April, 2011

Warrior NEWS

I n s i d e2 Congratulations2 Library News3 Leadership Corner4 What’s up Zak? 4 Cafeteria Update5 Sports Showcase6 Fire Safety House6 Bye Bye Birdie

Top Row (from left): Wesley Fox, CAK Head Football Coach Bill Young, CAK Assistant Offensive Line Coach Jim Blackwell.Bottom Row (from left): Ron Fox, Manda Fox, Andrew Fox.V A L U E S | S C H O L A R S H I P | C H A R A C T E R

w w w . C A K W a r r i o r s . c o m

CAK held a special chapel last month in the high school to conclude this year’s cultural issues debate on prejudice. Hallerin Hilton Hill was invited as the guest speaker.

As Hill took the microphone and began his presenta-tion, he asked one very simple question: “Who made the cupcakes?”

The question was received with a few giggles in the crowd and an overwhelming sense of curiosity as to how this could possibly relate to the issue of prejudice.

Hill opened a box of four cupcakes and put them on the table: one chocolate, one vanilla, one pumpkin spice and one red velvet. Next, Hill grabbed a shopping bag and started to unload the ingredients for a cup-cake: sugar, flour, eggs, butter, baking powder, water, vanilla extract and salt.

Quickly, his point became clear.

“When God made you we were just the same,” Hill ex-plained to the students, “just like these cupcakes. When the cupcakes were made, they started with the same ingredients.”

Hill asked all the students to turn to the person seated beside them and say “you are a special little cupcake.”

“When you don’t feel special and you don’t realize who made the cupcakes, then you don’t respect the one who made you,” Hill said. “We need to realize that it’s not always a race problem to fix, it’s a Jesus problem. Everybody is trying to find a way to separate them-selves so they can feel special but they forget that they already are special. You’re special because God made you.”

The purpose of the cultural issues debates, which are a component of CAK’s Leadership Program, are to

Who Made the Cupcakes?

give students the opportunity to listen carefully, think critically and biblically, and respond respectfully. The cultural issue of prejudice was always on the radar, but was acutally put into place this year after a couple of conversations that junior Tessa Piety had with HS Prin-cipal Donald Snider throughout her career at CAK.

“Tessa came to me and expressed how she felt as an African American student at CAK, and to be honest, there was a time when Tessa wanted to leave CAK,” Snider said. “I made a commitment to her and to our entire student body, that if she would stay, I would address this issue. I told her that I would make this something that we would talk about and deal with because it was the right thing to do. I wanted to start a conversation with our student body about learning to treat each other the way Christ would want us to.”

During Hill’s presentation, he commended Piety for speaking out and sharing her story. Hill shared his own personal story of growing up as an African American student in a private school.

At the conclusion of his presentation, Hallerin Hilton Hill gave the cupcakes out to four CAK students. The first went to Laura Schwarz, shown above.

Continued on p. 4

A Look Ahead ... AprilApril 9 ACTApril 14-16 HS Musical - Bye Bye BirdieApril 18 Staff DevelopmentApril 20 Mid-Term ReportsApril 22-25 Good Friday - Easter Break (no school)April 29 Band ConcertApril 30 Junior / Senior Prom

For a full calendar, please visit www.cakwarriors.com

Library NewsPodcasts from the Middle School

The CAK Middle School now provides podcasts through iTunes! These podcasts consist of the week’s speaker at the middle school’s chapel. The podcast now provides parents the opportunity to listen to chapel speakers or for students to hear their chapel again.To find the podcast, search for “cak middle” in iTunes. From there you may choose to download indi-vidual chapels or subscribe and receive notifications when new podcasts arrive.

CAK Library Bookfairs The annual CAK Library Bookfairs will be May 9-13, 2011. Come visit the library to pick up your books for Summer Reading and check out other available items. The Summer Reading lists will be available on the CAK website by May 1.

Submitted by Library Director Diana Holden

CONGRATULATIONS!

This group of boys played a relentless, full-court pres-sure man defense with great dedication and effort. Sponsored by The Zone Athletic Training Facility, the boys won over Lenoir City 28 –14 (this Lenoir City team beat the 7th grade team twice during the regular War-rior season), a very talented Rockwood team 31-19, an-other very good Lenoir City North team 35-21, Berean 43-20 and won the final, by again defeating Lenoir City 45-21 for the Championship.

By the way, this was accomplished with three 6th graders and two 7th graders in the starting lineup. CAK Middle School and High School will be well represent-ed by these boys in the coming years.

