DECEMBER
Friday, December 9
Sing Around The Christmas Tree
Grace Christian Elementary Chapel
8:35 am
Tuesday, December 13
Cascade Christian Christmas Program
7:00 pm
Thursday, December 15
Grace Christian Christmas Program
GCES Gymnasium
Matinee- 9:30 am
(Only performance for Preschool and Pre-K)
Evening Performance- 6:30 pm
Friday, December 16
No School
Monday, December 19- Monday, January 2
CHRISTMAS BREAK
JANUARY
Tuesday, January 3
School Resumes
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"We have been assured in the sacred writings, that 'except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building to no better than the builders of Babel."
Benjamin Franklin
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For the Christmas season, we will have a food drive from December 5-9 for the Medford Food Project. Please have your students bring in unopened, non-perishable food. The food drive is going all throughout the Grace Cascade School District. Let's be Jesus to the needy in our community. |
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Door Decor Tells Christmas Story |
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Every day for the next couple of weeks of school, students will see a reminder of what this Christmas season is all about. Each door is decorated with a scene from the gospel accounts, and an accompanying scripture passage. |
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High School Band Performs At Chapel |
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Our elementary students got a visit Friday from a group of young men and women who once walked in their shoes. The Cascade Christian High School Band, under the direction of Jerry Wood, performed some Christmas favorites at our weekly chapel service.
Our band may be small in number, but great in talent. This ensemble included Elyssa Amann, Isaac Janbay, Chloe Lynn, Matt Oman, Jevin Roberson, and Riley Wood.
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Deck the halls with art from students - fa la la la la.... On our hallway bulletin boards, you will find all sorts of creations from the hands of our students.
One board features reindeer and nutcrackers from our kindergarten and first graders. Our fourth graders made butterflies with foil and glue relief.
Well done, kiddos! Your artwork sure adds life to our school hallways.
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It's time! Starting December 6th, signups are being accepted for the Ski and Snowboard Club for all Grace and Cascade Christian fourth through eighth graders.
Ski Club Coordinator, Lynsey Turek says returning families will want to be aware of some changes for this year. Click HERE for more information.
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CCHS Teacher & Coach Shares At Chapel |
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You can go to any number of schools and find good academics, a nice variety of elective classes, and excellent athletics programs, but at Grace Cascade, there's one major difference. At our schools, teachers who are followers of Jesus Christ may freely share the gospel's good news.
Cascade Christian English teacher and wrestling coach Jesse Everett took the opportunity to share his testimony Thursday. After a time of worship through music, Everett shared his testimony of experiencing loss at two different times in his life and contrasted his reactions to those losses.
He says that at one time, the death of his grandmother left him feeling angry and bitter at God. Everett's relationship with the Lord didn't have the depth it would later, so the result was a distance from God. Several years later, while attending a Christian rock concert, he sensed the Lord speaking directly to him. Everett grew much deeper in his faith, so much so that when his grandfather- a godly man of great influence in his life passed away, he saw the loss with an eternal perspective. While the loss was painful, Everett knew his grandfather had reached the finish line, and had run his race well. He also knew he would one day see him again.
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Don We Now Our Festive Apparel |
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It's looking a lot like Christmas around CCMS. Sixth-grade teacher Kristin Eaton told the kids "I am coming in Christmas attire December 1st." A group of kids showed up in Christmas festivity too! Eaton says, "We had fun working on Christmas projects and a Christmas Bible hunt during Bible class." |
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Teamwork makes the dream work. Our Food Services Coordinator Linda Cuellar is grateful for the assistance in the middle school commons Monday.
Not only are they cool dudes, but they're also fine young men as well. Carter Mills, Josiah Gomez, and Grady Sickler, you're efforts are appreciated.
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NEXT WEEK IS SPIRIT WEEK FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL!
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An Update From Our Sparrow |
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Here's the latest from our Sparrow, Ryan M. He is doing really well as of now. He is currently waiting on one more test to come back before they move on with his treatment. Results of the first 2 came back with NO blast cells detected and as long as the 3rd one comes back showing the same then they will continue treatment without looking for a bone marrow donor. The results should be back in the next two weeks. This was such great news to hear.
Ryan and his family also said Congratulations on the Championship win!!!
