CHA Magazine Fall 2016

EXPANDED CAMPUS

CHA STEM

CHAMPIONS!

Celebrating Our Lord’s Faithfulness

Building 21st Century Skills

CHA Volleyball Team Wins

CHAMagazine Official Magazine of Chapel Hill Academy

Fall 2016

INSIDE

cha partners with ktis

Passion for Christ.

Education for life.

Published for Families and Friends of Chapel Hill Academy

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Greetings Friends, The past few years at CHA have been an exciting time of blessings, transition, and vision for the future. We are immensely grateful for the Lord’s continued direction and provision in all that has been accomplished. Trusting Him to lead, we look to the future with great anticipation and excitement.

What is perhaps most exciting is the bright future ahead for our students. The Lord has designed a unique plan and purpose for each child, and by His grace, He has equipped us well to help prepare them for a life that will bring Him glory. This is an important calling, one that is taken with utmost care and commitment to God and to His children who fill our classrooms.

Each year at CHA, the abounding love of Christ is revealed through His masterful work within our school. This fall, we welcomed several new students and families, acquired exceptional new staff members, launched new programs, and completed a massive renovation and expansion of the school facility. Spiritual development is reflected not just in the classroom instruction, but through many examples of students providing help to those in need, taking initiative to pray together, and sharing the gospel with others.

Along with this, CHA students are growing academically. Last spring, our annual Terra Nova Assessment scores showed significant gains across the grade levels. CHA consistently ranks high in academics among ACSI schools both nationally and internationally. Thanks to our dedicated teachers, a strong Christian curriculum, and the vital partnership with our parents, Chapel Hill Academy students are well prepared for the next steps in their spiritual and academic journeys. I am grateful to God and blessed by our community for the work we do together. This is important work which guides students to deepen their faith and learning in preparation for the future.

In this issue of CHA Magazine, may the Lord’s blessings over this ministry be personified throughout the pages. May His name be glorified through what He has provided, and may we be confident in the glorious future He is leading us to pursue together.

Peace and blessings to all,

Kassie Grosz, Ed. S. The fifth Head of School of Chapel Hill Academy 952-949-9014 groszk@chapel-hill.org

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Campus Improvement Celebration 04

The CHA community comes together to celebrate and honor our Lord.

Chaplain’s Corner 05 An inside view from Pastor Todd Kardell.

Campus Transformation Photos 06

See before and after photos of the CHA campus.

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Chapel Hill Academy Gala 08

Photos from the 2016 Chapel Hill Academy Gala.

Junior Kindergarten 09

A look into the new Junior Kindergarten program.

Get to Know New Staff 10

Meet the new staff that joined CHA this year.

STEM Program 13

Building 21st Century Skills for K-8 students.

CHA Partners with KTIS 14

CHA joins KTIS and For King & Country for an incredible night.

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Music Program 16

A look back at this fall’s events.

Christmas at CHA 17 Get ready for the annual Christmas musical and Christmas chapel.

Year-End Giving 18

Contributions will help provide quality Christian education and inspire a passion for Christ in students.

Alumni News 19

See what is happening in the lives of CHA Alumni.

Athletics 20 The Cougars’ fall season starts the year with another championship.

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Spirit Week 21

Get ready for the 2017 Biggest, Baddest CHA Rally.

Corporate Partner Program 22 Get to know our 2016-17 Corporate Partners.

Admissions Corner 23

Introducing CHA’s new Parent Admission Network.

on the cover: First grader, Carter P. prays for our nation during Election Day assembly.

All photos in this publication have been taken by CHA parents, staff, or alumni. unless otherwise noted

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Passion for Christ. Education for life.

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raise be to God for His great faithfulness! We are excited to celebrate the completion of our school’s renovation and expansion. The CHA community joined together over a year ago to support the vision for Building a Legacy of Faith.

Thank you for the many prayers, financial support, and hard work during the Capital Campaign. As we celebrate our school’s improved facilities while pledges continue to be fulfilled, our prayer is that God will be glorified at Chapel Hill Academy. We are committed to faithful stewardship of what He has provided by working diligently to point children to Christ.

We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power, and the wonders He has done. Psalm 78:4b

Chapel Hill Families gathered for the SonRun Festival on Saturday, September 17th. In addition to the festival, we celebrated the Grand Opening of our new school expansion and renovation!

