Annual Review 2011-2012

Developing Students with a heart for God.AnnuAl Review 2012

Moe Lundrigan,Executive Director

As co-leaders of the Christian Academy School System, we remain steadfastly focused on our mission statement of developing students with a heart for God who grow as Jesus did in wisdom, stature and in favor with God and men. Delivering on this mission statement and partnering with you in the development of your children in a way that glorifies God is our top priority.

In reflecting on the 2011-2012 school year at Christian Academy, we are in awe of the many accomplishments of our students, staff and faculty. These accomplishments

were achieved through the desire to glorify the Lord with excellence and service through the gifts He has instilled in each one of us. These accomplishments occurred in numerous areas, including spiritual development, academic excellence, fine arts, athletics, missions and service work and more. We also saw increased enrollment in Kindergarten-12th grade, implemented an advanced technology agenda in our classrooms and restructured our debt to balance with our current student enrollment.

Being anchored as a school system in these strategic priorities keeps us focused on the “why” behind our daily endeavors, and allows us to be good stewards of the time, talent and treasures the Lord has entrusted to us. We consider your children a great treasure, and thank you for the opportunity to walk alongside you as they grow and develop into adult children of God.

As you read this Annual Review, we ask that you take a moment and pray for the students, families, staff and faculty of Christian Academy, and offer thanks for the amazing accomplishments that were achieved this past year. We are humbled by the many opportunities we were presented with to be witnesses for Christ, and to be His hands and feet in our daily endeavors. God is good.

Your Partners in Christ,

Each accomplishment is a direct blessing bestowed by the Lord, for the purpose of bringing Him honor and glory. We are humbled and thankful for the Lord’s favor.

This past year we intentionally invested time, energy and resources in five key strategic priorities as highlighted in this Annual Review:

• Train and Inspire Students to Positively Impact the Kingdom• Teach Students World Class Academics• Create and Implement Programs to Develop the Whole Student• Create School System Unity and Increase Engagement with School System• Ensure School System Stability and Longevity

FRom ouR PeRsPective,As the leaders of Christian Academy School System

“Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

Psalm 106:1

Tim Greener,Superintendent

Moe Lundrigan,Executive Director

About Christian Academy ................................... 4Missions: Home and Abroad ...............................6The Class of 2012 .................................................... 10Elementary School ................................................ 12Middle School ....................................................... 16High School ............................................................ 19Athletics ................................................................. 21Fine Arts ................................................................ 25Development ........................................................ 29Alumni .................................................................. 31Curriculum ........................................................... 33Technology ........................................................... 34Admissions ........................................................... 36Parent Involvement .............................................. 37A Global Mindset: Hosting International Students .................. 38From the Board ................................................... 39

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The Christian Academy School System exists for one reason, and only one reason…to glorify God. In everything we do, we work at it with all of our hearts, as we are working for the Lord.

This is especially true as we consider our role as partners walking alongside parents, focusing on the development of children spiritually and academically. It is a great privilege and honor to partner with parents in nurturing and cultivating the special talents and abilities instilled in every child by God for His honor and glory.

Christian Academy takes the role of partnership seriously. We believe for each child to thrive and meet his or her fullest potential, there is a three-pronged, ongoing partnership that must exist between home, school and church. When these three groups are aligned and articulating the same values, beliefs, and core principles, children are joyful and develop into dedicated Christ-followers.

In school, solid, biblical principles are integrated into all areas of student life -- academics, athletics, fine arts, extracurricular activities, missions and service, and curriculum -- so that as students transition into adult children of God, they leave Christian Academy with a solid foundation to fulfill their life’s purpose, according to God’s plan.

With the church, Christian Academy walks arm-in-arm with the local churches where our families attend and worship. A family grounded in a solid church with Scripture-based teaching will find that Christian Academy serves to supplement and reinforce what is being taught at church and in the home.

Through this three-pronged ongoing partnership approach, Christian Academy is able to deliver upon our mission of developing students with a heart for God who grow as Jesus did in wisdom, stature and in favor with God and men, with the ultimate goal of building the kingdom, all for His glory.

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At Christian Academy, we are focused on maintaining and following excellent stewardship practices, investing in people, tactics and strategies that allow us to deliver upon our mission of developing students with a heart for God as efficiently and effectively as possible.

The chart below provides a breakdown of the budgeted expenses for the 2011-2012 school year.

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At every level of the Christian Academy School System, missions is integrally woven into chapel times, classroom lessons, concentrated mission trips and stewarding funds for the purpose of spreading the gospel locally, regionally and globally. During the 2011-2012 school year, students participated in missions in a variety of ways: fundraising for causes, building orphanages and providing relief for tornado victims, engaging with community residents during service projects, and traveling for foreign and domestic trips.

Whether students are preparing for a mission trip to Honduras or spending time at a nursing home, Christian Academy believes in the Acts 1:8 model of missions: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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“...you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Honduras Mission Trip,Christian Academy of Louisville

Honduras Mission Trip,

Christian Academy of Indiana

Ghana Mission Trip,Christian Academy of Louisville


By Jessica Meek, 2012 Graduate

The summer before my senior year, I went to Ghana, Africa, with Christian Academy of Louisville. This trip taught me the importance of relationships and to be intentional with them, including my relationship with the Lord.

When I came back, I didn’t have that “spiritual high” that everyone talks about and that scared me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved every moment of my trip and long to be back there everyday, but I felt something missing. I clearly remember sitting in church one morning and getting an overpowering nudge to go before the Lord. I laid out to Him my fears and my desperation to be lit aflame with a passion for Him. Through my tears, He instilled in me the idea and the freedom to be proactive myself.

A lot of times we wait for the Lord to make us passionate or zealous, but how is that going to happen if we just sit there? For a long time I thought that only through His mighty touch of our hearts, we could be a true disciple of His, but in that moment the Lord showed me a true relationship with Him. It goes both ways. When we give a little, He gives a lot, and this truth set me free. The strength of our emotions shouldn’t dictate the level at which we strive for the Lord. Feelings can quickly burn out and change, but our true heart is always the same. God showed Himself faithful to this revelation of mine. He placed in my life spiritual leaders, amazing Bible studies, and incredible opportunities to see Him work and I have Ghana to thank for that. For if I hadn’t gone, who knows how long it would have taken for me to discover this truth about our God. What I learned shaped my senior year and made it the best year of friendships, joy, and spiritual growth. Throughout this year God has continually reminded me that He truly is a God who listens, and a God who responds. So I encourage you to step out. Even if you aren’t “feeling” it, seek the Lord and He will reward that desire. As for Ghana, God has done amazing things there and I know He will continue to use this trip to further His kingdom. God does incredible things when we come before Him with earnest requests upon our hearts. So pray for the people of this country and watch Him work.

English Station Students Travel to Ghana for Medical Mission “This is

David and Philip. I spent a lot of time with them over the course of that week. They both spoke more English than I expected, and had such sweet personalities. They both had a big impact on me while I was there.”

Paige Gardner,Class of 2012

Poland Mission Trip,Christian Academy of Louisville

Ghana Mission Trip


By Kelly Hartley, Indiana StudentOver spring break six of my classmates, three teachers, and I went to St. Louis on a mission trip. Going into it we really weren’t sure exactly what we were going to be doing. We knew we were working with a place called Mission St. Louis and the general idea of what they did, but that was about it. We went to Mission St. Louis Monday morning and spent about an hour in training, with them telling us about the organization, what they did, and why they did it. We met every morning for an hour or so before we went to work that week. Each morning the Mission St. Louis team would focus on something different, but the topics presented throughout the week all led back to a main theme: the only way real change is going to happen is if you build relationships with the people you are trying to reach and if there are indigenous leaders in the area who also want change to occur. They explained to us that we needed to show that we truly care about the people we are reaching, and that we are not just trying to “get in and get out” so we can experience the pride of “doing something good”. They explained to us that indigenous leaders were people within the group who are willing to step up and be one of the first people to lead change and will encourage others to make the change as well. They explained to us the importance of identifying and bonding with the indigenous leaders, but also the importance of building authentic relationships with those we are trying to reach. After our morning meetings we would go into a nearby neighborhood and work on houses. The first day we worked on the house of a woman named Sherry doing things like painting, cutting grass, and mulching. At first it was kind of awkward because we didn’t know her, she didn’t know us, and neither of us knew what to expect from the other. As the day went on we got to know each other, and by the end she was crying and gathered us for a group hug because she was so touched by the fact that we were spending our spring break working on her house.The next couple of days we spent getting to know her and her granddaughter more, as well as working on her house and the house next door. By the third day we had made a noticeable impact on both the houses, and more importantly, Sherry. We took pictures, had another group hug, and she even gave her cell phone number to one of the people in our group. It was a truly amazing experience. I would definitely encourage other students to participate in mission trips with the school, because you get to further the kingdom, bless others, form new friendships, and it’s a blessing and growing experience for you as well.

