Frederickson Campus Blog
Cougar Faithful,
The new school year is in full swing, and our high school athletes are charging through the fall season with energy and pride! Over 140 high school students are representing Cascade Christian Schools in the Nisqually League through cross country, cheer, football, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Our teams are battling for top spots and aiming for district and state playoff berths. A couple of fall highlights so far include Kyrstin Timothy breaking multiple school records for the cross country team and our #3 ranked football team defeating a 4A school for the first time in school history!
The junior high fall sports season is wrapping up with volleyball, baseball, and cross country athletes giving their all in the Middle Nisqually League. Believe it or not, the winter season is coming, and our boys basketball and girls soccer teams will begin preparing on October 27. There is much to look forward to!
Elementary Athletics’ fall sports season is also off to a great start. We currently have more than 310 kids, KPrep–grade 6, playing fall soccer and 50 athletes running cross country! A definite highlight was our third cross country meet on Sunday, October 5, at the McAlder Campus. The weather was perfect, and the athletes rose to the occasion with outstanding performances. Around 350 athletes total, from CCS and other Nisqually League elementary schools, competed in races throughout the day. It was heartwarming to see the athletes’ families and friends showing up to cheer them on. Overall, it was a great meet, and we’re looking forward to the next one on October 19.
Thank you for rallying behind our Cougar athletes. Whether you’ve cheered from the stands or plan to join us soon, your support fuels our teams’ success. Let’s keep the momentum going!
Go Cougs!
Nothing shouts “October” at CCS more than fall bake sales, GEN Week, and the Homecoming Football Game/Alumni Night!
Mark your calendars for the CCS Homecoming Football Game on October 25, 7:00 p.m., at Sunset Stadium! Join us in cheering on our varsity football team and honoring CCS alumni. Alumni will be greeted at the entry gate with a complimentary drink from Fortitude Coffee and a custom CCS Alumni sweater designed by CCS family-owned business Teigan & Co. Boutique. Fortitude Coffee drinks will also be available for purchase for game attendees.
Last year, history was made when three CCS alumni children graduated from CCS, establishing the first-ever second generation of alums! You can read more about it in our CCS Alumni Newsletter, found here. We also celebrated the Class of 2005’s 20-year reunion this past summer! When you look at their reunion photo (see below), it’s incredible to see current CCS parents, coaches, and volunteers. The Class of 2005 illustrates a special aspect about the CCS community: It continues for generations.
As we enjoy and participate in fall festivities, we must remember that we’re building traditions. Each time we cheer at a football game, give at GEN Week to help students stay, or put together a beautiful bake sale, we’re building traditions for the next generation. These acts may seem small now, but together they build a connection that can last a lifetime.
One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.
—Psalm 145:4 (NIV)
Whole stories can unfold just by observing parent pickup time. You notice it as a child’s eyes light up when they spot their parents, in the expression that unfolds across their face, or in the sweet embrace that follows. In the flash of a routine moment, a story of relationship is told, and you witness what the child believes about the one they’re running to: Am I safe? Am I loved and known? Will I be welcomed wholeheartedly?
And isn’t this often a picture of our own relationship with God?
October’s spiritual theme is Called to Draw Near, and to some, this call may feel like a burden or a cause for shame. For others, it rings like a sweet invitation.
What we believe about God shapes every aspect of how we approach Him. In Ephesians 1:15–23, there is an abundantly rich store of truth about the One we’re called to draw near to: He is identified as the “glorious Father,” who gives the “Spirit of wisdom and revelation,” and who longs to be known by His people. He is the One who offers steadfast hope, who declares His people as His “glorious inheritance,” and who is the source of “incomparably great power” for those who believe.
This is the God we have the privilege of drawing near to! He is the heavenly Father whose embrace is an invitation to experience “life, and have it to the full,” (John 10:10).
This October, I’m praying that the truth of who God is, as revealed in His Word, would shape our response to His invitation to draw near. I pray we’d deeply know and experience the love in which He first drew near to us. His mercy is our safety, His love is unwavering, and His welcome is wholehearted.
The sun was still asleep, and the morning air carried that familiar hint of fall—bright, cool, and full of possibility. Voices rang across the parking lot and, before they could be seen, it was clear that the cheerleaders and football players had arrived at the Cougar Classic Golf Tournament! Most were still half asleep at this early hour, but they brought their joy and spirit.
Before the students arrived, the serious golfers were out on the range, swinging those clubs, warming up those muscles, sharpening their focus. But before the first ball was teed off, before the first call of “fore!” rang out across the green, there was you.
You were the person who made all of this possible. Your generosity helped bring this day to life. More importantly, your gift is shaping lives. It’s empowering student-athletes to dream bigger, train harder, grow stronger, and pursue their goals with courage and character. Because you cared, you gave, and your support is helping them to become all that God designed them to be, so they can do all He has designed them to do.
Thank you for investing in the future of these young people. You are making a real, lasting difference.