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This past week Campion Academy had Week of Worship (WOW) with Pastor Lucas Lujan, who shared a powerful testimony about his past and focused his messages on the school year’s spiritual theme, “I AM”. Lujan grew up in a world of violence and gangs. However, when he gave his life to Christ, he began to change. He learned about Seventh-day Adventism through studying Voice of Prophecy’s Bible guides while in prison. He gave up his old lifestyle, accepting the love and forgiveness of Jesus, and he is now a pastor in Colorado Springs. Brayden Marroquin, student chaplain, reflected; “His story impacted me the most because essentially it shows God's ability to transform people’s lives.” The main point of the speaker's talk was how God wants us to come to him no matter where we’re at because God loves us, forgives us, and desires to have a relationship with us. Pastor Lujan engaged with the students outside of the meeting times through participating with the students in volleyball intramurals and getting to know them more. During the Bible classes and Fusion on Wednesday night, the students wrote down questions for Pastor Lujan to answer in his talks. Each meeting started out with praise songs including the theme song: “Who you say I am”. Lilly Resz, junior, shared, “I appreciate how the theme song brought my mindset into the worship and allowed me to focus on the message. I liked how he explained to us that it is okay to ask questions about our beliefs and why things happen. It was also fun when he came to talk with us one on one and answered questions for us.” Jasmine Smittick, senior, commented, “I enjoyed how he emphasized the thought, ‘I am who I am because I AM’ (the Great I AM), and I also appreciated how he was real with his past.” Abigail Brown, Student News Team
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Topping off a successful season, the Campion Boy’s Soccer team made it to the championship game at Union Adventist University’s Fall Tournament for the first time in five years. In the end, they lost against Sunnydale Academy after the closely contested game went to penalty kicks, taking second place overall.
On the first day of the tournament, Campion won their game 4-0 against College View Academy with 2 goals from team captain Brayden Marroquin, 1 from Philemon Amisi and 1 from Daniel Lopes. However, in the second game of the day they were beaten 4-0 by Andrews, the reigning tournament champions. On the second day, Campion was placed against the same opponents and needed to win both games in order to reach the final. Campion won 2-1 against CVA in the morning, and was able to turn the tide against Andrews’ strong team, beating them 1-0. Gabriel Costa, the team’s striker, scored all the goals in both games. Costa said, “We were upset that we had lost to Andrews, but we came together for a team meeting and encouraged each other. We arrived on the second day with our heads up and motivated to win. It was great that I scored the goals, but what made me most happy was how the team was able to deal with the defeat and improve.” The final game against Sunnydale on Saturday was a difficult and thrilling game. Both teams fought hard, ending the time in a draw, 1-1. After 10 minutes of extra time and no goals, the game was decided by penalty kicks. Both teams scored their first three penalty kicks, but Campion lost the fourth goal, so the game ended with Campion down 4-5. Marroquin reflected, “The best moment of the game was when we equalized the game with seven minutes to go in the second half. When our team got a free-kick from a foul, Davi crossed the ball into the box, Bruno headed the ball back, opening the way for Gabriel to score.” Marroquin was selected as the Most Valuable Player of Campion’s soccer team. “The final game was full of stress, but I was confident that my team was going to play their hearts out,” Marroquin furthered. “The best part for me was the team work we put in. I’m proud of the team for giving it all they had.” Gabriel Costa, Student News Team Last week the Girls volleyball team traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to participate in Union College’s annual fall tournament along with the Boys varsity soccer team.
The girls played 5 games against: Sunnydale Academy, Collegeview Academy, Springview Academy, Georgia-Cumberland Academy, and Minnetonka Academy. The matches were close and competitive; however, the girls ended the tournament with four losses and one win against Minnetonka. Even with the disappointing results, the team members looked on the bright side and bonded with each other. Damaris Lopez says, “I like how despite our losses the team still came together with a positive attitude which made this tournament memorable.” spend time with friends, or support the guys soccer team. Natalie Bryant says, “It was really fun to support the soccer team. It got really tense because I was on the same side as the soccer team hearing everything on the sidelines.” At the end of the tournament they handed out awards with Olivia Uphold winning MVP for the team. Olivia Uphold, Student News Team On Saturday night, SA hosted a fall party on the lawn by the girl’s dorm. There were lights, fall decorations and a variety of games and food to eat. Students enjoyed many activities including: a sack race, giant connect 4, whipped cream eating contest, and a four-legged race where they could get raffle tickets to win a special prize. S.A helped serve delicious treats such as pie, ice cream, and hot beverages. There was a hay ride that students could ride around the campus. At the end they headed up to the chapel to see who won the raffle and to see the revealing of the banquet theme this year. The Christmas banquet’s theme will be “Old Hollywood” and this year it’s girls ask guys.
