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Middle School Athletics
Volleyball
Next Matches:
Tuesday, September
8^th grade – 6:00 p.m. at Windermere Prep
7^th grade – 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Prep
6^th grade – 4:15 p.m. at The Christ School

Cross Country
Next Meet:
Tuesday, September 8, 4:30 p.m. at Trinity Prep

Lower School Athletics
Soccer
Next practice:
Kindergarten – Thursday, September 3, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Trotters Park
2^nd grade – Friday, September 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Lions Squad    3^rd– 5^th
Next practice is Monday, September 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space.
Cubs Squad    K-2^nd
Next practice is Tuesday, September 8, 3:30-4: 30 p.m. on the green space.

Swimming
Next practice is September 11, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland.
First Meet of the Season:
Monday, September 14, 5:30 p.m. at Winter Park Racquet Club

Tennis
Next class of the Fall Session:
Tuesday, September 8, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin

Volleyball
4^th and 5^th grade ladies
Next practice is Wednesday, September 2, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Soccer Shots
Open to K-2^nd grades
Next class of the Fall Session:
Thursday, September 10, 3:40-3:15 p.m. on the green space

Golf
Open to K-5^th grades
Next class of the Fall Session:
Wednesday, September 9, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space
Registration is online at playtga.com/northorlando

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information. For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Middle School Athletics
Volleyball
First match of the Season
Saturday, August 29
7^th grade -11:00 a.m. at Lake Mary Prep
Monday, August 31
8^th grade – 6:00 p.m. at Windermere Prep
7^th grade – 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Prep
6^th grade – 4:15 and 5:15 p.m. at The Christ School

Cross Country
First Meet of the Season
Monday, August 31, 4:30 p.m. at Trinity Prep

Lower School Athletics
Please check Renweb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Soccer
Next practice:
Kindergarten – Thursday, September 3, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Trotters Park
2^nd grade – Friday, August 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Lions Squad    3^rd– 5^th grades
First practice is Monday, August 31, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space
Cubs Squad    K-2^nd grades
Next practice is Tuesday, September 1, 3:30-4: 30 p.m. on the green space.

Swimming
First practice is August 28, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland.

Tennis
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb
Fall Session begins Tuesday, September 1, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin

Volleyball
4^th and 5^th grade ladies
Next practice is Wednesday, August 26, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Soccer Shots
Open to K-2^nd grades
Fall Session begins Thursday, September 3, 3:40-3:15 p.m. on the green space.
Register online at https://orlando.ssreg.org

Golf
Open to K-5^th grades
Fall Session begins Wednesday, September 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space.
Registration is online at playtga.com/northorlando

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information. For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

This summer, Joanne Fleming, TCS Director of Admission, and Mike Coryell, TCS Student Programs Specialist, attended the RenWeb Power Conference in San Antonio, TX.  Each had a specific reason to attend, and the knowledge gained from both Joanne and Mike will help everyone at TCS make the most of this valuable tool.  Mike tells us, “I discovered ways to make RenWeb a more effective and efficient means of communication between teachers and families.”  Joanne reflects on her experience, “Attending the RenWeb Power Conference afforded me the opportunity to learn from fellow Admission professionals from around the country and the world. It was interesting to compare TCS with other schools and assuring to discover the things we are doing well. TCS is ahead of the technology curve in a lot of areas, especially in Advancement. It was equally rewarding to learn new techniques and programs from schools that were established many years before us. We are definitely moving in the right direction and have a healthy future ahead. Moving TCS to online Inquiry, Application, Enrollment and Re-Enrollment was a huge task but one that set us up to partner with 21st century families. RenWeb is a growing company; just as TCS is a growing school. We have a lot to learn from each other.”

This year in music class, lower school students will be introduced to a new, interactive music program called Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music. Classes will be introduced to QuaverMusic.com, an interactive website that extends the student’s ability to explore and create music beyond the classroom.

