Collin Fritz

With the retirement of Cincinnati Christian’s acting superintendent Mr. Beaver, members of the school board were in a tireless search for a person to fill the shoes of everyone’s beloved Bible teacher and former drama direc-tor. While Mr. Beaver will be continuing his contribution to the school in the form of teaching his Greek II class re-motely, CCS has a brand new superin-tendent in the form of Mr. Ray Kochis. Mr. Kochis has been superintendent at several different schools before this one, so he is not at all unfamiliar with the position. Mr. Kochis said that his main goal in his first year as superintendent is to “establish relationships with parents, teachers and students,” along with learning the customs and norms of the school as a whole. He mentioned that he is taking this year to learn everything, which “gives me an opportunity to find our strengths and build on those.”

Mr. Kochis’ first impression upon entering the school building was rec-ognizing how much potential that CCS has. He talked about how the school is bursting with potential, and believes that we need to look at everything we are doing that could help bring out this potential. He’s talked about how he’s had a blast so far at CCS, talking to all the nice students, teachers and parents, as well as seeing his daughter Ashley get-ting along with all of her classmates. It’s been very easy and even enjoy-able for Ashley and Mr. Kochis to adjust to another school. He said that he is proud of how well Ashley is able to adjust to a new environment, espe-cially in her senior year. Of his decision to change schools, Mr. Kochis said that he was being obedient to what God led him to do, and was willing to say, “Okay, even if it might cause some hardships.” He added, “As long as we believe

that, He will always provide for us.”

September, 2018 Volume 8, Issue 1

The Paw PrintCCS welcomes new superintendent

Mr. Kochis began his career at CCS in July. He has also volunteered to be one of the senior class sponsors and eats in the diner. (photo by Ashley Kochis)

Cole Martin

The Table of Peace is a special CCS play taking place on Veterans Day weekend. You might ask, what makes it special? Well, this production contains all true stories shared from the lives of American veterans, which gives the audience an insight to what the life of a real veteran is like before, during, and post war. Mrs. Perry believes that the quality of this play is immediately heightened just by know-ing that the lines that the actors have memorized are true testimonies. This play is about two Navy

chaplains sharing their experiences from war and ministering to soldiers. Mr. Miller and senior Samson Kitenda both play a chaplain in service. Sam-son is a Navy chaplain from a newer revelation of service while Mr. Miller is the Navy chaplain from past times in Vietnam. The idea for this developed out of a conversation between Mrs. Perry and Mr. Miller. As the two of them chatted about what Veterans Day means to our society, Mr. Miller began sharing stories from serving in which the conversation and ideas grew from that.

Mrs. Perry feels that this production is “... unique because it has been written by CCS staff with the input of students” making it a group effort to be created. When asked why CCS should be excited about this, Mr. Miller re-sponded by saying that “it’s a way to honor the lives of veterans by telling their stories and shows us really why we say thank you to veterans.” All proceeds (and hopefully dona-tions) from this production will go directly to Mission 22, an organiza-tion whose mission is to raise aware

Table of Peace: A special tribute to our veterans

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Changes in chapel, groupsThoughts from students The Paw Print also wanted to see what students had to say about the changes. We conducted both interviews and did a survey of students in grades eight to twelve. Seventh grad-ers were not included because they were not at this campus last year. Some students said they felt that some of the changes in community groups and chapel were good such as having Bible study with their community groups. They found that talking and sharing with each other was much better than finding an individual Bible studies. On the contrary, others find having to sit with their com-munity groups during chapel to be an issue since the people in there group aren’t their “friends.” In terms of chapel and how it’s going, students felt that the worship seemed a whole lot more genuine. The way people walked up to the front to worship was encouraging for those who might’ve not had the guts to go up previ-ously. Whatever is in store for the year, we have the ability, as students to make it a year where we can connect with Christ and others. Having chapel and community groups can be a bridge, we might not even realize to bring every-one together.

