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ALUMNI UPDATES
to do at CPA . We want to equip children and teenagers to become adults who love the truth and take it into a truth starved world .
Leigh Graham , Class of 2006 / Instructor of First Grade Favorite CPA Tradition : Lion Walks . The younger students get to cheer on the older students and dream about being just like them one day . / Favorite thing about working at CPA : I enjoy getting to tell my first graders about things I did as a CPA student- which classroom I was in , what field trips I took , etc .
Kenzie Haynes , Class of 2014 / Communications Coordinator / Director of Middle School Dance Favorite CPA Tradition : Allschool Chapels when everyone is together , the “ marching ” cheer at the end of every game , and pep rallies / Favorite thing about working at CPA : My favorite thing about working here is connecting with students through shared passions in the Arts . It is a huge blessing to get to come full circle and create opportunities in dance at CPA .
Caroline Anderson Holt , Class of 2000 / Director of Alumni & Special Events Favorite CPA Tradition : Passing of the Scrolls and the pep rallies / Favorite Thing about working at CPA : I love working at the place that shaped much of who I am through some very formative years . It has been fun working alongside so many faculty and staff members who were here when I was a student . Many things have changed about CPA in the twenty plus years since I graduated , but I am thankful that some of the men and women who were there in the early years are still there today .
Anna Lee McFadden , Class of 2011 / Instructor of Middle School Theatre and Special Events Favorite CPA Tradition : The “ Right Now ” video Favorite Thing about working at CPA : I love directing the middle school shows and creating the ultimate atmosphere of fun , friendship , and excellence . I love that I get to know my students and create community with them in ways that I don ’ t know I ’ d get to in another school setting !
Ellie Clayton McGee , Class of 2011 / Instructor of Seventh Grade Literature and Latin / Middle School Asst . Track Coach / Favorite CPA Tradition : Middle School Talent Show / Favorite thing about working at CPA : The faculty and staff .
Houston Nichols , Class of 2015 / Instructor of Upper School Economics / Assistant Varsity Football Coach / Favorite CPA Tradition : Lion Walks Favorite thing about working at CPA : Being able to invest in the lives of students just as my teachers invested in me as a student .
Cole Smith , Class of 2016 / Upper School Faculty Favorite CPA Tradition : Lion Walks / Favorite thing about working at CPA : The community
Katie Barlow Songer , Class of 2000 / Middle School Learning Services / Favorite CPA Tradition : The All- School Christmas Chapel and hearing the little ones recite Luke 2 / Favorite thing about working at CPA : Working with people I have known since I was a student here myself . The countless ways our stories intersect . Walking halls that hold the memories of three generations of my family .
Johnathan Sottek , Class of 2016 / Arts Technical Specialist Favorite CPA Tradition : Traveling with the upper school vocal group , Vision , to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville , NC around Christmas-time . Favorite thing about working at CPA : My favorite part of being employed at CPA is getting the chance to offer excellence in the skills I ’ ve developed to the community that helped me grow . I get to work with the people who impacted my life so deeply and show them some of the fruit from the crop they helped sow .
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