Dr. Robert Andrews - Florida Christian School

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Florida Christian School
The
Declaration
www.floridachristian.org
FALL 2015
Headmaster’s Pen
God’s desire for a family is that it
reproduces and multiplies. Genesis
1:27-28 says, “So God created man
in his own image, in the image of God
created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them,
and God said unto them, Be fruitful,
and multiply, and replenish the earth,
and subdue it: and have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over every living
thing that moves upon the earth.”
I believe that God desires that husbands and wives have children and
that they establish families. In God’s
plan for the family He has established
the role of the father, the mother and
the children.
Psalm 127:3 tells us that, “Children
are a heritage of the Lord, and the
fruit of the womb is His reward.”
Other than the gift of eternal life, the
entrance of children into a home is
the most blessed event a young family can experience. Every parent is at
a different stage with their children.
Some are just beginning their family, while others are watching their
nest empty out or their grandchildren
arrive, as their own children become
adults. Whatever your family circumstances, these gifts from God are
a treasured trust and deserve your
best in guiding them to a relationship with the Heavenly Father. I also
believe that we will be held accountable if we do not give our children
and our grandchildren our best
effort. Jesus said in Luke 17:2, “It
would be better to be thrown into the
ocean with a millstone around our
neck than to lead one of our children
to sin.” The Bible offers some very
explicit advice to parents and all
those who influence young children.
According to His Word, He
intends for us to take care
of children until they are
old enough to be directly
responsible to Him.
From the desk of
Once children reach school
age they begin to spend more
time at school than with their
parents during the week day,
making our responsibility
here at school to reinforce
the teaching of parents such
a vital part of a well-rounded
child’s life. Our responsibility
and ministry as teachers and school
staff is not to act in place of a parent, but to provide a stabilizing force
for the time a child spends away from
home and in the classrooms of our
school and to assist parents in fulfilling their God given responsibility
Dr. Robert
Andrews
Deuteronomy 6:4-7 says,
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD
our God, the LORD is one.
Love the LORD your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with
all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be
upon your hearts. Impress them on
your children. Talk about them when
you sit at home and when you walk
along the road, when you lie down
and when you get up.” These verses
clearly tell parents that in order to
teach their children they must spend
quality time with them. It tells us that
we should teach our children and
grandchildren diligently, when we are
at home and when we are away from
home, in the morning and in the evening. To accomplish this, parents are
to listen to their children, and when
they ask questions give them the
best answers they can think of based
on their own life experience and the
truths of God’s Word. Parents should
demonstrate to them that you have
an interest in their daily, often trivial,
experiences. And it is so important
not to stop this process when they
reach middle school or even high
school. In some ancient civilizations
someone was hired to make sure that
a child knew everything that the parents wanted them to know about life
and how to live it, a process that often
lasted until the individual was twenty
years old. How much more important
is the process of teaching our children their responsibility to God, and
to continue until they are independent and away from our influence.
Nothing can be substituted for the
real time that a parent chooses to
spend with their child throughout their
childhood. Reality is however, that as
our children grow and develop, many
other people begin to provide much
influence on their lives, not the least
of which are their teachers at school.
The partnership that exists between
our school and the parents of our
school in fulfilling these principles
must consistently shape and guide
each student’s development if we are
to “impress” on them the commandments of God, at home, at school,
and throughout the day.
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2015 SUMMER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
At FCS, every family contributes to the on-going improvements that are made each year on our
campus during the summer. These improvements range from the interior of classrooms, offices,
and common facilities to the exterior development and landscaping of our common areas on the
campus.
This past summer our staff was very busy and we were able to complete many projects
throughout the short summer weeks. Many of the things that were accomplished can only be
done in the summer when the buildings are not occupied and the number of people on campus
is low. Once again this past summer each classroom was painted, carpets were deep cleaned,
and minor repairs were made on all those things that needed attention. In addition, the following
projects were accomplished:
• On the West Campus, the main restrooms were completely renovated as we continue the project to update all of our campus restrooms.
• The Main Campus office facility was completely updated from top to bottom including new flooring, a new counter, and new decor all designed to make a good First Impression for visitors and to provide to our families a front office facility that we all can be proud of.
• We also began the updating and change for campus common areas that included the
addition of coordinated benches, tables and umbrellas for our students and
parents to enjoy in the common areas on the main campus.
• The beautification project of our campus also continued during the summer months with additional landscaping throughout the campus. Also during the summer months the athletic fields are refurbished getting ready for the non-stop use during the school year.
We thank our families for their committment to FCS and all of those on our maintenance staff who
worked hard all summer to make this a summer of significant improvements.
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GIFTS TO FCS
FCS gratefully acknowledges those who have financially contributed this school year through the month of December to the ongoing work at Florida Christian.
Sharing In Excellence Fund:
These funds are designed to promote continued school excellence. By giving to the Sharing In Excellence Fund you are promoting excellence in curriculum, classroom resources and technology, faculty enrichment and continuing education for staff, as well as opportunities for tuition assistance for qualifying families.
The following contributed to the Sharing in Excellence Fund:
Justin Aguirre
Alfonso & Jackie Alvarez
Robert & Katie Andrews
Jim & Mary Arnold
Simon & Laura Bazyler
Todd & JoAnn Breiner
Chris & Leidy Brigman
Fernando Menendez &
Jennifer Bryan
Steve & Leigh Byers
Lino & Cary Calvo
Luis & Eva Camejo
Elio & Graciela Casanas
Diane Class
James Class
Steve & Melissa Class
Miguel & Barbara Cosculluela
Carlos & Maria Cuervo
Jorge & Tracy Cuesta
Jorge & Ana Del Valle
Ernesto & Iris Delgado
Alex & Madeline Diaz
Jason & Joan Doan
Edwin & Gloria Dossett
Elena Dossett
Robert & Patti Evelyn
Robert & Sheila Felder
Joseph Fernandez
Rigo & Nancy Figueredo
Ontoniel & Diana Frometa
Armando & Ana Gomez
Joel & Ileana Gonzalez
Andrew & Amanda Guilfoyle
George & Mayra Gulla
Robert & Debbie Hale
John & Susan Hanna
Alberto & Dasha Hernandez
Gus & Gloria Herrera
Frank & Melanie Hopkins
Paul & Pam Howell
Efrain & Aileen Irias
Paul & Sandy Jeannin
Gary & Joyce Johnson
Todd & Alida Jolly
Bryan & Jan King
David & Beth King
Pete Kingman
James & Livia Koepp
Doug & Karen Kostowski
Alejandro & Ana Ledon
Edwin & Rosa Lobaina
Hector & Lydia Lopez
Damian Lue
Lazaro & Maria Martinez
Janet Mattern
Jorge & Karla Megias
Domingo & Iris Mendez
Jorge & Ivette Menendez
Fernando & Monica Mesa
Tim & Katie Miner
David & Kellie Moore
Luis & Marcia Montaner
Richard Montes de Oca
Bill & Sherril Nealey
Joseph & Rebecka Padron
Peter & Lea Padron
Anthony & Gladys Perez
Rebekah Perez
Hugues & Lisa Pericles
Michael & Alicia Pertierra
Perry & Anncey Pitelli
Scott & Rebecca Prinz
Joey & Lesli Pruna
Keith & Gladys Quinlan
Jorge & Tania Reynardus
Daniel Rios
Iliana Rodriguez
Luis and Dinah Rodriguez
Nordia Roman
Juan & Esther Roque
Al & Patti Ruiz
Joey & Yami Saad
Nancy Safreed
Gustavo & Cynthia Sanchez
Scott & Jeannine Stemmer
David & Roxy Swindoll
Waldo & Desiree Tejedor
Danny & Gina Trapero
Juan & Daisy Valdes
Andres & Amanda Vazquez
Bernalt & Kimberly Velasquez
Deborah Warner
The Estate of Penny Welhalf
Neil & Bobbi West
Mary Whitfield
Bill & Kerry Wicks
Steve & Laura Willoughby
Stephen & Penny Wright
Irasema Zuniga
Martin Fund:
The Martin Fund was established in honor of Bill and Ann Martin who dedicated their lives and resources to developing FCS’s Bible
Department. By giving to the Martin Fund you will help provide funding for our Bible program, spiritual development and training for our
faculty, spiritual emphasis week and chapel speakers.
