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Handwriting Day 2025 Handwriting and penmanship are important aspects of CCS-America’s classical curriculum. National Handwriting Day is celebrated on January 23, the birthday of John Hancock, who is best known for his prominent signature on the Declaration of Independence. Each year, on National Handwriting Day, our annual Handwriting Competition is held. Students are given a phrase to copy and a prompt to answer in their absolute neatest handwriting. Grades 4 and up must write in cursive. Each student is then judged on spacing, size, slant, content, and the use of proper capitalization by our curriculum coaches and RBA founder Mr. Mitchell. First-place winners and honorable mentions receive cash prizes, and classrooms demonstrating excellent overall handwriting are awarded door medallions. Although the wintery weather caused a slight delay in the competition, our students worked hard and showed off their outstanding penmanship. Check out the winners from each campus at the links below. Great job to all CCS-America students for their hard work! **************
Extracurricular Highlight: Archery Archery is one of the many unique extracurriculars offered by Classical Charter Schools of America. Each middle school campus has a built in range and provides state-of-the-art equipment to each student that participates in archery. Through our archery program, students learn proper archery techniques, as well as gain the mental concentration, physical fitness, discipline, and self-confidence that archery requires. This month, CCS-America’s three middle school teams from Leland, Southport, and Whiteville participated in the National Archery Schools Program’s (NASP) North Carolina State Tournament in Winston-Salem. Our teams have been involved in NASP for fifteen years and have earned nine State Championships, two second place trophies, and many individual awards. CCS-Leland’s Ethan Stanley shined, placing second among all middle school male competitors statewide and third among all male competitors statewide. This is a huge accomplishment, and we are so proud of Ethan! Congratulations to Ethan and to all CCS-A students who competed in the tournament! Check out pictures from the tournament: **************
NC Office of Charter Schools Visits CCS-Wilmington Last Friday morning, North Carolina Office of Charter Schools representative Megan Carter traveled from Raleigh to tour the CCS-Wilmington campus, located in the historic Peabody building in the heart of Downtown Wilmington. CCS-A is always proud to showcase its facilities and highlight the accomplishments of its students and faculty. We are grateful to the Office of Charter Schools and to Ms. Carter for coming to witness the educational impact we are making on the Wilmington community. The NC Office of Charter Schools works hard to support our state’s charter schools, and we are happy to work with them in advancing this mission. “The Office of Charter Schools does a lot for our state, and we were happy to show them the amazing impact their support has,” said Leslie Smith, Headmaster of CCS-Wilmington. “Our historical building and Direct Instruction style were definitely something they took note of.” To schedule your own tour of our Wilmington campus and learn more about us, visit the link below: Schedule a Tour of CCS-Wilmington Here! **************
Enroll for the 2025-2026 School Year! We are currently taking applications for the 2025-2026 school year for all grade levels! Remember, this year we are offering a new incentive for current CCS-A parents and staff members. When a new student applies for enrollment at a CCS-A school between 12/1/24 – 6/30/2025 and enters a current parent or staff member’s name and email in the “Referred By” section of the application, that parent/staff member will be emailed $25 of Shop RBA store credit for each referral! BE SURE TO PROVIDE ALL NEEDED INFORMATION: The application must have the first and last name and email of the person providing the referral in order to receive the store credit.
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