Hand Turkies
9M competed in the Door Decorating Competition for Spirit Week. Each student made a hand-turkey and helped create a really special class door.
Miss Miller
Riddles
The 9th grade class continued reading the novel Blink of an Eye, by Ted Dekker. The thrilling book kept the students wondering what would happen next. Most students read ahead, not being able to put the book down. Students had fun answering challenging riddles, practicing their critical thinking and figurative language, and created their own riddles based on the novel. Students are now looking forward to reading A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, just in time for the Christmas season.
Miss Miller
Microsoft Excel
To finish our long unit of study in Microsoft Excel, students in 8th through 10th grades completed a quiz that wrapped a sampling of all the skills they learned into one activity. Since the activity involved a college budget they also had the opportunity to think about living expenses when they go to college.
Mr. Boyd
A Week of Fun and Spirit!
Spirit Week was AMAZING this year! All of Middle School and High School participated in trying to win points which made Spirit Week very enjoyable. Spirit Week was based on a point system this year: everything that took place counted as points toward every class that participated. Throughout the week, we had many contests going on. We had a Coin Contest, a Can Drive, a Door Decorating Contest, and a Shopping Cart Contest. We started off with “Tis’ the Season” on Monday, on which students dressed as their favorite symbol from their favorite holiday. We had students coming in dressed as everything from Christmas trees with ornaments and lights hanging from their clothes to soldiers in army clothes as a tribute to Veterans’ Day. Monday was also our Game Day for middle school. Sixth through eighth grade competed against each other in trying to rack up points to win Spirit Week. We played games such as the Cracker Whistle Relay, Bug Hunt, and Root Beer Chug-a-Lug. Tuesday was “Crazy Shirt and Tie Day.” Students were challenged to find their old clothes and tacky ties to show-off to their friends and the school. Tuesday was also our Game Day for high school in which we played games similar to Middle School’s Game Day! Wednesday was “Multiplicity” Day; students were asked to team up with their friends and match up with clothes, so that they would look like twins, triplets, or even quadruplets! Thursday was “Spirit” Day. Evangel students came in dressed in Evangel colors – blue, white, and gray. Last two periods on Thursday was our fall Pep Rally! Middle School and High School cheered on our Girls Varsity Volleyball Team, Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Team, Girls Varsity Basketball Team, and Boys Varsity Basketball Team. We congratulate our Girls Varsity Volleyball Team for their Undefeated Regular Season! We finished off our incredible week with “Formal Friday;” the day on which students came in to school with their fanciest dresses and spiffiest suits. Friday was also our Air Band Contest which was another way for students to rack up points. Despite the LOADS of entertainment, our Spirit Week, sadly, had to come to an end… However, the Senior Class of 2011 came in 1ST PLACE because they scored the most points!!! Tenth grade came in 2nd, eleventh grade came in 3rd, and ninth grade came in 4th. All in all, this Spirit Week was ASTOUNDING and UNBELIEVABLY WONDERFUL!! Thank the LORD!!!
Submitted by Peter Rezkalla – Class President
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The Way I See It
We’ve just started working with visual math! These new visual math activities are letting them see what’s been going on inside their heads all these years! Well, for Math at least.
Miss Stahler
Linear Equations
We just began learning about linear equations. The freshmen are preparing for June’s Integrated Algebra regents by graphing linear equations, finding x and y intercepts and plotting functions. We have special dry-erase boards where my students can work on their graphs and instantly have it graded by me. The 9th graders are also learning how to use their Ti83+ calculators as a tool in checking their work.
Miss Stahler
Grasshopper Lab
Our Living Environment Lab classes have explored the anatomy of a grasshopper, dissected an earthworm and identified its organs. The class has also designed an experiment to test if a person can squeeze a clothespin more times if they exercised first or if they did not. Hypotheses were written and a data table formulated. The experiment was performed and conclusions written up in a report as a part of their investigation. There were students exercising in all different types of ways to prove or disprove their hypothesis!
November Update
November is a wonderful month. Many students have caught on to the study skills and are using time more effectively. Those who have been bringing in copies of their classes from Edline are progressing beautifully. This month will promote Resource as a Prepared Zone, a Mutual Respect Zone and a No NC Zone. On the lighter side the vocabulary game Blurt has been re-introduced to many of the students at the end of Spirit week. For our Thanksgiving bulletin board we talked about the different ways in which people perceive love and care; from the discussion Thanksgiving cornucopias were created using interesting, complex sentences that tie into thankful thoughts about what is meaningful to individual students. Finally, November is the time in which we encourage students to Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3
Mrs. Kemp
Africa
The past two weeks we’ve been studying Ancient Africa and the Civilizations of Central and South America. They watched the Invisible Children documentary and read about diamond cartels to begin connecting current affairs with how civilizations began. Students also began preparing for the Regent’s exam by studying the geography of Africa in depth and relating it to how different civilizations have adapted to weather and topography.
Miss Schutz
Posters
We worked on Do’s and Don’ts posters this month. The students, in groups, picked a topic of their choice such as “Improving your English” then created posters and presented their thoughts. Some advice from the ESL classroom on improving your English! Do make friends who speak English. Learn the local culture. But don’t stress too much and never give up! All posters are displayed in the classroom. Here are other topics the students came up with: Getting Good Grades, Losing Weight, Building Good Friendships, and Staying Healthy.