Winter 2010 Sceptre - Christ the King Catholic Church

THE SCEPTRE
Volume 19, Number 2 Winter 2010
A Publication of Christ the King School, Nashville, TN • A Primary Education Ministry of Christ the King Parish
• Catholic Schools Week
• National Junior Honor Society Induction
• Varsity Basketball Champs
• Mayor Karl Dean’s Visit

The Sceptre
A Letter from the Principal -
Dear Christ the King Families and Friends,
Recently I have had the luxury of watching the Olympics—granted it is at three a.m. when I am feeding our
brand new daughter Rachael. It has been inspiring not only to watch the athletes’ performances (how do they
do a quadruple jump?!), but also to hear some speak about their journey to the Olympics. In forming the
whole person, the physical is crucial, and the Olympic Games definitely highlight that physical excellence
is expressed in top performance. Yet, what I noted most was how the athletes discussed their journey in the context of moral
values and significant relationships.
I consistently heard athletes, coaches and family members discuss the athletes’ love for what they do, the need for commitment
to the point of sacrifice, and the hope of reaching personal best if not an Olympic gold. There are tragedies, disappointments,
victories, and political statements. Even though the external symbol of success is a gold medal, what resonated in me was
that their journeys were about believing in, striving for and hoping to connect to something (or someone) beyond themselves.
Further, every athlete talked about the relationships, the community behind each of them, and who made it possible for them to
“be there.” It struck me that even in the most unlikely places, the theological virtues of faith, hope and love abide.
The mission of our school is to form our children within our faith tradition and to prepare them to give witness to the love of
our Lord in our world. All are called to form themselves in light of the gifts given by their Creator and to help one another
reach their personal potential. Some will do this through academic excellence. Many serve by peer tutoring, being a buddy to a
younger child, or giving of their time or treasure. Others will demonstrate Christian virtues while competing on teams such as
basketball, Forensics or Chess. Like the Olympics, the specific event is less important; what transcend all events are the head,
heart and hands offered. What shines forth is not a medal but a strong sense of faith, hope and love.
However it is also important to point out that what sustains these efforts are relationships, not individual performance. This
is also true of our school. Parents honor our school community with their most precious gifts, their children. Every day the
teachers and staff call forth a love of learning but more importantly a desire to serve God and others. Our parish and alumni
provide support through prayer, volunteer hours and financial support. Undergirding every child’s presence at CKS is a
community that believes in and hopes for their success; success being happiness which can only be found in faithful service to
God.
In every Sceptre, we want to show you how your support allows CKS students, families and faculty to model the journey of
faith. You will see that in celebration of the accomplishments of our former students, the induction of students into the National
Junior Honor Society, Catholic Schools Week, and the many ways our children serve the community that they are shaped by
Christian values and relationships that will sustain them beyond a specific subject or grade. So while the Olympic Games are
over in two weeks, the lessons learned from them and other life events have the potential to remain forever. It is our mission to
show our children that what sustain us are not merely the victories we gain but the everyday practice of being who God calls us
to be. These are the “golden moments” that shape our lives now and in the future.
Peace,
Dr. Christine Caron Gebhardt
Table of Contents
Letter from Dr. Gebhardt....................................................................2
Catholic Schools Week 2010 .............................................................3
Book Fair ...........................................................................................4
Varsity Basketball Champs ..............................................................4
Knights of Columbus Free Throw Winners........................................4
National Junior Honor Society Induction ..........................................5
Davidson County Spelling Bee..........................................................5
Baby Gebhardt ................................................................................. 5
Alum Yearbook Signing Party ...........................................................6
Mayor Karl Dean Visits .....................................................................6
CKS Hunger Banquet .......................................................................6
Alumni News ....................................................................................7
Kindergarten Soles4Souls Service Project ....................................... 7
Dates to Remember ...........................................................................8
On the Cover:
To further explain the concept of Lent to Kindergarten,
Fr. Dexter visited the class to talk
about what he is giving up for Lent, one thing
being cookies, and how hard it would be not
to cheat. This spurred lots of “confessions”
from the kindergartners of things they had
done when “mom and dad weren’t looking!”
Leave a Legacy . . .
You can help make sure Christ the King School
will always be here to serve the children of our
parish community by providing a future gift
through your estate. We would be honored to
speak with you in confidence about a bequest
in your will, a gift of appreciated stock, a
beneficiary life insurance policy or other
means that can save taxes and provide a major
gift to the school.

