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N E L L E C X E F C O 60EL S EB R RA YEA VOICETHE MAGAZINE OF CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - 2010-11 n ISSUE 1 TING 60 senior staff
Head of School Barry Giller
Chief Financial Officer Terry Efird
Lower School Principal Thomas Tuttle
Middle School Principal Amanda Poole
Upper School Principal Allen Nielsen
Director of Admissions Cathie Broocks
Director of Athletics Tom Jamerson
Director of Communications Laura Goodyear
Director of Development George Courtney
Director of Fine Arts Michelle Long
Director of Human Resources Shannon Edwards
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Features
2 CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN TURNS 60! The school celebrates 60 years of excellence in Christian education.
6 impacting our community Upper school math teacher makes her mark through MathWorx program and mission trips.
8 PREPARING athletes for college Over the last five years, 59 student-athletes have advanced to play sports at the collegiate level.
9 ACT 1 Captures second state title Upper school drama troupe awarded for performance of Into the Woods, Jr.
11 honoring our veterans Students remembered and honored veterans during special Veteran’s Day chapels held in November.
5 Academics 7 Athletics 9 fine Arts 11 Spiritual life & Service 13 Community 15 Campus notables 19 DEvelopment
Photo Credits Accolade Staff Development Staff USC Media Relations Allycia Brown Eva Crawford St. John Photography Communications Staff Furman Sports Information Lori Suarez The Voice is printed in color this year thanks to Jeff Buseick and United Printing. barry gill e r, h ad o f sch oo l barry
“I don’t like this tradition…”
My youngest daughter, Faith, uttered these words after our annual trip to cut down the family’s Christmas tree was prolonged by a wrong turn, a mistake of 45 minutes. Our family, I am sure like yours, has many traditions during the holiday season. Our traditions include the family football game Thanksgiving morning; the Christmas picture; collecting the delivered Christmas cards so we can pray for one family each night at dinner; decorating the tree in a semi-organized fashion; and on Christmas morning opening one gift at a time. Each of these traditions brings back fond memories and creates the fabric of our family, but I am sure that my children at times have wondered why we bother with these rituals.
Schools, like families, are full of traditions. I have enjoyed my first year asI have learned about the traditions at Charlotte Christian. Some are common to most Christian schools, like chapel or Friday night football, and others are very unique, for example Windy Gap, the Lamb Loonies or the Hendrick Scholarships and chapel service.
The traditions of Charlotte Christian should remind us of where we have come from as well as lay the foundation for our collective vision for the future. Traditions fondly recall the past, celebrate the present, and prepare us for the future. As our school community enjoys our 60th year of Christian education we thank God for the tradition that our school rests on, a tradition that includes:
• faculty, staff, and administrators committed to modeling a Biblical worldview each and every day • academic excellence that simultaneously pursues Christ and knowledge • co-curricular programs that develop a student’s God-given talents and gifts • a dedicated and generous board of trustees that prayerfully seek God’s guidance • a supportive parent community that partners with our faculty and staff • a student body who graduates prepared not only for college but more importantly for life
This edition of the Voice celebrates the tradition of Charlotte Christian. I hope you enjoy a look at the past, a celebration of the present, and a vision for the future.
As always your prayers and support are greatly appreciated.
God Bless,
Barry Giller Head of School
1 CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL charlotte christian turns 60!
Charlotte Christian Turns 60! Founded in 1950, Charlotte Christian School is celebrating from the revival with a heart for Christian education and 60 years of excellence in Christian, college preparatory organized Christian High School in 1960. The two schools education. The 2010-11 school year marks six decades of then merged in 1969 to become Christian School Association educating the whole child in a Christ-centered environment. of Charlotte, Inc. and the school was soon relocated to its present location on Sardis Road in 1972. The school first opened its doors in 1950 as a Christian day school for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Dr. L. In talking to members of the school community about what Pointdexter McClenny of Calvary Presbyterian Church had a makes Charlotte Christian School special, there is one vision for local Christian education and established what was resounding theme that stands out - its people. Here are a then known as Calvary Christian Day School. Later in 1958, few different perspectives of what the school has meant to following a month-long Billy Graham crusade in Charlotte’s legendary employees, long-time faculty, and current students. Ovens Auditorium, a group of local businessmen came away
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Ken & Joyce Flenniken
Ken and Joyce Flenniken breathe Charlotte Christian. The two “Headmaster Fred Chase and Business Manager Bruce Bucholtz worked a combined 69 years for the school. In 1970 Joyce rode a scooter down the hall during spirit week and the students was one of the only secretaries for the school, and Ken came on loved it. board in 1974 as the school’s only custodian for many years. They recall different buildings constructed and land purchased, In 2003 the Flennikens were honored for their many years of but remember the people as being what made Charlotte dedication and service to Charlotte Christian. At that time the Christian special. remodeled dining hall was renamed for the Flennikens, and they celebrated Joyce’s retirement after 33 years with the school. “People didn’t come for the facilities,” said Mr. Flenniken. “They wanted Christian education and our caring and qualified The Flennikens emphasized that the school has stayed on mission teachers.” and wouldn’t be where it was today without a legacy of parent participation. They believed in Christian education so much that four of their five daughters attendedC harlotte Christian. Jane graduated in “The camaraderie of parents was great. They were so involved. 1974, Sharon in 1984, Susan in 1985 and Margaret in 1989. They would hold bazaars and fundraisers that would supplement the school’s budget,” said Mrs. Flenniken. “If it wasn’t for giving They fondly recall stories of how the school began. above tuition, the school wouldn’t have grown like we did. Parents would pitch in to do whatever needed to be done,” said “We used to have a white construction truck where the students Mr. Flenniken. would purchase their lunches. We had registration in the gym with parents lined out the door to pay for tuition and pick up “It is wonderful to see how it has grown over the years.” their children’s text books,” they recollected.
