Honoring Olivia

CCS Christmas trees benefit ETCH

  • Former CCS student Olivia Kate Newsome, who passed away Sept. 8, 2019, after a brave battle with cancer, was honored this year when fellow classmates decorated Christmas trees in her memory. - ~ All photos submitted

  • Further honoring Olivia was the inclusion of her life verse, Psalms 71:14, prominently displayed on every tree. - ~ All photos submitted

  • From left are Emma Rucker, Lexi VanDyk, Annika Fletcher and Lilyana Helton. - ~ All photos submitted

  • From left are Chris Underwood, Cade Keeton, Lane Lintner and Aiden Holt. - ~ All photos submitted

  • From left are Connor Hutton, James Reyes, Keelyn Chamberlin and Sarah Gilder. - ~ All photos submitted

  • A close-up view of two of the decorated trees that will be on display at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital during the holidays. - ~ All photos submitted

  • From left are John Davis Roberts, Liam Knudsen, Brenon Bodie, John Harvey Scott, Manny Maurer and Luke Robinson. - ~ All photos submitted

Concord Christian School Middle School students were proud to decorate 20 Tiny Trees last week to benefit patients at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in loving memory of former classmate, Olivia Kate Newsome, who passed away Sept. 8, 2019, after bravely battling cancer.

The service project also ties into CCS’s Mission Statement: “Inspire students to follow Jesus by equipping them to serve, lead and transform their world,” said Lorna Keeton, CCS’s director of development and marketing.

Each decorated tree further honored Olivia by displaying her life verse, Psalm 71:14.

“She remains forever in our hearts,” Keeton added.