Thank you to families who are participating in our community-wide effort to increase understanding of our Upper School philosophy, and start the conversation around how we as parents and school can most effectively partner together to raise Christ-minded young adults in this ever-changing world in which we live.  There are several phases within this important effort. The first was reading the book distributed to all families, “How to Raise an Adult”.  The next is signing up to participate in small groups. You will have the final opportunity to do that at our upcoming coffee talks (see details in All School News).  A final important element of this initiative is to read CHCA's Approach to Upper School, a white paper.

Congratulations to this week's Beacons of the Week, Upper School students, Leon Bao, Sidhu Thunga, and Sam Vanderkolk, who helped lead the H2O for Life Field Day! Read all about their story here. 

You are Invited to learn from CHCA's International Students as they share about their personal experiences and culture through a new venue called Culture Shock Talks, taking place on 10/03/17 1:35 - 2:15 p.m.; 10/04/17 8:00 - 8:45 a.m.; 10/04/17 9:38 - 10:15 a.m. by the fireplace in the MSL Collaboration Center. This is a great way to learn from and support our International Students.

This year, everyone who will or might want to volunteer at the school in any way must now first be fingerprinted and cleared if you have not been fingerprinted by the school within the past 5 years. It only takes about 5 minutes and is done in the Business Office, which has now moved into the house at 8247 E. Kemper.  It is next to the new Welcome Center on the corner of Kemper and Snider, and directly across Kemper from the back of the high school.  You can enter from the house’s driveway off of Kemper, or from the Snider auxiliary parking lot entrance.  You can stop by between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays to be fingerprinted, but if you need a time outside those hours, we can accommodate you – just email sarah.ferguson@chca-oh.org.  Thank you!  We appreciate all of our wonderful volunteers!!

Dr. Dean Nicholas will be facilitating two open discussions on our community read, "How to Raise an Adult." Don't miss this opportunity to discuss the book and learn how some of the concepts from the book apply in our upper school. The coffee dates are 10/05/17 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Founders' Campus and 10/11/17 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the MSL Upper School. Parents of students of all ages are encouraged to participate in one of these two interactive sessions.

2-4 people per game. No experience necessary.  Click here for more details and to sign up.

Be ready for the fun with your tickets in hand!  Skip the line at the ticket booth!  Save yourself 25% on the ticket price (4 for $1 now, 3 for $1 at the Festival).  It’s easy!   Homecoming Festival Game and Ride ticket information – click here

Has it been on your “TO DO” list?  Don’t waste another minute!  Click here to sign up to volunteer and help the event be a success.  Questions?? Contact Ashley Beucler at abeucler@gmail.com