Eagle Weekly
Archives - November 2017
Chili Supper at first home Basketball Game; Choir Performance; Lunch Orders Due; Dates to Remember
November 29, 2017
Chili Supper: This coming Tuesday, at our first home basketball game, we will have a chili supper fundraiser. All proceeds go to benefit the athletic department. The girls and boys will take on our cross-town rivals St. Joe and our jump rope team will perform at halftime. We need more pots of chili for the event! If you would like to make chili, please click here to sign up or email Wendy Williams at wen.wills3@gmail.com.
Choir Performance: Come out and support our choir as they perform at the Conway Regional Tribute Tree lighting ceremony Thursday, November 30, at 5:30pm. The ceremony will be held at Conway Regional, the East entrance fountain.
Lunch Orders: Lunches for the dates including December 4 - December 19 are now open for ordering. Lunches for the week including December 4 - 8 will close at the end of Thursday, November 30. Due to the short ordering time, lunches for December 11 - 19 will remain open for ordering until the end of the day on December 7. Also. volunteers are needed to assist with lunches. To sign up to help, please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080849a9a62fa1fa7-december.
Eagles Nest: Come by and check out our Christmas Blowout Sale happening now. We have reduced many items to clearance. You will also receive 10% off your total purchase when you buy in store. If you are not able to make it into the store, you can still get the clearance pricing by clicking on the Eagles Nest link. We will be glad to send those items home with your student. If you are buying Christmas gifts, just let us know and we will send the items home in a covered package.
December Dates to Remember:
December 4 - 8: Concurrent class finals
December 11- 15: 12th & 11th grade regular class finals
December 18 - 20: 7th - 10th grade finals
December 12 - Lower School Christmas Musical @ 6:30pm in the gym. The band will perform at 6:00pm
December 13 - PK3 - K5 Christmas Program @10:00am in the gym
December 14 - Choir Christmas Worship Celebration @ 6:30pm Harlan Park Baptist Church
December 20 - Early Dismissal; Lower School dismissal @ 11:45am, Upper School dismissal @ 12:00pm
December 21 - January 2 - Christmas Break
Friday Night Football; Terra Nova Tests; Bowl-a-thon Results
November 16, 2017
Friday Night Football: The Eagles will take on the Mountainburg Dragons at home in second round playoff action. Game time is set for 7:00. Cost of admission is $6. Every fan, adult and student (ages 5 and up), must purchase a ticket. Only Arkansas Activity Association passes are accepted. Per AAA rules, no other passes including booster club member and sponsor passes are accepted for playoff games. Come out and support the high flying Eagles this Friday night at Mission Field. Let’s pack the stands!
Concession Stand Volunteers Needed: We still need volunteers to work the concession stand at tomorrow night’s game. Please sign up here if you can help.
Terra Nova Test (2016-17): Last year’s standardized test results are being sent home with students. Upper school students received them last week. Lower school students are receiving them today. If you have any questions please contact your teacher or the school office. ACSI, our accrediting agency, has apologized for the extremely late return of test scores from last year. This has impacted hundreds of schools all across the country. They have assured participating schools the problem has been corrected and future exams will be processed in a timely manner.
Bowl-a-thon results: Our Bowl-a-thon fundraiser was a huge success once again this year. Thanks to your generosity we raised $20,055. Kinleigh Johnson was the individual winner and Mrs. Irons 2nd grade was the class winner. We would like to say a very special thank you to the following Bowl-a-thon sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
A & M Homes
Acacia Builders
Arrow Plumbing, Inc.
Bell & Sward
Braswell Holdings
Brighton Homes
Caldwell Anesthesia Associates
Capital Investments of Conway
Carbon Enterprises LLC
Centennial Bank
Charlotte John Co., Jenni Rowell Realtor
Conner & Sartain
Conway Glass Tinting Plus
Conway Pediatric Dental Group, Dr. Jason Havard
Cornerstone Pharmacy
Drew Hester Construction
Eagle Bank & Trust
Environmental Process Systems, Inc.
Facility Solutions
Hawks Homes
Holly’s Country Cooking
Jen Corp. Contractors, Inc.
Keller Johnson Construction, Inc.
Leon’s Painting
Lovelady Construction
Maxwell Harwood Flooring
Rattle’s Garden
Lensey Scott, MD, PA Interventional Cardiology & Chi St. Vincent Heart Clinic, Conway Regional Medical Center
O’Kelley Tax LLC
Safely Tucked Away Mini Storage
Salter, Inc.
Share the Love Kids Club
Shane Henry and Associates
Shannon Properties
Shelter Insurance, Brock Rowell
Stevenson Heating & Air Inc
Sunrise Chemicals
Theis Holsters
TLC Pediatrics
Tucker Creek Vet
Vehicle Title Inc.
Wilson Heating and Cooling
Zeteo Coffee
Silver Sponsors:
Cams Containers and Mobile Storage
Detco Ind.
Marian Forrest, Mary Kay Independent Sales Director
Millers Spectacular Shows, LLC
Art Department Needs: Our Art Department is accepting donations of recycled metal objects. Objects such as old watches and cheap jewelry, silverware, springs, tin cans, bottle caps and wire can be turned into beautiful sculptures by our creative students! You may send your donated objects to the Upper School office. Please make sure objects do not have any shards or unsafe materials before donating. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Heintz at mheintz@conwaychristianschool.