Students Spend Spring Break in St. Louis

Tornado Clean Up in Henryville Indiana,Christian Academy of Indiana Track and Field Team

Necole’s Place Bottle Collection,English Station 2nd Grade

Students Visit Wayside Christian Mission,English Station Middle School Service Projects

Technology Donation,

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By Trey Hennig, Southwest StudentThe Southwest Campus participated in the “Change for Christ” project to raise money for the Smith family (names have been changed), a missionary family in India. The money that was given to the Smith family will be used to buy clothes, food, and other appliances they need. The Smiths are very grateful for our hearts to give money, but they are also very grateful for the love and hope God gives them.Mrs. Smith said, “What a blessing it is to have these unexpected funds so that pastors and other believers can be trained and discipled to share the Gospel in such a dark place. Taking it to the ends of the earth, one person at a time!” I was influenced by this project because of their strong love and thankfulness for God. The love of God has been so influential on them, and they want to share this good feeling in a country that has not seen this truth yet. It made me stop in my tracks and think, Would I ever love God enough to give up everything, leave everyone I know, and share His Word to a sinful and blinded nation? I will never forget the experience I had once they said they’d started many churches and are training many pastors. It was wonderful to see their huge impact in only a few months of time. It is always important to give for missionaries and help their families. They are serving the Lord and sacrificing themselves to share God’s Word. In return, it should be our job to help in any way. In this case, it was sacrificing a little bit of coins, which many people didn’t want to do. Those people did not see or feel the thankfulness in that sacrifice nor the stewardship they will have with that money. God gave us His Son and a path to Him, which was the ultimate sacrifice; and the Smiths have given everything, except their family unity, to share about that story. I am thankful for their work, and pray that someday I may share His Word to this unbelieving world.

Students at the Rock Creek campus donated monetary gifts as well as gift cards in light of the tornado that ravaged much of Henryville, Indiana, in March 2012.

The Rock Creek campus partnered with Christian Academy of Indiana High School to collect money and gift cards to Kroger, Wal-Mart and Target.

They were able to contribute more than $1,000 to aid families in Henryville.

What a blessing for our families to come together upon seeing a need, and working together to meet that need!

Funds for Missionary Family Raised with Pocket Change

Rock Creek:Buckets of Bucks


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Our desire for each Christian Academy graduate is that they will have embraced salvation and are disciples of Jesus Christ, governed by the Word of God and led by the Holy Spirit; they will integrate their personal faith in Jesus Christ with the world around them; they will achieve academic success; and they will be good stewards of their bodies. Accomplishment in these areas is fostered through curriculum, environment and intentional time in God’s Word that are an integral part of Christian Academy School System. As these students embark on the journey that lies before them, the mission of Christian Academy is to build a foundation from which they may launch into that journey.

Asbury UniversityBellarmine UniversityBiola UniversityBryan CollegeCampbellsville UniversityCedarville UniversityCentre CollegeCincinnati Christian UniversityColumbia CollegeColumbus College of Art and DesignEastern Kentucky UniversityElizabethtown Community CollegeGeorgetown CollegeGrand Valley State UniversityHanover CollegeHarding UniversityHunter College

Huntington UniversityIndiana University BloomingtonIndiana University SoutheastIndiana Wesleyan UniversityIvy Tech BloomingtonIvy Tech SellersburgJefferson Community and Technical CollegeLincoln Memorial UniversityLindsey Wilson CollegeLipscomb UniversityMassachusetts College of PharmacyMercer UniversityMiami UniversityMurray State UniversityOhio UniversityPaul Mitchell School

Samford UniversitySavannah College of Art and DesignSummit International School of MinistryThomas More CollegeUnion UniversityUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of LouisvilleUniversity of Louisville ULTRA ProgramUniversity of Southern IndianaUniversity of TennesseeWestern Kentucky UniversityWheaton CollegeWheeling Jesuit UniversityXavier University

congRAtulAtions, clAss oF 2012!“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

for His steadfast love endures forever!”

Students in the Class of 2012 are attendingthe following colleges and universities:


Jacob Andrew BeckleyCaulan Michael BlairDanielle Elizabeth CastlemanHillary Kalene ColemanStephanie Ann CombsEvan Glenn EmbryJannah Mae HankinsJoshua Reas HarrisAmanda Christine HayesTrent Joseph KellyCaleb John LawsonMorgan Renee MercerCaleb Joseph Moore

Bradly Michael PetersAutumn Renee SellersChristopher Nobuki SmithOlivia Ellen SmithChristian Robert StantonJonathan Thomas StrohbeckBenjamin Tyler StumlerKalaina Jacqueline SweeneyKelsey Gail ThorntonBobbie Bro WalkerEllen Elizabeth WidemanHaley Sherie WinghamSarah Mortady Blessitt Youssif

Jacqueline Nicole AndersonJacob David ArnoldEthan Davis BarkerKaitlin Marie BarnardJoseph Michael BatuelloBrett Andrew BennettWilliam Trevor BlackGrant Withrow BlayneyAlexis Marie BoydAmanda June BrandstetterLeah Ann BrownMegan Elizabeth BrownAndrew Joseph BurnsKathryn Eloise BurnsideMuhua CaiHeather Marie CameronKatelyn Marie CaseyMorgan Ashley ClintonElisabeth Gentry CombsBenjamin Joseph CusickGabrielle Rose D’AnielloZachary Dean DannellyAlly Paige DennisonMatthew Robert DeVriesRichard Scottie DibbleMatthew Thomas DilbeckRyan Alexander DixonMorgan Lindsey DuffTanner Scott DuncanMadison Rae EvansKacie Lynne FallotJonathan David FinchAllison Michelle FosterAllison Marie FowleJoseph Harry FreibertAlan Keith GainesJordan Rae Gamble

Paige Nicole GardnerJenna Noelle GipperichJossie Lauren GomezKelly Theresa GreenwellHayley Nichole HammanAlison Rebecca HanleinDale Lynn HardinMarissa Castiglione HarperJon Douglas Hawkins, IIRichard Chase HazelbakerAmanda Brooke HeacockCatherine Ann Belle HerdHayden Kyle HickeyGrant Morgan HoffmanMatthew Ian HolbrookSarah Madison HoldenJohn Owen HookerMarcus Wayne ImlayShannon Hope InmanClayton Wallace JacksonJordan Harley JarboeCasey Conlin JonesReagan Lynn JonesHunter Reed JordanNicole Ruth KarrDonna Elain KelleyJessica Michelle KeylorSara KimJana Leigh KortasMegan Hannah LaffoonRoss Alexander LarsonAnnie Elizabeth LedfordBradley Alan LedfordHannah Rose LeeCraig Stephen LesmeisterAaron Michael LopezCara Nicole Martinell

Rachel Brooks McKinleyKelsey Lauren MeadeJessica May MeekTyler Ryan MengelbergTyler James MetevierEmily Catherine MeunierMatthew Tyler MitchellMitchell Allen MoehleHaley Gabrielle MooreYahdiel Ivonne MoraAndrea Jacquelin MoserCurtis Pearce MossKatherine MaKenna MowerySamantha Tess NeatAutumn Marie NetheryMorgan Blake NewtonAndi Leigh NicholJoshua Josiah NobileLauren Brittainy NoblittZachary Edward O’DanielAshton Elizabeth OwenMatthew Robert OwenAndrew Eric ParksLyndsey Gretchen PateSarah Elizabeth PetreyKatrina Joy PritchardMary Lynn Proctor, JuniorLogan Daniel RagsdaleBlake Bradley RamseyLauren Corinne RassenfossAlexi Jacklyn ReidAndrew William RisherCaroline Denise RiversMorgan Marie RobinsonKelly Danielle RogersHaley Laura RoseJessica Paige Rose

Olivia Grace RossEmily Jennifer RousosThomas Richard RowlandMegan Christina SandersJoshua Lawrence SandlinKatie Ann ScottKristen Angelina ShafferKatilin Rose ShaheenMatthew David ShahroudiMaggie A ShermanJordan Maurer ShuttChristy Leigh SitlingerConnor Thomas SladeJoseph Andrew SnyderKirsten Faith SoldanSamuel Hyun SonBenjamin Arnold SotoMatthew James SpencerAndrew Charles St ClairHannah Leigh SteinforthJohn Tyler StockingLindsay Nicole StrattonZachary Lane StuckParnell Ivan Talley, JuniorMichael Louis ThompsonJonathan Clark TurnerJoseph Hunter VanderTollRachel Victoria VeithSean Alexander WalkerMollie Joyce WilderLauren Elizabeth WilhiteEmily Anne WoodRyan Benjamin WorkmanNicholas Ryan Wytrwal

Christian Academy of Indiana Graduates:

Christian Academy of Louisville Graduates:

CLass of 2012 aCCompLishments

Christian Academy of IndianaSince 2010, our graduates have been offered $1.3 million in scholarships, four students have been recognized as AP Scholars, three students have been recognized as AP Scholars with Honors and one student was recognized as an AP Scholar with Distinction.

