3Men's Soccer and Women's Volleyball are off to a great start this school year!  We've got a phenomenal group of athletes in sports this year, which makes the entire experience such a joy to be a part of.  Our Varsity Volleyball team participated in our annual Fall Classic Tournament, where we hosted four other schools on Friday, September 15.  It was a day full of volleyball and teamwork.  Our ladies fought hard and took second place out of the five teams.  
Although Men's Soccer doesn't participate in a tournament until Union College's Invitational in October, it has not stopped them from playing hard!  Varsity's standing record is 3-5, still with half of their season ahead of them.

​All of our volleyball and basketball games are live streamed to Facebook, so make sure to tune in and cheer on the Cougars!

Just this last Saturday, Campion Academy had its annual Class Scramble event where the whole school comes together to participate in a little friendly competition. Class Scramble is a time where every student can come dressed up in their class color and participate in a scramble to get random items that Principle Don Reeder calls, to the middle of the gym. Every year students look forward to this event!
 
In preparation for Class Scramble, students look for anything they can find laying around their rooms or houses.  Any item is helpful to their class, as Principal Reeder can call just about anything, such as zucchinis, a dog tag, a picture of the President, and just about anything you can possibly think of. As Principle Reeder calls an item, each class has a set of runners. The runner’s job is to get the item from their class’s corner to the middle of the gym as quickly as possible. Whichever runner makes it the middle of the gym with the item first, earns a point for their class.
 
“It was so much fun! We really bonded as a class and it was a lot of fun getting hyped with everyone!” – Ireland Anthony (Freshmen runner)

“I was honestly a little confused with the whole thing at the beginning. All l knew is that I had to dress up in blue and be there ready to run. But I thought it was really cool how they have this kind of event with friendly competition so students can participate in something fun.” –Erick Maldonado (Sophomore runner)
In between each quarter of the competition, SA prepared some fun games that students were able to participate in as well, such as shucking corn and balancing plates and bowls.
 
To begin with, the score was pretty balanced between the classes, but as the night went on and the time was ticking away the juniors started to pull ahead!

“I look forward to this event every year. As a scorekeeper it seems like a very simple task, but it is actually a lot of pressure. I have to be on the ball at all times, and get in the score quickly and correctly. I believe Class Scramble is the epitome of class bonding, and I know the students always enjoy it. It’s a lot of fun to see how each grade progresses throughout the years.” –Dean Johnson
 
In the third quarter the juniors were racking up points one after the other with their score getting up in the 200’s!  But in the fourth quarter, the Seniors began coming in close behind the Juniors. With just a few minutes left in the last quarter, the Juniors and Seniors were neck in neck and as Principal Reeder called the last item…. the Seniors won!! By just five points, the Seniors were able to pull ahead and win Campion Academy’s Class Scramble of 2017.
 
“I was super nervous and felt pressured that the Seniors had to win, but I was super proud of our class when we had a comeback in the last quarter and won by five points! I knew we could do it, but it was just a matter of whether we would do it or not.” –Jordyn Hammond (Senior runner)
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“It was so lit! Just the energy of running and getting to the cone, it’s just so exhilarating!” –Jordi Morales (Junior runner) 

Written by: Bela Cinco (sophomore)
​Edited by: Kelsey Cate
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The first week of school at Campion is always a busy one, and this year was no exception!  On Monday, August 21, students, faculty and staff paused their various activities on campus to watch the Solar Eclipse.  Students were awed by the event and grateful to be able to see something so spectacular in their lifetime!

A week full of new classes, new schedules and soccer, volleyball and Koinonia tryouts wore students out pretty well, but they soon forgot about the tiredness as they looked forward to Class Scramble and S.A. Picnic.  Class Scramble is a favorite Saturday night activity that happens on the first weekend of every school year.  Classes go up against each other in battle as they compete in races and games with all of the random items they can find.  It is a night full of fun, chaos, and class bonding - a favorite for sure!

"This year's Class Scramble was so fun!  Our class bonded like never before, and winning was a HUGE bonus! - Lauren Fry, Senior

"Thing I remember most about Class Scramble was when the seniors were 60 points behind and then made a huge comeback, winning by 5 points!" - Lauren Bravatti, Senior

S.A. Picnic came on Sunday, where there were more class games and competitions, as well as a color fight and muddy tug of war.  These activities were a great way to relieve the stress of the first week of school and bond together as a school family.

"Although we won Class Scramble, loosing a couple of events at S.A. Picnic was a very valuable lesson for us." -Kelby Eickmann, Senior

Our students are fortunate to have a staff that works as hard as they do to make each event enjoyable for the students.  Thank you to all who helped out with the events over the past weekend!

