Covenant 2018-19 Annual Report

2018-19

COVENANT CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Covenant Family, I love to tell the Covenant story to all who will listen and for as long as they can stand it. But if I am pressed to be succinct, I simply tell them that God alone has built and sustained this place by moving through the hearts and talents of friends, families, students and volunteers like you.

Covenant is a special place. Our students say it is challenging, but that it is worth it. Our families say there is no place like it. Newcomers comment that they feel it as soon as they enter the building or experience one of our events. Our alumni continue to comment on how it has prepared them for engaging the world.

The key is that we are mission true. Through the contexts of academics, fine arts, athletics, and clubs, we exist to provide an excellent, Christ-centered education, equipping students for a life of scholarship, leadership, and service.

Author Peter Greer notes in his book Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches challenges us in this: “In its simplest form, Mission True organizations know why they exist and protect their core at all costs. They remain faithful to what they believe God has entrusted them to do.”

We remain committed to biblically permeated engagement of all subjects, and we continue to pursue opportunities to discover God’s truth through core classes, intense electives, career-exploring internships, and mission and academic trips.

I cannot understate the beauty of covenanting together with you in this pursuit.

The high school years tend to be a student’s most emotionally and spiritually formative time. We are honored to partner with you in influencing our students to engage the world via a biblically sound Christian worldview.

As we celebrate together God’s work and faithfulness at Covenant, I invite you to consider a special gift to our annual fund. There are few investments as impactful and enduring as mission-true kingdom work equipped through Christian education.

I hope you will enjoy this glimpse into the impact of your own and others’ contributions to the Covenant story, as well as learn of future opportunities to partner with us.

As always, thank you for your faithfulness to the Lord, to the Word, to your family, and to this place.

For the Kingdom,

Andy Goodwin Principal and CEO

FACULTY & STAFF The Teacher Heart of Covenant award recognizes an individual who exhibits excellence in teaching, who champions the mission of our school, who exemplifies our philosophy, who embodies our values, and who pursues spiritual transformation in self and students.

David Tripple is a leader in our community that is sought out for advice and training among peers and students. He is a leader in pedagogy, continually and humbly seeking to grow; naturally bringing biblical reflection into the curriculum; and seeking creative ways of helping students.

Mr. Tripple leads students into truth, a truth that is alive within the beauty of trusting relationships.

Mr. Tripple with Mr. Trujillo & Dr. Goodwin after receiving the Teacher Heart of Covenant Award.

His students love learning, they are motivated and productive. They feel valued. He prays with students, mentors students, and all the while offering an atmosphere of “new discovery and the pursuit of wisdom.”

Mr. Tripple cares deeply about the student’s spiritual AND academic maturity.

Mr. Tripple’s influence reaches far beyond the classroom.

His name is brought up by parents as someone who has inspired and impacted their student in faith and life.

He is a passionate advocate for minority students and has championed a more thorough understanding of what diversity truly means in the context of Christian education. And, he has joyfully accepted every task that he has been given.

320+ 20:10 Our History Department and Covenant parent Mrs. Anderson led the conversation on History & Race in the Secondary Setting at the Conference on Faith & History at Calvin College.

Combined years of teaching experience

Male to Female Ratio

Covenant was voted as one of Indy’s Top Workplaces for the ninth year in a row!

ACADEMICS Discovering God’s truth is at the heart of what we do at Covenant through our course offerings, J-Term adventures, partnerships with sister schools, and celebrating our students’ achievements.

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Covenant signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Shiyan Foreign Language School (China) and Lincoln School (Guadalajara, Mexico). We look forward to further developing our partnership with our friends from both schools!

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International Program Director David Tripple visits the Indianapolis Speedway with the administration from Shiyan Foreign Language School after signing the MOU.

Covenant students and staff members receive Dare to Dream Awards from Wayne Township.

Luke Hastings (‘19) was one of only six students in Indiana to be awarded the Marine NROTC Scholarship.

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2018-19 GRADUATION HIGHLIGHTS

Ernesto Aguinaga participated the reciprocal exchange program with the Lincoln School in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Boys Soccer celebrates another Regional win..

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State Team Runner-Up

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Regional Title

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Semi-State Team Runner-Up

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Sectional Titles

13

Individual Regional Qualifiers

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City Conference Champion

ATHLETICS

#beuncommon - if you follow @athletics4cchs on Twitter, you’ll see this hashtag on their posts.

Whether our athletes are playing in a downpour in frigid temperatures for the State Championship, waking up early on graduation day to compete at a chance to go to State, or pushing themselves to be better personally, remaining faithful to who we are is the goal for our Warriors, and it’s not the norm in today’s world of athletics.

Faith Egenolf (‘19) qualified for the State Golf Tournament.

Girls Softball won the Regional Championship.

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ALUMNI

We love hearing from our Alumni and how they are engaging culture all over the world. That’s why we started #WarriorWednesday in November 2018.

