Fine Arts
Student Media
Who We Are
LIGHTS UP Theatre Troupe is made up of 8 high school students (freshmen through seniors) at Central Arkansas Christian who meet daily to develop, rehearse and polish performance material for two different repertoires: children’s theatre (appropriate for pre-K through 5th grade audience) and spiritually themed material for middle and high school students (appropriate for school chapel programs, church youth groups, and faith-based youth community organizations).
Lights Up operates as a service organization, offering performances and workshops free of charge to elementary schools, community organizations, developmental schools, children’s hospitals, faith-based schools, and churches. The troupe performs around Central Arkansas throughout the school year, typically doing 2-3 day tours in the fall and 2-3 day tours in the spring. In the month of April, the troupe typically does an out-of-state tour.
Student Media Publications
The Mustang Yearbook
Yearbook is a designated group of students who come together to find photos, write stories, conduct interviews, and more for CAC’s yearbook. The yearbook includes athletics, people, senior specialties, special events, and more. The yearbook spotlights almost every aspect of Mustang Mountain throughout each year. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be a part of the yearbook staff.
Throughout the year, the students are working everyday to perfect their work for the students to read at the end of the year. These yearbooks are timeless and can be mementos for years to come. The staff goes above and beyond each year to top the last year’s book. This makes students get excited for the end of the year to look through their books and get them signed.
Written by Sophomore Katie New
The Pony Press
The Pony Press is a student publication that is sent to secondary students and staff at CAC. Some of those include information on our sports schedules and the past sports outcomes. They also keep track of different holidays that pass by. The Pony Press also keeps track of other things like school plays or musicals.
This month the Pony Press has shown appreciation for Black History Month and historical black people that made a big impact on the future. Events in the Pony Press include almost anything you can think of. For example, they introduced “Quiz Bowl”, a group of students that answer random brain wracking questions and compete against other schools. Mainly, the Pony Press talks about the different exciting events going on at CAC.
Written by Junior Kaliyah Durden
& Sophomore Karson Everett
The Mustang Monitor
The CAC Sports Media are students who work hard to showcase every aspect of the sports at Central Arkansas Christian. They have a Mustang Monitor that is sent out to the students every Monday, which has many different sections over CAC’s athletics. It shows people what sports are going on, in the future or previous weeks. It has different sports fundraisers, to raise money for big events. They also have a leaderboard, where a sport is picked and shows the highlights of it. There is a “Gold Stang” in each issue, where an athlete is highlighted with their accomplishments.
The CAC Sports Media works hard, but they still have fun. They enjoy interviewing people, editing, photography, writing, etc. There is a part for each person apart from the Media, and they get to be a part of sports in a different way. The workload is attainable, and it is easy when you love what you’re doing! The CAC Sports Media exists to establish a community between players, coaches, and non-athletes. It makes people feel special, while also providing entertainment for students.
Written by Sophomore Alyssa Jansen