February Newsletter

Cortland Christian Academy will begin its enrollment process for the next school

year in early March. Enrollment week is scheduled for March 15 - 19 with Dis-

count Night being Tuesday, March 16, at 7:00 PM. If you know of any families

considering Cortland Christian Academy for their children, please have them call

the school office to receive registration information. We will also be registering

preschool students during this week. Kindergarten screening will take place the

week of March 22-25.

ENROLLMENT 2010/2011

ortland

hristian

cademy

Pastor Nate 2/13

Joshua Anecelle 2/14

Hannah Morris 2/14

Leah Sweeney 2/14

Mrs. Kathy Owens 2/19

Diane Horton 2/21

Ian DeHart 2/22

Ryan Ossitt 2/25

Pastor Comings 2/27

PRAYER REQUESTS

♦ Pray for students as

they tackle their second

semester.

♦ Pray for the school

board as they prepare

the budget for the

20010/2011 school

year. This is a huge

responsibility and they

really appreciate a pray-

ing school family.

♦ Pray for the upcoming

Language Arts Festival.

Many of our young

people will be partici-

pating.

Phone 607-756-5838

Poetry Producing People

C.C.A.’s

4th/5th graders

Recently wrote diamantes,

Diamond-shaped poems, with some of our

Classmates receiving the honor of having their verses

Published in the spring edition of

Creative Communications

Receiving

this honor

of publication were

the following students:

Michael and Nicholas Anecelle,

Evelyn Ripley, Tarra Kinney,

and Ryan Ossit.

Job well

done!

Cortland Christian Academy is in need of a boys’ volleyball coach for the spring. Coach Ryan Eddy is

unable to coach this year, so we need someone to fill his coaching spot. If you are interested, please con-

tact Pastor Miller for details. We continue to be thankful for the many coaching volunteers who make

these programs possible and we trust that the Lord will again fill this vacancy.

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1st Grade

Wesley DeHart

Jocelyn Cobb

Chloe Burhans

Jedidiah Swayze

2nd Grade

Nathan Reese

Joshua Anecelle

Hannah Morris

1st Grade

Hannah Gibbs

4th Grade

Isac Burroughs

Emily Nelson

Ryan Ossit

5th Grade

Evelyn Ripley

7th Grade

Korissa Kinney

Jenna Stupke

8th Grade

Esther Ripley

11th Grade

Caleb Kinney

12th Grade

Tyler Stauber

Danielle Kinney

11th Grade

Landon Morey

Rachael Dec

12th Grade

Myles Gaines

Amber Jenne

1st Grade

Abigale Marsh

2nd Grade

Caleb Nelson

3rd Grade

Jonathan Oliver

Lucas VanAuken

6th Grade

Brandon Nelson

Nathan Burroughs

HONOR ROLL FOR 2ND QUARTER

HONORABLE MENTION FOR 2ND QUARTER

HIGH HONOR ROLL FOR 2ND QUARTER

3rd Grade

Ian DeHart

5th Grade

Michael Anecelle

Nicholas Anecelle

6th Grade

Linnea Sweeney

7th Grade

Matthew Anecelle

Mariah Ploss

9th Grade

Alexis Flach

10th Grade

Alainey Sweeney

Hannah McGowan

Hannah Stupke

Caitlyn Blanchard

7th Grade

Charlie Cheema

8th Grade

Sarina Sweeney

10th Grade

Kristen Miller

Brianna Harvey

Elizabeth Rofe

Charily Nelson

11th Grade

Rachel Hicks

12th Grade

Leah Sweeney

Diane Horton

Larissa Miller

Joseph Stupke

Keegan Nichols

Nicholas Rofe

Kody Hatch

Down and up and down and up and… on Thursday, January 14th,

Cortland Christian Academy’s fourth and fifth grade class enjoyed a

day of sledding at the Ploss home. The skies were sunny and bright,

just perfect for a day out on the hill. We enjoyed various ways of get-

ting down the hill from sleds to saucers to snowboards to toboggans;

however, returning to the top had to be done the good old-fashioned

way...hiking!