Thoughts from teachers Paw Print interviewed several teachers about their thoughts on changes in chapel and community groups. Mr. Gillens hopes that the way chapel is structured this year will provide more diversity in worship, and a place where students can grow in Christ. As far as the seating arrangement goes, some seniors might feel it unfair not to have “their spot,” during cha-pel, but teachers like Ms. Waltz and Mrs. Rice mentioned another perspective. Mrs. Rice could understand why some seniors would feel that way, but she also feels that seniors do get their chance to sit with one another such as during assembly and lunch. Ms. Waltz also thinks that by sitting with community groups, seniors have a better opportunity to learn how to become good role models for the younger classman. Community group leaders Mr. Holthus and Mr. Miller expect that, every year, community groups would reach many more students and that it would naturally become a process for CCS. It’s the hope for Mrs. Hauer that students would “be on fire for Jesus….and that it would show through in their worship… and engagements with their community groups.”

The Paw PrintCincinnati Christian Schools

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Editorial Policy The Paw Print is the student news-

paper of Cincinnati Christian Schools. The Paw Print is an open forum for

student expression which accepts let-ters to the editor. Letters to the editor may be edited for length and can be emailed to susan.zaffiro@cincinnati-

christian.org. Staff

Editor in Chief - Lindsey CarneyOpinions Editor - Mackenzie TurnerFeatures Editor - Nana Sarfu-Bonsu and Emily ChapinSports Editor - Cole MartinCopy Editors - Casey Anderson, Cody Anderson, and Zach SchlakeReporters - Aidan Boyd, Grace Custer, Col-lin Fritz, Kaitlyn Fritz, and Ashley KochisAdviser - Mrs. Susan Zaffiro

What do you think of having Bible study in community groups?

What do you think of having Chapel in community groups?

We asked students what they think about incorporating com-munity groups into Chapel and

Bible study. These were the results.

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Hi, I’m Ashley Kochis. Or, as most probably know me, I’m the new superintendent’s daughter. I just moved to Cincinnati from Columbus, so needless to say, I have absolutely no idea what is going on. Walking into a new school knowing barely anyone has been an adventure (to say the least). Lucky for me, I am no stranger to being the new kid. CCS is my fifth school in my third state. I assumed my countless times being the new girl had prepared me for tackling senior year as a new student. But, regardless, being a new senior is slightly overwhelming. At the beginning, it felt like being the new kid meant intruding on a class that has seemingly been to-gether their entire lives, but I am pleasantly surprised with how welcoming CCS has been. Once I moved here, volleyball started. This was a phe-nomenal outlet for me to get to know people. Instantly, I made some friends with the other girls on the team. How-ever, I am not the only new person in the class of 2019. I asked the other new senior, Meghan Ramsey, what her

opinion on being a new senior was. Meghan has also moved schools a handful of times. She told me that she was anxious about starting her senior year as a new student, just like me. In her exact words, “I had so many butterflies in my stomach whenever I thought about going to a new school.” However, this was Meghan’s opinion before school started. Now, she feels welcomed and accepted by the class of 2019 and the staff and faculty here. Megan is involved in the fall play, and she recounted how

kind everyone has been to her. Meghan and I are both incredibly happy to be at CCS this year. Being the new kid is never fun, but CCS has provided a multitude of areas for us

to be involved in. Whether it’s the theater program, playing volleyball, Meghan and I both feel incredibly involved in the student life of CCS. Thank you to the students and faculty of CCS for so warmly welcoming the new students. It is going to be a great year!

Lindsey Carney

Homecoming royalty crowned at the soccer game. Yep, you heard that right. For the last three years, CCS has used the soccer games for the homecoming court instead of football games. Usually the soccer game is on the same day as home-coming and the crowning takes place during half-time. This year, however, the soccer game will be held the Friday night before home-coming because the soccer field got lighting last year.

The game will take place at the home field located at the elementary on September 21 at 6:30 p.m. against Mars Hill Academy. Homecoming this year is taking place here at the school

on Saturday, Sept. 22. It will be from 8 to 11 p.m. and the cost for tickets will be $15. The theme this year is com-pletely opposite from the Zoo theme we had last year. This year, the theme is “Under the Sea”. A huge change that is hap-pening this year is that home-coming, for the first year ever, will have dancing.

