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Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. James 1:2

Morning Devotion and Weekly Chapel at CCS 🌅

Weekly Chapel and daily Morning Devotion times are favorite parts of the week!

Morning devotion always includes a time of singing. Sometimes singing is high energy, celebrating what the Lord has done. Other times it's a time of worship. In either case, we love giving our praises to the Lord!

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!

Come into his presence with singing!

Psalm 100:1-2

Highlights from the Week 🍎

Community Helpers Week

Preschoolers were so excited to watch the helicopter land this week as they learned more about important helpers in our community.

You've Got Mail

Mrs. Frame's class enjoyed a chance to pile into the mail truck! This week Preschoolers also learned about how the mail carrier helps deliver messages and packages to our family and friends all over the country.

Cricket Cages and Sculptures

Students are learning about Form as an element of art while working on their projects. 4th grade classes are making cricket cages in relation to the book they are reading, The Cricket in Times Square. 5th graders are making sculptures.

UAH Visitor

Seniors and Juniors learned more about the University of Alabama in Huntsville from a college representative who was on campus with us Tuesday.

FREE College Application Week

Seniors have been taking advantage of this week's waived application fees during Free College Application Week. This is a great jumpstart for seniors as they begin narrowing down post-secondary options and making plans for next fall.

Leaf Study

Mrs. Shaddrix's Kindergarten students have been studying leaves this week. Activities included leaf investigations, graphing, finding numbers, and even some construction during stack time.

High Fives for a Job Well Done

Who can resist a high-five from Papaw Yearwood? Mr. Yearwood's dad, James, can be seen often around the campus taking care of the grass. This week a few students had fun greeting him with a high-five. Thank you, Papaw James for helping maintain our campus!

Upcoming Events and Activities 📆

Event Information

Praying Parents

Parents, family members, and friends are always welcome on Tuesday mornings for a dedicated weekly prayer time. This meeting takes place in the lunch area at the Beech Campus immediately following morning devotion on Tuesdays.

When?

Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, 08:00 AM

Where?

1803 Beech Avenue Southeast, Cullman, AL, USA

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Upcoming Items on the School Calendar 😀

Oct 12 - Remote Day (No On Campus Classes)
Oct 13 - ACT with Writing (Seniors)
Oct 13 - 4th-6th Grade Field Trip
Oct 14 - After School Theater Camp
Oct 15 - Volleyball Area Tournament
Oct 15 - 1st Quarter Report Cards Available in FACTS
Oct 15 - Kindergarten Critter Crew
Oct 15 - Upper School Quesadilla Lunch
Oct 16 - $1 Dress Down Day
Oct 17 - XC at Randolph Invitational
Oct 19 - Jr High Basketball at St. Bernard
Oct 20 - 20th Anniversary Tshirt Day (Wear your 20th shirt with khaki or navy uniform bottoms.)
Oct 20 - PSAT/NMSQT (10th and 11th Grade)
Oct 20 - Jr High Basketball at West Point
Oct 20 - Cullman County Fair Queen Contest - GO MOLLY!
Oct 21 - Volleyball Super Regionals
Oct 22 - XC at Oakville Invitational
Oct 22 - Jr High Basketball at Cold Springs
Oct 24 - 7th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament
Oct 25 - Fall Festival
Oct 27 - Tools of the Trade Field Trip (8th Grade)

*Don't forget to also check classroom teacher newsletters and Google Classrooms for information specific to classes.

Other Items ✅

Upper School Quesadilla Lunch

SGA will be having a Quesadilla Lunch Sale on Thursday, October 15th.

$4 includes a Cheese Quesadilla, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, and Sour Cream.

+$1 to add Chicken.

Proceeds will go toward Spring Formal.

Fall Photos Now Available

Fall picture previews are available!

To access your child's photos, follow the instructions below.

To get your photos:

Text CCS26FALL to 735-343

News from PTF 💙

4th Annual Fall Festival

Mark your calendar for the annual CCS Fall Festival on October 25th from 2:00-5:00 PM!

Chili Cook Off
Games
Food

Sign up to volunteer for your child's classroom on SignUp Genius.

This event is open to the community!

Fall Festival Volunteers

Annual Chili Cook Off

It's time to register for the 2026 Fall Festival Chili Cook Off!

Details:

Entry and Fees: Each entry needs to have a team name. There will not be an entry fee for the 2026 contest. Enter the competition by registering HERE.

Cooking Categories: This will be an open class chili event. Bring your grandma's favorite white chili, classic beef, vegetarian, or any other kind.

Cookoff Area: You will be assigned a designated area at the fall festival.

Food Prep: Food should be pre-prepared before the event. Each team should bring 2.5-4 gallons of chili. Teams will need to reheat the chili on site. Each team should have trash bags, food service gloves, propane burner/grille or generator for power, serving bowls/spoons/napkins/etc.

Judging: This event will be judged by "People's Choice."

Chili Cook Off Registration

CCS Business Directory

We are excited to begin creating a Cullman Christian School business network, a new way for our school families to connect with and support businesses within our own CCS community.

If you or a member of your family owns or operates a business, provides a professional service, or is self-employed, we would love to include you!

Whether you’re a doctor, dentist, veterinarian, attorney, accountant, realtor, contractor, plumber, electrician, landscaper, photographer, insurance agent, small business owner, or provide another product or service, please complete the short form below.

The information will be compiled into a CCS Business Network Directory that families can use when they are looking for products and services. Our hope is simple: when a CCS family needs something, let’s give them an easy way to support another CCS family first.

Businesses will also have the option to offer a 10% discount to Cullman Christian families. Participation in the discount program is completely optional. You can still be included in the directory even if you are unable to offer a discount.

Please submit your business information by October 23rd. If you have a change throughout the year please let us know and your information can be updated.

Fill Out The Form HERE

We look forward to supporting one another and discovering just how many businesses and professionals are represented within our Cullman Christian community!

Join the CCS Business Directory

PTF School Store

Shop the PTF store online at https://www.cullmanchristian.org/schoolstore .

CCS Athletics and Extra-Curricular Activities 🏅

Cross Country

On Thursday night we celebrated our Senior XC athlete, Miss Elisabeth DeCicco. Elisabeth has had an outstanding career, including being one of the first state qualifiers in school history. We look forward to seeing her excel the remainder of the season and potentially move on to run after high school.

Varsity Volleyball

The Lady Lions had a full week of games. On Monday they hosted the final home games of the season, Tuesday a trimatch at Locust Fork, and Thursday at J.B. Pennington. Next week will begin post-season play. Our Lady Lions earned the #2 seed in the Area Tournament! The area tournament will be hosted by Whitesburg Christian on Thursday, October 15th.

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Milestone Stats

Congratulations to Senior Lila Sellers and Junior Rylee Stubbs on achieving huge milestones this season. Lila has recorded over 500 kills and Rylee over 1000 assists!

Boys' Basketball

Jr High and Varsity Basketball boys are working hard and improving daily. Coach Chambers is working the boys hard on fundamentals and understanding the game.

Girls' Basketball

Jr High Basketball girls a working to get ready with Coach Yearwood (Mr. Yearwood) and Coach Yearwood (Ms. Bailee Yearwood) for their season that will start on October 19th versus St. Bernard.

Youth Basketball

Youth Basketball practices have begun! We are thankful that with the Jr High and Varsity teams being able to use courts at the OmniPlex, youth practices can begin earlier in the evenings at the Beech campus gym. We can't wait to see our little Lions back on the courts for the 2026-27 season.

Shop the CCS Spirit Store

Note: Most spirit gear does not qualify as uniform pieces. It is intended for wear outside of the school day.