engagement and enjoyment of intellectual exploration will en-able our students to discover their talents and to embrace the value of service. The quality of community life at Cape Fear Christian Academy continues to be powerful, warm and mutually supportive. I would like to take this opportu-nity to thank each of you for your strong support for the School. We are blessed by your willing-ness to offer active assistance in so many aspects of our school. I wish each of you a Merry Christ-mas with your families and a happy, healthy and fulfilling 2014. Warmest regards, Karen W. Parker

Dear Parents, Alumni & Friends, The season of Advent is upon us! This season is a wonderful re-minder that we all need to take our foot off of the accelerator and appreciate the prelude to Christ-mas Day. As we prepare for Christ’s coming at Christmas, let us remember that all good gifts come from the Father. As this year comes to a close and we reflect on 2013, I can see great achievement, fulfillment and promise. Each of us who serve this great School is commit-ted to strengthening CFCA. As we grow and change, we strive to remain true to our traditions and strong core values. Some excit-ing doors to the future are open-ing: the revitalization of our gym, the modernization of our science lab, and the changes to our aca-demic structure.

The reform of academic struc-tures in our Middle School is now well underway, and we are

building a sense of intellectual excitement. Our goal is to en-courage each student in the School to enjoy giving their best as often as they can. Fos-tering habits of wholehearted

I joined the CFCA family in 2009

as a parent and then joined the

CFCA staff in 2012; a running

topic of discussion through my 4

year relationship with the school

has been the needs of our gym.

Now, I am thrilled to be a part of

the team who will make the nec-

essary improvements a reality!

At our Open House on August

18, our Board Chairman, Mrs.

Renee Jackson surprised us all

with the announcement of a

$50,000 matching donation to

thrust the project into action.

We respect the donor’s wish to

remain anonymous, and we are

all so very thankful for their gen-

erosity to our school!

Several thousand dollars have

already been donated towards

the $50,000 matching goal. The

Board of Directors, Headmaster,

Athletic Director, and myself are

working to get a general contrac-

tor in place and to obtain bids on

the phases of the project. Once

the bids have been received, a

true timeline for the project will

be announced as well as more

exact dollar figures. With this

vision in place, we will launch a

dynamic fundraising campaign.

Headmaster, Karen Parker

with students in the Wellons

Elementary Building.

Note From the Headmaster

Gym Revitalization Becoming a Reality

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S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Note form the

Headmaster

Gym

Revitalization

Fall Festival

CU’s Coach

Mike Minter

Soccer

Volleyball

Success

It’s Elementary

Looking to

Spring...

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P A G E 2

“Even when we

don’t feel God,

He’s making a way

for us”

Coach Mike

Minter

Fall Festival raised over

$22,000 for the school’s

general operations fund!

Thank you and our

community for your

support!

CU’s Coach Mike Minter @ CFCA Chapel

Scoring Soccer Season

Fall Festival Cape Fear Christian Academy's Fall Festi-val was held on Octo-ber 11th and was a huge success. Each grade chose a King and Queen to repre-sent their class and had different booths and activities; such as, a rock climbing wall, a pony ride, hay ride, a car smashing area, a bounce house, a dunking booth, a jail,

etc. According to Mar-lee Butler and Brantley Zich, the 4th grade King and Queen, their favorite part of Fall Festival was the fun games and activities. Natalia Borcious, the 5th grade Queen, was ex-cited to be the queen and said, "My favorite part was being able to dress up." Natalia won the privilege of repre-

senting the entire Ele-mentary School as their Fall Festival Queen. The other winners were Beecher Aldredge and Mary Kathryn Tripp, Cassie McLamb and Jack Taylor, and Stephanie Wills and Elias Dove. These kids, including everyone who went to Fall Festival will agree that it was a blast! By Nainika Nandigama

getting ready to play the

first game, the chills you get

when you are running to the

field makes all of the hard

work worth it. Each of us

had some unforgettable

plays—good and bad. Our

loses were tough to swal-

low, but our wins made us

This soccer season

was the best experi-

ence we have ever

had at CFCA. The

beginning of the sea-

son is always diffi-

cult—getting in shape

and running in the

summer heat. Then,

feel like champions. Even

though we didn’t win a big,

fancy trophy, we have left

our mark at this school,

and I personally will always

remember playing for the

CFCA Eagles!

