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Monday's Internet Edition, March 15, 2010.
Wilton school celebrates 14-year anniversary
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Photo by Barbara Edwards
Small Cloud Christian School (SCCS) students in Wilton kick off their anniversary celebration on Jan. 30 by singing 'Go Tell it on the Mountain.' Vice Principal Margie Seely (far right) accompanies the students on the piano.
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By Barbara Edwards
River Valley Times Reporter
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Although not a widely known academic establishment, Small Cloud Christian School (SCCS) located in the heart of Wilton at 12434 Pear Lane recently celebrated its 14-year anniversary. The event was observed on Saturday, Jan. 30 with a program of songs and eloquent speeches presented for their families by the 12 students currently enrolled at the school.
The theme for the evening’s program was “Hope.” The students chose the subject of their speeches from Biblical examples of hope, which included the stories of Jesus, Noah, Job and Joseph.
Sprouting from humble beginnings, SCCS was founded in 1996 as a single room schoolhouse. It was set up in a barn with cows roaming on the other side of the back wall.
Albert Schendel, the grandfather of current SCCS Principal Sandra Nelson, offered his granddaughter the barn located on his property, allowing her to realize her dream of opening a school with her close friend SCCS Vice Principal Margie Seely. Schendel has since passed away, and the students honored his memory during the anniversary program by singing his favorite hymn, “Amazing Grace.”
Over the years, SCCS has blossomed into a three-room school with room for 32 students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The small campus has a grassy playground, basketball courts and a garden, which is cultivated by the students and teachers for spring planting. There is also a small bus available to transport students to school and back home.
SCCS administration members believe that proper nutrition is essential to a student’s ability to be academically successful, according to Seely. “We noticed that the children would just crash in the mornings,” she said. “We try to teach them that what you eat directly affects how you feel.” Students are provided daily with a nutritional breakfast and lunch and even lend a hand to prepare both meals.
The SCCS mission statement is that the school exists to "provide quality, God-centered education and to help students discover and develop their own God-given talents."
Tuition is required to attend SCCS, however, Seely said the school administration believes that no child should be prevented from receiving a Christian education simply because he or she is unable to pay the tuition. “We have never turned a child away simply because the family was unable to pay the full tuition,” Seely said. For more information about SCCS, call 916-687-8329.
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