The following contributed to the Martin Fund:
Luis & Eva Camejo
Steve & Melissa Class
Thomas & Michelle Collazo
Jorge & Ana DelValle
Edwin & Gloria Dossett
James & Natasha Erwin
Ron & Su Green
Todd & Alida Jolly
David & Beth King
Lazaro & Maria Martinez
Jesus & Maby Perez
Joey & Yami Saad
Todd & Maria Seekins
Celeste Serralta
Juan & Daisy Valdes
Deborah Warner
To be a part of giving to FCS, please go to the FCS Homepage and click on the “Donate” box.
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GIFTS TO FCS
FCS gratefully acknowledges those who have financially contributed this school year through the month of December to the ongoing work at Florida Christian.
Campus Beautification Fund:
Current capital campaign to enhance the appearance of the school campus. By giving to the Campus Beautification Fund you will help
provide funding for landscaping, rest room renovation, common area beautification, and other projects.
The following contributed to the Campus Beautification Fund:
Robert & Katie Andrews
Derwin & Audrey Brigham
Luis & Eva Camejo
Miguel & Barbara Cosculluela
Jorge & Ana Del Valle
Marlo & Sandra Dieguez
Chris & Helen Garner
Lamont & Latonya Green
Todd & Alida Jolly
Robert & Claire Landau
Gary & Maria Lehnhard
Sam & Kristy Miro
Luis & Marcia Montaner
Joseph & Rebecka Padron
Ed & Debbie Riggan
Boris & Susan Rubio
Joey & Yami Saad
Bernalt & Kimberly Velasquez
Bill & Kerry Wicks
To be a part of giving to FCS, please go to the FCS Homepage and click on the “Donate” box.
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WELCOME NEW FACULTY and STAFF
FCS is pleased to welcome the following new faculty and staff. We are blessed to have such qualified and dedicated people
join the Patriot Nation!
Justin Aguirre
JoAnn Breiner
Jennifer Bryan
Elena Dossett
Rigo Figueredo
Lamont Green - Asst. Athletic Dir,
Student Athlete Academic Support
Spanish Teacher, Soccer Coach
College Guidance Counselor
English and Discovery Teacher
Rosa Lobaina
Admissions &
Communications Director
Bible Teacher
Katie Miner
Administrative Assistant
Kellie Moore
Drama Teacher
Student Support Services
Coordinator
Lesli Pruna
Spanish Teacher
FAMILIAR FACES
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Aileen Irias
Alicia Rivera
Mrs. Irias has returned to FCS
to teach 5th Grade Spanish,
AP Spanish and to assist in the
Yearbook department. Welcome
back, Mrs. Irias.
Mrs. Rivera will continue to
coach FCS Cheerleading and
this year, she will also work in
the Media Center.
HONOR ROLL - 1ST QUARTER
Principal’s List (All A’s)
Kindergarten Five: Ava Alonso, Emily Asencion, Katia Bango, Amanda Benedit, Nicholas Bonilla, Veronica Borque, Christopher
Bustos, Abigail Camacho, Emily Caseres, Valentina Cecchi, Nathalie Chacon, Matthew Cordoba, Lyla Cruz, Victoria Cruz, Jacob
Cuenca, Levi Diaz, Dylan Dieguez, Andrea Echevarria, Jeremy Erwin, Nathaniel Escoto, Isabella Estrada, Sofia Estrada, Grace
Fagundo, Justin Fernandez, Gabriella Flores, Ariana Fluxa, Daniel Garcia, Diego Garcia, Mia Gonzalez, Robert Harris, Eric
Hospedales, Gianna Jivanjee, Seth Lopez, Eva Marques-Verdecia, Emma Mestre, Charles Osorio, Jonathan Padron, Lola Perez,
Eddy Pino, Andrew Quant, Abigail Quinones, Katia Raventos, Gabriel Reina, Valentina Restrepo, Sophia Riggan, Samuel Rodriguez,
Julian Romero, Graciela Ruiz, Khloe Ruiz, Brielle Sanchez, Jake Say, Marcos Seijas, Alyssa Serrano, Leah Siddiqkara, Khloe Tuma,
Sophia Villaverde
First Grade: Lukas Acosta, Isabella Araya, Danella Areas, Rafael Arias, Thomas Ariola, Luna Asencion, Cristina Barcelo, Caleb
Fagundo, Gabriel Hernandez, Jaylee Jo, Isabella Kawa, James Logue, Leila Menendez, Valentina Miranda, Selah Miro, Roberto
Morales, Madison Pijuan, Daniela Riesgo, Camila Trejos
Second Grade: Evelyn Abramo, Sofia Albelo, Abigail Ardois, Victoria Awan, Anjuli Balart, Timothy Benitez, Dylan Braswell, Daniela
Canosa, Dylan Casal, Danny De Los Santos, Eden Del Rey, Hailey Dieguez, Sophia DiTommaso, Austin Fernandez, Bianca Fluxa,
Charles Gonzalez, Ethan Lorenzo, Brandon Luis, Allison Mantecon, Isaac Menendez, Osmanny Montano, Brianna Padin, Joseph
Padron, Ariana Parodi, Matthew Perez, Ajala Rice-Reynolds, Markus Ruiz, Olivia Serralta, Leonardo Trejos, Michael Valdes
Third Grade: Joshua Barba, Manuel Barcelo, Arianna Barrios, Sean Benedit, Genesis Bosque, Andres Brito, Nicholas Bustos,
Alyssa Ceballos, Sofia Cecchi, Malia Chang, Skye Dickinson, Sebastian Estrada, Diego Farina, Camila Flores, Carlos Gonzalez,
Dylan Gonzalez, Kaleb Jolly, Rebecca Kemerer, Noah Markey, Daniela Mendez, Samuel Miro, Brianna Moreno, Havana Nunez, Jair
Obando, Andrew Pena, Daniel Perez, Eyerusalem Philip, Tizita Philip, Ella Pino, Sebastian Prado, Oscar Quinones, Jayden Ramos,
Alexander Rojo, Richard Rollheiser, Brian Sanchez, Samuel Stemmer, Alejandro Suarez, Isaac Treto, Angelina Ullivarri
Fourth Grade: Joshua Aguirre, Christina Almuina, Roberto Alvarez, Abigail Breiner, Matthew Capo, Thomas Caskey, Alejandro
Cejas, Aiden Cuervo, Jacob Diaz, Emma Dieguez, Angelo DiTommaso, Taylor Gackle, Ethan Gonzalez, Camila Hernandez, Sofia
Hernandez, Aniyah Herring, Andrew Machin, Angelina Manzano, Justin Montoya, Valeria Moriano, Gabriela Netto, Sofia Netto,
Samuel Oliva, Angelica Otero, Annelise Pereira, Aaron Perez, Cristina Pernas, Norge Pineda, Aiden Richardson, Ricardo Rios, Katia
Rivera, Katherine Rodriguez, Gabriela Ruiz, Amy Suarez, Carolina Tapanes, Gabriela Tapanes, Matthew Valero, Alejandro Vega,
