Thank you to the 223 alumni who answered our survey the past couple of months!! It is obvious that you love your school and have a great many fond memories with teachers and peers. You were very clear that you appreciated the Biblical focus and the caring teachers who gave you first rate discipleship attention.

A great number of you could see the need for improvement in academics and facility. What I heard loud and clear is that as we grow and improve, never allow the ways of the world to take us down a path that is not strong Biblically and purpose driven towards serving the Lord! Just let me emphasize again, we are on the same page!

The challenges to Christian education have never been greater, and yet the Lord is moving us towards His goals, and providing in unbelievable ways! Keep praying for us. I hope that each one of you will carry on the value of Christian education, like your folks did for you, to your own children. It is a big sacrifice and yet very similar to the sacrifice your parents made. Also, I pray as the Lord prospers you and your family, you will be willing to help us in various ways including a willingness to give. The Body of Christ is going to really need to come together in order for Christian school education to have the impact it potentially is capable of delivering.

I want so much for you to be proud of what God is doing at CCS not only today, but in the future!

In His Grip,

Dan L Bragg

CCS Superintendent

Each year we like to give a summary of the accomplishments of the school's extracurricular activities to alumni. Here is some stuff you might have missed.

CCS participates in the Miami Valley Conference and all OHSAA tournaments. We have listed below the CCS teams who won the MVC Championship and advanced in the OHSAA tournaments, as well as those individual athletes who were honored as MVC First Team or Player of the Year.

The CCS Theater Department is a charter member of the Critics and Awards Program of Cincinnati, the “Cappies”. The Cappies, is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers like Cincinnati Enquirer. At the end of the year, the student critics vote for awards that are presented at a formal Cappies Gala. About 30 local high schools participate in the Cappies, including the Division I schools like Mason, Fairfield and St. Xavier.

CCS participates in the Miami Valley Conference and all OHSAA tournaments. Presented below are the CCS teams who won the MVC Championship and advanced in the OHSAA tournaments, as well as those individual athletes who were honored as MVC First Team or Player of the Year.

BOYS VARSITY SOCCER

• First Team All Conference: Dylan Hoop

• All City Selection: Dylan Hoop

• 2nd Team All State: Dylan Hoop

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER

• First Team All Conference: Katie Felten

GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

• MVC Champions!!!

• District Finalists!!!

• First Team All Conference: Rachel Lawrence, Ginny Shelley, Sarah Carroll

• MVC Player Of The Year: Sarah Carroll

• 1st Team All City: Sarah Carroll

• 2nd Team All City: Rachel Lawrence

• MVC Coach of the Year: Sharon Long

JH GIRLS “A” & “B” VOLLEYBALL TEAMS:

• MVC Junior High Champions!!!

BOYS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

• MVC Boys Champions!!!

• District Champions!!!

• First Team All Conference: Isaiah Bragg, Josiah Bragg, Lance Mayberry, Steve Perry, David Creed

• 1st Team All District: Josiah Bragg & Isaiah Bragg

• 1st Team All State: Isaiah Bragg

• MVC Coach of the Year: Bob Leibold

GIRLS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

• First Team All Conference: Lindsey Mead

CCS participates in the Miami Valley Conference and all OHSAA tournaments. Presented below are the CCS teams who won the MVC Championship and advanced in the OHSAA tournaments, as well as those individual athletes who were honored as MVC First Team or Player of the Year.

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL

• First Team All Conference: Nate Brusman & David Mann

• MVC Player Of The Year: Nate Brusman

GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL

• MVC Champions!!!

• Sectional Finalists!!!

• First Team All Conference: Kirstie Runion & Sarah Carroll

• MVC Player Of The Year: Sarah Carroll

BOYS VARSITY WRESTLING

• First Team All Conference: Josiah Bragg, Isaiah Bragg, Tim Culbertson, Garrett Peters

• MVC Wrestler Of The Year: Isaiah Bragg

GIRLS VARSITY SWIMMING

• First Team All Conference: Alicia Irwin, Nicole Bierman, Amey Medley, Kendra Bierman

GIRLS VARSITY CHEERLEADING

• First Team All Conference: Shelina Rittenhouse

BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL

• MVC Champions!!!

• Sectional Champions!!!

