Building on the Foundation. Thankful - Confident - Forward!
If you have any questions or need to contact someone at the school, please try any of the following:
Office - Mrs. Westley - [email protected] or [email protected] or call 309-449-3346
Principal - Mr. Horning - [email protected], 309-267-8781
You are also welcome to talk directly with teachers… let’s communicate well this year!
Upcoming Dates
Today, August 18 First day of school for K-12! Doors open 8:15…Chapel at 8:30!
VB and BB practices
Monday, August 22 First day of school for Preschool students
First PTF (Parent-Teacher Fellowship) Meeting after school (see below)
Baseball Away game Morton United 4:15 pm. Bus 3:10
Running Club practice (see below for information)
Tuesday, August 23 Baseball practice / VB practice
Thursday, August 25 VB Practice
Baseball HOME game vs South Pekin 4:30 pm
Fri-Sat, Oct 14-15 Save the Dates for Life Days 2022!
It’s Time for a NEW school year!! And new opportunities
LION RUN CLUB information (grades 4-8, joint venture with local public schools)
While we won’t have an “official cross country team,” we are excited that several parents are hosting a run club that will give an opportunity for students to run in some local races. If there is enough interest with older (6th-8th) runners, we could enter in a JH cross country meet or two as well. FIRST PRACTICE IS MONDAY, AUGUST 22 from 3:30-4:45. There will be a parent meeting at the end of this practice. Thanks to Rachel Birkey and Randi Krehbiel for organizing this opportunity! See the flyer for more information and sign-up code.
Parent Teacher Fellowship needs YOU!
Join with parents and staff on MONDAY, AUGUST 22 after school… help the school by being an active member of the PTF, which helps make our classrooms and school year even better through fundraising, special projects, field trips, and events that make CLA an even more wonderful place!
Athletics UPDATE… Our MS baseball, HS volleyball, HS (flag) football and Lion running club (4th-8th) are either already competing, or beginning practices towards competition.
We also were ANTICIPATING having JH Volleyball, but came up a little short on participants, and we are still looking for an adult coach. If you know of someone that could help out, please let Mr. Horning know! In the interim, we will begin next week with 7th/8th graders girls who have signed up for VB practicing with our high school team at THURSDAY practices. If we are able to make a separate team, we will likely allow 5th-6th graders to join as well. But it’s likely we will stay with the interim plan for this season.
Office Reminder - turn in paperwork and make payments!
If you haven’t yet completed registration paperwork, turned in documents, paid fees or tuition, please do so in a timely manner. Mrs. Westley will be contacting you about them, but we are always happy to have you contact the office first!
From the Principal's Desk
I can’t express how exciting it was to kick off this school year. Our staff meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday were simply phenomenal as our amazing staff gathered together and prayed, shared, planned, ate, and simply lived life together. Then Wednesday night, with classroom visits, families and students in the building, a picnic, and a powerful dedication prayer reminded me again of the wonderful community we share together. I am looking forward to this year, as exhausting as I’m sure it will be (most years are!), but it’s because I KNOW the power of the Lord is at work among us. Thank you for being a vital part of CLA! Let’s be Thankful, Confident, and moving Forward together!
Blessings!
Mr. Horning
Theme for 2022-2023
Building on the Foundation
Philippians 1:3-11
A Thankful Mindset (Philippians 1:3-5)
Confident in our Faith (Philippians 1:6)
Moving Forward (Philippians 1:9-11)