Each week on all @cchsindy social media, we highlight one of our Alumni.

Keeping in touch with you is important to us. Here are ways our Alumni can keep engaging with Covenant: + Set up an account with alumnitoolkit. org + Request to join your class page on Facebook: Covenant Christian High School Class of ____ + Follow @cchsindyalumni on Facebook

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FINE ARTS

Striving for excellence to the glory of God. That’s the mission of Covenant Fine Arts and we desire to stay true to that mission.

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Audrey Mason (‘20), Anna Wright (‘19), Hadleigh Pierce (‘19), and Fiona Ridenour (‘19) perform with Broadway star Michele McConnell and Chamber Chorus at the Palladium for Festival of Carols.

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Mr. Sparks leads weekly critiques of student work in AP Art.

Our Fine Arts staff and students desire to honor the Creator above all else, through creating beautiful works of art, making music with their voices and instruments, or telling moving stories on the stage.

COMMUNITY

The Student Diversity Committee was started this year led

by Mr. Hines, Mr. Aguinaga, and Mr. Tripple.

covenant: (verb) to commit oneself, bind oneself, give one’s word

VOLUNTEERED IN THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR

8,135 HOURS

Our community. It’s our students and their families. Our faculty and staff. The volunteers who give their time and resources. It’s you. And it’s a beautiful thing.

Academic Departments: 206 Administrative: 56 Athletics: 1,514 Care & Appreciation: 290 Events (Advancement & Student Life): 372 Facilities: 2,685 Fine Arts: 1,913 Lunch Program: 708 Warrior Athletics Booster Club: 335

Grandparents Day is celebrated each September with a special Assembly and breakfast. Faith Lamb (‘19) enjoys time with her grandfather.

Mrs. Cleary’s team of Student Ambassadors from the Class of 2019 welcomed our guests at each of our Open House and Shadow Day events.

Over 500 students, staff, and volunteers served the Indy community for Gone Servin’ 2019.

DONORS

Musician, Christian education advocate, and former Colts player Hunter Smith shared with Covenant Celebrates 2018 attendees.

We believe in the impact of every contribution.

We try to make a Covenant education affordable. The impact of each contribution to the Covenant Annual Fund helps bridge the gap between tuition income and the actual annual cost of providing financial aid. Tax-advantaged contributions are a powerful way of making this possible.

We offer several ways to contribute:

•donate through automatic monthly funding opportunities

•make a one-time donation

•donate cash & securities

•donate through tax credit scholarships

•donate through planned giving (contribute to our endowment

or donor advised fund) Questions? Please contact Perry Hines in Advancement at 317-390-0202 ext 210.

Niccole Wilkes (Youth for Christ) and Bill Stanczykiewicz (Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU) received the Community Heart of Covenant at Covenant Celebrates 2018.

2018-19 YEAR (YTD: APRIL 2019) TOTAL DEVELOPMENT INCOME

$259,467

NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)

$409,340

(UNAUDITED)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMPACT!

A & D Hydra Clean A Cup Above Coffee Catering Aaron & Jill Wilson Aaron & Luanne Reitzel Aaron T. Gegg Abby McDonough Adam & Beth Varnell Alan & Emma Brown Amanda Brown Andrea & John Owens Andrew & Hilary Hildenbrand Andrew & Laura Gossel Andrew J. Shriner Andrew & Jamie Goodwin Andy & Marcy Gaston Andy Harris For Trustee Andy Mohr Chevrolet Andy Mohr Toyota Anonymous Donors Anthony & Stephanie Cooper Anywhere Product & Development Testing Avon Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Avon Orthodontics Bailey Family Dental, PC Barbara A. Koewler & Randall M. Watson Benjamin & Rachel Lanius Beth & Steve Herr Billy Edmonds Bose McKinney & Evans LLP Brad & Bethany Spencer Brenda E. Hoffman Brent & Sarah Thompson Brian & Brenda Fike Brian & Kelli Gatewood C. Matthew & Heather Frazier Calvin & Mellissa Davidson Carl & Rachel Clark Chad A. Canal Charles & Lynda McCollum Charles & Mary Lofton Cheryl Pieper Chick-fil-a Chris Hutchison Chris & Kelsey Russell Chris & Monica Hengge Christopher & Diane Colson Claire Conklin Cora J. Einterz Corey & Julie Ford Curt & Stephanie Brough Cynthia Wills Dana & Jim Croner Daniel & Jan Egenolf Daniel & Sally Heuss Daniel S. Watson Danny & Maria Smith Darrell & Ann Fleming Dave & Candy Wigington Dave & Karen Schwartzkopf David & Amy Tripple David & Barbara Sue Wilson David & Carolyn Parent David & Janet Bollman David & Kelli Trujillo II

