Week of 4.22.14

Welcome to RISE Online.

Here are some highlights of what happened

 at Greenville Christian School this past week!!

Enjoy!

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2nd Grade:

Mrs. Bench's class performed in this weeks chapel service!

3rd Grade:

Behind Second grade, these kids are also preparing for their own chapel. Come on by parents!

4th Grade:

This class made their very own creative weather vanes. To gather water from the rain!

OTHER NEWS: 

On Friday, some of the elementary went outside to have an Arbor Day presentation being done! Mrs. Denney and Mrs. Quimby from Keep Greenville Beautiful came to announce the winners of the Arbor Day poster contest from GCS:

Kindergarten -- Ashleigh Dixon

First Grade -- Taylor Mahan

Second Grade -- Levi Smith

Third Grade -- Daniel Pitts 

Fourth Grade -- Eli Wimberly 

Fifth Grade -- Wilson Feezel

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--- Sports Scores 4.21.14 to 4.24.14 ---

Varsity Baseball

4-22-14
GCS vs. Heritage
Heritage -- 15-0

4-23-14

GCS vs. Fulton

Fulton -- 9-6

Varsity Track

Relay team: Andy Henderson, Will Martens, Micheal Lutz, and Joe Henderson 
4th

Meaghan Brown
 100m Hurdles: 1st  / Long Jump: 3rd

Will Martens
 200m Dash: 2nd 

Regionals are on Friday, please support them!

***NOTICE***
Softball girls are going to playoffs! Congratulations!!

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

having you back next Friday afternoon!

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 4.14.14

Welcome to RISE Online.

Here are some highlights of what happened

 at Greenville Christian School this past week!!

Enjoy!

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1st Grade:

This class has been studying hard about continents in this vast world!

2nd Grade:

Second grade got creative this week for Easter as they have been working on banners tell the story of Easter and how Jesus saved us from our sins, along with creating a skit for their very own chapel! Also their butterflies came out!

3rd Grade:

These kids got festive and created an entire Easter party! 

5th Grade:

Making an escape pack that the Jews used during the Holocaust.

6th Grade:

This Thursday was the annual Rocket Launch here at GCS. Where the sixth grade, lead by Mrs. Simpson, created their very own rockets and launched them into the sky! Check out these rocket designs!

Secondary:

7th grade just finished their Wild Flower Project, where they go around the town and study Texas' flowers. They also went to the Holocaust museum where they got to hear from an actual survivor tell about the horrific times during World War II. They even celebrated Passover this week, check out this festive gathering. 

OTHER NEWS: 

It is Easter! We hope you have a great and blessed weekend! For more info behind the holiday, check out this article here.

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--- Sports Scores 3.31.14 to 4.4.14 ---

Varsity Baseball

4-14-14
GCS vs. Longview
1st game
Longview -- 16-3 2nd game
Longview -- 12-6

Varsity Softball

4-14-14
GCS vs. ETCA
ETCA -- 20-4  

4-16-14
GCS vs RCA
GCS -- 50-21
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We hope you had a great week and we look forward to 

having you back next Friday afternoon!

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 4.7.14

Welcome to RISE Online.

Here are some highlights of what happened

 at Greenville Christian School this past week!!

Enjoy!

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The Elementary and middle school students started and finished their TerraNova testing. This took up most of their class time this week and there is nothing else to report. TerraNova is a series of standardized achievement tests used in the United States designed to assess K-12 student achievement in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, vocabulary, spelling, and other areas.The test series is published by CTB/McGraw-Hill. TerraNova was created with an update in 1996 CTB to the California Achievement Tests and the California Tests of Basic Skills.

2nd Grade:

Here are some pictures of the class-made chrysalis from the Second grade!

3rd Grade:

This class has been creating Old Town houses out of boxes. Check out these cool designs!

4th Grade:

We have the results from the Chili-Cook Off from last week! The winners are Oliva, Sydney, and Megan from the Group E. Congratulations to your chili!

OTHER NEWS: 

We also have Open House pictures, where teachers of GCS showed off their kids' hard work for our parents and prospective parents looking for a nice education for their own children. Check them out!

Mr. Walker and Mrs. Simpson are the chosen 2014 teachers of the year representing the Northeast Texas Chapter of the Air Force Association, in the K-8 and 9-12 categories!

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--- Sports Scores 3.31.14 to 4.4.14 ---

Varsity Baseball

4-10-14

GCS vs. ETCA

ETCA -- 15-0

Varsity Softball

4-10-14
GCS vs. Heritage
Heritage -- 25-1

Varsity Track
3.31.14
Meghan Brown got 3rd in 100m hurdles 


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

having you back next Friday afternoon!

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 3.31.14

Welcome to RISE Online.

Here are some highlights of what happened

 at Greenville Christian School this past week!!

Enjoy!

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1st Grade:      

These kids have been making gift bags for the Texas Oncology Center, as well as celebrating Story Book Character Day. These pictures are great!

2nd Grade:      

The class made the life cycle of caterpillars with pasta. Here are some pictures!

3rd Grade:      

The 3rd grade held their annual History Museum on Thursday and Friday during school. Where each kid picks out a famous person from anywhere in history and reenacts as them for the day! Check out the cool pictures!  

4th Grade:      

4th grade has begun to start on their Historical Texas Figures project, which is similar to the History Museum at 3rd. They have already turned in poster boards!  

5th Grade:      

The International Festival was this week. These little tour guides told everybody about their country and their way of life. Look at these amazing presentations! 

6th Grade:      

The State Fair is not like the one in Dallas, but it's a whole lot cooler here at GCS. Students presented a state they were given and gave food just like the International Festival. Here are some cool states!

Secondary:      

The high school along with the rest of the school is coming back out into the community for BMW Day. The whole entire student body is involved and has helped many others to see Christ's love for them. Here some pictures of the hard working students. 

OTHER NEWS: 

Here are the results back from the Collin Street Bakery Art Show contest they had for the kids. Each participant who entered the contest received a voucher for a half dozen cookies.  Congratulations to all who entered! 

Category A -- K-2nd

$35 -- 1st Place: Colton Smith

$25 -- 2nd Pace: Naomi McClain

$15 -- 3rd Place: Jett Fifield

 

Category B -- 3rd-5th

$40 -- 1st Place: Owen Weaver

$30 -- 2nd Place: Marshall Simpson

$20 -- 3rd Place: Emma Moore

Category C -- 6th-8th

$50 -- 1st Place: Mallari Adams

$40 -- 2nd Place: Jillian Fifleld

$30 -- 3rd Place: Amber Guthrie

Category D -- 9th-12th

$100 -- 1st Place: Joe Henderson

$75 -- 2nd Place: Austin Thomas

$50 -- 3rd Place: Katy Martin

$150 -- People's Choice: Kilee Davis

$300 -- Grand Prize: Joe Henderson

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--- Sports Scores 3.31.14 to 4.4.14 ---

Varsity Baseball

3-31-14
GCS vs Fulton
GCS -- 10-9

4-3-14
GCS vs Heritage
Heritage -- 10-6

 

Varsity Softball
3-31-14
GCS vs RCA

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

having you back next Friday afternoon!

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.]