Catholic Schools Week 2010: (clockwise
from top left) K-4 cheers for the faculty
and the 8th grade from the stage; Father
Dexter gets the ball; Mrs. Grover guards
it from Stephen Stejskal; Joseph Holzmer
shows off his “uniform;” third graders
Sebastian Jones, Stephen Shahan, Jack
Trew, and Jack Morgan hold the flag for
the Veterans’ prayer service; chorus sings
for the prayer service; Nikki Williams,
Jack Lovell, and Pace Dyches prepare for
a fun day in PJ’s; Alex Frankenbach and
Hannah Vogt get snuggly; Bailey Meacham
is ready for PJ day, right down to her
sleep mask; kindergartners celebrate the
100th day of school; and have “100-yearold
sub” Mrs. Carter; Miss Willson
borrows Savannah Liebhart’s uniform for
student appreciation day; Gina Schmid
leads the school in a decade of the rosary;
Coach Vance takes a shot with a block by
Luke Lagattuta; final score tie with faculty
46, 8th grade 46!
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Book Fair 2009
A big thank you to Kayce and Ginny Boehm who designed
and painted the doors of the library for the Book
Fair - called “Destination Book Fair” this year, celebrating
the nations of the world with books. Below, Dr. Gebhardt
reads to the children who attended Family Night at the
book fair; Taylor Thurman, Finn Houghton, and John
Harris enjoy the story; and Kayce and Ginny pose with
their masterpiece.
Varsity
Basketball
Champs!
The 7/8 Varsity Girls finished in 1st Place in
the Parochial League Small Schools Division
and 1st in the Tournament!
The 7/8 Varsity Boys finished in 1st Place in the
Parochial League Small Schools Division and 1st
in the Tournament!
Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest
The annual KC Free Throw Contest yielded winners
in the following categories—10-year-olds: Audrey
Burdge and Quinten Green; 11-year-olds: Maggie Healy
and Miles Wilson; 12-year-olds: Rachel Grover and
Liam Pruett; 13-year-olds: Sylvia Coutras and Stephen
Stejskal; 14-year-olds: Bridget Sullivan and Joseph
Holzmer. In the District contest on February 27th at St.
Ann’s, Audrey, Quinten, Rachel, Sylvia, Stephen,
Bridget and Joseph successfully moved on to the
Regional contest in Ashland City on March 14th.
Go Raiders!

National Junior Honor Society Induction
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Clockwise from above left: Current member Max Stoffer gives
Rhett Wyatt his pin; Hannah Suffridge is welcomed by
Paige Brouillette; NJHS President Ben Barrett emcees the ceremony;
Sarah Wehby receives her pin from Emma Collins; the group recites the
pledge of the NJHS as they are inducted.
CURRENT CKS PARENTS:
We are in the Parent Phase of our Annual Giving
Campaign, and are asking current parents to rise to
the challenge! An anonymous donor has come forward
to match up to $40,000 in gifts dollar-for-dollar.
The only criteria is that we have 100% MONETARY
participation from our current CKS parents!
Please give a little, or a lot, to meet this challenge,
so CKS will get a BIG return!
New inductees (in red): Seated: Blake Ford, Rhett Wyatt, Rachel
Grover, Mary Caitlin Spining, Sarah Wehby, Marlana Smith. 2nd
row: Jack Nave, Abby Grover (Historian), Madison Barton, Abby
Grover, Rachel Moss, Shannon Heflin, Alyssa Shahan, Kayce
Boehm. 3rd row: Catherine Weiss, Megan Vanderkooi, Paige
Brouillette, Stephen Stejskal, Nick Nave, Ginny Boehm. Back row:
Emma Collins, Ben Barrett (President), Max Stoffer. Not pictured:
Bridget Sullivan, and Hannah Suffridge.
CKS Has Another Great Round in the City Spelling Bee
“Gesundheit, renaissance,
etymology.” If you were visiting
Trevecca Nazarene University on
February 10, you may have heard
youngsters master the spelling of
these and several hundred more
challenging words.
On that Wednesday, 6th grader,
Matthew Canonico, and 7th
grader, Michael Canonico,
represented Christ the King in
the Davidson County Spelling
Bee. Congratulations to both of
these students for finishing in the
top 20 out of 80 “orthographers.”
(above) Michael Canonico and Matthew Canonico
at the Davidson County Spelling Bee
Welcome to the World, Baby
Rachael!
Carl, Christine and Jacob Gebhardt
welcomed Rachael Caron Gebhardt
into the world on Monday, February
1, 2010. Rachael weighed in at 7 lb.
3 oz. Baby, Dr. Gebhardt and family
are doing well and appreciate all of
your well wishes!