In the last 60 years... In the last 40 years... A group of local The board purchased 15.5 businessmen came away acres at 7301 Sardis Road. from a month-long Billy Over the next 38 years, the Graham Crusade at Ovens board continued to purchase Auditorium with a heart property and grow the for Christian education in campus to its current size of Charlotte and faithfully 54 acres. On March 12, organized Christian High 1972, ground was broken for School at the current site of Central Church of God. Christian High the first building at the current site, now the Middle School Building, School merged with Calvary Presbyterian Church to form Christian named for Harry Graham, one of the businessmen who founded the School Association of Charlotte, Inc., creating a kindergarten through school. In 1976 the school was renamed Charlotte Christian School twelfth grade institution. In 1964 Christian High School graduated with the Knight as its mascot. In 1982 Charlotte Christian School its first class with seven seniors. earned accreditation from SACS.
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Faculty Perspective Vicki Nelson Second Grade Teacher
“Charlotte Christian is about the people,” said Vicki Nelson, (26), Freida Thomas (24), Jenny Ramsey (23), Kevin Buchanan second grade teacher. “It is about the God-centered (22), David Flenniken (22), Mike Brooks (21), Greg Simmons (21) relationships and the prayer for one another.” and Betsy Windham (21).
Mrs. Nelson was hired as a fifth grade teacher in 1983, and not “For me, it is freedom. We are free to teach the whole truth and including a five-year sabbatical to stay home raising her son, she teach God’s word. We are able to pray with our kids and share has been teaching children in the lower school for 22 years. She the Good News. People that come here are seeking the Biblical taught fifth grade, fourth grade, worked in the library, before integration and strong foundation.” settling in to the second grade. Central to the second grade are the outreach and community She is among the 15 faculty and staff that have served at service programs that allow Charlotte Christian to minister to Charlotte Christian for more than 20 years. Others include Ken those in need. These students learn to pray for countries around Flenniken (36), Janet Aldridge (31), Jean Fogle (30), Marcia the world. Craig (28), Paula Hodges (26), Edy Holmes (26), Libby Smith
Student Perspective Jay Putnam Senior, Charlotte Christian lifer
Senior Jay Putnam is one of 30 seniors in the Class of 2011 that Other students weighed in on what makes Charlotte Christian has attended Charlotte Christian since kindergarten. This year’s special. graduating class of 107 is slated to be the largest in school history. He has found his niche in the fine arts as a member of the ACT 1 “Charlotte Christian is special to me because I can pray. I also drama troupe since his freshman year and in his second year as a have lots of friends. There is great and nice teachers. It is very member of the Knights Knews broadcasting team. educational.” Ben Boone, grade 3 “It has been a great place to be,” said Jay. “It is a good constant place with friends and great teachers. Everything comes from a “I love Charlotte Christian School because of all my friends and Biblical perspective that prepares you to go into the world and academics and options of sports to play. But most of all it is be ‘in’ the world as a Christian rather than outside of it.” wonderful that we can learn about Jesus and read the Bible in class and are able to pray to the Lord.” Adam Lewis, grade 6
In the last 20 years... Save-the-Date The Lower Gym, Early Education Community-Wide Building, and Dining Hall were completed. The Knights earned 60th Anniversary Celebration 24 team state championships. Friday, April 29, 2011 Fine arts started selling season tickets to theatre productions. In The entire Charlotte Christian community is invited to 2008 enrollment reached 1086 students with 98 graduating attend this special afternoon celebration honoring a 60 seniors. year tradition of excellence in Christian education. Make plans now to join us as we rejoice in God’s abundant blessings on our school over the past six decades. Charlotte Christian Timeline
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ACADEMICS PRESS The Knights Knews, Jr. recently hit the newsstand and is drawing rave reviews. A newspaper created by and put together entirely by lower school students, Knights Knews, Jr. is the creation of students currently enrolled in Kids in Print, one of the lower school’s after school enrichment opportunities.
The original idea was to form a creative “The students have taken complete combed the campus taking pictures and writing club. After some brainstorming responsibility in putting the paper setting up interviews. They came up with it was decided that a lower school together,” said Mrs. Cline. “They the headlines for their stories and were newspaper was the way to go and from have come up with story ideas, made responsible for meeting the deadlines there the project took off. Led by fourth appointments with subjects they wanted before going to print. grade teachers Mrs. Sarah Cline and Ms. to interview, and put the paper together Brooke Dunning, the Kids in Print class from start to finish.” Fifth grader Terelle Brown wrote an article meets Thursdays after school. There are on the InterFaith Basketball League and 25 students currently enrolled in the club Students are using Netbooks to write was a contributor to the story on Mr. Giller. with an additional 25 on a waiting list if their stories and then saving them on their the club is offered again. flashdrives. The first issue includes articles “I had fun getting to go around campus to about Head of School Barry Giller, the interview people,” said Terrelle. “I learned “We were shocked at how many kids new lower school teachers, lower school that putting together a newspaper takes a wanted to be a part of Kids in Print,” said artwork, and Charlotte Christian parent lot of hard work.” Ms. Dunning. “We had hoped to make the Kevin Donnalley who recently traveled to minimum of 10, and in less than 24 hours Africa on a mission trip. Based on its popularity and waiting list, we had more than 50 kids sign up.” Mrs. Cline and Ms. Dunning hope to offer Most students acted as writers/reporters Kids in Print again this year. From choosing the paper’s name, to but a few students put their creativity to deciding what they were going to write use by drawing comic strips and designing “We expect this will continue to be enjoyed about, the students took ownership of the word searches and crossword puzzles. by the entire lower school,” said Mrs. paper from the beginning. Students created press badges and Dunning. “It is all about their peers and it gives them something to call their own.”
