News & uPCOMING EVENTS
SHCS/CCA Student Art Auction – March 19, 2010
Please plan to join us for the first annual SHCS/CCA Student Art Auction and Dessert Social! The auction will be held Friday, March 19 at 7:30pm in the Spruce Hill Christian School Chapel (located at 4115 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, 19104). Tickets are $15 (students 5th grade and older welcome with parental supervision) and can be purchased at the door.
In addition to dessert, there will be original, framed student art pieces up for auction, greeting cards featuring student work for sale, and a program with student performances, testimonies, and a short word from our Headmaster, Dr. Cohen. Proceeds will benefit the student scholarships and financial aid portion of the Annual Fund. We hope to see you there!
posted on 25 March2010
School Calendar Change
Due to the high number of snow storms and cancelled school days this year, we have had to make some schedule changes. For CCA, Easter Vacation will now be March 27-April 4. City Center Academy classes will resume Monday, April 5. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 215.731.1930.
If you also have a child at Spruce Hill Christian School, please be aware that their schedule has also changed, but differs from the high school. Their Easter Vacation will run March 30-April 5. Please contact the SHCS office at 215.382.7839 with further questions.
posted on 25 March2010
Open House – Thursday, May 13
Please join us for our final Open House of the year!
The Open House will be held on Thursday, May 13 at 5pm. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Ms. Melissa Clemens in the Admissions Office at 215.731.1930 or admissions@citycenteracademy.org. Now is the time to act for the 2010-2011 school year – we hope to see you soon!
posted on 25 March2010
Christmas Concert
On Friday, December 18th, City Center Academy/Spruce Hill Christian School will be holding its annual Christmas Program. The program will begin at 7pm at Woodland Presbyterian Church (42nd Street & Pine Street), and promises to be filled with wonderful music and joyous celebration. Please plan to join us!
posted on 3 December 2009
Christmas Celebration
In observance of the Christmas holiday, CCA/SHCS will be closed from Monday, December 21st through Friday, January 1st. Classes will resume on Monday, January 4, 2010.
posted on 3 December 2009
Welcome, Curtis Institute Students!
This year CCA welcomes 7 students currently studying at the renowned Curtis Institute of Music. These students take their core academic classes part-time at CCA as they simultaneously complete their music studies at Curtis.
posted on 3 December 2009
100% College Acceptance for CCA Class of 2009
We are pleased and proud to announce that the City Center Academy Class of 2009 has had a 100% acceptance rate into top universities and colleges. The Class of ’09 has compiled an impressive list of acceptances which include the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and the Community College of Philadelphia here in Philly, Delaware County Community College and Montgomery County Community College, Penn State University at Brandywine, Wheaton College in Chicago, Gordon College outside Boston, Stony Brook University, Nyack College, and Pace University in New York, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and the United States Army. Congratulations to all!
posted on 29 May 2009
New CCA/SHCS Online Art Gallery!
The art programs at Spruce Hill Christian School and City Center Academy are an invaluable part of our curriculum. Students begin their art classes in Kindergarten and continue through their senior year at CCA. Under the instruction of Cathy Struck at SHCS and Joe Sinagra at CCA, students are shown how to use various mediums, are guided through projects of all kinds, and are encouraged to express and create their innermost imaginings and dreams. For a sampling of some of our students' incredible artwork, visit the online art gallery!
posted on15 April 2009
CCA Partners with World Vision
In order to effectively equip our high school students to be a “light to the city”, this year CCA is partnering with World Vision to pilot a “Faith & Justice” course. This course, modeled after World Vision’s Youth Empowerment Project, challenges students to not only examine the troubles and important issues in their neighborhoods, but also to take the next step and engage in transformative action. The course’s primary goals are to teach a biblical perspective of our communities and our call to be kingdom agents in them and to develop skills in leadership and advocacy as students conduct field work in their neighborhoods and with local officials. World Vision hopes that CCA’s class will be a model that they can replicate at high schools across the nation.
posted on 13 March 2009
Dual College Enrollment Credit Program Available to CCA Students
CCA participates in a dual enrollment program that allows qualified students to take college courses for credit – at no cost to families! Students in 10th and 11th grade who have maintained honor roll status this year may apply to take a summer course at the Community College of Philadelphia or at Eastern University. Qualified students may also apply to take a college course for Fall 2009. Students who are interested may speak to CCA’s Guidance Counselor, Ms. Melissa Clemens.
posted on 13 March 2009
CCA Students Participate in KYW 2009 NEWSTUDIES Program
Two City Center Academy students, Hayes Clark (Junior) and Taylor Hawes (Senior), are currently participating in KYW Newsradio’s 2009 NEWSTUDIES program. The NEWSTUDIES program takes place over six weeks and gives students a first-hand look at the inner workings of KYW Newsradio and CBS3. The students interact with anchors, reporters, editors and station managers as they work towards their final project of researching, writing, and recording stories about their schools and communities. The program culminates with the students’ projects being broadcast on KYW Newsradio.
posted on 11 February 2009
CCA Student Entrepreneur Featured in The Philadelphia Tribune
The Philadelphia Tribune recently published an article about Kayla Joyner, a CCA freshman who, in addition to her studies, runs a business creating and selling hand-crafted soaps, lotions, and other bath products. Kayla started the business Kleen Girlz, aimed towards younger girls and teenagers, last year with her mother, and the two hope to eventually have their products placed in retail stores. You can visit the Kleen Girlz website at http://www.cocashea.com/kleen-girlz.html and find the Philadelphia Tribune article here.
posted on 15 January 2009
CCA Student Wins the Grand Bohemian Orlando International Piano Competition
CCA student Yekwon Sunwoo recently won first place at the renowned Grand Bohemian Orlando International Piano Competition! Yekwon attends CCA part-time, participating in the program for students also studying at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music. Yekwon’s prizes from the competition include a CD recording with Classical Records, numerous recitals across the US and in Russia, and two concerts: one with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and one with the St. Petersburg Symphony. Congratulations, Yekwon!
posted on 13 November 2008
CCA Senior Selected By National Merit Scholars as a National
Achievement Semifinalist
CCA is very pleased to announce that one of seniors has been selected as a semifinalist for the very prestigious National Achievement Scholarship. The National Achievement Scholarship Program is conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The National Achievement Scholarship was initiated in 1964 to recognize academically promising black students throughout the nation. More than 150,000 black students took the 2007 PSAT and requested consideration in the 2009 National Achievement Program. Only 1,600 were selected as semifinalists, based on the sum of their critical reading, mathematics, and writing skills scores on the PSAT. We are very proud of Taylor and pray that she will be selected as a finalist in the National Achievement Scholarship Competition.
posted on 18 October 2008
CCA Certified for International Students
City Center Academy was recently certified to receive international students! We hope to grow this part of our school as we continue to reach out to be a light to the city and beyond.
posted on 5 Sept 200
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