Christian Academy of LouisvilleOf the Class of 2012, 93% attend a four-year college, and 4% attend a two-year college.

Our graduates have been offered more than $12.1 million in scholarships, and $187,880 in Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship monies.


The English Station Elementary School was extremely blessed with an amazing year. We began by hosting our annual “Back-to-School” event and welcomed approximately 80 new families to our CAL family. Once school started, our students found themselves playing on the completed second phase of the new playground. They were excited with the new equipment and the teachers were thrilled that their students had more area to run and play.This year we initiated our “Let Us Pray” program, which invited parents to send in prayer requests each week that were then summarized into one document and sent out to English Station elementary families every Friday. “Let Us Pray” allowed the elementary school family to join together in both praise and petition, lifting each other up in prayer. It’s amazing to see the requests shared each week, but even more amazing to see prayers being answered. Our chapel theme for the year was based on James 1:22,“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” Students were challenged by Ms. Wegert, chapel coordinator, to put actions to their words and live an “action-packed” life for Christ. We welcomed guest speakers throughout the year and listened as they told stories from God’s Word providing guidance on how to live out this Scripture. The year ended with an incredible chapel filled with real-life “super heroes” the children know, who are actively living “action-packed” lives for Christ. In November we once again participated in Operation Christmas Child and our families presented over 700 shoe boxes to be shipped across the globe. Many classes wrote letters to add to their boxes and used this opportunity to share God’s love.In March, we held our annual “Missions in March” fundraising effort. This year, our focus was on the MIS Orphanage in Lesotho, Africa, and supporting our high school missions department. We kicked the month off with a week filled with special events, and by the end of the month, had raised $9,500 as a school family. In addition to raising funds, each class was challenged to participate in service projects in the community. Classes visited daycares and assisted living homes as well as collected toys for the mission trips to Ghana and Honduras, and toys and toiletries for the MIS Orphanage.At the end of April, we embarked on a new achievement test, the Terra Nova. All students in grades K–5 were given the test. Our results by grade level ranged from the 71st to 82nd percentile, which is well above the 50th percentile national average. What an awesome God we serve. He has truly blessed Christian Academy and it is my pleasure to serve Him. It has also been my privilege and pleasure to serve the elementary school this year. We appreciate the support, encouragement and, most of all, the prayers that have been offered.

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Rebecca Thompson,Elementary Principal


During the 2011-2012 school year our focus has been on helping students know and understand their role as “Soldiers for Christ!”

Our guiding verse this year was Ephesians 6:10-11, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” During our weekly chapel times, many of our speakers and student-led chapels focused on this theme. The students gained a broad understanding of what it means to be a “Soldier for Christ”, and we then saw them become active

soldiers in very impactful ways. When devastating tornadoes tore through the Henryville area, our students jumped into action. The fifth graders made signs to post throughout the elementary building encouraging their classmates to pray for those families who lost loved ones and property. Many students brought in donations of toiletry items for those who lost their homes and were living in shelters. The need for classroom books for students and teachers in temporary classrooms was also a huge offering on behalf of the students.

Our students became Soldiers for Christ by participating in various planned mission projects as well. Students were challenged to bring some of their allowance or to earn monies through extra chores to contribute to an organization that provides bulletproof vests to police officers. In addition, more than $3,000 was collected by our students and donated to Samaritan’s Purse to purchase milk, fish ponds, goats, and mosquito nets. The giving hearts of our students and empathy toward the less fortunate showed in all these efforts.

Our students were active in bringing joy to the lives of others and serving as ambassadors for Christ in our local community as choir and hand chime groups visited nursing facilities, caroled at the mall, and participated in the National Day of Prayer.

God has graciously provided our school with a year filled with blessings. Each morning as I enter the campus, my custom is to begin praying as I pass the sign and begin to circle the building. My first petition is to ask God to provide us this day’s safety and protection for all to come onto our school property. My second petition is that He would grant us His Peace and Power for the day. And my final request is that His Word and Message be spoken boldly in every classroom, corridor, and playing area so that all will hear and know the Christ for whose cause we exist.

The great joy for teachers and administrators in the Christian school comes from knowing that we help parents in shaping the lives of boys and girls so they may become the next generation of leaders for Christ, gladly putting on the full armor of God.

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Shirley Owen,

Elementary Principal


This year we enjoyed watching students grow in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and men. And just like a home that needs repairing over time, the campus experienced renovations and improvements.Rock Creek student achievement test scores qualified for selection as one of 50 private schools to be nominated to the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. We eagerly await the September announcement of the 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools when we will know if Rock Creek is selected for this prestigious honor.Knowing that student test scores over the last years have remained consistent, we were professionally curious how students would perform on the newly implemented Terra Nova Achievement Test administered this spring. We are extremely pleased to announce that expectations were exceeded. Congratulations are in order for students and teachers as the Rock Creek composite score for each grade level ranged from the 79th to the 85th percentiles, well above the 50th percentile national average. Rock Creek students, like brothers and sisters, get along and at times disagree! But just like a family, they come together in the things that matter. The student body gave 210 boxes to Operation Christmas Child, collected $1,000 for the Indiana tornado relief, and honored church teachers, leaders, and pastors on Pastor Appreciation Day. Students wrote sweet letters of encouragement to me in the loss of my father, to families suffering devastation of tornadoes in Indiana and to our renovation contractors. Renovations on campus included the exterior of the main building, a new fire and smoke alarm system, complete renovation from floor to ceiling in six classrooms, the addition of security cameras on all exterior entrances, wireless Internet access, and SMART Board technology in Spanish, music, and all Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. These renovations and improvements were funded by the school budget and generous donations from family and friends of Rock Creek. We made many memories this year: concerts, field trips, author visits, Blossoming the Cross, Field Day, Christmas at CAL and other special days at school. To some, the many trips to the basement under the gym during tornado warnings is a top memory of the year! The entire Rock Creek family from preschool through fifth grade, all teachers, staff, and visitors were thankful to wait out the storms safe and secure in the basement. The 2011-12 school year at the Rock Creek campus was blessed beyond measure. Relationships deepened among students, teachers, staff, and parents. This has been an excellent school year and we look forward to seeing God’s plans revealed in the Rock Creek family next school year.

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Maribeth Thomas,Elementary Principal


What a wonderful year we had at the Southwest Campus of Christian Academy in our spiritual and academic elements of Christian education! Our K-5 students had many new and familiar experiences this year from fencing club, chapel buddies, Spelling Bee, Math Olympics, intramurals, Pastor Appreciation Day, Chess club, projects, book reports, 100th day of school, science fair, Scripture memory, field trips and special events. The year was full! However, one of our highlights this year had to do with our school theme, Loving God, which was based on the

following scriptures: Matthew 22:37-39 says “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”; 1 John 4:19, “We love because He first loved us.” and Ezekiel 36:26, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”After Christmas break we started on the project that is now called Change for Christ. Students collected change for five months in their PIG bank (which stood for pray, invest and give) to support a former Southwest Campus teacher and her family on the mission field in South Asia. The exciting part about this project was that most of the students had this teacher as their Art teacher the year prior so they knew this missionary. Through the student contributions a total of $3,272.10 was collected! The missionary family was given a budget of $4,000 for training. Through the student efforts, they have almost doubled that budget. Our students were able to Skype with the family during our last chapel service on May 16, and they shared that the money that we have raised has funded a 6-month training conference for 13 pastors that has taught them about church planting, discipleship and sharing their faith. Because of this conference, in the last month, NINE new churches have started and 60 people have become new believers in Christ! God has used our spare change in mighty ways already!Through these endeavors students have truly learned how to trust God with little things, such as pennies, nickels and dimes, and how he can bless beyond our imagination. Luke 1:37 states, “For nothing is impossible with God.” That spiritual truth is truly a lesson that could never come from a typical educational textbook. That is another reason why Christian education is a true partnership between families, churches and schools. What a blessing this Change for Christ project was for all those involved. It is our goal to continue this project next year as well.

