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Douglass Students
Win Medals in Essay Contest |
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Keene Fifth-Grader
is National Skating Champion |
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What Has Fizz, Flash
and Came to May B. Leasure School? |
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Christiana High Students
Selected to First Team All State
Cross County |
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Students Selected to Participate
in 2009 Delaware All-State Musical
Events |
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Downes Team Wins Creative
Research Competition |
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Wilson 5th Graders Conduct
Climate Research on the Antarctic |
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Belles' Ball Applications Now
Available |
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Final Budget Approved |
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Reflection Theme Search Winners |
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More Great Things Happening In
Our Schools |
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Calendar Reminders... |
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 Douglass Students Win Medals
in Essay Contest
Students at Douglass School were recently
awarded medals for their winning entries in the
City of Wilmington’s Fire Marshall Essay
Contest. Fourth grader Destiny Williams,
who has returned to Bancroft School, won a First
Place medal, fifth-grader Nanya Dantley
won a Second Place medal, and fifth-grader
Anthony Newman won a Third Place medal. The
awards were presented to the students by the
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Keene Fifth-Grader is National Skating Champion |
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Emmanuel Savary,
a fifth-grader at
Keene Elementary
School, (University
of Delaware FSC) won
the intermediate
men’s competition of
the 2009 U.S. Junior
Figure Skating
Championship in Lake
Placid, New York on
December 13.
Savary was second
after the short
program with a
32.53, more than
three points behind
Nathan Chen (Salt
Lake Figure
Skating), but
brought an arsenal
of triple jumps in
his free skate to
help glide into
first. Skating dead
last to the
Aladdin
theme song, Savary
landed four double
jumps, including two
double Axels and
three triples -- a
triple toe, triple
Salchow-double
toe-double loop and
another triple
Salchow. His spins
were decent, earning
a Level 2 and 3, and
he took the
second-highest
program component
mark behind the
9-year-old Chen.
"I just came here to
skate my best,"
Savary said. "I
didn't really care
about the results as
long as I had fun
and a good skate."
As skill would have
it, his "good skate"
was enough to earn
him his first
national medal, as
well as an
introduction to
two-time Olympic
medalist Nancy
Kerrigan, and an
on-air interview
with her.
"It's so cool
because I thought of
her as a legend
growing up, and I am
so happy to finally
meet her," he said.
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What Has Fizz, Flash and Came to May B. Leasure
School? |
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It’s bubbling,
flowing, glowing and
exciting – it’s
chemistry! The
third, fourth, and
fifth grade students
at May B. Leasure
Elementary School
recently enjoyed
“What’s The Matter
Chemistry With Fizz,
Foam and Flash."
This program about
matter, molecules
and chemical
reactions was
presented by the
Maryland Science
Center’s Traveling
Science Team. The
show explored the
states of matter,
physical changes and
chemical reactions.
Students saw how
chemistry is
everywhere and
affects us
everyday. The
students were
thrilled to see
chemical reactions
that fizzed, foamed,
flashed, changed
colors, heated up,
cooled down, and
exploded! Student
volunteers assisted
the trained
professionals in
this hands-on,
interactive science
program which was
both fun and
educational.
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Christiana High School Students Selected to
First Team All State Cross Country |
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From left to right: Coach Tiger An, Darien
White, Barien White, Coach Mike Daugila
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The cross country coaching staff would like
to congratulate Barien and Darien White.
During the Delaware
State Cross Country Banquet,
these two outstanding young men
were honored by being selected to 1st Team
All State. They look to continue their
success in the indoor track season. |
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Students Selected to Participate in
2009 Delaware All-State Musical Events |
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 Congratulations to the twenty-seven
Christina School District students who were
selected to participate in the 2009 Delaware
All-State musical events. All candidates
were chosen through competitive auditions.
Sponsored by the
Delaware Music Educators Association, the
events will be held on the following dates,
times and locations.