desire for another science enrichment to During the study of DNA, students offer as a middle school elective. recreated DNA molecules using toothpicks, twizzlers and marshmallows. “This class is good in developing so When it came time to learn fingerprinting, many different scientific skills including Mrs. Bartlett had her students look under inferences, observations, predicting, and microscopes to examine the swirls and hypothesizing – skills all detectives use,” patterns of each of their fingerprints said Mrs. Bartlett. to see what makes them unique. Students also dusted for and lifted “We have learned things like: how fingerprints using the same equipment as to conduct a search; tire printing; professionals. Mrs. Bartlett has brought fingerprinting; trace evidence (glass in police detectives as guest speakers shards, hair, soil); arson; weapons; and they have been able to build on the striations of bullets and how to trace things she has taught her students. them back to a gun; facial reconstruction; handwriting; voice analysis and more.” Seventh grader Amber Haridopolos is one of the few girls currently taking the Like the popular CSI television show Mrs. Bartlett has worked to creatively class, and according to her, the class has indicates, science is used every day in our engage the students in her class. To been a wonderful experience. world. Students in the CSI class, a middle encourage her students’ detective skills, school elective, participate in hands- She set up a “crime scene” in a small “Mrs. Bartlett makes the class so much on science activities that require critical office space in the middle school. She fun,” said Amber. “I have learned things thinking skills to create, build, write, and planted a “bloody” hammer, keys on the I never knew about – like for example solve problems related to crime scene floor, a crumbled up note and more as when you see a blood drop there are investigations. evidence and then asked her students to ways to tell exactly from which direction investigate what had happened. it came from. I am definitely interested in The class, taught by middle school science learning more about this subject.” teacher Julie Bartlett, was born out of a
5 CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ACADEMICS: FACULTY PROFILE 6 ISSUE 1 n rankie, rankie, s soon As F Charlotte 2010-11 Head, Mrs. n her spare time, time, spare her In Hilton In School is amazing,” Church. Christian She has becoming enjoyed a part County and was also profiled as an Charlotte Beaufort tewart and Stewart son Michael, a junior at Educator of the Week on local news channels in the area. channels news on local in the area. ofEducator the Week as nominated was and servedhas She Reader AP an as ofYear. the Teacher Disney’s Mrs. Jones’s desire to give back to others was reflected servedand to nominated partas ofwas she when the Jones Mrs. program. to Teach How Teachers Teaching learningseminars and spent her summer attending tips on teaching During fellow her to educate professionals. how the schoollearned she then took what she had and year into rural schoolswent time instructingspent and them – an calls both “challenging she experience and rewarding.” Mrs. Jones’s family includes her husband Plans are underway for Mrs. Jones to once again lead a lead again once to Jones Mrs. for underway are Plans ofgroup Charlotteschool upper Christian to the students summer. next Dominican Republic “ Jones. Mrs. said trip,” this about excited so am “I as we made the announcement we had 50 kids sign up immediately.” during her years accolades many has received Jones Mrs. ofEducator the received She Year the educator. an as award in daughter which isn’t as plentiful as it used to Mrs. be, Jones enjoys and photography playing the flute. the played business and small photography a had Jones week at church.flute every led her to hand God’s how is quite aware Jones Mrs. Charlotte to Charlotte when her family moved Christian for her husband’s job. of the Charlotte Christian community both as a teacher and as a parent. “The faculty at realize how people think “I don’t Jones. Mrs. said link There is absolutely no weak are. incredible they the different things our school I also love here. offers the in opportunities The diversity is great.” students. hristian. They attend Elevation Elevation attend They Christian. have have I Functions and cademy Academy where she ica, Mexico Rica, and Mexico the dvanced Advanced Costa hristian, she has made quite made has she Christian, Christian Bolivia, Honors and Head II Charlotte India, Hilton epublic – just to name a few. epublic – just to name a few. During help sessions, teachers are prepared to lgebra Algebra elize, Belize, Susan Jones: Our CommunityImpacting taught prior to coming to Charlotte Christian. Upon her arrival, impact on the upper school’s math department when she Mrs. Jones made helped develop and implement the an idea of MathWorx, immediate effort ofschoolupper collaborative a instructors math students who need additional support toward targeted in math. assist students needing help in any math class, department math The works daily before their own. not just school, during lunch and after school to help student any assistance. that needs a little extra Alongside her teaching engaging and students with her is traveling passion responsibilities, Mrs. Jones’s in life-changingthem for it be Whether mission trips. church youth groups, or trips schoolto students, she has led In the year and a half and Susan In the year School Mrs. Upper Teacher at been has Jones of is head Jones Mrs. on the schoolan impact community. Pre- teaches currently department, math school upper the Calculus, serves as the junior class advisor. Mrs. Jones has been an educator for almost schools. private and public in both taught has and 25 years with a degree in Salem College from She graduated later then and Management Economic and Economics of her University attended Miami where she received spent Jones Mrs. Education. in Math degree masters 13 years at “I thank God I have the ‘in’ of ‘in’ the teaching I have God thank “I form to on mission relationships with students that I can then take trips,” said Mrs. Jones. “When you take kids to a have to things they opened are third world country their eyes really learnmuchthose whom to that They seen. never is much students poorest the given, Even required. is Dominican R to the rich are when compared realize how they taken rest of the world.” 7 athletics CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL to competeatthecollegiatelevel. 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act 1 captures second state title
Congratulations to Charlotte Christian’s ACT 1 drama team, “There is a great mentorship between the students and a recently named 2010 North Carolina Theatre Competition (NCTC) tremendous sense of camaraderie,” said Mrs. Long. She shared state winners at the NCTC High School Play Festival, capturing that the students not only enjoy competing at the NCTC festivals, their second state title since 2008. More than 120 shows from but gain the knowledge of professional adjudication that can be 90 schools competed at the regional level with the top 16 shows applied to their next performance. “Our team did very well at advancing to the state festival held at Greensboro College, Nov. the regional competition, but they really stepped it up at the state 18-19. The ACT 1 performance of Into the Woods, Jr. was chosen competition,” she said. “The audience responded to every twist as one of two distinguished plays at the state competition and will and turn of the story, and jumped to their feet at the conclusion. now advance to the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in Our students were so excited and encouraged by their response.” Atlanta, Ga. In addition to state honors, their production also won excellence in set design and senior Polly Hilton was named best Seniors Polly Hilton and Jay Putnam have both been members of actress in the state. the ACT 1 team for four years, and this year Jay is serving as team captain. “It is great to end our senior year on such a high note,” At the earlier regional competition held in October, the group they both agreed. Polly played the role of “Little Red Riding performed both Into the Woods, Jr. and The Taming of the Hood” in the production, for which she won the State Best Actress Shrew, winning numerous awards. Claire Hilton and Polly Hilton award. “There was so much amazing talent at the competition and won Excellence in Acting awards; Michelle Long won Excellence I was honored to be recognized for a role that I enjoyed so much,” in Directing; The Taming of the Shrew won Best Acting Ensemble; she said. Polly also took on her first costume design job for the and Into the Woods, Jr. received both the Technical Management show, choosing modern teen dress over traditional fairy tale attire, Award and the Distinguished Play Award. and was delighted when the updated change was “accepted with open arms” at competition. Jay shared how the team members Many of the students on this year’s winning team were also members apply positive support and encouragement to one another for a of the 2008 state championship team when their production of As truly winning combination. You Like It won the NCTC state title. The ACT 1 drama team is a 32 member audition-only competition drama team under the The team will take their award-winning production and represent direction of Michelle Long, fine arts director atC harlotte Christian, Charlotte Christian School and the State of North Carolina as one and Mindy Damon, upper school choral music and drama teacher. of 20 schools at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Atlanta in March of 2011.