Please register your student for a free Quaver account. To register, visit www.QuaverMusic.com and click on the “Sign Up” window in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Follow the onscreen instructions for creating an account, and be sure to enter an active parent email address when asked.

After completing the sign up process, you will receive and email from the Quaver Team with the option to activate your student’s account. Simply verify your email address and your student will be able to access all the amazing features of our site, including customizing the Avatar or Music Room, as well as being able to retrieve a lost password.

Music teacher Jennifer Sweet will show some Quaver episodes as part of her lessons on elements of Music Theory, Instruments and Ensembles, Composers and Music History, and Music Styles. Quaver’s World is part Bill Nye the Science Guy, Beakman, and Monty Python rolled into one, and kids (and teachers) love it!

We hope that you and your student enjoy your journey into Quaver’s Marvelous World of Music both in the classroom and at home. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Sweet. 

All boys in 6^th grade and above are invited to join Boy Scout Troop 24. Boys in first through fifth grade are invited to join Cub Scout Pack 24.  Both groups are both chartered through First Presbyterian Church.  The Troop and the Pack provide opportunities for boys to meet regularly, camp out and learn lifelong skills while having fun.  TCS alums Will Marberry and Nicholas Millard just returned from a high adventure week at Philmont Ranch in New Mexico. Founded in 1924, Troop 24 is the oldest Boy Scout Troop in Central Florida.  Troop 24 meets regularly every Monday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Warehouse on the third floor of The Christ School.  Pack 24 meets regularly on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the same location.  For more information, contact TCS Dad and Assistant Scoutmaster Joel Garris at 407-619-5307 or joel@planwithnips.com.

Middle School Athletics
Sports Physicals and FHSAA Paperwork
All middle school athletics are required to have a FHSAA sports physical form signed by a physician, FHSAA consent form and a FHSAA concussion form. You can find all three forms on Renweb under Resource Documents. These forms are required prior to your first practice day of any middle school sport.

Volleyball
Next practices, 3:45-5:15 p.m.:
8^th grade
Thursday, August 20 and Tuesday, August 25
7^th grade
Friday, August 21 and Tuesday, August 25
6^th grade
Wednesdays, August 19 and August 26

Cross Country
Next practice is Thursday, August 20, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Delaney Park.
Please check Renweb for paperwork and season information sheet.

Lower School Athletics
Please check Renweb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Soccer
Registration for the Fall 2015 soccer season is open.
Registration is online at www.acys.org.
Choose The Christ School as your team as say yes to a uniform.
First game is September 12.

Cheerleading
Registration form and information sheet can be found on Renweb.
Lions Squad is open to 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grades
Practice is every other Monday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting August 31 on the green space.
Cubs Squad is open to K, 1^st and 2^nd grades
Practice will be Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting August 25 on the green space.

Swimming
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb.
First practice is August 28, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland.

Tennis
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb.
Fall Session begins Tuesday, September 1, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin

Volleyball
4^th and 5^th grade ladies
First practice is Wednesday, August 19, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Soccer Shots
Open to K-2^nd grades
Fall Session begins Thursday, September 3, 3:40-3:15 p.m. on the green space.
Register online at https://orlando.ssreg.org

Golf
Open to K-5^th grades
Fall Session begins Wednesday, September 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space.
Registration is online at playtga.com/northorlando 

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information. For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Middle School
Sports Physicals and FHSAA Paperwork
All middle school athletics are required to have a FHSAA sports physical form signed by a physician, FHSAA consent form and a FHSAA concussion form. You can find all three forms on Renweb under Resource Documents. These forms are required prior to your first practice day of any middle school sport.

Volleyball
Practice is in the gym at 3:45-5:15 p.m. for all middle school teams.
Next practices:
8^th grade
Tuesday, August 18 and Thursday, August 20
7^th grade
Tuesday, August 18 and Friday, August 21
6^th grade
Wednesday, August 19 and Friday, August 21

Cross Country
Next practice is Thursday, August 20, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Delaney Park.
Please check Renweb for paperwork and season information sheet.