See photos of the campus transformation on pages 6-7

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rust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)

Trust does not always come easy for us in life. Multiple times throughout the day we might be asked to trust in something. Advertisers are often encouraging us to trust that they provide the best product at the best price. Politicians ask us to put our trust in their ability to make good decisions on our behalf. Even when we drive a car and enter an intersection we are expected to trust that the other drivers will obey the traffic signs. Trust can be a difficult thing.

No matter what is vying for our trust, we will never be able to actually place our trust in something unless we believe in it first. We must first believe in its claims, we must believe it is trustworthy, we must believe it will be for our benefit. The same can be said regarding our trust in God. Our spiritual life theme at Chapel Hill Academy this year is: Believe, Trust, Obey. With our taproot verse of Proverbs 3:5-6, we learn that out of our belief in God comes trust. This is not some ordinary trust, like when we trust that our hairstylist will get our haircut correct, but this is a trust upon which we build our lives. This is trust that leads us to believe that God knows better than our own understanding. This is trust that believes that God will make our paths straight. We believe that this is for our own good, therefore we can trust.

Our desire to believe, our ability to trust and our longing to obey God is rooted and established in God’s great love for us. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) We are praying that every student who walks through the doors of Chapel Hill Academy will experience God’s great love for them in such a profound way that they will not only BELIEVE in the promises of God, but that they will place their full TRUST in Him and in response want to OBEY the God who loved them first. Any other alternative would leave them longing for something more.

It is this passion for students to experience Jesus that drives us to integrate the Bible, testimony, worship and prayer into all of our content areas. This is why we do chapel, family groups, service projects, Bible class and special prayer times.

Additionally, mentor groups are a wonderful faith development component that we provide for our middle school students. These small groups take place after the chapel service so that students can discuss what they heard with a trusted adult mentor and work together with their peers to apply the message to their lives. This also provides an opportunity for more focused prayer times, personal encouragement and support for our middle school students. We have great mentor leaders comprised of CHA teachers, staff, parents and local pastors.

At Chapel Hill Academy we believe that partnering with families to invest in the spiritual formation of young people is an incredibly worthwhile pursuit. Ultimately, we trust that Jesus will be the author and perfecter of our faith and we seek to obey the One that is worthy of all praise and glory.

Please join us in praying for our students and families as God continues to shape us into what He is calling us to be.

May we all never stop growing in our belief, increasing in our trust and humbly obeying our Savior Jesus.

Pastor Todd Kardell, Chaplain

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CHA CAMPUS

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owens commons

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new main entrance

aerial view campus improvement celebration new sport court

updated chapel

new hallway

new locker rooms

updated owens commons

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Did you know that proceeds from the Gala are vital to our school and ensure that students at Chapel Hill Academy have every opportunity to grow in their relationship with the Lord, flourish academically, and make an impact in the community.

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hapel Hill Academy will host its 15th annual Live and Silent Auction Gala on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska. As the largest fundraiser for Chapel Hill Academy, this special evening allows the school community to recognize the important work of Christian education while raising the much-needed funds to support CHA programs.

Over the years, the gala has grown from a dessert social in the Old Gym to a semi-formal night out with more than 250 people supporting CHA. The evening will begin at 5:30pm with guests mingling as they participate in the ever-popular silent auction. Items for bid include class projects, travel, sporting event tickets, coveted teacher experiences, restaurant gift cards, jewelry, and much more!

The dinner program follows the Silent Auction in the Grand Ballroom featuring heartwarming stories of the impact CHA has had on alumni students.

The evening concludes with a nail-biting live auction that in past years has included a puppy, trip to London, and unique sports experiences.

Saturday, March 11, 2017 Hazeltine National Golf Club

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Steve Patterson, the host of Twin Cities Live, will be emceeing the event again this year, and is sure to provide not only entertainment but some laughter as well! Mr. Patterson supports the mission of Chapel Hill Academy and shares a passion for Christian education.

To purchase tickets and for more information visit:

chapel-hill.org/gala

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his fall, CHA opened its doors to four year-olds for the first time since the early Montessori program in the 1970s. Now, Junior Kindergarten is in full swing, and only God knew that the former CHA administrative offices could be transformed into a warm, cheerful learning environment for little ones. Long before we even thought of it, God knew that the space would be a perfect place for pre-primary students to gather each day to play, pray, and learn about Him and His amazing world.

Along with the wonderful space, the children absolutely love to run, jump, slide, and climb on their beautiful, new playground. In the classroom and on the playground, important work is occurring as they interact with each other and their teachers. These experiences help children practice character traits such as trust, obedience, patience, peace, and respect, and of course the Golden Rule.