The Boy's Varsity soccer team wrapped up their league season with a win on Tuesday 7-1. They finished first place in their league with 9 wins and 2 loses. Now they continue at Union Adventist University Fall Tournament! Campion Academy hosted 60 students from seventh to eleventh grade at the annual Academy Days open house. Students arrived from across Colorado, Texas, Utah, and Kansas. They got to experience staying in the dorms, interacting with students, and participating in worship services while they were here.
Students started the weekend off Friday with interactive games including a bounce house obstacle course, a donut-eating contest, giant connect four and checkers, and pick-up basketball games. Following the games, the visitors had a chance to learn more about Campion’s academic program and compete for scholarships from different departments. Additionally, their parents had the opportunity to discuss their questions with Campion’s administration. A highlight of the day was when the student body gathered with the visitors in the gym for a Pep Rally to encourage the varsity teams before they headed off to the Fall Tournament at Union Adventist University. The girls and boys varsity teams ran into the gym, while the jazz band played “Eye of the Tiger”, and the crowd cheered. The pep rally included several music performances from jazz band, as well as a rousing speech from Campion’s Athletic Director Caleb Jahn, and games hosted by SA officers. Jessica Rios, Director of Enrollment, planned the event with the help of Student Association (SA) officers. She shared her favorite part of this years’ event; “I love watching students come together who don’t know each other and begin to talk and become friends. I love seeing our student leaders trying to make our student visitors feel welcomed and seek them out to get involved.” An important aspect of the weekend was the chance for the visitors to draw closer to Jesus as they worshiped with like-minded peers. After vespers on Friday evening, the students gathered closely together in the Hankins Hall tower to continue the tradition of singing praise songs late into the night. On Sabbath, Chaplain Lindsey Santana led Sabbath School, followed by the main church service where Koinonia performed, “I want to walk.” After church, students had the opportunity to go for a hike, watch a move in the chapel, or go back to their dorms to rest. Finally, on Saturday evening, many of the visitors stayed to experience the Student Association’s Fall Party filled with flannel, hay, and pumpkin pie. When asked how she felt this year’s Academy Days went, Rios responded, “It went so well. We usually get 40% of participants to attend Campion, so this is a very important event on our campus. I would say the future for next school year looks bright.” Alexandra Cordoba, Student News Editor Campion’s first Cross Country team finished their last race in Fort Lupton to wrap up the season. What began as a few students has developed into a strong group of runners.
Coaches Heidi Sorensen and Jennifer Sigler expressed how they were impressed by both the improvement and dedication of the students showing up at 7:15 each morning. “Given the amount of time that we trained, our kids raced really well,” stated Sorensen. As a team, their top finish of the season was second place at a meet in Greeley. For the students, this season was about not only racing but also growing as athletes while building friendships along the way. Sophomore, Josh Fresse shared, “I like training every day and pushing others and others pushing me to be better every day. I also like that we’re really close as a team and that I could make meaningful relationships while running.” Freshman Zach Harlow added, “I like going to the races because it is really fun to race against other schools. Cross Country has helped me become a better and faster runner.” Sophomore, Elin Sorensen, expressed a different perspective, as her mother coached the team. “It’s super cool to have my mom as my cross country coach. I like training with the whole team. The meets are really fun and they motivate me to keep training.” Despite the challenges of this first season, the students commented that they were happy about how much they’ve improved throughout the season and how their hard work has helped them succeed. Luca Lu, junior, commented, “I was able to finish a distance I had never raced before and I could feel a sense of achievement after each race.” Sophomore, Israel Ortiz, stated, “My team was amazing and I saw achievements in everyone.” Coach Sorensen shared that they hope to encourage more students to join next year. “We are looking forward to growing the team, and hosting our own cross country meet at Campion,” Sorensen said. “With every race you can push yourself to your limits,” Gabriel Tostes, freshman, shared. “Despite all of the hard work, the pain and the challenges, in the end it will be worth it.” Jill Harlow with Alex Cordoba, Student News Team Click to view the performances of CA Cantores (choir), Koinonia (select choir), Orchestra, and Advanced Handbells. This past Thursday both the JV and Varsity girl’s volleyball teams played their last home game against Front Range Baptist Academy. JV girls fought hard but lost 0-2, which brings their season record to 0-6. Varsity also lost 0-3, which brings their season record to 1-5.
The boy’s Varsity soccer team won their last two games played at home on Thursday and Monday against Front Range Baptist and Heritage Christian Eagles. This brings their season record to 7-1. The JV soccer team played against Front Range Baptist, ending the game in a 0-0 tie.
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