Lunch Volunteers Needed: Please click here if you can help serve lunch in December.
Basketball Volunteers Needed: Basketball season is just around the corner! PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER! The SignUpGenius for concessions, gate, and scorer's table can be found at this link: http://www.signupgenius.
Playoff Game Details
November 10, 2017
Home Playoff Game:
Tonight the #4 ranked Eagles host the Cross County Thunderbirds in the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm. Cost for admission is $6 (students and adults). Children 4 and under are free. Only Arkansas Activity Association passes are accepted. No other passes are accepted for playoff games, this includes booster club members and sponsors. Everyone must purchase a ticket per AAA rules. We look forward to a fantastic evening cheering on the Eagles. Come pack the stands and let’s cheer our team onto victory.
Basketball Volunteers Needed:
Basketball season is just around the corner! PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER!
The SignUpGenius for concessions, gate, and scorer's table can be found at
Early Dismissal Today; Home Playoff Game; Lunch Order Deadline
November 08, 2017
Early Dismissal Today: We will dismiss early today for our scheduled teacher professional development meeting. Lower School will dismiss at 1:10 and Upper School at 1:20. Extended care will be open for students enrolled in the program.
Home Playoff Game this Friday: The Eagles will take on Cross County in first round action. Game time is set for 7:00. No passes are accepted for this, or any playoff game, per AAA rules. Every fan, adult and student (ages 5 and up), must purchase a ticket. Come out and support the high flying Eagles this Friday night at Mission Field. Let’s pack the stands!
Lunch Order Deadline: Lunch orders for the weeks including November 13th - December 1st will close at the end of the day today.
Yearbook Order Deadline: The deadline to order a yearbook has been extended to this Friday, November 10. The price is $45. Checks may be made payable to CCS Yearbook and turned in to the Lower School office.
Operation Christmas Child: Conway Christian students will once again participate in OCC, which ministers to children all over the world. A Collection box has been placed at the entrance of the lower school campus. Students in 7th through 12th grade are being challenged as a grade to pack and pay for the shipping of at least 10 boxes. Upper school grades have a sponsor teacher who is organizing this activity. The cost of shipping a box has increased to $9/box. Money can be donated at both offices. The deadline to drop off supplies or money is November 16.
An important change has been made to packing items this year: no toothpaste or candy.
Below is a list of suggested items:
school supplies: pens, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners, coloring books, small notebooks, erasers, solar calculators
hygiene items: toothbrushes, combs, washcloths, bar soap (no liquid)
toys/accessories: socks, shirts, hats, hair bands/clips, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), toy cars, jump ropes, small stuffed animals, balls, yo-yos, harmonicas, dolls (fully clothed) *nothing military, no play money, no plastic snakes*
**A convenient and local shop to purchase your OCC items is The Go Store in downtown Conway. All items in the store are specifically ready for an OCC shoebox. For more information and for store hours, please follow the link: http://www.conwaygostore.com/
Operation Christmas Child; Veteran’s Day Chapel; Early Dismissal
November 01, 2017
Operation Christmas Child: Conway Christian students will once again participate in OCC, which ministers to children all over the world. A Collection box has been placed at the entrance of the lower school campus. Students in 7th through 12th grade are being challenged as a grade to pack and pay for the shipping of at least 10 boxes. Upper school grades have a sponsor teacher who is organizing this activity. The cost of shipping a box has increased to $9/box. Money can be donated at both offices. The deadline to drop off supplies or money is November 16.
An important change has been made to packing items this year: no toothpaste or candy.
Below is a list of suggested items:
school supplies: pens, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners, coloring books, small notebooks, erasers, solar calculators
hygiene items: toothbrushes, combs, washcloths, bar soap (no liquid)
toys/accessories: socks, shirts, hats, hair bands/clips, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), toy cars, jump ropes, small stuffed animals, balls, yo-yos, harmonicas, dolls (fully clothed) *nothing military, no play money, no plastic snakes*
**Follow the link provided for more information on packing an Operation Christmas Child shoe box! https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
***A convenient and local shop to purchase your OCC items is The Go Store in downtown Conway. All items in the store are specifically ready for an OCC shoebox. For more information and for store hours, please follow the link: http://www.conwaygostore.com/
Veteran’s Day Chapel: We invite you to join our 1st - 12th grade students at 9:30am Wednesday, November 8 in the gym for a special chapel honoring our veterans. Our guest speaker will be Sgt. Dwight Witcher, the Upper School choir and Girl’s Ensemble will bring special music and we will recognize the veterans of our community.
Early Dismissal: Wednesday, November 8 will be early dismissal for teacher/staff professional development. Full day Lower School students will be dismissed at 1:10pm and Upper School will be dismissed at 1:20pm. Extended Care will be provided for students registered for our extended care program.
Lunch Orders: Lunch orders for the weeks including November 13th - December 1st are now open for ordering. Lunch orders will close at the end of the day Wednesday, November 8th. Please remember to check with your child's teacher regarding special lunch activities in celebration of Thanksgiving.
Lunch Volunteers Needed: We need one volunteer at each campus daily to assist with lunches. To help with lunches during the month of November, you can sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080849a9a62fa1fa7-november
Eagles Nest: Cool weather items are now in stock! Come by the Lower School and check out the new sweatshirts, hoodies, pullovers, and hats we’ve added, or click on the Eagles Nest link and purchase everything you need online. Please remember that all Items purchased online will be sent home with your child.
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