My point of view

Senior year, new school

Soccer and homecoming

Senior Ashley in her hometown of Palm Beach, Florida. CCS is the latest of all five schools she’s attended. Moving her senior year has been the hardest move. (Submitted photo)

SPIRIT WEEK THEMESMonday - Hawaiian DayTuesday - Disney Day

Wednesday - America DayThursday - Sci-Fi Day

Friday - Blue and White Day

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Emily Chapin

The first day at a new school can either be great or terrifying. All the anxiety of where first bell is to say-ing hello to your new locker buddy. Students feel these things in a lot of new places, but teachers can feel this way too. Here at CCS, we have a lot of new teachers. Teachers who have a passion for learning and teaching. These teachers are Mr. Vic D’Ettorre, Miss Emily Ploetz, Mr. Matthew Hensley, Mrs. Tara Clark, and Miss Amy Wallace. Mr. Hensley had been here for a year previously teaching in the science center, but as of this year, he has moved to become the new Computer Applications teacher. Mrs. Clark is in charge of the yearbook staff and is one of the

class sponsors for the senior class. Miss Ploetz is the new English teacher and graduated from CCS in 2014. She said that she has been here since kindergarten, and states that it’s crazy that now she can come back and be able to teach. She also said that she had the chance to travel to England to ex-plore her love for teaching English. After talking with Mr. D’Ettorre, he said, “My wife and I have been living and working in Haiti at an orphanage sponsored by Samari-tan’s Purse for the last year. We were there to train teachers and to help teach the children. It was an amazing experience.” He goes on to say that his goal as a teacher here at CCS is to give the students an amazing learning experience and to honor God in the way he

teaches and as much as possible. Miss Wallace, the new Inter-vention Specialist, said that her sister graduated from CCS in 2016, and that’s how she heard

about the school. “I immediately called the school because I felt like this school is where God wanted me to start my teaching career,” said Miss Wallace. She also said that the things she loves most about teaching are the light bulb moments, when a student finally understands what is being told. She also loves that no days are the same, and that everyday is dif-ferent. Lastly, she said that she is so excited to get to know the students, more and more as the year goes on. This is true for all the teachers, they can’t wait and don’t want to miss an opportunity to talk and meet students. So don’t be afraid to ask for help or even just advice. It’s just another year at CCS, with a whole lot of NEW opportunities.

New teachers share a passion for learning

New teachers join the CCS family, clockwise from top, Mr. Hensley, Miss Ploetz, Mrs. Clark, Mr. D’Ettore, and Miss Wallace. (photos by Emily Chapin, Cole Martin, and Ashley Kochis.

Mr. Hawkins is the band and choir director at our campus, and he also teaches 5th and 6th grade band at the elementary campus. He has had other opportunities to teach various grades before coming to CCS. He goes on to say that he has never taught at a Christian school and is excited to see what it has for him. Before CCS, he graduated from Eastern Michigan University, studying music education.

Mr. Hawkins Mr. Head

Mr. Head is now part of the CCS family as the assistant to the band director. He graduated from Miami University and also is an alum from our home, CCS. Before CCS, he was a piano teacher at West Ches-ter Academy of Music and Oxford Academy of Music. He is now enjoying his new job at CCS, while still teaching at those academies on the side.

And even more new teachers Emily Chapin

After interviewing a couple more new teachers who are proud to be here at CCS, they had great things to say about the school and that they are proud to be apart of the CCS family.

Photos courtesy of Emily Chapin and Cole Martin.

"We keepmoving forward,

opening new doors, and doing new

things, because we’re curious

and curiosity keeps

leading us down new

paths.”

- Walt Disney

National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists

Every October across the nation, high school sophomores and juniors take the PSAT. Not only is the PSAT a pre-SAT test, but it is also a National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is designed to recognize high achieving students and provide schol-arships. Approximately 1.6 million students nationwide take the PSAT. Of those, only 16,000 students score high enough to be recognized as National Merit Scholar Semifinalists.

This year, two of our seniors have scored in that top 1% of students in the nation, and are being recognized as National Merit Scholar Semifinalists. Congratulations to Nathan Smearsoll and Luke Schlake for this presti-gious accomplishment!

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Kaitlyn Fritz

Over the summer, Mrs. Rice, our school libaran, got a happy surprise of a new baby girl. The baby’s name is Zoey. This bundle of joy was born on June 24. Mrs. Rice has been working to adopt a baby for a while now, how-ever, things got a bit compli-cated... On October 30, 2017, Mrs. Rice and her husband, Dave, were matched to adopt a little boy now named Alexander. Sometime in March, just after he was born, they spent time with him, called temporary care, to get to know their “new child” when suddenly the birth mother of this child decided to take him back. This may seem unfair to some, but the birth mother is allowed to take the child back several days after its birth, depending on the state. This situation went from joy to sorrow in a matter of days. Looking back on this Mrs. Rice said, “Everything about this situation was difficult . . . We just needed time to ourselves to be alone and grieve.” Despite all this, Mrs. Rice found a bright side. She claims it was all part of God’s plan to help the birth mother with her decision. This lead her to Pathway to Hope, a program that supports people to keep their children, and get over any addictions. That summer, in June, Mr and Mrs. Rice found a woman