Lower School
Please check Renweb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Soccer
Registration for the Fall 2015 soccer season is open.
Registration is online at www.acys.org.
Choose The Christ School as your team as say yes to a uniform.
First game is September 12.

Cheerleading
Registration form and information sheet can be found on Renweb.
Lions Squad is open to 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grades
Practice is every other Monday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting August 24 on the green space.
Cubs Squad is open to K, 1^st and 2^nd grades
Practice will be Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting August 25 on the green space.

Swimming
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb
First practice is August 28, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland.

Tennis
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb
Fall Session begins Tuesday, September 1, 4:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin

Volleyball
This is open to our 4^th and 6^th grade ladies.
Registration form and information sheet for the fall 2015 season can be found on Renweb.
First practice is Wednesday, August 19, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Soccer Shots
Open to K-2^nd grades
Fall Session begins Thursday, September 3, 3:40-3:15 p.m. on the green space.
Register online at https://orlando.ssreg.org

Golf
Open to K-5^th grades
Fall Session begins Wednesday, September 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space.
Registration is online at playtga.com/northorlando
Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information. For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Now that school has begun, we would like to remind you of our morning and afternoon carpool procedures. Safety is our top priority, and timeliness is also important. Please be sure to follow these important carpool procedures to ensure our students’ safety as they arrive and leave school.

Morning carpool time is 7:50 – 8:10 a.m.

• The Christ School will be open at 7:50 a.m. to welcome students (with the exception of enrolled early care students beginning at 7:00 a.m.). Enter campus for carpool from Jackson Street.

• Please arrive in carpool by 8:10 a.m. Teachers bring their students to the sanctuary immediately following carpool, and all cars must be clear of the Angel Wing at that time. Staying on schedule is key to starting the day off right for the teachers and students.

• Have your child packed and ready to exit the car.

• Keep your eyes on the staff and safety patrols who are running carpool. Due to the glare on the windshields, it is often difficult to see the driver’s face. The staff and safety patrols will wave you forward or signal you to stop.

• Wait until a patrol opens your car door before allowing your child to exit the car.

• Drivers, please refrain from any cell phone or other technology usage (including ear pieces) once carpool has started. The children are at risk if you are using a device.

• If you are walking your child onto campus, be sure to park in a legal parking spot and feed the meter.

• Ensure that you have a direct line of sight with a TCS staff person prior to releasing your child from your care if you are walking your child onto campus. Please do not drop off your child in the street or from curbside areas around the campus.

• Unless your child is enrolled in early care, please wait until 7:50 a.m. to drop your child off for school. Parental supervision is required until school opens at 7:50 a.m. If you wish to wait with your child under the Angel Wing, there are benches available.

Afternoon Carpool
Grades TK-5 carpool begins at 3:15 p.m.
Middle School carpool begins at 3:35 p.m.

If you are picking up more than one child, please arrive at the oldest child’s dismissal time. Younger children will be in a specific area awaiting your arrival at the oldest child’s dismissal time.

• Every passenger in the vehicle must have a seat and a restraint.
• Please be patient. At the beginning of each school year, the carpool line may move slowly. The length will improve once parents, teachers and students become more familiar with the system. The Christ School encourages families to carpool.
• Please exercise care. Wait until all students in your carpool have entered or exited your car and the doors are securely closed before you pull forward. Watch for students walking in front of your car. Please remain in your car at all times during carpool and devote your full attention to driving and to the safety of all students and staff.
• Remember to complete the Transportation Form on RenWeb listing the non-custodial individuals who are permitted to pick-up their child at TCS. If a person is not listed on this form or identified in a note or call from the parents to TCS office, the student will not be released until contact is made and permission given by custodial parent.
• Keep in mind that we share this great campus with FPCO and may need to make adjustments to carpool based on significant events in their schedule.
• Walk ups will enter The Christ School lobby through the front door and exit via the door on the south side near Clayton Life Center.
• Students not registered in the after school REACH program and not picked up from school by 4:00 PM (carpool ends at 3:50 p.m.) will be sent to the appropriate REACH group to await pickup. A REACH drop-in fee of $25 will then be billed to the student’s account.