Submitted by Coach Mike Marcum

Brian Childers Sam Cunic

Jordan Hatfield

National Merit Commended:

National Merit Finalist:

Bradley Salocks

Fulbright Scholar: Shande King

(Class of 2006)

Pictured from left: Hunter Reynolds (6th), Ryan Neal (7th), Coach Greg Reynolds, Alex Tedford (6th), Chase Cerny (7th), Caleb Wood (7th), Jake Simpson (7th), Turner Helton (6th), Cole Smith (6th), Coach Mike Marcum

CAK wins Lenoir City 7th Grade Basketball Tournament

DALTON KECK - Building a playground in Haiti

WN: How has the Lord worked in your capstone project over the last month? DK: “He has provided in many ways for me. I now have around $900 thanks to the generosity of French Students. This amount of money blew my mind and I am so thankful for those people and their giving hearts. The Lord has also opened other doors for ways to raise money.”

WN: What have been some obstacles that you have experienced in working on your capstone project?DK: “Uncertainty has been an obstacle for me. Mainly because I will not know how much the playground will cost, how big I can make it, or where exactly I am going to put it until my men-tor and parents return with details. Raising the money is another obstacle I am experiencing.”

WN: Please share some highlights of what is going on with your project right now?DK: “Right now, my project is really started to roll. I have raised nearly $900 and have other ideas and ways to hopefully raise more. I also have the trip planned. It will be from June 9-16. My mentor is getting specifics while he is in Haiti and when he returns I will be able to nail down the specifics. After I get the details, all I have to do is raise the remainder of the money.”

WN: Who is your mentor?DK: “My mentor is Kevin Rudd. He is a man my family and I have known for a long time and he is a good friend. He has a Haitian daughter that lived in the same orphanage as my sisters.”

WN: How have you utilized your mentor as your project gets underway? DK: “Kevin has been so helpful. He helped plan the trip and has helped me brainstorm. He has really just been a bless-ing and I wouldn’t have been able to do this without him.”

ANDREW HOLZTRAGER - Working with FISH (local food pantry) and Game Time TN (Student outreach)

WN: How has the Lord worked in your capstone project over the last month? AH: “This month has been largely a planning month for me which means more emails and phone calls than anything else. I am thankful I have been blessed with a Godly mentor and exceptional role model, Rick Kuhlman. I see this as coming from the Lord and I have also seen the Lord work as details surrounding my capstone smoothly fall into place.”

WN: What have been some obstacles that you have experienced in working on your capstone project?AH: “Some obstacles I have encountered have been some common problems such as apathy and the temptation to fall behind on work for the capstone. This school year has been the most difficult year for me so time constraints can easily be a tempting excuse to push the capstone aside.”

WN: Please share some highlights of what is going on with your project right now?AH: “A recent trip to the FISH food pantry over spring break was definitely a highlight for me because God always speaks to me through serving at the pantry. Another highlight has been seeing the details for Game Time come together and the response it got during spiritual emphasis week when Dr. Pete Sulack encouraged involvement by students.”

WN: How have you utilized your mentor as your project gets underway? AH: “The mentor is a very important part of the capstone to help keep you on track. I have used my mentor to bounce ideas off of, to keep me on track and to help me make contacts with the right people, such as the Game Time Commit-tee.”

WN: Additional Comments or Advice you have for others going through the Capstone Project?AH: “Work hard, use your mentor as a resource and leave room in the plan for God to work in your life!”

Leadership Corner: “A dAy in the life” of the CApstone

Stay tuned for Capstone Project updates from Amanda Krause and Lauren White in next month’s “Leadership Corner!”

What’s up Zak?

Continued from cover

“On my first day of school, we were having an assembly in the gym and when I walked in, the gym went silent. I certainly wasn’t feel-ing like a special little cupcake,” Hill said with a laugh.

In all seriousness, Hill described those first few days at school as a “nightmare.”

“I wanted to leave. I wanted to quit. I had no idea that going through that was going to prepare me for the rest of my life,” Hill said. “I think people treat each other badly when something is missing. The moment you re-alize what Christ’s shed blood did for you, the missing piece falls into place.”

Hill asked one more time: Who made the cupcakes?

“God did. Love him and you’ll love them!”

(L-R) Hallerin Hilton Hill, Tessa Piety and Donald Snider.

On March 24, the Junior Praise elementary musical theater presented “What’s Up, Zak?,” the biblical story of Zacchaeus the tax collector, and Bartimaeus.

The cast of 56 from 3rd, 4th and 5th grade worked for several months after school and on weekends, and presented their show to the K-5 elementary school in the afternoon, and to friends and relatives that night. The reviews were that it was the best one ever!

This is Junior Praise’s 11th theater production. Mrs. Lois Barto is director, and Miss Stephanie Sapp is as-sistant director.

CAFETERIA PLAN MOVING FORWARD ...