Our first annual summer volleyball camp was a smashing success!  With 16 players and 3 coaches, we had fun, worked hard, and learned a lot!  If you weren't able to come this summer, don't worry, there's always next summer!

​My wife, Sue, and I spent the first 2 weeks of June touring China.  The primary purpose of the trip was to visit our current students in their home country and let them show us the culture that they are proud of representing.  We started in the southern part of China, near Hong Kong, spending time with Canson and Tommy.  They showed us a great Chinese museum, good Chinese food, and we were able to meet one of Canson’s prior language teachers who would like to have some of our American students visit his school in the fall.
 
We headed north to the Beijing area, where Susan and her family hosted us.  We were able to visit famous sites like Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall of China and experienced some traditional Chinese food, such as authentic Peking duck!  In Beijing, we visited with one of our new students, James and his family, as well as met with a new agent who is interested in sending students to Campion Academy.
 
Susan escorted us as our interpreter and guide for the rest of the trip as we took several trains across the country, with our next stop in Shijiazhuang.  We met up with Rain and his parents and visited another one of our new students, Annie and her mother.  We enjoyed some site seeing experiences such as seeing the oldest stone bridge in China, panda bears at the Shijiazhuang Zoo, and several teahouses.  Paul Niu and his wife, Abigail, hosted us for much of the time in this area.  Paul is an Adventist agent, who will be serving as director of Campion Academy’s Chinese office for future Chinese students who wish to attend Campion.
 
Rain and Susan traveled with us by train to central China, to meet up with Zoe in Luoyang, home of the famous Longmen Grottos. The Longmen Grottoes are some of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art and are located in cave like structures on a beautiful river wall area.  We also visited a local area Museum, and saw some beautiful peony sculptures in rocks and other art forms.
 
The three students traveled with us by train for our final destination to Shanghai.  We visited Nanjing Street, which is a famous shopping area, as well as the setting for beautiful nighttime skylines showing off the ocean-bordered Shanghai business district.  A day at Shanghai Disney, which is only one year old, let us experience massive crowds and lines, but it was a treat to visit.  Seeing Buzz Light Year speaking Chinese was a new experience!  Before heading to the airport for our long flight home, we stopped at Old Shanghai Street, which is a more traditional Chinese shopping area where we picked up some last minute Chinese souvenirs.
 
This was my sixth visit to China, all with the purpose of visiting students, schools, and agents and developing long-term relationships for future students to attend Campion Academy.  It was my wife’s first Chinese experience, and the students did a fantastic job of planning, organizing and guiding us around this very large country.  We developed life-long relationships with these students and look forward to them returning to Campion Academy in the fall.
 
Article By: Dean Helm, V.P. of Finance and International Representative

   We are excited to announce that our new Chaplain for the 2017-18 school year is Esequias Perea!  He comes to us from just across the street at Campion Church, where he was working as the Youth Pastor.  
  Pastor Esequias comes to Campion Academy with fresh ideas and enthusiasm for teaching students about knowing Jesus and showing Jesus to the world.  Along with teaching Freshman and Senior Bible, Pastor Esequias will orchestrate our Senior Survival, Weeks of Prayer, Wildfire, Fusion, Sparks, Vespers and Sabbath School, along with our community outreach projects.  

   We look forward to witnessing how the Lord blesses Pastor Esequias and Campion Academy!

   At Campion Academy, we are excited to introduce our new Vice Principal of Academics, Kent Kast.  Kent has taught at Campion for six years, beginning in the fall of 2011.  He currently teaches Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus, which he will continue to teach along with this new promotion.  As the new VP of Academics, Kent will work closely with the Administrative Staff at Campion on envisioning what the future of academics will look like at the school, and seeing those visions through.  He will organize and participate in teacher evaluations and professional development for our teachers, as well as ensuring academic excellence at Campion and certifying that all of our graduating seniors have completed the necessary courses.
 
   “Kent is such a great person to work with.  He is kind and giving, and always makes time for his students.  He is involved in music and outdoor club as well, which helps him develop relationships with all of our students on campus.  I appreciate Kent’s kind spirit and positive attitude, and I am looking forward to working directly with Kent in the years to come.” –Sherry Hay, Registrar
 
   “Kent comes into this position as VP of Academics with 30 years of experience.  Not only has he been a teacher of many different grade levels, he also has experience as principal, and we are excited to have him be a part of our Administrative Team.  What I appreciate about Kent is that if there is a need on our campus, he is willing to fill it.” –Don Reeder, Principal