who was giving her child up for adoption, so, they applied. Two days later they received a response, which was really quick compared to the previous application. They were set to meet the birth mother June 24, however the mother went into labor that day. It turned out to be a “fake labor” and they planned to meet later that night at a

restaurant. One hour before they were to meet up, the mom went into labor, for real this time. The baby, that was presumably a boy, was born later that night. When Mr. and Mrs. Rice heard the news, they raced to the hospital. Halfway there, they get a phone call saying that the ultrasound was incorrect and the baby was actually a girl. They were elated and met the baby girl. Shortly after they met the mother, she allowed them to name the girl. They decided to name her Zoey. This is because Mr. Rice felt like they should name her with something having to do with life; “Zoey” means life, and now she brings life into their home. Currently, Mrs. Rice works part time and leaves after lunch to spend time with her little bundle of joy. Her husband is taking full leave off work to spend time with baby Zoey.

This story goes from an upsetting event to constant joy. The new family is looking forward to the future and what is to come.

Tragedy to triumph

‘Table of Peace’ continued from page oneness of veteran suicide. Mrs. Perry shared that theatre is “an incredible platform for artists to bring political, social, and cultural issues before the public.” This is the first time CCS is performing a play under

that agenda. The date and time of this event will occur Saturday, Nov.10, at 1 and 7 p.m., and on November 11 at 2 p.m. Performances will be in the chapel. Whether you’re interested in seeing

stories from real American veterans, looking to give honor where it’s due to service members, or just wanting en-tertainment on Veterans Day weekend, be sure to check out a show time of the “Table of Peace.”

CCS Family Tree

Mrs. Ferguson and son Ben

Mr. Kochis and daughter Ashley

Mrs. Crane and son Drew

Mr. Gillens and Mr. Gillens, father and son

Mr. Peters and Miss Peters, father and daughter

Mrs. Reutenerand son Riley

Mrs. Ploetz and Miss Ploetz, mother and daughter, and and Connor, son/brother

CCS Family Tree

Mrs. Porter and daughter Maddie

Mr. Head and Mr. Head, mother and son, with Karli, daughter/sister

Mrs. Reutenerand son Riley

Mrs. Heid and Merrick, Miranda, and Margaux

People say CCS is like a family. Last June, the school had their first “family reunion” to honor Mr. Beaver and to reconnect with alumni. The Paw Print staff was surprised, when we actually started looking at the staff, how many staff members have kids who currently attend CCS. This doesn’t even include teachers whose kids are graduates like Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Totten, Mr. Rice, Mrs. McKain, Sra. Gant, Mrs. Granger, Mrs. Pitts, Mrs. Hauer, and Mrs. Zaffiro. With the addition of Miss Ploetz and Mr. Head to the faculty this year, this school also has four sets of parent/child staff members as well. Nepotism? Or just keeping it all in the family?

Mrs. Smearsoll and sons Nathan and Caleb

Mrs. Clark and daughter Kylie

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Nana Sarfo-Bonsu

Mr. Beaver’s departure posed CCS with a unique challenge: find-ing someone else qualified to teach Green. Fortunately, he did not want to give up on his students just yet. According to Mrs. Stone, she and Mr. Beaver were discussing who they would need to hire as a new Greek teacher to take his place, until Mr. Beaver came up with another option. He decided that he would still teach his class, except that he wouldn’t actually be there; he would teach through a phone call in which he would stay on the line the entire class period. Mrs. Stone was thrilled with the idea and was immediately on board.