We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to you, plans are being drawn, permits are being requested, and contractors are bidding for the business. You have been very generous!

But… we need your help to cross the finish line! With over $500,000 raised in gifts and pledges, the board unanimously voted to move forward believing the final $450,000 will be raised before the project is complete.

It is still the board’s intent to build the cafeteria for cash and pledges. That means…whether you are able to give $25, $2,500 or $25,000, every gift counts. Gifts to the cafeteria may be made online at www.cakwarriors.com or by check made out to CAK and designated to the cafeteria project.

THANK YOU!CAK Sports Showcase 2011 was a tremendous success this year with over 200 parents

in attendance and raising approximately $55,000.This was the first year for our event and we hope that this is the beginning of a new

and exciting evening of fun and interaction between our parents and all the CAK Coaches.The CAK Warrior Booster Club would like to Thank all of the parents that attended and supported

us in our 1st ever “Meet & Greet” Sports Showcase.We look forward to an even better and exciting evening next year.

A Special Thank you to our Sponsors, Advertisers and Donors!

2011 CAK Sports Showcase

EVENT SPONSORSChoice MedicalSmith & HammakerTennessee Orthopaedic ClinicsUniversity Orthopaedic SurgeonsWyatt Insurance Services Inc.

GOLD SPONSORSAllstate Trailers Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Bobby HowardDr. & Mrs. Frank MurchisonDr. & Mrs. Wesley PayneDuncan AutomotivePershing Yoakley & AssociatesPilot Flying J

GOLD SPONSORS In-KindScrippsnetworksPRINTedgeRent-A-CenterWeichert Realtors Advantage PlusUllrich Printing

BLUE SPONSORSDr. & Mrs. William HighLattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PCMaster BatteryChristopher O’Rourke, DDS, MSStuart Row Landscapes Inc.Woolf McClane Bright Allen & Carpenter

AdvertisersCindy Cox Jacqueline Burg / Weichert Realtors Advantage Plus Baseline Sports Construction Michele Sizemore/Creative Memories Ebenezer Counseling Services Wood Realtor Chesney Dentistry The Eye Group Nationwide Dayton’s Pest Control Gina Johnson/ Coldwell Banker Salon Bling Alliant Electric/Ken Eudy Dr. Diddle Eric Broyles/Pinnacle Real Estate Strata G Coachman’s Clothier Worley Builders Fitness Together ORNL Tom Winzenburg/Guaranteed Rate Integrity Management

In-Kind DonorsBurger KingBackyard BurgerBrown Bag CateringChick-fil-AThe CupHoney Baked HamsParkside GrillTaylor Graphix

Door Prize DonorsUncle LemsStudio 193Clean me up ScottySuper Shine Car WashPure Luxe Salon & SpaCoachman’s ClothierMichele SizemoreHolston Hills GolfFairways & Greens GolfEdwin WattsSuzanne StrudwickRandy WylieCrossfit KtownThirty-oneNational FitnessBoot Camp – Becky FoxSouth’s Finest ChocolateFlemingsPam KellyPaula DeenMarkman’sParkside GrillChick-Fil-Aele boutiqueSalon Christopher

Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDKnoxville, TN

Permit No. 447

529 Academy Way

Knoxville, TN 37923

Phone: 865.690.4721, ext. 143

Fax: 865.690.4752

E-Mail: ktucker@CAKmail.org

www.CAKWarriors.com

w w w . C A K W a r r i o r s . c o m

Kids Fire Safety House at CAK “The Fire Safety House is important to our school for many reasons. We never know when fire or some other catastrophe may strike our

families. It is vital that children know what to do in these situations, not only for themselves but for their loved ones as well. By the city

of Knoxville providing this service to us year after year these important lessons stay fresh in the minds of our students. It also

allows our families the opportunity to be involved with our community and the services the city of Knoxville provides.

-Adrienne Toro, 2nd grade teacher Where:ChristianaCademyofKnoxville

CampusCenter

529aCademyWay

When:thursday, april1 4 , 7:00p.m.

friday,april1 5 ,7:00p.m.

saturday,april1 6 ,7:00p.m.

admission:adults$8.00

students$3.00

tiCKetsavailableatdoor

formoreinformationCall865 . 690 . 472 1 ext.136

2011 Christian Academy of Knoxville

high School Musical Theatre

presents...

a Musical comedy

EDWARD PADULA In association with L. SLADE BROWNPresent BYE BYE BIRDIE, A Musical Comedy

Book by MIKE STEWART | Music by CHARLES STROUSE | Lyrics by LEE ADAMSBook-c1958 Michael Stewart | Music & Lyrics- c1960, 1962 Charles Strouse and Lee Adams

Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. | 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 | (212) 688-9191