Bible lessons regularly produce wide eyes while the children listen to Bible stories and begin to understand God’s amazing power. Activity is also a very important part of the day with plenty of movement and songs that range from “Our God Is So Big” to the popular “Ballet Dancing Truck Driver.”

In addition to the social and creative play, Jr. K prepares preschoolers well for their next year in Kindergarten. They learn algebra, geometry, and number concepts with pattern blocks, Geo-boards, tag-bags, counting bears, and Legos. A strong foundation for reading is laid through active story play that develops language skills. Math and language are truly hands-on learning experiences in Jr. K at CHA!

CHA is blessed to have wonderful Junior Kindergarten teachers who are dedicated to serving God and our young families. We look forward to what the Lord has planned for the growth of our Jr. K program in the coming years!

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get to know...

New Staff Betsy Bohlig is a Kindergarten teacher and a new addition to CHA this year. Mrs. Bohlig enjoys spending time with her husband and four children, going to their many sports and music activities, as well as spending time with friends. Betsy feels blessed to serve in Christian education because it is a true honor to be able to freely share the love of Jesus with her students and integrate His teachings into all areas of the curriculum throughout each day.

Andrew Craig is the new Director of Vocal Music and Worship Arts. He teaches Jr. K through Grade 5 general music, middle school choir, and Worship Team. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education and his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Music Performance from Tulane University. His favorite scripture is Romans 8:38-39 “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” He chose to serve in Christian education because he is strongly passionate about teaching students about God’s amazing love. His favorite aspect of working in Christian education is seeing students mature in faith and grow in their relationship with Christ.

Andrea Friend joined CHA this year as the Middle School Language Arts teacher. She has been teaching since 2005 and has a Bachelor of Arts in English Language Arts (5-12) from the College of Saint Benedict. She and her husband, Paul, have two children, Hannah (7) and Logan (4). Andrea enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and gardening. She chose to serve in Christian education because she believes that no education is complete without biblical integration. Her favorite aspect of working in Christian education is sharing God’s truth with students and encouraging them to work to their full potential.

Kate Johnson joined CHA this fall as the new Special Education and Resource teacher. She supports students who are struggling in a variety of areas and loves helping them realize their full God-given potential. She and her husband, Matt, were married in October and enjoy serving in their church in South Minneapolis. Kate enjoys cooking, gardening, reading, and time with good friends. She chose to serve in Christian education after 13 years of providing Special Education in the public schools. She is passionate about sharing her love of God with the children she teaches.

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Todd Kardell joined CHA this year after 15 years of serving as a Youth & Family Pastor at a local Twin Cities church. Now as CHA’s Chaplain and 7th & 8th grade Bible teacher, he loves seeing students gain a deeper understanding of the Bible, apply biblical truths to their lives and become more aware of the work that God is doing around them. Pastor Todd enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. They are avid sports fans who enjoy getting outside for a variety of recreational activities and creating significant family moments. Pastor Todd chose to serve in Christian education because he appreciates the opportunities for intentional discipleship and the focus on raising up the next generation to fully surrender their lives to Christ.

Danielle Mandich joined CHA this year after moving back to the Twin Cities after spending a number of years teaching abroad. She is teaching Grade 5 this year and is thrilled to be in the upper primary after spending the past six years in the lower primary grades. Danielle enjoys SCUBA diving, hiking, traveling, painting, and spending time with friends and family.

Danielle's favorite aspect of working in Christian education is having the unique opportunity to live her faith in a community that loves Jesus and use His word to develop the minds, bodies, and spirits of the learners. God has given her a heart for education and has placed her at Chapel Hill Academy.

Martha Sanchez was born in Mexico and raised in the USA. She is married and has three teenagers; all are very active in ministry at their church, Iglesia Cristiana Ebenezer, a bilingual ministry in Chaska. For the last three years, Martha and her husband have been working as pastors in the children’s ministry. She loves working with children, teaching the Word of God, and singing in her worship team at church. By the grace of God, her extended family has planted Spanish churches throughout the United States. Martha loves to travel, enjoys the outdoors and has a special love for her three dogs.

Mary Wilder joined CHA in July of this year as the Executive Director of Business Affairs. In that position, Mary oversees the financial operations of CHA as well as working closely with our administrative team. A PK (pastor’s kid), Mary has lived in many different places, but always felt Minnesota was home. She enjoys working on genealogies, baking, party planning, reading, and spending time with her grandchildren. She also volunteers as a guest speaker for various job support groups in the Twin Cities. A favorite verse and life theme is 2 Corinthians 2:15 – “For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.” As it is at home, Mary’s coffee pot is always on and the door is always open!