Visual Art Students Win Patriotic Competition Junior Kevin Ramsey became the fourth Charlotte Christian visual Charlotte Christian visual arts students have been honored to win arts student in a row to win a top award in the Carolinas Freedom four of the five years that the Patriotic Art Competition has been Patriotic Art Competition. His piece, entitled “The Face of Courage,” held. Former winners include Anne Marie Gaines (2007), Meredith won the Independent High School Grand Prize in the competition Haake (2008), and last year’s grand prize winner, Jake Younts held this fall. Kevin received the honor alongside his parents at (2009). This year, sophomore Carson Kowar also won second the US Airways Freedom Breakfast held Nov. 5, where his art was place and sophomore Ashley Tiess received honorable mention. featured on the program cover and he was awarded the grand prize In addition to prizes awarded to the students, the school also of four roundtrip tickets to Washington, DC aboard US Airways. The received monetary awards to be used for supplies in the visual breakfast was a celebration of our nation’s freedom and included arts department. the swearing in of new U.S. citizens and honored nationally known artist, Kaziah Hancock, for her portraits of fallen soldiers.
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Christmas is All in the Heart “It felt good to know how much our school and our students care about others,” Brooklyn said.
Sydney agreed. “It was fun to help someone who probably won’t get much on Christmas day and to know that Christmas is really about family and friends and taking care of each other,” she said.
Students in seventh grade participated in a similar project on behalf of 2xSalt. In late November, students began a toy drive for the ministry’s Miracle Mall Christmas Store, an event that allows parents to shop at deeply discounted prices and provide Christmas for their own families with dignity and pride. On Dec. 6 the seventh graders loaded up the toys that had been donated and took them to Serving others during the holiday season is often on the 2xSalt to unload and sort. The students helped organize hearts and minds of our school community. This year the the Miracle Mall to get it ready for its opening on Dec. upper school National Honor Society (NHS) partnered 18. with the lower school in their annual collection of shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child (OCC). Members of the Seventh grader Anna Edwards enjoyed her time at NHS then delivered the more than 500 shoeboxes to the 2xSalt. OCC processing center. “It was pretty neat to see what these children were In addition, sixth and seventh grade students made getting for Christmas and to help other people so that their own impact on the community through their service they can actually have presents,” said Anna. projects.
On Dec. 14 the entire sixth grade traveled to Team Church where the congregation had purchased more than 650 gifts for children at Walter Bickett Elementary School. These elementary school children were given a list of 10 gifts to choose from and were promised to receive something off of their list. Each of the gifts was wrapped by and prayed over by the Charlotte Christian sixth graders before being sorted into piles.
Sixth graders Sydney Scott and Brooklyn Williams were excited to be a part of the service project.
11 CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SPIRITUAL LIFE & SERVICE
a new song
Lower school chapels have experienced an exciting new element “Stacie and I loved working with these students. They were so this year with the addition of the lower school praise and worship excited and enthusiastic and they just sang their hearts out,” said team. The team performed in front of their peers about 10 times Mrs. Dennehy. in weekly chapels and every day during SLAM week. Mrs. Dennehy enjoyed incorporating the multi-media, multi-sensory Led by Lower School Music Teacher Elisa Dennehy and Group approach to back up the praise and worship team and plans on Leader Stacie Tuttle, the group of 15 girls and boys in grades 3-5 continuing leading chapels the same way. met weekly on Monday afternoons to learn new choreographed routines and songs. “The addition of the lower school praise and worship team to chapel was a significant one. Chapels became more meaningful “We saw an opportunity for our students to use their gifts and when we emphasized worship. It helped all of the students become talents to witness to their peers,” said Mrs. Dennehy. “We feel like more focused on God.” it added a whole new dimension to the level of praise in chapel. When students see their peers worship like that, it is a powerful Plans are underway for a new group to begin leading worship for experience.” the second semester. “There are a lot of possibilities for growth with this group,” said Mrs. Dennehy. The Image of Christ
“The Image of Christ” is the school their lives should be lived. theme this year, but it is also the overarching theme for this year’s middle “The kids get excited each week when school chapels. Middle School Principal they see the cross plugged in because it Amanda Poole and Assistant Principal is becoming brighter and brighter,” said Karl Simon collaborated on how to Mr. Simon. break down the theme into bite-sized pieces that could be easily digested by Bridging the gap from week to week middle school students. was also important to the middle school team. Each week’s chapel is centered on an individual characteristic of Christ. “It was our goal to improve the flow During the first semester, speakers from between chapels this year,” said Mr. both inside and outside of the school Simon. “We wanted our students to addressed the topics of character, be able to explain to their parents perseverance, respect, commitment, what chapels were about when they knowledge and courage. Second were asked. Being able to talk about semester will bring discussion on courage is a lot simpler than discussing the characteristics of accountability, the ‘Image of Christ’ as a whole.” gratitude, love/purity, integrity, humility, discipline, gentleness, wisdom, “Our goal at the end of the year is forgiveness and joy. for the students to know that to reflect the ‘Image of Christ’ they must shine To further illustrate the concept, each brightly,” said Mr. Simon. “We also time a topic is discussed, a light bulb want them to know that you don’t just is screwed into a pre-constructed cross, automatically have humility, integrity, reminding the students to let their lights etc. These are spiritual disciplines shine in that area. Under each light which is why we broke them down into bulb is the individual characteristic segments they could better understand. being discussed that day. As a new light We want them to go into summer is added each week - the cross shines reminded of the characteristics they brighter, a model to the students of how need to be emulating.”