Lions’ Sports Connect
Please stop by the Lions’ Sports Connect table in the lobby of The Christ School during Meet Your Teacher on August 10 for all sports information and forms.  All middle and lower school sports information will be available.
Let’s Roar Lions!

Middle School
Sports Physicals and FHSAA Paperwork
All middle school athletics are required to have a FHSAA sports physical form signed by a physician, FHSAA consent form and a FHSAA concussion form. You can find all three forms on Renweb under Resource Documents. These forms are required prior to your first practice day of any middle school sport.

Volleyball
All paperwork for the 2015-2016 school year can be found on Renweb.
Fee and FHSAA paperwork is due August 11
The first practice date for 8^th and 7^th grade volleyball is Tuesday, August 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
The first practice date for 6^th grade volleyball is Wednesday, August 12, 3:45-5:15 p.m.

Cross Country
First practice is Thursday, August 13, 5:00 p.m. at Delaney Park.
All paperwork must be turned prior to the first practice.
Please check Renweb for paperwork and season information sheet.

Lower School
Please check Renweb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Swimming
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb
First practice is August 28, 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Lake Highland.

Tennis
Registration and information sheet can be found on Renweb

Volleyball
Registration form and information sheet for the fall 2015 season can be found on Renweb.

Soccer
Registration for the fall 2015 soccer season is open and will close August 10.
Registration is online at www.acys.org.
Choose The Christ School as your team as say yes to a uniform.
First game is September 12.

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Middle School
Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

MS Athletics
Please check RenWeb for the middle school sports overview information sheet.

Sports Physicals and FHSAA Paperwork

All middle school athletes are required to have an FHSAA sports physical form signed by a physician, FHSAA consent form and an FHSAA concussion form. You can find all three forms on RenWeb under Resource Documents. These forms are required prior to your first practice day of any middle school sport.

The Christ School will offer an opportunity for sports physicals during Meet Your Teacher. Look for details in August.

Volleyball
All paperwork for the 2015-2016 school year can be found on RenWeb.
The fee and FHSAA paperwork are due August 11.

Cross Country
First practice is Thursday, August 13, 5:00 p.m. at Delaney Park.
All paperwork must be turned prior to the first practice.
Please check RenWeb for paperwork and season information sheet.

Lower School
LS Athletics
Please check RenWeb for the lower school sports overview information sheet.

Volleyball
Registration form and information sheet for the fall 2015 season can be found on RenWeb.

Soccer
Registration for the fall 2015 soccer season is open and will close August 10.
Registration is online at www.acys.org.
Choose The Christ School as your team as say yes to a uniform.
First game is September 12.

Please check RenWeb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Humbled and grateful. These are two words that fall woefully short of expressing my thanks for The Christ School family we are privileged to call friends.  Your generosity, prayers, and donations of precious stuffed animals have far surpassed our goals and dreams of serving the Singita Village School in South Africa.  Your generous donations helped us reach our goal and we will be building a gate, planting trees, and purchasing cots for these sweet children.  We also have a little left over to be able to give a cash donation so they can purchase books they need.  And the stuffed animals?  Wow – what a gift!  We have suitcases full of wonderful stuffed animals that will bring joy to so many.  And the amazing thing is, the company that we work with has worked with the airlines to allow us to bring extra suitcases to bring all the animals to the children.  Every child will get at least 2 stuffed animals, and we will give them with love on your behalf.  We leave July 4th and ask that you keep us in prayer.  We look forward to coming back in the fall to share pictures and stories of the children you help so much. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Stephanie and Joel Garris, Nelson, Ethan and Connor

We are pleased to announce that once again The Christ School will offer our students in grades K-7 the opportunity to avoid the summer “brain drain” by participating in the 2015 Summer Learning Program.  Summer is a wonderful time for children to relax and have fun, but it is also a time for parents and children to enjoy learning together. Reading over the summer is critical in helping students maintain good reading skills.  The purpose of this summer program is to provide our students with fun and engaging ways to maintain their reading and math skills.