Brian Wright, Director of Admissions & Advancement, joined the CHA team in July after spending many years in the corporate, non-profit, and higher education settings. As a product of Christian education, Brian is passionate about growing deep roots at an early age. He met his best friend, wife Polly, at a Christian high school, and both of his grown children attended Christian school. As a long-time BSF leader, Brian also has a heart for CHA dads and their authentic walk with the Lord. In their spare time, Brian and Polly enjoy walking around Lake Harriet, enjoying breakfast at the Original Pancake House, or watching a wide variety of sporting events. When asked about working at CHA, Brian commented, “Every day, I wake up before my alarm clock goes off! I can’t wait to meet the families I know God is leading to the Chapel Hill Academy community.”

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he CHA STEM program is building 21st Century Skills for students K-8!

In the elementary grades, STEM kicks off with Kindergarten and first grade students who begin by learning communication and teamwork skills along with the basics of earth, physical, and life sciences. This is an important stepping stone for students in second through fifth grade who learn and practice the scientific method. The Great Banana Experiment is a fun way for second grade students to explore the impact of variables in an experiment. Students attempt to create a method to best preserve a banana through the use of temperature, packaging, and solutions. Third grade students learn how to form a hypothesis to create and test a bridge design. Through examining bird’s beak, fourth graders learn that God's designs are perfect, and that man’s inventions are often inspired by His creation. Fifth grade students enjoy discovering what will happen to a gummy bear when it is soaked in various solutions. Will the gummy bear stay the same, will it grow, or will it disappear? Throughout the elementary years, CHA students continue to build upon the STEM concepts with expanded exploratory opportunities to invent, hypothesize, create, and demonstrate. They do an exceptional job in investigative teams and as individual scientists!

Middle school is a time for STEM to ramp up in preparation for high school and the advanced sciences. Sixth grade kicks off with a BLAST as students engineer and launch rockets as part of studying God’s design of the universe and space. Later, they use coding skills to create a light show and demonstrate their knowledge of electrical circuits and technology. This project serves as a Christmas Light Show extravaganza to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!

Seventh graders begin the year studying God’s creation of Life. Beginning the year in Genesis, their first project tells the story of Creation through a design using a medium to converge faith and how life began. Seventh graders also explore the wonders of the human body and how the Lord knit together a temple for the Holy Spirit in each person. Activities that spur the most excitement in seventh grade are the dissections. Students examine a pig heart, chicken wing and frog to learn the wonders of life.

The students also design a prosthetic arm and end the year by designing an irrigation system to water a garden!

Eighth graders are preparing for high school by studying chemistry and physics. They see the organization of God’s world in the laws and formulas found in the physical studies. Students make a rainbow in an early unit to deepen their knowledge of reactions between acids and bases. As the year progresses, they design a catapult launching tennis balls to demonstrate understanding of simple machine. They end the year by studying molecules and design an experiment to analyze the effects of microwave technology and water molecules.

As CHA students explore the wonders of science from a STEM approach, it is easy to not only recognize God’s presence around us, but put to work His gifts of creativity and ingenuity in our daily lives.

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cha partners with ktis

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n the evening of Friday, October 7, Chapel Hill Academy partnered with KTIS for the Priceless Tour featuring For King & Country with special guests Jordan Feliz and KB. The partnership began several months earlier with KTIS Radio (98.5 FM) promoting Chapel Hill Academy on-air leading up to the concert, giving CHA the opportunity to get its name out to hundreds of thousands of listeners. As part of the partnership and to help promote our school, CHA was given access to some valuable resources such as VIP tickets to the concert, admissions and photo booths at the concert, and an opportunity to get a couple of marching snare drums autographed for a giveaway and auction at the CHA Gala. One blessed CHA family was chosen, as part of an admissions referral promotional drawing, to win the VIP tickets which included a meet & greet backstage with For King & Country!

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Over 4,200 people attended the sold out concert and CHA staff and family volunteers were out in full force sharing our school with them! Many attendees visited the CHA booth to get their photo taken at the CHA photo booth, register to win a For King & Country autographed marching snare drum, pick up a CHA light-up bracelet, and learn about Christian education opportunities at Chapel Hill Academy. It was a fantastic night for us as we had fun sharing what makes Chapel Hill Academy a special place with all the attendees!

Photo provided by KTIS

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music program Grandparents Day The halls of Chapel Hill Academy are alive with the sounds of students singing in their preparation for concerts and programs.