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Students Honor Veterans in Special Chapels
Students in every school remembered and honored veterans in the military to show courage, and that it was equally during all three special Veteran’s Day chapels held Nov. difficult to show courage in other aspects of life, including 11. The chapel speakers were all Charlotte Christian middle school. He drew other examples from the families parents who had also served in different capacities of the of military service men and women who serve alone at United States armed forces. Lower school students began home while their husbands or wives are deployed. Capt. their service with praise and worship led by the Lower Reed encouraged students to show courage in their daily School Praise Team, followed by prayer and pledges by lives by being a good friend and peer, asking for school third grade students who all wore hats from the various help from teachers, trying a new sport, or standing up for branches of the military. The lower school choir and fifth someone “outside their circle” to name a few. grade orchestra performed patriotic music and a special flag tribute was also presented. The upper school chapel was led by students and featured patriotic selections from the upper school choir group, A Anthony Ketron, law professor and Lieutenant Colonel in the Little Knight Music, and the Wind Ensemble. Major Mark U. S. Army Reserve, talked about the history of Veteran’s Day Hood, U.S. Marine Corps, father of Charlotte Christian with the lower school students and shared that prayer is the alumni Maggie and Hayward Hood (‘09), spoke about what most powerful thing that students can do to honor veterans. Veteran’s Day really means. He went on to define it as duty, At the close of the chapel, Lt. Col. Ketron and the entire honor, fun times, selfless sacrifice, shock, exhaustion, bands chapel assembly were given the amazing opportunity to of brothers, lessons for life, and never forgetting the ultimate corporately pray for Charlotte Christian parent Lieutenant sacrifice that so many have made. Major Hood spoke with Andy Craig, Nurse Corps-U.S. Navy, and his family. Lt. the students about everyone’s duty to show respect to those Craig, a UNC-Charlotte nurse practitioner and father of who serve the United States through military service. He third grader Gracie Craig, was preparing for deployment also talked about how shock can be positive because it to Afghanistan just three days following the chapel. “It was is an immediate call to action, sharing the example of his a humbling experience to exercise the power of prayer for experience on board the US Airways flight that landed in one of our own Charlotte Christian family members who the Hudson River in January 2009. was being deployed to serve,” said Lt. Col. Ketron.
During the middle school chapel, patriotic music was performed by the Middle School Praise Band, the Concert Band (grade six), and the Symphonic Band (grades seven and eight). Special guest Captain Rone Reed, U.S. Army Special Forces, spoke to the students about courage. As a former member of the U.S. Army Green Beret, Capt. Reed shared a video about the mission and training of the Green Beret unit, explaining that a person does not need to be
Please mark your calendars and join Head of School Barry Giller SAVE-THE-DATE for the second forum of the school year. The evening will include a short presentation on the state of our school including an update State of the School Address on goals for the 2010-11 school year, financial snapshot for Monday, January 24, 2011 2011-12 and the vision for the future. To view material shared in Flenniken Dining Hall 7 p.m. the October forum, please visit the head of school section of the school’s Web site.
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Students in lower, middle, and upper of discussing the history in social studies and Bible classes by school all participated Charlotte School taking place in the Christian and what was 1950s when the school was organized. Each Charlotte on what makes Christian special by their perspective student shared writing on special cards which or drawing will be displayed memento. commemorative in the dining hall as a large together FLIK. served cake by During lunch, birthday students also enjoyed on the athletic stadium field on the 60th day of the 60th school year. More than 1,100 faculty, staff and students dressed in their Charlotte Christian blue and the in photo group a for together posed and wear spirit white ofofshape ofin celebration six decades 60 a large Christian education. an explanation of the site, share resources, and provide the provide and resources, share site, ofthe explanation an on their decisions based educated to make parents tools for our children to prepare a world have for child.own “We offer and technology, of knowledge have they assumes that teachingand boundaries drawing how them by guidance to said self-monitor,” Mrs. Poole. the results of a recent middle school poll which 14% found of 47% sixth ofgrade, and seventh 68% grade, of eighth grade students currently have schoolat middle ofstudents ofall 42% The goal of the wasfirst not meeting to tell parents if their child should have a “Swimming with Poole” is a first-time parenting series led that is targeted Middle SchoolPoole Principal Amanda by at helping parents of students in grades five through eight The today. pre-adolescents the issues facing navigate first offour meetingswas held Nov. 3 andfocused on the issue of social media, specifically discussions on developmental readiness, management of the site, setting boundaries, and other parenting concerns. Middle SchoolAssistant Principal Karl Simon and Counselor Liner also helped facilitate the discussions to a full Angela Center. audience at the Swim and Tennis “Swimming with Poole” “Swimming Off Series Kicks Parenting The entire campus body of body campus entire The academics
Hendrick Scholarships NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS & COMMENDED SCHOLARS Congratulations to seniors CATHERINE JARRETT and JAKE YOUNTS who were named semifinalists in the 56th annual CAMPUS NOTABLES National Merit Scholarship Program. They will compete with more than 16,000 scholastically-talented high school seniors from across the nation for one of the 8,400 Merit Scholarship awards to be given out next spring. Seniors DAVID ANDERSEN, BEN ANTHONY, HOPE FOSKEY, MATTHEW HASSELBERG, JOHN HUMPHRIES, and STEPHEN ZITTROUER were named Commended Students in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program and are part of the 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation who are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Seniors ANTHONY GILL and JULIA BUWICK are this year’s recipients of the Jennifer and Kimberly Hendrick Memorial HOBY LEADERSHIP NOMINEE Scholarships which were presented in all-school chapel on Sophomore ZACH TUTTLE has been nominated by the upper Oct. 27. The scholarships were established by Mrs. Cathy school faculty to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Hendrick in May of 2005 to provide full tuition to two seniors Leadership Conference at Wake Forest University June 17- at Charlotte Christian who exemplify a humble, Christ-like 19. HOBY is a nationally-recognized leadership conference spirit, and heart of service to the Lord. The scholarships are in that empowers students to return to their campuses equipped memory and honor of her daughters, Jennifer Marie Hendrick to make an impact on their school communities. and Kimberly Paige Hendrick, both Charlotte Christian graduates of the Class of 2000. Their precious lives, along 2010 SPELLING BEE with the life of their father, John Hendrick, family members and friends, were surrendered to the Lord on October 24, 2004.