Summer Learning packets will come home with students before the last day of school and will include a detailed letter with information on how the program works here at The Christ School. Students do receive recognition and awards as an incentive for participating in the Summer Learning Program. Please contact Jessi Davis in the Academic Office (407-849-1665) with any questions about the program.

This Friday, May 22, students may dress in casual clothing for a minimum of a $1 donation. Students must adhere to the dress guidelines for Cashual Day.  Proceeds from Cashual Day will benefit the Singita Village School, a Christian pre-school in a remote village outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. Our donations will help to build a perimeter fence around the school to provide safety and freedom for the children as they play. If we raise $1500, the African Safari Company will give us $1000 to complete the project. The Garris family (sons Connor, Ethan, and Nelson), who has worked with the school since 2007, visit every other year to serve the children and teachers and to help provide much needed improvements.  In the past, The Christ School has generously donated to help carpet rooms in the school and replace rusting playground equipment.  Help us support the Singita Village School by bringing in your donation this Friday for our final Cashual Day of the year.

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Try-outs
Volleyball try-outs for the 2015 fall season will be held on Thursday, May 21, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Volleyball
Registration forms for the fall 2015 season can be found on Renweb.

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

The Christ School congratulates Mary Crimmins, TCS middle school social studies teacher, on being selected as a presenter at the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) convention in November.  Out of 163 applicants, only 50 were chosen to be presenters. “I am thrilled to have been selected,” says Mary. Her presentation is entitled “The (Digital) Natives are Restless.” She will address the myths and realities of individuals born between 1995 – 2007, known as Generation Z.  This is the first generation to live their entire lives in the digital world.  Mary says, “I’ll be drawing from research, experience and interviews. Many of the 7th and 8th grade students at TCS have already provided me with valuable insights. I also hope to develop resources that will be helpful not only to me, but to other professional educators.” We applaud Mrs. Crimmins on this significant professional honor.

Spirit Day
Friday, May 15, 2:15 p.m.
Join us in the gym for the last Spirit Day of the year! This spirit day we will celebrate and recognize our President’s Physical Fitness Award recipients. Our Lions have done well!
Bring your Roar TCS!

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Thank you TCS for joining us and celebrating at our Lower School Sports Bash and Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A! We Roared!

Flag Football
Last game:
Saturday, May 14, 6:30 p.m. at Trotters Park

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

There are less than two weeks left of book check-out for this school year. The last day of check-out will be Friday, May 15. All books are to be returned to the Media Center or placed in Ms. Hayes’s mailbox by Friday, May 29. It has been an exciting few weeks in the Media Center. Our 3rd-5th grade students, who read three Sunshine State books, cast their votes in the state election to help select the best book for grades 3-5 for Florida. Also, our K-2nd grade students voted in the Florida Reading Association election. They helped choose this year’s winner of the Children’s Book Award, Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein.

Transitional Kindergarten students studied strawberry plants and the book Cook-A-Doodle Doo by Janet Stevens. In the story, Brown Rooster, the great grandson of the Little Red Hen, makes a strawberry shortcake with his barnyard friends. The students compared a strawberry plant to blueberry plants. The lesson then introduced measurement, cooking terminology, recipes and various kitchen tools as the members of the class worked to bake a strawberry shortcake from scratch. The moms of our little bakers will be treated to this yummy dessert at an early Mother’s Day celebration.

Spirit Day
Friday, May 15, 2:15 p.m.
Join us in the gym for the last Spirit Day of the year! This spirit day we will celebrate and recognize our President’s Physical Fitness Award recipients.  Our Lions have done well! Bring your Roar TCS!