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Anna Carson,Elementary Principal


Middle School is a unique time in the life of a student. Sixth through eighth grades are often considered the most difficult years for children due to rapid changes that occur emotionally, physically and intellectually. There is also increasingly challenging school work and peer pressure. That is why it is important to keep the focus on Christ as we assist students and parents walk through this critical time of development, and prepare for the rigors of high school and adulthood.

Spiritually we strived to incorporate a theme for the year that encouraged the students to make an impact in their own lives, at home, at school, and in their community. They were encouraged to utilize compassion, honesty, responsibility, and courage in making this impact. During the school year at least five students gave their lives to Christ, and many grew in their faith. Through Bible studies and discipleship groups, service projects and fundraising for missions, our students impacted Operation Christmas Child, Kosair Children’s Hospital, Operation: Care Kentucky, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and more than 20 local projects on our annual service day.Academically our students achieved success on a daily basis. They learned that our ability is a gift from God and that using it to glorify Him allows us to express our love for Him. They were able to do this in and out of the classroom. We had 23 seventh grade students receive state recognition as they qualified for the Talent Search Program sponsored by Duke University. Seven students received Rating Recognition of Excellent in the ACSI District Creative Writing Festival, two students placed in the top three of the ACSI Spelling Bee, and one student took 3rd place in the Championship round.Athletically our teams were blessed as well with this being one of the strongest showings ever for our middle school sports program: our eighth grade football team was the Division II Regional Champions and the Division II State Champions, our eighth grade baseball team was the Greater Louisville League and Tournament champions, the lacrosse A team were runners-up in the Regional Championship and the sixth grade field hockey team was the League Champions and Tournament Semi-Finalists, among many accomplishments. In fine arts, several students received honors at orchestra and music festivals and contests, including the KMEA Concert Band Festival, Junior High All-State Chorus, All-State Band and the Solo and Ensemble Festival.Other opportunities for the middle school this year included a 10th anniversary ceremony for 9/11, during which students planted a tree in the mixed carpool circle in remembrance of the event. Also, students participated in the Changing of the Guard ceremony in Washington, D.C. on the annual eighth grade trip.Psalm 118:29 states; “Thanks be to the Lord, for HE is good; His love endures forever.” God has been good and we have seen His hand at work through this past year.

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Gary Mounce,Middle School Principal


Our middle school students experienced a wonderful year of growing spiritually, academically, and athletically. It is wonderful to see the transformation that occurs each year as students seem to grow and flourish right before our eyes. The most important area of growth this year came in their spiritual development.The spiritual climate of our middle school changed when

Mr. Byrley challenged the students with the chapel theme of understanding their

identity in Christ. The topic was presented to the students from various viewpoints by area pastors and Christian Academy of Indiana faculty. One aspect of that topic was unpacked in detail by examining authentic worship. As a result, the students better understood who God is, who we are and how we should respond to Him. Since then our middle school chapels have not been the same. It is such a huge blessing to have participated in chapel where more than 140 students have left their seats and gone forward to worship the Lord together. The carryover effect was felt in the halls and classrooms of the middle school. We fielded teams in eight sports this year, and competed successfully with more compatible schools, although we had to travel more to do so. Under the direction of Mr. Harper and our coaches, the students learned skills and strategies involved in playing their particular sport; more importantly, they learned how to honor God in every area of athletics. It was great to field two baseball teams in preparation to reinstate baseball at the high school level in the future.Fine arts are alive and growing as the sixth, seventh and eighth grades combined bands and choirs for wonderful concerts throughout the year. Several sections of art were needed to accommodate the outstanding interest in visual arts, and the middle school produced its own drama production in late winter. This year the students performed a reflective biography of Hans Christian Anderson, and several middle school students were also cast in prominent roles in Beauty and the Beast.Academically, the students had an excellent year. Our reading program is strong due to our belief in the fundamental aspect of reading inherent in learning. Several of our students went above and beyond the requirements of our rigorous program by participating in the Accelerated Reader program. Twenty-one students read more than a million words this year with four students reading over two million words. The highest student reader this year read over 2.5 million words. We have witnessed steady and continued progress in our math department under the direction of Mr. Ferree and Mrs. Hamby. We had a record number of inductees into our chapter of the National Junior Honor Society, in which induction is based on Scholarship, Service, Leadership, Character and Citizenship.

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David Arrell,Upper School Principal


At the Southwest Campus we have a small intimate group of about 40 sixth through eighth grade students. Although we are small in size God did many amazing things with eighth grade retreat, Saints & Snowflakes, middle school chapel, volleyball, basketball, FCA, Chess club (with individual, quad, and west district winners and 4th place in state as a team), fencing, Beauty & the Beast Junior, Spiritual Life Team and even more inside the classrooms.A highlight this year was intentionally developing our mission statement, “to develop students with a heart for God, who grow as Jesus did in wisdom, stature and in favor with God and men.” Teachers helped to develop a National Junior Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes on our campus. Whether the student is a scholar or athlete or a little of both they were able to participate or qualify for the extracurricular clubs. FCA was led by Mr. Matt Deaton and Mr. Heath Rickmond. This club was open to any middle school student that was athletically gifted or simply enjoyed sports. Being an athlete was not required. This new club was a blessing and encouraged Christ-like leadership on and off the court.The National Jr. Beta Club was another new club, and required a 3.3 GPA and outstanding character to qualify. If the students chose to participate they had to agree to fulfill service hours, maintain the

required GPA and attend meetings. Nineteen students, half of the student body, chose to be a member. Mrs. Jeri Butler and Mr. Heath Rickmond led this group and have been excited to see how the students have savored this opportunity.Leadership was a focus on a field trip that they attended at Ft. Knox. There students were able to hear from military leaders about what it means to lead with integrity and the discipline that is involved in being a leader. Students later were leaders at the elementary field day where Beta members led and monitored various stations for the elementary students. What a blessing to see our students step up and lead in such a fun, positive manner.A final highlight was our Change for Christ project that all K-8 students participated in. Students collected change for five months to support a former Southwest Campus teacher and her family on the mission field in India. The exciting part about this project was that most of the students had this teacher as their Art teacher the year prior so they knew this missionary. A total of $3,272.10 was collected! What is amazing is the enrollment for K-8 was 140 students. Through these endeavors students have grown and learned that God can do anything, and if willing, He will bless us to be the vessels to bless others.

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Anna Carson,Middle School Principal


Christian Academy of Louisville High School is known for many different aspects: academic achievement, award winning School of Fine Arts, 2010 National Blue Ribbon recipient, respected athletic department. However, one descriptor permeates all of these: God-honoring.Christian Academy of Louisville High School students are growing in wisdom, stature and in favor with God. As they strive for a closer relationship with Christ, many of our students are involved with on-campus Bible studies, community outreach, and national as well as international mission trips. (Please flip over to page six, Missions: Home and Abroad, to learn more about how God is stirring and moving in the hearts of students in this area.)Whether it is collecting shoes for EDGE ministries or coats for Wayside Mission, our students are making an impact on their world. The most significant and defining opportunity that our students were involved with this year was the building of a 50-person orphanage in India. What began as a big, audacious goal became a burning passion for our students as they sacrificed their time, effort and money to raise the $40,000 necessary to accomplish the building of the orphanage. This was a student-led and student-supported philanthropic initiative, with all funds being raised by the students themselves. The students creatively thought of ways to go about this, including sponsoring a hot dog and hamburger dinner before a football game, selling t-shirts and cupcakes, and having a community wide garage sale. At the garage sale, one student sold his own car and gave the proceeds to the orphanage building effort. The students were focused, and knew without doubt God would be faithful, working in amazing ways through the hearts and hands of His many laborers.The lessons learned along the way were as valuable as the building itself; God can accomplish His purposes through humble and willing vessels. Our students will never be the same after watching the Hand of God work through them in a mighty way!