Samantha Zelenka
Fifth Grade: Ayleen Amador, Zachary Bailey, Jake Camejo, Wilkin Caseres, John Castellanos, Adrian Cordoba, Kevin Cruz, Martin
Gomez, Melanie Gonzalez, Abby Hernandez, Kirsten Hernandez, Keven Lacayo, Jessica Leake, Gabriela Membreno, Abby Nunez,
Maya Ortiz, Perry Pitelli, Isabelle Prado, Sofia Raurell, Christopher Rivera, Lucas Ruiz, Amanda Soriano, Charlie Stemmer, Amanda
Tejeda, Emily Torres, Sophia Viera
Sixth Grade: Aliya Acosta, Samuel Alvarez, Christian Bosque, Jacob Brigman, Rachel Burke, Sasha Cejas, Angelina Cueto, Miranda
De La Noval, Sofia de la Torre, Nicole De Leon, Andrea Delgado, Erick Delgado, Amanda Diaz, Matthew Diaz, Luna Dieguez,
Michael English, Jose Fernandez, Daniel Higuera, Samantha Kemerer, Mikaela King, Joel Lago, Olivia Lobaina, Daniel Lopez, Jason
Losada, Cecilia Marcayda, Chloe Markey, Madison McDonald, Linney Mirabal, Carolina Morales, Stephen Pella, Jorge Pernas,
Carmen Rangel, Abigail Rashid, Nicolas Riveron, Christopher Rodriguez, Gabriela Rodriguez, Laura Rodriguez, Mariana Rodriguez,
Raphael Ruiz, Angelica Santana, Helena Valdovinos, Briley Wellinghoff
Seventh Grade: Lauren Alonso, Victoria Cabaleiro, Chloe Chang, Carlos Cordoba, Julie Cruz, Joseph Delgado, Megan Diaz,
Domenick Espinosa, Cristina Fanfani, Nicholas Fernandez, Olivia Fernandez, Tommy Fernandez, Joseph Fernandez-Andes, Daniel
Garcia, Donald Harrington, Daniella Harris, Katrina Hernandez, Raquel Hernandez, Yesenia Lobaina, Rocio Lopez, Emily Manzano,
Daniella Marrero, Francis-Danielle Mereles, Nicole Molina, Elizabeth Pella, Nicole Ramirez, Emily Rodriguez, Amanda Stoker, Emma
Valenti, Yasmin Valiente, Isabella Vazquez, Damian Vilarchao, Isabella Villaverde, Alexa Vivar
Eighth Grade: David Araya, Richard Burke, Carolina Ledon, Gianella Martinez-Gugliotta, Rebecca Menendez, Nicolina Pereira,
Priscilla Pozo, Carlos Rios, Isabella Rodriguez, Renee Ruiz, Rommy Silva, Abigail Soriano, Eric Sosa
Ninth Grade: Joshua Bartley, Rachel Cabauy, Audrey Castellanos, Janelle Forte, Kevin Gonzalez, Ethan Isidron, Andres Ledon,
Stephany Matat, Hunter Norris, Kenneth Northerner, Justin Nunez, Gianna Ortiz, Camila Perez, Michael Ramos, Hannah Reynardus,
Robert Ricelli, Natalie Santovenia, Sergio Tejeda, Christopher Touma, Roland Travieso, Hannah Vivar
Tenth Grade: Gabriel Carreira, Kryssa Garcia, Nicole Garcia, Timothy King, Daniel Miranda, Philip Moore, Katrina Padron, Kristen
Prieto, Gabriela Rodriguez, Emily Sotolongo, Karina Tohme, Daniel Villamil
Eleventh Grade: Michael Blanche, Diego Coviella, Andy de Pablo, Nicole Fontela, Grace Harrington, Ellianne Isidron, Gabriela
Rodriguez, Sofia Sablon, Brittany Wellinghoff
Twelfth Grade: Jessica Barcelo, Osmand Bobadilla, Kristine Bover, Alana Buznego, Eric Echeverria, Lauren Fuster, Joel Garcia,
Carolina Goizueta, Paul Gonzalez, Cody Jimenez, Sydni Liotta, Lauren Penland, Alexandra Perez, Gabriel Perez-Ronchetta,
Gabriela Pineiro, Daniela Ramos, David Ramos, Damaris Rodriguez, Jacqueline Roque, Stephanie Valdes, Stephanie Watkins
If your child made one of the Honor Rolls, you may pick up a “My Child Made the Honor Roll” bumper sticker
in the school office. The bumper stickers are free of charge.
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HONOR ROLL - 1ST QUARTER
Honor Roll (A&B Honor Roll - At least 3.5 GPA)
Kindergarten Five: Maxiumus Hernandez, Melanie Montano, Gabriel Reyes, Rosalia Soza
First Grade: Madison Aguila, Isabella Ariola, Nelly Baltodano, Samuel Bosque, Anderson Breiner, Kayla Broche, Derek Casal, Dillon
Farina, Emily Flores, Alexander Haza, Juan Naranjo, Henry Pena, Abraham Quant, Nick Ramirez-Rodriguez, Evan Saavedra, Jordyn
Salvador, Nicholas Santos, Ryan Silva, Cynthia Vazquez, Sophia Vazquez
Second Grade: Gino Chacon, Gabriel Garcia, Brianna Gonzalez, Sebastian Liles, Nathan Lopez, Joseph Minsal, Aden Nicholas,
Alejandro Nunez, Madeline Rodriguez, Dominick Rubio, Lucas Suarez, Kaylen Valdes
Third Grade: Isabella Aguilera, Vanessa Alvarez, Kiara Bango, Brandon Cruz, Carolina Flores, Ajay Jimenez, Glacey Lugo, Diego
Mainade, Elias Marcayda, Adam Martinez, Nicolas Oropesa, Jason Rodriguez, Alejandro Ruiz, Stephanye Salazar, Michael Say
Fourth Grade: Isabella Bonilla, Justin Brigman, Zoe Carbo, Christopher Ferrandiz, Courtney Green, Jeremy Jaramillo, Sebastian
Llosa, Devin Lopez, Katherine Padron, Ashley Perez, Emely Ravelo, Joel Reyes
Fifth Grade: Sofia Acuna, Austin Bailey, Andres Balart, Juliette Bryant, Nicole Denis, Ella Diaz, Jonathan Estrada, Adel Garcia,
Bradley Garcia, Evan Garcia, Matheus Guerra, Daniel Hernandez, Natalie Hernandez, David Lobaina, Samuel Lopez, Ethan Machin,
Natalya Mesa, Ashlyn Nunez, Frances Pozo, Ana Rosas, Matthew Say, Matthew Sicle, Karson Smith, Tyler Tracy, Sophia Valdes,
Maria Zelenka
Honor Roll (3.7 average - a minimum of four A’s, no grade lower than C)
Sixth Grade: Adrian Alvarez, Ashton Beck, Valery Casamayor, Alexis Castellanos, Dustin Cromer, Joie-Lucia Diaz, Giannina
Difranco, Anthony Fernandez, Paige Fernandez, Lizette Frometa, Preston Howell, Ethan Jimenez, Kristina Megias, Sarah Milton,
Chloe Montenegro, Julian Montoya, Michael Morales, Joel Obando, Veronica Parodi, Mike Patino, Lucas Perez, Carolyna Rodriguez,
Leandro Roman, Matthew Rosquete, Javier Sanchez, William Swindoll, Marcus Valdes, Bryan Varela Figueroa
Seventh Grade: Andrew Acosta, Sebastian Acosta, Raziel Aparicio-Gomez, Sofia Araya, Victoria Bonilla, Alexa Brown, Victoria