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All-State Performances |
| Orchestra |
January 24 |
6:00 PM |
Delaware State University |
| Band |
January 31 |
6:00 PM |
P.S. duPont Elementary School |
| Chorus |
February 7 |
4:00 & 7:30 PM |
Appoquinimink High School |
| Jazz |
February 21 |
6:00 PM |
Delaware State University |
Congratulations to
the following students:
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All-State Band |
- Christiaan Clark,
Newark High School
- Allison Hoffman,
Shue-Medill Middle School
- Roger Marks, Newark
High School
- Jonathan Sabatino,
Newark High School
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All-State Junior Band |
- Pranita Muralidhar,
Newark High School
- Nicholas Hoffman,
Newark High School
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All-State Choir |
- Perpetual Baffour,
Newark High School
- Ryan Bowen, Newark
High School
- Morgan Fitzgerald,
Glasgow High School
- Janae Huff, Newark
High School
- Lainu Johnson,
Glasgow High School
- Tiffany Prieto,
Glasgow High School
- Mackenzie Winn,
Glasgow High School
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All-State Junior Choir |
- Angelica Cannon, Kirk
Middle School
- Zoe Coffing,
Shue-Medill Middle School
- Malana Linder, Kirk
Middle School
- Aurora Madison, Kirk
Middle School
- Ashley Marra, Kirk
Middle School
- Collins Nai, Kirk
Middle School
- Samantha Small, Kirk
Middle School
- Cassandra Stiltz,
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
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All-State Orchestra |
- Jonathan Beemler,
Newark High School
- Christiaan Clark,
Newark High School
- Enoch Lee, Newark
High School
- Jonathan Sabatino,
Newark High School
- Min (Sharon) Song,
Newark High School
- Sarah Song, Newark
High School
- Gabriella Stout,
Newark High School
- Timothy Hegedus,
Shue-Medill Middle School
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All-State Senior Jazz Band |
- Christiaan Clark,
Newark High School
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Downes Team Wins
Creative Research Competition
The Kids of MOE
Power Team at Downes Elementary School were
presented with a trophy in the Creative Research
Presentation for their movie on Climate Change
at the FIRST Lego League qualifying event on
December 13. With this win they will move
on to the next round of competition at the Bob
Carpenter Center on January 31, 2009.
Congratulations to the following students:
Blake Bauernschmidt, Jake Gray, Geno Kevelin,
Michael Leonhard, Ethan Price, and Marten
Zelluk. Downes also extends its thanks and
appreciation to Mrs. Price, for coaching the
team. Good luck on the 31st!
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Wilson 5th Graders Conduct Climate Research on
the Antarctic |
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Wilson Elementary School has
been hosting a Climate Change Student Summit (C2S2) Inner
Circle. Wilson Elementary Enrichment Services Teacher and ANDRILL
Arise Educator Julia Dooley first got Wilson students interested
in her research on the Antarctic by visiting each of the 5th
grade classrooms, exciting them with tales of her
adventures in Antarctica last year. Students were given the
opportunity to volunteer their time to the project.
Participating students were then selected from the list by a
committee of teachers.
Wilson’s C2S2 Inner Circle is
conducting climate research using
ANDRILL (ANtarctic geological DRILLing) created classroom
activities and
Thermochrons supplied by NASA. Students are also
participating in weekly video teleconferences with scientists at
work in Antarctica and with
 classrooms
around the globe.
“We hope to present findings
to an audience, but this is still in the early planning stages.
By joining the Inner Circle we are following ANDRILL educator
Shakira Petit to the coldest place on earth as she becomes part
of the Off-Shore New Harbor science expedition to Antarctica
from October-December, 2008. Her experiences will mirror my
experiences last year as part of ANDRILL’s Mackay Sea Valley
Seismic Survey team.”
ANDRILL is a multinational collaboration comprised of more than
200 scientists, students, and educators from five nations
(Germany, Italy, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United
States) to recover stratigraphic records from the Antarctic
margin. The chief objective is to drill back in time to recover
a history of paleoenvironmental changes that will guide our
understanding of how fast, how large, and how frequent were
glacial and interglacial changes in the Antarctic region.
Future scenarios of global warming require guidance and
constraint from past history that will reveal potential timing,
frequency and site of future changes.
