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Cypress Christian School photographers exhibited their talent and skill in the 2023 TAPPS Photo Contest. In the 4A division, our photographers earned 11 student awards - one first place, two second place and eight honorable mention awards, and two faculty

Wow! What a great day celebrating 100 days of kindergarten! Students rotated through stations and STEM activities all surrounding the number 100. One of Mrs. Roberts’ favorites was seeing the students’ creations when she gave them a bag of mini

We are so excited to announce that we earned 16 awards which made us the school taking home the most awards in the 3A-4A category!

CCS sixth-grade students went on an amazing field trip to The Natural Bridge Caverns outside of San Antonio. They took a guided tour and traveled a half-mile and 108 ft. below the ground of the largest and most spectacular show

The Warrior swim teams, both high school and middle school, competed last Saturday at the Bay Area Christian Meet. The…

Spanish classes celebrated January 6 known as King’s Day or Epiphany by cutting and sampling a Rosca de Reyes. The oval or circular shape of the Rosca de Reyes has two meanings: God has no beginning and no end and

Students in Ms. Lazar’s seventh-grade ELA class reflected on God’s goodness over the past year and set goals for the new year by choosing a word to guide them in their academic, spiritual and personal lives. Words such as Commitment,

The TK and kindergarten classes had the opportunity to meet former CCS alumna and published child author, Koedi Nealy (’21). Students were mesmerized by her, loved hearing her read her story (“Pennies from Heaven”) and share her heart. Koedi gave

Eighth-grade English students completed the captivating reading unit, “Unbroken: An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive, the Life Story of Louis Zamperini”. After studying thematic ideas of hope, faith, dignity and resilient optimism, each student wrote a letter

The middle school drama class recently presented the play “The Second Annual Christmas Telethon Spectacular”. The show featured the Cypress Christian School middle school choir, a comedy routine and a puppet show. Although the “telethon” didn’t go exactly as planned,

On Thursday, December 8, the sanctuary of The MET Church was filled with the sounds of Christmas as K-12 students honored the Lord Jesus through drama and song performing “All About that Baby” at the annual Christmas program. Thanks to

The Warrior high school swim team had a meet last Saturday at Westfield High School. The team had a few…

Recently, Mrs. Baldwin’s seventh-grade English students took learning “on the road” and visited the Lanier Theological Library to complement the completion of a novel study, “Anna of Byzantium”. They began the morning with a tour of the Stone Chapel which

The Cypress Christian School football team will once again be playing in the final game of the season as they…
High school volleyball recently ended the season with an awards banquet. It was a time to reflect and celebrate the season. Both teams did great in district with JV tying for second and varsity winning a tiebreaker for second place.

We are so proud of our elementary students and their effort at raising funds through Run-4-Fun! Students raised over $55,000! Funds will be dispersed between flexible seating and updated technology in the library, playground equipment, a scholarship established in honor

Tenth-grade students celebrated Mole Day 2022, at the end of October. Each year, Mole Day is celebrated on October 23, from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. to commemorate Avogadro’s number, 6.022 x 1023. This is an important number in chemistry

The Warrior Swim Team competed in their first meet on Saturday, November 5. The competition included swimmers from CHSM, The…
The high school and middle school cross country teams celebrated their season at their annual awards banquet on Monday, November…
With a dominating performance against Bay Area Friday night, our varsity football team secured their third straight district championship. The…

First grade enjoyed a fun day at Dewberry Farms on Friday, November 4. The rain held off and the children were able to: go down giant slides, be pulled by a tractor, ride on a train, be pulled on giant

God has blessed Cypress Christian School with some talented actors and actresses! The students listed below recently competed in the Division II District 4 One Act Play Competition and ranked first in their district! As district champions, they have qualified

We celebrated our volleyball seniors Tuesday night! They shared future plans, past memories and advice. The girls won easily in three sets. It was their last district match before moving into playoffs.

