Upcoming Events
Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Cookie Dough should be available to sell starting next week! This year we are pushing the timeline back just a bit so that orders can be sent home with students a couple of days before Christmas Break. We plan to have families sell from October 15th- November 20th. As always, you aren’t obligated to participate in fundraisers. We work hard to provide opportunities that are easy and a blessing to our families. I know that last year people were pretty excited to buy delicious cookies around the holidays to help us raise funds for the school! And there will be prizes for students who go the extra mile. Watch for information next week!
Glow Hike
Join us again this fall for a Glow Hike at Badger Mountain! We will meet at 4:30 pm and begin hiking up the front of Badger together. Slow hikers can expect about 40 minutes up and 30 minutes down. Fast hikers, 30 min up and 20 minutes down. There is also the option to take a longer trail down (40 min), but it can be confusing if you aren’t familiar with the trail. Students in K-5 must hike with an adult the entire time to ensure that everyone makes it back safely in the dark. Flashlights are recommended for adults. Everyone should be back down to the rendezvous point BY 6pm. It will be very dark and chilly. Plan accordingly!
Hikers can purchase a glow bag with glow sticks, a water bottle, and a granola bar at the bottom of the hill for $5/person. Come with your best Glow On and let’s enjoy summiting our local mountain and admiring the night lights together in God’s creation.
Veteran's Day Assembly- Whole School
Please join us as we hear from Veterans and Law Enforcement officers and honor those who sacrifice and serve our community in profound and practical ways. K-12 will attend. Parents are invited, as always.
Board Meeting
The CDA Board of Directors gives direction and oversight to the administration of CDA and meets monthly, usually the third Monday of the month.
All members are invited and welcome to the first portion of the meeting and are welcome to ask questions of the board.
The typical meeting follows this order
1. An introductory word of encouragement or exhortation and prayer by a member
2. Comments or questions directed to the Board (in the presence of the Headmaster, or if by request, without the Headmaster present). (15 minutes)
3. Non-participating members are dismissed
4. Review and Comment of the Headmaster Report to the Board
5. Review and Comment on the Financial Report to the Board (From the Treasurer)
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. Executive Session (When Called by the Chairman)
9. Closing time of Prayer
Board Meeting
The CDA Board of Directors gives direction and oversight to the administration of CDA and meets monthly, usually the third Monday of the month.
All members are invited and welcome to the first portion of the meeting and are welcome to ask questions of the board.
The typical meeting follows this order
1. An introductory word of encouragement or exhortation and prayer by a member
2. Comments or questions directed to the Board (in the presence of the Headmaster, or if by request, without the Headmaster present). (15 minutes)
3. Non-participating members are dismissed
4. Review and Comment of the Headmaster Report to the Board
5. Review and Comment on the Financial Report to the Board (From the Treasurer)
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. Executive Session (When Called by the Chairman)
9. Closing time of Prayer
Christmas Program Fundraiser
Please join us and invite friends and family to this year’s Christmas Program Fundraiser. Music, a short presentation about classical Christian education, and a play by our youngest students will be sure to fill your evening with joy as we celebrate this special time of year together.
Board Meeting
The CDA Board of Directors gives direction and oversight to the administration of CDA and meets monthly, usually the third Monday of the month.
All members are invited and welcome to the first portion of the meeting and are welcome to ask questions of the board.
The typical meeting follows this order
1. An introductory word of encouragement or exhortation and prayer by a member
2. Comments or questions directed to the Board (in the presence of the Headmaster, or if by request, without the Headmaster present). (15 minutes)
3. Non-participating members are dismissed
4. Review and Comment of the Headmaster Report to the Board
5. Review and Comment on the Financial Report to the Board (From the Treasurer)
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. Executive Session (When Called by the Chairman)
9. Closing time of Prayer
Board Meeting
The CDA Board of Directors gives direction and oversight to the administration of CDA and meets monthly, usually the third Monday of the month.
All members are invited and welcome to the first portion of the meeting and are welcome to ask questions of the board.
The typical meeting follows this order
1. An introductory word of encouragement or exhortation and prayer by a member
2. Comments or questions directed to the Board (in the presence of the Headmaster, or if by request, without the Headmaster present). (15 minutes)
3. Non-participating members are dismissed
4. Review and Comment of the Headmaster Report to the Board
5. Review and Comment on the Financial Report to the Board (From the Treasurer)
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. Executive Session (When Called by the Chairman)
9. Closing time of Prayer
Fall Festival
Coram Deo Academy Fall Festival
Friday, October 24, 2025 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Coram Deo Academy
Get ready for an evening of fun, food, and fellowship at CDA’s annual Fall Festival! Bring your whole family for a night packed with laughter, games, and good old-fashioned community cheer.
