The Royal Weekly

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

SCHOOL-WIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Buy your Royal Evening Ticket Today!

Don’t miss CVCA’s biggest celebration of the year! Your participation in this event makes CVCA possible for families. Learn more about this incredibly special event, purchase tickets, and find ways you can get involved HERE.

CVCA Talent Show – February 21

Don’t miss the excitement of CVCA’s Sometimes-Annual Talent Show on Friday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel! Cheer on our talented students and enjoy an evening of great entertainment while supporting CVCA’s DR missions trip. Order tickets HERE.

Spring Musical Tickets on sale Now!

Tickets are now on sale for The Royal Theatre’s 2025 Spring Musical, Newsies. Get your tickets at iTickets.com. This year’s shows:

  • April 25 & 26 at 7:00 p.m.
  • April 30 at 6:30 p.m.
  • May 2 at 7:00 p.m.
  • May 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Junior Royals Night at the Royal Theatre is Wednesday, April 30 with general admission seating. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or with a check/cash at the door. Junior Royals receive one free admission ticket and VIP treatment at check-in. Family members pay standard admission. Junior Royals Club members register for the event HERE.

CVCA Summer Camps

CVCA offers summer camps for children ages 7-16. Led by CVCA coaches and athletes, teachers, and Royal Theatre directors and student-actors. Campers enjoy learning new skills and making new friends in a Christ-centered environment. Space is limited and camps fill up quickly. Register HERE.

LATE STARTS & NO-SCHOOL DAYS

  • Late Start Days (9:22 a.m.): February 19, 26 and March 5, 6, 12, 19
  • No School for Grades 6-8, and 12: March 11
  • Spring Break: March 24-28

CVCA Cafeteria Lunch Menus

HIGH-SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Diakonos Spring Break Service Trip

During CVCA’s spring break, a group of students and teachers will participate in a week of active and sacrificial service ministry in our local communities. CVCA’s service club, diakonos, will lodge at CVCA and fan out each day in vans to partner with a wide range of ministries, working with the poor and those with special needs in Summit, Portage, and/or Stark Counties. Join us for a week of serving others and lots of fun! Applications due by February 15. Learn more and apply HERE.

SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COUNSELING

ACT Test Prep Classes at CVCA

ACT test preparation is available at CVCA through our test prep partner, PATHworks! Students attend all three classes on February 25, 26, and 27 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The cost is $355 for all three classes. Register HERE. Questions may be directed to the PATHworks! class instructor, Patricia Smoot-Wicks, at patricia@pathworksohio.com or 330-861-4973.

  • First Class: Full practice test and score with feedback
  • Second Class: GROUNDWork, English and Math sections
  • Third Class: Action Planning, Reading and Science sections

Upcoming ACT Test Dates: February 8, March 11 (at CVCA for Juniors only), April 5, June 14, July 12

Christian College Fair – February 26

High school students are encouraged to attend the Christian College Fair at Lutheran High School West on Wednesday, February 26, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Register HERE. 

College Scholarships

Women for Greater Akron Charities will be giving away four $2,000 scholarships based on volunteer service, academics, and financial need. Recipients must live in Summit, Medina, Portage, or Stark Counties. The deadline to apply is March 31. Please see the CVCA Guidance Office for an application.

Juniors and seniors: You will find an extensive list of local college scholarships HERE. If you have questions, please see Sara Fridline in the Guidance Office.

STAY INFORMED. GET INVOLVED. SUPPORT THE MISSION.

Why do we raise money?

The cost of a CVCA experience is more than the cost of tuition. This “gap” is part of our long legacy of generosity. Our founders believed Christian education must be accessible to families. With thoughtful prayer and stewardship of the gifts we have, we ask you to join in keeping the CVCA experience possible for families by filling the gap with giving. Your gifts directly impact tuition assistance for families and help fill this purposeful difference between tuition and actual cost. Every year, we show our students and community how God uses His people in this culture of generosity. The Royal Evening is a celebration and fundraiser that pulls our community together in this united purpose! More than 1.3 million dollars of tuition assistance was given last year. These funds are not used for construction costs, renovations, extracurriculars, or other enhancements, but instead go directly toward helping CVCA remain accessible to families seeking Christian education. Join us at the Royal Evening to celebrate and learn more about how you can play a part in this legacy.