This year, our photography and yearbook classes offered our first annual homecoming photo contest. Students were asked to enter at least two photos in any of the five possible divisions: action, reaction, creativity, photojournalism and Warrior spirit. They were encouraged

On Saturday, October 8, Fine Arts students from our choir and theatre programs put together a production that glorified God and the talents that He has given our students. The performances for the evening began with entertainment by our wonderful

The cross country team hosted 58 teams in this year’s Warrior Invitational on Saturday, September 24 at Houston Northwest Church (HNW)…
The entire fifth-grade class attended, and were able to spend three days and two nights working on team building, getting to know each other better and growing spiritually.
Last Thursday, the Warriors defeated Lutheran South 8 – 0 for their first victory of the season. The Warriors played tough…
Last week, the varsity cheer team hosted their annual Junior Pep Squad event for all elementary girls. This year, the…
Middle school football B-team fell to River Oaks Baptist School on Tuesday, September 6 in their first game of the…

Four current CCS students have been honored by the College Board National Recognition Program for “academic achievements in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and/or AP® Exams.” Madison Fowler, Ethan Edwards and Fatima Mendoza earned the National

High school drama students gathered last weekend to celebrate the coming year and step into mentor and leadership roles as upperclassmen mentor underclassmen. This is a new tradition, and we hope to continue it in the program for years to

Football season is back! Our Warriors opened the 2022 football season with a decisive victory over the Eagles from Bryan…

Last Thursday evening, students in the Class of 2023 continued the tradition of painting their newly assigned parking spaces with their classmates and families. Students spent time enjoying a nacho bar, iced coffee bar and ice cream sundae bar as

On Tuesday evening, eight of the 10 students in our inaugural Transitional Kindergarten (TK) class and their families met at Ross Poppe Family Park for a playdate. The kids enjoyed the playground while the parents visited and started forming lifelong

Around 30 Warrior Leadership Academy students from CCS traveled to Charleston, SC for their Student Leadership University 301 stateside experience.…
For the second consecutive year, the CCS Warrior varsity baseball team has earned the American Baseball Coaches Association’s Team Academic Excellence…

Forty-four Warrior Leadership Academy students from CCS traveled to Washington, D.C. for their Student Leadership University 201 experience. The conference began with a livestream interview and question and answer session with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, impressing on students the

Last week, Mrs. Galbreath, Yearbook Adviser, and Miss Lechman, Photography Teacher were able to travel to Orlando, Florida to attend Jostens Adviser University (JAU). With advisers from all over the country, they felt very blessed to learn from top-notch instructors

CCS is proud to be one of approximately 2,300 high schools worldwide to be recognized as an AP Capstone School. This innovative College Board program consists of two courses, AP Seminar and AP Research, taken during the junior and senior

This past week, the varsity and middle school cheer squads attended the UCA cheer camp at Texas A&M University. The…

Fifty-three freshmen students began their Student Leadership University journey by attending the SLU 101 conference in San Antonio. This is the first step in a four-year pathway to develop strong, active Christian leaders who will allow God to use them

Mrs. Sharon Miller began her career at CCS in the Huff Learning Center working with Kindergarten students before transitioning to the classroom as a math teacher. Her expertise in this area helped all students believe they could be confident and

On Tuesday, May 17, the high school administration was pleased to honor high school students for their accomplishments in the…

Our secondary art teacher, Mrs. Beth Brubaker, is retiring from teaching after almost a decade of service at CCS and 40 years of teaching art in Christian schools. Mrs. Brubaker’s significant contributions at Cypress Christian School will continue to bear

The drumline had a need and the engineering class came up with a solution. What a blessing it is to see the body of Christ using their skills and lessons learned at work within our CCS classes and community. In

On Sunday, May 15, 2022, the Athletic Department of Cypress Christian School hosted a retirement celebration to honor Coach Marsha Martin for 26 years of service to CCS. Members of the administration, athletic department, coaching staff and alumni parents paid

The Lady Warriors softball team is headed back to the TAPPS 4A Division III Final Four for the second straight year thanks to a 13-1 win over Bay Area Christian in the regionals. CCS was led by two freshmen, Megan

Congratulations to Shannen Longridge Humphrey (’13) who recently wed Ryan Humphrey and completed her master of physician assistant studies degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and passed her board exam.