N.C. JR. CLASSICAL LEAGUE FALL FORUM
Thirteen sixth grade delegates represented Charlotte Christian School at the N.C. Jr. Classical League Fall Forum event held Nov. 20 in the classics department of UNC-Greensboro. The JCL delegates and their faculty sponsors, Mrs. Jean Robbins and Mrs. Jean Fogle, attended workshops on the Trojan War, the Twelve Labors of Hercules, archeology at Pylos, and Congratulations to sixth grader EMEM OKPOKOWURUK on conversational Latin. The students also participated in Silly winning the 2010 Charlotte Christian Spelling Bee. Thirty Olympika and Mixed Up Certamen. students representing grades three through eight advanced to compete in the spelling bee held Dec. 3. In addition to Emem, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN DELEGATES (Shown left to right) two other spellers competed in the final round, MATTHEW EVA NOEL BOWER ANDREW T. LOOKER, JR. BOELKINS, grade six and REGAN JACKSON, grade five. JANE FOX NICK SUAREZ Emem will go on to represent Charlotte Christian in the ELISE HANEGRAAFF ABBY YOH Mecklenburg County Independent School Spelling Bee on Jan. ANSLEY CORRIGAN BROOKE SLATTERY 24 at Charlotte Preparatory School. ABBY RICHARDS ERIN DYKE CENIA GOLDSTEIN KATIE HANEBUTT MATTHEW BOELKINS
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ALL-NCISAA ATHLETES ALL-CISAA ATHLETES Football: Cheerleading: Football: Volleyball: KYLER BROWN MADISON DEAN KYLER BROWN JULIA BUWICK BRETT CHERRY AMANDA HUDGINS BRETT CHERRY SYDEL CURRY MATTHIAS FARLEY BAILEY THOMPSON MATTHIAS FARLEY MORGAN HORNER GARRETT HUNEYCUTT MAGGIE WALKER GARRETT HUNEYCUTT
Cross Country: Men’s Soccer: JOHN GOOD STEPHEN ZITTROUER LUKE ROBINSON
FALL 2010 ATHLETIC SIGNINGS OASIS ALL-STAR SHRINE CLASSIC Seniors KYLER BROWN, MATTHIAS FARLEY, GARRETT HUNEYCUTT, and SIMMS MCELFRESH were all named to the 2010 NC Independent Schools Association Shrine Bowl Team. The 2010 All-Star Shrine Classic was held Nov. 26 at Charlotte Country Day, with a North Carolina victory of 31- 24 over South Carolina.
Middle School Basketball Teams Win Golden Corral Christmas Classic Congratulations to both the girls’ and boys’ middle school basketball teams on being named champions at the Golden Corral Christmas Classic, held Dec. 3-4 at Covenant Day School. Three Charlotte Christian student-athletes signed national letters-of-intent to play at the collegiate level during the The girls used a balanced scoring attack and a strong defense NCAA National Signing Day ceremony held Nov. 10 in the to defeat Charlotte Prep 27-8, Carmel Christian 39-15, and Lamb/Johnson Gymnasium. Covenant Day 36-14 in the championship game. This is the second Golden Corral title that the girls have earned in three years. ANTHONY GILL The boys employed a successful press and up-tempo game to University of South Carolina (Basketball) defeat Providence Day seventh grade 33-9, Charlotte Country TYLER SIMMON Day School 48-32, and the Providence Day eighth grade team Wingate University (Baseball) in the finals 52-29. WORTH SMITH United States Naval Academy (Basketball)
17 CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CAMPUS NOTABLES fine arts HONORS BANDS ARTFEST OF MATTHEWS WINNERS Congratulations to the following Charlotte Christian musicians who were selected to perform in honors bands:
NCAIS Honors Band Hayley Buckner Jonah Wylie Sean Gallagher Morgan Yeargan Christian Taylor
Piedmont Artist Series Honors Band Matthew Boelkins Sean Lindsay Avery Buie Abby Yoh Harrison Hamer Congratulations to four visual arts seniors who won scholarships Eastern Kentucky University Honors Band and awards at the 25th Annual ArtFest of Matthews held Harrison Hamer Sydney Weaver Sept. 25-26. The festival is a fine art and master craft show Alex Watkins Abby Yoh featuring juried work including a senior art competition which Addison Weaver showcases some of the county’s best senior artists.
Winthrop University Honors Band LAUREN ASPEY People’s Choice Award and Hayley Buckner a $250 scholarship Scott Ortlip ANNA HOLT first place, a $750 scholarship, and a $75 honorable mention award Charlotte Junior Youth Symphony JAKE YOUNTS second place and a $500 scholarship Michael Humphries AJ CALHOUN Photography Award for $250
University of Alabama at Birmingham SCHOLASTIC ART ON DISPLAY IN NATION’S CAPITAL Rachel Redmond Avery Buie Two Charlotte Christian graduates have been chosen to include Harrison Hamer Alex Watkins their National Scholastic Art Gold Award artwork in a year-long India Lindsay Abby Yoh exhibition in Washington, DC sponsored by the 2010 Scholastic Virginia Tech Honors Band Art & Writing Awards. MEREDITH HAAKE (’10) will have her Hayley Buckner Scott Ortlip artwork on display at the U.S. Department of Education and Carrie Frances Daniel Dani von Gnechten MEGAN BURTON (’09) will have her piece on display at the Wes Foskey Alex Watkins President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Sean Gallagher Sydney Weaver Conner Hartis Abby Yoh STUDENT TRIP TO SEE NUTCRACKER Andrew T. Looker, JR.
