GAMEDAY!
State Semi-Final!!!
Come support your Lady Patriots tonight at 6:00 pm (cst)!
@ Granger Christian School
We had a great PEP RALLY today! Thank you to the team managers for putting this on!
Congratulations to our Varsity Girls for being Regional Champs! The Varsity Boys fought hard in a very close game against Heritage. While they fell short, they played great. We are sad to see their season come to an end. Tomorrow starts the State Tournament for the Varsity Girls.
@ Granger Christian School
6:00 cst (7:00 est)
If they win Friday, they play in championship Saturday at 1:00 cst (2:00 est). (If they lose Friday, they play in consolation game Saturday at 10:00 am cst (11:00 est).
Let's go Patriots!!!
GAMEDAY! Regional Championship! Come support your Patriots as both Girls and Boys take on Heritage Defenders! @ Home/ Varsity Girls/ 4:30 @ Heritage Christian School/ Varsity Boys/ 6:30
Pizza! Pizza! If you ordered hot lunch today, you will enjoy Pizza, Pretzels, Carrots & Dip, and a Brownie
Tomorrow is the beginning of the countdown to graduation for our seniors! Class of 2025 invites their parents and family to come celebrate them and their journey to graduation!
#ChristianEducation #Classof2025 #CCSPatriots
Chicken Patty for secondary school and chicken nuggets for elementary school today! Everyone will also receive veggie straws, green beans, and chocolate pudding. #HotLunch #ChristianEducation
As we continue to celebrate African-Americans during Black History Month, we think of Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951), who is considered to be the first Black feature filmmaker.
Oscar was an American author, film director, and independent producer of more than 44 films, both silent and with sound.. He has been described as "the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century."
Prior to Oscar's fims, most black characters in movies were little more than stereotypes. However, Oscar's films were made during a time of great change in the African-American community and featured contemporary black life. He dealt with racial relationships between blacks and whites, and the challenges for blacks when trying to achieve success.
Many of his films were based on his own life experiences. Oscar's complex characters pictured people of different classes and questioned the value system of both African-American and Euro-American societies.
We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
1 John 4:19-21
While we had a great weekend of basketball, we also had lots of time to hangout. Friday night all the teams gathered for a worship and prayer session. It was a great time of prayer with other teams. MCSC is more than basketball--it is about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ first and foremost. (As you can see, we played lots of games and people were very tired. 😂).
TOURNAMENT CHAMPS!
Congratulations to our varsity girls on taking 1st place in MCSC! It was a hard fought game but a great weekend! Our varsity boys went 2-2 this weekend! Thank you to all of our fans! We love you.
Congratulations to Nora Prim, Makenna Landkrohn, and Anna Prim on earning All-Tournament at the MCSC!
This Wednesday will be the start of the countdown to graduation for the class of 2025! This month's family chapel will be exclusively for senior families and will take place at 10am. #ChristianEducation #ClassOf2025
GET READY! Your Lady Patriots are in the Championship Game!
Get online and watch the game at 4:30 pm.
Varsity boys play at 4:30 pm.
Day 2 of the MCSC!
V Girls play in the semi-final game today at 9:00 am. V Boys go head to head vs Heritage following the girls' game (10:30 am tip-off).
If V girls win, they head to the championship game at 4:30 pm.
V boys next game will either be 4:30 (if they lose at 10:30) or 6:00 (if they win at 10:30).
Games are live-streamed if you want to catch all the action today!!
Have you hear of the "Six Triple Eight"?
The 6888th made history as the as the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas. The battalion of 855 women were mostly made up of Black service members, but also included some women of Caribbean and Mexican descent.
In February 1945, the 6888th was tasked with managing a backlog of over 17 million pieces of mail, sorting letters and packages that filled three aircraft hangars, an especially important task at a time when letters were the only way soldiers could interact with loved ones. Their motto was "No mail, no morale."
Many letters were improperly addressed, or addressed to common names, making this task even more difficult. The women came up with a system for sorting the mail and worked round-the-clock shifts in England. They had very little heating and worked in freezing conditions in aircraft hangars with blacked-out windows, making visibility difficult.
In addition to the physical challenges, they faced racism and misogyny within the Army. According to the battalion’s historical committee, they were not “allowed to sleep, shower or eat in the same facilities as the other female personnel and soldiers.”
The battalion was commanded by Maj. Charity Adams, the first Black woman to serve as an officer. By the time the war ended, Adams was the highest-ranking Black woman in the U.S. Army.
The battalion was given six months to complete their task, but they finished in 90 days. The 6888th disbanded in 1946 and did not receive public recognition in the immediate aftermath of World War II. In 2018, however, a monument to the 6888th was erected in Leavenworth, Kansas, and in 2022, the battalion was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Six of the members from the battalion who were alive at the time received the honor.
In 2023, the U.S. Army also changed the name of the Fort Lee Army base in Virginia to Fort Gregg-Adams, in honor of Lt. Col. Charity Adams and Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, the first Black officer in the U.S. Army to reach the rank of lieutenant general.
You can watch a movie dramatizing their story on Netflix called "The Six Triple Eight."
GAMEDAY! MCSC Day 1 Your Varsity Boys kick the tournament off today playing Westlake at 3:00 pm. Varsity Girls follow them at 4:30 pm. Games are live-streamed at ACS conquering riders YouTube. #ALLIN
Don't Forget: Hot Lunch forms are due today for the month of March. Need an extra copy: https://www.calumetchristian.org/hotlunch
We continue our Black History Month tributes by introducing you to Emmett Chappelle, who is known as the "Father of Bioluminescence."
Emmett Chappelle, born in 1925, did not immediately go into the world of scientific research. After graduating high school, he was drafted into World War II. After his service,, he earned several degrees, and then began his Ph.D. studies at Stanford University. However, he withdrew from the program when offered a position at the Research Institute for Advanced Studies, where he pursued research in methods to provide safe, breathable air for astronauts.
Later, he joined the Hazleton Laboratories in Virginia, which frequently collaborated with NASA on various contracts. During this time, he invented the ATP fluorescence assay, capable of detecting living cells using the two chemicals responsible for firefly bioluminescence: luciferin and luciferase. While this invention didn't achieve its intended purpose to discover extraterrestrial life, its widespread applications in diverse fields, such as agriculture, oncology, and genetics, justify its consideration as one of the most significant biochemical inventions of the 20th century.
Emmett possessed 14 patents for his various inventions. He passed away in 2019 after a lifetime of incredible scientific discovery.
Elementary Parents: Milk forms are due tomorrow for the month of March. Need an extra copy: https://www.calumetchristian.org/milk
Pray for your Patriots as they head down to Arthur, Illinois! Tomorrow they start MCSC!
First Games on Friday are:
V Boys- 3:00
V Girls- 4:30