For further
information:
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| Wilson 5th graders
participating in the Inner Circle: |
Karl Stomberg
Aaron Moriak
Jacob Tims
Bryan Spivey
Jack Kelly |
Davina Wooley
Alexandra Brevoort
Hannah Bartholonew
Emilee Graybeal
Blaise Glowiak |
Maitreyi Dave
Linksey Dillon
Angel Guerrero
Maddison Tracy
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Julia Dooley
Wilson Elementary Enrichment Services
Teacher
ANDRILL Arise Educator 2007 |
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Belles' Ball Applications Now Available |
The 2009 Belles' Ball is scheduled for January
30, 2009 at the University of Delaware Clayton
Hall. This long held local tradition
honors Junior and Senior girls who currently
attend Christiana, Glasgow and Newark High
Schools and who maintain a cumulative GPA of at
least 2.6 at the end of the 2007-2008 school
year. This formal dance is open to all
eligible girls and their escorts.
Click here for
additional information and to download an
application form.
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Final Budget Approved
The Christina Board of Education approved the
Final FY09 Budget
for the District at its regular business meeting
on December 9, 2009.
Click here to
view the budget presentation. |
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Reflections Theme Search Winners Announced |
Delaware State PTA is proud to announce the
winners of National PTA Reflections Program
Theme Search for the 2010-2011 school year. Students were asked to interpret
this year's theme "WOW" in art categories of
dance, music, literature, photography, film and
visual arts. All artwork and theme winners will be honored at
the Reflections receptions to be held at the
Delaware Center for
Contemporary Arts (DCAA) on April 1,
2009.
Each state is permitted to send in only 5
entries and Christina School District is excited
that this year three winning State entries are
from Christina Schools. All entries will be forwarded to
the National PTA where their ideas will be
judged against others from around the nation.
Congratulations to all students who participated
in this year's event and our three Christina
representatives:
Etta J. Wilson Elementary - Region III
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- Mackenzie Fox, Grade 5 -
"I Giggle Because"
- Max Newman, Grade 1 - "Many
Colors, Many Kinds"
Joseph M. McVey Elementary School -
Region III |
- David Breyla, Grade 2 - "If I Was
In The Jungle"
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| Alfred G. Water Middle School - Region V
(Appoquinimink School District) |
- Rachel DiDonato, Grade 7 - "When I Step
Into Your Shoes"
- Rachel Wagner, Grade 6 - "True Beauty"
(Information
corrected from previous article distributed in
the December 10 CSD E-News) |
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More Great Things
Happening In Our
Schools...
Gallaher Elementary one of
Delaware's Distinguished Title I
Schools
Congratulations to the students,
teachers, staff and parents of
the Gallaher Elementary School
for being named one of
Delaware's Distinguished Title I
Schools. Gallaher
Elementary School is being
recognized as a school that has
"significantly closed the
achievement gap between student
groups."
In honor of
being a distinguished
school, Gallaher Elementary has
the opportunity to represent
the state during the 2009
National Title I Conference in
San Antonio, TX. The dates
of the conference are February
18-22, 2009.
Christiana High Cadets Visit
Delaware Air National Guard
Twenty-two cadets and
Sgt. Maj.
Gary
G. Arnold Jr. USMC Ret,
Naval Science
Instructor, recently
visited the Delaware Air
National Guard C-130
squadron for an orientation
flight. Once at the base,
located at New Castle County
airport, the cadets received
an in-brief from Major Calcasi, the units
operations officer. He
covered the days events,
rules and regulations for
riding in a military
aircraft and takeoff and
landing times. All cadets
were screened and were
required to go through a
metal detector prior to
boarding the aircraft. We
boarded the aircraft at
10:30 and wheels up were at
11:00. The flight took us
to the Philadelphia/Willow
Grove area then over to
Atlantic City. From
Atlantic City, they flew down
the Delaware coast south of
Dover, enjoying the scenery
of beaches and the Atlantic
ocean and then returned to
the New Castle County
airport.
During takeoff and landing
two cadets were allowed in
the cockpit with the flight
crew. Throughout the
flight, all of the cadets
were allowed to rotate
through the flight deck, put
on a headset and ask
questions of the pilot and
co-pilot.
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Calendar Reminders... |
Wednesday, December 24 - Friday,
December 26 |
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- SCHOOLS & OFFICES CLOSED -
Winter Holiday
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Monday, December 29 - Friday,
January 2 |
- SCHOOLS CLOSED - Winter
Holiday
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Thursday, January 1 & Friday,
January 2 |
- OFFICES CLOSED - New Year's
Holiday
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Monday, January 5 |
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Tuesday, January 13 |
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