Tried + True

we honor traditions

Our school traditions are tried and true practices that reinforce the core values, purpose, and direction of Christ Academy. These events create life-long memories that are shared and passed along from generation to generation.

 

We’ve got spirit

SCHOOL WIDE

 

  • The athletic department hosts four school-wide pep rallies every year.

  • The CA community gathers during the first weeks of school to reconnect and welcome new families.

  • Our homecoming includes five dress-up days, concluded with a pep rally in honor of our volleyball team.

  • This “reset” week, typically the first week of the second semester, allows us to renew our minds and focus on Christ as we begin a new year with a concentrated emphasis on spiritual growth for our students.

  • We honor our grandfriends with a special event on campus every fall.

  • We honor active military members and veterans each November.

  • Each department + class celebrates Christmas every year while wearing their favorite Christmas attire during the final week of school.

    Some examples of Christmas traditions include:

    Early Childhood performs the Nativity play.

    Lower School attends a special candle-light chapel service.

    Upper School hosts a gift exchange and decorates the Blended Learning Center.

  • Students, staff, and parents come together to create a positive environment for physical activity, teamwork, and engaging student bonding.

    Early Childhood and Lower School students participate in games run by the Upper School students.

  • Each grade level is responsible for researching, producing, and presenting specific semester topics. This even includes our youngest students!

 
 

Upper School

 

  • Our Upper School students traditionally go on an overnight retreat in the fall to bond, reset outside of school rigors and get to know new students.

  • Grades 9 through 12 celebrate HoCo yearly at a Volleyball game and school dance.

  • Senior high students bring in their choice of an apple or pumpkin baked good, students vote for their favorite and elect a winner while enjoying each other’s fellowship.

  • Students answer a testable question with measurable, physical experiment data, compile their findings in a written report, and present their findings on a digital backboard in front of peers and teachers.

  • Junior high students have two dances each year, in the fall and a Valentine's dance.

  • A week of events honoring our graduating class is celebrated each May. Highlights include the Senior Breakfast, the Senior Chapel, and the Senior Pep Rally.

 
 

LOWER SCHOOL

 
 

  • Kindergarten through Grade 2 has a unique 100th Day Celebration and parades throughout the school.

  • Celebrations are academically focused in the Discovery + STEAM labs.

    Examples include Grinch Day, Pumpkin Day, and Pilgrim Day.

  • Lower School students go on one field trip per semester that their classroom teacher predetermines. They also go on a community service field trip each year.

  • Grade 2 performs a short play based on Johnny Appleseed every year.

 
 

EARLY CHILDHOOD

 

  • Students learn about cowboy culture and Texas iconographies like the state bird and flower.

  • Various parent professionals discuss their work with our EC students.

  • General and table manners are taught and practiced at the annual Manners Tea Party.

  • Our EC3 and EC4 classes perform in front of family and friends. Each student had speaking parts and performs a few songs.

  • The students perform the Nativity story of Jesus’ birth in front of family and students in our Chapel, complete with speaking lines and songs.

  • Classes celebrate holidays like Easter, Valentine’s, and the End of the Year.

  • Celebrated on March 2 every year.

  • Students have a unique 100th Day Celebration and parade throughout the school.

  • Parents are invited to specific chapel days during the year to worship with their children.

  • Students graduate in cap ‘n gown from Early Childhood, Kindergarten ready.