Columbus Christian School News
August 31, 2018
A Note From Mrs. Donnell
I hope you all enjoyed the pictures from last week’s Middle School/High School Retreat. I believe everyone who attended walked away with a new understanding of themselves and their own fears. Most importantly I believe everyone walked away understanding that we all have fears and many of us share the same fears and that God will help us overcome them when we are in relationship with Him.
My biggest takeaway from the retreat was the meaning of “The Dash” on our tombstones when we die. Few people are in our presence when we are born or when we die, but “The Dash” on our tombstone represents all the people in our presence in between our birth and our death. God calls us to be fearless in Him which allows us to make our “Dash” count. I challenged each of our students to think about their “Dash” and decide what it does, can and will represent when they are no longer on this earth. There is a poem titled “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. I hope that your students take the “Dash” challenge and become fearless in Christ.
In Christ’s Love
Mrs. Donnell
Elementary Chapel
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Middle & High School Chapel
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Picture Day is September 18
Family Discount: For families with three or more students at CCS - purchase two student packages at regular price, and all other student packages of equal value are FREE! Limit one free package per student. Family discount orders can NOT be placed online. All family discount orders need to be placed using order form.
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Brickyard 400 Race
Volunteers are needed to work the Brickyard 400 Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Friday, September 7 - 9:00am - 7:00pm / 4 volunteers needed
Saturday, September 8 - 6:30am - 7:00pm / 8 volunteers needed
Sunday, September 9 (Race Day) 8:30 - 7:00pm / 10 volunteers needed
Volunteers are asked to please contact the school office or me Kevin Roth via my email.
Reminder - Mum / Pumpkin orders are due today - Friday, August 31. Pick up date is scheduled for Wednesday, September 12
Elementary Cheer Meeting September 6th
If your 4th-6th grade daughter is interested in being a CCS Elementary Cheerleader, we will be having an Informational Meeting and Sign-Ups next Thursday, September 6th after school! We will meet in the Fellowship Hall after school at 3:30 for about 20 minutes. There will not be practice that day, just an informational meeting, sign-up forms and time for questions. Practice will begin the following Thursday.
If you and your daughter are not able to make the meeting, please email me at emilee.miller@yahoo.com or call/text me at 812.343.8157.
Did you miss the cheer meetings?
Mini cheer
If you missed the information meeting for mini cheer, your kindergarten - 3rd grade girl can still join us! Practice will start next Wednesday, September 5th. Contact Linda Felde @ lfelde@columbus-christian.org for more information.
7th-8th Grade Girls
If you missed the information meeting for jr high cheer, your 7-8th grade girl can still join us! Practice will start next Tuesday, September 4th. Contact Linda Felde @ lfelde@columbus-christian.org for more information.
EVENTLINK
EventLink is a free app that will keep you up to date on your child's athletic activities.
- Go to eventlink.com
- Click on Create Account
- Add Columbus Christian as the school to subscribe to. To do that type in Columbus Christian School where it asks for the school or zip code and then click search.
- Once Columbus Christian School populates in the left window, click on the “+” sign. This will subscribe you to CCS. Click on the green Next button
- Fill out the information (Name, address, phone number, user name, password, time zone). You also need to click on the “add contact” and enter your name again, and your email. This is how you will get your access code. Once you hit the green save button (verbiage may be different) twice, it should bring up your account with calendar and a box that will ask you for that access code.
- Check your email that you put in during registration, there should be an email from Eventlink with your access code. Enter that code in the box. This should get you in.
You can manage which calendars you want to see by clicking on "My Calendars” on the left side and clicking on “Manage Calendars” on the drop down box. Also, you can unselect “District of Columbus Christian” because that is basically used for bigger school districts like Bartholomew Consolidated.
If you encounter any issues, contact Matt Bond, Assistant Athletic Director at mbond@columbus-christian.org.
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CCS Before School Care (K-12th grade)
Parents and Students,
CCS Before School Care (K-12th grade)
Before-School Care hours are 7:00 am - 7:30 am Monday-Friday. Mr. Brian Buterbaugh is volunteering his time as part of his ministry to the youth of CCS. Free-will donations may be paid to Mrs. Tammy Harvey in the main office.
Before-School Care will be held every day that school is in session, unless otherwise noted and all students need to report to the gym upon arrival. For safety reasons, we are asking the students to sign in each morning upon arrival for Before-Care.
Please complete the Information Record (see attached) and return to Mr. Buterbaugh as soon as possible.
With parent permission, children may bring electronic devices to Before-School Care.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me, or the school office, with any questions or concerns. You can email me at bbuterbaugh@columbus-christian.org.
All students who are in the building before 7:30 am must be supervised in Before-School Care.
Sincerely,
Mr. Brian Buterbaugh
Mrs. Angie Donnell
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Immunizations
Heading back to school is an exciting time of year for students. As students go back to school, it is important that they eat healthy, stay active, and are up to date on their immunizations. The Bartholomew County Health Department would like to help you make sure your child is up to date. Call 812-379-1555 option 1 to check immunization status and make an appointment. Publicly funded program for those uninsured and underinsured to receive immunizations at no charge. Most insurances also accepted. Click here to view the 2018-19 Required & Recommended School Immunizations.
Theresa Forkert RN
Bartholomew County Health Department
2675 Foxpointe Drive Suite B
Columbus, IN 47203
812-379-1555, Ext 1 (office)
CCS INFORMATION
IMPORTANT EVENTS:
Labor Day - No School
Monday, September 4
Grandparent's Day at CCS & Pancake Breakfast
Friday, September 7
2 HR Delay for Staff Professional Development
Tuesday, September 11
Classes begin at 10:00AM
Mum Pick-Up Day
Wednesday, September 12
PTF Meeting - Everyone Welcome!
Thursday, September 13 / 3:30PM
Picture Day
Tuesday, September 18
College Fair at East High School
For 11th-12th grades (11:00AM)
Thursday, September 27
Poetry Out Loud
Friday, September 28
Fall Break
October 8 - 12
Columbus Christian School Contact Info.
Email: info@columbus-christian.org
Website: http://www.whycolumbuschristian.com
Location: 3170 Indiana Ave. Columbus, IN 47201
Phone: (812) 372-3780
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/columbuschristianschool/
Twitter: @ccscrusader