Middle School News Archives

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The middle school news "archives" includes news and articles from prior school years at Calvary Christian School.

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Highlights from 2009-2010

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CCS Middle School Students Care . . .
"Calvary Cares" Day

CCS 6th grade students participated in community service as part of the recent "Calvary Cares" day. The students were divided into two groups.

The first group visited Hamilton House Nursing Home where they met with residents, played games and exercised with them. The girls painted ladies' fingernails and the boys performed an impromptu song for the residents. The visit put smiles on their faces and meant alot to the men and women of Hamilton House.

photos submitted by April Smithwick

The second group went to Open Door Mission where they organized the clothes closet and assembled hygiene kits to be distributed to people who come to the mission.

photos submitted by Doug Morris

8th grade students did work at the Gardens of Calvary, Hopegivers International, and visited residents of Vista Care at Franciscian Woods. Unfortunately, the 7th grade's project
got rained out that day,

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Photo submitted by Julie Ann Crane

8th Graders Learn Georgia History Up Close

CCS students recently returned from the annual 8th Grade "Georgia History Trip" which took them to many historic locations throughout the state. The picture was made during one of their stops to visit an historic lighthouse at St. Simons Island.

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CCS Middle School Honors Choir

Congratulations to CCS middle school students who were selected to participate in the Middle School Honors Choir.

Students rehearsed their music prior to a weekend clinic and concert held at Hardaway High School in Columbus. The guest clinician for the weekend workshop was Dr. Elizabeth Parker of the Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University. The middle school "all-select" chorus had well over 400 middle school choir members from Muscogee County and surrounding areas. This was a great honor for our students to be selected to participate in this event.

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2009 Middle School Science Fair Winners

Photos submitted by Julie Ann Crane

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Back 2 School Bash 2009
Friday, August 21

Don't miss this exciting back-to-school concert featuring
Jubilee and Garrett Lee on Friday, August 21, in the CCS Student Center. Doors open at 6:00 pm for seating, concert starts at 7:00 pm.

Advance tickets are $10, tickets purchased the day of the show are $12. You may purchase tickets through the high school office, middle school office, or at lunch through Ricky Smith.

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Highlights from 2008-2009

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CCS Middle School Thanks Scout Troup!

The middle school got a face lift on May 9, when Mason Burton and his scout troup spent the day installing benches to the front of the building. Mason completed the work as a part of his service requirement for his Eagle Scout badge.

Mason chose this project because he wanted to give back to his school before leaving middle school for high school. Thank you Mason and the scouts for a job well done!.

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In the Spotlight . . .

The CCS Middle School Choir performed at the Southern
Star Music Festival in Atlanta in March.

Photos submitted by Susan Bailey

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Middle School Students Recieve Honors

Congratulations to the following Middle School students who made the "Principal’s List" for 3rd quarter.

6th Grade	7th Grade
Cory Aycock Grace Dent Sidney Loftin Hannah Miller Kyle Newman Sarah Prater Savannah Smith Lacey Woodham	Haley Bell Tori Bruhn Johannah Crumpton Lauren Grantham Jonas Lee April Merritt

Congratulations to the following Middle School students who made the "A/B Honor Roll " for 3rd quarter.

6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
Kate Abbott Abbey Barkhouse Brittney Bruce Stephen Galloway Torrie Gray Jacob Hudson Matthew Jones Cole Parker Landon Rush McKenzie Stringfellow	Clayton Barefield Cassie Bates Will Bice Taylor Bottoms Trent Burns Kendall Collins A.J. Picken Bailie Pittman Braden Sanders Laura Schuster Daniel Tipton Taylor White	Miguel Acevedo Brice Bishop Mason Burton Leslie DuPree Wesley Howard Rachel Lewack Mary McCarty Natalie Morris Justin Moss Zach Saucier Jeremy Walker Megan Wall

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8th Grade Georgia History Trip

CCS 8th graders left on Tuesday, March 3, for the annual 8th grade Georgia History Trip. Students visited the Okeefenokee Swamp, the lighthouse at St. Simon's, Ft. King George, and Old Fort Jackson. Thursday was spent touring Savannah and learning the history of Georgia associated with the first permanent colony in Georgia. Friday was a travel day with a stop at the Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville and finally a stop for ice cream at the Lane Peach Packing Co.

The students learned a lot of history and had a wonderful time being together outside of the regular classroom.

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CCS Spirit Week '09 . . .

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Students Compete in City Wide Spelling Bee

Congratulations to the following CCS middle school students who recently participated in the city-wide spelling bee.

6th Grade: Matt Jones Kyle Newman Jacob Hudson Grace Dent Lacey Woodham - 3rd Place Hannah Miller 7th Grade: April Merritt - 2nd Place Joshua Mixon Braden Sanders Kelyn Hammonds - 4th Place Tori Bruhn - 3rd Place Haley Bell

8th Grade: Natalie Morris Daniel Newton - 1st Place Hannah Mott Wesley Howard - 4th Place Brice Bishop Lauren Billet

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Congratulations to the Middle School Science Fair Winners!

