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• March 08, 2010
• 11:19

  Auction Recap

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  Many thanks to all the organizers and participants in this year's annual Pop Quiz Fundraiser - By all accounts this event was a resounding success. Comedians, quizzes, auction-ing, and dancing to top it all off. Not to mention near-record participation on the fundraising end of things. 

• March 02, 2010
• 17:46

  Lower School Digs into Gardening

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  As you may know, Michelle Obama has started an initiative called "Let's Move" which focuses on reversing childhood obesity. As part of this challenge, she is asking families to make healthier food choices. After considering Obama's challenge, CACO K-5th graders have decided to focus on garden nurseries as their new storyline theme. The students have already created their vision of an ideal nursery by creating a colorful nursery frieze. They also recently made their own custom "chia pets" which will soon be sprouting grass "hair". As the storyline progresses, students will research Central Oregon plants, gardening methods, botany, nutrition, and much more. They'll also have the chance to visit several gardens and listen to guest speakers. The storyline will culminate in June with a plant sale and a botany science fair.

  
  
  

• March 01, 2010
• 14:51

  Get Your Scrabble On!

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  Several Friday's ago, if you were on campus, you may have been witness to the Scrabble brawl taking place here at Cascades Academy. Students in grades 5-12 participated in the hotly-contested tournament, with infinitely more personality and flavor than that online, Facebook version you secretly frequent. At the end of the day Alec Fefferman emerged the victor, followed closely by Kieran Hurst-McCreedy and Samantha McGee. Highest scoring word: Quiz
• 14:33

  Embracing Change......% Change That Is

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  Middle school math students began their annual participation in the Stock Market Game, hosted by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This online simulation allows students access to an imaginary $100,000 for purposes of investment. Stock, Mutual Funds, and Bonds are all in play during this six (6) week program. This program runs concurrent with 6th grade math units on the concept of percent and an economics unit in grades 7-8. While none us claims to fare any better than the infamous team of dart throwing monkeys, students do get a chance to learn a fair amount about markets and the game presents more than few opportunities to reinforce some critical math concepts. Thus far the leaders are still down .89% after two weeks (those pesky broker fees seem to be the biggest issue). 
• February 03, 2010
• 8:44

  Middle School Moonlight Madness

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  Well, actually we were a bit early in the evening to actually see the moon come up last night, when 25 middle school students and their teachers, along with a dedicated host of parent volunteers, ventured a nighttime ski trek into the Virginia Meissner ski shelter. This four-mile round trip ski adventure was highlighted by some amazing stargazing, witty banter, hot chocolate, and a smattering of ski acrobatics that had to be observed to be truly appreciated. From graceful pirouettes to catastrophic train-wrecks - and everything in-between - we saw it all last night (even smiles!) Thanks to parent volunteers Carol Sternkopf, Scott McGee, Jack Erskine and to the least experienced of the group - teacher Anne-Marie Eklund - who claims there was no such activity in Miami. 

• February 01, 2010
• 8:06

  Cascades Academy Students Shine Bright in Mini World Cup

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  If you haven't had a chance to see the front page of the Bulletin Sports section this morning, then know that you missed a great story on the Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation and also an excellent photo of Cascades Academy student Minam Cravens. While the photo is a good one (especially the crazy zebra-ish print on that speed suit!), it should be noted that Minam wasn't the only CACO student place well this weekend. 

  In the J5 Giant Slalom on Saturday CACO students placed 4 students in the top ten, including a first place finish by Minam Cravens, a second place for Jonathon Wimberly, an eighth place for Jasper Ladkin, and a tenth place for Scotty Bundy. Also inn the J5 Giant Slalom, CACO student Thomas Wimberly, took first place.  The overall GS results might be the most impressive, where CACO skiers took 1-2-3 in this event. You can check out both Giant Slalom and Slalom results for the weekend.  Other CACO students who can be found speeding down the slopes of Mt. Bachelor each weekend include Max Stamler, Maximus Nye, Olivia Colton, Giovanni Ricci, Carson Wright, and Morgan Tien. 

