Contra Costa Christian Schools has provided an outstanding education for students of Christian families from preschool through high school for over 30 years. Contra Costa Christian Schools is the largest Preschool through 12th grade Christian institution in Contra Costa County and serves students and families from over 100 different churches. ... For more information, click here.

Open House - Saturday, February 4
Contra Costa Christian Schools is pleased to announce their Open House on Saturday, February 4. This Open House is for both new and inquiring families along with the current students and families of CCCS. A Kindergarten visitation meeting will begin the day at 9:30am. All other Open House activities will begin at 10:30am and conclude at 12:30pm. Click here to view the flyer with details. Please plan on attending to learn more about CCCS!

Kindergarten Information Meetings
CCCS will hold a kindergarten informational event on the following dates: January 10 from 8:45-10am and on February 4 at 9:30am prior to the open house. These events are open to everyone who has children entering kindergarten next year, so feel free to pass the invitation along to friends.

ANNUAL AUCTION & CRAB FEED - February 25
Prepare yourself - tickets are now on sale for the biggest, most entertaining event of the year! CCCS annual auction and all you can eat crab feed is happening on February 25. Early Bird tickets (before Feb. 3) are $45 each or $40 each for a table of 8-10. After February 3rd ALL TICKETS INCREASE to $50 per person. We expect this to be a sold out event so order tickets early. Click here for the invitation, response slip and sponsorship information.

CCCS Parent Club
CCCS is happy to announce the start of the “CCCS Parent Club”. The objective of this club is to help foster friendships and build relationships among our parent community.

The Parent Club will be hosting monthly “Coffee Mornings”. These are planned to be short casual opportunities for parents to catch-up with friends and make new friends all while enjoying a morning coffee and snack. Coffee Mornings will be from 8:00-8:30 in the MPR on the following Thursdays: Jan 19, Mar 1 and May 3.

Cheer Team Qualifies for Nationals.
The CCC Varsity cheer team competed at the USA Holiday Classic at UOP and qualified for the USA Nationals in Anaheim. Great work, Cougars!

Cougar Athletes Garner All League
All league selections have been released by the BCL league office and they include six CCCHS athletes. The boy's soccer team advanced to the league championship game this fall and had three athletes named to the all league team. Leading the way for the Cougars was Peter Santoro and Terry Kim who were selected as 1st team members. Changbum Chun received 2nd team recognition. The girl's volleyball team tied for first place in the BCL regular season standings and had three athletes receiving all league recognition. Mady Van Soelen was selected to the 1st team ballot, Diana Cisneros was given 2nd team consideration, and Cait Asher was named Honorable Mention. Congratulations to our CCCHS all league performers!

Grandparents Day 2011
Our campus was a hub of activity on Friday, October 28 as we celebrated our annual Grandparents’ Day. Over 140 grandparents were treated to a morning filled with activities. First on the agenda was a special program that included selections performed by each grade level. Highlights of the program included a grandfather/granddaughter banjo duet, scripture recitations from a set of grandparents (who had traveled from Iowa) and their four grandchildren, and poetry readings by several 8th graders who had written the poems about their grandparents. After the program, grandparents visited the classrooms and later had lunch with their grandchildren at the picnic tables. After lunch, the middle school grandparents were delighted to help judge our annual middle school Funky Hair Day competition.

High School Spiritual Retreat Held at Camp Hammer
As a new teacher, it was my first year to attend the high school spiritual retreat. I was impressed not only with the quality of the program led by Camp Hammer, but also by the unique qualities Contra Costa Christian High School students posses on the whole. Aside from the friendly competitions between classes, a real kinship existed between students and a desire to be an authentic community that is there for one another. I've never heard high school students share this kind of heart for their school. I believe this is the difference being at a Christian school makes. The faith we possess and the Bible being taught are significant, but also the quality of the teachers, their Christian witness, and their example for the students play a significant part in creating this environment. I feel truly blessed to be teaching here among colleagues whose work and faith I deeply respect, as well as students who are seeking to authenticate Christ's love in the community of their school. Far from perfect, we are blessed by God's presence here and sanctifying work in our lives.
- submitted by Lindsey Gibbon, ESL and Bible teacher

Cheer Team Starts Strong
The Varsity Cheer team is off to a great start for the 2011-2012 Season! At the Twilight Parade in Walnut Creek, the team placed 2nd and at the JAMZ Championship at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, the Varsity team took home the first place trophy and has qualified for Nationals! Go Cougars!

