Dear Parents,
Blessings to you from the Lord and greetings from the faculty and staff of CDA. Please take a moment to review the following items of interest:
Weekly Highlights
SPRING FESTIVAL of the ARTS – Thursday evening at our new Wichita Trails campus we celebrate the Fine Arts at 7:00pm. Performances include our Classical Guitarists, the Speech/Debate team, exhibitions from our Visual Artists and of course the CDA Wind Ensemble. Join us for this fun and educational evening of the Arts.
AWARDS – This week we sent a letter home with each student so you would be sure to plan on attending any or all of the CDA year-end awards ceremonies in which your students may be participating.
- 7th and 8th grade students will have their own awards presentation this year. Parents and students are invited to the Highland Village (Upper School) campus during your child’s last day of school (May 8th for M/W or May 9th for T/Th) at 1:30 pm both days. Certificates for Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude will be awarded and there will be a brief ceremony to recognize the achievements and advancement of all students. Students will be dismissed for the year after this ceremony.
- Athletics Award Banquet will be held at the Wichita Campus Gymnasium on Friday, May 5th at 6:00pm. Tickets are $6.00 each and may be purchased from Coach Brake. Dinner will be served and former Dallas Cowboy’s kicker Chris Boniol will be the guest of honor. The focus of this banquet is athletics, but attendance is open to any CDA family.
- 9th – 12th grade awards for Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude will be presented as part of our high school awards and commencement ceremony. This ceremony will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at Celebrations (banquet facility right next door to Highland Village Upper School). This year our commencement speaker is Chad Hennings.
Each of these events appears on the CDA calendar and we would be happy to answer any questions you have regarding them. Please feel free to contact Ellen Perry, Coach Donnie Brake, or me via e-mail or call the Upper School office at: (972) 318-5222. We have had a wonderful year and we are looking forward to seeing all of our parents and families at these awards programs.
Coming Events and Continued Concerns...
YEAR END CALENDAR – This is a reminder to all of you regarding significant events coming-up on our calendar. I will feature some of these more in coming weeks:
Thursday, April 27th, 7:00pm – Spring Festival of the Arts
Wednesday, May 3rd – Finals Begin (9-12th Grade Students)
Monday, May 8th, 1:30pm – 7th & 8th Grade Awards Assembly (Mon/Wed Students)
Tuesday, May 9th, 1:30pm – 7th & 8th Grade Awards Assembly (Tue/Thu Students)
Saturday, May 13th, 11:00am – High School Awards & Commencement
CDA STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT- I am happy to pass along information about Coram Deo student involvement in other community activities; please send me an e-mail for inclusion.
· Christine Musgrove is participating in the Congressional High School Art competition. This competition is sponsored by the US Congress and Christine will compete against other artists in Dr. Burgess’ 26th district. The competition is set for May 1st – Godspeed Christine.
· Steven Drew will test for his red/black belt this month in American Karate. He tells me his black belt would be something he might attempt in December.
· The Minich Family invites us all to join them as they participate in the "Relay For Life". This event raises money for your local American Cancer Society. It is an all night relay event that consists of many teams walking non-stop around a high school track for 15 hours to raise money for cancer research as well as for support in our local areas for cancer patients needs. Elaine Minich is a team captain again this year as well as a survivor of almost 8 years! If you would like to help support her team you can send a flat donation of any amount (tax deductible) to her address 2802 Yukon Drive, Corinth, TX 76210. Please make checks payable to AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Thank you in advance for your continued support! If you live in our area please come out at any time during the event to visit, support or walk with our team! Date- May 19th-20th, Event location-Shadow Ridge Middle School, 200 Spinks Rd., Flower Mound, TX. 75028, Time- 7:00 PM- 7:00 AM
· CDA Soccer Coach Tim Minich is also the Head Counselor at Camp Kiowa. He would like to invite all CDA students to consider CampKiowa’s summer and off-season offerings. Camp Kiowa is an overnight summer camp that offers both enrichment programs and the fun and spirit of a traditional camping experience. Located at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas; CampKiowa’s offerings and options are too numerous to mention here. Please contact Camp Kiowa at (940) 239-5126 or info@campkiowa.com to arrange a home visit with your family. Also, please check their web site at www.campkiowa.com for additional information.
Thanks again for your attention and continued prayer. May the gracious God and Father of our Lord grant you peace and fill you with His Holy Spirit.
Bill Rector