David & Nancy Gruesser David & Pamela Mann David R. Pfeifer Deanne Vroom Deborah & James Smith Dennis & Victoria Towles Dominion Realty, Inc. Don & Amy Atteberry Don & Jodie Lamb Don & Phyllis Laskowski Donald & Caryn Fishburn Donna Mikell Doug & Ally Hedrick Dr. & James & Sloan E. Nick & A. Niccole Wilkes Edgar & Virginia Lundeen Jr. Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Elizabeth Wilcox Erik & Mandy Cooper Ernesto & Elizabeth Aguinaga Ethan & Mallory Puckett Ferlando Pickett Jr. Francis & Melanie Cavanaugh Jr. Futurex G. Michael & Sarah Goodwin Ganesh & Julie Ghooray Gordon & Marilyn Denton Grace College Greg & Lynn Turner Highpoint Global Howard Young Ian & Carrie Bobbitt Indiana High School Athletic Association Indiana Humanities InFaith Community Foundation Integrity Refractory Jack Downey Jacob & Emily Ward James & Cynthia Priesthoff James & Jennifer Stanley Jr. James Haworth & Mrs. Pat Altman James Simmons Jason & Allyson Knuteson Jean & John Crane Jeff & Kim Hastings Jeffery & Ifen Donovan Jeff & Krista Shields Jeffrey & Krista Ruemmele Jeffrey & Lori Muzik Jeffrey & Tamra McClintic Jeremy Ware Jerome & Lori Schafer Jerry Ryan Jim & Dana Croner Jim & Sue Spencer John & Andrea Owens John & Carolyn Holsapple John & Jennifer Hardman John & Sara Sweeney John DeFabis Jonathan & Andrea Shriner Jonathan & Lisa Dubke Jonathan & Marci Martin Jonathan C. Studdard

Jordan & Shanay Mayer Joseph & Michelle Hunt Joseph & Natalie Kopp Joseph Heerens Josh & Kimberly Shaughnessy Joshua & Erin Miller Joshua & Kathleen Gainey Joyce Seabolt Justin & Ashley Fuller Justin & Kelsey Stephens Kacey Crane Karen Reffitt Karl & Julie Roembke Kasandra Freeman Kent & Sarah Carmer Kevin & Karen Stockton Kevin & Kathy Murphy Kim Koch Kimberly Devlin Kraig & Suni Johnson Kurtis & Carrie Moss Kyle & Chelsea Vannoni Kyle & Juli Krizan Kyle Wilson Larry & Jennifer Reagan Laura & James Burks Laurie H. Jones Leah Thompson Luan & Scott Voehringer Mark & Amber Nebergall Mark & Danni Brayer Mark & Denise Miller Mark & Elizabeth McDonough Mark & Kim Clevenger Mark & Shelley Notter Mark & Susan Buckley Mark Swearingen Marshall & Lelah Thompson Mary Lou Woods Matthew & Judy Heuss Matthew Dix Melynda Howell Memo Marketing Group Michael & Adelpha Twyman Michael & Julie Giardino Michael & Sarah Johnson Midwest Medical Hearing Centers, Inc Mike & Kim Fightmaster Mission House Realty LLC Monte & Teresa Collins Nancy Gruesser Nathan & Kiersten Gast Nathaniel P. Flasher National Christian Foundation Indiana Nicholas & Mccaela Thompson Nicholas Stroud Nolan & Brandi Schafer OrthoIndy Patrick & Esme Kenny Paul & Laura Vink Paul Kortepeter Perry & Lisa Hines Philip & Laura Shinn Ray’s Trash Service, Inc.

Regan & Lori Roberts Rene & Amy Longoria Renee Garver Rich & Dianne Harcourt Richard & Kelli Halderman Rick & Jane Taylor Rick & Julie Alvis Robert & Renee Fishburn Robert & Sarah McDonough Robert & Sharon Trout Roc & Karlene Byrd Rodney & Cynthia Cleary Ron & Jane Colson Ron Brumbarger Russ & Penny Fowler II Russell & Ruth Pulliam Ryan & Erica Heathco Ryan & Tammy Wiley Ryan Sebree Sagamore Institute Sam & Kacey Crane Samuel & Kelsi Thompson Samuel Schinderle Schoolhouse Fare Schwab Charitable Fund Scott & Casey Brendler Scott & Luan Voehringer Sean & Monica Bird Shawn Lyons Southwest Anesthesia Inc. Stanton & Laura Bryan Sr. Stephanie Anderson Stephen & Carol Highsmith Stephen & Lisa Carr Stephen & Susan Kraabel Stephen & Valerie Beard Stephen Birrer Strada Education Network Susan & Arthur Stern T & W Corporation Tabatha Jones Tanya Mulamba Taylor University Teresa & Monte Collins Terry Ward The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc. The Stone Table, Inc. Theo Goodwin Tim & Marcia Fuller Todd & Heather Scoggins Tom & Melanie Heniff Tommy Featheringill Tyler & Shannon Wildman Vickie Renbarger Victoria & Dennis Towles Walter & Sherry Brown Wesley & Linda Sanders White Lily Interiors LLC William & Danelle Butler Jr. YourCause

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