ECS – CSI
Students have been working with a blood splatter lab. They have also learned about identifying hair follicles and labeling the different parts on a diagram. They examined four different hair follicles from a crime scene.
Mrs. Christian
Creations of Transportation
Wow the class is starting to look like a construction zone. I have K’Nex, Lego’s and a lot of modeling clay around the room. Roller coasters, bridges, towers, and all sorts of projects are being created. Middle school is working on making a bridge and also towering towers. One of the towers is 4.5 feet tall and another tower is almost 5 feet tall. The roller coaster is almost ready for its first run. Creations of transportation and electronics are finished. God is good and has blessed all in the class with great imaginations. I am ready to see what comes from the students next month.
Mr. Penland
Over 1,000 people cam to Evangel on Thursday, March18 to experience our Annual Academic Fair. Students in PK through 12th grade, worked for 2 and one half months to create a Research Paper, Project and Project Board for our fair. Students picked a topic of their choice from a variety of subjects such as: Science, English, Bible, Home Economics, Fashion, Art, Design, Technology, Math, Music, History, etc…
As you entered the school you experienced the sound of music, the smell of delicious foreign foods cooking, students super excited to share about their projects, dancing, acting, singing and so much more. Although the Academic Fair was a lot of work, it was well worth it.
We thank all the parents, students and staff for their hard work to make this year’s Academic Fair a HUGE success. We look forward to next year and if you didn’t make it this year we look forward to seeing you then.
Please check out our PHOTOBLOG and GALLERIES for some fantastic pics.
Debate Time
To supplement our study of the Spanish-American War, students had an in-class, parliamentary style debate (complete with fist pounding and shouts of here, here! or for shame) about imperialism. What are the pros and cons of territorial expansion? students asked.
We also studied World War I and watched several scenes from the 1929 Academy Award winner, All Quiet on the Western Front. We had a discussion about the pacifist elements of the film (which contributed to the fact that it was banned during World War II)
Now, we head into the Roaring Twenties. Part of our last class was spent talking about flappers and listening to jazz music.
Mrs. Lapp
ACSI Creative Writing Festival
The Association of Christian School International (ACSI) hosts a Creative Writing Festival annually in which students from Grades 4th through 12th can submit works in the categories of rhymed poetry, free verse poetry, short story, and essay. This year, Evangel Christian School submitted 30 entries and we celebrated our students’ accomplishments by awarding them their certificates and ribbons during a chapel service on Friday, March 12th. Out of the 30 entries, 14 students received an award for “Good,” 14 for “Excellent,” and two of are students received an overall mark of “Superior.” These two students will have their entries sent to the Regional level where if they receive a mark of Excellent or Superior they will be published in the ACSI Creative Writing Festival national publication. We are so proud of all our participants noted below with their overall standing. Great job, everyone!
Grade 4: Embely Farinango (Excellent); Grade 5: Rebecca Edwards (Excellent), Kayla Juarbe (Excellent), Amber Colon (Good), Rachel Bou (Excellent), Taesharra Hopkins (Excellent), Zhane Lamb (Good), Jennifer Munoz (Excellent); Grade 6: Joseph Carrasquillo (Good), James Hinton (Good), Christian Vicuna (Excellent); Grade 7: Ryan Poonai (Good), Isaiah Bienemann (Good), Samuel Garcia (Excellent); Grade 8: Alexis Versoza (Excellent), Ray-lee Cuadrado (Good), Samantha Byrne (Good), Eli Morales (Good), Isabella Batista (Excellent), Francisca Armeniakos (Good), Angelie Cesario (Superior), Samantha Vazquez (Excellent); Grade 9: April Joanne Arbotante (Excellent), Janine Faulkner (Excellent), Lauren Vicuna (Excellent), Robert Epps (Good); Grade 11: Alahna Dones (Superior), Brianna Franco (Good), Rebecca Wong (Good); Grade 12: Christine Gonzalez (Good).
How did you get to New York?
Our Korean International students had a project this month where they had to interview a non-native New Yorker and write about his/her journey to NYC. They had questions prepared beforehand and this was an opportunity for them to practice their speaking and listening fluency. Many of them chose to interview their teachers and although they were nervous at first, they expressed how much fun they had with the project. One student came back saying that she ended up not only interviewing the teacher but being asked back the same questions about her journey to NYC from Korea. She said it was an exciting experience sharing her life story in English. I am planning on more projects to give them an opportunity to practice speaking with their English-speaking peers.
Ms. Park
Progressive Reformers
In order to learn about the Progressive Movement, we took advantage of the history of the city in which we live. Many of the Progressive Reformers were from New York, including Jacob Riis and Teddy Roosevelt. We looked at pictures and video clips–from the PBS Series, New York–of the city’s conditions in the 1800s and learned about movements to reform the tenements, sweatshops, and education system. Students also worked on an immigration project, in which they interviewed a modern day immigrant and then presented their story to the class, comparing modern day immigration to the groups that came through Ellis Island at the turn of the century.
Mrs. Lapp
Civil War News
As a class we talked about the Reconstruction of the nation after the Civil War, looking particularly at a few video clips about Grant’s presidency and the problems facing the south after the war. I was also able to show students old newspaper clippings of my great-great grandfather, who served in the Civil War and was on the hunt for John Wilkes Boothe after Lincoln’s assassination! We also explored westward expansion, talking about the advantages and disadvantages of the Transcontinental Railroad and other developments during the period.
Mrs. Lapp
Exploravision Contest
February is the ending month of the Exploravision contest. Every group had great ideas and there is a possibility that in the future some of these very ideas will come to be real items that will be available on the market. In March the groups will get the chance to make their models. We have graciously been given a grant to purchase material for the groups to create their ideas. I am very surprised to find how many students still enjoy playing with Lego’s. Yes that includes the High School students.
Mr. Penland
Learning to use Collegeboard.com
The 11th grade classes have begun taking Junior Seminar during computer lab time. They are discovering where to begin the long road to choosing a college and finding the right financing for their education. They are using collegeboard.com to get their name out there and find out what SAT scores they will need to get into the school and program of their choosing.
Miss Stahler