Cabrera, Brandon Carrillo, Asia Castellanos, John Christensen, James Dahlan, Davin Hernandez, Elizabeth Herrera, Caden Irvine,
Amaya Jimenez, Bryan Leal, James Lopez, Naszir Mantilla, Lester Martinez Balmaseda, Matthew Megias, Cristina Oropesa, Adrian
Perez, Alejandro Perez, Isaac Philip, Gianna Pitelli, Sienna Ponce, Priscilla Pruna, Amanda Ramos, Manuel Riesgo Jardines, Daniel
Rodriguez, Thomas Rowsey, Devin Salazar, Marcos Salazar, Orestes Soler, Amanda Tesserot, Matthew Touma, Annika Tracy
Eighth Grade: Elizabeth Alonso, Victoria Alonso, Joshua Amedee, Christian Davila, Andrea Delgado, Eric Estape, Madison Estape,
Alexander Gonzalez, Evelyn Gonzalez, Laura Gonzalez, Orlando Hernandez Bosch, David Jimenez, Dillon Lue, Michael McDonald,
Joseph Oceguera, Jessica Pankey, Jason Pertierra, Karina Raventos, Daniella Rubio, Emily Ruiz, Brandon Sanchez, Keilah Serralta,
Kaley Walkland, Maxwell Weihl, Katherine Yac
Ninth Grade: Gabriel Alberro, Victoria Borque, Lauren Cerda, Nicole Criado, Priscilla Del Prado, Sophia Donato, Matthew Fagin,
Vanessa Figueredo, Joshua Gonzalez, Cleyton Howell, Charisma Jolly, Sofia Lopez, Adriana Marrero, Mia Melo, Jacqueline Padron,
Isabella Pineiro, Julian Rashid, Megan Rodriguez, Samuel Rodriguez, Valerie Saad, Brittany Scoggins, Hannah Serralta, Jonathan
Touma
Tenth Grade: Emily Acosta, Brooke Alvarez, Sebastian Alvarez, Angelo Ambut, Emanuel Arias, Alyssa Arranaga, Emily Beltran,
Nathan Blanco, Nia Blanco, Ty Botana, James Cabauy, Eli Carbo, Isabella Corrales, Elisa Couvertier, Clarissa Eraso, Javier A.
Fernandez, Michael Fernandez, Lillian Frometa, Kassandra Gomez, Mia Ibarra, Sophia Irias, Joshua Jimenez, Jayde Leake, Liv
Lehmann, Luis Machado, Adam Octala, Justin Oro, Marissa Orsini, Cristina Palma, Jose Pereira, Justin Perez, Dorien Pericles,
Nicholas Pro, Emily Ramos, Marya Rodriguez, Britney Rubio, Taylor San Miguel, Jessica Torrente, Kevin Vittoria
Eleventh Grade: Lauren Alonso, Victoria Alonso, Matthew Benitez, Marcos Buznego, Madeleine Byers, Jeffrey Caldwell, Andre
Carrillo, Kayla Cerda, Manuel-Alejandro Chong, Rene Diaz, Cassidy Dorway, Lester Du Montelle, Nicole Hoffmeister, Madison Irvine,
Edward Liu, Ian Mendez, Alexia Mikhalides, Naia Mion-Bet, Gina Mobassaleh, Daniela Molinares, Lisbeth Montaner, Marc Montero,
Megan Nunez, Ana Oceguera, Junaurie Ortiz, Sheridon Ouma, Tyler Palmer, Abi Perez Sotolongo, Lauren Peterson, Emily Prieto,
Victoria Quevedo, Camila Ramirez, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Shannon Rowsey, Joel Sosa, Lucas Tejedor, Kristian Valdes, Denisse Velez
Twelfth Grade: Rebecca Abreu, Andres Alvarez, Taylor Andry, Anthony Arango, Erika Arias, Noe Barahona, Belinda Blanco,
Christian Campos, Alexis Castaneda, Daniela Cerboncini, Alexander Cerda, Cassandra Concilio, Victoria Cortizo, Stephanie Diaz,
Samantha Elias, Jesica Fernandez, Laura Fernandez, Roland Fongon, Gabriela Garrido, Maikol Gonzalez, Daniela Guevara, Carlos
Henao, Brandon Hernandez, Kenneth Hernandez, Arthur Lievano, Jessica Maristany, Adriana Martinez, Jessica Matat, Lucie Mau,
Fernando Mihaic, Matthew Moore, Kevin Nieto, Michael Parra, Julio Perez-Mustelier, Matthew Prieto, Paula Pulgar-Vidal, Katerina
Rey, Amanda Rodriguez, Natalie Rodriguez, Carlos Rodriguez Moronta, Luis Rodriguez Moronta, Emily Sosa, Grace Swindoll, Ericka
Treto, Elliette Utset, Emily Vazquez, Bryan West
If your child made one of the Honor Rolls, you may pick up a “My Child Made the Honor Roll” bumper sticker
in the school office. The bumper stickers are free of charge.
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2015 - 2016 CLASS OFFICERS
The following students were selected by their peers to serve as class officers for the 2015-2016
school year.
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OFFICERS:
MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASS OFFICERS:
12TH GRADE CLASS OFFICERS
President - Fernando Mihaic
Vice President - Belinda Blanco
Secretary - Rebecca Abreu
Treasurer - Chase Beck
Chaplain - Emily Vazquez
Class Representatives - Adriana Martinez
Alexis Castaneda
President - Jake Garcia
Vice President - Madison Estape
Secretary - Eric Estape
Treasurer - Max Weihl
Chaplain - Dena Barros
Class Representative - Manuel Sarmiento
President - Victoria Quevedo
Vice President - Ian Mendez
Secretary - Michael Blanche
Treasurer - Madeline Cisneros
Chaplain - Rebecca Jauregui
Class Representatives - Diego Coviella, Nicole Fontela
President - Annika Tracy
Vice President - Rocio Lopez
Secretary - Cristina Fanfani
Treasurer - Olivia Fernandez
Chaplain - Yasmin Valiente
Class Representative - Isabella Vazquez
President - Kryssa Garcia
Vice President - Jose Pereira
Secretary - Michael Fernandez
Treasurer - Isabella Corrales
Chaplain - Mareena Rodriguez
Class Representatives - Joshua Jimenez, Kristen Prieto
President - Rachel Burke
Vice President - Matthew Ryan
Secretary - Lizette Frometa
Treasurer - Matthew Diaz
Chaplain - Jacob Brigman
Class Representative - Abigail Rashid
President - Gianna Ortiz
Vice President - Megan Rodriguez
Secretary - Kayla Rivera
Treasurer - Hannah Reynardus
Chaplain - Andres Ledon
Class Representatives - Christian Pereira, James Swindoll
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SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS WEEK
Spiritual Emphasis Week is a time set aside to attend a
chapel service each day and focus on a specific theme.
