Student Government
What an exciting election we had for this year’s Student Government race!
The candidates were extremely creative and strategic in their campaigning techniques. Some students had clever posters, others provided voters with lollipops with campaign slogans and some just spoke to fellow students on a one to one basis asking for support.
On Election Day – Friday, October 23rd, candidates had the opportunity to give their speeches. Most made promises to make Evangel Christian School a better place for its students
After hearing all the speeches from candidates, students were able to vote, and after tallying all the ballots, the students of Evangel Christian School voted in Jonathan Bonifas as their President, Guillermo Rosario as the Vice President, Sean Villalba and Ryan Diaz as their Co-Treasurers and Ashley Perez as Secretary.
Next week the Student Government officers will go around classrooms to vote in two class representatives from each class.
We are looking forward to this government’s leadership and positive impact in our school!
Check out Galleries for some great pics!
Literacy Day/Crazy Hair and Hat Day
This year we decided to combine two events to create one incredible, exciting fun filled day for our Elementary School students on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Our Fellowship Hall was transformed into a wacky hair salon called —– Hairy Situations. Teachers had to confirm their appointment with Tanya, one of the salon stylists, who was working the front desk. She welcomed in all our students who came in to salon. Many of the students and teachers walked in to the salon with crazy hair or hats. For those who didn’t have a hat, we provide hats for them.
We played music videos and sang along to some popular Veggie Tale tunes. After a fun time of singing, students were treated to books about hair or hats. After story time, the students watched some of our High School students act out a skit based on a Bible character named Samson. (Did you know the source of Samson’s strength was his hair!) During this fun time for students, teachers and aides were getting their hair done at the salon by a wacky hairstylist.
We wanted students to not only have fun, but to learn and get excited about reading!
Many students and teachers said this was the best Literacy Day ever!
Please check out our gallery on the school’s website to see some great pictures!
Girls Varsity Volleyball
I’ve worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down. –Mia Hamm
For some, volleyball is just something that is played to pass the time by, for others it’s just a sport, but for the Lady Eagles it’s a life style. From day one, we knew that in order to accomplish our goals we would have to work harder and push ourselves further than we had any other year. Each and every practice our girls strove to be better than the day before. Their determination to become better volleyball players not only affected the way they practiced and played, but challenged everyone to step up their game. As a result our girls have had one of the best seasons ever.
-Coach Joe
Accomplishments:
– Martin Luther Volleyball Tournament Champions
– Nine wins and one loss during the regular season (Including non-league games)
– Undefeated Regular Season Champions
– Playoff Runner Up
Special Awards:
League MVP – Captain Becky Wong
All Conference – Captain Karas Bonifas
All Conference – Amanda Roque
All Conference – Amanda Pabon
Coach of the Year – Joseph Wong
Congratulations to the entire team for a great season and even better memories
-12th Grade Volleyball Members:
*Natalia Alverez (Setter), Jennifer Herrera (Setter), Elisha Rodriguez
(Middle Hitter), Amanda Roque (Middle Hitter), Amanda Pabon (Outside
Hitter), Stephanie Reis (Outside Hitter)
– 11th Grade Volleyball Members:
*Becky Wong (Setter), Karas Bonifas (Outside Hitter), Ashley Garcia
(Middle Hitter), Crystal Johnson (Middle Hitter), Angelika Arroyo
(Outside Hitter), Kassandra Chevere (Middle Hitter)
– 9th Grade Volleyball Members:
* Claudia Alverez (Setter), Blanca Bayas (Middle Hitter)
Paint Like Picasso
Students were shown a power point on Picasso and not only did we discuss the two main techniques he used but they also came to my third point on their own (all of Picasso’s portraits besides the one of himself were of women). Every portrait he painted was a picture of a women that was close to him
A close-up photo was taken of each student; I allowed them to decided how the photo was taken (side profile, front view, covering one eye, mouth open, etc.) I then printed out their pictures and they were asked to create their own self portrait in Tempera paint using Picasso’s techniques. They are currently working on this now. It is going to be veryinteresting to see their final products.
Ms. Arnau
Art Class
Students were shown a power point on Picasso and we discussed the two main techniques he used when painting portraits. Students then recreated one of his pieces using watercolor pencils and paint. They did such an awesome job incorporating their own style while keeping it within the guidelines of Picasso that I was pleasantly surprised.
Miss Arnau
3-D Art
Elementary is a special age, things can become so mundane to this age group that even sometimes art becomes boring…so I introduced 3D art. I held up a bottle of paint, a paintbrush, glue and a role of aluminum foil and asked the class which one or ones of these is used to make art? Just as I had expected everyone (with the exception of 2 students) said the bottle of paint, paint brush and even sometimes the glue. I then revealed to them that aluminum foil can be used as art as well. They were asked to create, draw and color their own character’s face and to give it a name. Once they completed and colored their picture they were given aluminum foil and glue to bring their drawing to life in 3D form. After they paint their 3D faces they will be displayed for all to see, that typical household items (such as aluminum foil) can also be used to create art. Great job guys!
Miss Arnau
Spanish Class
Students have been learning about popular Hispanics in the Arts and famous Latino American landmarks. They have also been learning about medical terms used in a Doctor’s office and pharmacy jargon.
Mr. Hernandez
October Spanish
This past month we have been learning about the values and culture of Guatemala and Honduras.
Mr. Hernandez
Spanish Class
The 6th grade class started to expand their vocabulary and are learning the cultures of Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Mr. Hernandez
Law vs. Grace
We have begun to read about Hester our Protagonist from, The Scarlet Letter. We saw how there is a fine line between law & grace and found how poor Hester was humiliated for something that she did wrong.Students have begun to work on their own Scarlet letters – but we decided to focus on something positive about us.
Ms. Quiros