School will be closed tomorrow, Friday, February 17, because it is a Spring Gala winner's designated day off. The day off on Friday is courtesy of the Bronov Family who was the winning bidder at the Spring Gala & Auction on the item, "School's Out!" As the winning bidder, they were able to pick one day when the entire school gets the day off. Next Monday, February 20, is President's Day, so school will be closed on that day, too. Thank you, Bronov family. We know the students are grateful for the extra long weekend.
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, Feb. 16
CCA's MS Basketball "A" Teams Play in the Cape Cod Super Six Championship at St. Pius. Boys @ 4:00 p.m. and girls at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17
Gala Winner - Bronov Family Day Off - NO SCHOOL
Lace Up and Skate from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. @ Falmouth Ice Arena
Monday, Feb. 20
Presidents' Day
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Friday, Feb 24
Middle School Spirit Week
Friday, Feb 24
Open Gym Night for Grades 6 & 7 from
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Winter Dance for Grades 8-12 from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Winter Sports Awards
Night at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower School Gym.
SAVE THE DATE
March 29, 2023
CCA Day of Giving
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Middle & Upper School Spirit Week Activities
Middle school students will be participating in their annual Middle School Spirit Week from Tuesday, February 21 through Friday, February 24. The students will be divided up into six teams designated by color and will compete against each other in a variety of activities throughout the four days. The team with the most points will win a pizza lunch sponsored by the student council and a voucher for the next dress-down day. View the Middle School Spirit Week schedule here. (Pictured: Faculty distribute bandanas today to the red team in preparation for the Middle School Spirit Week.)
The week will conclude with an Open Gym Night on Friday night for grades six and seven that will run from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Our eighth-grade students will be invited to attend the Winter Dance for grades 8-12, which will occur in the Commons from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Upper school students will enjoy their Upper School Spirit Week from Monday, February 27 through Friday, March 3. They, too, will compete to win a pizza lunch sponsored by the student council and a voucher for the next dress-down day. View the Upper School Spirit Week schedule here.
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CCA Gear Available for Purchase for Spirit Weeks
Grab some new CCA gear for Spirit Week! Cape Cod Academy's school store is open from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. next week in Chope Commons. There are jackets, hats, and accessories available for purchase. Venmo accepted!
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Registration is Open for Summer Programs
Cape Cod Academy is pleased to announce that registration is now open for a variety of summer programs that will take place on our campus. Science, arts & crafts, coding, cooking, swimming, academic, fitness, and a variety of sports camps are among the offerings. Check out our website for registration and details |
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All Cape Cod Academy students and skill levels are invited to join families on a ski trip to Mount Sunapee on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Graciously arranged by Karen and John Daigle P '25, '27, '29, this trip provides for 56 individuals (first come, first served) to ride a coach bus from CCA to Mount Sunapee. All children must have a parental/guardian chaperone with them. Chaperones will be required to ski/snowboard with their child.
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Winter Sports Awards Night is February 28 |
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Our winter sports athletes and their families are invited to join us for the Winter Sports Awards Night on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower School Gym. We look forward to seeing all our athletes who played the following sports this winter:
Boys Middle School "A" and "B" Basketball
Girls Middle School "A" and "B" Basketball
Boys JV Basketball
Boys Varsity Basketball
Girls Varsity Basketball
Varsity Swimming
Boys Hockey
Girls Hockey
The evening requires dress day attire. Dress day attire includes a dress blouse and dress pants, a skirt, a dress, dress slacks, dress shirt, and a tie. Jackets are encouraged though not required. All students are expected to wear appropriate dress shoes. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Conlon, Director of Athletics, at jconlon@capecodacademy.org.
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Cape Cod Super Six
Our boys and girls middle school "A" basketball teams have both qualified for the Cape Cod Super Six Basketball Tournament as the #1 seeds! Both teams play today at St. Pius. The boys will play Falmouth Academy at 4:00 p.m., and the girls will play Saint John Paul at 5:30 p.m. Go Seahawks!