Now, without having a teacher physically present, how would Mr. Beaver know if his students were misbehaving? Or how could he help the students that needed to see things rather than just listening to them? Nathan Smearsoll, a senior and Mr. Beaver’s student aide, just so happens to have completed Greek IV. According to Mrs. Stone, Nathan will be offering tutoring for the class after school, and will also be able to assist students if they have any questions as well. Since the class has a very small number of students who are all, according to Mr. Beaver, “well behaved,” he is confident that things will work out just fine. Did Mr. Beaver really have to do this? He could have easily left his

position to a new teacher, but he didn’t, because of how much he loves his CCS family. He demonstrated that love through teaching and serving at this school, and his service has touched the hearts of his students, like Jolie Stocker, a junior in Mr. Beaver’s Greek II class. She expressed how fun Mr. Beaver’s class could be, and men-tioned how the way he teaches things makes it easy to learn. Mrs. Stone, who has known Mr. Beaver for 27 years, said that thinking about Mr. Beaver leaving gets her a little emotional. “He’s a pillar for our school,” she said, “and it’ll be hard to see him go.” This year will be the last year that Greek will be offered as a course.

Meet Mattheu Minelli, motorcycle man The “random student column” is based on the idea that every student has a story to tell. This month, the Paw Print staff randomly selected senior Mathheu Minelli to interview.

Mackenzie TurnerPaw Print Columnist Mattheu Minelli, an eighteen-year-old senior who has been at CCS for seven years, is more than meets the eye. Mattheu has a love for his motor-cycle and enjoys doing work on it in his free-time. He rides a Kawasaki Pro Z125. Mattheu says he grew up riding dirt bikes and his bicycle and started riding “street legal” motorcycles a little over a year ago. He said he got his motorcycle license at the end of last school year and rides to school about once a week depending on the weather. Mattheu works at Showcase Cinema, and Riley Reutener joked that he can “get you into R-rated movies.” Mattheu also used to do taekwondo, which at one point took up most

of his time. He remains a brown belt in the sport. He also played football for three years. Mattheu has two pets that he loves dearly: a cat named

Meow-Meow and a black Labrador named Harambe. Riley shared that his friend also used to have a turtle. Mattheu’s friends, who lovingly refer to him as “coconut head,” also had much to say about him. Mitchell Smith told me, “He has three shirts and three pairs of shorts.” Mattheu confirmed this statement for me. He also called Mattheu “cute.” Jalon Percy said Mattheu is “very, very smart.” Mattheu denied this state-ment. Riley said Mattheu has a “beauti-ful, sculpted head,” and called him a “very elegant species.” He also remarked that his “cargo shorts are on point.” Aidan Boyd says Mattheu is the “love of his life,” and Cole Martin tells me that “Mattheu’s a

funny guy.” In the next edition of the Paw Print, we will choose an-other random student to interview. Everyone has a story to tell!

Mr.Beaver continues teaching Greek II

Mattheu’s Kawasaki Pro Z125

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Grace Custer

Many have seen the new Disney live-action movies that have been com-ing out for the past few years. Starting with Alice in Wonderland in 2010 and Maleficent in 2014, we have seen those movies grow in popularity. The movies were so well liked that, beginning in 2015 with Cinderella, there has been one every year. From Jungle Book in 2016, Beauty and the Beast in 2017, to the most recent, Christopher Robin and The Little Mermaid this year, these movies bring back the excitement of our favorite childhood joys and shine new light on old Disney classics. Disney is planning to come out with three more movies next year, including Dumbo in March, Aladdin in May, and Lion King in July. Ad-ditionally, two more are planned for release in 2020: Mulan in March and Maleficent II in May.

Where will Disney go next?

From animation to live action

These live-action movies bring back our childhood and give more music and detail. Rowan Bollmer, a 10th grader, said it is amazing and it recreated old movies for younger kids who might not have seen them otherwise, but suggests they should stick with the original storyline, so the magic is not lost. Are the live-action movies going to be as good as the original? That is your choice to make. Old stories are brought to life with the living people and the power of computer-generated animation.

Coming SoonDumbo - March 2019Aladdin - May 2019

The Lion King - July 2019Mulan - March 2020

Maleficent II - May 2020

Which live action Disney movie is CCS excited for?