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Linda Rafla,High School Principal


We had an outstanding year in our high school. Faculty members and coaches challenged the students to reach higher levels of commitment in every area of their lives: spiritually, academically and athletically. The students rose to meet those challenges head on. The results were evident in the classrooms, hallways, athletic contests, mission and service projects, and chapels.Our students demonstrated their heart for God by serving others. Student organizations such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the National Honor Society led the way in local ministry projects, and our students rushed to help when disaster struck a nearby community. A new domestic trip to St. Louis over spring break was initiated this year,

with eight students participating in the inaugural trip. This group demonstrated Christ’s love to members of a neglected neighborhood. The students earned the right to communicate the gospel by rehabbing the exterior of several homes. The number of students on our international (Honduras) ministry team nearly doubled this year. These students were involved in English lessons in public schools, personal ministry with orphans and the poor, and conducting evangelistic campaigns via gospel films and “wordless bracelets” over the summer. We instituted grade level chapels this year in which students prepared the chapel for their classmates. It was wonderful to see our students leading their peers in worship, prayer and Biblical instruction.We have witnessed progress in the area of academics as well. We offered five AP courses this year (Government, Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Biology and U.S. History.) In the fall we recognized our AP Scholars, adding four AP Scholars (passed 3 AP tests) and another AP Scholar with Honor (passed four AP tests) to our school’s history. For the first time we honored an AP Scholar with Distinction (passed five AP tests). This student actually passed six AP courses in her high school career. We also added two new courses in our math department: Discrete Math and Probability and Statistics. The state requires our students to earn credits and pass the End of Course Assessments (ECA) in order to graduate. This year our pass rate continued to climb in each category to record levels. The most important development in the area of academics outside of the overall increase in student work ethic is in the area of academic support. For the first time in the history of our campus, a student has graduated from the Discovery program. Moreover, many students are getting the extra help they need to succeed through our multi-faceted academic support program.

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Chris Harper,Athletic Director

What a fantastic first year! I’m excited to be entering my second year as athletic director at Christian Academy of Indiana. Last year we adopted the 9-2-5 motto, which is based on 1 Corinthians 9:25. Warrior Athletes are “running for the incorruptible prize,” placing character before career, service before self, and God’s will for their lives before their own. The adoption of this motto, and integrating it into every facet of Warrior Athletics, ensures we are focused on building and advancing a competitive athletics program rooted in the promise of Christ. Blessed with outstanding facilities, distinguished coaches, and a desire to glorify God in all we do, Warrior Athletics knows what it takes to succeed both on and off the field. With a history steeped in local, regional, and national accomplishments, our student athletes have and continue to run the course set before them. From Kindergarten to 12th grade, our student athletes participate in a physically, mentally, and spiritually arduous athletic process that helps define them as “Warriors” for Christ. Encouraging our athletes at every level, our coaches and athletic staff bring the right amount of discipline and compassion to every practice, competition, and gathering. The quality of our coaching staff is the best around, with each displaying a deep love for the Lord. Knowledge of the game isn’t enough for Warrior Athletics, each coach must have a personal relationship with the Lord to model for the athletes entrusted to them.In the 2011-2012 season, we launched the first-ever intramurals program, with over 190 participants in the youth soccer program alone. We have seen increased student participation in athletics compared to the previous season, and there has been a rebirth of the girls soccer team which is now fielding a varsity team. With last year’s strong performance, our girls volleyball, boys soccer, and boys basketball are now all favored to win sectionals, and move into regionals.As I look forward to the 2012-2013 season, I am excited for our student athletes to deepen and further build relationships with the godly coaches we have on staff. As athletes do so, they will lean into a deeper trusting relationship with these leaders, honing their God-given athletic talents and abilities, participating in competitive games and establishing a reputation for athletic excellence. But most importantly, our student athletes will learn how to lean in and develop a stronger trusting relationship with God as well.

Boys BasketballRecord: 10-11Highlights: First Team All-Sectional (A. Hayes); Second Team All-Sectional (D. King)Girls BasketballRecord: 8-13Highlights: First Team All-Area and All-Sectional Team (S. Combs); Indiana Elite South All Star Team (R. Boesing, S. Combs, G. Wolfe); Indiana East All Star Team (S. Combs)Cross CountryRecord: N/AHighlights: 2011-2012 Clark/Floyd County Area Cross Country Team Honorable Mention (J. Woten)Girls GolfRecord: 10-4Highlights: Second Place team finish in the Henryville InvitationalBoys SoccerRecord: 11-4-2Highlights: Sectional Champions; Most Assists in a Career (C. Smith, 19, 2008-2011); Most Shutouts in a Season (T. Stumler, 8)VolleyballRecord: 15-8Highlights: Sectional Runner-Up; First Team All-Area Team (R. Boesing)Boys Track & FieldRecord: N/ASectional Awards: 400-Meter Dash (J. Moore, 7th place); 300-Meter Hurdles (T. Sturdy, 7th place); Long Jump (T. Sturdy, 7th place); 3200-Meter Relay (C. Moore, J. Moore, D. Doty, C. Fryrear, 7th place); 1600-Meter Relay (C. Moore, J. Moore, T. Sturdy, C. Fryrear, 7th place)Girls Track & FieldRecord: N/AHighlights: Discus School Record (H. Wingham, 76-02.00); Shot Put School Record (H. Wingham, 28-10.25); 1600-Meter Relay School Record (A. Kastensmidt, K. Thompson, R. Deich, K. Weaver, 4:45.04)Sectional Awards: 1600-Meter Relay (A. Kastensmidt, K. Thompson, R. Deich, K. Weaver, 6th place); 400-Meter Relay (A. Kastensmidt, K. Thompson, R. Deich, K. Weaver, 7th place); 800-Meter Dash (K. Weaver)

“Our athletic department is growing warriors for Christ who compete for an “incorruptible prize.” Combining the efforts of new and existing personnel to prepare and equip our student athletes has paid off in more ways than success on the fields and courts of competition.

Our students are mentored by godly coaches who seek to equip the students for a life of service and ministry in addition to learning their sport.”


Chris Smith, College Signing,Huntington University Soccer

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Darin Long,Athletic Director

▪ The sights, sounds, and contagious energy of the marching band, cheerleaders, fans, and players as they run onto the field ▪ Watching a coach take a deep breath to calm his nerves before a big game starts ▪ Seeing our athletes demonstrate Christ-like sportsmanship ▪ Turning the baseball lights on for the first time on a dark night ▪ Reading letters from visiting parents thanking us for Christian hospitality and bringing hot chocolate to them in the stands during a cold game they drove three hours to watch ▪ Watching a tight 2nd grade intramural game as though it was Game 7 of the NBA finals ▪ Hosting Special Olympics and understanding what athletics is truly about

I pray that whether you are an athlete, parent, family member, fan or a coach that your moments from last year are equally strong. Moments become memories that we’ll cherish for a lifetime. I look forward to the moments we’ll experience together as a Centurion Athletics family this upcoming season.

As I reflect upon the 2011-2012 Centurion Athletics season, I ask myself how the time passed so quickly. The days of last year’s season have started to fade, but there are many moments that I remember vividly:

▪ Hearing the crowd on a last second, half-court shot to win a game ▪ Sharing the emotions of seniors after they have played their last high school game ▪ Sensing the pride of families at a college signing▪ The hugs between teammates after a big win or a tough loss ▪ The prayers ▪ A parent volunteer cooking hot dogs and hamburgers as though he were Emeril


BaseballRecord: 22-13Post Season: Top 20 RankingCollege Signees: Joe Snyder, Bryan College; Joey Bautello, Lincoln Memorial CollegeAwards: All Region (M.Mitchell); All District (M.Spencer, M.Mitchell, I.Holbrook, R.Thompson)Boys BasketballRecord: 14-17Post Season:College Signees: Tyler Stocking, Asbury University; Jonathan Finch, Lindsay Wilson CollegeAwards: All Region (T.Stocking); All District (T.Stocking)Girls BasketballRecord: 21-13Post Season: District Champions; Top 20 State RankingAwards: All Region (C.Dow); Regional Tournament (P.Gardner); KY Jr All Star Team (C.Dow); 7th Region Jr All Star Team (K.Joss, C. Helm)CheerleadingRecord: N/APost Season: 3rd Place LIT RegionalsCollege Signees: Hayley Hamman, Georgetown University; Kristen Shaffer, University of LouisvilleAwards: 1st place FCA Camp; 2nd place NCA; 2nd place LIT; In-Game CompetitionBoys Cross CountryRecord: N/APost Season: Regional 5th PlaceAwards: 2A Coach of the Year (L.Stallings); 2A Runner of Year (C.Pryor)Girls Cross CountryRecord: N/APost Season: Regional 6th Place; H.Herd, 7th place overallCollege Signees: Jenna Gipperich, Mercer UniversityAwards: 2A Runner of the Year (H.Herd)Boys GolfRecord: 18 Invitationals- 12 Top 5 FinishesPost Season: Regional Runner-Up; State Tournament 8th placeAwards: Regional Sportsmanship Award (B.Ledford)

