Reflector - Timothy Christian Schools
Reflector - Timothy Christian Schools
Reflector - Timothy Christian Schools
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WORDMASTER Honors<br />
Spelling Bee winners Sean McNamara (left) and Nathan Ziegler<br />
Spelling Bees<br />
Congratulations to the winners of the Spelling Bees. The<br />
elementary school bee winner was fourth-grader Sean<br />
McNamara. Runner-up was sixth-grader Colleen Murphy.<br />
The middle school Bee exhibited some fierce competition. Bee<br />
moderator Sue Stein reports that this was the hardest level the<br />
spellers have ever reached. Winner of this was seventh-grader<br />
Nathan Ziegler with eighth-grader Tom Burnham coming in<br />
as runner-up.<br />
A student representing <strong>Timothy</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> won highest<br />
honors in this year’s Word Masters Challenge—a national<br />
language arts competition entered by more than 225,000<br />
students annually. Competing in the difficult Blue Division,<br />
fourth-grader Rebecca Overend earned a perfect score in the<br />
year’s second meet. In the entire country, only 118 fourthgraders<br />
earned perfect scores. Other students who also<br />
achieved outstanding results were third-graders Christopher<br />
Gregorio, Cassidy Bulthuis, and Hanna Markewycz; fifthgrader<br />
Jason Kuiper and sixth-graders Chris Ridolphi,<br />
Marissa Allen, Brittany Gorman, Matthew Morrison,<br />
Jasmine Stein, and Linnea Venhousen. The students were<br />
coached in preparation by their teachers.<br />
Math-a-Thon for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital<br />
During the month of March our first through eighth grade<br />
students had the opportunity to participate in a Math-A-<br />
Thon to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. We are<br />
pleased to announce that the students raised $21,435.06. We<br />
had 290 students participate, 256 qualified for a T-shirt and<br />
Great America tickets, and 92 qualified for a duffle bag.<br />
Mrs. Gladstone’s fifth grade class was the top homeroom<br />
with $2,116. The top student fundraiser was fourth-grader<br />
Jennifer Cimmarusti, who earned $1,405. Jennifer chose to<br />
donate her grand prize to a deserving St. Jude’s child.<br />
Thanks to all who participated. St. Jude’s asked that we<br />
convey their heartfelt thanks on behalf of all the children<br />
they will be able to help with the money raised.<br />
Dr. Burroughs presents artwork prints for <strong>Timothy</strong> <strong>Christian</strong><br />
School to Kaitlyn Gehrke (left) and Peyton Pinkerton<br />
<strong>Timothy</strong> Welcomes a Special Guest<br />
<strong>Timothy</strong> was honored to welcome Dr. Margaret Burroughs, a<br />
world-renowned artist, sculptor, poet, writer, teacher, and cofounder<br />
of the Du Sable Museum of African-American<br />
History, to a Fine Arts Assembly. She challenged our first<br />
through sixth grade students to begin now to create their own<br />
legacy. She reminded the students that they all have something<br />
great to give and they never know who they may bless along<br />
the way. She presented our school with 18 prints, including<br />
some that she had created, as well as several of her books.<br />
Several of our students sang, danced, and played an<br />
instrument during the assembly. It was a wonderful way to<br />
celebrate our student’s gifts and honor the Giver of those gifts.<br />
SPRING 2006<br />
<strong>Reflector</strong><br />
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