Mrs. Kuplen’s sixth grade science class has been studying the three different types of fish and how the five different types of fins help them move.  To reinforce their studies, Mrs. Kuplen taught them how to make fish prints with tilapia and red snapper.  When they created these detailed prints of their fish, the students were able to see, feel, and understand the differences in the design of the fins.  In the meantime, they learned a little about teamwork, patience, and finding beauty in all God’s creatures.

Night of the Arts was a fantastic event celebrating the creativity of our talented TCS students. There was a variety of art displayed throughout the school, ranging from watercolor fish and paper mache bowls to clay lions and tin reliefs.   The third floor was filled with smiling faces as our young performers danced, sang, and played beautiful music for family and friends.  What a blessed night for the TCS community!

There were many different topics chosen by our middle school scientists and Mrs. Kuplen was very impressed by their creativity and hard work.  “Each year the students surprise me with their projects. There are the practical experiments including; which toothpaste whitens your teeth the best, or which cookie sheet makes the best cookies. Then, there are the creative experiments including; which animal has a stronger sense of smell, or testing if a magnet can increase the growth of a plant due to the minimal amount of iron found in plants. Then, there are the unusual ones, including, which item, a lit match or magnet creates plasma better when microwaved, or which area on a roller coaster causes you to feel the g-forces the best. Over the many years I have been teaching the science fair I have seen several experiments, but each year the kids keep getting better and better.”

A BIG congratulations to the overall winner, Becca Pulsifer (8^th Grade), for her project “Feel the G-Force.”  Mrs. Kuplen said Becca “not only tested two roller coasters for their g-forces, but then she constructed a model roller coaster to test the g-forces on that and compared the two. She had to transfer data from her accelerometer to a graph and use an old boy scout method of measuring to get the angle at which the roller coaster dropped to recreate her model. It was a very intricate and interesting project.”  Way to go, Becca!

Kudos to our 7^th Grade winners:

1^st place – Connor Eakins for “Rot or Not”

2^nd place – Hallie Millard for “Hand Eye Hoops”

3^rd place – Chloe Kranston for “Does Color Affect Eyesight?”

4^th place – Sarah Berger for “Survival of the Senses”

Congrats to our 8^th Grade winners:

1^st place – Matthew Casler for “123 Levitate”

2nd place – Carly Dorr for “Stop, Drop and Roll”

3rd place – Danielle Towle for “Bouncing Balls from Big to Small”

4th place – Avery Reddeck for “Which Toothpaste Whitens the Most?”

If this is what you are seeking, then consider The Christ School. With an average student/teacher ratio of 14:1, spaces are limited so we invite you today to take a tour and see for yourself why our 8th grade graduates enter high school enrolling in honors, AP or IB classes and emerge as leaders in all areas. Learn why starting each day in Chapel roots your child’s values in Christ and how easy it is for downtown working parents to stay involved with only a short walk to campus to eat lunch, volunteer or to watch their child thrive in the popular After Care program.

You are invited anytime to meet the teachers, shadow classes, and listen to student conversations to see for yourself what makes The Christ School special and the right fit for your child.  Just call Nicole Millard, director of enrollment and marketing, at 407-849-1665 to schedule a private tour.

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For over 16 years, The Christ School has provided Central Florida families with an uncompromising, K-8 education pursuing scholarship, service and leadership nurtured in community and in Christ.  The Christ School shares its location with the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando campus on the corner of Jackson, Rosalind and Church Street in downtown Orlando.

Middle school students brought in canned and dry foods for a week and then met to participate in the first ever Great Can Stack!  704 cans and boxes were collected and given to Second Harvest Food Bank for immediate distribution to Central Florida families in need.  Each team built a model of its’ advisor using the cans and boxes that were collected, and Mrs. Kuplen’s advisory team won for the best model.  Mr. Hague’s advisory team brought in the most cans (155).  All who participated are winners!

A goal of the retreat was unity, breaking down walls and barriers.  Mr. Stuart sees the middle school as one body of 6^th through 8^th grade students, and this event strengthens the body.  Fellowship was experienced through recreation and meals and in worship, with music provided by FPCO’s middle school youth coordinator, Steve Eastwood.  Mr. Stuart saw evidence all around him that the goals of the retreat were achieved:  all new students fully embraced, faculty engaged with the students in all aspects of the two-day retreat, and 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students sitting together during meals, playing Ultimate Frisbee and encouraging each other on the Ropes Course.