A time of musical worship is
held and a special guest
speaker delivers the message each day.
This year, our guest speaker was Pastor Anthony
Spallone and our worship
leader was FCS Graduate
Mrs. Genie Mokher Uribe.
Anthony Spallone was born
in Augsburg, Germany as
both his parents were in
the U.S. Army. At the age
of seven, his family moved
to Miami, FL. They did not
go to church or have a relationship with Jesus.
As a freshman at Miami
Sunset Senior High, he began attending Christ Fellowship Palmetto Bay with
his family, but it wasn’t until
right before his senior year
of high school on a retreat
with Pastor Eric Geiger
that he repented of his sin
and trusted in Christ for the
first time. After that, Anthony became one of the wrestling coaches at Florida Christian School under Charlie
Zies for a short time.
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He was able to marry his beautiful bride, Lauren, at the
age of 21, and he still isn’t sure how he convinced her
to marry him. He eventually became the Youth Pastor
at Christ Fellowship West Kendall for about four years,
and ministered to many students who attended Florida
Christian. During this time, he finished his B.A. in Theology at Liberty University Online.
In 2012, after much prayer, he and his wife moved to
Oxford, England so he could work on his Masters in
Theology. They to Miami a couple of years ago to start
Christ Fellowship Miami Beach. They currently reside
on South Beach, enjoy watching a good indie movie,
and talking about the history of ideas and culture as it
relates to the Gospel. It’s all about Jesus!
FROMSCHOOL
THE GUIDANCE
& COUNSELING
DEPARTMENT
MIDDLE
STUDENTS
MAKING A POSITIVE
IMPACT
Mattern,
M.F.T.
KerryJanet
Wicks,
Middle M.S.,
School
Principal
“OBEDIENCE”
Students who made a positive impact in the first quarter were students who demonstrated the trait
of Obedience. These students are cooperative, helpful and follow directions carefully. They have
a teachable spirit and become leaders in the classroom by their dependability. Obedient students
enable themselves and others to excel by their willingness to do what is right all the time. The
students earn the trust of their teachers and peers by their consistent, positive behavior.
If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by
obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a
dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you. - I Kings 11:38
7th Grade
L to R: Donald Harrington, Devin Salazar, Tommy Fernandez, Julie Cruz, Victoria Cabrera, Katrina
Hernandez, Olivia Fernandez, Annika Tracy, Daniella Marrero, Asia Castellanos, Nicole Molina
8th Grade
L to R:
Matthew Borrego
Leonard Lam
Richard Burke
Renee Ruiz
Andrea Delgado
Eric Estape
But I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in
obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. - Jeremiah 7:23
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NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
The National Junior Honor Society welcomed its new inductees on September 24, 2015. The event began with a welcome
breakfast and concluded with a chapel service honoring each inductee and returning member. Students are inducted into
the NJHS each year upon recommendation from Mrs. Wicks - Middle School Principal, Mrs. Gladys Quinlan - NJHS Sponsor and faculty members. The students must maintain a 3.75 GPA in their core classes and qualify with an 80% or higher
SAT score. Students are held to a high level of excellence in academics, leadership, behavior, service and character.
INDUCTEES
Katrina Hernandez (7)
Andrew Acosta (7)
Raquel Hernandez (7)
Elizabeth Alonso (8)
Rocio Lopez (7)
Lauren Alonso (7)
Daniella Marrero (7)
Victoria Alonso (8)
Matthew Megias (7)
Raziel Aparicio-Gomez (7)
Nicole Molina (7)
David Araya (8)
Elizabeth Pella (7)
Alexa Brown (7)
Isaac Philip (7)
Kobe Carbo (7)
Priscilla Pruna (7)
Asia Castellanos (7)
Daniel Rodriguez (7)
Chloe Chang (7)
Emily Rodriguez (7)
Carlos Cordoba (7)
Thomas Rowsey (7)
Joseph Delgado (7)
Amanda Stoker (7)
Megan Diaz (7)
Amanda Tesserot (7)
Domenick Espinosa (7)
Nicholas Fernandez (7)
Annika Tracy (7)
Emma Valiente (7)
Olivia Fernandez (7)
Yasmin Valiente (7)
Joseph Fernandez-Andes (7)
Isabella Vazquez (7)
Donald Harrington (7)
Lyla Walsh (7)
Daniella Harris (7)
NJHS OFFICERS
President - Rebecca Menendez
Vice President - Laura Gonzalez
Secretary - Priscilla Pozo
Treasurer - Abigail Soriano
Chaplain - Gianella Martinez-Gugliotta
8th Grade Representative - Keilah Serralta
7th Grade Representatives - Isaac Philip
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RETURNING MEMBERS
Joshua Amedee
Sebastian Ponce
Dena Barros
Priscilla Pozo
Richard Burke
Carlos Rios
Christian Davila
Isabella Rodriguez
Madison Estape
Brandon Sanchez
Laura Gonzalez
Keilah Serralta
Dillon Lue
Rommy Silva
Gianella MartinezAbigail Soriano
Gugliotta
Eric Sosa
Rebecca Menendez
Lucas Villanueva
Jason Pertierra
Katherine Yac
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
Special moments from the National Junior Honor Society Breakfast and Induction Ceremony
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SNAPSHOTS OF FCS
Making Music
Middle School Band members take advantage of a beautiful day to rehearse outdoors
for competition.
Dining al Fresco
This group of third grade friends enjoy their
lunch outside.
Getting Started
Mrs. JoAnn Breiner, Director of College
Counseling, speaks during the first chapel
service of the year.
Salt Life
Behold...
Geometry teacher Ms. Eva-Maria Gonzalez’s
bulletin board shares a powerful message.
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Marine Biology students dissect a stingray in
Mr. Steve Willoughby’s class.
SNAPSHOTS OF FCS
AP Art
Nicole works on her
pencil drawing in
Mrs. Pitelli’s AP Art
Class.
Under The Sea
Mr. Steve Willoughby, center, and students
from the FCS Dive Club dive at EPCOT in
Orlando, Florida.
Surprise!
The Chik-fil-A cow greets students in the
cafeteria.
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Campus Project Fun
Technology Rules
Students, parents, faculty and staff work together to beautify our campus.
Students using their iPads to take notes during English class
SNAPSHOTS OF FCS
God’s Creation
Indoor Play
Sixth grade students show their animal and
plant cells projects.
Mrs. Garner’s 4K students enjoy playing with
blocks and other manipulatives.
Academic
Excellence
Joshua
Amedee, 8th
grade, wears
his National
Junior Honor
Society pin.
Students are
awarded pins
their second
year in NJHS.
Technology At Work
Where Two or More Are Gathered
Middle school students in Mr. Mesa’s class pray
together.
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Enzo Montalvo in Mrs. Trapero’s 4K class
enjoys using the SmartBoard, a fun and effective way to strengthen number skills!
CHOIR NEWS
The FCS Choir Department is proud to announce that our very own
Jacqueline Padron, 9th Grader, has received the honor of making the Florida
Vocal Association All-State Reading Chorus!
This is Florida Christian’s first freshman to receive this honor. The All-State
Reading Chorus seats the top 100 sight singers in the state of Florida.
