Impacting Students through the SGO Scholarship
It is hard to believe that we are in the Christmas season, getting ready to say goodbye to 2022 and to give a cheerful welcome to 2023! What an incredible year we have had at Christian Academy! We are so grateful for all the Lord’s blessings.
We can’t think of a better way to impact the life of a child than by providing access to an education at CAI, and we don’t know of a more advantageous way to give than through our SGO fund at the Sagamore Institute. When you give to the SGO fund you help a family in need and get a 50% Indiana state income tax credit. If you are interested in giving this year and taking advantage of the 2022 tax credit, the time to act is now.
The SGO is so impactful! What people may not know is if someone gets an SGO scholarship they transition into the School Choice voucher as long as they qualify. We have students and families who are thriving who would’ve never had the financial resources to attend without this program. Last school year 119 students received more than $199,000 in SGO scholarships. We have seen firsthand the impact of our donors’ generous giving.
Please click here for a brochure with complete details about the program and give me a call if you have any questions.
The tax credits are still available and we appreciate every scholarship dollar we receive for our students. If you prefer to give by check, please have it postmarked or contact Amy Koenig, Director of Development, at (502) 400-5423 to make arrangements to drop off your gift at Christian Academy of Indiana by December 31. If you prefer to give online, please visit our donor page. You may also initiate a stock gift by reaching out to Jenny Wommack, Director of Philanthropy and Communications, at (502) 753-4524 or jwommack@caschools.us.
Have a wonderful and JOY filled Holiday season!
Merry Christmas!
CAI Alumni – RSVP for Homecoming, January 6!
A complimentary dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The JV boys game begins at 6 p.m. with Varsity boys following at 7:30 p.m.
We hope to see you there!
CAI Alumni – Save the Date to Join Us for Homecoming, January 6
Support your Warriors as they take on the CAL Centurions!
A complimentary dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The JV boys game begins at 6 p.m. with Varsity boys following at 7:30 p.m.
RSVP details coming soon. We hope to see you there!
Intramural Basketball and Cheerleading Registration is Now Open!
Join Us for the 2022 CAI High School production of “Murder on the Orient Express,” November 17-19
CAI Students Support our Community at the Annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser!
Today was a fun and (delicious) morning for some of our upper school students. Our development director, Amy Koenig, took a group of students to support our community at the annual Kiwanis pancake breakfast fundraiser. The kids had a great time meeting government officials and community leaders. They did an awesome job representing CAI!
2022-2023 CAI Yearbooks are On Sale Now!
Order your 2022-2023 Christian Academy of Indiana yearbook today! Also available, reserve a space in the yearbook for a special message along with pictures of your child. Click here to order.
If you have any questions, please contact Hayden Casey, Yearbook Sponsor, at hcasey@caschools.us.
Save the Date for the CAI Elementary Production of Faith News, September 22-24
Join us at 7 p.m. each evening.
Tickets are $6 for students, $8 for adults and $10 at the door.
Purchase tickets online at cai.booktix.com.
Christian Academy Parent Feedback
Raising children in 2022 is not for the faint of heart! We often see the challenges here at school too. As such, we spend a lot of time and resources training teachers on a wide variety of cultural issues and looking at them through a biblical lens. We take our partnership with your family very seriously, which is why we would like to offer some of these trainings to you. While we don’t have all the answers, we know quite a few professionals that can help. In order to provide the best information for you, we need to hear what you most need. Please complete this short survey – it only takes 2 minutes! And be on the lookout for upcoming parent communications about the results and trainings.
Audition Details for the High School Production of Murder on the Orient Express
We are excited to announce the information for this fall’s high school auditions for the performance of “Murder on the Orient Express.” Auditions are for any CAI High School student that would like to try out. Auditions will be held Friday, September 9, and the production dates are November 17-19. Following is all the information you will need to prepare for the auditions.
Hope to see you there!
“Murder on the Orient Express” Audition Information
Who: ALL CAI High School Students
Date: Friday, September 9
Time: 3:15-6 p.m.
Where: Dr. Jason Branim’s Classroom (Room 280)
What to Expect: Auditions will be on a first come, first served basis! Signups will be outside the classroom right after school. After individual auditions are finished, students are free to leave. Anyone that needs to report to a sports practice at that time, may go first.