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Lindsey Carney

Ever since CCS cut the football team three years ago, CCS has part-nered with the Landmark Eagles homeschool team so that students who wished to play football still could. There are ten CCS students on the team. The team is made up of students from many different schools, such as Colerain, Madeira, Lakota East, Lakota West, and Fairfield, as well as those who are homeschooled. The home field for the Eagles is the Lakota West Freshman School located at 5050 Tylersville Rd. 45069. Senior Ben Fallat is on the team and has been for the last three years, including this year. He said that being on a team that is made up of students

that are not entirely from CCS is interesting. Ben also said that it was nice being a senior on the team, and he has got-ten to know most of the guys pretty well throughout the years. He added, “There is some pressure to perform as everyone is looking up to you.” For freshman Jacob Arthur, being a freshman on the team is fun, and he can learn from the other players. Since the team is not just CCS players, he can also make friends outside of school. Jacob Carroll is a senior this year and is starting his third year with the team. He said that he is “totally used to being on the team” and that he “loves it!” He is also a captain of the team and said, “I have been waiting for this for a long time.” Being on the team has allowed him to “meet new people and make new friends from all over.” He also said, “It’s nice to have a school team and have students come to the games.” Jacob Carroll said “It is crazy to be-lieve that this is my senior year!” He also said, “I am just so thankful that God has blessed me with the ability to play football and to be a part of such an awesome team. It’s all because of

HIM!” Ethan Barr is a seventh grader and is on the junior high team. He said, “Being a seventh grader on the team is exciting because I love football and this is my first year on a tackle foot-ball team.” Both Jacobs and Ben all said that the team is looking great this year. Ben and Jacob Carroll even stated that as a team they are aiming to go undefeated. Jacob Carroll added that if that does not happen, “We would never quit and leave it all on the field.” Jacob Carroll also said, “We have an awesome group of coaches this year” and he thinks that “we are more disciplined and unified as a team than last year, and I hope to beat our record of 7-3 and go far in the playoffs.” As far as goals for this season, all three guys have goals that they per-sonally want to reach. Jacob Carroll said, “This is my last season of high school football, and I want to finish with no regrets, know-ing I gave it all I had.” Jacob Arthur said that he has many goals, but his main goal was to “give all I have even when I am tired because it is the only way I will get better.”

CCS plays alongside Landmark

(Top-left)The Eagles run out onto field in preparation before the game begins.

(Bottom-left)Cincinnati Christian senior Ben Fallat blocks his oppo-nent.

Photos courtesy of Mrs. Carroll

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Aidan Boyd

The CCS volleyball team is rebuilding this year after los-ing lots of varsity experience from the class of 2018. The team now has four freshmen starting on varsity. They are Taylor Whitton, Elizabeth Bowling, Rylee McWhinnie, and Kaitlyn Uffman. Elizabeth, who goes by El, said, “It’s exciting to be a freshmen on varsity because it doesn’t usually happen. They work us hard.” She compares it to junior high when they would some-times play games. She said that now there is a focus on conditioning and high intensity drills. Kaitlyn agrees. Nei-ther expected to get much playing time in high school and they said they certainly did not expect to make varsity.

Kaitlyn is coming off a wrist injury from last spring. El played at Mars Hill Academy in junior high and came to CCS just this year. She said her goal was to be a varsity set-ter and she can not believe that she’s reached that goal her freshman year. Because of the young team and tough schedule, the team has lost several games so far this season. “We are learning from our losses,” said senior Emily Hes-selgesser, one of the captains of the team. “We had a tough schedule starting out because we played a lot of difficult teams.” The other captain is Ashley Kochis, who brings her skills from Columbus. Despite a rough start they are staying determined and are continuing to play strong.

Rebuilding year for volleyball team

Aidan Boyd

The cross country team has been running with full flags despite a few injuries. “We are smaller than I would’ve hoped,” Coach Holthus said. “We only have one student (Brandon Rogers) on junior high.” Ashley Veldkamp and Aidan Bonn’s goals are going to regionals. “I think they can definitely get there. Ashley got there last year,” Mr. Holthus said. Aidan, who is a freshman this year, said that he is work-ing hard to get under 18 minutes in the 5K (3.1 miles). His best time so far has been 18:05.

Cross country meets are generally a 5K run across all kinds of terrain. Aidan said he thinks that the worst kind of terrain to run in is a narrow path through the woods although he also added that he personally finds that kind of fun. Earlier in the season, CCS did not have enough girls to have a girls’ team, but they are back at almost full strength. Freshman Kaylene Lunt said that she can now compete but she can not run at full speed or run hills yet. She’s hoping to be at full speed by the end of the month. Kaylene said that her least favorite terrain for races is running on cement since it is hard on your legs.

Despite injuries, cross country shows potential

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Farewell, Mr. Beaver! You will be greatly missed!

Thanks for almost 30 years of service

to CCS and to the Lord.

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