Congratulations to Jacqueline and to FCS Choral Director Mrs. Jeannine
Stemmer.
The FCS choral program will be represented by 15 Patriots at the 2016 Florida Music Educators
Association Conference to be held in Tampa, Florida. Congratulations to these talented students
and God bless you as you perform!
Back Row: (L to R)
Laura Fernandez (Senior) High School Concert Chorus
Alexandra Perez (Senior) High School Concert Chorus
Gabriela Rodriguez (Junior) High School Concert Chorus
Kristine Bover (Senior) High School Ladies Choir
Hannah Vivar (Freshman) High School Concert Chorus
Jacqueline Padron (Freshman) High School Reading Choir
Middle Row: (L to R)
Keilah Serralta (8th grade) Middle School Mixed Choir
Sofia Araya (7th grade) Middle School Treble Choir
Katrina Hernandez (7th grade) Middle School Treble Choir
Olivia Fernandez (7th grade) Middle School Mixed Choir
Front Row: (L to R)
Taylor Gackle (4th grade) Elementary Chorus
Kevin Lacayo (5th grade) Elementary Chorus
Natalya Mesa (5th grade) Elementary Chorus
Charlie Stemmer (5th grade) Elementary Chorus
Melanie Gonzalez (5th grade) Elementary Chorus
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DRAMA
The High School Drama students presented their first production under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer
Bryan. “The Omelet Murder Case”, written by Tim Kelly, is a one-act comedic spoof referencing
Shakespeare and his works. The students did a wonderful job performing this intriguing and humorous
play.
Back Row: Emily Sotolongo, Ana Oceguera, David Ramos, Michael Parra, Christian Marsellos,
Kaylin Jacomino, Mia Ibarra
Front Row: Seiny Gonzalez, Giancarlo Ponce, Taylor San Miguel, Kayla Jolly
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DRAMA (Continued)
Scenes from the High School Drama students’ presentation of “The Omelet Murder Case”.
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FREE AND FEARLESS 5K RUN
by: Yuliana Romero - 11th Grade
Miami is third in the nation in human trafficking. Trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Victims
of human trafficking are young children, teenagers, and adults. Many victims of human trafficking are
made to engage in prostitution, pornography, and to endure physical and psychological abuse.
Free & Fearless 5k, sponsored by TheBeautifulProject.net, is about becoming the rescue. In our city,
lives are being stolen and this was our opportunity to run for the freedom of hundreds of thousands of
lives who need intervention and to #enditnow. We were invited as a city to stand together…runners,
activists, enthusiasts, civilians, men, women, children…as we ran to help others become fearless.
Florida Christian participated in the Free and Fearless 5k run held the morning of October 31st at
Tropical Park. The following Patriots participated in the run: Mr. & Mrs. James Erwin & family, Emelie
Garcia, Melanie Garcia, Justin Nunez, Megan Nunez, Sheridon Ouma, Yliana Romero and Shannon
Rowsey.
L to R: Sheridon Ouma, Shannon Rowsey, Yuliana Romero, Emelie Garcia, Melanie Garcia
Siblings Megan and Justin Nunez
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Ready before the sun was up
FREE AND FEARLESS 5K RUN (continued)
by: Yuliana Romero - 11th Grade
The Free and Fearless 5K Run was well-organized and very well-attended. At 6:45am, runners,
volunteers and family members warmed up by doing zumba to a Marc Anthony song. A speaker from
the Miami Dade Police Department talked to us about what human trafficking really is, how Miami
Dade Police is affected by it, and how they would like to make a difference to stop human trafficking.
MDPD was so thankful and excited for us to run. A group of coaches showed us how to stretch on
stage for the race and by 7:30am, the race began. There was also a 5k run for children. Everyone
loved this race and had a great time.
The Erwin Family
Children’s 5K Finish Line
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Mrs. Erwin and daughter Katelyn cross
the finish line
FROM THE GUIDANCE & COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Janet Mattern, M.S., M.F.T. - Director of Guidance Counseling
“Do The Right Thing” Program Nominees
Florida Christian School, through the Guidance and
Counseling Department, has proudly partnered
with, Do The Right Thing. This program has been
sponsored by the City of Miami Police Department
for the last 25 years, under the direction of Executive
Director, Jodi Portante Atkins, a graduate of Florida
Christian School. Each month, over 700 children from
Miami-Dade County are nominated by their teachers,
counselors, parents, police officers, and the general
public in order to recognize and reward students for
their exemplary behavior, accomplishments, good
deeds and attitude. These are students who make a
difference in their schools and communities.
This is Florida Christian School’s second year
participating in the Do The Right Thing Program, and
we are very proud to feature our 6th grade students in
this program.
Sixth Grade Nominees
August:
Rocio Lopez, Matthew Megias, Nicole Molina
September:
Aliya Acosta, Michael Morales
August Nominees (L to R): Rocio Lopez, Matthew Megias, Nicole Molina
Rocio Lopez is an outstanding scholar. She is at the top of the class in all subjects. Rocio is
dependable, honest and hard-working. She is also a highly skilled artist. Rocio stands out with her
quiet demeanor and humble ways. She is always encouraging others and is a joy to know. Rocio is
an unsung hero worthy of this recognition.
Matthew Megias is an outstanding student at FCS. Matthew is known for his integrity, helpfulness
and dependability. He possesses strong leadership qualities and has a great testimony with his
peers. Matthew’s maturity, integrity and commitment make him an outstanding citizen.
Nicole Molina always exceeds expectations and is satisfied only when she has put in 110% of her
effort. She is well-liked by her peers, regularly greeting others with her winning smile. In addition to
being one of the top students in her class, Nicole is an accomplished pianist. During the summer,
she volunteers weekly to feed the homeless.
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FROM THE GUIDANCE & COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Janet Mattern, M.S., M.F.T. - Director of Guidance Counseling
“Do The Right Thing” Program Nominees (continued from previous page)
October Nominees (L to R): Michael Morales, Aliya Acosta
Don’t let Aliya Acosta’s tiny physique fool you- she is a powerhouse full of energy, talent and
kindness. Aliya has been in competitive gymnastics from a young age, earning several first place
positions. Aliya’s gymnastics takes up most of her afternoons and evenings, and all Saturday
mornings. When Aliya gets home, she completes her homework and studies for test. She is in
the Honors Program at Florida Christian School, which has a rigorous academic program. Despite
a very full schedule, Aliya finds the time to play with her younger brother Lukas. Lukas’ speech
was delayed when he was young, and this impacted his ability to regulate his emotions well. Aliya
spends time trying to talk him through moments when Lukas becomes particularly frustrated. Aliya
is actively involved in a monthly ministry to take food and supplies to immigrant and low income
families in Homestead. Aliya has done face painting and performed in skits to share her faith with
these families. Aliya’s smile and joie d’ vivre come make her a radiant candidate for “Do the Right
Thing.”