By: Gabe Olvera,

Class of 2014

faith with our students. He

told the story of how his foot-

ball coach at Nebraska, Coach

Tom Osborne, lead a Bible

study where he accepted

Christ as his Savior. He told

students that when he began

to love football in the 3rd

grade God was preparing him

to be in that Bible study under

his Coach’s leadership. “God

was tuning me up in third

grade...He wanted Coach Os-

borne to be my coach. Even

when we don’t feel God, He’s

making a way for us.”

All of the students and staff

were given a lasting impression

of having a celebrity in their

midst. The Elementary stu-

dents showed their thanks to

Coach Minter by making thank

you notes with the 3-d’s; a

message to shape their lives.

Coach Mike Minter spoke at a

chapel service for all grade

levels the last week of Octo-

ber. Coach Minter took the

position as Campbell Univer-

sity’s Head Football Coach

earlier this year, and he shared

with students his belief that 3

D’s are the key to realizing

their dreams: discipline, deter-

mination, and dedication.

Coach Minter also shared his

Senior and

Team

Captain,

Kenneth

Gilliam

T H E E A G L E T I M E S

Gym Revitalization continued...

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The campaign will kick-off in January

2014. We will have 50/50 drawings,

half-time games, alumni tournaments,

and other fun activities to create a

constant stream of funds towards the

project during basketball games. The

phases of the project are:

Phase I—structural

repairs to the roof,

walls, gutters ,and

drains system as well as

aesthetic improvements

to the exterior and

interior of the gym.

Phase II—replace the gym floor

Phase III—replace the bleachers and

stage.

All of these repairs are necessary to

sustain the integrity of the building and

to ensure the safety of our students

and guests as well as improving the

overall experience of visiting our

school.

Our gym is the heart of our school. It

is where many memories are made and

where we meet as a school family for

chapel services, special events, and

athletics. For more information on the

project and how you can be involved

contact the school office and visit the

school website:

www.capefearchristianacademy.org

With Eagle Pride,

Sarah H. Bowman,

Director of Development

Fourth, third, and first grades have presented their Chapel programs. They were all great!

Several classes have been on Fall Field Trips; the most re-cent to Disney on Ice in Ra-leigh.

All of us, students and teach-

It has been a great Fall se-mester for the Elementary grades! We are pleased to have Miss McNeill, Mrs. Shuler, Mrs. Guay, and Mrs. Ulishney in our building this year. We had a good turnout for Fall Festival and pooled the money we raised to pur-chase a very nice laminating machine.

ers, are looking forward to a very Merry Christmas break with family and friends.

Sincerely,

The Elementary Teachers

kept their heads up. The JV team came out of the season with an excellent record of 13-6 and the varsity team with a record of 10-7. The varsity team finished out the season with a big win, claiming the title of conference tournament champions. Senior and captain, Sum-mer Holder, stated, "I

think that we really had a talented group of girls on our team, and we had an awesome coach, but we also had our ups and downs. I'm glad we all came together during conference tournament, to come out as champi-ons." By Krisanna McLamb

This year's volleyball teams at Cape Fear Christian Academy did an outstanding job of playing together as a team, striv-ing to be their best, a hav-ing sportsmanship, and an attitude Christ would we proud of. Although the middle school team's re-cord wasn't the best, they put their all into it and

Structural

needs, aes-

thetic im-

provements,

and a new

floor!

Volleyball Success!

It’s Elementary My Dear...

Thank you

Coaches!

MS & JV

Adrienne Delph

Varsity

Danielle

Faircloth

Basketball season continues.

2014-2015 Registration opens.

Annual BBQ Plate Sale Jan. 23.

Homecoming Jan 31.

Daddy-Daughter Princess Ball

February TBA

Primary Business Address

138 Erwin Chapel Road

Erwin, NC 28339

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Phone: 910-897-5423

Fax: 910-97-2150

E-mail: sbowman@cfcaeagles.com

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March 10-14 Class of 2014

Fun on Mission Trip

March 21-22 Annual Golf

Tournament and Alumni &

Friends Weekend

Reverse Raffle May TBA

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