The girls and the boys track & field teams competed at the TAPPS State Meet last weekend at Midway High School in Waco, TX. It was a great two days of competition with field events on Friday and running events

Last week, kindergarten started working on an insect research writing project. Groups from each class have been researching butterflies, bees, ladybugs and ants. By the end, students will have learned so much and have written a small research paper about

The varsity baseball team finished their regular season as district champions! In the first week, CCS defeated the Northland Cougars with scores of 8-4 and 13-1. After that, the Warriors defeated Legacy Prep with senior pitcher Andrew Williams on the

Both the boys and girls golf teams qualified for the TAPPS 4A State Golf Championships this past week at Regionals!… High School

All Spanish III, III Honors and AP Spanish IV students presented the Gospel to each other this week. They worked on how to start a conversation with someone, memorized 11 verses and used the POR FE outline along with their

Eighth-grade students participated in the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game. Teams begin the simulation with an imaginary investment of $100,000 to trade on the NYSE and NASDAQ. Students follow current events and global news impacting the financial markets and place

On Friday April 29, the Theatre Arts Department hosted their annual Theatre Arts Banquet. This year, students were also able to enjoy some student-directed scenes, directed by select juniors and seniors in the department. Students also nominated pupils in their

The Cypress Christian School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony was held on April 25, 2022. The National Honor Society was organized in 1921 to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service,

Both the girls and boys track & field teams had a great day competing in Waco at the old Baylor stadium for the TAPPS 4A South Regional meet. Listed below are our accomplishments: Girls Team: Regional Champions Discus: Mariana Van

Grayson Petru, a freshman at Cypress Christian, competed in the TAPPS 4A district tournament at River Point Golf Club in…

The Academic Team competed in the TAPPS Academic and Fine Arts State meet last Tuesday and Wednesday in Waco. After months of preparing, the team finished sixth in state in academics for 4A schools and when combined with speech events,

The girls and boys track teams won the District Track & Field Meet today held at Cypress Christian School. These students are advancing to the TAPPS 4A South Regional Meet: 100 m. dash – Abbie Hirth (District Champion), Riley Fox,

On Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13, CCS artists participated at the TAPPS state art competition at the BASE Events Center in Waco, Texas. Twenty-three artists were entered in 13 distinct categories and three on-site events winning over 30

On April 8, National Honor Society was proud to welcome its newest members. It was an evening of fun and accomplishment for the incoming juniors and sophomores. We are incredibly proud of our inductees and their dedication in acquiring hours

The CCS Lady Warriors softball team wrapped up another district championship with an 18-3 win at Northland on Tuesday. Freshman Megan Smith led the way with four RBIs, including an inside-the-park homerun and two triples. Freshman Sarah Olenick, senior Makaylah

The TAPPS State Academic, Fine Arts and Speech Meet took place this week in Waco. Our Warriors had the perseverance and tenacity to place as the 4A State Champion school in Art, the State Runner-Up school in speech and placed

The Honors Engineering class of 2021-2022 presented the projects they built to enhance the lives of their clients from Reach Unlimited at a banquet on Monday, April 11. The semester began with the students visiting Reach Unlimited to meet their

The Lady Warriors softball team extended its winning streak to eight games, sweeping a district doubleheader with Faith West on Tuesday. Cypress Christian took game one by a score of 19-1 as sophomore Macy Murray led the way with three

The jurors for the Pearl Museum of Fine Arts Student Art Contest adjudicated over 180 incredible entries on March 17. From these entries first, second, third and honorable mention was chosen for each division. Entries were from school districts all

Students in Spanish 2 Honors classes taught a cooking class this week to demonstrate their mastery of using commands in Spanish. Students brought in small samples to share with the class, and taught how to make everything from burgers and

Warrior Golf recently competed in the Covenant Prep Invitational at the Kingwood Country Club. Megan Cater came in first for…

The Lady Warriors softball team opened district play with a 22-8 win over Northland Christian School on Tuesday evening. The girls broke open a tight ballgame in the bottom of the fourth, batting around twice and scoring 15 runs before

  Cypress Christian School had two track & field athletes who qualified to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays this past week, held at the University of Texas in Austin. This is a statewide event for high schools and

The hot streak continues for the Lady Warriors softball team as they vanquished Veritas Academy last week, 20-5, and then shut out Frassati Catholic this week, 15-0. Chloe Roberson led the way with four hits, including her second home run

Our varsity boys and girls golf teams started out the season strong with two tournaments this week. Monday’s tourney was at…

The Lady Warriors Softball team returned from Spring Break with a bang, scoring 12 runs in the first inning en route to a 15-9 win over St. Francis Episcopal. The first inning barrage included a bases-loaded triple from junior Cayden

The Honors Engineering class had the opportunity to simulate a “stakeholders’ meeting” with leadership at CCS. The class of 12 students is split into three groups of four students. We have partnered with Reach Unlimited (ReachUnlimited.org) for the students’ spring

On March 10, seventh grade students concluded their work on Texas History Fair with presentations to parents, classmates and a panel of judges. A reception displaying students’ scrapbooks was well-attended by parents and students. Since early December, students became immersed

CCS hosted representatives from 25 colleges and universities for a College Fair during the week before spring break. Sophomores and juniors had the opportunity to browse the fair and learn about the universities’ academic programs, student life, scholarships and more.