Michael Morales has been playing soccer since he was four years old. His father, Giovanni,
left Cuba to live in Costa Rica and there he developed a love for the sport and began to play
professionally. Unfortunately, Giovanni began to smoke and had to stop playing because this habit
compromised his health. Michael’s dad wanted him to ‘pick up the ball’ where he left off. Michael
lives in West Miami and travels after school to Sunrise, where he is part of a competitive soccer
league. Michael will be moving to Madrid, Spain shortly to play professionally. While in the process
of getting everything ready to leave for Spain, Michael’s grandfather had a stroke. Michael has
helped as his caregiver since the grandfather is in a wheelchair and requires assistance in everyday
activities. Michael’s two older sisters, both graduates of FCS, will remain in Miami to help take care
of their grandfather. Michael’s desire to make a difference extends to his team players. Michael is
the first to arrive to soccer and the last to leave because he coaches the other team players so they
can improve their skillset. Michael is on a campaign to help people stop smoking. He tells kids and
adults alike that if you wish to see your children grow up, you need to quit! Michael took on his dad’s
challenge and has been “Doing the Right Thing” everywhere he goes!
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HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK PEP RALLY
Go Patriots!
FCS Cheerleaders promote school spirit!
SENIORS have arrived!
Drum Line
JUNIORS
The FCS Senior “drum line” added spirit to
the pep rally.
SOPHOMORES
FRESHMEN
Display their school pride!
Show their class spirit!
Led by Mrs. Collazo, the juniors are united in
their Patriot Pride.
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2015 FCS HOMECOMING COURT
Sabrina Acosta
Senior Princess
Melanie Garcia
Senior Princess
Damaris Rodriguez
Senior Princess
Paul Gonzalez
Senior Prince
Willy Hernandez
Senior Prince
Arthur Lievano
Senior Prince
Emily Sosa
Senior Princess
Michael Wright
Senior Prince
FCS Homecoming King and Queen
Paul Gonzalez &
Sabrina Acosta
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2015 FCS HOMECOMING COURT
Kayla Rivera & Prince Young
9th Grade Princess & Prince
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Nicole Garcia & Gabriel Munoz
Rebecca Jauregui & Michael Blanche
SPELLING BEE - ELEMENTARY
The following students won the FCS Spelling Bee and qualifed to compete in the FACCS Regional
Spelling Bee held October 31st. Congratulations to all of these students!
1st Grade: Robert Morales, Danella Areas,
James Logue, Cristina Barcelo, Leila Menendez (Alternate)
3rd Grade: Arianna Barrios, Sofia Cecci,
Isaac Treto, Genesis Bosque
2nd Grade: Dylan Braswell, Hailey Dieguez, Charles Gonzalez, Isaac Menendez
4th Grade: Alejandro Cejas, Sofia Netto,
Tommy Caskey, Norge Pineda
5th Grade: (Back Row) Lucas Ruiz, Matthew Sicle, Keven Lacaya
(Front Row) Adel Garcia
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SPELLING BEE - MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
The following students won the FCS Spelling Bee and qualifed to compete in the FACCS Regional
Spelling Bee to be held October 31st. Congratulations to all of these students!
6th Grade: Helena Valdovinos, Abigail Rashid, Briley Wellinghoff, Christian Bosque
7th Grade: Olivia Fernandez, Isabella
Villaverde, Alexa Brown, Katrina Hernandez
8th Grade: Dillon Lue, Kaley Walkland,
Andrea Delgado, Sebastian Ponce
10th - 12th Grade: Javier A. Fernandez (10th), Maddy Byers (11th), Marissa Orsini (10th), Grace Harrington (11th)
Ana Oceguera (11th)
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Fernando Mihaic (12th)
WHERE TWO OR MORE ARE GATHERED
Students in Mr. Mesa’s Bible classes join in praise, prayer and worship.
“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it
will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my
name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18: 19-20
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EPCOT DIVE TRIP
Mr. Willoughby and his Marine Biology Honors class traveled to EPCOT
to experience a dive in The Seas aquarium.
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ROBOTS
Mrs. Del Valle’s 6th graders designed and built their own robots.
They enjoyed demonstrating their robots for one another.
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HOLY LAND TRIP
Each year, Mr. Fernando Mesa, FCS Bible Teacher, organizes the 8th Grade field trip to the
Holy Land in Orlando, Florida. The students, chaperones, and teachers have a fantastic
experience stepping back in time. Below is an inspiring narrative written by Mr. Mesa
including thoughts shared by current and past students about the impact this trip had on
them.
8th Grade Class at The Holy Land, Orlando, FL
Written by Mr. Fernando Mesa:
On Friday, October 9, 2015, the 8th grade took their class field trip to the Holy Land Experience in
Orlando, Florida. Gianni De Santino, states, “Holy Land was an experience of a life time. I just wish
we could go back and do it all over again.”
The Holy Land Experience is both a theme park and a biblical museum, where you will discover the
amazing history of the Bible. It’s a place that takes you back in time not only to see, but experience
life in biblical times. The Holy Land features several exhibits and presentations that revolve around
Old and New Testament themes such as the Jerusalem street market. The employees wear
costumes from that period of time, such as Roman soldier garb or coarse-robes.
You can experience the Wilderness Tabernacle, which brings to life the history of the Old Testament
sacrificial system and its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ; you have a unique opportunity to
partake in the Holy Communion, in a setting reminiscing the Last Supper; explore the Jerusalem
Model “the world’s largest indoor model of Jerusalem AD 66,” in which the layout and significance
of Israel’s capital city is detailed, “it is breath taking,” claimed Juan-Carlos Mereles; you can take a
journey of the living Word in The Scriptorium, which traces the story of the Bible from its origins to
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modern times illustrated with the amazing collection of manuscripts and scrolls. “It amazes me just
to know how God throughout so many years has preserved His Word,” exclaims Madison Estape.
The students even get the opportunity to karaoke to Christian music. Eric Estape, states, “I was
able to spend time with family, friends, and make memories that would last a life time.” Rebecca
Menendez follows and states, “this was a class trip I will never forget.”
The Holy Land also puts on live shows that demonstrate the love and grace of God as well
as His mercy and forgiveness. For example, the “Ancient Festivals of the Biblical World,” in
this live presentation in the Temple of the Great King we learn how the feast of Trumpets, the
Atonement and Tabernacles all foreshadow the second coming of the Messiah Jesus Christ, you
will experience the power and passion of the re-enactments of Jesus’ ministry, His life, death, and
resurrection. Presented with all the passion, excitement, and energy you have come to expect from
The Holy Land Experience, “Forgiven” is sure to move you as you come face to face with God’s
mercy and grace. You will experience the life of King David as he faces one of his defining moments
as he turns from God’s will to the arms of Bathsheba. Experience the powerful story of Hosea, the
prophet chosen by God to pour out love on an unloving woman. Finally, hear the Apostle Paul tell
his own story as he shares the secret of his “thorn in the flesh.” “Forgiven, helped me understand
how great God’s love is,” expressed Keilah Serralta. The Four Women Who Loved Jesus, you will
meet four women who share a deep bond of love for the Lord Jesus. Through this drama you will
gain valuable insight into the scriptures as you explore their lives, and learn how each one has been
forever changed by her loving Savior as they express “…Why I Love Him.”
Finally, you will be transformed as you experience the Crucifixion of Jesus. The crucifixion of Jesus
was so moving and realistic that it will bring you to tears. The re-enactment is so real that you feel
as if you went back in time and witnessed it. “I was amazed when I actually saw the life of Jesus.
It truly brought me to tears,” said Madison Estape. Matthew Fernandez, states, “the re-enactments
were awesome and spoke to me as you witnessed what He suffered.” Keilah Serralta, states. “It’s
an amazing place not only because of the visuals, but the meaning that the events expressed, Holy
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Land left me in awe seeing God’s glory.” Gaby Valencia further adds, “This unique theme park
brings the world of the Bible to life, and the experience was great, everyone should go.”