In addition to sledding, we enjoyed a pizza lunch complete with veg-

gies and dip and other munchies. We even found space for Christmas

cookies. After a break for lunch and a bit of indoor free time, we found

ourselves headed back out to the hill with plans for trying out different

modes of transportation as well as the jump that Micah had installed

for us. Our day was truly tons of fun. We extend our thanks with a

great big smile to Micah and his family for their willingness to open

their home to us for this winter activity.

Poweraide Machine

There will no longer be

a drink machine avail-

able to students in the

gym hallway. It is being

removed by the Cocoa

Cola company due to

low sales.

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BASKETBALL UPDATE

Corning 12/21/09

Girls Monday provided a win for the Lady Saints against Corning Christian which ended 39-22. Diane Hor-

ton had 9 points. Larissa Miller had 8 points. Brianna Harvey had 6 points with Leah Sweeney, Alainey

Sweeney, and Hannah McGowan each adding 4 points. Beth Rofe and Charity Nelson also added 2 points a

piece. Boys The boys also found a win which ended 57-40. Caleb Kinney had 23 points in the win and Nick

Rofe had 21 points. Keegan Nichols added 8 points. Joseph Stupke had 3 points and Charlie Brown had 2

points.

North Spencer 1/5/10

Girls The girls found an easy win Tuesday night which ended 52-20. Larissa Miller had 14 points in the win.

Beth Rofe had 8 points. Diane Horton, Leah Sweeney, and Hannah McGowan each had 6 points in the vic-

tory. Caitlyn Blanchard had 4 points. Brianna Harvey, Kristen Miller, Charity Nelson, and Esther Ripley

each added 2 points. Boys The boys also won their match which ended 55-40. Nathan Ploss had 19 points in

the win. Caleb Kinney had 10 points and Nick rofe had 9. Joseph Stupke and Charlie Brown each added 6

points. Matt Anecelle had 4 points and Brandon Buchanan had 1 point.

Penn Yan 1/8/10

Girls Leah Sweeney had 11 points in the victory which ended 42-13. Alainey Sweeney had 10 points. Diane

Horton added 6 points and Kristen Miller added 4. Beth Rofe, Charity Nelson, Brianna Harvey, Caitlyn

Blanchard, and Larissa Miller each had 2 points. Esther Ripley had 1 point. Boys The boys also came away

with a 45-34 victory in which Nathan Ploss scored 27 points. Nick Rofe had 7 points, and Caleb Kinney had

5 points. Joseph Stupke had 4 points, and Tieler Sweeney had 2 points.

Oswego 1/12/10

Boys The boys had a 52-45 win over Port City Tuesday night. Nathan Ploss had 33 points in the match. Nick

Rofe had 11 points, and Caleb Kinney had 6 points. Tieler Sweeney had 2 points.

Valley Heights 1/15/10

Girls The girls suffered a tough overtime loss to Norwich Friday night which ended 45-47. Alainey Sweeney

had 11 points. Brianna Harvey had 9 points, and Leah Sweeney had 7 points. Diane Horton had 6 points in

the loss. Rachel Hicks and Larissa Miller each had 4 points. Beth Rofe and Kristen Miller each had 2 points.

Boys The boys found themselves another win as they defeated Norwich 57-45. Nathan Ploss had 34 points in

the win. Nick Rofe had 9 points, and Caleb Kinney had 8 points. Tieler Sweeney had 6 points.

Finger Lakes 1/19/10

Girls Tuesday provided another fairly easy win for the girls which ended 40-29. Alainey Sweeney, Rachel

Hicks, and Larissa Miller each had 8 points in the victory. Alexis Flach, Beht Rofe, and Hannah McGowan

each added 4 points. Brianna Harvey and Charity Nelson also added 2 points each. Boys The boys also found

a fairly easy win which ended 68-44. Nathan Ploss had 37 points. Caleb Kinney had 17 points in the win.