All American High School Honors Performance at Carnegie Hall Hayley Buckner
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO COMPETITION Congratulations to senior NIKKI KRECICKI whose photo of her grandmother entitled “A Wrinkle In Time” was chosen for the National Geographic Photography Contest. Her Students in Miss Dunning’s fourth grade class enjoyed a photo was Christmas treat when they were invited to come see their featured in classmate, GABBY CUTRONA, perform in the Nutcracker at week six of the Halton Theater on Dec. 3. Gabby played the role of a the competition “Red Soldier” and an “Angel.” where it received Young Thespian national and Fourth grader Claire Burch performed in Theatre international Charlotte’s A Christmas Carol Dec. 10-12 and Dec. 16-19. applause. One of only five children in the cast of 30, Claire had three different roles and performed in all 13 performances.
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ALUMNI & PARENTS OF ALUMNI homecoming
Homecoming was very special this year as we not only celebrated our school’s 60th anniversary with alumni and parents of alumni, but we were also happy to have Head of School Barry Giller and his wife, Lisa, join us at the tent for a meet and greet. Many came to celebrate their 10, 20 and 30 year class reunions as well as to celebrate the school’s history and cheer on our Knights. It was a wonderful evening of food, fun and friends. Be on the lookout for next year’s Homecoming save the date as we look forward to another great night!
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2010-11 n ISSUE 1 20 Class Notes CLASS NOTES 2010 brittany gendron was named to the Southern Conference All- Freshman Team as a member of the Western Carolina soccer team. 2003 tiffany chin was 2008 awarded the Heusner zach dexter is the 2010-11 Editor-in-Chief of the Carolina Pupil Award by the Review, a monthly conservation journal from the University of North Whitehead Medical Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the founding and on-going editor Society at the University for crdaily.com, the blog for Carolina Review. He was appointed of North Carolina School in fall 2010 as Associate Justice to UNC’s Student Body Supreme of Medicine. The Heusner Court and served as the elected chair of the UNC Student Congress Pupil Award is given to Finance Committee in 2009-10. He recently sold MegaSWF.com, a fourth year medical the Flash file hosting service he founded in 2008. Zach is a senior student who is nominated at the UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Peace, War and Defense, with by classmates in recognition of a remarkable capacity to grasp a minor in Computer Science. the principles of science, to heal the sick, and to comfort the troubled. Recipients of this award also exemplify the invaluable traits of humility and integrity. Last year Tiffany was inducted into Anna Vetter married the Eugene S. Mayer Community Service Honor Society at UNC. Jacob Wright in December As a recipient of the Becton-Tannenbaum International Medicine 2009. The ceremony was Fellowship, awarded to one medical student each year to travel held at Founders Inn on the to a developing country and work in the local health care system, campus of Regent University Tiffany traveled to Honduras. She directed a pilot study there in Virginia Beach, Va. Anna’s to investigate the primary causes of childhood deaths and devise mother made her wedding strategies for public health prevention and intervention. Tiffany’s dress, veil, gloves and cape. research on infectious diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital was The couple currently lives recently published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Microbial in Virginia and studies at Pathogenesis. Regent University.
2007 ALEX GOLEY was invited to participate in the Holiday Songwriters’ Laura Osteen married Showcase at Lincoln Center this December. He performed a piece Ryan Schuetz on August he had written called “Baby Boy” as a duet, singing and playing 7, 2010 at Calvary the piano. Church in Charlotte. The couple resides in Virginia thomas nicholas is a senior at Wofford College and plays Beach, Va. baseball for the Terriers. He was named to the 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2006 megan jones created and organized the Build a Block program 2000 at UNC-Chapel Hill in the fall of 2009 as a senior with a vision Jessica Smith and her to build 10 Habitat for Humanity homes for UNC and hospital husband, Joshua, welcomed employees in the Phoenix Place subdivision in Chapel Hill. She their first child, Madeline organized a concert to benefit her vision, raising $10,000 for UNC Spring, on August 26, Habitat for Humanity. 2009. The family currently resides in Washington, D.C. 2004 where Jessica is a Pediatric rick tanner married Savannah Marie Smith on June 19, 2010 Oncology Nurse Coordinator at Chateau Morrisette near Meadows of Dan, Va. Rick is the at Children’s National project manager in the Sprayed Fireproofing division at Warco Medical Center and Josh is Construction Inc. in Charlotte. an attorney with the Federal Election Commission.
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Class Notes
1999 1993 Katherine Elizabeth Matt Osman was elected to a four-year term as a District Court Baggott and James Judge in Mecklenburg County. Brian Hetherington both graduates in the class of 1999 were married on 1987 July 3, 2010 at the Dairy Shelley Philemon Smith (‘87) and Cynthia Dawn Williams Barn in Fort Mill, S.C. Wohlfarth (‘85) competed in the USTA Adult Combo Doubles They traveled to St. John Tennis Championships for North Carolina and won the 2010 state for their honeymoon. The championship. They will represent North Carolina in March 2011 in couple graduated from Elon Mobile, Ala. for the USTA Southern Regional Championships where University in 2003. Brian nine state champions will compete for the sectional title. is employed as an account executive with Retail Sports Marketing and Katherine is employed as a marketing manager 1988 with Qwest. They reside in Charlotte with their Kerry Blue Terrier, Susan Eubank Sheridan and husband Craig are hard at work Murphy. getting ready to open Chickadees Deli and Catering (formerly Dikadees Deli on East Blvd.). It will be located across from Presbyterian Hospital on Elizabeth Avenue in the old Andersons Kerrie BoythE Currie spot. January 2011 is the anticipated opening date. and her husband, Kevin, welcomed a son, Conlee David, on June 22, 2010. He weighed 9 lb. 6 oz. and was 21 ¾ inches long. The family currently lives in Greensboro, N.C. where ARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOO Kerrie is a mortgage lender CH L and Kevin is a real estate agent. ALUMNI Peter Young married Kristin Mockler on Oct. 23, 2010 in EST. 1950 Charlotte. The wedding was held at Christ United Methodist Church and the reception was at Roof With A View. Peter recently returned new alumni website to the Queen City after spending two years on work assignment in Visit our new alumni website at Copenhagen, Denmark for Maersk. charlottechristianalumni.com for news and upcoming events. 1998 Emily Thompson married Help us stay in touch! Jeff Fuller May 8, 2010 in You can send any changes or updates Charlotte. The ceremony to your contact info to was held in the backyard of [email protected]. Emily’s parents, David and Cathy Thompson, and the reception was at Carmel For any questions, ideas or suggestions, Country Club. The couple please contact George Courtney at resides in Charleston, S.C. [email protected]. Jeff is employed at the Medical University of South Carolina and Emily runs her own graphic design company called BirdE Design.
