-- Week of 9.23.13 --

Welcome to RISE Online.

Here are some highlights of what happened

 at Greenville Christian School this past week!!

Enjoy!

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This Wednesday was Be My Witness day, where the entire school goes out into 
the community and shows Christ's love towards them. 

Each grade was divided up and sent out accordingly, here are some of the great experiences! 

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To start off the day, the whole school came out for the annual See You At The Pole in the wee hours of Wednesday morning for prayer and worship. 

For more information about See You At The Pole, visit:  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_You_at_the_Pole

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Fourth grade went and visited and sang to the elderly at the Colonial lodge. 

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During the eventful day, Third grade gathered $305 worth of box tops for the school and sent comforting letters to the sick.

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Second and First grade gave 521 cans to the FISH ministries and played outside in the nice weather at Aunt Chars afterwards. 

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Fifth and Sixth went around the school with Mrs. Simpson to pick 
up trash and clean our weight room. 

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--- Sports Scores 9.21.13 - 9.26.13 ---

   

Varsity Football:

9-21-13
GCS vs. Heath-Fulton 
(HOMECOMING)
GCS -- 72-64

Middle School Football:

9-26-13

GCS vs. Campbell

Campbell -- 55-6

Varsity Volleyball:

9-24-13
GCS vs. Longview Heritage
GCS -- 25-12
GCS -- 25-18
GCS -- 25-16

9-26-13
GCS vs. East Texas Christian Academy 

GCS -- 25-21
ETCA -- 25-23
ETCA -- 25-16
GCS -- 25-23
GCS -- 15-11

Junior Varsity Volleyball:

9-26-13
GCS vs. East Texas Christian Academy 

GCS -- 25-10
ETCA -- 25-21
GCS -- 25-21

Middle School Volleyball:

9-24-13
GCS vs. Garland Christian
ATeam:
GCS -- 25-21
GCS -- 25-19
GCS -- 15-11

BTeam:
GCS -- 25-16
GCS -- 25-18

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We hope you had a great week and we look forward to 

having you back next Friday morning!

As always, it is our hope to keep you informed and 

enlightened to the happenings of Greenville Christian School.

We are RISE. 

[Always feel free to email us or leave comments here. We look forward to your feedback.]

-- Week of 9.16.13 --

Welcome to RISE Online.

Here are some highlights of what happened

 at Greenville Christian School this past week!!

Enjoy!
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It has been Homecoming week at GCS, and there is plenty to share!

Each day has had a different theme to it:

Monday -  Crazy Tie Day

Tuesday - Comfy Casual Day

Wednesday - Crazy Sock Day

Thursday -  Nerd Day

Friday - Green Black and White Day

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This week, the Second Grade learned a variety of subjects, learning Health Science and reading the story of Moses, the Israelite's Exodus, and the Ten Commandments. 

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Third Grade got creative this week by writing stories on many themes, including a story based around their best friends.

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On Thursday, we got to see Will Martens visit the Elementary Chapel as he gave the young students an inspiring message about being not only an athlete for the school, but being an athlete for Christ.

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In the Fifth grade, they studied art and culture as they learned about famous artists such as Bach, Michelangelo, and Da Vinci.

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Our Eighth Grade music class tried some new things as they made Stomp music using only basketballs. Meanwhile, the Drama Ministries class has been practicing improv, using only song lyrics and movie quotes to express themselves. 


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--- Sports Scores 9.14.13 - 9.22.13 ---

Varsity Football:
9.14.13
GCS vs. Fannindel
24-69 --- Fannindel

Middle School Football:
9.17.13
GCS vs. Calvary
6-47 --- Calvary

Varsity Volleyball:
9.17.13
GCS vs. Poetry
Poetry -- 25-19
GCS -- 25-22
Poetry -- 25-20
Poetry -- 25-8  

