High School News

The school supplies list for the upcoming school year has been posted for grades 9-12. Click the link below to view and/or print the high school supplies list.

2010 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Calvary Christian School's valedictorian for this year's senior class is McKenzie Harrison, and the salutatorian is Tyler Farmer.

The valedictorian has earned the highest numeric average in the senior class for 9th-12th grade. The salutatorian has earned the second highest numeric average.

McKenzie plans to attend Samford University in the Fall, then either Law school or Pharmacy school. Ty plans to attend Columbus State University in the Fall, then transfer to the University of Georgia. He plans to pursue his Master's defree and major in Foreign Affairs.

Congratulations to McKenzie and Tyler who both worked so very hard to earn these honors.

Robinson Receives "Above and Beyond" Award

Congratulations to CCS Senior Alex Robinson who was named recipient of the "Above and Beyond Award" given by Columbus Regional Healthcare System for the outstanding male high school athlete in the Chattahoochee Valley. Alex has been an integral part of the soccer program at CCS and has also played CCS tennis. He is a member of the National Honor Society.

Male and female representatives were selected from each of the area middle schools and high schools to represent their school. In addition to Robinson, other representatives from CCS were Senior Olivia Whiteshurt and 8th grade students Kendall Collins and Clayton Barefield.

CCS Alumnus Wins Scholarship to Regent University for Short Film

Mary Ahlman, class of 2000, and daughter of high school teacher Marti Ahlman, submitted a short film to the ReelDreams Film Festival, a competition for a full tuition scholarship at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mary won the Grand Prize for The Door, a film showing a young girl standing at a door, making an important life decision. Mary will attend graduate school at Regent in the Fall to pursue script writing and other facets of film production.

More CCS Alumni News >>

Congratulations to CCS Junior Matt Hollis for winning the Region tennis title in "boys singles." He will represent Calvary Christian School in the State tournament on Monday, April 19.

Matt was also named to the "All Region Team,"

CCS is proud of you!

Latrevo Joins "America Sings" in Orlando

The high school choir "Latrevo" recently traveled to Orlando, Florida, to participate in the annual musical event "America Sings" held at Universal Studios this year. The Calvary group was one of three high school choirs which participated in a special "honor chorus" on Friday, March 5, with Christie Carrie Miller and John Jacobson. On Saturday, the students made Kits for Kids for a local home for children as part of their community service project. The group performed "The Grove" at Universal Studios with 400 other musicians from all across the United States.

Photo submitted by Denise Morris

Congratulations to CCS Senior Evan Jones for being selected for the All Bi-City Basketball 1st team. CCS is proud of you!

Harrison & McGowen Honored As STARS

Congratulations to Senior McKenzie Harrison, this year's STAR Student and to her STAR teacher Mrs. Diane McGowen. They were recently honored by the downtown Rotary Club at a luncheon, along with other area high school's STAR students and teachers.

See who made 3rd quarter's Principal's List and A/B Honor Roll.
Students on the Principal's List achieved all A's in all subjects on their report cards. The A/B Honor Roll is a list of students who made all A's and B's on their report cards.

3rd Quarter Principal's List & A/B Honor Roll >>

Photo submitted by Denise Morris

Men's Quartet Ties for 1st in State Competition

The Women's Trio represented CCS in the region literary event which took place in Albany, Georgia, where the Men's Quartet represented CCS and took 1st place in Region, AAA.

The state competition took place in Valdosta, Georgia, where the Men's Quartet TIED for 1st place. Congratulations guys for a great job! Thank your for your hard work and dedication.

Photo submitted by Denise Morris

CCS Students Tapped for National Honor Society

Congratulations to CCS high school students who were recently inducted in to the 2010 National Honor Society.

CCS Students Are Winners in Foreign Language Competition

Congratulations to the fourteen Calvary Christian high school students who placed in Spanish levels 1-4 categories of written poetry, projects, musical performance or vocabulary bee at the Chattahoochee Valley Foreign Language Fair on Saturday, March 20,

1st Place Winners
McKenzie Bragg, McKenzie Harrison, Ivey Roper, Steve Thomas, Justin Moss, Derek Bigham, Danielle White, Megan Eldridge, Ty Farmer, Caytlin Merritt and Neil Tipton.

2nd Place Winners
Delaney Harrison, Raney Oseguera, Hayden Newman and Kelsey Harris

3rd Place Winners
Ty Farmer, Cami Brannen and Kristina Hodge

Felicidades to all our CCS winners! Their projects are on display in the high school lobby for the next few days.

Other area schools that participated in the event were Columbus High, Hardaway, Shaw, Northside, and Kendrick.

College Acceptance for the "Class of 2010"

Baylor University
Berry College
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Columbus State University
East Texas Baptist University
Gainesville State College
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southwestern University
Lagrange College
Lee University
Liberty University
Mercer University
Piedmont College
Samford University
Shorter College
University of Georgia
Valdosta State University

Fowler Participates in Optimist Club Contest

Freshman Jason Fowler represented CCS in the "Optimist Club Oratorical Contest," a recent competition that included qualifying students from area schools as well as home schooled students. The assigned topic was "Cybercommunication: Problem or Progress?" Jason represented Calvary well his outstanding speech.

