Cru Connect // Vol. 24 Issue 6

School News

CCA Is Excited to Announce Our New Campus Pastor

Meet Brian Pennington, Cornerstone’s new Campus Pastor! Brian was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He grew up in a Christian home and was saved as a young boy. During Youth Camp at the age of 14, God called him to missions. He spent most of his college years at Oklahoma Baptist University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Ministry with an emphasis in Missions. His next stop was to move to Ft. Worth to attend seminary. In 2001, He graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master’s of Divinity.

From 2008 to 2016, he and his family served as missionaries with the International Mission Board of the SBC. Their first year was spent at language school in San Jose, Costa Rica. Upon graduation, they moved to Peru where they served as church planters in the Andes Mountains and later headed up a team of missionaries that trained and worked with volunteer mission teams from the US.

Upon returning to the States, he accepted a position as a high school Spanish teacher at Alvarado HS. He has served in that role for the last 8 years.

The Penningtons have been members of Graceview Baptist Church in Burleson, TX since 2017. Brian is an elder of the church and also serves as the student pastor. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Jenn, for 29 years. They have two sons, Jordan and Trevor. Jordan is married and has two daughters. Trevor is currently studying Finance at UTA.

School Supply Lists

Find grade-specific school supply lists on our website!

Summer Math

The summer math program is here! Click to learn more about this enriching program for your student.

Summer Reading

Don’t forget! Summer reading lists are live on the website. Each grade is responsible for book(s) and projects due at the beginning of the school year.

Re-Enrollment

Pre-K – 12th Grade: If you haven’t finished yet, please re-enroll your student(s) for the 2024-25 school year. If you do not plan to attend for the upcoming school year, please unenroll as soon as possible. Enrollment numbers are crucial for proper planning!

Summer Office Hours

10am – 2pm
Tuesday – Thursday
First Day of School: August 14

Uniform Resale Shop

CCA is hosting our annual Uniform Resale Shop. Browse gently-used CCA approved uniforms and save big! The sale starts at 3pm in the CCA Gym and it’s first come, first serve!
July 25 | 12-3pm | CCA Gym

Service Hours

For service hours and volunteer hours contact Neil ([email protected])

Robotics Club Fundraiser

Please continue bringing empty cans for the Robotics Club to recycle this summer. The receptacle is beside the secondary building behind the main building. Thus far they have raised over $270!

Secondary Unity Retreat

This year, all 6th-12th grade students will be able to participate in this event. The goal is to not only build unity among the student body but also encourage Godly mentoring among students. This will be a day field trip. Students will leave the school Friday morning and return to the school Friday afternoon. If you want to go online to learn more about Camp Thurman, you can visit their website: https://campthurman.org/.

The approximate cost of the CCA Unity Retreat is about $45 per student. This amount covers transportation and the basic activities we will participate in. We will break that into three payments, Early August, End of August, and September. I will give you more information as soon as we start school in August. You may also pay the full amount in one payment if you prefer. Payments must be made by cash or check. You may not pay it through your school account.

Athletic News

Little Peppers Cheer Camp is Next Week!

Our CCA Varsity Cheer squad is excited to offer cheer camp again this year! Peppers will cheer during many elementary basketball home games and during the Homecoming Celebration.

Camp Dates: July 23rd-25th
Time: 9am – 11am
Cost: $75 – Pay 1st day of camp with Cash or make check payable to CCA note Varsity Cheer

tonight!!! Mandatory Athletic Parent Meeting

If your student plans on participating in any sport activities in the 2024-25 school year, this is a mandatory meeting where we will be going over the new TAPPS information system, important dates, and pertinent information for all CCA sports. CCA sports include: Cheer, cross country, volleyball, soccer, basketball, track, tennis, and baseball.

When: July 19 (TONIGHT)
Where: Steed Athletic Center (Gym)
Time: 6pm

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