Reunion
On September 24, CCCHS alumni who attended between 1979 and 1992 gathered in the multi-purpose room for a time of fellowship and reconnection. The evening was truly amazing with many relationships being rekindled. The alumni were addressed and greatly encouraged by Dr. J. Barry Koops (first CCCHS principal), Paul Gizzi (former Athletic Director, Soccer Coach, Dean of Students, Vice Principal, and Principal), Glenda Culeman (front office for many years) and Greg Van Soelen (current CCCHS Business Development Director). We were all reminded of times long past and were filled with appreciation for a God that created us to live in community with one another.

As we look forward to our next reunion in a year or two, alumni are encouraged to log on to our “CCCHS Reunion” Facebook page (search “CCCHS Reunion” on Facebook) and check out the pictures and comments posted by everyone. If you would like to be on the contact list for our next event, email your contact information to Ryder Brose at Ryder.Brose@LPL.com

Middle School Cheer
Contra Costa Christian is one of the few middle schools in the area to have a cheer team and the team has been busy this year. Over the summer the cheer team attended camp and learned choreography, stunts and jumps. In addition to cheering at middle school flag football and basketball games, the team competed in their first ever competition this September!

Fourth Graders Visit Heather Farm
The fourth graders took a journey back in time when Native Americans lived in California. We went to Heather Farm for a program called Native Plants, Native People. We learned about how Valley Oak acorns were used for food. The students used willow branches to make hoops to practice aiming skills. We heard a legend about how the first Californians thought earthquakes were caused. Finally, we made rope out of the cattail plant. It was great to experience life many years ago in California.

7th and 8th Graders Participate in Worship and Adventure at Hume Lake
The middle school students enjoyed a wonderful week of spiritual emphasis at Hume Lake Christian Camp near Kings Canyon National Park during the third week of September. The 68 students and six adults participated in week-long activities focusing on spiritual growth, character building, and leadership. The week was filled with praise-filled chapel times, Group Initiative challenges, and solo (as well as group) devotion times. Students also participated in a myriad of outdoor free-time activities including paddle boarding on the lake, bungee jumping, going to the café for evening snacks, volleyball, swimming, and just hanging out with friends. During this week at Hume, students were challenged to experience God as their personal Savior in a setting where they could marvel at His beautiful creation.

New Look for the Elementary Lunch Area
You may remember the paddle call at last year’s auction, which, thanks to a number of parents generosity, raised $4,500 to improve the lunch area. CCCS elementary students were thrilled to return to school to find a beautiful, updated lunch area.

Over the summer, Mrs. Arbogast and her Girl Scout Troup spent countless hours designing and installing new landscape as part of their requirement for earning their girl scout Silver Award.  The project included digging up extremely tough hard rock, moving dirt, plant preparation and laying new bark and sod grass. In addition, Mr. Frank Zablocki, CCCS board member, installed wrap-round fencing to close off the entire area and large shade umbrellas were purchased to protect students from the sun. Elementary students have given the brand new lunch area a big “thumbs-up” approval.

CCCHS Voted Best
CCCS is extremely pleased to announce that we won the Bay Area Parent Magazine's - "Best High School of 2010". We also won a bronze medal for CCCS Middle School. Congratulations for such a wonderful year!

CCCS Spiritwear is Now Available!
New *limited edition* items as well as our classic style Click the link below for the order form and to view samples.

Support the CCCS FUND!

Frequently Asked Questions

The CCCS Fund is a way for parents, friends and school supporters to help fund programs and material purchases that directly impact the students at Contra Costa Christian. This year the CCCS Fund will support the following:

• New Language Arts Curriculum for Middle School
• New K-5 Science Curriculum
• New Spanish Curriculum for High School
• Kuder Career Planning System
• RenWeb School Management Software
• Tuition Assistance

You can make your CCCS Fund gift on-line through our PayPal link or you can send your gift directly to the school. Every gift makes a difference in the lives of our students!