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Christ Covenant School is a community that loves, educates, and equips our students to transform the world for Jesus Christ.
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Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
NIV
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Straight from the Head
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The Juniors at the Supreme Court. Future Justices.
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This month we took our annual trip to Washington, DC with the Junior Class. Each year, this trip culminates our study of American History and prepares the rising seniors for their leadership roles in the coming year. The theme was "Freedom," and we discussed the important connection between our American system of government and our philosophy of education. Surprisingly to many, the two are intricately linked.
Abraham Lincoln understood this when he remarked,
"The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of the government in the next."
Government
, particularly the American system, is based on maintaining the delicate balance between tyranny and anarchy. Coming out of an oppressive monarchy, the colonists greatly valued their liberties as Christian and English citizens to govern themselves. At the same time they realized the dangers of freedom running wild and wanted to protect future generations from a mob mentality, where
"everyone does right in their own eyes." --Judges 21:25
The solution to these extremes, the founders believed, was a self-governing people who were controlled by the inward checks of conscience guided by Scriptures and the Holy Spirit.
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious
people," said John Adams, "It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
Religion, which includes the recognition of God's standards of right and wrong and the reliance of the Holy Spirit to walk in those standards, is the basis of free government. Not only are free governments dependent on self-control, our school also recognizes true virtue comes from within.
Avoiding the extremes of legalism or license requires an often difficult balance of allowing people the freedom to make good and bad decisions while providing consistent restraints that promote the welfare of all.
This process of governing is never easy and clean, but by God's grace our American system has sustained a government of the people, by the people, and for the people longer than any other constitution to date.
Preparing young people to live, thrive, and eventually lead in that system is one of the great tasks given to us as educators.
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Calendar
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Monday
May 14
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AP Biology 8:00 a.m.
Pinnacle Presentation (Lee & Odeke)
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Tuesday
May 15
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AP Calculus 8:00 a.m.
Athletic Awards Ceremony 6:30 p.m. @ St. James United Methodist Church
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Wednesday
May 16
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AP English Language and Composition 8:00 a.m.
Chapel Cancelled due to AP testing
Senior Pinnacle Presentation - James/Smartnick 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday
May 17
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JK Field Day
4th grade Science Fair 10:00 a.m. LS cafeteria
Spring Concert US (grades 7-12) 7:00 p.m. @ US
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Friday
May 18
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Field Day at Lower School (K-6)
Upper and Lower School early release 11:45
AP European History 12:00 p.m.
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Yearbooks - Waiting List
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The Balfour online store is now closed and we have sold all ordered yearbooks. Customarily, we receive several extra copies that are overruns from the manufacturer but these are not guaranteed. We will sell the overrun books on a first come first served basis based on those pre-purchased and on our waiting list.
Click here to access the list of paid yearbooks.
If you have not ordered a yearbook and want to be placed on the waiting list please:
- Submit a check in the amount of $32 made payable to Christ Covenant School
- Write "Yearbook" in the memo line
- Seal check in an envelope and mark "Yearbook; Attn: Lisa Stroud
- Submit envelope to the Upper School
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| Spotlight |
National Day of Prayer
What a wonderful assembly at the Lower School.
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Upper School students helped lead the National Day of Prayer for Pitt County where over 150 people gathered on the steps of the courthouse. Read more of the article at
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| Congressman Jones will be our keynote speaker at the graduation on June 2nd. |
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We love to highlight student achievements. Please email information to Cindy Suter, [email protected] for publication in our newsletter. Be sure to include a picture.
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| Summer Camps |
 Art Camp: June 4 - 22; (eligibility: Lower School) Weekly ($100) and daily ($25) slots available. 9-12:30 daily. Payment made payable to Christ Covenant School. Camp offered by Lower School art teacher, Renee Yongue. Contact [email protected] for details and to reserve your spot.
Math Moves: (eligibility: rising grades 3, 4, and 5th) June 19 - 21 and July 17 - 19. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cost is $75 made payable to Christ Covenant School. Camp offered by Lower School teachers Laura Odeke, Caitlyn Dicks and Susan Todd. There are only 10 students limited in each class. Contact Susan Todd at [email protected] for more information or to sign up.
Sports & Bridge Camp: (eligibility: varies) July 9 - 13 @ Upper School. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sign up options:
- Rising 1st - 12th graders Sports Camp (no bridge) July 9 - 13 @ Upper School 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. $75. Fun different sports activity each day provided by Upper School teacher Joel Grimm. Contact [email protected] for 1/2 day sign ups
- Rising 5th - 12th graders Sports & Bridge (card game) Camp: July 9 - 13 @ Upper School. 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. $100 check made payable to Christ Covenant School. Bring a bag lunch (except we will serve kids pizza on Friday). Sports in the morning from 8-12; lunch 12-12:45; Learn and Play Bridge (card game) in the hot afternoon indoors 12:45 - 4:00 p.m. Contact Cindy Suter to sign up; [email protected].
- Rising 5th - 12th graders Bridge Camp (card game) (No Sports) July 9 - 13 12:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. $25 check made payable to Christ Covenant School. Contact Cindy Suter to sign up; [email protected].
