The Patriot Press

CCA Motto: To share the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, preparing hearts and minds to impact the world for Him.

CCA Guiding Principles: We teach 1) Christian Principles and Character, through 2) Christ Centered Academic Excellence, while promoting 3) American Patriotism.

Welcome to the Patriot Press Newsletter. This weekly publication is created by the CCA High School Publication class; it will contain vital information for you as you navigate the 2024-25 CCA school year. If you would like something published in the newsletter, please email stownsend@clintonacademy.org and we will add it. Newsletters will go out every Monday, unless CCA is out of school on Monday, and then it will go out on Tuesday.

If you have photos of field trips, club events, or class activities, please share those pictures with us so we can include them in this year's yearbook.

April 14

• 2nd Grade Service Project from 9am-12pm at the Benson Center

April 16

• 8th Grade Service Project from 7:30am-2:45pm at Sagrada Scholarship Bible Camp
• 5th Grade to MOPS from 8:45-10:45am

April 17

• Special Easter Chapel from 8:10-9am
• Spring Band Concert at 6pm in the CCA Gym. This concert is for Beginning Band, Concert Band, and all students who participated in the Midwest Christian School Academic and Fine Arts Festival at Calvary University. Art work, photography and science entries will be on display. Vocal and Instrumental soloists will play and sing. The JH Ensemble, HS Ensemble, Beginning Band, HS Band and the vocal and instrumental duets will perform. There will be no intermission and no particular order of events. Everyone is welcome to attend! The concert is worth 100 points of Beginning Band and Concert Band student's grades for 4th quarter.

April 18 & April 21

• No school; Easter break!

Due to the MCSAA State Soccer Tournament on Thursday, May 8th, the CCA Spring Concert for K4, K5, 1st and 2nd Grades has been changed to Tuesday, May 6th. It will be at the same time, which is 6pm.

On April 14, 1865, just after the Civil War ended, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and died the following day.

The first dictionary of American-style English was published by Noah Webster as the American Dictionary of the English Language on April 14, 1828.

The big ship known as the Titanic struck an iceberg, eventually sinking with the lives of 1,500 passengers and the crew. –Sophia

The April character trait of the month is gentleness. I asked three students what gentleness means to them and here are their responses. Samantha from 5th grade said, “It means helping others and making peace.” Haylee from 4th grade said, “It means being careful and caring for others.” Mayme from 7th grade said, “Trusting that God has a plan and He does everything for good is gentleness.” Gentleness is a noun and it means the quality of showing kindness and of being calm in dealing with others. 1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with. -Jacob

Parents, Grandparents, and Staff, you might enjoy this devotion from “Hope 103.2: Gentleness is OK” which is based off of Bible verse Philippians 4:5 “Let your gentleness be evident to all.” Click on this link to read more https://hope1032.com.au/devotions/gentleness-ok-part-1-2/ --Jacob

On Friday, April 11th, 2nd opened and presented the chapel program. If you missed the class chapel presentation, you can watch it on the CCA Facebook page!

Happy Birthday to Jacob, a sophomore. He celebrates on April 19th. –Lilly

Kynlee surveyed 86 students and faculty to see if they would want to live in Old Testament times or the New Testament times. The Old Testament only received 13 votes to the New Testament’s 73 votes. The Old Testament occurs first and shows us how the world began and how the people of Israel came to be. The New Testament comes after and documents how the world is saved through what Jesus did for His people. There are 27 books in the New Testament.

On Friday, April 11th, forty-two students from 7th-12th grades at Clinton Christian Academy competed in the Midwest Christian School Academic and Fine Arts Festival at Calvary University in Kansas City. It was a fantastic day and students did great!

Avery, Carissa and Mason entered in Science; the girls received I ratings and Mason brought home a II rating. Aric and Parker both preached an original sermon and they both received a I rating. Mayme & Caroline sang a duet and received a II rating. Mackenzie, Katie, Allie and Jacob sang solos and all received I ratings.

Paytyn and Ilaina performed a flute duet which received a III rating. Kaylana and Emma performed a clarinet duet and received a II rating. Mason played a trumpet solo, which got a II rating. Carissa played a clarinet solo that received a I rating.

CCA entered 2 ensembles, 1 JH and 1 HS. The junior high members were: Easton, Liam, Isaac, Carson, Paytyn, Arianna and Avery. These students received a II rating. The high school members were: Miyah, Brooklyn, Mason, Carissa, Emma, Collin, Hadley and Kennedy. They all received a I rating. CCA entered a HS Concert Band; members were: Miyah, Mayme, Caroline, Micah, Collin, Kent, Mason, Matthew, Mackenzie, Carissa, Emma, Kaylana, Brooklyn, Ilaina, Hadley and Kennedy. The band received a II rating.

