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CCA: For This Reason and Many Others

I never fully realized how much this school has had an impact on my life until I went through a difficult family situation in seventh grade.

My parents were getting a divorce at the time, and my grades started slowly dropping, especially in math. I didn’t feel like trying at something I couldn’t understand anymore.

When I got home one night, my mom told me that my math teacher had stopped in her classroom after school to tell her that he understood what I was going through as he had once faced a similar circumstance. He offered to pray for me right then and said he was going to look out for me.

After hearing this, I remember feeling a great amount of relief, gratitude, and encouragement. It was comforting to know that I wasn’t alone and that it didn’t appear I just wasn’t smart enough to complete the assignments.

Throughout the year, he continued to check up and me and occasionally sent me emails, making sure I was keeping up with the material and presenting help when needed.

It’s for this reason and many others, that I appreciate the teachers immensely here at CCA as it’s evident they truly care about their students, wishing to see them grow with Christ and become successful in life.

Christian Central Academy has prepared me spiritually to enter the world after high school and to be able to comprehend the difference between what God wants for me and what society says is acceptable.




It has also strengthened me educationally, and I know I am ready to go to college and tackle any of the classes and tasks there.

This school is like a family, and while I might not agree with all of the rules set before me, I wouldn’t trade it or the friends and relationships I’ve made here for anything.



By Haley Lux
Class of 2019

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