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Boy's Varsity Basketball photos Girl's Varsity Basketball Photos This past week, the Campion Academy Varsity basketball teams competed in the Union Adventist University Spring Tournament against nine other schools. The boys team made it to the championship game for the first time in nine years and took second place, losing against Andrews. The girls pushed themselves to the semi-finals, ending in fourth place overall.
The boys were motivated and determined to give it their all. EJ Woy, a senior at Campion on the team stated, “Even though I was injured, since it was my last year at tournament, it motivated me to give my all to the team and support them,” recalled Woy. A highlight of the tournament happened during the boys semi-final against Sunnydale. Although Campion had already won against Sunnydale in a previous game, the game had remained tightly contested and hard fought. In the last 10 seconds, Sunnydale pulled ahead of Campion by two points. With six seconds left, Joshua Fresse scored a 3-pointer to win the game and send them to the finals. Campion’s team, along with a crowd of alumni supporters, erupted in cheers. Zach Harlow, freshman, expressed, “The shot was amazing, and it gave me motivation to push through the finals.” The boys pushed through and worked hard together to reach a common goal throughout their season. Amani Zeru, sophomore, shared, “We all came together, committed, whether it was practice or a real game.” Our girls team lost their first game against Madison, but the next day they powered through and won all three games, taking them to the semi-finals, where they lost against Andrews. Recalling the girls team’s performance, Damaris Lopez-Morquecho the team captain explained, “Even when we did lose a few games, we didn’t let it get to us. Instead we moved forward and worked hard.” In addition to the games, the teams from the nine different academies came together for worship on Friday night and Sabbath. On Friday night, Union had a vespers talking about our walk with Jesus and afterwards there was a nice afterglow where the students from different schools came together and sang and gave glory to God. Lopez-Morquecho expressed, “I really enjoyed making new friends that were rivals on the court, and coming together to make new memories.” Overall, the tournament was a good bonding experience for the teams. Aspen Phelps, freshman, stated, “I really enjoyed connecting with my teammates this season and learning together.” Abigail Brown, Student News Team
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 Sarah Rushold, senior at Campion, was presented with a Good Citizen Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution National Society at the annual Patriotic Tea on February 17.
Campion Academy teachers voted for Rushold to apply for the award that highlights patriotism, service, and citizenship. After competing in an essay exam, Rushold was selected to attend the Patriotic Tea along with six other seniors from different schools in the Thompson School District. Congratulations Sarah! Koinonia, Campion Academy’s select choir, kicked off the Denver Nuggets NBA game, performing the national anthem to an audience of nearly 20,000 in the Ball Arena on Wednesday, February 5.
Athletic Director Caleb Jahn, and Music Director Naomi Fernandez had requested to have Koinonia sing the anthem for the Nuggets game the night that Campion played in the Ball Arena, but were told that bookings were scheduled a year in advance. Instead, the choir focused on preparing to sing for the Mile High vs. Campion Ball Arena games. During that performance, Lindsey, a coordinator at Ball Arena, heard Koinonia’s rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” and described it as one of her favorite versions. A few weeks later, a cancellation opened up a spot, and Lindsey remembered Koinonia’s performance and reached out to Fernandez to see if they would sing for a real NBA game. Reflecting on the experience, Mrs. Naomi Fernandez shared, “I think that it was exciting and it was an honor. I thought the students handled themselves really well, going from a stadium of 300 to 20,000, and they performed at a really high level.” Alexandra Cordoba, Student News Team The boys JV team lost their final game against Front Range Baptist, but still concluded the season with a positive record of 4-3. Congrats boys! Click to view more photos of JV.
Campion’s Asian international students hosted a party for the student body to celebrate Lunar New Year last Saturday night.
To start the evening, a traditional Chinese lion visited the chapel, giving the students a surprise. Then several students shared how and why they celebrate this important holiday in their home countries. Before heading to the gym, the students tasted dumplings, egg rolls, and Chinese rice crackers. The party continued in the gym with options to play badminton or learn traditional crafts from the Asian students such as paper cutting, writing Chinese characters, and origami. The evening ended with a blast of popping balloons in the gym and a colorful firework display outside. Campion Academy currently hosts four international students from China, three from Vietnam, one from Japan, and one from South Korea, as well as many Asian-American students. Jill Harlow, Communication Director Twenty-seven Campion Academy students in the select choir, Koinonia, traveled to Union Adventist University in Lincoln, Nebraska to participate in the 2025 Union Choral Music Festival, January 29 through February 1. They joined over 200 students from Adventist academies across the Midwest, working together to perform six songs as a mass choir.
From Wednesday through Friday, students dove into the rigorous rehearsals, some lasting nearly 13 hours a day. On Friday, students had the unique opportunity to record in Union’s new recording studio. The entire festival choir was recorded in groups, and one male and one female singer was chosen from each group to be the lead singer. The completed video was presented at the Saturday night concert, and students got to hear their voices edited together. On Friday night for vespers, each academy had the chance to showcase their songs. Campion was the last school to sing and received a standing ovation for their performance of “He Never Failed Me Yet” featuring multiple soloists including Michael Shannon and Natalie Bryant. Marc Winokan commented on how he felt after performing, saying, “After our performance it was really exciting to see everyone cheering and screaming for us. I’m glad that it went well and we were able to praise God through our music.” On Saturday morning, the schools joined together to sing six songs for the church service. Janey Padilla-Reyes reflected on the culmination of the rehearsals saying, “It was truly something that was prayed over and a message that the group brought to everyone.” One of these selections, “The Lord is My Shepherd,” was a new composition written specifically for this year's festival, and made its debut. On Saturday evening, the 200 member choir performed it’s final concert. Students celebrated their hard work and accomplishments Saturday night with pizza and got to hang out with friends, play sports, swim and have fun at the Reiner Wellness Center. During their free time, students also enjoyed exploring downtown Lincoln. “Music fest was a lot of fun. Although the practices were extremely long and tiring, the opportunity to sing a debut song and hear the final outcome at the concert was worth all the labor put into it,” Toby Quillin concluded. Alexandra Cordoba, Student News Team |
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