Boys Girls Campion Academy hosted a basketball game against Mile High this past Saturday night. There wasn’t an empty seat in the gym. Campion Academy won the girls varsity game for the first time in two years, and also won the boys varsity matchup.
First on the court was the girls varsity team. They played very aggressively and scored points back and forth. The Campion girls focused on defense, stopping their opponent with strong blocks and rebounds. Damaris Lopez-Morquecho was the top scorer of the night scoring 18 points. In the end, the girls team won by 37-24 and felt very proud that they played some tough competitors. Morquecho, senior, shared “It felt great to win against our rival school, but overall I am proud of the team for how well we did.” To start off the boys varsity game, koinonia performed a rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” for the first time. Although the game was neck-and-neck, the boys team came on strong with Brayden Marroquin, senior, scoring the first point which gave the team momentum to win the game. EJ Woy, senior, scored the most points in the match. Woy, shared “I was in the moment! Many people came to support and I just had to show up! It was rough but I’m happy with the outcome.” The final score was 48-37 with the Campion boys team taking the win. Both teams demonstrated dedication and enthusiasm on the court, reflecting their love for the game. The energy from both schools was incredible. It was a tough fight, but they stayed calm under pressure and held on for the win. Yngrid Silva, Student News Team
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Red Carpet Photos We apologize if you see other photos mixed in with the banquet photos; there seems to be a glitch in our server that we are trying to work out. The Student Association (SA) Christmas banquet transformed Campion’s gym into a red carpet event mirroring Old Hollywood. Students were escorted by their dates down the red carpet where they were greeted by SA President Keon Paez.
As they posed for photos, Keon described their outfits and interviewed them. Reflecting on how he planned this event, Keon shared, “It was pretty tiring since we had to wake up at 8 am to start decorating the gym, but once we got to work and completed the design, I felt excited for people to come. Running the red carpet was really fun, but it also started getting difficult to remember everybody's names!” Jazz music was playing in the background as students talked with their friends. A VIP table was reserved for the person who had the best “ask.” This year, the girls had to ask the boys and the winner of the best ask was Marcela who asked Christian to go to the banquet by spelling out her question with candles outside his dorm room. The evening’s main event was the auction. When the couples arrived, each received an envelope filled with different amounts of cash, that they could use to bid on different items that they wanted. The night was set around the Vanderley Diamond, which was the main, most expensive item everyone was wanting to purchase. In a mysterious turn of events, the diamond was stolen. As part of a game, banquet guests had to search for clues to find out who the suspect was. In the end, the culprit was revealed to be senior Noeli Hernandez. Hernandez reflected on her role in the storyline, “It was very fun to see everyone’s reaction at the end. I thought that people would see Ms. Johnson hand me the diamond, but in the end no one saw it and that surprised me.” Midway through the auction, staff served the students salad, bread and baked ziti. A highlight of the night was the table filled with a variety of desserts made by Noeli’s mom, Nohemi Hernandez. After the mystery was over, students loaded up in the buses and traveled to the Loveland Winter Wonderlights. They wandered a trail looking at the lights which were choreographed to music. There were also various places to take pictures along the trail which provided a peaceful ending to the night. Alexandra Cordoba, Student News Editor Parents and family members traveled from around the country to visit their students, attend conferences, and watch the Music Department’s performances on November 22 to 24. Each ensemble performed for a vespers concert on Friday night and choir and handbells also shared musical selections at church on Saturday. Students and staff ignored the pain and faced their fear of needles to contribute to the donor blood bank last Friday. Registrar Shannon Brown organized Campion’s annual blood drive with the non-profit Vitalant and helped students 16-years and older sign up to donate.
Michael Shannon, senior, said “I was scared of needles because it was my first time, but the ladies made the experience really easy and enjoyable.” Sarah Molina, junior, said, “The blood collection was certainly a new experience for me. I had never donated blood before. The staff were super friendly and pleasant and walked me through the whole process in about 15 minutes. I'm glad overall that I was able to help someone.” The Campion community filled the gymnasium to celebrate our annual fall festival hosted by HMS Richard’s Adventist school. Over 300 people came to enjoy the food and activities, supporting the fundraising efforts of each class.
A variety of activity booths entertained the visitors including; face painting, rock climbing, nerf gun wars and more. Each student took a turn to work at their class booth. “My favorite booth was the sophomore booth because all my friends were working there and a lot of people were there from different cultures and it was interesting to talk to them,” commented Isreal Ortiz, sophomore. A new addition this year was the Pie in the Face activity presented by the Junior class. Participants collected tickets in order to have a pie pan full of whipped cream smeared on another person’s face. Rodolfo Segawa, one of the people selected to be pied reflected “It was pretty fun and yummy getting pied in the face”. People filled up on different kinds of food and desserts offered by the classes. The two most popular booths were sophomores serving Mexican food and the seniors serving Indonesian food. Both classes sold out before the evening concluded. “My favorite part of the fall festival was the food, especially the Indonesian food,” reflected by Michael Fresse. As a fundraiser, the event was a success. Classes and clubs from HMS Richards and Campion raised money from their booth sales, with the senior class earning the most, raising $1600 for their class trip. By: Damaris Lopez-Morquecho 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 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! |
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