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Save the Date
“Lower School Sports Bash”
Please mark your calendar and join us on Tuesday, May 12, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the gym as we celebrate our year of lower school sports. This event is open to all TCS lower school athletes, coaches and their families. Awards, raffles, gifts and our Boosterthon friends will be a part of our celebration.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Tuesday, May 12
Come to Chick-fil-A on Orange Ave and support TCS athletics.
Buy dinner let them know you are with TCS and be sure to have a piece of celebration cake!

Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, May 9, 4:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Golf
Last class:
Wednesday, May 13, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Last class of Spring Session II
Thursday, May 7, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, May 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
Next Meet:
Monday, May 11, 6:00 p.m. at Lake Highland

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Written by Frankie, 5th grade student
Recently, fifth grade students presented state float projects. It was a fun and creative process to learn more about the 50 states that comprise our great nation. We each chose a state to research and, over the course of three weeks, gathered important facts about our state and created a small float to reveal our findings about our chosen state.  We each gave a presentation to our class about our float. We improved in our public speaking skills and even had the opportunity to receive feedback from our friends. Now the floats are on display in the hall just outside the spiral staircase on the third floor, waiting for you to see them!

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return your washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Save the Date
“Lower School Sports Bash”
Please mark your calendar and join us on Tuesday, May 12, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the gym as we celebrate our year of lower school sports.
This event is open to all TCS lower school athletes, coaches and their families.
Awards, raffles, gifts and our Boosterthon friends will be a part of our celebration.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Tuesday, May 12
Come to Chick-fil-A on Orange Ave and support TCS athletics.
Buy dinner let them know you are with TCS and be sure to have a piece of celebration cake!

Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, May 2, 3:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Golf
Next class:
Wednesday, May 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Next class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, May 5, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next class:
Thursday, April 30, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, May 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
Next Meet:
Monday, May 4, 6:00 p.m. at Lake Highland

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

Article by Peyton, 5th grade student
On April 16, TCS 5th grade students embarked on a field trip to Tallahassee to learn more about our state’s government. We started our trip on a peaceful boat ride through the waters of Wakulla Springs. We spotted a lot of interesting animals and plants, and we learned about the area’s history. Next, our group went to the Tallahassee Museum. We walked on their boardwalk, which led us around the property to see animal habitats. Then we headed to Big Bend Farm, where our group learned about living on a farm in the 1800’s. We had the opportunity to see, and sometimes pet, the animals living there. The Florida State fans were happy when we took a group picture in front of the Unconquered statue, with Chief Osceola riding the horse Renegade. That evening we went to see a 3-D iMax movie about the lemurs of Madagascar, and then headed to the hotel for some much needed rest. The next day we woke up early to head over to the new and old capitol buildings. We learned about the changes in the buildings and how they bring us to what we have today. We saw the differences in the two buildings and explored the old capitol building in a scavenger hunt. Then, we headed to tour the governor’s mansion. Our guide pointed out certain details like how some of the tableware came from the U.S.S. Florida submarine. We wrapped up our trip by stepping back in time when we visited Mission San Luis. We learned about the Spanish missionaries and Apalachee natives in the area, and we saw their traditional homes. We also learned how to shoot a cannon- don’t worry, we didn’t really shoot it. We were all sad to leave, but we were glad to have had the experience and to have shined the light of Christ unto others.

Why is Kelly George carrying so many backpacks? Is it to carry all of her middle school materials? No. Is it because she is a pack rat?  Not at all! After a discussion in 7th grade Citizenship class about how each person should do their part to contribute to their community, Kelly was inspired. She asked her classmates to donate gently used backpacks for children who she tutors at a local ministry. Kelly saw a need, and along with her classmates, was able to fill it. Kelly has demonstrated two important attributes of our Portrait of a Graduate: being devoted to glorifying God and committed to being others-oriented.  Congratulations Kelly for being both a volunteer and an activist.