Purchase your Royal Evening tickets HERE today!

Additional ways to get involved in this year’s Royal Evening:

  • Volunteer the day of the Royal Evening HERE
  • February Volunteer opportunities HERE
  • To donate to a Class Basket, check out the lists HERE

Royal Evening Student Volunteer Opportunities

Student volunteers play an important role in making the Royal Evening a special and successful event. Students are served dinner, receive training for the tasks they will be doing, and get eight service hours! More information and the Student Volunteer Form are available HERE.

Thank you to this year’s Royal Evening Sponsors

Our Mug and Celebration Box Sponsor is Hawkins Sales. Owned by current CVCA grandparents, Hawkins Sales is a leading manufacturer’s representative serving the electrical industry. The company represents the top manufacturers from around the country and strives to offer the best service, prices, and products for customers. Hawkins Sales built on a solid foundation of principles grounded by integrity and hard work. Their customers include distributors, industrial accounts, Original Equipment (OEMs), Maintenance and Repair Organizations (MROs), and residential and commercial contractors.

Silver Sponsor Digital Print Solutions is a sales and service solution for production printing, finishing, and wide format equipment and supplies.

MediaNet AV, this year’s Dessert Sponsor, serves churches, schools, and corporations with full-service solutions of professional audio, video, lighting, and streaming design and implementation. Serving Ohio for over 13 years, they strive to support their customers with high-quality products for live production and broadcasting services.

CLUB UPDATES

Talking Royals Heading to Nationals

For the third year in a row, the Talking Royals are heading to the National Tournament! Senior Alex Robinson won a qualifying spot in Humorous Interpretation. Juniors Katie Siff and Nate Cook qualified in United States Extemporaneous Speaking. The Public Forum Debate pair of Talie Koch and Anna Trenta earned an alternate spot. These five and several others will compete at the State Tournament in two weeks.

Academic Challenge Sweeps League Tournament

On Monday, February 10, CVCA’s varsity Academic Challenge team played in the culminating tournament for the Summit County Academic Challenge League. Competing in the top bracket, the team of seniors Sarah Choi, Madeline Currall, and Talie Koch, junior Owen Lee, and sophomore Will Helin defeated all five of their opponents, including Copley and breaking the 142-game league-match winning streak.

After the team matches was the Top Gun match, in which each school is represented by one player. Will Helin not only won the Top Gun match but was also, based on season-long stats, was recognized as the league’s overall MVP.

Congratulations, Academic Challenge!

Music Students Receive Honors

The following music students participated in the OMEA Adjudicated Solo competition on Saturday, January 25.

CHOIR:

  • Received a I Superior Rating in Class A: Averie Abate, Sadie Cork, Donteae Gibson, Caroline Govia, Elisabeth Govia, Jay Gulley, Lukas Holsinger, Stephanie Melika, Caleb Mosher, Cadence Tan, Cianna Williams
  • Receiving a II Excellent Rating in Class A: Ben Upole
  • Received a I Superior Rating in Class B: Sarah Choie, Emmy Blackburn, Josey Blackburn, Izzy Nolan
  • Received a II Excellent Rating in Class B: Kamaria Thomas-Warren
  • Received a I Superior Rating in Class C: Zach Flaker, Drew Houston, Grace Kallio, Eve Walters

ORCHESTRA:

  • Received a I Superior Rating in Class A: Nathan Parashchak and Rachel Weygandt
  • Received a II Excellent Rating in Class A: David Wedding
  • Received a I Superior Rating in Class B: Caroline Dressel

BAND:

  • Received a I Superior Rating in Class C: Donteae Gibson, Teresa Bertoni, Claire Burchett

ATHLETICS UPDATES

2025 Spring Sports Registration

Attention Spring sports athletes and parents: Now is the time to make sure you have registered and completed all the pre-participation requirements for your sport in FinalForms. Use THIS LINK to log in and review your account. Don’t have an account? Log in to create. If you have any questions about your current status, please contact Ben Miller at bmiller@cvcaroyals.org. The following items must be completed prior to participation in CVCA sports:

  •   FinalForms (FF) Registration
  •   Parent Forms in FF
  •   Student Forms in FF
  • Medical clearance via a current Sports Physical on file with the Athletic Office