Grandparents Day on October 7th was a tremendous success! The Jr. Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes sang the song “At Gramma’s House” to everyone’s enjoyment.

Grades 1 – 5 prepared and performed a medley of “We Believe” (by the Newsboys) and “This Little Light of Mine.” As they processed in, with candles in hand, the visual spectacle was matched only by the uplifting sound of their incredible voices praising God! The middle school students combined to sing a riveting gospel number entitled “He Never Failed Me Yet.” The 6th – 8th graders were so excited by this introduction to gospel music that they will be singing a gospel number, “Can You Hear the Angels,” for our Christmas Chapel performance in December.

Guest Conductor We were privileged to have Mr. Curtis Kettler, choral director at Southwest Christian High School, guest teach 7th and 8th grade choir classes on November 15th. The students had the opportunity to rehearse their Christmas pieces with him and receive his professional critique and perspective. We are thankful for this unique opportunity to strive for excellence in our singing for God’s glory!

Worship Arts Chapel Hill has been blessed with a group of servant-hearted students leading worship music on three separate worship teams. These middle school students are singing and playing their instruments in chapel on Wednesday mornings and during their practices on Monday and Tuesday advisory. In our praying, we ask God to help us be servant leaders and perform for His glory. We are very blessed to have this opportunity to worship God through music!

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christmas at cha Christmas Musical The Chapel Hill Christmas Musical for this year is The Power of the King and will be performed, December 15 at 10:00am and 6:45pm, in the auditorium. The Power of the King takes us back to the groovy 1970’s where we find the cast of characters working at a radio station named K-I-N-G. A mighty blizzard sets in on Christmas Eve and the station must enlist the help of a traveling choir to produce their broadcast of the Christmas story. The 4th grade students will be featured in singing solos, speaking parts, scripture narration, and dance solos. First through third grade will be featured as the traveling children’s choir in the story. As per tradition, our Kindergarten classes will be blessing us with their presentation of the nativity scene during the production. In addition, we are excited to be adding Jr. Kindergarten to our lineup as they present some of their favorite Christmas songs before the production that evening. Feel free to come in your favorite old leisure suit or go go boots - you’ll fit right in with our performers!

Christmas Chapel Christmas Chapel will take place December 22 at 2:15 pm and will showcase the 5th-8th grade choirs singing sacred Christmas music. Be sure to attend this concert presented by such an extraordinary group of singers. This event is not to be missed and will feature “Carol of the Bells” (7th & 8th), “All is Well” (5th & 6th), and the combined choirs singing “Can You Hear the Angels” and a medley of carols entitled “Tidings of Joy!” In addition to the choirs of 5th – 8th grade, the Chapel Hill Band will be performing some of their Christmas offerings as well.

CHA Christmas Musical 10:00 AM and 6:45 PM T h u r s d a y, D e c . 1 5

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year-end giving Please consider a year-end gift to the ministry of Chapel Hill Academy. Your financial contribution will help us provide quality Christian education and inspire a passion for Christ in our students.

With your partnership, we will continue to train and equip the next generation who will take up the mantle of Christian leadership in the future.

chapel-hill.org/give Thank you for your prayers and generous support of this ministry.

May the Lord bless you and your family this Christmas and in the coming New Year!

Join us for the 15th Annual

CHA Golf Classic!

May 2017 more information available soon at: chapel-hill.org/golf

alumni news It was our privilege to welcome a very special group of alumni teachers, staff, and parents on campus this past September. Having met during the early years of Chapel Hill Academy, a bond of friendship was formed among these families. As children graduated and they moved on from CHA, the ladies maintained their friendship and began getting together yearly to reconnect. This fall marked the 34th year of their annual “reunion weekend” which they enjoyed together in Stillwater. We are grateful for the sacrificial service to Chapel Hill Academy and for the legacy they have established. From left to right, Karen Mjolness, Candy Lundgren (current CHA grandparent), Dee Ervasti, Donna Lindberg Blake, Barb Evans, Shelley Ahlquist White, and Barb Taylor (current CHA grandparent), and Lois Peterson.

Carter Mullet has been selected by audition to be a participant in this year's "High School Honors Performance Series" at Carnegie Hall. This program challenges elite students to perform at their very best. Our congratulations to Carter for being selected to perform on his trombone with this Honors Band! Carter had been a CHA band student for 9 years and has continued with Mr. Runyan as a student while currently playing in the Eden Prairie High School Senior Band.

highlights:  2 time participant in the Middle School Honor Band - 2011 & 2012  Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony Concert Band Section Leader for 2 years  Solo Rating of Superior his Freshman year  3 year participant in "No Limits", a Twin Cities brass choir  St. Olaf Honor Band - 2016

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athletics

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articipating on an athletic team at Chapel Hill Academy allows students to participate with their friends in a safe and encouraging environment. It is exciting to witness their development as they desire to work hard and honor God through their sport.

