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Great Senior Retreat!
The
senior retreat provided a great opportunity
for seniors to spend time together away from
a school setting to grow in class unity, set
class goals for their senior year, and to simply
enjoy each other's company. They spent time
in worship, prayer, brainstorming, sharing,
and playing. Mr. Baniszewski, Mr. Casey, and
Mr. Krueger each had a session with the seniors
to guide them in preparing for a successful,
fruitful, and remarkable senior year. The verses
that they reflected on came from Romans 12:
2 "Do not conform any longer to the
pattern of this world, but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what God's will is-
his good, pleasing, and perfect will,
1Thessalonians 2:8 "We loved you so
much that we were delighted to share with you
not only the gospel of God but our lives as
well, because you had become so dear to us,
and the book of Daniel. They were challenged
to ask themselves what legacy they would leave
at WCCS that would characterize their leadership
and their senior year, and they responded to
that challenge with a commitment to put action
to their faith and walk out their relationship
with Christ before the school community. We
look forward to an exciting year!
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Congratulations
WCCS
Football
Team!
CN2
awards an athlete in our conference weekly based
on attitude, athletics and academics.
Friday night was a special night. Though
this award is typically given to an individual,
CN2 recognized our entire team for the 45-0
win against Southlake and also for honoring
the memory of Brian Colvin, the Lewisville High
School Running Back that tragically passed away
after playing WCCS in the Chester Jamboree.
Congratulations to our Indians.
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WCCS
Hosts Lewisville Varsity
Football Team in Honor of Colvin
WCCS
was proud to host the Lewisville Varsity Football
Team at Friday night's game against South Lake.
The week prior in the Chester jamboree, Brian
Colvin, senior running back for the Lions, tragically
passed away after the game. WCCS dedicated
the first ballgame of the season to Colvin.
The game ball was given to Mrs. Colvin in honor
of her son.
Angie
Conner, LHS Athletic Booster Club President,
commented, "Our team really enjoyed themselves,
and Mrs. Colvin and the family as well. For
the short time I was there, I loved the atmosphere
and the generosity of Westminster Catawba. It
was AWESOME!!!!"
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 Congratulations
to Jonathan Setzer
Jonathan
Setzer, sixth grader, won first place in
his first race on the JV Cross Country team.
There were ten teams competing at Gaston Christian
School from the surrounding area. Way
to go, Jonathan!
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Catawba
School Celebrates
25th
Class Reunion
The
Catawba School Class of '85 enjoyed their 25th
Class Reunion with a reunion tour of their old
stomping grounds on Saturday, July 31st .
Several alumni (and their families), faculty
and staff were able to see all the many positive
changes that have happened over the years! One
alum said It was so encouraging to see how
the Lord has worked and all that He is doing
at the school! (Front row left to right:
Christy Shakelton Dubose, Evelyn Ward Gaddis,
Christie Love Oakley, Stewart Oakley, Nathalie
Cote, Sarah Capps, Stephen Roddey. Back
row left to right: Robert Lucas (former Latin
teacher of the Catawba School), Lesslie Bartles
Boyer, Greg Couch, Stephanie Couch, Lee Osteen.
On the very front is Greg Couch's son, Aidan.)
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Welcome
Craig McMahon, Varsity Girls'
Soccer Coach
WCCS
is pleased to introduce Craig McMahon as our
new Varsity Girls' Soccer Coach. Craig
grew up in Michigan where he played soccer and
basketball for Inter-City Baptist High School.
While at Inter-City, he won three consecutive
state championships. He
played club soccer for VARDAR Soccer Club and
played college basketball for Covenant College.
Since
college, Craig has played for the Charlotte
Eagles Amatuer Team and coached for a variety
of soccer clubs in the Charlotte area.
He also coached soccer at Charlotte Country
Day School for 10 years. Craig is currently
the Assistant Director of ROAR at Westminster
Presbyterian Church and directs the soccer program.
He is married to Leigh and has four children,
Ashley (20), Caden (17), Logan (15) and Will
(12).
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WCCS
Students Receive Exceptional Scores
on National Latin Exam
The
scores on this year's National Latin Exam were exceptional.
Only 4% of all students who took the first year exam 795
students out of 18,800 in the US and 14 other countries
attained a perfect score. We had 5 students Elise
Denney, Ax Dillingham, Hayden Childress, Will Mc Cutchen,
and Graelyn Humiston achieve that milestone.
Also,
for the third year exam, less than ½ percent
of all students globally 568 out of 138,000 got a perfect
score. William McDonald was one of
them. (This was his second perfect score in the 2 ½
years he has been here.)
This
is a noteworthy accomplishment for the students, for Mrs.
Heinzl, and for WCCS. Please congratulate these individuals
on their success when you have an opportunity to do so.
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ACSI
Accreditation Update
The
faculty are starting their study groups to lay the foundation
for our work on curriculum mapping. Our ultimate goal
is to strengthen the instructional program at WCCS through
the reaccreditation process in Grades K-12 as faculty study
areas such as critical thinking, developmentally appropriate
practices, national standards, curriculum mapping, assessment,
and biblical worldview. The REACH process will give
our K3 & K4 programs initial certification with ACSI.
The articles and links below will give you more information
concerning Instructional Program Coherence and Curriculum
Mapping.
Curriculum
Mapping by Sandi Jolly
Instructional
Program Coherence by Sandi Jolly
Curriculum
Designers - Heidi Hayes Jacobs - 21st Century Curriculum Design
and Curriculum Mapping: Resources
Curriculum
Mapping - Janet Hale
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SAT
Comparison for 2009
High
School
Fort
Mill
1592
Northwestern
1418
Rock
Hill
1437
South
Point
1401
WCCS
1652
State
of South Carolina 1461
National
1511
*As
reported by the South Carolina Department of Education on
a 2400 scale.
These
comparisons show that Westminster Catawba Christian School
exceeds area public school by significant margins, as well
as state and national SAT averages.
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Help
WCCS Earn Extra $$ for Education
For
Harris Teeter, you need our school code
- 3243 and you can re-link your VIC card
to WCCS at any Harris Teeter check-out or go to www.harristeeter.com
and re-link online. All you need is a VIC card
and you can support WCCS when you shop at Harris Teeter.
For
BI-LO , you must have an enrollment scan
card to re-link your BonusCard to WCCS. You can pick
one up at the Catawba and/or Westminster campus school offices.
Take the enrollment scan card with you the next time you check-out
at BI-LO. All you need is a BonusCard and you can support
WCCS when you shop at BI-LO.
For
Food Lion , once you link your MVP card to
support WCCS you are registered and do not have to re-link
each school year. Only if you have a new MVP card will
you need to register it, and then select Westminster Catawba
Christian School as your charity of choice. Go to www.foodlion.com
to register for the first time to support WCCS or if
you have a new MVP card.
Did you Know OFFICE DEPOT gives 5% of your TOTAL purchase
back to WCCS? That's right. Simply tell the cashier
at the check out prior to your purchase to credit WCCS for
your purchase, and 5% of your total purchase will be donated
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