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| We're Hiring |
We're Hiring for the 2018-19 School Year!
It's that time of year again when we are finalizing new faculty & staff members to join our extraordinary team for the 2018-19 school year. While we only have a few remaining vacancies, we want to reach out to our school community since we are always looking for exceptional potential candidates especially those with strengths in Classical training, Latin, Spanish and the arts. While we always advertise externally, we often find that our parents, alumni and existing community members have great connections to excellent candidates. Please feel free to pass along our few remaining vacancies to be filled and if you know of anyone who may be interested in the near future, please encourage them to connect with us. Currently, we are looking for:
Part Time Upper School (7-12) Art Teacher
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| Athletic Awards Ceremony |
The Athletic Awards Ceremony will be held at St. James on May 15 beginning at 6:30 and ending at 8:00
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Reminders
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Monday, May 21 9:50 a.m A special chapel will be held at the Upper School to honor our Seniors. Awards will be given and seniors will have a special opportunity to address the student body. Parents are welcome to attend.
Thursday, May 31 6:00 p.m.
Seniors, their parents and siblings, as well as full time upper school faculty/staff and their spouses, are invited to join us as we celebrate the class of 2018 on Thursday, May 31, 2018 with dinner and a presentation.
Click here
to reserve your dinner reservation.
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The cut off date established for grades to be considered for end of year academic awards is May 18, 2018. This means we will one use grades and attendance records through May 18 for the purpose of establishing Headmasters (all A's), A/B Honor Roll and perfect attendance awards.
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Let's Settle Up!
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If your family has a balance due, please submit payment as soon as possible in order to maintain your spot for next year. Families with account balances will not be considered re-enrolled for the 2018-2019 school year until those accounts are brought current. If you have any questions about your account, please contact our Chief Financial Officer, Regan Waters, [email protected].
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- Field Day will be held on Friday, May 18 and is a 1/2 day of school with release at 11:45 a.m. for both Upper and Lower schools.
- Students shall wear a t-shirt in the color of their assigned team with PE shorts, shoes and socks. Click here for teams and colors.
- Parent Volunteers: Sign up below.
If you have any questions please contact our lower school PE teacher Mr. Ange; [email protected].
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Did you know that you can now
use tax-free funds from a 529 Educational Savings Account to pay for Private K-12 schooling? For more information, visit
ACSI's website
linked here.
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Upper School class pictures were sent home a few weeks ago. If you ordered a picture ($10) of your child's class and didn't receive it, please contact Cindy Suter, [email protected]
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Two Christ Covenant School alumni, Heather Snowden and Josey Parker, now undergraduates studying Classics at the Universities of Virginia and Cambridge, are excited to host a summer Latin camp at the Christ Covenant Upper school. The camp will take place Monday through Saturday, July 9 through 14, and the cost to join is $200. The program is open to rising sixth graders through adults. They will teach from a beginners' level for those new to Latin or who would like to consolidate knowledge from previous study.
If you are interested in participating in this camp or would like more information, click here to access their website or contact Heather at (252) 414-1074 or Josey at [email protected].
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Prayer Requests & Praise
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Prayers are requested for the following families:
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Beth Johnson (Caleb Johnson's mom in K), is dealing with some chronic pain issues and seeking advice for possible surgery in the near future.
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Skylar Wagoner's (also a K student) grandfather is scheduled for triple by-pass surgery on
May 8th.
- Please pray for the Entzminger family. Charlie Entzminger, passed away peacefully and went on to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 25th, 2018. Visitation services will be held at Wilkerson's Funeral Home on Sunday, April 29th from 5:00-7:00 pm, and a memorial service will be held on Monday, April 30th at 11:00 AM at First Free Will Baptist Church of Greenville, NC.
- Please pray for Debra Blake's (our Lower School receptionist) husband, Buddy Blake, who is having difficulties with low blood pressure.
- Please continue to pray for Christ Covenant teachers Jennifer Greenland and Jamie Flannagan as they enter the last few weeks of their pregnancies.
- Pray for all of our students who are on and planning end of year field trips. Prayers go out for safe travels and that the time provides for an enjoyable, rewarding experience.
- Please call, e-mail or use this easy online form linked here to share your prayer requests. We regularly pray for our school community and would like to include your prayer requests. Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
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Board of Directors & Advisory Council
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2017-2018 School Year
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Darren Anderson, President
Ben Crabtree, Vice-President
Katie McKinney, Secretary
Kevin O'Sullivan, Treasurer
Eric Clark
Daniel Entzminger
Kelmira Latham
Tim Odom
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ADVISORY COUNCIL
Trip Teaney, Christ Presbyterian Church
Mike Aldridge, Covenant Methodist Church
Mike Meshaw, Grace Church (Senior Pastor)
Dr. Dick Douglas, Jarvis Methodist Church
Skip Cummings, Christ Presbyterian Church
Herb Ormond, Covenant Methodist Church
Ben Irons, Christ Presbyterian Church
Billy Parker, Parker's Chapel
Sheri Winslow, Christ Presbyterian Church
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