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Courtlyn Helder

Senior – Varsity Tennis

What is your favorite bible verse and why is it meaningful for you?  Esther 4:14 – It reminds me that each moment I live could be the reason God created me.

What is your favorite high school memory?  My favorite memory is “Tech Week” of my last high school show “You can’t take it with you” where everyone was filled with joy, love and appreciation for one another.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received?  Human rejection is God’s protection.

What other sports/activities do you participate in either at school or recreationally?  Theatre, SLC, Tennis at Premier.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian? It’s a fun outlet for the stressful and draining days of school. 

What is your favorite pre-game meal or snack?  Orange and white speckled string cheese.

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be? I would play on a girl’s hockey team.

Name a role model who has impacted your life.  My mom, Lynne, who has supported me and been there for ALL of my sporting events.

What are your favorite subjects in high school? Bible and English

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Nathan Wright

Senior - Varsity Lacrosse

What sports do you play and how long have you played them?  I have played soccer since I was six years old and I’ve played lacrosse since 8^th grade.

What is the best part of playing in a co-op sport?  I like that you get to meet kids from other schools and you get to see how other schools do athletics.

You were recovering from an injury during this soccer season.  What did you learn from that?  I learned about the team aspect of sports.  I had to learn how I could best help the team from the bench.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received?  It’s better to keep your mouth shut and let everyone think you’re an idiot than to open it and prove them right.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian?   I like the competition.

What is your favorite pre-game meal or snack?  Mrs. VanderHeide’s wings

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be? Hockey

Name a role model who has impacted your life?  Tony, a homeless man from Degage Ministries.

What are your favorite subjects in high school? Intro to Engineering, PE2 and Foods

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Morgan Busscher

Senior - Varsity Bowling

What is your favorite Bible verse and why is it meaningful to you?  Jeremiah 29:11 & Joshua 1:9

What is your favorite high school memory?  My favorite memory so far was making it to State for bowling my freshman and sophomore year.  Also, the team bonding dinners at Olive Garden are always memorable.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Just do your best and never give up.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian?   I play sports at CCHS because I love to bowl and I love being part of a team.

What other sports/activities do you participate in at school or recreationally?  I play in the orchestra at Calvin Christian and am also part of the Kent ISD Health Career Immersion Program.

What is your favorite pre-game meal or snack?  Fruit and Almonds.

What is your favorite pre-game music?  Contemporary Christian music or anything that will get me pumped up.

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be?  Diving or Gymnastics

Name a role model who has impacted your life?  My family because they support me and encourage me every day.

What are your favorite subjects in high school?  Physiology

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Case VanderHeide

Senior - Varsity Wrestling

What is your favorite Bible verse and why is it meaningful to you?  Proverbs 27:17  I like this verse because adversity will shape you into who you are.

What is your favorite high school memory?  My favorite memory was playing a starting position for half the season on the varsity football team as a freshman.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received? You have to earn respect.  It can’t be given or taken.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian?   I play sports at CCHS because sports are a great time to have fun with friends and beat up on them a little bit.

What other sports/activities do you participate in at school or recreationally?  I play football and Lacrosse.

What is your favorite pre-game meal or snack?  A protein bar with a tall glass of water.

What is your favorite pre-game music?  Metal

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be?  Boxing

Name a role model who has impacted your life?  Coach Wick and Coach Harvey

What are your favorite subjects in high school?  Science

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Boden Schrotenboer

Freshman – Swim & Dive Co-op

What is your favorite Bible verse and why is it meaningful to you?  Psalm 46:1-3 is meaningful to me because it shows us that whatever we do, God will protect us.  He is there through the greatest storms, and He will protect us when we are in trouble.

What is your favorite high school memory?  My favorite high school memory so far is probably the freshman mixer.  At the mixer I met new friends and got to play sports with new and old friends.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received? The best advice I have received was to just keep moving forward and never stop. Never give up and always be myself.  If a person cannot respect you for who you truly are, then they are not truly themselves either.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian?   I play sports at CCHS because it is close to home.  I also choose to play sports at Calvin because I can make lasting and closer friendships.

What other sports/activities do you participate in at school or recreationally?  At school I play tennis in the spring and sometimes even like to challenge my friends and family to impromptu tennis matches.  In the winter I like to ski. I have gone on week long trips with the sole intent of skiing in God’s creation.  I like to hike with my family in the summer.  I also skate with my brother in the ice rink that we build in the backyard.  My brother plays hockey, so I play that for fun.

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be?  I would probably choose hockey because my brother always shows me up with his hockey skills.

Name a role model who has impacted your life?  My grandparents have impacted my life in that they have shown me how to follow God by sharing their own walks with me and take time out of their own life to help me out in sports.  They take the time to watch me play and cheer me on.

What are your favorite subjects in high school? My favorite subjects in high school are Science, English and any other subject that lets me write freely or figure out how to do something.  I also like band because it allows me to express my creative side as well.

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Ashleigh Dornbos

Freshman – Junior Varsity Basketball

What is your favorite Bible verse?  1 Corinthians 13:4   

What is the best advice you’ve ever received?  You either win or you learn.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian?  I play sports at Calvin Christian because I enjoy meeting new people and building new relationships.

What other sports/activities do you participate at school or recreationally?  Swim, basketball and track

What is your favorite pre-game meal or snack?  Bagels

What is your favorite pre-game music?  Anything fast and upbeat

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be?  Volleyball or Gymnastics

Name a role model who has impacted your life? My mom

What are your favorite subjects in high school?  Art and English

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Hanna Kroeze

Sophomore – Cross Country

Favorite Bible Verse:   Philippians 4:6-7.  This verse tells me not to be anxious about anything, but pray because God will always help me.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received?  Always think of others first and Run for Jesus.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian?  I want to use my physical God given gifts.

What is your favorite pre-game meal or snack?  Pasta

What is your favorite pre-game music?  Kesha

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be?  Gymnastics

Name a role model who has impacted your life?  Upperclassmen have shown me how to be a good sport and act the right way.

What are your favorite subjects in high school?  History and English

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Tyce Lindhout

Senior - Varsity Hockey

Favorite Bible Verse: Deuteronomy 31:6.  It is meaningful to me because it tells me to be strong and courageous along with the promise that God will never leave me or forsake me.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

Why do you choose to play sports at Calvin Christian?   I play sports at CCHS because they teach so many lessons about not just the game, but life.

What other sports/activities do you participate in at school or recreationally?  I play soccer and Lacrosse here at Calvin.  I also ski in the winter.

What is your favorite pre-game meal or snack?  Pasta with Chicken is my favorite pre-game meal.  My favorite pre-game snack is a cliff bar.

What is your favorite pre-game music?  Sound cloud EDM mixes or Hip Hop

If you could play another sport, regardless of skill, what would it be?  Football

Name a role model who has impacted your life?  Many of my coaches have been great role models along with my dad.

What are your favorite subjects in high school?  Science and English.  Pretty much any class that is not math.

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Kendall Frelix

Senior - Varsity Basketball