Volleyball team honored for Sportsmanship.

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Columbia Christian Schools February 2015
Volume 6 Issue 1
Volleyball team honored for
Sportsmanship.
It was a thrill and a testimony to the whole
Columbia Community when our volleyball
2014 Volleyball Team: front
row: Cameron Stark; Becky Selagea;
Carson Hicks; Delaney Stipe; Hannah Warnke;
middle: Sarah Chis; Abigail Ray; Paris Hicks; Delilah Carter;
Naomi Selagea; back: Coach Linda McDonald; Madison Spencer;
Kylie Getting; Allie Cathey; Abigail Heiner; Coach Bri Phelps.
team received the Sportsmanship award from the
Valley 10 League. This award, presented at the district playoffs, represents the integrity and values of
not only the team, but also the coaches and the fans.
Joggers Fund Covered Play Area
It is always a blessed moment
have been made to add a covering
when our fall weather turns out
to the black top area outside the elperfectly for an event, so everyone
ementary classrooms. Our students
felt confident God had his hand on will enjoy an additional space for
the jog-a-thon this year. With the
recess on rainy days.
help of family members,
especially Heather Laber
who distributed snacks to
the runners, 136 kids had
a good time and all did
well.
In our awards assembly on Friday, November
21st, everyone received a
prize for participating.
Jared Doyle & Christian Swanson run joyfully
With the final collecto
support their school.
tion of $9, 608.00, plans
Fools Brings Laughter to Campus
Neil Simon’s Fools was the fall dramatic
presentation. Directed by Jessica Chase who
was assisted by Becca Siler & Dylan Vensel,
the play involved ten students behind the
scenes while twelve students participated as
actors. The story follows the addition of a
dedicated teacher to a town in eastern Russia
that was cursed to be fools. Any time teacher
dedication meets curses, there is hope.
Gifts in Memory of. . .
Billye Gaye Lawrence
Martin & Sharon Arrigotti
Ralph & Dixie Bever
Donald & Susan Buss
Karen Collier
Bonnie Creitz
Roberta Davis
Robert & Jeanette Dimick
Terry & Cyndy English
Daniel & Sara Hehr
Mary Ann Hollinger
Deborah Kiyokawa
Randy & Jean Knox
Keith & Marty Loeffler
Jim & Connie Olson
Eric & Jackie Pearson
Tegan Schlatter
James & Alice Smith
Bruce & Patti Staples
Robert & Deborah Whiddon
Hugh & Joyce Womack
Jeff & DeAnn Womack
Rudy & Glenda Wray
Jack Smith
FM & Elaine Fredericks
Carolyn Henry
Christina Niva
James & Alice Smith
Vivia Simmons
Dennis & Edith Peugh
Meredith Gower
Patsy Gower
Karl Lohr
Dennis & Edith Peugh
Above: Makinna
Wagner, Kenny
Doberenz, &
Caden Dukes share
a moment; Right:
Abigail Ray, Josiah
Heiner, Noah Spencer, Cole Wagner,
Grace Canfield,
Ethan Covaci, Sasha Kiselev, Dustin Vensel, Kenny, Doberenz, Caden Dukes,
Makinna Wagner, Brett Houston, Chauncey Redixx
Una Himes
Bonnie Miller
Avis Hanna
Milo & Karen Hadwin
Elizabeth Strand
James & Alice Smith
We appreciate the lives honored here
and those who gave to remember them.
Supporters Called to Give toward Technology & Aid
Approximately 200 people joined together to enjoy a
night of patriotic fun November 15 for the annual auction.
The event raised over $56,000. Of that, $7,536 was “Fund
an Item” money which will provide our teachers with enhanced technology for classroom instruction. The
remaining money raised provides financial aid for
students.
Honored at the event were Andy Hill, our
auctioneer, and Donnie Alcatraz,
computer genius, who keeps track
of sales for the auction, both of
whom have done all 22 of the
Columbia Christian Schools auctions!
A special thank you to our Golden
Ticket Sponsor – Fix Auto - East
Portland and Gladstone!
Every year
Columbia is
blessed by
the talents
of Andy Hill
who does
the calling for the oral
auction. This year’s items
included hand-tied flies,
handmade cedar chairs,
“Principal for a day,”
and electronics.
Middle School Soccer Team Strong Competitors
Led by coaches Josh Doyle and
ties, and only 1 loss. Playing in the
shoot out, with each team taking 5
Bob Hailey, the middle school soc-
Metro Christian League, they moved
kicks in an attempt to and score. At
cer team ended their season with a
into the metro championship bracket
the end of the first shoot-out the score
fantastic league record of 7 wins, 2
beating South West Christian and
was tied 1-1 and that meant a second
Catlin Gabel in
shoot-out. The fans of both teams
the semi-finals to
were anxious as player after player
advance to the finals
took his or her turn kicking for a goal
against Oregon
with the lone goalie for defense. In
Episcopal School.
the end Columbia lost 2-3, but there
On a rainy Mon-
Players Noah Pommerville #9, Nathan DiVincenzo, and
Merek Hailey #3, handle the ball against North
Clackamas Christian.
was nothing but pride from the fans
day night the team
and families as the team left the field.
played hard while
After 25 games and an overall season
a huge fan section
record of 23-2, everyone felt that the
braved drizzle to see
team was hard working, competitive,
a 0-0 tie at the end
and going to be a great addition to
of regulation. After
the high school team in the years to
double overtime
come. Congratulations to these stu-
the score was still
dent athletes who put their heart into
0-0 which meant a
the game looked like winners.
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PRESIDENT’S PEN
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When families ask about
Columbia Christian they often
want to know what makes the
school identifiably Christian. Is it
the behavioral expectations, or perhaps the Christian staff, or maybe
the daily chapel? Occasionally they
will even ask, “Isn’t a Christian
school just like any other school,
simply with Bible classes tacked on
as a bonus?” My response is
two-fold. On the one hand,
yes, we do have daily chapel,
have a Christian staff, high
expectations for student
behavior, and of course,
Bible classes. On the other hand, our distinctiveness as a Christian school extends
beyond this list of items. They are
each important, but on their own
they do not capture fully the heart
of Christian education.
A core belief at Columbia Christian is that all truth is God’s truth.
As the Gospel of John declares,
Jesus, the Son of God, is the way,
the truth, and the life (John 14:6).
Any subject we teach is part of
that greater truth. In this case,
every class is literally a theology
class. When students learn truth,
whether they are studying literature, logarithms, or linguistics, they
are learning about God’s truth. The
distinctiveness of Christian education builds on these thoughts. A
school is identifiably Christian
when every subject is taught
from this uniquely Christian
worldview. God is a part of
each lecture, assignment,
discussion, and exam; God is
included in everything.
The apostle Paul prayed that we
would understand all things from
God’s point of view (Colossians
1:9). It is this goal applied to education that is the heart of the Christian difference at Columbia.
~Kevin Reed, President