On Saturday, our Girls Basketball team successfully completed their run and repeated as champions of the Hillsborough Catholic Youth League. This is their fourth championship in five years--forget about the Belichick and the hoodie, it cannot compare to Kroll and the brooch.
However, no matter how talented the coach, the players still need to play the game and our girls did an excellent job. They were losing at halftime and quickly came out to take the lead in the 2nd half and withstood a late run by Nativity at the end of the game to win 35 to 31. The difference in the game was the team work and toughness of our girls diving after loose balls, getting back up after hard fouls and keeping calm during the intensity of the game--all attributes we hope to instill in all our students. Attributes that will make them champions:
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to see our students participate in a different kind of performance--a musical one. In addition to the vocal music instruction our students receive during music class at CKS, many students receive instruction on musical instrumentation from Matt Jeffries both at school and at his studio. Yesterday, he held three different concerts, one of them just with CKS students.
It was amazing to see students from 5-15 years old enjoying their time in the spotlight--from banging on the drums to the White Stripes, playing Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," and even one student writing his own guitar solo. I was proud of them for sharing the gift of music they developed through practice and preparation.
Advent is the season of preparation for Jesus. As we head in to Christmas, thank you for all you have done this semester to contribute to our success. Enjoy the break and time of preparation for the 2nd semester.
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| CKS 4th Grader (on left) Performing his Original Song |
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| CKS 1st Grader Getting Set for a Drum Solo Click Here for video |
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