Hannah Manase and Gerrad Vat – Loveland, CO … Over 500 alumni reconnected at Campion Academy (CA) in Loveland, Colorado, sharing old memories on campus, September 19-20. The homecoming event included a worship service, musical performances, time to catch up with classmates, and sports games.

Many alumni arrived on campus Friday afternoon to tour around the administrative building and view their class photos. After sundown, a vespers service was held at the Campion Seventh-day Adventist Church on campus and featured the International Student Program with Jill Harlow, CA Spanish, ELL, Communication teacher, where the choir and Koinonia performed.

After the vespers service, alumni and students gathered at the firepit for an afterglow event with s’mores and hot drinks.

On Saturday, during the church service, the honor classes (ending in 5 or 0) stood for roll call. Alumni-of-the-year awards were presented to Reggie Leech and Joe and Eva Martin. Leech received the award for his work in Adventist education and his support of Campion Academy. The Martins were honored for starting the Literature Evangelism program and leading it for many years.

After the church service, honor classes visited with each other across campus. Teddy Manase, Class of 2015, reflected on his weekend. “Alumni weekend was awesome. It was great catching up with my fellow classmates and seeing how far everyone has come in life—career wise, having families, etc—and reminiscing about the good old times that we had. I also missed some of the people that weren’t able to make it.”

The events ended with friendly competitions between the alumni and current students in volleyball and soccer. The alumni dominated both the volleyball and the soccer games again this year.

Blet Htoo, Class of 2023, stated, “I didn’t plan on going up to alumni weekend but I’m happy I did. I enjoyed getting to see staff and friends. It hasn’t been long since I’ve graduated, but I miss everyone so much. Getting to talk and hear about how everyone’s doing is great, especially since it’s hard to stay in contact when we are all busy. Campion will always be special and important to me.”

—Hannah Manase and Gerrad Vat, Campion Academy Student News Team. Photos supplied.