In February, NHS, the National Honor Society, worked with Entrusted Houston to create a diaper drive, helping children and parents who may not have the resources they need. The original goal set by NHS was 5,000 diapers, and a grand

Eighteen students were selected to compete in the ACSI Math Olympics competition based on their high scores in the categories of computation and reasoning. Many on the team placed in this competition. We are so proud of the team’s hard

The Lady Warriors ended their season as a part of the Elite Eight in TAPPS 4A, losing in a close game in the regional round to Lutheran High School, San Antonio. The Lady Warriors earned second place in TAPPS 4A

On March 13, 2022, Abigail Sanders was the first CCS student to be a participant as an auction winner in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo School Art program. Abigail had this to say of her experience, “It was really

Friends, family members, students and teachers attended this year’s sixth grade Living Wax Museum honoring heroes of our faith and heroes of our history.More than 60 sixth-grade students dressed in costumes and gave monologues as a culmination of their unit

Thank you to senior David Wahmhoff for using his God-given talents of design and photography in providing his Eagle Scout project to Cypress Christian School. The photography display is located in the foyer of the East Gym and includes photos

Congratulations to our Cypress Christian School Warriors boys soccer team for making it to the 2022 TAPPS Division III state championship…

The elementary school recently held its first Annual Rodeo Art Award Ceremony. Students whose art competed at the 2022 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art competition were presented with their certificates and ribbons, along with 60 additional recipients who were

The Cypress Christian Lady Warriors softball team captured the championship in the First Baptist Christian Academy Softball Tournament last weekend. CCS went 4-0 in the tournament with wins over St. Francis Episcopal, Frassati, Concordia Lutheran and First Baptist Christian Academy.

Cypress Christian School is excited to announce new additions to our cheer program for the 2022-2023 season. Additionally, we are happy to announce our launch of the Warrior Dance Team! The cheer and dance programs will work together to form

On Tuesday, March 1, a group of National Junior Honor Society members visited our local fire station 22 on Cypress N. Houston Rd. The students delivered thank you notes to let them know how much we appreciate what they do

Spatial visualization is the study of two and three-dimensional objects and the practice of mental manipulation of objects. As engineers create new things for human use, they first visualize their products before building them. Students in the Principles of Engineering

Eighth-grade U.S. history students partook in a Supreme Court simulation on Tuesday. Students were assigned different roles, such as Justices, clerks, prosecutors Solicitor Generals, and journalists. Each role was vital to the success of the project and presented each student

The Cypress Christian Lady Warriors softball team improved to 3-1 with a 16-1 win over Frassati Catholic School on Tuesday evening. Junior Lucy Davis led the way with three hits and five RBIs, including a bases-loaded double as the visiting

Varsity boys basketball defeated Veritas Academy Austin on Tuesday night to advance to the regional round. We are thankful to God for all the success He has allowed us to have this season. Regional Playoffs vs. Westbury Christian Friday, February

The Lady Warriors won the area round of TAPPS 4A basketball playoffs on Tuesday, defeating First Baptist Christian Academy, Pasadena, at Emery Weiner High School. The Lady Warriors were led by Lynden Yough, Addi McLain, Sarah Olenick and Cayden Tate,

The Cypress Christian Lady Warriors rallied back from a pair of six-run deficits for another exciting comeback victory, beating Incarnate Word Academy 18-16 and improving their record to 2-0. After falling in a 6-0 hole in the first inning, the

CCS National Art Honor Society members had the opportunity on their annual field trip to the Pearl Museum to see two exhibitions and then create art based on one of the exhibitor’s methods for art making. See below for information

Congratulations to junior Chloe Roberson for being selected as Artsonia’s “ARTIST OF THE WEEK” (grades 10-12). Chloe received 809 votes from website visitors. In addition to the plaque, Blick Art Materials has generously donated a $100 gift certificate to CCS

The engineering classes were given a worksheet with details about specific model rockets and engines. Formulas were given to help identify the projected height the model rocket would go. The classes then ordered specific model rockets and engines that they