Miyah, Mayme, Arianna, Brynn, Kalynn, Sophia, Matthew W, Katie, Brooklyn, Clara, Braelyn, Kaitlyn, and Emma all entered numerous photography entries, 30 to be exact, and they all did very well. One of Clara's photos received Best of Show overall. Kent entered 4 sculptures and he received 2-1 ratings, I-II rating and I-IV rating. Hannah, Cooper, Sophia, Mayme, Arianna, and Colten entered artwork that did very well at competition. Art, Photography and Science entries will be displayed at the Spring Concert on Thursday evening.

CCA competed in the Math competition. David tested in Geometry and got a II rating; Miyah, Kynlee and Allie tested in Algebra I; Allie got a I rating while Miyah and Kynlee received a II. Kalynn, Kaitlyn and Micah tested in 8th grade math; Kalynn received a II rating while Micah and Kaitlyn received a I rating. Arianna tested in 7th grade math and received a IV rating. Team members for 8th grade math were: Kaitlyn, Sarah, Mackenzie and Kalynn; they got a II rating. Matthew and Colten tested in Algebra II and got a II rating.

Clinton Christian Academy has been entering students in the Midwest Academic and Fine Arts Festival since 2004 when Mrs. Kathy Brown taught music and band. The festival has grown tremendously throughout the years, and CCA was blessed to be able to compete in so many events at this year's competition.

Track and Girl Soccer Practices are in full swing. Strength and Conditioning for 6th-12th Boys and Girls is also happening after school. The CCA Google Calendar is a great go-to source for practice dates and times. Check it out on www.clintonacademy.org under Upcoming Events.

April 14

• Middle School track meet at Archie. Van departs at 2:15pm, meet begins at 4pm

April 15

• HS Track at El Dorado Springs. Van departs at 2pm, meet begins at 3:30pm
• Home soccer game vs. Plaza Heights. Game is at 5pm. Senior Night

This week, MS track traveled to Drexel, MO to participate in a meet. The boys placed first over all and the girls did great! High school track traveled to Osceola to participate in a meet. The girls finished 6th overall and the boys finished 8th.

On Saturday, track participated in the MOKAN conference meet in Fort Scott. The CCA track team finished first overall! Mason was the highest overall point winner for all the boys and Carissa was the overall point winner for all the girls! Great Job everyone!

Middle school’s next meet is today at Archie. HS has a meet at El Dorado Spring on Tuesday. Good Luck Patriots!

The CCA soccer team is 2-1 on the season so far. They played CPRS recently and was victorious 7-2. Clara and Emma each had 3 goals, while Mayme followed it up with one of her own. Senior night is tomorrow, April 15th at Home and they will take on Plaza Heights; game time is 5pm.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a once a month meeting for all upper school students. Jeff Adams leads both the High School & Junior High FCA groups at CCA. FCA provides all students and coaches the opportunity to reach their God-given potential by offering comprehensive athletic, spiritual and leadership training in a small group setting. Here are the dates for the upcoming meetings:

• April 14...FCA Huddle for CCA/CHS/Home School from 8-9pm at Coach Adam's home
• April 25...JH FCA from 8:30-9am

The next 4H meeting is April 15th from 3:15-4:15pm in the CCA Cafeteria.

FBLA is the largest business Career and Technical Student organization in the world. Each year FBLA helps members prepare for careers in business and business-related fields through leadership development, academic competitions and educational programs. All high school students have the opportunity to participate in FBLA. CCA advisor is Tara Dull.

FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America. CCA high school students at CCA have registered for competition. All students will have the opportunity to compete at the district competition in February at UCM. Each person that competes can only compete in 3 events. Two different types of events are available: Objective Assessments or tests and presentation. Each competitor can only compete in two presentation events. FBLA Officers this year are: Hannah-President, Colten-Vice President, Logan-Chaplain, Parker-Co Chaplain, Clara-Treasurer and Kennedy-Secretary.

• State FBLA Competition is April 13-15th in Springfield at Missouri State University.

Student Council is offered at CCA for 5th & 6th grades, Junior High and High School students. High School members are: Clara, Audrey, Kennedy, Colten, Hannah, Maggie, Emma, Carissa, Brooklyn & Allie. Junior High members are: Brynn, Kalynn, Kaitlyn, Micah, Caroline, Mayme & Carson.

CCA's performing arts club is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Neal. It was first started in the 2023-24 school year and was a big hit among CCA students! Practices are now on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 3:15-4pm for 5th-12th grade students (second semester only) in Mrs. Neal's Room. There is no cost. Members are working on a Spring musical called, "Never a Truer Tale" that will be performed on May 6th, right after the Mrs. Townsend's spring concert program.

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