Girls GolfRecord: 9-5Post Season: Qualified for RegionalsField HockeyRecord: 10-10-1Post Season: District Semi-FinalistAwards: KY All Stars (M.Proctor, L.Rassenfoss, S.Neat, K.Hoerner); All District (L.Murphy, C.Sitlinger)FootballRecord: 8-5Post Season: District Champions/ Regional Runner-UpCollege Signees: Trevor Black, Thomas More College; Joe Freibert, Thomas More College, Mitchell Moehle, Hanover College; Ivan Talley, Centre CollegeAwards: District Coach of Year (S. LeFors); District Player of the Year (I. Talley); Honorable Mention State (I. Talley); All District I.Talley, A.Risher, H.Trenaman, C.Meredith, J.Papovich, .Lewellyn)Boys LacrosseRecord: 4-7Post Season: Divisional QuarterfinalsCollege Signees: Matt Devries, Wheeling JesuitAwards:All State (Z.Dannely); US Lax Academic All American (Z.Dannely)Girls LacrosseRecord:3-5Post Season: No. 6 Seed in State TournamentCollege Signees: Jaqueline Anderson, Centre CollegeAwards: Miss Kentucky Lacrosse (J.Anderson); All State (J.Anderson, O.Pierce); U.S. Lax All American (J.Anderson)Boys SoccerRecord: 8-10-5Post Season: District Runner-upAwards: All District Players (J.Hawkins, T.Black, J.Schutt); All Region (J.Hawkins)Girls SoccerRecord: 15-7-2Post Season: District Champions; Regional Champions; State Sweet 16; Top 20 Ranking Awards: All Region (A Beanblossom, K. Joss, T.Smith); All State Honorable Mention (K. Joss); All State 2ndTeam (T. Smith)

SoftballRecord: 28-8Post Season: District Runner-ups; Top 20 State RankingCollege Signees: Allison Foster, Bellarmine UniversityAwards: 7th Region Coach of Year (K.Mullin); All Region (A.Foster); Senior All-Stars (A.Foster); Junior All-Stars (A.Woosley); Gatorade Kentucky Miss Softball (A. Foster)Boys SwimmingRecord: N/APost Season: Regional 5thCollege Signees: Jacob Arnold, Bellarmine UniversityGirls SwimmingRecord: N/APost Season: Regional 3rd; State 5thCollege Signees: Kelly Rogers, Miami University of OhioAwards: KY Coach of the Year (Albiero); All State (H.Magnuson)Boys TennisRecord: 3-8Post Season: Qualified for RegionalsGirls TennisRecord: 8-3Post Season: Regional Runner-Up; E.Gerlach State SemifinalistCollege Signees: Gabrielle D’Aniello, Indiana Wesleyan University; Haley Rose, Georgetown CollegeAwards: KY All State (E.Gerlach)Boys TrackRecord: N/APost Season: Regional 9th; .Shadburne Regional Champion Pole Vault; 11 state qualifiersGirls TrackRecord: N/APost Season: Regional 4th; State 15th; T.Sipe Regional Runner-Up Pole Vault; 13 state qualifiersVolleyballRecord: 21-5Post Season: District Championship; Regional Semifinalist; Top 30 State RankingCollege Signees: Jana Kortas, Cambellsville University; Morgan Newton, Asbury UniversityAwards: All Region (K.Fallott. L.Wilhite); All District (A.Nichol, L.Wilhite, J.Kortas)

23 sports, 132 teams, 1,570 students athletes, 235 coaches18 College Signings, 1 Regional Championship, 2 Regional Runners-up,

4 District Championships, 2 District Runners-up, 2 State Finals


Psalm 19:1-2 says, “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies above proclaim His craftmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known.” Artistic expression provides unique and creative ways to share God-given gifts and talents to impact others. Through Christian Academy’s growing and award-winning fine arts programs, students have numerous opportunities to develop their gifts.

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the nation’s largest, longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition competition. Each year more than 300,000 students compete at the regional level. The winners at the regional level represent the top 10% of artists in the region. Winners at the National level represent the top 3% of artists nationwide. This year, we were privileged to receive 16 regional awards and for the first time ever, a National Level Gold Key Award.

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Heather Cameron“Zach” Silver Key“Glare”Honorable Mention

JD Hawkins“Lamp posts”Honorable Mention

Samantha Neat“Peces Muerte” Honorable Mention “Ceramic Ship”Honorable Mention“Angel Print” Honorable Mention

Lauren Wilhite“Nirvana” Photograph Gold KeySenior Portfolio Honorable Mention

Ryan Workman“Inside I’m Screaming” Silver Key“Cyberbully”Honorable Mention

Lauren Rassenfoss“The Farmer” Silver Key“Hormones” Gold Key

Matthew Sherman Graphic Illustration Gold Key“Society” Honorable Mention

Stacy LiPhotograph Honorable Mention

Kathleen Meyer “Ballerinas” Honorable Mention

Lauren Rassenfoss’s piece entitled “Hormones” won Regional Scholastic Art Gold Key representing the top 10% of all artists in the Region. It went on to the National Scholastic Art Competition and won a National Gold Key Award representing the top 3% of artists nationally. Lauren traveled to New York City in June to receive her award at Carnegie Hall. Her piece will hang in the esteemed Parson’s School of Art and Design in New York City for the next two years.

Senior AP Art, Lauren Wilhite

“Hormones”Lauren Rassenfoss


While Christian Academy offers a variety of courses in musical and visual arts, the creation of the Christian Academy School of Fine Arts brings existing and new offerings together into an expanded and well-defined curriculum. There are many course offerings to allow students opportunities to further hone their abilities, while at the same time celebrating Him and inspiring others with their God-given talents. Classes such as jazz band, honors jazz band, wind ensemble, show choir, concert band, orchestra, chorale, concert choir, mixed choir and many others are very popular, which in 2011-2012 prompted the need for expansion of the fine arts classrooms space to accommodate the growing desire for these programs. The pictures shown on these pages tell just a fraction of the story of the tremendously gifted group of students participating in the fine arts program.

Since the introduction of musical, performing and visual arts courses at Christian Academy of Louisville, English Station Campus, the number of students has increased from a handful in 1995 with the beginning of a middle school band program to over 500 participants today in 25 offerings.

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Fall MysteryThe Understudy, two performances

Spring Musical Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, four performances, with a 90-student cast, live orchestral ensemble that included faculty, students and alumni

Middle School Spring Play,Once Upon a Pig Gone Wrong

Chapel Skits


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Students at Christian Academy of Indiana have the opportunity to participate in art, band, choir and drama as a part of our fine arts program.

This year our instrument and vocal students performed several concerts and competed in the ACSI Music Festival, which was hosted at the Indiana campus.

We had 22 students participate in solos or ensembles, all receiving either superior or distinguished ratings.

Fall PlayArsenic and Old Lace

Spring MusicalBeauty and the Beast

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drama VisuaL“The fine arts department saw significant development this year. There is a renewed enthusiasm for the band and choir programs under the leadership of Miss Akin and Mrs. McCarty, respectively.

The most prominent growth occurred in the drama department. Under the direction of Mr. Branim, this co-curricular program has flourished with two very successful and well-attended programs. The spring musical, Beauty and the Beast, set a new standard of excellence for the department.”



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This year has been an absolutely wonderful time of growth, building, giving and planning. I believe personal giving is part of our discipleship as Christ-followers, and we are blessed to have so many generous donors to help support the continuation of the ministry of Christian Academy School System.

Christian Academy School System is a non-profit organization that relies on donations for advancement. You may not know that tuition does not cover our operating costs and we depend on donor support to continue our mission of developing students with a heart for God. This is the purpose of our annual fund. When the Christian Academy is working correctly, and living up to its calling, children’s lives are changed, their God-given talents and abilities are being nurtured and cultivated, and the Kingdom is growing for His glory.The school leadership and the development department are committed to transparency with our donors, parents, students and the community. It is important that you understand the status of our current financial commitments, capital projects underway, areas of need, and future plans. God’s blessings have been abundant. He has richly provided, and we are thankful. The financial support of so many parents, staff, faculty, board members, alumni and donors makes the advancement of our mission possible. I am excited about all that has already been accomplished and know that together, we can continue to help students in ways we cannot imagine.

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Jenny Druschke,Director of Development

We were honored to dedicate the Geary Media Center on the English Station campus on Sunday, May 6, in honor of the generosity of Ron and Linda Geary. We are thankful for their support of Christian education, and are pleased to have them as partners is our ministry.