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Julie Stuart Williams: Equipped to Impact Others
Julie Stuart Williams (’87) is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of West Florida. Although she enjoys research and professional service, her main focus is teaching students. When you ask her why she teaches, she will tell you that it is so that she can pass on to others what she experienced at Charlotte Christian.
Julie began attending Charlotte Christian her sophomore year. In addition to spending time on her academics, she became involved in athletics, a school play, and service activities. Several things that Julie really liked about Charlotte Christian were that she became a well-rounded student and that school included a focus on spiritual growth. “Charlotte Christian prepared me for so many different areas of life. I remember the family life class which taught the realities of marriage. My husband and I have just celebrated our fifth year of marriage and are super happy.” The couple is expecting a baby girl on Jan. 23.
The most significant impact in her academic track was the mini-mester where she chose career experience.S he took a career test and scored highest on industrial engineering. Each day for a week she spent time with various people who worked in different fields in engineering. “At the end it helped me hone in on an area of work. I went to college already knowing what I wanted to major in.”
Julie graduated as the valedictorian from Charlotte Christian for the Class of 1987. She proceeded to enroll in a dual undergraduate degree program in Liberal Arts with Furman University and Industrial Engineering with North Carolina State University, graduating with summa cum laude honors from both programs. Julie then earned her master’s degree and PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech. She was thrilled to win a fellowship for graduate school which allowed her to graduate debt free.
Four degrees and nine years later, Julie started her professional career at The Ohio State University as an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial, Welding, and Systems Engineering. During her four years as a Buckeye, she was recognized with the College of Engineering Research Accomplishment Award in 1999.
She then spent five years at Purdue University as an assistant professor in theS chool of Industrial Engineering. In 1994 she received the Purdue University Merit Award for contributions to global sustainable systems research and curricula. She met and married her husband, Ligon, and is now beginning her fifth year as an associate professor at the University of WestF lorida in the Department of Management/MIS. The university has twice recognized her for her excellence in research as well as awarded her the E.W. Hopkins Faculty Development Award in 2007.
Julie has taught more than 2,000 college students. She remains excited about the opportunity to pass on part of the heritage she has been given and continue to use her God-given gifts and talents to impact the culture for Christ. “The teachers at Charlotte Christian knew each student individually and I work hard at emulating that with my students to this day.”
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Sophomore Class Float Competition Winners Anne of Green Gables
Middle School Homecoming Dress Up Day
KnightsFest
JK/K Christmas Program
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JANUARY 2010 februaRY 2010 MARCH 2010
Tuesday, Jan. 4 Tuesday, Feb. 1 Tuesday, March 1 - Thursday, March 3 Classes Resume rising Grade 7 & 8 Parent Meeting US Foreign Language Exams
Monday, Jan. 10 Wednesday, Feb. 2 - Friday, Feb. 5 Friday, March 4 Grade College Planning Parent Night ERB Testing - Grades 2-8 LS Grandparents Day - LS Early Dismissal MS/US Classes Dismissed Friday, Jan. 14 Thursday, Feb. 3 LS/MS/US Report Cards Distributed rising Grade 9 Family Forum Sunday, March 6 - Friday, March 11 Senior Trip/Experience Monday, Jan. 17 Friday, Feb. 4 Martin Luther King Jr. LS/MS Progress Reports Monday, March 7 Holiday - School Closed MS Band Concert Thursday, Feb. 10 Tuesday, Jan. 18 Re-enrollment Due Friday, March 11 Classes Resume End of Third Quarter Monday, Feb. 14 - Thursday, Feb. 17 Tuesday, Jan. 18 - Friday, Jan. 21 Winter Week Monday, March 14 - Friday, March 18 MS Stepping Up Week Spring Break Friday, Feb. 18 Wednesday, Jan. 19 Winter Break - School Closed Saturday, March 19 Re-enrollment Mailed Host NCTC Middle School Play Festival Tuesday, Feb. 15 Monday, Jan. 24 US Spiritual Renewal Day Monday, March 21 Head of School Forum Classes Resume Monday, Feb. 21 Monday, Jan. 24 - Friday, Jan. 28 Presidents’ Day - School Closed Thursday, March 24 - Saturday, March 26 LS Rising Parent Meetings The Wizard of Oz - MS Spring Show Grade 1 Monday Tuesday, Feb. 22 Grade 2 Tuesday Classes Resume Friday, March 25 LS Report Cards Distrbuted grade 3 Wednesday Wednesday, Feb. 23 grade 4 Thursday Men’s Fellowship League Wednesday, March 30 grade 5 friday Men’s Fellowship Thursday, Feb. 24 Thursday, Jan. 27 - Grades JK - 12 Interfaith/Intramurals Pep Rally Admissions Open House Monday, Feb. 28 Monday, Jan. 31 PTF Teacher/Staff Appreciation Day Rising Grade 6 Parent Meeting US Band Concert