Festival Highlights: • Stand around the fire with friends • Classic hot dogs & delicious treats • Family games and friendly competitions • Nerf War Zone & Bottle Toss • And plenty more surprises!
Tickets: Tickets will be available at the event or you can pre-purchase ahead of time.
100 tickets for $25, 225 tickets for $50, 500 tickets for $100
(Games and food items range between 3–10 tickets each.)
Don’t miss this night of joy and fellowship. Let’s eat, play, laugh, and celebrate the season together as a community!
Purchase items off our Amazon Wish List (5 rolls of tickets and 3 orders of silly string requested) for this event or use this Google Doc to sign up to bring food items to sell, and help us reach our fundraising goal of $2,000. Thank you for your help, everyone!
Play Practice K-5
Optional After-School Play Practice
For Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Would your student love to participate in a play? I hope that MANY would! After school activities can be fantastic, but I realize many of you may already have various activities scheduled. As we are beginning to think of our annual Christmas Program (evening of Dec. 16th), we’d love to see what the interest level is of families to put on a short Christmas play as part of the event. We already have a director (Mrs. Meredith Worden, who directed our Fine Arts Night play last year). We just need enough interested students and some parents to help manage the practices. Does this sound delightful to you?! If so…
🕒 Practice Schedule:
Begins Tuesday, October 21st
Tuesdays, 3:00–4:00 pm (initially)
As the program gets closer, we may add Thursdays
Note: We will take breaks during the holidays
📍 Location: CDA Auditorium
This is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn their parts, practice songs, and prepare to share the joy of Christmas with our school community!
👉 Parent Volunteers Needed!
We are looking for 3-4 parents to help during practices with:
Managing the children
Assisting with rehearsals and transitions
If you can volunteer, please let us know when you sign up on the form below.
What a joyful addition to our Christmas Program a play could be!
IF your student would like to participate in the play, we need to have commitments by October 14th. Please sign up here!
Lions Boys' Basketball Game
Come join us at the Southridge Sports Complex (right next to the Carrousel of Dreams) and cheer on our Lions team! Court 3. No admission cost.
Board Meeting
The CDA Board of Directors gives direction and oversight to the administration of CDA and meets monthly, usually the third Monday of the month.
All members are invited and welcome to the first portion of the meeting and are welcome to ask questions of the board.
The typical meeting follows this order
1. An introductory word of encouragement or exhortation and prayer by a member
2. Comments or questions directed to the Board (in the presence of the Headmaster, or if by request, without the Headmaster present). (15 minutes)
3. Non-participating members are dismissed
4. Review and Comment of the Headmaster Report to the Board
5. Review and Comment on the Financial Report to the Board (From the Treasurer)
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. Executive Session (When Called by the Chairman)
9. Closing time of Prayer
2025-2026 FUN RUN!
Coram Deo Academy FUN RUN!
When: Thursday, October 3, 2025 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Where: Coram Deo Academy Field
What: Parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends are invited to cheer — or even run alongside our students! Students collect pledges per lap or flat donations. Every lap means more fun, encouragement, and support for CDA!
There will be prizes for top runners, enthusiastic participants, and pledge earners!
Bring chairs or blankets to cheer — or lace up your running shoes and join the race!
For pledge forms or more info, contact the office at office@coramdeo.academy.
Movie Night/Game Night
Join us for a movie night for students of all ages! $5 per person for admission and popcorn.
Students 6th grade and older, who would enjoy playing games instead, meet in room 206 and bring a snack to share and game to play.
Family Skate Night @ Richland RollArena
Save the date for Family Skate Night! If we have 50 skaters, we raise funds for CDA! $7 per skater
Come ready to have a great time!
CDA Dust Devils Game Night
Want a fun idea to start the new school year as a community? Come back soon for a QR code to purchase discounted tickets to a fall kick-off CDA Dust Devil’s Game!
Save the date: Friday, September 5th starting at 6:30.
Orientation Day!
Orientation Day is a very important day. We ask all families to come and meet the teachers, hear briefly from the headmaster, and collect any information they need to make this a great year (and it may be helpful to bring as many adults as kids you have so that someone can visit each classroom). For Students in grades K-5, Orientation will be from 10:00 until noon. For students in grades 6-12, Orientation will be from 1:00 until 2:00 with and open house until 3:00. Uniforms should be worn and students should bring everything they think they’ll need for a regular day of school, except for the lunch. (I had mentioned bringing a sack lunch- we will be enjoying grilled chicken- courtesy of Charles Grimm and Pasco Grocery Outlet!- and a pot-luck instead.) See you soon!
Offices Closed for the Summer
Offices will be closed for the summer from June 10th until August 12th. If you need anything during this time, please contact the office at office@coramdeo.academy or the headmaster at headmaster@coramdeo.academy.