Geary Media Center Dedicated


Annual FundThe Annual Fund is the highest priority for fundraising for the Christian Academy School System. Tuition does not cover the full cost to educate students, and the Annual Fund is necessary to provide direct benefits to students and faculty, as well as a range of quality school programs.Annual Fund Total (2011-2012 School Year) $334,700Total Number of Donors 235Annual Average Donation Per Donor $1,424Annual Fund Goal (2012-2013 School Year) $500,000Rock Creek RenovationMajor renovations have been made over the past year making a huge impact in updating our first campus. We will continue the renovation project through school and donor support.Fine Arts ExpansionMany improvements have been made to update our facilities and add

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classroom space for our growing student body. Donor supported advancements will continue in the coming year.English Station Baseball and Softball LightsBaseball lights are now complete, and we are currently fundraising throughout the next school year with the goal to complete the softball lights prior to the 2013-2014 season.Indiana TrackFundraising through Grandparents Day and other events has begun to resurface the track.SMART Board Technology (CompLeted)SMART Boards have been installed in nearly every elementary classroom on all four campuses so that teachers may continue to integrate technology into everyday classroom learning.English Station Athletic Complex (CompLeted)This project began in 2008, and we are so grateful to the donors who have faithfully given to allow the completion of this project.English Station Playground (CompLeted)The playground opened at the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, providing students with a great source of excercise and recreation.

2011-2012 fisCaL year, totaL giVing$1,018,515

2011-2012 donors(Percentage of Total Given)

Alumni 1%Board Members 6%Businesses 16%Churches 4%Christian Academy Employees 4%Grandparents 3%Current and Past Parents 56%Other 10%


The role of alumni is a lifelong duty. Our alumni are forever involved in the future and legacy of Christian Academy School System. We are excited about the growth that God has granted us with 2,000+ alumni that call Christian Academy home. In addition to time, talent, and treasure, the most important thing our alumni hold is an “institutional memory” that will forever be valued.

We are currently looking for alumni who are interested in serving as class agents or part of our Alumni Advisory Board. My hope and prayer is that alumni remember that their role here is far from over. We encourage alumni to visit often, stay informed and continue to pray for what God has in store for Christian Academy. Please keep in touch by updating contact information online at http://caschools.us/english-station-alumni. Alumni may also upload some photos and updates about life since graduating from Christian

Academy of Louisville High School using the “Contact Us” button.

We welcome all graduates to join our alumni community to keep up with Christian Academy Alumni news and activities. We are working to update our alumni list to improve communication and provide more opportunities for fellowship, and we don’t want anyone to miss out on the fun!

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Friday, October 5Football Homecoming and Alumni BBQ

Parade, 5:30-6:15 p.m.,with a BBQ Dinner to follow. Kickoff, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 26Alumni Basketball Night

Facebook:“Christian Academy of Louisville Alumni”

2012-2013 eVents

Adrienne Crosby,Development Manager

Class of 1982,

Celebrated 30th Class Reunion

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Before the Christian Academy of Indiana campus was built, Graceland Christian Schools graduated many alumni who we consider members of the Warrior alumni community. Graduating from Christian Academy of Indiana may feel like the end of an era, but it is just the beginning! When students leave our campus, we know they will experience new and exciting changes. We welcome you to join our alumni community to keep up with all Warrior Alumni news and activities.

This year, the alumni association will host an alumni night on Saturday, January 5. The girls basketball game starts at 6 p.m. followed by homecoming festivities before the boys’ game at 8 p.m. More details to follow, so alumni should be sure to update contact information on our website.

Calling all alumni: We would love to hear from you! Keep in touch with Christian Academy by updating your contact information, as well as uploading photos and updates about your life since graduating from Christian Academy of Indiana or Graceland Christian School, on the Christian Academy website:

http://caschools.us/indiana-alumni

Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/indianaalumni

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Curriculum is described as “what we teach” while instruction is described as “how we teach it.” The distinction of Christian Academy, however, is found in the one element that is central to both these concepts - the Bible. What is taught and how it is taught revolves around God’s revelation as seen in His Holy Scriptures. The curriculum utilized at Christian Academy strives to challenge students academically in their studies while integrating a biblical worldview in the lessons taught. The instructional program here is intended to honor how God created children. “God created man in His own image” (Genesis 1:27) and then gave man the mandate to “fill the earth and subdue it” (Genesis 1:28). Therefore the nature of learners, as image bearers of the Creator, provides the framework for curriculum and teaching methods.Learning activities are focused on the reasoning, creative, purposeful, and relational nature of students by targeting critical thinking, problem solving, exploration, creativity, and collaboration. From Kindergarten-12th grade the subject matter progresses in a manner that equips students with skills and knowledge to become good stewards of God’s earth and respected citizens.The mission of the educational program is to equip students to be self-directed learners who develop a heart for God and grow as Jesus did in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and men. Proper nurturing of the heart and mind leads to this desired outcome of learning.

Educators in the Christian Academy School System are sensitive to how the maturation processes of the mind, social development, and spiritual growth all play a part in the development of learning. As a result the content of science, social studies, math, English, foreign language, technology, physical education, and fine arts are presented from the biblical perspective in a manner that is age appropriate, yet challenging. Learning goals for biblical knowledge, worldview and spiritual growth are intentionally included in the curriculum, chapel programs, and mission opportunities.As children experience the academic side of Christian Academy School System, our hope and prayer is that they also sense how the essence of Christ filters through all that we do.

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Annie Gallagher,Assistant Superintendent

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We believe that technology allows students to create, communicate, collaborate, and socialize in ways that are meaningful to them. Called “digital natives,” our students were born into a world where always-on, always-connected technologies have always existed. This impacts the way they access, analyze, and perceive new information and ideas. We know that students will continue to live in a technology-rich, media-driven world.

Accordingly, we intend to help prepare our students to dialogue with that world and apply biblically-based values and habits in all aspects of technology use.

We do that by integrating technology into teaching and learning in a safe, productive environment. Over the past two years, God has richly blessed our technology agenda, providing resources to:• Deploy high-speed wireless access on all four campus locations.• Deploy a web-based, standards-aligned K-8 technology curriculum.• Install 84 interactive SMART Boards, one in nearly every elementary classroom.• Install more than 180 digital projectors on classroom ceilings and walls.• Replace an aging TDM phone system with VoIP unified communications system.• Install security cameras (dozens of them) on all four campus locations.• Replace nearly 480 employee and student computers and laptops.

In our computer labs and media centers, students enjoy access to the latest versions of industry-relevant software, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher) and Adobe Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). All high school students receive a school email address, as well as 7GB of cloud-based file storage.

The PowerSchool student information system organizes demographics, attendance, grades, and much more into a unified database available to all schools, including preschools. Teachers access a portal with an online grade book to take attendance and manage grades, and parents access a portal to view real-time information about their children.

Looking ahead, we expect that technology will continue to help us meet the needs of students with diverse learning styles, allow synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous collaboration with outside experts, and offer opportunities for our students to connect with and impact students from other cultures and geographic areas (missions). We have already seen technology provide rich opportunities for student collaboration, reducing or even eliminating social boundaries.

In business, the role of cross-functional teams continues to increase in importance. By promoting student collaboration, we mirror expected behaviors in the workplace and in higher education.

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Rob Hough,Director of Technology


Technology has been an important strategic priority for Christian Academy for several years, as we have focused with great intentionality on equipping world changers to create, communicate, and collaborate with a global audience for a God-given purpose.

Over the years, we’ve taken a developmentally-appropriate, phased approach to integrating desktops, laptops, SMART Boards, digital projectors, and document cameras into instruction. These resources have greatly enriched the teaching and learning experience.

As part of the next step in our technology strategic agenda, all students entering high school for the 2012-2013 school year, at both our English Station and Indiana campuses, will receive an iPad tablet.

Using iPads in the high schools will allow students to continue to use biblical truth to guide their movements within the world by using technology responsibly, strategically, and capably for learning and communicating. Moreover, as students master the use of technology, they will become better-equipped to impact the world for Jesus by carrying out the Great Commission:

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

Matthew 28:19-20

More and more colleges and companies have made the use of tablets, laptops, and other technologies part of the regular academic and operational environments. The use of iPads in our high schools will enable our students to become comfortable in such environments.

At Christian Academy, we are always mindful to be good stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. We believe iPads will help reduce costs in several key areas, including paper, printers, and supplies. As an example, each year we currently print more than four reams of paper – that’s 2,000 pages – for every student in the school system from Preschool-12th grade.

