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Despite frigid temperatures and an even worse wind chill, the girls also came out strong, winning 7 to 0 against a team they lost to last season, Evergreen High School.
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This year marks the first official season for Boy's volleyball at Campion. Spurred on by interest especially amongst our Brazilian and Indonesian students, the boys began practicing last year, and this year they were able to obtain coaches and have a real season. The first game was against a large public school: Mountain View High School in Loveland, with the Campion boys coming out on top 3-2.
The Campion Men’s club hosted their annual Ironman competition this past weekend which featured various intense events such as an obstacle course, running, jousting, a rope climb, a pushup contest, and a dunking contest.
Sergio Enriquez, junior, took home the trophy for first place for the second year in a row. He was followed closely by Josh Matabaro in second and Toby Quillin in third. Reflecting on his victory, Sergio shared how the Ironman event made him work hard for the win; “Watching my peers push themselves in each event made me want to push myself even more, knowing that if I didn’t, I would’ve been left behind.” This year, Damaris Lopez Morquecho was the only female competitor. She commented on the experience as a senior, “I’ve done Ironman all four years and since this was my last year it was really fun. My favorite part was the jousting competition.” The ironman competition is an annual tradition with a long history at Campion. Former Principal Don Reeder came out to be the MC for the event in keeping with tradition. The winners’ names are engraved on a large trophy kept in the boy’s residence hall. Alexandra Cordoba, Student News Editor Campion students strengthened their commitments to Jesus with the support of Pastor Taurus Montgomery’s powerful messages during Week of Worship.
Montgomery is a Seventh-day Adventist pastor who has recently focused on reaching teens for Christ as a motivational speaker. His delivery style was both engaging and Biblically based, reaching many students. Montgomery shared his personal testimony of how his life changed going from growing up in a violent culture to becoming a Christian. Olivia Arizola, commented, “My faith became much stronger after hearing how much he had changed and turned to God. Even after all he went through, he still kept pursuing Christ.” On Thursday and Friday evening, more than half the student body responded to Taurus’ call to commit or recommit their lives to Jesus. Arizola furthered, “I appreciate how the speaker was able to speak to everybody in the school, and seeing people stand up that I’ve never seen do that before was a great blessing.” Bruno Lopes was encouraged by the messages saying, “Before the Week of Worship I was having some confusion about my spiritual walk, and it was making me distressed. Over the week I could feel Jesus talking with me through Pastor Montgomery, especially on the first day when he spoke about being "Uncaptured by the Culture." The spiritually focused week ended with Vespers Deluxe. After Montgomery’s final message students gathered together in the tower to sing praise songs together, concluding the week on a high note. Jill Harlow, Communication Director 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  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 |
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