Nick Rofe and Keegan Nichols each had 6 points. Joseph Stupke had 2 points.

Penn Yan 1/21/10

Girls The Lady Saints easily defeated their opponents Thursday night, ending the game 47-18. Leah

Sweeney had 11 points in the win. Alainey Sweeney, Diane Horton, and Hannah McGowan each added 8

points. Beth Rofe and Charity Nelson added 4 points a piece. Caitlyn Blanchard and Esther Ripley each had

2 points. Boys The boys suffered a tough loss which ended 67-69. Nathan Ploss had 36 points in the defeat.

Nick Rofe had 13 points, and Caleb Kinney had 10 points. Keegan Nichols had 5 points. Joseph Stupke had

2 points, and Tieler Sweeney had 1 point.

For several years we have en-

joyed a hot lunch program here at

Cortland Christian Academy

mostly because of the work of

two of our mothers. Mrs. Sue

Kinney and Mrs. Kammy Ploss

have taken on this role and have

put in hours of effort to make this

program a success.

When school first began, every-

one brought a bag lunch for the

day. We then increased our pro-

gram to include chocolate and

white milk. Eventually, we added

the snack window and a Thursday

Pizza Day. Later, the juice ma-

chine was added to provide addi-

tional beverages. Lastly, the sen-

ior lunch was added as a way for

the senior class to raise money for

their class trip.

Mrs. Kinney saw the need for a

better lunch program and took on

the responsibility of setting up a

lunch schedule for the students

which provided them a way to

buy their lunch everyday. This

endeavor involved making up a

menu, purchasing paper and food

supplies, balancing the books,

and finding parents who would be

C.C.A. LUNCH PROGRAM– A BIG THANK YOU —HELP NEEDED!!!

able to take a day each week to

run the lunchroom. Sue is to be

commended for her hours and

hours of labor that she volun-

teered to our school.

Along the way, Sue enlisted the

help of Mrs. Ploss. These two

ladies have put in countless hours

of volunteering to make this lunch

program possible. I would like to

take this opportunity to tell them

just how much it has been appre-

ciated by students and staff alike.

Sometimes it is easy to take this

service for granted and forget all

that is involved in making a good

lunch program.

In June, Danielle Kinney will be

graduating from C.C.A., and Mrs.

Kinney will no longer be avail-

able to provide this service. She

will be focusing on work and on

Tristan’s needs. This is as it

should be since she needs to dedi-

cate her time to her family’s

needs. Mrs. Kammy Ploss has

been actively trying to finish up a

nursing degree and will also not

be as involved this next school

year.

This being said, we are actively

seeking someone who could “step-

up to the plate” and take on this

ministry. Mrs. Kinney and Mrs.

Ploss are more than willing to work

alongside someone to teach them

the ropes during the rest of this

school year. The responsibilities

for this program could be carried by

several different parents who could

work together to make things a bit

easier. If you think you would be

interested in this ministry, please

contact the school office for more

information. If we are unable to

find volunteers for the lunchroom,

it will not be able to continue as it

has in the past few years.

Pray as to whether or not the Lord

would be leading you to minister to

the students and staff in this way.

We are trusting that the Lord has

someone in mind for this ministry

and that we will be able to continue

to offer school lunches as usual.

Again, a BIG THANK YOU to

MRS. SUE KINNEY AND MRS.

KAMMY PLOSS for your years of

dedication to this program.

SOUP LABELS, BOX TOPS AND INK

With cold and flu season upon us we should be getting in more soup labels! Remember to save them off

all cans! They are also on breads as well. Box Tops are now on Avery paper products as well as several

other products! Scott paper towels and toilet paper and Puffs tissues are just a couple that they are hid-

ing on. Let’s make a big push to beat our last year’s submissions!.

I will be getting ready to send out ink cartridges soon so please send them all in the next few weeks. See

if other churches and work places will save them for us!

- Stacey Morris

He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.