Also, we plan to lease the iPads, not own the iPads, and issue them directly to students, spreading that device cost out over four years. That way, the total device cost equals just over $90 per student per year, and that’s not much more than the cost of a new math or science textbook.

For more information about the iPad 1:1 (one device for each student) project, please visit our website: caschools.us/iPads.

One-to-One iPads to Launch in High School Classrooms


English Station Campus700 S. English Station RoadLouisville, Kentucky 40245

Preschool-12th Grade

Indiana Campus1000 Academy Drive

New Albany, Indiana 47150Preschool-12th Grade

Rock Creek Campus3110 Rock Creek Drive

Louisville, Kentucky 40207Preschool-5th Grade

Southwest Campus8307 St. Andrews Church Road

Louisville, Kentucky 40258Preschool-12th Grade

At each of the campuses of Christian Academy, our desire is to partner with our families, in their life, in education and in the church and community. We consider it a privilege and honor to partner with parents and the local church in developing each child spiritually, intellectually, socially and physically.

We consider every child a gift from God, with special talents and abilities to be nurtured and cultivated.In school, solid, biblical principles are integrated into all areas of student life -- academics, athletics, fine arts, extracurricular activities and curriculum -- so that as students transition into adult children of God,

they leave Christian Academy with a solid foundation to fulfill their life’s purpose, according to God’s plan.

Within the church and community, Christian Academy desires to walk arm-in-arm with the local churches where our families attend and worship. A family grounded in a solid church with Scripture-based teaching will find that Christian Academy serves to supplement and reinforce what is being taught at church and in the home.

As our admissions staff works with prospective students and their families, they take great pleasure in communicating this purpose with each family, and seamlessly transitions them through the admission process, from their first inquiry to the first day of school.

Admissions AtchRistiAn AcAdemy

2011-2012 enroLLment

English Station Preschool - 66 studentsElementary - 551 studentsMiddle School - 485 studentsHigh School - 654 students

IndianaPreschool - 101 studentsElementary - 330 studentsMiddle School - 153 studentsHigh School - 173 students

Rock CreekPreschool - 81 studentsElementary - 180 students

SouthwestPreschool - 71 studentsElementary - 104 studentsMiddle School - 40 students

Carol Marra,Director of Admissions

Justine Hahn,Coordinator

Darlene Kutzner,Coordinator

Whitney Byrley,Coordinator


Rock Creek PTO Hosts Annual Event:

Christmas at CALEach November, the Rock Creek campus family looks forward to Christmas at CAL, a Christmas-themed family festival that features a silent auction, inflatables and games for the kids, great grilled hamburgers, and showcases local artists, crafters and vendors selling a wide variety of items that help shoppers get a jump start on their Christmas gift lists. This fun-filled day is great for the whole family. Christmas at CAL has become a tradition at Rock Creek and over the years it has grown bigger and bigger as dedicated PTO volunteers serve to create a fun and inviting event for the CAL family and local community. Each year, CAL families and local businesses donate a myriad of items including tickets to UK and UofL sporting events, themed gift baskets, and products and services to create an exciting silent auction with more than 80 items each year.

Money raised from this event helps to fund projects and improvements at the Rock Creek campus that enhance the learning and teaching environment at Rock Creek.

Mark your calendar now for Christmas at CAL on Saturday, November 3, 2012.

English Station PTO Stewards Funds for

Campus Enhancements

The English Station PTO has wrapped up another school year and is busy gearing up for the next one.

Throughout the school year we have collected Box Tops for Education.

We are amazed at how God has enabled and equipped the English Station PTO. Despite the economy, we have been successful this year and we are in the planning stages on how best to be good stewards. It has been awesome to see how past gifts continue to bless the school – from the sign that greets us each time we arrive at school to the playground and the behind-the-scenes technology.

We are so grateful for the generosity and support of both our parents and the administration of Christian Academy, and we are excited to see what God has planned next for the PTO.

Race for Education Nets Nearly $80,000 for Indiana Campus

The Indiana PTO includes families from every school level and works year-round to encourage our faculty and assist with school events.

The biggest event of the year, the Race for Education fundraiser, started in March as students filled out address labels. After all labels were in, the students hand wrote a note explaining why we were raising money and all the mailers were sent out. Over the next three weeks donors sent pledges or donations, and this event culminated with the actual race day in April. All students walked on the track for one hour and counted their laps. Prizes are given for most laps completed and the most funds collected.

This year more than 10,000 mailers were sent to friends, neighbors, grandparents and other family members. With their great support, we raised nearly $80,000, which will cover all PTO events for next year as well as fund five SMART Boards to complete the elementary classrooms and the middle school math and science classrooms. Purchases will also include band instruments and a kiln for the art department.

Saints and Snowflakes: Inaugural Event

Kicked Off At Southwest

Saints and Snowflakes, a holiday-themed festival and arts and crafts fair, features many activities that the whole family can enjoy together. Christmas shopping may be done early with more than 40 vendors selling unique gift items.

Bounce houses are set up outside for children to enjoy, as well as pony rides, games, a cake walk, and face painting. In addition to bake sale items, lunch is served by several food vendors. A silent auction includes a variety of goods and services donated by area businesses, as well as themed gift baskets created by each class.

Our living nativity scene, complete with live animals, features Southwest students dressed up as biblical characters from the very first Christmas in Bethlehem.

Don’t miss out on this festive event for the whole family. See you at the Southwest campus on Saturday, December 1, 2012, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.!

PARent involvement


During the 2011-2012 school year, as international students increasingly desired to broaden their educational experience, Christian Academy School System was able to hire Teryl Benge to coordinate the details of providing host families for these students, as well as support for our host families.

Christian Academy currently partners with Global Vision Christian School in Seoul, South Korea, to place exchange students with host families at our English Station and Indiana campuses. We also host several independent exchange students from various other countries.

Hosting foreign exchange students allows us to equip future leaders who will

A globAl mindset:hosting inteRnAtionAl students

Teryl Benge,International Program

Coordinator

share Christ’s message worldwide. We serve a global God and live in a global world, and international students bring diversity and a new perspective that would be difficult to duplicate for our American students as well as those from other countries. The mission of Christian Academy is expanded through this program to be far reaching, to the ends of the earth.

As the program begins to take root and expand in the future, we hope to provide more support to students, staff and host families so that everyone benefits as much as possible through their international experience, as well as find more creative ways to integrate international students into our student body so both have more opportunities to learn new cultures and be challenged academically and spiritually.

We are currently laying the groundwork for partnering with Wheaton Academy Network (WAnet), an association of American Christian, private high schools, which will help us succeed in meeting some of our goals through learning opportunities and resources.

“We have truly enjoyed having MiSun as part of our family. We have learned a lot about Korea; the language, the food, and the different customs. We have also benefited from having the opportunity to open our home and hearts to a child who needs a home and family to support her as she is so far from her own family.”

Jonathan and Amy Fletcher,Host Family


As we read this Annual Review, it is impressed upon our hearts how abundantly and richly God continues to bless the Christian Academy School System. We are humbled to be a part of this school system, and are thankful for the opportunity to represent the interests of families across all four campuses of Christian Academy.

At Christian Academy, our mission is to develop students with a heart for God, who grow as Jesus did in wisdom, stature and in favor with God and men. The methods and ways that hearts are developed take multiple forms and fashions, and are expressed over and over again in

the pages of this Annual Review. Ensuring every student’s heart grows with love for the Lord, and their actions, words and behavior reflect that love, is the ultimate outcome desired of our mission statement.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank you for your continued commitment and support of Christian Academy School System. We appreciate that each of you makes it a family

FRom the boARd

Mark Lagestee,Chairman of the Board

priority for your child to receive a Christ-centered education. We work diligently to protect the mission of the school, as we understand the eternal impact of the important decision you have made to send your child to Christian Academy.

This Annual Review is a reminder to all of us of the blessings we have experienced this past year. We thank God for your children who are growing everyday in their spiritual walk with the Lord, the teachers and staff who nurture and invest in students everyday with giving and loving hearts, and for you, the parents who entrust all who serve at Christian Academy with your precious children.

It’s an honor to be a part of Christian Academy.

In Christ,

Mark LagesteeChristian Academy Chairman of the Board


“Finally... whatever is true,

whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,

whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think

about such things.”

Philippians 4:8

the mission oF chRistiAn AcAdemy school system is to develoP students with A heARt FoR god,

who gRow As Jesus did in wisdom, stAtuRe And in FAvoR with god And men.

Special thanks to Publisher’s Printing Company for their significant contribution in the printing of this Annual Review.

Documents

Annual Review 2011-2012