Even our past students have had a share of their experiences at The Holy Land Experience.
Jackie Khoury, states. “I think that everyone who goes will come back changed.” The Holy Land
was a great way to see Jesus’ life,” said, Bismarie Plasencia. Spending a day at The Holy Land
Experience will satisfy your spiritual appetite, an unforgettable experience, “It really reaches out
to you.” thought Veronica Williams. “I became closer to God,” says Jackie Perez. “It was one of
the greatest experiences that I have ever had,” stated Neelan Jayakumar. “Holy Land was an
opportunity for God to teach me something new,” exclaimed Max Mattos.
The trip was an educational, emotional and spiritual event for all who participated, “as an 8th class,
we were able to enjoy and relive many of the grace and gospel-filled Bible stories,” said, Rebecca
Menendez. “My favorite time of the Holy Land Experience field trip is watching the re-enactment of
the arrest, crucifixion and resurrection account performed by the actors at the Holy Land. The way
the actors played their parts made the Bible come alive.” States Madison Estape. Parents, students
and teachers alike are moved to tears, while watching how Jesus suffered the cruelty of the cross
to pay the price for the sins of the world. It was a time of personal reflection and recommitment
to follow and serve Jesus. He died for me, the least I can do is live for Him,” said Mr. Mesa. Mrs.
Wicks, states, “A trip to the Holy Land is hopefully a spiritual journey as well as a time of bonding
and fun for parents, students and teachers. I always come away with a deeper understanding and
love for Christ and what he has done for me as my Savior. We hope our students will be inspired
and motivated by what they experience on this trip to continue to grow in the grace and knowledge
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; To God be the glory!” Eric Estape added, “Holy Land showed
through the different drama’s how much God loves us.”
In conclusion, Mr. Mesa believes that, “The Holy Land
experience has impacted the lives of students, parents
and teachers. A trip as such should stir a great hunger
and passion to know the Lord in a more intimate way.
This experience teaches the viewers about Jesus and
how He carried about His evangelistic life. Holy Land
draws people to a better understanding of the times,
culture and how deep and personally God is involved
in history. Carolina Ledon, exclaimed, “I love the fact
that they are teaching other to know and believe in
God.” Our prayer is that through these experiences
students and parent’s lives will be impacted and
transformed. It is our desire that the purpose of the
trip, which is to learn more about the truths of God,
and deepen their relationship with the Lord will arouse
more of a desire to personally commit their lives to
God as He reveals Himself in a unique way to the
individual.” “I would encourage everyone to go and
see what Christ went through for us, a life changing
experience,” said Matthew Fernandez.
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A “CHEEKY” SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
Students in Mrs. Melanie Hopkin’s Honors Anatomy classes performed an experiment which allowed
each student to see individual cells taken from inside his/her own cheek.
Using a flat toothpick, the students swabbed the inside of their cheeks and then swabbed the toothpick onto a glass slide. The students then put a drop of water and a drop of blue dye on the slide. A
second slide was placed on top and the students viewed their cells through a microscope. The cells
were so detailed, even the nuclei were easy to see. Fascinating!
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
Kristian Valdes swabs his
cheek...
Tiffani-Amber Gonzalez places a
drop of blue dye on the slide
...and then swabs the slide.
Nicky Ruiz places a drop of
water on the slide
Mateo Lengua inserts slide on
the microscope...
...and views the cheek cells.
A student’s cheek cells as
seen through the microscope.
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FALL BLOOD DRIVE
The National Honor Society held a blood drive in September at FCS. Mrs. Michelle Collazo and the
NHS students who organized the drive were pleased with the excellent participation by students,
teachers and parents.
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KEY CLUB NEWS
PINK RIBBON FUNDRAISER
Key Club members took the time to make and sell ribbons to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation
this October. Good job, Key Club!
KEY CLUB OFFICERS
L to R: Daniela Guevara-President, Seiny Gonzalez-Vice-President, Lauren Alonso-Secretary,
Belinda Blanco-Treasurer, Emily Vazquez-Chaplain, Adriana Martinez-Rep, Angelina Quintana-Rep.
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INSECTS GALORE!
The students in Mrs. Cuesta’s 4B class and Mrs. Menendez’s 4C class were asked to create their own
insects and include three body parts, six legs, antennas and a mouth. The students were very creative!
4B
4C
“God made the wild animals according to
their kinds, the livestock according to their
kinds, and all the creatures that move
along the ground according to their kinds.
And God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:24
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ELEMENTARY NEWS
Maria Lehnhard, Elementary Principal
September 11th is a special day in our country and we commemorate this day with
special chapels and assemblies. We are careful to relate the terrorist attack events
that took place in 2001at the World Trade Center and other sites, but always thanking
God for His protection and sovereignty. Our school has named this day “American
Christian Heritage Day”. The west campus students sing patriotic songs and talk about
the Christian roots of America. We aim to instill and preserve the spirit of patriotism that
Americans felt on 9/11/2001. America was founded under God and His principles and we
at FCS will continue to carry on the Christian principles that made America great.
God Bless America!
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ELEMENTARY NEWS
ELEMENTARY MISSIONS EMPHASIS WEEK
The importance of missions was reinforced during Elementary Missions Emphasis Week when students participated in chapel services each day, organized by Mrs. Deborah Warner, FCS Elementary
Chaplain. A representative from Operation Christmas Child spoke to the students about the impact a
shoebox filled with gifts has on a child. Mrs. Becky Padron, 5K teacher, shared her experiences from
her missions trip to Haiti this past summer. The FCS Elementary Choir performed a song praising God
in Swahili. What a blessing to reach others for Christ!
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ELEMENTARY NEWS
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Each Fall, the 3K - 2nd Grade students participate in the Harvest Festival, a fun performance celebrating harvest time. Miss Warner and Mrs. Tejedor, FCS Music teachers, taught the students songs and
dances typical of our nation’s past. Happy Fall, Ya’ll!
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ELEMENTARY NEWS
HARVEST FESTIVAL (continued)
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ELEMENTARY NEWS
HISPANIC HERITAGE DAY
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PTCF EVENT
Mr. George Gulla, Dean of Students and Director of Security, was the special speaker at the
well-attended PTCF event held in October. Parents appreciated the information Mr. Gulla shared
regarding Socia Media, Disciplinary Procedures and Security at FCS. Mr. Gulla, a retired Miami Dade
police officer with 27 years of experience, alerted parents to some of the risks involved in students
using social media and presented helpful information equipping parents with tools to protect their
children.
OPEN HOUSE & NEW STUDENT TESTING
OPEN HOUSE FOR NEW STUDENTS
January 9, 2016
9:00am
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January 23, 2016
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bill Wicks - President
Luis Rodriguez - Vice President
Ray Fernandez-Andes - Treasurer
Frank Rivas -Secretary
Herb Evelyn
Joseph Padron
Frank Ramos
Emanuel Roque
David Swindoll
CORPORATE BOARD
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Ernie Diaz
Herb Evelyn
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Ray Fernandez-Andes
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Ronell Rivera
Luis Rodriguez
Emanuel Roque
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K3-12th Grade
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Open House for New Families: January 9, 2016, 9:00 a.m.
Re-Enrollment for Existing Students Available Online
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Dr. Robert Andrews - Florida Christian School

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