JANUARY

Tuesday, January 20

Third Quarter/

Second Semester Begins

Friday, January 23

Cascade Christian Sports

Hall of Fame Induction

Halftime- Boys' Basketball Game

vs. St. Mary's- 7:00 p.m. tipoff

FEBRUARY

Friday, Feb. 13

Teacher Inservice Day

NO SCHOOL

EE in Session

Monday, Feb. 16

PRESIDENT'S DAY

NO SCHOOL

EE Not in Session



Come pray with us! Men and women both have upcoming opportunities to pray for our schools. The most effective thing you can do is bring us before our great God in prayer.

Moms in Prayer meet every Friday that school is in session, with Friday the 23rd the next time they meet at 8 am in the Grace Conference room. If you have any questions, feel free to text Christine at (541) 301-8928. Hope to see you there! 

Meanwhile, men have an opportunity on Thursday, January 22nd, to gather for a time of prayer. What a great opportunity for men to be a role model as they gather before the Lord to seek Him and His will on behalf of Grace Cascade. Once again, check out the graphic below for time and place.

The Cascade Christian High School Pavilion was the place to be for kids with high school basketball games, popcorn, and halftime activities.

Our camera caught some of the scenes from Thursday night, including interactions between the players. How fitting to get a picture of Grace. McCauley, that is, Challenger senior and basketball player. There was also a Mr. Sha sighting, and high school kids selling raffle tickets to raise funds for a mission trip to Nicaragua. Up in the Skybox, was a group of special guests - families that have shown interest in becoming Challengers next year! Oh, and the basketball games were fun, as both the Challenger boys and girls won.

Younger and older students have a chance to connect as "reading buddies." Last week, our fourth-grade students and kindergarten kids spent time reading books together.

The effort accomplishes two tremendous purposes: nurturing a love of reading and building relationships between students of different age groups. Our fourth graders have no idea how much those younger kids look up to them!

Our third-grade students have been going through a unit on mapping, learning about landmarks, landforms, all the oceans, all the continents, the compass, and how to read/make a map. Ms. Flammer says the kids created salt dough islands as a hands-on project to help illustrate it.

The creativity of the students is always fun to see. Not surprisingly, there are those with vivid imaginations!

Mrs. Brown's sixth-grade history class had a little bit (ok, maybe a lot) of fun studying ancient history and cultures. Teams of students worked together on displays that included maps, structures, and even food from each region, which students enjoyed on Thursday. They even wore costumes representing their regions and countries.

Judging from their creations, the class learned a lot and put a great deal of effort into their work. Good job, kids!

How cool is this? Middle school students are attending a lunchtime Bible study of their own free will! OK, maybe serving pizza doesn't hurt.

Youth pastor Max Boothby from Edgewater Christian Fellowship conducts a Thursday Bible study, where students get nourished spiritually as well as physically. Thanks, Max, for your ministry. What a privilege to be able to freely pour God's Word into our children. His Word does not return void.

Photography concluded the semester with a gallery walk outside Mrs. Mannenbach's classroom showcasing their top photos from the semester as well as their portfolios. 

Be sure to check it out if you can. It will be up for a few weeks. 

Here's some photos of all their hard work. Mrs. Mannenbach says she is "super proud of them."

CASCADE CHRISTIAN SPORTS FALL OF FAME

The 2026 class of the Cascade Christian Sports Hall of Fame has been announced, including a key member of our first championship teams in 2006-07, a longtime coach, and a special contributor who took thousands of photos of our Challenger athletes for decades.

Josh Heidegger, Paul Sha, and Max Brown will be recognized during halftime at the Challengers boys basketball game against St. Mary's on Friday, January 23 (see details in graphic above).

Sha has been with Grace Cascade Christian Schools since 1985, and for many of those years, he has served in a coaching capacity. As much for his spiritual guidance as his teaching of the fundamentals of sports such as baseball and basketball, Sha is fondly revered by his former players.

Not unlike Sha, Mr. Brown has served at GCCS in a number of roles, but for his years as sports photographer, he will be honored this Friday. Recalling his days as a high school athlete, he had only picture to document his competitive days. Brown wanted to lovingly ensure our athletes had much more to look back on. He and his wife were fixtures in the CCHS Pavilion, as he shot games and matches well into his 80s.

Heidegger has a special place in Cascade history. He was a key member of our first football and basketball championship teams. In fact, he scored on a key touchdown pass from Josh Davis to help the Challengers win the 2006 2A title against Bonanza. An outstanding thrower, Heidegger went on the compete in track and field at the University of Oregon, and later went on to become a Strength and Conditioning Coach at USC.

We welcome you to come see us Friday as we celebrate our newest Hall of Fame members.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Brady Kleker scored a season high 22 as CCHS defeated North Valley on Tuesday night. Jake Holden followed with a 24-point performance in the Challengers' Thursday win over Rogue River. Kleker and Hudson Gotzman scored 16 and 15 respectively, as Cascade Christian rallied for a big 53-49 victory over Creswell on Saturday.

WESTLING

Kenzi Rullamas finished second in her weight class, and wrestling newcomer Ayden Slack earned his first two career victories as Cascade Christian competed at the Rumble on the Rogue meet Saturday.

Rullamas won her first two matches at 105 pounds, scoring a win on a reversal over Vanessa Romero in the quarterfinals, and Naheli Mena in the semifinals. Golden Rule of Del Norte was a winner in the final, with Rullamas finishing as runner up.

After an opening loss, Slack picked up a victory in the consolation semifinals, and he won the consolation finals at 285 pounds against Logan Seeley of Del Norte to take fifth.

After a quarterfinal loss, Joey Minard bounced back to capture fifth place at 190 pounds. In the consolation semis, the junior defeated Konnor Middleton of Klamath Union, and then he was a winner in the consolation finals over Jaden Hoffman of North Valley.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

The Challenger girls have won eight in a row, among the most impressive was their Saturday victory in overtime against Creswell. Brynn Coppedge led the lady Challengers with 15 points, while Kinlee Davis had nine points and 13 rebounds, Grace McCauley had nine points, six rebounds, and four assists, and Peyton Hurley added eight points and six rebounds. The girls are 11-4.

SWIMMING

Cascade Christian put together an outstanding team performance at the Heath-Phoenix Invitational, showing depth, speed, and dominance across nearly every event. The Challengers captured multiple individual victories and relay titles while consistently placing swimmers in the scoring positions, making them one of the most impressive teams at the meet.

Leading the charge was Myles Anderson, who delivered a huge sprint double by winning both the 50 Free (21.79) and the 100 Free (48.95), firmly establishing himself as the fastest sprinter in the meet. In the distance events, Zach Fennell powered to a commanding victory in the 500 Free (6:40.14), while also adding a strong fourth-place finish in the 100 Free. The backstroke events were highlighted by Michael Ragan’s win in the 100 Back (1:05.60), giving Cascade Christian another major individual title.

On the girls’ side, Cascade Christian showcased exceptional depth in the sprint events. Lindsey Hutcheson placed second in both the 50 Free (28.61) and 100 Free (1:06.35), while Katie Campbell and Ellie Williames added multiple top-six finishes, keeping the Challengers consistently scoring. In the 200 Free, Ella Price earned a podium finish with a strong third place.

Relay events proved to be a major strength for the Challengers. The girls’ 200 Free Relay team captured first place (2:01.82) in convincing fashion.

With multiple individual champions, a relay title, and an impressive number of top-five and scoring finishes across the board, Cascade Christian left Heath-Phoenix as one of the meet’s dominant programs — clearly establishing the Challengers as a force to be reckoned with moving forward.