CCS Essay by Emily Mabry Wins Competition

Recently, an essay contest was held in Mrs. Ahlman's AP English class for possible publication to the Columbus newspaper, Northland Neighbor. The students were instructed by Marketing Coordinator, Krista Pettry to write an essay about what makes Calvary Christian School different from other schools.

The winner, CCS Senior Emily Mabry, was chosen because her essay best communicated that the faculty and staff at Calvary Christian School have prepared her for success both in her academic endeavors and in life.

If you are a parent who is looking for a private school for your child, this essay should help you to see exactly what our school is all about.

If you are a current parent or student of CCS, I hope this essay will solidify in your mind what you already know about our wonderful school.

Click HERE to Read and/or Print Emily's Essay >>

Homecoming 2010
More photos from Homecoming...






	Scenes from Homecoming 2010

Photos submitted by Denise Morris

Cheerleading & Basketball Team Photos Posted

The 2009-2010 cheerleading and basketball team photos have been posted on each team's individual web page.

Click on photos below to see larger views.


Varsity Boys	Varsity Girls

JV Boys	Varsity Cheerleaders

CCS Crowns Homecoming Queen & King

Congratulations to seniors Ivy Roper and Ethan Cottle for
being selected as the 2010 CCS Homecoming Queen and King.

Class representatives who were selected to the Royal Court
as princesses and princes are:

Junior Class:
Caitlyn Merritt & Jay Morris
Sophomore Class:
Alana Roper, Adam Ross, Steven Thomas
Freshman Class:
Delaney Harrison & Justin Moss


Junior Prince & Princess Caitlyn Merritt & Jay Morris	Freshman Prince & Princess Delaney Harrison & Justin Moss

Sophomore Princess Alana Roper Prince Steven Thomas	Sophomore Prince Adam Ross (Pictured with Sally Key)

Photos submitted by Julie Ann Crane

CCS Homecoming Court Announced

Congratulations to the following students who were selected by their classmates to serve as representatives on the 2010 CCS Homecoming Court. The Homecoming King and Queen will be announced and crowned between the varsity girls and varsity boys basketball game on Saturday, January 30.

9th Grade
Leslie Dupree, Delaney Harrison, Megan Wall
Mason Burton, Justin Moss, Jeremy Walker

10th Grade
Sally Key, Hayden Newman, Alana Roper
Hunter Bowman, Steven Thomas, Adam Ross

11th Grade
Megan Eldridge, Caytlin Merritt, Kendall Morris
Drew Ballesteros, Matt Luke, Jay Morris

12th Grade
Kelsey Harris, McKenzie Harrison, Ivey Roper, Olivia Whitehurst
Ethan Cottle, Ty Farmer, Evan Jones, Elijah Moon

CCS Spanish Club Buys a Goat - No, TWO Goats!
...and some chickens too!

Instead of a holiday food drive this year, the High School Spanish Club decided to buy a goat from the Samaritan's Purse
Gift Catalog this Christmas. Our slogan was, "You Buy the Nachos, We'll Buy the Goat!!"

At break time on two Fridays, students collected donations and sold enough nachos to make $161 in 1/2 hour.

"We're grateful for the support of students, faculty and parents which allowed us to buy 2 goats, 12 chickens, and a soccer ball for needy families abroad! It was a fun event and hopefully will make a family's Navidad more Feliz!!!"

CCS Now Offers Online Access to Britannica

Britannica Online School Edition offers encyclopedias and related materials for students of all levels. Users have access to a collection of educational exercises, activities, and study guides. Search for answers to your questions plus video and multimedia clips, photographs, illustrations, and interactive timelines. When you search Britannica you will find people, pleaces, history, science, math and much more!

Parents: If you do not already have the username and password to access the website, you may contact your child's school office for login information.

A link to the Britannica School Edition is posted on the individual school news pages in the right column and at the top of this page for easy online access.

or ... Login Here

For more information, call or email Christine Brooks, ext. 211.

"Youth Leadership Columbus" Selects CCS Students

Each year local high school juniors who exhibit leadership skills or the potential for leadership are given the opportunity to apply for the Youth Leadership Columbus Scholarship Program. Students chosen for this honor commit to a year-long training program that includes skill building in areas such as setting goals, making decisions and managing conflict.

This year Youth Leadership Columbus chose more students from CCS than any other high school in Columbus! Congrats to the following CCS juniors who were selected for this honor:

Megan Eldridge, Sarah Grigg, Kristina Hodge, Matt Luke, Caitlyn Merritt, Jay Morris, Kendall Morris, and Neil Tipton.

They will be honored at a reception at CB&T on October 22.

High School Choir Retreat
August 28 & 29, 2009

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Collect for CCS

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Ronald McDonald House

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Bring in Boxtops, Campbell's Labels, & Pop Tabs

CCS continues to collect all of these to raise money for our school and for the Ronald McDonald House. Please save and turn in all of your Boxtops for Education, Campbell's labels and pop tabs to the donation boxes located in each school office. We suggest that you turn them in on a once-a-month basis as we collect and distribute what we have collected several times during the year. Thank you for your support!