Upcoming Dates
Thursday, May 2 HS Baseball HOME vs Cornerstone Christian, 4:30 pm
Track at DeeMack, 4:15 pm
Tuesday, May 7 HS Baseball HOME vs Illini Central, 4:30 pm
Track at DeeMack, 4:15 pm
Friday, May 10 Science Fair (7th/8th grades)
HS Baseball HOME vs Eureka, 4:30 pm
Monday, May 13 HS Baseball at Delavan, 4:30 pm
Thurs, May 16 Graduation ceremonies at Living Hope Community Church
Friday, May 17 Last day of school / Field Day
Friday, June 14 CLA Golf Outing at North Greens, Atlanta
Share the word about CLA Enrollment!
We encourage everyone to make their enrollment decision as soon as possible, and to share with friends and family about CLA so that those interested might start the application process soon! Questions? contact Mr. Horning! Registering soon allows us to plan for next school year, including our extra-curricular activities, as we attempt to improve what we can offer for students and families! Get signed up today!
Attention dance club families...
At this time, there is not enough club interest for an end of summer performance and use of CLA gym space. We can happily accommodate a couple more girls into our home dance studio! Original conversations had us anticipating larger numbers, but summer schedules and life happens. If you haven't done so already, please reach out to Shyla Thorne with your interest or questions. We will make a decision on if CLA is needed to host this year by next Friday.
News From PTF (Parent Teacher Fellowship)
Field Day is 11 school days Away! Please use this link to sign up to help - many needed! https://www.trackitforward.com/site/840757/event/930380
Teacher Appreciation is NEXT WEEK - May 6th-10th! We have fun things planned for the teachers all week and lots of student participation! We will need some volunteers to come help on May 8th. If this is something that you can help with please contact Emily Baker 309-830-2988 or [email protected]
Join in a fun MUD RUN to benefit St. Jude… with some CLA friends this summer!
Haylee Ferguson (2nd grade) is again organizing the “MUD PUPPIES” team for the July 13 St. Jude Mud Run. If you are interested in joining Haylee and other friends, contact Haylee’s dad, Devin Ferguson at [email protected] and get involved! The goal is to form the team before school is out and get t-shirts to wear for the event. This is for kids of all ages 2-17!
Summer STEM Activity in Tremont - get involved with Robotics!
Attached to Lion Tales, you will find information about a summer STEM activity sponsored by the Robotics team from Tremont. We have several students and a teacher, Mrs. Travis, who are involved with this team and the robotics activities in Tremont. Kids in grades K-3rd and 4th-7th are invited to participate on June 1st and 4th. Details and times are on the poster, or you can contact Mrs. Travis ([email protected]) to get involved. The website is www.team2481.com
Did you know? State Farm and Caterpillar employees can help CLA
State Farm employees, as well as Caterpillar employees and retirees, are able to take advantage of matching funds from their companies to benefit Christian Life Academy. Caterpillar link is www.caterpillar.com/matching-gifts. This is an annual option, so you may look into this for 2024 also. State Farm has both a “good neighbor” program (volunteer hours equals a company donation) and a donor matching program throughout the year. If you want to take advantage of this, Mr. Horning or Mrs. Westley are glad to help!
From the Principal's Desk
What a blessing to PRAY TOGETHER with the CLA Community and with others from the local churches and Hopedale! Today was the National Day of Prayer, and we gathered in the front lawn of the school to pray. The theme “Lift Up the WORD - Light Up the World” was so appropriate as we prayed for God’s Word of truth to shine light on our culture and the world around us. A good example of this was three great teenagers who spoke as “role models” in our DARE class yesterday. Bryson Horning (former student), Kenzie Espenschied (sibling/child of CLA family) and Oliver Rumbold (CLA high school student) shared with our 5th/6th graders about what it’s like to grow up toward adulthood and to shine the light of Jesus in the world. It was a blessing to hear their encouragement to younger students to be a light in a dark world. My prayer is that we continue to support one another as we follow Jesus!
Blessings,
Mr. Horning