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2020 Spring BUZZPY's
CCA proudly presents…the Spring Buzzpys! (Featuring some VERY special guests!) Thank you to our Athletic Director Ken Krabitz for a fabulous job on this!!! 2020 Spring BUZZPY'sHonoring Chapelgate Christian Academy's 2020 spring athletes. Editors Note: Jordan Praylow was accidentally not mentioned with the Baseball team. He became a…

2020 Spring BUZZPY’s
The Spring BUZZPY’s are available to watch! Honoring our spring athletes with special guest speakers and a word from CCA staff & coaches! A few pro athletes check-in also!!! Check it out!!! https://youtu.be/Wjvjo4sIGjg Chapelgate Christian Academy 2020 Spring BUZZPY'sHonoring Chapelgate Christian Academy's 2020 spring athletes. Editors Note: Jordan Praylow was accidentally not mentioned with the…

Congrats to Yellow Jacket Jordan Praylow for being named to the NCSAA Super-Regional team!…
Congrats to Yellow Jacket Jordan Praylow for being named to the NCSAA Super-Regional team! Way to go Jordan! CCA is proud of you! Chapelgate Christian Academy https://www.ncsaa.org/services/awards-basketball-boys-2019-20

A Letter from the Head of School regarding Recent Events of Racial Bias
Dear CCA families, Over the last few days, I have been in prayer for our country and especially for our brothers and sister of color who are hurting. This is not an easy letter to write, and I’ve written (and deleted) several drafts. When I first started as Head of

A Letter from the Head of School regarding Reopening
Dear CCA Parents, I am reaching out to share with you my thoughts on reopening school, and what it means for decisions you need to make this summer. At this time, we plan to return to the classroom in the fall! We have a task force of administrators that has

A Great Day for our Lower School!
What a fantastic end to to the school year!! Chapelgate Academy put together the most perfect graduations for both their upper AND their lower schools! Live music, sweet, smiling, familiar faces, Buzz, and even a photo op ?! Incredible job, CCA faculty and staff – because of you, these students
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A Letter from the Head of School regarding End of 2020 School Year
CCA Families, Happy last day of school! Today we celebrate the hard work of our students and teachers, who worked so hard to finish a FULL year of school, despite the challenges they faced. This will be my last weekly email…over the summer, please keep an eye out for monthly

Chapelgate Athletics would like to announce two new coaching hires. First, we would…
Chapelgate Athletics would like to announce two new coaching hires. First, we would like to welcome back Coach Leslie Rufolo, who will be leading the Varsity Cheer Team, where she was the head coach before this past year. We would also like to welcome Coach Sherman Gray who is being brought on as a Varsity…

In Honor of our seniors, the IAAM proudly announces the 2020 Softball Conference Team
Congrats to our senior softball players for being names to the IAAM All-Conference Team! Chapelgate Christian Academy https://www.iaamsports.com/Softball_All_Conference_2020 In Honor of our seniors, the IAAM proudly announces the 2020 Softball Conference Teamhe IAAM proudly recognizes our senior softball athletes as IAAM 2020 All Conference With over 500 IAAM spring-season senior athletes sidelined this season, the…

Jessica Lucas Signing Day – Bowie State University
We would like to congratulate Jessica Lucas signing her letter of intent to play softball at Bowie State University. You can watch her signing at the new Chapelgate Athletics YouTube Channel by following this link https://youtu.be/HY6VNdl8M1o Congrats Jess & Go Bulldogs!!! Chapelgate Christian Academy Jessica Lucas Signing Day – Bowie State UniversityJessica Lucas signed her…

Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Madeline Donatto
Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Madeline Donatto Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Madeline Donatto – We have a few three-sport athletes at CCA, but only one three-sport coach! Coach Donatto, this past year, was the assistant coach for Middle School Soccer, Varsity Cheer, and Varsity Softball. She also

Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation are so grateful for our team of…
Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation week…we are so grateful for our team of dedicated and loving teachers! Thank you for all you do!

Check out Mrs. Lydia Radcliffe in this awesome Chapelgate Church worship song!
Check out Mrs. Lydia Radcliffe in this awesome Chapelgate Church worship song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL99ttserUA&fbclid=IwAR1jzPLepQSyOpbK7M7_eIGc6lHvqxmS9bHncnDpQgw-m6QRHntPrT4pwKA&app=desktop

Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Ken Krabitz
Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Ken Krabitz Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Ken Krabitz – I am doing the Instagram take over for the Chapelgate Instagram page, so I thought today would be good to do my secret life. Following the footsteps of my father, I attended Mt

Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Judie Puckett – Coach Puckett has been the Yellow Jack…
Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Judie Puckett – Coach Puckett has been the Yellow Jackets Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach for the past 4 years. She attended Westminster High School, where she played field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse. As the leading scorer, and strongest defender in the county, she was named “Field Hockey Player of…

CCA Athletic Senior of the Day – Jaby Blackwell – Jaby was a two-year Varsity Basket…
CCA Athletic Senior of the Day – Jaby Blackwell – Jaby was a two-year Varsity Basketball player for The Gate. He is currently undecided on his college selection. Jaby started the scoring for the Yellow Jackets, on Senior Night, by bombing two back to back three's from long range. It got the crowd roaring and…

Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Bethany Bilewu – Coach Bilewu was the Head Cheer coach…
Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Bethany Bilewu – Coach Bilewu was the Head Cheer coach this year for our heavily populated Cheer Squad. She is also the Dance teacher at CCA. Coach B was born in Nigeria before moving to Maryland at a young age. She is a graduate of Towson University, where she…

Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Lydia Radcliffe – Coach Radcliffe, an alumnus of CCA (…
Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Lydia Radcliffe – Coach Radcliffe, an alumnus of CCA (class of 2014), was the Assistant Coach for the Women’s Varsity Soccer team this year. She will be taking over as Head Coach next year! Coach Radcliff is also the Assistant Athletic Director for Chapelgate. She handles many of the…

Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Virginia Sine – Coach Sine was the assistant coach for…
Secret Lives of CCA Coaches – Virginia Sine – Coach Sine was the assistant coach for both Middle School Girls Volleyball and Basketball this year. Her flexibility coaching came from her athletic background. Coach Sine was a triple Varsity player in high school playing Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball. Coach Sine went on to study at…

Message from the Head of School regarding COVID-19
Dear Chapelgate friends, Here is some information on our COVID-19 response. In alignment with the State of Maryland, Chapelgate is no longer holding classes in our building. However: that doesn’t mean the learning stops! On Monday, 3/16, students began online coursework and remote teams collaboration. We will continue to work
Ben Nevius representing CCA at the AAU Junior Olympics
Yellow Jackets representing at the AAU Junior Olympics! There on the podium is Ben N., class of 2021, who took 8th place in the Steeplechase and PR’d with a time of 6:47:50. Way to go, Ben!