Marathon Update

On Saturday, October 6th, Calvin Christian School will be hosting their 34th annual 5k Marathon.The Marathon will be held at Lake Nokomis. The track for this Marathon leads around the lake. Students of all locations of Calvin will be trying to gain sponsors to raise money for the school. This money will be used to fund many things such as teachers continuing education, classroom supplies, off campus experiential learning activities, and technology. As of Wednesday, September 26th,the high school has raised $3,402.50, and that number will only continue to rise. Ms. B’s advisory has raised the most, at $1,252.50 followed by Mr. V’s at $935. You can give money to a friend by going on to Calvin Christian.org.  The money that the students raise will help the school with supplies, trips, and other needs.  At 9:00am,  the running marathon will start and after that, the walkers and bikers will start at 10:00am.  We look forward to seeing everyone there supporting the high school and each other!

-- Gabe Modder

Arsenic and Old Lace: CCHS Style

Here at Calvin Christian High School, students will be performing the comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” November 1st and 2nd. The play will be directed by  Amanda Kubacki Postma and Maygann McCarthy Vogel, this will be their tenth play and their second here at the high school. When asked if she liked directing, Mrs. Mc-V said, “I love directing. I love working with students outside of the classroom, and it's so wonderful to see the different gifts of the students. I love encouraging those gifts and giving students to explore different areas of theatre.” With such experienced directors such as these, surely this play will be one of the best.

The play includes two cuckoo old ladies, entertainingly played by Marta Vandertop and  Sarah Shields, who enjoy killing off old men.  Jonathan, Mortimer, and Teddy, the three troubled brothers will be played by Jack Harrison (Mortimer), Joel Gmach (Teddy), and Nathaniel Koppendrayer (Jonathan). Mortimers girlfriend, Elaine is played by Sophie Berkenpas. Her father is Dr. Harper who will be played by Levi Vande Kamp. This story is basically about  a couple of old ladies who think killing off old men is a good deed to society. They also have three nephews each with their own problems that add to the chaos already there. So all in all it provides a great comedy for everyone to enjoy. To see how this entertaining play unfolds, watch this play and support your community November 1st or 2nd!

-- Gabe Modder

Calvin Christian Cougars: Boy's Soccer Update

As of September 21st, the CCHS Cougar soccer team has gone 4-1 in their season with the conference for the 2012 season and is looking forward to a conference win this year. Each person, ranging from seniors to new freshmen, has played their role on the team and the outcome has showed significantly by the work put in. The captains, Nathan Bonnema and Austin Bartz, have done their part as players on the field and leading the players on the team. “We can consistently out hustle the opponent and playing with confidence and a great attitude” captain Nathan Bonnema shared about the team this year. The CCHS soccer coach, Coach TerHaar has been the head coach and a great motivator for the team year after year with the coming and goings of former and new students. His statement of “It’s a beautiful day for soccer” has become a motivator for the players to play their best against any opponent they face on the field no matter what the weather looks like.  The excitement arose when Cougars played a home game against Shattuck Academy yesterday.   Jacob Bursaw, a starting senior for Calvin, put a rocket from outside the 18’ marker into the net away from the defending goalie’s hands, and later would take a free kick that would score. Mark Whitcomb, Calvin’s newest freshman, caught a cross from Will Hendrickson from the right side of the field and tapped it in to make the game a quick 3-0. The Cougars after a quick break at half, went back in ready to finish what they started. Shattuck retaliated quickly from the goals and quickly made the game 3-2 with some miscommunication of the Cougar defence. Ausitn Bartz wouldn’t let that settle and put one in after snaking past the defence and putting it out of reach from the goalie to make it 4-2. Jacob Koehler, a junior at CCHS,  put the game away after coming in off a cross in front of the net to make the game 5-2 and ultimately a Cougar win. The Cougars press on through the changing seasons and hope ultimately for a conference win this year.

--Andrew Thomas