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On Saturday night, boys from all classes participated in Campion Academy’s annual Ironman competition. Senior Eddie Camacho won the 2019 Ironman title, getting his name on a plaque on the official trophy. It was Camacho’s first year participating in the event, and he even had to come home early from a trip to Mexico to participate.
“It was a blast.” Camacho said, laughing, “I talked a lot beforehand. I told a lot of my friends, jokingly, that I was going to win it. I talked a lot of smack and then afterwards I was like ‘I better actually go win this thing now.' I would have been happy if I had just placed, and I was surprised when I won. Probably one of the most fun parts was hyping everyone up and showing good sportsmanship in every event, because having fun is what it’s all about.” The competitions included a mile race, bench press, obstacle course, pushups, jousting, chugging, and a basketball dunk competition. One highly anticipated moment of the night was senior Hunter Bergondo’s turn at the bench press. Last year he broke Campion’s record by benching 315 pounds, and this year he broke his own record by benching an incredible 370 pounds. Not only was that a record for Campion, but it was a personal record for Bergondo. “I just decided to go for it. I was anxious about it all weekend. I wanted to get at least 360, and after I got that I was like ‘well I might as well go for 370,’” Bergondo said. This was Bergondo’s third year of participating in the event and it had been a personal goal of his since he was a freshman to beat the bench press record that had been held by Jared Barnes since 1999. “One of my favorite Bible verses is Philippians 4:13. It helps me know that I can achieve anything with the Lord.” Bergondo said, adding, “Praise the Lord.” Ashley Herber, Student Editor
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 The student praise team leading out in worship during the final evening of week of prayer.  Benji Maxson, former chaplain at Campion, and parent of a current student, was the speaker for the event. Last Monday evening began the first week of prayer for the school year. Benji Maxson, a current pastor in California and former chaplain at Campion, was the speaker for the week. Maxson started off the first night with a relatable story about one of his first experiences as a pastor and how we all have different testimonies of how God has worked in our lives. Maxson held the student’s attention with his unique sense of humor. Student chaplains Madi Jordan and Nolan Eickmann also introduced the idea of giving up something for the week. Some chose to restrain from using social media or listening to secular music and were encouraged to use the extra time to commune with God through prayer and reading the Bible. Each week of prayer comes with a theme song. This week of prayer’s song was “Who You Say I Am” by Hillsong. The song had an overall theme of believing in who you are in the eyes of God. This theme was also carried on into the talks given by Maxson. Each night Maxson introduced a new story in the book of Mark and told an entertaining personal story to go along with it. As a former chaplain of Campion, Maxson related to many of the events on campus and had many stories to tell. Kendra Eickmann shared, “I liked how the speaker kept everyone’s attention by telling funny stories. The speaker was also able to connect his stories to life lessons taught by Jesus.”  Many students came forward to dedicate their lives to Christ during the final altar call Friday evening. The end of the week of prayer was closed with Vespers Deluxe which is a special monthly Friday evening worship that is open to the community and includes an afterglow of doughnuts and praise time in the tower. Ireland Anthony reflected, “This week of prayer was amazing. At first, I did not want to go, but the first time I heard the speaker, it made me want to stay for the entire week. I wasn’t at the best state with God at the moment, but when I was listening I could feel God’s presence surrounding the space.” The week had a very strong spiritual impact on the students. At the end of the last talk, Maxson made an altar call for students to accept Christ for the first time or rededicate their lives to Christ and more than half the student body went up forward. Megan Michalenko, Student Editor  A special time for praise and worship in the tower has become a tradition after Vespers Deluxe. |
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