Please continue to pray for Ryan and his family.
Here's a reminder for your student to fill out the Sparrow Voucher if they do any volunteer work.
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Donate At Our Upcoming Blood Drive |
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YOU can make a difference! Donating blood is easy, doesn't take much time, and yet it makes a huge difference. You're invited to donate at a blood drive coming up TOMORROW (Tuesday, Dec. 6) here at Cascade Christian. The blood drive is Ellie Hillen's senior project.
There's always a constant need, and sometimes with all of the holiday rush, blood donations tend to be down this time of year. For details, check out the poster below, and if you can, please consider signing up. Thanks!
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Elyssa Amann Selected For Honor Band |
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CCHS junior Elyssa Amann, our talented resident bassoon player, had the high honor of being selected for the Southern Oregon University High School Honor Band. The best of the best from the southern Oregon high school ranks were selected to participate.
Elyssa and her "all-star" bandmates spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning rehearsing multiple musical selections, before performing Sunday afternoon. The band performed under the direction of Dr. Christine Lundahl, Director of Bands at SOU.
What a tremendous opportunity!
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College and University-Specific Scholarships: Each college and university have internal scholarships available to students, some based on merit, need, or department of study. While your college of attendance will notify you if you have automatically been awarded merit-based scholarships, it’s important to apply for the more competitive awards. Check out the scholarship opportunities at these Oregon public universities:
Raider Scholar*
Minimum GPA: 3.95+
Oregon residents: $5,000/yr
Minimum GPA: 3.65 to 3.949
Oregon residents: $3,000/yr
Churchill Scholarship*
Minimum GPA: 3.2 to 3.649
Oregon residents: $2,000/yr
Siskiyou Scholarship*
Minimum GPA: 2.85 to 3.199
Oregon residents: $1,000/yr
**Questbridge Scholarship is an outstanding scholarship for high achieving, lower income
From the University of Oregon:
Oregon Guarantee provides students with the same tuition rate for up to 5 years. Furthermore, they offer Pathway Oregon for Pell-Eligible students, through which 100 percent of tuition and fees are covered by scholarships and grants.
The decision deadline is January 15.
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Caroline McMahon Excels Athletically and Academically |
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Cascade Christian graduate Caroline McMahon has earned recognition as a volleyball Academic All-District Honoree while playing for Northwest Nazarene University! To receive the designation, collegiate athletes must be a stand-out not only on the court but in the classroom, as well. Caroline and two of her teammates were recognized this year - they are the only volleyball players in her university's history to have received this honor beside one other player in 2002.
A winner in the classroom and on the court, the 5'8 libero also recently set a new school record for the most service aces in NNU's rally-scoring history (111). McMahon has compiled a 3.82 GPA in Wildlife Biology & Ecology through the 2022 spring semester.
Caroline is graduating in May but due to Covid, she has one year of eligibility left so she will have one more season to play.
Well done! Well done!
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UPCOMING GAMES, MEETS & MATCHES
SWIMMING
Friday, December 9th
Hidden Valley
at Grants Pass YMCA
1:00 pm
WRESTLING
Saturday, December 10th
Scio Holiday Tournament
Scio High School
TBD
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FOOTBALL
The Oregon 3A champion Cascade Christian Challengers shared in the celebration of their accomplishments with a pep assembly Friday. Including the Spring State title in the COVID-affected season of 2021, the Challengers have won four state championships.
Once again, our hats off to the coaches and the players. In their 41-6 championship victory over Kennedy, both schools competed hard while also displaying good sportsmanship. We're proud of you!
SWIMMING
Our Challenger swimmers got their feet wet literally and figuratively over at the southern Oregon coast at Reedsport. As an introductory meet, no official times were recorded, however, our swimmers were able to establish a baseline for the season.
After the meet, all of the participants went to the beach for a little rest and relaxation.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Challenger girls are off and running for the 2022-23 campaign, splitting the first two games of the season over the weekend. On Friday, the Challengers rallied after being outscored by Brookings-Harbor 21-11 in the second quarter, but the Bruins fought off the Challengers 50-42, as Timnah Roberson scored 13 and Jordynn Jones added 11.
Saturday, the Challengers turned around to defeat Etna 46-35. Roberson and Jones combined for 33 points on the night.
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