9.19.13
GCS vs. Longview 
GCS -- 25-19
Longview -- 25-17
GCS -- 25-16
Longview -- 25-20
Longview -- 25-20

Junior Varsity Volleyball
9.17.13
GCS vs. Poetry
Poetry -- 25-22
Poetry -- 25-22 

9.19.13
GCS vs. Longview
GCS -- 25-17
Longview -- 25-12
GCS -- 25-23


Middle School Volleyball
9.17.13 
GCS vs. Poetry 
ATeam:
GCS -- 25-13
Poetry -- 21-25
Poetry -- 12-15

BTeam 
GCS -- 25-17
GCS -- 25-15 

9.19.13 
GCS vs. LongviewATeam:
GCS -- 25-19
GCS -- 25-20

BTeam 
Longview -- 24-26
Longview -- 17-25

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We hope you had a great week and we look forward to 

having you back next Friday morning!

As always, it is our hope to keep you informed and 

enlightened to the happenings of Greenville Christian School.

We are RISE. 

[Always feel free to email us or leave comments here. We look forward to your feedback.]

-- Week of 9.9.13 --

Welcome to RISE Online.

Here are some highlights of what happened 
at Greenville Christian School this past week!!

Enjoy!

This week, the Fifth Grade dissected owl pellets to get an in depth view of the digestive system of the animal.

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In the Second Grade, they had an action-packed week that included cooking in the Library with Mrs. Witt, learning the plagues of Exodus via cheerful song, and reading chapter books such as Hank the Cow Dog.

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The First grade learned quite a bit this week, making paper cutouts of skeletons, finding out how schools work in foreign countries, and reading the bible story of Cain and Abel.

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The Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors spent the day Wednesday rock climbing at Exposure Rock Climbing in Carrolton. 

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--- Sports Scores 9.7.13 - 9.12.13 ---

Varsity Football:

9.7.13

GCS v.s. Trinidad

0-47 --- Trinidad

Middle School Football:

9.12.13

GCS v.s. Fannindel

27-45 ---Fannindel

Varsity Volleyball:

9.10.13
GCS v.s. Poetry 

GCS

9.12.13
GCS vs. A+ Academy
GCS

Junior Varsity Volleyball:

9.10.13
GCS v.s. Poetry 

GCS

9.12.13
GCS vs. A+ Academy
GCS

Middle School Volleyball:

9.10.13

GCS v.s. Poetry

GCS

9.12.13
GCS v. A+ Academy 
GCS 

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Next week is HOMECOMING!! Expect lots of crazy dress-up photos 
from the week on next week's RISE Online.

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We hope you had a great week and we look forward to 

having you back next Friday morning at 10! 

As always, it is our hope to keep you informed and 

enlightened to the happenings of Greenville Christian School.

We are RISE. 

[Always feel free to email us or leave comments here. We look forward to your feedback.]

-- Week of 9.2.13 --

Welcome to RISE Online. 

We hope all of you had a relaxing and rejuvenating Labor Day on Monday! To learn more about the holiday, which was created in 1894, click here:
http://www.dol.gov/laborday/history.htm

Here are some highlights of what happened in the 

energetic halls of the Elementary building this week.

Enjoy!

This week, third grade created cutouts that illustrated themselves explaining why they are unique. They also finished their first book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. 

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The fourth graders became scientists this week as they examined grasshopper cells 

and did experiments on celery. To end their scientific expeditions, 

they played an exciting game of gaga ball! 

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Sixth grade started algebra this week after a great worship session led by Mrs. Bowers. 

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--- Sports Scores 31.8.13-5.9.13 ---

Varsity Football:

GCS v.s. Central Park Christian
 68-22 --- GCS

Middle School Football:

GCS v.s. Tyler Street

47-2 --- GCS

Varsity Volleyball:

Lady Eagles v.s. Boles Home
 GCS

Lady Eagles v.s. A+ Academy
 GCS

Middle School Volleyball:
Lady Eagles v.s. Boles Home
 GCS
Lady Eagles v.s. A+ Academy
 GCS

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We hope you had a great week and we look forward to 

having you back next Friday morning at 10! 

As always, it is our hope to keep you informed and 

enlightened to the happenings of Greenville Christian School.

We are RISE. 

[Always feel free to email us or leave comments here. We look forward to your feedback.]