What to Bring/Prepare:
- Completed Audition Form
- Five minutes (at a maximum) to WOW the judges with the following items and whatever else you choose. Don’t forget the nature of the show you are auditioning for!
- Minimum of Two Distinctively Different Monologues
- Minimum of Two of the Accent Statements Provided Below
- Girls ONLY – Belt a Song Operatically (around 30 seconds)
Accent Pieces – Demonstration Video Links are Below!
Male Accents – Belgian, Southern, French, Scottish
Female Accents – Russian, Swedish, Hungarian, Minnesota, British
Synopsis of the play, “Murder on the Orient Express”
Famous detective Hercule Poirot is called back from Istanbul to London on urgent business. He intends to book a first-class compartment on the Orient Express, run by his former friend and colleague, Monsieur Bouc. The train is surprisingly full, but Bouc manages to secure Poirot a spot in the first-class cabin. While aboard the Orient Express, Poirot meets a host of peculiar characters: an aging Russian princess, her Swedish companion, a Hungarian countess, a Minnesota housewife, a Scottish colonel, an English governess, a French conductor, a disagreeable American businessman, and his anxious secretary. While aboard the train, the angry businessman, Samuel Ratchett, corners Poirot and demands Poirot to investigate a series of ominous letters that have been sent to Ratchett, threatening his life.
As a snowdrift halts the Orient Express in its tracks, Ratchett is found stabbed multiple times in his locked train compartment. Poirot is tasked by Monsieur Bouc to solve the murder, as the killer could still be in their midst. As Poirot investigates, conflicting clues and convoluted alibis lead him to dead ends. Over the course of 48 hours, will Poirot be able to solve the case of the Murder on the Orient Express?
Male Roles (7)
Hercule Poirot – male – mature adult – lead – Belgian accent, detective, celebrity, mustache, short, intelligent, inquisitive, honorable, theatrical, committed, confident, observant
Monsieur Constantine Bouc – male – supporting role – Belgian accent, good humored, friend, businessman
Hector MacQueen – male – young adult – supporting role – stutter, nervous, American accent, secretary, translator, suspect, murderer
Michael the Conductor – male – mature adult – supporting role – French accent, conductor, quiet, serious, suspect, murderer, distraught
Samuel Ratchett/Bruno Cassetti – male – mature adult – supporting role – victim, murderer, threatening, angry, violent, businessman, ruthless, secretive, unforgiving, rage, American Accent, kidnapper, paranoid
Colonel James Arbuthnot – male – mature adult – supporting role – Scottish accent, handsome, matter of fact, soldier, lover, straight forward, friend, standoffish, enraged, suspect, murderer
Head Waiter – male – featured role – any age – French accent – pompous, presumption, waiter, dismissive, elitist
Female Roles (5)
Princess Natalya Dragomiroff – female – mature/elderly adult (70s) – supporting role – Russian accent, princess, royalty, lavish, expensive, reluctant, secretive, friend, suspect, murderer
Greta Ohlsson – female – young adult – supporting role – Swedish accent – plain, frightened, sheepish, religious, missionary, companion, suspect, nurse, murderer
Countess Elena Andrenyi – female – late teen/young adult – supporting role – Hungarian accent, American accent, beautiful, intelligent, doctor, countess, royalty, suspect, sister, aunt, murderer
Mrs. Helen Hubbard – female – mature/elderly adult (50s)– supporting role – dancer, singer, Minnesota accent, flamboyant, out spoken, flirtatious, well dressed, passionate, manipulator, master mind, suspect, murderer
Mary Debenham – female – late teen (young adult) – supporting role – beautiful, British accent, calm, cool, protective, suspect, murderer, manipulative, determined
Accent Links (Male and Female)
Male
Belgian –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1WajhoAac
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CD0J-gF_QKs
Southern –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EzkCOnq4kLU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CB_nhquynN0
French –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4YtMC4yUDhc
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LxMmI4lSjp4
Scottish –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mALkCGVA2BU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Thk6G9qka4I
Female
Russian –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=87GErKAhQSc
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1yufY1fVu9M
Swedish –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z92-eVfIuGI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KQb3WbNeDhY
Hungarian –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qKlxXGAPe-w
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9QUY3uEWUec
Minnesota –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-S4YQJ9Tx1k
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow8NCzzeFn0
British –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp62D6d4GDw