• January 27, 2010
• 18:30

  Join Cascades Academy Student Adrienne Turner on a First Friday Art Walk on February 5th

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  Be sure not to miss Cascades Academy student Adrienne Turner’s first big art show at the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Bend on February 5^th.  Adrienne will be showing her photographs at Hot Box Betty, the popular clothier at the intersections of Wall and Minnesota.  Adreinne under the guidance of mentor and local photographer Carol Sternkopf, and as part of our elective program, honed her photography skills over the course of the first term and developed a series of photographs that she will have the opportunity to show on February 5th. 

  Below you will can read Adrienne's artist's statement:

  It wasn't until around three years ago that I picked up a camera and knew I wanted to do more than take photographs for the sake of taking them. Even if they were only meaningful to me, at least they meant something.

  My name is Adrienne Turner, and I am a 16 year-old student currently attending high school at Cascades Academy of Central Oregon, as a junior. This year my school offered the opportunity for an internship of our choice, and it was then that I decided to take the next step in my photography. Not longer after, I was set up with Carol Sternkopf, a very kind, talented, and inspiring photographer. From the very start Carol and I got along famously, and I knew that she would help me strengthen my relationship to my art.

  While in my internship, I was able to learn a little bit about different photographers, including Keith Carter and William Wegman, and use some of their photos for inspiration of style. Believe it or not, there are many things to learn from another's photography. Not just about them as an artist, but about them as a person, and I find that to be a very interesting element. That fact alone, to me, is inspiring. When you look at my photos I want you to be able to get a feel for who I am, even if you're way off base.

  As for future endeavors, I plan to study photography more in college and hopefully open my own business. Even though the possibility of photography not becoming a career is present, I am sure that it will always be my favorite past time without second thought.

• January 26, 2010
• 20:32

  It's Coach Bob in Straight Sets!

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  Never at a loss for something creative, exciting, and exacting to do with our middle school P.E. students, Cascades Academy teacher Brian Kent hit another ace, so to speak, with our tennis program. For the next several weeks CACO students pile into the bus and head to the new West Bend Tennis Center near Skjeersa's Ski shop. Here the students, under the watchful eye of Mr. Kent and the professional tutelage of Coach Bob, learn the in-and-outs and ups-and-downs of tennis. Wait are those Ugg boots?

• 12:05

  Where in the World?

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  Congratulations to Cascades Academy 5^th grade student Minam Cravens for his performance in the annual National Geographic GeoBee. Minam along with eight other Cascades Academy students from grades 5-8, who had previously emerged winners in their respective classes, recently competed in the annual Campus Championship. These students, including runner-up Vivian Nye,  6^th graders Anna Peterson and Chloe Green, 7^th graders Tommy King and Jack Armstrong, and 8^th graders Reid Weber and Samantha Mcgee, squared off in a spirited round of name that place. The epic battle lasted nearly 40 minutes, with the judges having to resort to the "back-up" questions before our champion was decided. Feeling strong? Take a shot at some of these questions!

• January 13, 2010
• 8:22

  Thats Incredible

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  Our high school students have recently disappeared into the kitchen so to speak. By this we do not mean that they are on their typical teenage refrigerator raiding party, but under the expert guidance of Chef and Cascades Academy parent Cerstin Cheatham, proprietor of Incredible Edibles Catering, they will be taking a cooking class in Cerstin's commercial kitchen here in Bend. One plan afoot thus far is to prepare an evening meal for willing families here at school. We will keep you posted?

• January 06, 2010
• 13:56

  Middle School Students Plan Evening Cross-Country Ski Outing

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  Students in our middle school will be headed toward the mountains again in a few weeks for a close-to-full-moon x-country ski to the Virginia Meissner shelter, located off of the Tangent Trail at the Virginia Meissner Snow Park about halfway up Century Drive. Provided some clear weather, we should enjoy a well lit jaunt into this cozy shelter for some hot cocoa and laughs. We will keep you updated with our plans as this February trip nears. 

• January 05, 2010
• 21:03

  2010 Middle School Traveling School Announced

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  We know it is a bit early for this announcement, but those of us in the middle and upper school are not quite as secretive as our lower school colleagues, and besides in several weeks the middle school students will commence their academic preparations for our journey this May to the east side of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. This is a whirlwind trip that includes studies of this region's unique ecological, cultural, political, and historical background with some rock-climbing, backpacking, sea-kayaking and hot-tubbing (natural springs) thrown in for kicks. Of course we will keep you updated with our preparations as the trip nears!