Middle School
Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the gym.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return you’re washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, April 25, 2:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Soccer
Next game:
Saturday, April 25, 9:00 a.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Volleyball
Next Match:
Monday, April 27
4^th grade – 5:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy
5^th grade – 5:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy

Golf
No class on April 29
Next class:
Wednesday, May 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Next class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, April 28, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next class:
Thursday, April 23, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, April 27, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
No swim practice on Friday, April 24
Next Meet:
Monday, May 4, 6:00 p.m. at Trinity Prep

Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

On March 30, Spencer Pfleiderer, Director of Compassion Corner, spoke to the second grade students about homelessness. He told them how people who are homeless often have no one to turn to for help. Mr. Pfleiderer explained that human beings have choices and used his life experience to show how easily one could become addicted to alcohol and drugs, and even become homeless due to their choices. “But,” he said, “The knowledge of Jesus and his love can help the lives of homeless people to change so they are no longer homeless.” He advised them to only approach homeless people with an adult. He thanked the children for their donations to the ministry and for the Hot Cross Buns that they made for them for Maundy Thursday.

Middle School
Middle School Sports Celebration
“Sports Celebration”
Wednesday, April 15 in Lee Fellowship Hall
This event is open to our middle school athletes, coaches and their families.
Food trucks will be open for purchase at 5:00 p.m.
Awards Celebration will begin at 6:00 p.m
Let’s Celebrate Lions!

Middle School Volleyball Clinic
It is time to shake off the rust and get ready for the 2015 fall volleyball season.
Join us for our middle school clinic, May 18-20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Volleyball try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 21.
Please check Renweb for the clinic registration form.
Let’s get Ready Lions!

Uniform Return
Please be sure to return you’re washed TCS athletic uniform to the office in a bag marked with your name.

Lower School
Flag Football
Next game:
Saturday, April 18, 2:00 p.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Soccer
Next game:
Saturday, April 18, 9:00 a.m. at Trotters Park

Spring Volleyball
Next Match:
Monday, April 20
4^th grade – 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy
5^th grade – 6:00 p.m. at The Master’s Academy

Golf
Next class:
Wednesday, April 22, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Tennis
Next class of Spring Session II
Tuesday, April 21, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Fort Gatlin Tennis Center

Soccer Shots
Next class:
Thursday, April 16, 3:30-4:15 p.m. on the green space

Cheerleading
Next practice is Monday, April 20, 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the green space

Swimming
Next Meet:
Monday, April 20, 6:00 p.m. at Trinity Prep
Please check Renweb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms, and information.
For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.

There is still time to apply for the Disney Dreamers and Doers Program!  All submissions must be returned to the Academic Office by Monday, April 20, to be considered for this award. Since 1984, Walt Disney World Resort has collaborated with local school districts to identify and recognize young people who have demonstrated excellence in their schools and communities. The Christ School is pleased to continue to recognize students for the many ways they are engaged in making their world, and our world, a better place.  In an effort to encourage students to personally express the pride they feel for their positive actions, we ask that students self-nominate, and select any teacher to champion their application.  Students selected as the Disney Dreamer and Doer at each school will be considered for selection as a Shining Star.  A Disney judging panel will select three exceptional Shining Stars by county (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Seminole), to represent elementary, middle and high school. Those selected will be announced May 8, 2015.

It is time to apply for the Disney Dreamers and Doers Program! Since 1984, Walt Disney World Resort has collaborated with local school districts to identify and recognize young people who have demonstrated excellence in their schools and communities. The Christ School is pleased to continue to recognize students for the many ways they are engaged in making their world, and our world, a better place.  In an effort to encourage students to personally express the pride they feel for their positive actions, we ask that students self-nominate, and select any teacher to champion their application.  Students selected as the Disney Dreamer and Doer at each school will be considered for selection as a Shining Star.  A Disney judging panel will select three exceptional Shining Stars by county (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Seminole), to represent elementary, middle and high school. Those selected will be announced May 8, 2015.

The 2015 Disney Self-Nomination Form includes directions for submission of the information. Applications must be turned into the Academic Office by Monday, April 20, to be considered for this award.