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Seminar Students Attend 3 Ashland Plays

Cameron Nutter — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 23:47:15 +0000

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland was the site of three plays attended by Canyonville Christian Academy’s seminar classes. The students attended the plays in Ashland, Oregon at the outdoor Elizabethan Theater during September and October. The live theatrical productions were Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, Charles Dickens “Great Expectations” and the Broadway musical “The Wiz”. A Little History The Oregon Shakespeare Festival was inspired by an Ashland drama professor and was inaugurated in 1935 as the “First Annual Oregon Shakespearean Festival”. There were 2 plays presented that year at the festival, “Twelfth Night” and “The Merchant of Venice”. The Shakespearean festival has continued ever since; it quickly developed a reputation for quality productions.

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Stock Market Students Head To Washington DC & New York City

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Stock Market Students Headed For New York and Washington, DC

Cameron Nutter — Sun, 08 May 2016 22:10:46 +0000

Four students who competed in this year’s state investing competition will be meeting with members of congress, including presidential candidate Rand Paul, at the capitol hill complex in Washington, DC May 10-11. They will then be traveling to New York City to be interviewed by media the following two days. Stock market students making the trip are Brian Powell (2016 Oregon champion), Kwon Choi, Aldona Knysiak, and Merveille Maroya. CCA’s students have been a dominant force in stock market events for many years, including national (Capitol Hill Challenge) champs in 2014 and 2015.

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Investing Students Win Oregon Stock Market Game

Cameron Nutter — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:52:55 +0000

Seminar Class Students Invest Well and Win Topping the Oregon state rankings in the 2016 high school stock market competition was Canyonville Christian Academy’s Brian Powell. His $100,000 portfolio grew to $163,999 in just 10 weeks, giving him a winning margin of more than $25,000 over the second ranked team from Jesuit High School (Portland). Marie Mukazayire finished with $134,783 for third place and Aldona Knysiak was 4th in the final rankings. More than 200 teams and individuals competed in this Spring game. Capital Hill Challenge News In an unusual move, CCA was not invited to participate in the national stock market game (Capital Hill Challenge) which Canyonville won the last two years and went 1-2 in 2015.

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Students Visit Los Angeles Art Museums

Cameron Nutter — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 03:20:59 +0000

Students of Canyonville Christian Academy’s seminar class traveled to Los Angeles April 15-18 to view the art collections at the Getty and Norton Simon museums. Highlights of the tour included a large number of important work by Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, and Rembrandt. The 4-day trip also included time at Yosemite National Park, one of the very top natural wonders in the United States.

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Seminar Class Visits Yosemite National Park & LA Museums

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Seminar Class Attends Symphony Concert

Cameron Nutter — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:03:16 +0000

Students from Canyonville Christian Academy’s seminar class traveled to hear the Eugene Symphony concert of January 21, 2016. Featured works included a 20th century mass by Durable with 100-voice choir and Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” led by former music director Giancarlo Guerrero. Terry McQuilkin of The Register-Guard gives a brilliant review of the special evening at the Hult Center in Eugene. CCA’s seminar class is a class offered to Juniors and Seniors with a GPA of 3.0 and above. The Seminar course provides students with an introduction to a variety of topics not generally offered at the high school level.

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Seminar Class Attends Play and Ballet

Cameron Nutter — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:24:31 +0000

Students from Canyonville Christian Academy’s seminar class attended a pair of theatrical performances of major cultural events during the week of October 11-17. The latest events for the class included a viewing of the classical ballet “Giselle” from Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet and a showing from the Royal Theatre in London of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. These were both performances in front of live audiences shown in movie theaters around the world.

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Seminar Class Travels To Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Cameron Nutter — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:30:13 +0000

Students from seminar class began their year of cultural events by seeing the classic Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls” in Ashland. The Sept. 13 play was the first of many events planned for students during the school year. Most students gave the performance a rating of “8 or a 9” on a 10 point scale.

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Looking Back 40 Years

Cameron Nutter — Thu, 28 May 2015 19:48:10 +0000

Looking back through the years, at these four amazing teachers that are still part of Canyonville Christian Academy, we share some of their history and what they are currently doing here on campus. These four have spent a lot of years working at the Academy teaching, maintaining the campus, coaching and encouraging many many generations of students. Looking Back in History 40 Years Ago… Many alumni from 1975 will remember these four faces. As the alumni of that year are preparing to celebrate their 40th reunion, it is fun to look back and share what these four are doing today at the school. At the time (back in 1975), Esther Shaffer was working in the office as events coordinator, and as secretary of the Christian boarding school. Roger Shaffer was busy coaching cross country, teaching classes and what ever else was needed. Phil Jones was teaching 6 classes, coaching basketball AND furthering his education in the Sciences by taking additional classes in Ashland, Oregon. Judy Jones was also coaching at the Christian academy, she coached volleyball and girls basketball. On Campus Today Today, Esther still lives on campus and enjoys visiting with students when they stop by. Roger Shaffer is still teaching (Seminar Class) and is Chief Financial Officer of the school. Phil Jones teaches Anatomy & Physiology and Biology. Phil also works with the maintenance department of the private school as Facilities Assistant. Judy Jones enjoys working as part of the grounds-keeping team and loves to give out hugs and chat with the students. She says she and Phil enjoy going to all the sport games and activities. Judy also says “We’re part of the Grandma and Grandpa cheerleading team here at CCA!” What a wonderful legacy these four have shared with students throughout the years!

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