Cougar Connection

CALHOUN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
COUGAR CONNECTION
April 26, 2024

MISSION STATEMENT
Calhoun Christian School provides academic excellence while upholding God’s truth and challenging
children to serve.

VISION STATEMENT
Calhoun Christian School will be the benchmark of excellence in Christ-centered education.

OPEN POSITIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
• MS Teaching Position - subject TBD
• Elementary Teaching Positions
• Para-professional Positions
Please contact Jeralyn Belote at jeralyn.belote@calhounchristian.org for more information.

AWARDS NIGHT 2024
Join us as we celebrate your student on May 13th! We will meet in the gym with the following
schedule:
4 pm: Elementary
5:30 pm: Middle School
7:15 pm: High School
***See the flier for information on how to pre-order dinner from Chik Fil A. You can pick up your
meal starting at 5 pm.***

SENIOR BANQUET/PROM
The theme is Under the Eastern Stars.
When: Saturday April 27; 6 pm – 10 pm
Where: Res Les Farms 1802 H Drive East Leroy, MI 49051

TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY
Let's celebrate our amazing teachers! Teacher Appreciation Day at CCS will be Friday, May
3rd. There are many ways to show gratitude to our teachers including a handwritten note, fresh
flowers, their favorite sweet treat, or a gift card! Be creative and have fun! Contact the PIT Crew
with any questions at 269-967-6777.

AANHPI Heritage Month Talent Show
In honor of AANHPI month the Burma Center is hosting a Talent Show for Asian American, Native
Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. The show is on May 18th, but the time to register is now. Please
see attached flyers to register for the event and to attend.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
It takes a village to run the school with excellence. WE NEED YOU! Please consider where you are
able to volunteer. If you are available to help, see the links above. If you have questions before
signing up, please contact the office.
• Lunch (10am-12pm):
• Popcorn & Pickle Fridays (Friday mornings from 7:30am-10:30am)
• Library Aide (Monday’s 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm)
• For other opportunities, please contact your student’s teacher, the office, or watch the
Cougar Connection for opportunities.

AMENDMENT TO 2023-2024 SERVICE HOUR AGREEMENT: We have amended our Service Hours
Agreement, as signed during the enrollment process, for the school year 2023-2024, and also for
next school year 2024-2025. Previously, hours were expected to be logged by April 30, 2024 – we
are changing the “served and logged by” date to the last day of school, which is MAY 31, 2024.
We are trying to make this service hour expectation easier for our families to fulfill. Payment for any
unserved hours will now be due by June 30, 2024. If you were planning on serving your hours for
2024-2025 between May 1-31, 2024, please contact office@calhounchristian.org and we will credit
it towards the 2024-2025 school year.

THEATRE OPPORTUNITIES
• Calhoun Christian School is partnering with Lakeview for theatre. The next play will be
“Imagine A Dragon”. Information for 2nd-4th grades is attached.
• Upcoming opportunities for other grades will be:
o May-June - for High School (current 9-12)
o June-July for Middle School (current 5-8)
• Calhoun Christian School Theatre in partnership with What-A-Do Theatre is proud to
announce our summer musical. This year, 2024, we will be doing THE MUSIC MAN!
o This musical is open to CCS students in grades 4-12. (Must currently (23-24) be in
4th grade).
o Auditions for this musical will be held on May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
o We will be rehearsing beginning June 3rd and we will meet every day (start and end
time TBD) for two weeks (approximately 8 hour rehearsals) including Saturday if
needed. We will be performing on Thursday, June 13th, Friday, June 14th, and
Saturday, June 15th. A more detailed schedule will be forthcoming.

CCS MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE
It’s time to start cleaning out your closets because CCS’s annual garage sale is coming up on May
4th! Table spaces will be $10 per family and pays for advertising and use of CCS property.
Some volunteer opportunities include:
• High School Students: assist with design and local marketing (including social media) of the
sale (1st come, 1
st serve – looking for 2-3 students)
• Driving students: Affixing flyers on community bulletin boards at locations such as grocery
stores, convenience stores, churches, etc.
• Muscles: Set-up (Friday 5/3 after school) and Tear-down (Saturday 5/4 starting at 3pm), and
floating during the sale for assistance in loading bigger or heavier items
• “Floaters” to assist booths and shoppers with various tasks and breaks.
• Foodies: Donate baked goods for sale during the garage sale (to be sold at individual family
tables)
See the attached flyer for TABLE RESERVATION and VOLUNTEER sign-ups. More information to
follow soon!

SPORTS NEWS
Save the dates for summer camps! More details to come soon!!!
• June 17-21: Basketball Camp
• June 24-28: Volleyball Camp

SEWING CAMP
We have a group of generous volunteers interested in providing our students with a sewing
camp. If this is something your child would be interested in, please sign up in the office.

SCHOOL CALENDAR
04/27: PROM
04/29 – 05/03: TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
05/05-05/11: 9
th – 11th grade Mission Trips
05/13: Awards Night
05/15: Senior Mission Report
05/17: Last day on site for Seniors
05/22: MS Finals; 11:30 am Early dismissal for MS
05/23: MS Finals; 11:30 am Early dismissal for MS
05/24: MS Finals; 11:30 am Early dismissal for ALL
05/24: Commencement 6:30 pm
05/27: NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
05/28-05/31: Middle School Trip
05/29: Field Day
05/29: HS Finals; 11:30 am Early dismissal for HS
05/30: HS Finals; 11:30 am Early dismissal for HS
05/31: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL; 11:30 am Early dismissal for ALL
06/01: LAST DAY FOR TEACHERS
06/06: Popsicles on the Playground

SPORTS CALENDAR
04/30: Varsity Girls Soccer vs Marcellus 5:30pm
04/30: MS Girls Soccer vs Lakeview 4 pm
05/02: MS Girls soccer @ Vicksburg 5:30 pm
05/02: Varsity Girls Soccer @ Bronson 5:30 pm
05/03: Varsity Girls Soccer @ Maple Valley 6:00pm
05/08: MS Gilrs soccer @ Sturgis 6:00pm
05/10: MS Girls Soccer @ BCC 6:00pm
05/13: Varsity Girls Soccer @ Bronson 5:00pm
05/14: MS Girls Soccer @ Paw Paw 6:00pm
05/14: Varsity Girls Soccer @ Zion 6:00pm
05/16: Varsity Girls Soccer vs BCC 5:00pm
05/16: MS Girls Soccer vs BCC 6:45pm
05/20: MS Girls Soccer @ Otsego 5:30pm