CHA teams all had successful fall seasons again this year.

The 5th/6th grade soccer team ended their season undefeated with a final record of 8-0. Similarly, the 7th/8th grade soccer team had had a successful season with an 8-2 record and 2nd place in their final tournament. The athletes played hard, worked together, and demonstrated positive team spirit. Throughout the season, parents commonly shared how the wonderful coaches made the season extremely enjoyable for their kids!

Volleyball continues to be a very popular sport at CHA, and this year is no exception! In grades 4-8, our girls participated on one of the six teams representing CHA in the SSYO league. Each team worked hard and showed great improvement. Congratulations to the 5th grade girls who took 1st place in their tournament this season!

CHA is blessed with excellent, godly coaches who train our athletes spiritually and physically through sports. We are setting our standards very high for our students again this year when it comes to character development. A primary goal is that CHA athletes will be a light in the community as we compete against other schools in our league. We strive to help them gain a better understanding of their purpose and what God desires for them by teaching the G.L.O.R.I.F.Y curriculum (Godly Lessons On Reflecting Integrity For Youth). This fall, coaches focused on four character traits through G.L.O.R.I.F.Y. and will continue with six more during the winter basketball season. It is a blessing to see these character traits instilled in our students as they represent Christ through athletics each season!

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ast winter, CHA kicked off Spirit Week with the Biggest, Baddest CHA Rally! The event was a fun-filled family night where the CHA community had a great time while showing their school spirit. The event was such a hit that numerous requests poured in to make it an annual event. Back this year by popular demand, this year’s Biggest, Baddest CHA Rally will take place on Friday, January 20, 2017. The goal is to make it bigger and ‘badder’ than ever!

Attire for the evening will certainly be the focus once again this year as families will be competing to claim the title, “Most School Spirit.” Evening festivities will include dinner, fun activities, contests for kids of all ages, a Pep Rally led by Max the Cougar, and the ever popular student-versusparent/teacher basketball games. This is a night that CHA families won’t want to miss!

The Biggest Baddest Rally is intended to launch the 2017 Spirit Week (January 23-27) which lands just about the time a little fun is needed during the cold winter months. Themed dress up days and “Pack the Gym Nights” are planned by our 8th graders who gain leadership experience while with middle school teachers to ensure a fun and lively week for the school community!

Please mark your calendars for Spirit Week Events: 

Friday, January 20 – Biggest, Baddest CHA Rally

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Tuesday, January 24 - Pack the Gym / 7th & 8th grade teams

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Friday, January 27- Pack the Gym / 5th & 6th grade teams

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corporate partner program Paul, Timothy and Philemon understood Partnering. How about You? “I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.” (Philemon 1:6)

Do you own a business, or know of a business owner interested in a mutuallybeneficial relationship with CHA? With hundreds of current families and thousands of alumni, CHA’s Corporate Partner Program is an opportunity!

Want to become a CHA Corporate Partner?

Contact Brian Wright, Director of Admissions & Advancement wrightb@chapel-hill.org, or 952.949.9014, ext. 118.

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admissions corner Looking for great Storytellers…

Word-of-mouth accounts for over 80% of school selections!* What do you do when you buy a car or need a vacation? You search the web, talk with your neighbor, look for the right deal.

Now think back to when you began looking at schools for your most precious gifts—your children. What did you do? Was it different?

You spoke with those you trusted most, those you knew shared a similar relationship with the Lord, those whose children seemed like really *National Association of Independent School Parent Survey impressive young people.

Introducing CHA’s New Parent Admission Network Brian Wright, Director of Admissions & Advancement, is looking for those willing to share their great experiences and stories about how the Lord has used CHA to impact their family in a meaningful way.

We will love to hear these stories…but, we want you to share them most with your friends, family, neighbors, church groups, Bible studies, workout groups, trusted co-workers, and more. And, Brian Wright wants to help you feel equipped in time for sharing your stories during the holidays.

Don’t be bashful...it’s time to learn more about the Parent Admission Network!

Contact Brian Wright, Director of Admissions & Advancement wrightb@chapel-hill.org, or 952.949.9014-ext. 118.

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