GoodNews Florida

OUT AND ABOUT 18 JUNE 2018 Good News • South Florida Edition Faced with excessive re- pairs in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Coral Springs Christian Academy (CSCA) will gradu- ate it’s last class in 2018. According to Joseph E. Sanelli, CSCA Head of School, CSCAwas founded in 1971 to minister to students in a Christ-centered learning community which instills the vision and practice of excel- lence in academics, character and service for God’s glory. The school has enjoyed many celebrations and faced many challenges over the years - athletes making it to the professional level, per- formers using their craft to en- tertain, and of course the many alumni who are making a positive impact on this world for Jesus Christ. “After Hurricane Irma we learned the cost of critical /necessary repairs to the cam- pus would cost over a million dollars,” said Sanelli. “Facing this impossible financial chal- lenge, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church voted to sell the campus on January 7, 2018.” Coral Springs Christian Academy will now soon come to an end, but it’s legacy will live on in the lives and memo- ries of every “Crusader.” “To EVERY parent who chose CSCA for their child, to every student who ever at- tended, and to every dedi- cated individual who served on the CSCA staff, we say thank you. You made CSCA so special,” said Sanelli. “We thank the Lord for allowing this ministry to impact the lives of so many, the many who will forever remain Crusaders.” Coral Springs Christian Academy Graduates Last Class Firewall Centers held its Fifth Annual Serve-A-Thon on Saturday, April 28th, where over 500 Firewall students, their mentors and volunteers engaged in seven service projects throughout Broward County and learned the value of giving back. Firewall Plantation, West- ern and Blanche Ely High stu- dents visited three elderly care centers through Heart2Heart Outreach of South Florida. While there, Firewall students played games and read with the residents, taught them how to better use their phones and cleaned the facilities. Firewall Indian Ridge Middle and North Side Ele- mentary students beautified North Side Elementary by restoring the outside areas, painting and laying sod in the courtyard. City Church in Fort Lauderdale volunteers also served with the students and donated supplies Firewall Bair Middle School students prepared 21,145 meals for hungry families with Feeding South Florida. Firewall Crystal Middle students fed the homeless, packaged meals and distributed clothes with Hope South Florida. Firewall Pompano Beach Middle and Lauderhill 6-12 students served at Snyder Park by mulching trails, re- moving invasive species, painting picnic benches, and decorating “Lending Libraries” for children who do not have access to borrowing books. Firewall Students Serve South Florida Joseph E. Sanelli Crystal Lake Middle School Firewall students and Ameri- Corps Mentors Paula Franco, Jennifer LaBrie and Andrea Flores