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Spring Sports Begin in March
Cape Cod Academy's spring sports season begins in March. Varsity sports will begin March 20, and middle school sports will begin on March 21. Schedules will be available in the coming weeks. This year's offerings include baseball, sailing, boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, and tennis. Fifth-graders are invited to participate in our middle school competitive athletic program. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Conlon, Director of Athletics, at jconlon@capecodacademy.org.
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Next Week's Sports Schedules
Winter sports are underway. Please review the upcoming schedules here:
Follow Seahawks' athletics news on the new Instagram page. Follow us here: @ccaseahawks. |
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Congratulations to our Seahawks on the Slopes
Emma Davis '26 (#32) and Hannah Davis '29 (#157) ski for the Ski Ward Race Team. Last Saturday, they raced against the Nashoba Ski Team at Nashoba Ski Mountain. Emma placed first and Hannah placed fourth. On Sunday, they competed in the Eastern Massachusetts Buddy Werner League at Bradford Mountain. Emma placed first vs. the Bogastow Ski Team and second against the Bradford Ski Team. Hannah placed first vs. Bogastow and first vs. Bradford. Congratulations!
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Second Graders Study STEAM
This week, our second graders explored some STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) projects in CCA's makerspace room related to Valentine's Day. They used beads to spell out Valentine's Day words using binary code.
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Fourth Graders Share South American Landmark Project Presentations
Both fourth-grade classes completed a study of the continent of South America. They each chose a landmark in South America and created a model with details about the site and why it is important. Students created a travel brochure to entice people to plan a vacation there, and each student gave a detailed presentation to the lower school community in a gallery walk during last Friday's Assembly.
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Fifth Graders Visit the Museum of Science in Boston
Our fifth graders embarked on a field trip to Boston's Museum of Science this week. Students, teachers, and chaperones alike enjoyed engaging with physical science and engineering exhibits and observing live wildlife. The group was also able to enjoy "Everest", a story about the world's tallest mountain and one of the greatest human adventures ever in the Museum's IMAX theater.
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Ninth Graders Visit The MIT Museum
The ninth-grade students headed to the MIT Museum on Monday. While in Cambridge, they also visited the Media Lab/Architecture Center and the Stata Center designed by Frank Gehry. They stopped by the MIT Chapel, one of the iconic MIT campus buildings designed by Eero Saarinen. They took a walk down to Central Square in Cambridge where they took some time to shop and eat.
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French Cuisine Seminar
Students in CCA's French Cuisine seminar enjoyed an outing to Amie's Bakery in Osterville. They met with the owner and chef and enjoyed a French breakfast.
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Valentine's Day for Senior Citizens
The Parents' Association sponsored a special Valentine's Day activity with our students. They asked CCA students from all grades to make Valentine's Day cards to be distributed to local senior citizens. The PA dropped off the cards at assisted-living facilities and nursing homes.
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PA Bake Sale Raises Money for Local Charity
The Parents' Association raised over $400 from the bake sale they held this week for Healing Little Hearts at Boston Children's Hospital. Thank you to our families who donated baked goods to make this a successful event.
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Alumni Share Experiences with Students in Career Exploration Seminar
This week, our tenth-graders in the seminar, Career Exploration, spoke via Zoom with alumnus, Dr. Reza Hosseini Ghomi '01. Dr. Ghomi is a physician, engineer, teacher, entrepreneur, and community builder. He spends half of his time seeing patients through his practice with Frontier Psychiatry which serves primarily patients in Montana. The other half of the time he works with health technology companies to advance patient care. He also teaches post-graduate medical residents, and medical, PhD, masters, and undergraduate students at the University of Washington.
Dr. Ghomi spoke to our sophomores about careers in mental health, and he shared his long career journey. An important message he conveyed was that students do not have to pigeonhole themselves into one career. He assured them that if they choose a career/college that does not fit their interests, they can easily readjust. He believes that moving forward having multiple careers (as he does) will become the norm. He spoke fondly of his time as a student at CCA.
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