• Regional Finalists!!!

• MVC Coach Of The Year: Bill Lanphier

• MVC Player Of The Year: Josh Lanphier

• First Team All Conference: Josh Lanphier, Brian Kirschbaum, Chris Gortner, Steve Perry

BOYS JH BASEBALL

• MVC Champions!!!

GIRLS VARSITY SOFTBALL

• MVC Champions!!!

• MVC First Team All Conference: Whitney Day, Raychael Lotspeitch, Molly Synder

TRACK AND FIELD

• 1st Team All City: Amanda Roden

MVC CHAMPIONS

• Girls 400m Dash : Amanda Roden

• Girls 800m Dash : Amanda Roden

• Boys 3200m Run: Josiah Bragg

• Girls 4x400 Relay: Rachel Burton, Katie Lanphier, Michelle Baab & Amanda Roden

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS:

• Girls 4x800 Relay: Rachel Burton, Katie Lanphier, Lindsay Mead & Amanda Roden

• Girls 4x400 Relay: Rachel Burton, Katie Lanphier, Michelle Baab & Amanda Roden

• Girls 100 M Dash : Michelle Baab

• Girls 300 Hurdles : Katie Lanphier

• Girls 800m Run: Amanda Roden

• Boys 800m Run Lance Mayberry

• Boys 1600m Run Josiah Bragg

• Boys Two Mile Run: Josiah Bragg & Isaiah Bragg

STATE QUALIFIERS

• Girls 800m Run: Amanda Roden (Amanda finished 6th at State)

• Two Mile Run: Josiah Bragg & Isaiah Bragg (Josiah finished 8th and Isaiah finished 9th at State)

The Spring musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" was performed at the Aronoff Center this past March. The show was great fun and one of the most challenging in set and choreography we have tackled thus far. The choreographer who took on this challenge was CCS senior Anne Schmitt, who created a total of twelve choreographed dances for the show.

The show was critiqued by the Cincinnati Cappies, about 45 local high school students who attended the show and wrote reviews. The review that was chosen for publication by the Cappies mentors was by St. Xavier critic Teddy Gumbleton, and it is posted on the school's website under Drama/Theater.

The Cappies also nominate individual performances for a Tony's style awards event called the Cappies Gala. This year CCS performers were nominated in six categories:

Anne Schmitt: Choreography

Morgan Pinkston: Best Comic Actor in a Musical

Brittany Mascara: Best Comic Actress in a Musical

Nicole Gaige: Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Nicole, Morgan, and Brittany: Best Ensemble in a Musical

James Blanchard: Best Lead Actor in a Musical

This spring the school is attempting the most ambitious drama production in our history, "Les Miserables". In order to make this work we are identifying our fall show, "The Cotton Patch Gospel" as our Cappies show and we are designating "Les Miz" as our 4th CCS Drama Homecoming Show.

The high school students will audition for the show as usual in December, and we will cast them first based upon their abilities and potential. We are sure that despite a very talented group returning this year, we will not cover all of the characters with capable high school performers. We would like alumni to volunteer to join us for both character and chorus roles.

We will adjust rehearsal times to accommodate alumni schedules where needed. What we need from alumni is a note from you letting us know that you are interested and when you are most available. We will keep making this announcement for the next few months.

This a great show with a great message. I hope that a large number of the veterans of the CCS stage will throw their time and talent into this project.

Aaron Kilgore ('98) writes:

I wanted to send a couple pictures from our class of 1998 reunion on May 24th at Carlo & Johnny. We had 34 people attend, 20 were CCS alumni. We had class members travel from Texas, Colorado, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama as well as from here in Ohio. We had an excellent dinner and a great time catching up on family, careers, kids, weddings, engagements, and old times. We plan on continuing the tradition.maybe a 15 year!

On Friday, June 20 they are meeting at the Great Wolf Lodge at 7:00 p.m. The cost is $40 per person. This event is adults only.

On Saturday, June 21 they will be meeting for a picnic on the grounds of what is now the Elementary building on Rt 4. This event is free and open to children. Bring your own food and drinks (no alcohol).

The school will be open for wandering through.

To receive reunion blogs, visit http://www.myspace.com/cchs_alumni

For more information and reservations, send e-mails to kimberly.vincent@yahoo.com