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Congratulations to the newly elected SGA officers for the 2008-09 school year. All candidates did an excellent job in their campaigns and speeches.

SGA President - Justin Moss
SGA Vice President - Brice Bishop
8th Grade President - Megan Wall
6th Grade President - Stephen Galloway

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Highlights from 2007-2008

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Four Named "Athletic Scholar of the Year"

Congratulations to four CCS athletes who were named
"Athletic Scholar of the Year" for Calvary Christian School
by the Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The award
was presented to deserving 8th and 12th grade male and
female student athletes from over 20 schools in the area.

Pictured are CCS 8th graders Stephen Thomas and
McKenzie Bragg, and Seniors Kimberly Johnson and
Drew Beall. The students were recently honored at a
city-wide banquet held at Columbus State University.

Way to go!

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8th Grade Honors Algebra Class Wins 1st Place!

Congratulations to the 8th Grade Algebra I Honors class for taking 1st place in Division II of the A.C.S.I. Southeast Regional Math Competition. The competition consisted of four batteries of testing given on four consecutive days. CCS students competed against other schools in the Southeast Region including schools in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina.

"This is quite an honor for our students at Calvary Christian School," said Bobby Williamson, the students' math teacher.

Here is the list of math students who participated.

C. Alexander C. Ashburn C. Beall M. Bragg J. Chong V. Chong

E. Cook R. Gayles J. Greene B. Heffernan K. Jenks M. Merritt

M. Prater M. Titchea A. Robinson A. Theus S. Thomas C. Ward

Morgan Prater and Victor Chong received recognition for
the top math scores.

Way to go!

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Photo submitted by Debbie Wetherington.


Varsity Golf Team WINS Region!

Congratulations to the CCS varsity golf team who WON the
4AA Region Golf Tournament held at Summer Grove Golf Course in Newnan on Monday, April 21.

CCS golfers Will Helms, Joseph Chong, and Grant Carter were named to the All-Region Team. Congratulations to Coach Ryan Carrick who was named "Coach of the Year."

The top 16 AA high schools competed for State title on Monday, April 28, at the Dublin Country Club. Calvary finished 10th in the field of 16 schools having the youngest team at the tournament and playing on a rain-soaked course. Eighth grader Joseph Chong was our leader with the lowest round for CCS, followed by Will Helms, Granter Carter, Drew Wetherington and Brad Moore.

Way To Go Knights!

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Photo submitted by Angie Bacon

Refuge Performs at GMEA Music Festival

The middle school choir, Refuge, recently participated in the GMEA music festival at First Baptist Church in Columbus.
The group received straight "excellents" for their performance!

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In the Spotlight . . .
Middle School Scenes from Grandparents Day '08

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Middle School Homecoming 2008 Highlights

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Middle School Spelling Scholars!

Congratulations to all middle school students who participated in the recent city-wide spelling bee held at St. Luke School. Out of 9 ribbons awarded, Calvary Christian School took home 7 of them!

6th Grade
April Merritt - 2nd Place
Haley Bell - 3rd Place

7th Grade
Brice Bishop - 1st Place
Jason Fowler - 3rd Place

8th Grade
Victor Chong - 1st Place
Matthew Merritt - 2nd Place
Joseph Chong - 3rd Place

Congratulations to ALL participants!

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Photo submitted by Angie Bacon.

CCS Students Selected for Honors Chorus

Several CCS students were selected to represent Calvary Christian School in the GMEA Honor Chorus held at Hardaway High School in January. The concert featured a 90-voice middle school chorus and a 60 voice high school chorus. The students participated in extensive rehearsals and worked with guest clinician Doyle Register. Congratulations to all of our students.

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Spirit Week - 2008
Middle School Scenes from Spirit Week . . .

	Spirit Week!

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Middle School Insect Collections!    

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Happy Birthday to Mrs. Tucker!
From the Middle School -- We Love You!

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Highlights from 2006-2007

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Get Well Janson!

Photo by Julie Ann Crane

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CCS students show support for fellow student Janson Hucherson seriously injured during a baseball game this past year. The students pictured are wearing t-shirts that read "#8 on the Field, #1 in our Hearts - Get well Janson!" On the back is his last name and #8
(his baseball jersey number). Proceeds from the t-shirt sales have benefited Janson's medical fund.

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Congratulations to J. Crumpton for winning 2nd place and to V. Chong for winning 3rd place with their entries in the State of Georgia Science Fair competition last week!

Way to go!

