Director's Message
Dear CCA Community,
April was a busy and rewarding month of learning and excitement. The positive news is spreading about our award winning and highest achieving public school in Cherokee County. We are growing daily and already have over 125 new students starting their Patriot journey next school year!
Beyond our rigorous classical curriculum we love the opportunity for our students to enjoy extracurricular and fine arts activities. Make sure to check out the articles below of our recent band awards and our fine and performing arts event that were a huge success!
Please share the news of our open enrollment for NEW students in grades 4K through 9th grade for next school year. The enrollment portal for students 4K-9th grade may be found here, but are also on the main page of our website via the Enroll Now button. The best way to guarantee a spot and not be on a waitlist is to go ahead and enroll them for THIS CURRENT school year. Have them drop by or schedule a school tour today! We have limited space in most all grade levels so have them get in touch soon!
Mr. Byrd, School Director
Archery News
Our award winning CCA Archery team competed on Saturday, April 20th in Leesville.. Brody Church won 1st place in the Youth Male Open Division. Crissy Suggs won 3rd place in the Female Youth Pins division. Luis Diaz 2nd place in male Eagle Pin division.
4K Enrollment Day
April 4th is Pre-K Enrollment Day! CCA is a part of Palmetto Pre-K, a statewide network of publicly funded preschool programs in South Carolina. We proudly partner with First Steps 4K to get children ready for school, work and life by offering FREE, curriculum-based, quality preschool to families. 
Plus, First Steps 4K partners with SC Child Care to offer additional child care and after-school scholarships to all siblings of First Steps 4K students - providing care and education for the whole family. Limited spots are filling up quickly for next year so act quickly to secure your child’s place!
Click to watch a quick video: https://fb.watch/rSFbxnUDTE/
Enroll today at www.scfirststeps.org
School Garden Grant
CCA is excited to share that we received the 2024 School Garden Education Assistance Program Grant to create an educational school garden. Students from multiple grade levels worked hard today to assemble and prepare the garden for planting. 
The garden will be a great learning space for our students! Special thanks to our GT Teacher, Mrs. Wilson for working on this grant opportunity and coordinating our garden!
State Capitol Visit
On April 10th, CCA School Director Jason Byrd was able to attend the PCSASC visit to the State Capital. We appreciate our local and state leaders for supporting public charter schools. Mr. Byrd also enjoyed meeting and touring with Jimmy Lamb who is Board Chair of Goucher Charter School.
Science Night
CCA Science Night held on April 18th was a huge hit! Thank you to all who attended this amazing event. We appreciate this opportunity to highlight our rigorous and challenging curriculum.
U.S. National Whitewater Center Field Trip
On April 22nd, our third through sixth grade GT students visited the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC. They participated in activities that helped them learn to navigate challenging tasks, work together, and do hard things!
Award Winning Band Program!
Our award winning band program continues their success! We had 9 students participate in Solo & Ensemble for band on Saturday, April 27th! The following students received superior ratings: Cadence Blauser, Elijah Hess, Wylie Wood, and William Wood. The following students received excellent ratings: Tyler Harrison, Damian Stuart, Matthew Jarman, Kolton Revels, and Troy Scott.
Career Fair
On Friday, April 26th we had an excellent turnout for our first CCA Career Day! Our fair highlighted many career options for students in grades 5-8. A huge “shout out” to the numerous businesses joining us to share their insights and experiences with our students. 
We appreciate the support of our partners in guiding the next generation of professionals.
Visual & Performing Arts Night
CCA's first-ever Visual and Performing Arts Night was a resounding success, offering a platform for students to showcase their musical, dance and artistic talents. The evening's performances included songs, cardio drumming and dancing, and an exhibition of artwork from elementary and middle school students. It was an evening to remember, filled with outstanding performances and memorable moments. 
April 2024 Core Virtues News Core Virtue for April: Graciousness and Courtesy In April we focus on inter-personal relations, highlighting the virtues of forgiveness, graciousness and courtesy, gentleness and humility. These self-effacing virtues turn the spotlight on the needs of others and do not betray weakness. When we inspire our children with the power of forgiveness, humility, and a gracious heart, we cultivate people of deep inner strength, laying the foundation for better communities. All of those themes resonate this month with the Jewish celebration of Passover, Christian celebration of Easter, and Muslim celebration of Ramadan. It is a challenge to find stories that speak to the importance of saying “after you,” “forgive me,” “I was wrong,” or “I may very well be wrong.” Ours is a culture that prizes ambition and self-assertion. There is nothing wrong with ambition--the inner drive to succeed and fully utilize one's talents. But when concern for self-advancement warps into self-aggrandizement (an exaggerated sense of one's importance and one's abilities) then humility, forgiveness, and even courtesy are casualties. The stories we highlight this month- fictional and historical, serious and humorous - attempt to bolster these little sung virtues. If as a parent, you're looking for ways to cultivate graciousness and courtesy in the home, don't forget to model it toward your kids, and check out this handy article, "How To Raise Gracious Kids." If as a citizen, you're troubled that we are not awash in gentleness, humility, and forgiveness right now, take some time to read our Parent and Teacher suggestions below: Arthur Brooks' volume Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt and/or Desmond Tutu's No Future Without Forgiveness. |
April 2024 Core Virtues Newsletter https://www.corevirtues.net/
Elementary/Middle "Students of the Month"
The students featured this month were chosen by their classroom teachers for showing exemplary character.
Elementary
Daniel Flores Vega (5th Grade)
Mrs. Randall says that Daniel is a quiet and hardworking student who is a joy to have in class.
Chitra Patel (2nd Grade)
Mrs. Kay loves how Chitra always follows directions and shows good character.
Middle School
Aidan Boyd (8th Grade)
Mrs. Higgins says that Aidan is a great student who never fails to do his work and is kind to everyone.
Sara Cohen (7th Grade)
Mrs. Rector has been wowed by Sara’s work ethic and positive attitude this school year!