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Class of 2009 Yearbook
Signing Party
The last week before Christmas
break, we had a great turnout of
our Class of 2009 alum who came
to CKS to get their yearbooks and
have a chance to catch up and sign
each other’s books. It was great to
see them all! If you were unable to
attend, and have not received your
yearbook, please call Mrs. Vogt at
292-9465.
Mayor Dean Pays a Visit
Mayor Karl Dean came to visit
during Catholic Schools Week to
talk to the student body about the
importance of Catholic education.
He also presented the school with a
proclamation recognizing Christ the
King School.
(Above from left to right) Mayor Dean speaks to the student body; the proclamation given to
CKS; Ben Barrett shakes the mayor’s hand; Mayor Dean takes questions from the students.
CKS HUNGER BANQUET
Students in 3rd through 8th grade
learned firsthand about economic
status and how that impacts how
much food they have to eat every
day. The students were randomly
split into 3 groups and were given
food according to their status.
Rice only; rice, beans and water;
and the richest got an omelette,
fruit, a muffin and juice. “Food
for thought” during this Lenten
season.

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We love to hear from our graduates! If you have news to share about yourself or
any of your classmates, please contact
Jeanette Neuhoff Vogt, Director of Institutional Advancement
3105 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212
or call (615) 292-9465
Or you can drop us an e-mail at jeanette.vogt@ctk.org.
We look forward to catching up!
Alumni News
Father Ryan High School
Students who are alumni of Christ the
King and were on the honor roll for the
Second Quarter, School Year 2009-2010,
are listed below. An asterisk indicates
Academic Dean’s List. A student’s grade
is in parentheses after the name. Honor
Roll is based on a quarter average of 90.0
or higher. Academic Dean’s List is based
on a quarter average of 95.0 or above.
Arnold, John (10)
Bontrager, Katie (11)
Bontrager, Michael (12)
Bontrager, Nick (9)
Brunner, Michael (10)
Burdge, Harrison (12)
Burdge, Mary Catherine (9)
Burnett, Cameron* (11)
Canonico, Domenic* (10)
Collins, Elle (11)
Coursey, Jackson (12)
Coursey, Will (10)
Dahlhauser, Ryan (11)
Emmanuel, Mikhail (9)
Fredericks, Nina (12)
Garrett, Parker (11)
Hofstetter, Jr., Christian* (10)
Holmes, Sarah (12)
Holmes, Shea (9)
Horak, Nick* (10)
Huetter, Daniel* (9)
Huetter, Nick* (12)
Jaconetta, Matthew (9)
McLaughlin, Paige (11)
Moix, Chloe (9)
Moss, Kenneth (9)
Overby, Andrea* (12)
Pruett, Kalyn (9)
Rosinski, Michael (9)
Rowan, Eric (11)
Shahan, Richard (11)
Sharp, Anastasia (11)
Spining, Molly* (11)
Spining, Patrick (10)
Walters, Madeline* (9)
Wesnofske, Rachael (9)
Westbrook, Lizzy (12)
Wigger, Rebecca* (11)
Williamson, Dylan (11)
Williamson, Patrick (9)
Young, Griffin (10)
St. Cecilia Honor Roll
First Semester
Honor Roll
Maemie Donnelly (12)
Caitlin Heflin (12)
Erin Penney (10)
Principal’s List
Emily Parten (11)
Kendra Schulz (12)
Soles4Soles - Kindergarten
Service Project
Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based
charity that collects shoes from the
warehouses of footwear companies
and from everyone’s closets.
The charity distributes these shoes
free of charge to people in need,
regardless of race, religion, class,
or any other criteria. Since 2005,
Soles4Souls has given away over
7 million pairs of new and gently
worn shoes (currently donating one
pair every 9 seconds.) The shoes
have been distributed to people
in over 125 countries, including
Kenya, Thailand, Nepal and the
United States. Kindergarten collected
many boxes and bags of
shoes for this worthy charity.

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DATES TO REMEMBER
Recognize Someone Special . . .
A memorial or honorariam gift to Christ the King School is
a lasting tribute honoring someone who
values Catholic education. Memorial gifts give you the
opportunity to recognize a departed friend or loved one. A
way to recognize friends, family members, or colleagues is
through an honorarium gift commemorating
special occasions, such as birthdays, retirements,
anniversaries, weddings, graduations or other
achievements. Upon receipt of your gift, Christ the King
School will send a card to the honoree or their families.
March
6 Art of Joyful Living
14 Daylight Savings Time Begins
15 Spring Break
29 8:15a 6th Grade Last Supper
April
1 10:30a 8th Grade Stations
12:00p Dismissal
2 Good Friday - No School
5 Easter Monday - No School
14 6:00p Spring Home & School Meeting
17 CKS Garage Sale
May
2 11:00a First Communion
7 6:30p Confirmation
17 8th Grade Trip
25 6:30p Academic Banquet
26 7:00p Graduation
28 Last Day of School
Serving the Families of Christ the King, Cathedral, Holy Family, Holy Name, Saint Ignatius, Saint Patrick, and Saint Phillip