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Choirs Receive Superior Ratings from GMEA

Congratulations to the high school and middle school choirs who recently partcipated in the GMEA Music Festival held at First Baptist Church in Columbus. Directed by Choral Director Chris Waterstraat, both groups scored "superior" ratings from the judges for both performance and sight-reading. This is the highest score possible. "This is really a wonderful accomplishment for them, considering the difficulties they have had this year," said
former CCS Choral Director Judy Meeks who is now in Arkansas. "Chris Waterstraat did an excellent job as their director, especially since it was his first time to take any groups to an evaluation."

"We are very proud of the students and appreciate Mr. Waterstraat's hard work," commented Angie Bacon of the elementary music department.

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Middle School Students Participate in Science Fair

Several students from CCS participated in the Columbus Regional Science Fair held at Columbus State University in February. The two students who received first place awards will represent Muscogee County at the State Science Fair at the University of Georgia in March.

Medicine - 1st Place	Plant Science - 1st Place
Physics - 3rd Place	Microbiology - 3rd Place
Environmental Science - 2nd Pl.

Photos submitted by Marinda Smith

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Middle School Students Place in City-Wide Bee

Congratulations to the following middle school students who placed in the recent city-wide Christian School spelling bee held at St. Luke's School.

6th Grade: B. Bishop - 2nd place

7th Grade: V. Chong - 1st place
7th Grade: M. Merrit - 2nd place

8th Grade: S. Chong - 1st place
8th Grade: M. Eldridge - 2nd place

Special thanks to all of the other participants from CCS who represented our school. We are proud of all of you!!

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In The Spotlight . . .
Scenes from Homecoming 2007

More Homecoming Pics >>

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Middle School Scenes from "Spirit Week"

More to come...

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CCS Students Perform at RiverCenter

Several CCS high school and middle school students performed at the Columbus River Center for the Performing Arts in January. The choral students were selected to participate in the Georgia Music Educators Association's (GMEA) District III Honors Chorus which is made up of the finest singers from schools in Muscogee county and the surrounding area. Several renown conductors led the community "mass" choirs.

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In the Spotlight . . .

Middle School holiday scenes...

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Middle School Tailgate Party . . .
Some of photos submitted by Alisha Fowler

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Scenes from Fall Festival . . .

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"See You at the Pole"     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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In The Spotlight . . .
Scenes from the 1st day of school . . .

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Highlights from 2005-2006

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In the Spotlight . . .

The middle school choir, Refuge, recently traveled to Stone Mountain for "America Sings!"

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"Let Me Entertain You" Talent Show!

The 2nd Annual CCS talent show, "Let Me Entertain You," was held April 22 on campus. The entertaining event was sponsored by the CCS music department and featured CCS students and staff in a variety of talents.

More Pics>>

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"Calvary Cares" Scenes from Work-a-Thon 2006

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7th Grade Space Camp Trip Highlights

Calvary Christian School 7th graders recently spent three exciting days at Space Camp at U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

More Photos >>

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8th Grade Georgia History Trip Highlights

The 8th grade spent four days on a Georgia history trip
recently. Students visited the Okeefenokee swamp, Fort King George, Old Fort Jackson, the lighthouse at St. Simon's Island and the historic district of Savannah. They also stopped in Milledgeville to visit the Old Governor's mansion before heading home.

More Photos >>

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In the Spotlight . . .

Baseball season is underway. Scenes from a recent JV game

    Photos submitted by Cindy Cottle.

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Photo Submitted by Theresa Simoneau. Names used with permission

Congratulations to our Middle School All-State chorus participants.The Georgia Music Educators All-State choruses rehearsed March 2-4, in preparation for the final concert which was Saturday, March 4, in Savannah.

Brad Williams and Chad Aycock performed in the GMEA All-State Middle School Mixed Chorus, under the direction of Ken Berg. Michelle Saucier and Emily Simoneau performed in the All-State Middle School Women's Chorus whose conductor was Marie Stultz. Both groups rehearsed for 17 hours in Savannah before the final concert in the Savannah Civic Center.

To become a member of these elite groups, the students had to pass two auditions with the highest of scores. The auditions included testing in sight-reading, tonal memory, scales, and performance of both a solo selection and all of the required all-state selections. Our CCS students had some of the highest scores in the state, and we are very proud of them for both their talent and their hard work to achieve this honor.

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MS Students Sweep City-Wide Spelling Bee!

Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding performances at the recent City-Wide Spelling Bee.

6th Grade
Joseph Chong - First Place
Sarah Hayes - 2nd Place

7th Grade
Chad Aycock - First Place

8th Grade
Jennifer Rayborn - First Place

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In the Spotlight . . .

Three 6th grade girls were selected to perform in the All-State Honors Chorus recently. They rehearsed Friday and Saturday in Stockbridge, Georgia, and performed in concert on Saturday afternoon at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center.

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Spirit Week Dress Up Days . . .

Pajama Day, Sports Team Day, Nerd Day, Twin Day, Spirit Day

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