Applications will still be considered throughout the summer, but our responsiveness will be more limited. Thank you for your patience with us.
Author Fair
Join the students of logic and rhetoric school in the auditorium at Author Fair during the morning on June 4th. Students will have presentations set up and be able to interact with you and your kids, sharing lots of interesting information about their author and his/her works. This is both a great educational experience for your other children (and you too!) and for the students who are working hard to present. Come out and support your students!
Graduation Class of 2025
You’re all invited to come celebrate the crowning achievement of a Coram Deo Academy student- Graduation! We will be honoring our three seniors with a service of graduation, and a short reception will follow on the lawn.
Baccalaureate Service
You are all invited to come bless and send out our graduates during this service which focuses on a spiritual call to our seniors as they leave this season and place, and enter into the world as adults. This is a REQUIRED event for logic and rhetoric students.
Science Fair
Parents, come after work and see your student’s individual or class science fair project! This is CDA’s First Annual Science fair, complete with classroom awards (grades K through 5) and individual prizes! Coffee, ice cream, boba, burgers, and more!
Judging will happen from 3-3:30, and we ask that all students in grades 6-11 stay with their presentation during this time. After awards are given at 3:30, students are invited to remain with their boards to allow time for parents to stop by after work and admire their projects too. If students need to leave, we ask that someone return and tear down and clean up the auditorium by 4:30pm. Hope to see you all there!
CDA Dustdevil's Game Night!
Come on out to the ball game on Friday, May 16th, for a Family Feast Night and join us! Discounted ticket prices and concessions all evening! $2 from each ticket goes toward the school. What an easy and fun way to support CDA and relax together!
Senior Thesis: Presentation and Defense
Family and community members are welcome to come and hear the speech and defense of our Seniors as they present their year-long thesis. These are three individual speeches and defenses, delivered at 8:45, 10:00, and 11:15.
Students in order of presentation and titles are as follows:
Eli Mehling- A Tale of Two Workplaces: The Path to a Better Future
Zach Swanson- Let no man despise your youth: Why teen legal limitations should be reformed in the workforce
Aurora Booth- “Man” of the Cloth? Examining Women in Pastoral Roles
Auction Fundraiser
Do you love Classical Christian education and want to support the work here at Coram Deo Academy? Join us for an evening together to celebrate what God is doing and invest financially in the next generation. Live and silent auction items, music, wine, food! We hope you will invite community members who are up for a good time and can make a significant impact for our future.
Parents, would you like to contribute to the success of this tremendous fundraising event? Please help us keep track of items you purchase as a special dessert from a local shop (no homemade items, please) to donate and secure sponsors and donations. Spread the word and invite grandparents or folks who would love to purchase seats at the event and give generously to the mission and vision of our beloved school!
An amazon wishlist will be coming soon to help prepare fabulous auction baskets for the evening.
Grandparents Day
Please join us, grandparents or other adults who are invested in the lives of our students! Meet in the auditorium from 10:00 for a short presentation. Then be dismissed to go to different rooms with your students and participate in fun activities together for about an hour. Stay and join us for lunch! (Bring your own lunch, unless you have previously contacted the office to order pizza.)
Fine Arts Night: Family Auction Event
Please join us for an formal evening event for the whole family! Dress code is fancy. Classes will perform briefly and we will enjoy a short play by our grammar and logic school. Then stay for an open house to peruse beautiful works of individual and class art. Some items will be available for purchase through an online silent auction. What a great way to support your students!
CDA Yard Sale
Get a head-start on spring cleaning this year! Bring your extra items that still have some life in them to school instead of donating to Goodwill or tossing them in the dumpster! We want to raise some money to continue beautifying the side lot of the building, and this is a really simple way to do that. And you can get your spring cleaning done before spring break!
Donations will be accepted during the week of March 18th-21st and stored in the back of the auditorium, or bring them over Saturday morning. We will be asking for some volunteers to help set up and tear down as well as be around during the day. A sign up sheet will be sent out to our community early in March.
Family Skate Night
Invite your whole family and bring some friends along too! CDA Family Skate Night at Richland Rollarena on Friday, February 21st. The first 50 skaters get in free! (traditional skates included, pay $2 for rollerblades, or bring your own!) If we have more than 50 skaters, the cost will be $8/skater for traditional skates and will need to be covered by your family.
I hope that lots of us can make it! What a great opportunity to do something fun and visit together.
No outside food is allowed, but pizza and pop are available for purchase if you wish.
Movie Night (And Games!)
Sign up to come watch a movie together after school on Friday night! (All grades invited!) Bring a water bottle and $5 for popcorn and a fun time together. (Comfy clothes and blankets are encouraged)
If your students are 6th grade-12th grade and they prefer some social time instead, there will be supervised board games in room 206.
