We wish you and yours a very blessed and refreshing summer. Thank you for entrusting your children to us during the 2016-2017 school year.

Look for a Summer E-Newsletter with pertinent information for 2017-2018 during the last week of June.

"The law of the Lord is perfect refreshing the soul."

Psalm 19:7

A special thank you to everyone who made it to our final MCS Dine Out event of the year! What a great way to close out the school year in celebration of all that God has done both at MCS and in Gulu. With Pizza Press' generous donation of 20% given back for every Mariners' order, we raised $544!

Our students and families have rallied together this year, again answering the call to help our brothers and sisters in Gulu as needs arise at Christ the Center Ministries! Earlier this year we raised and sent $10,000 to finish the Chapel/Community Center at CTCM, as well as another $6,000 to provide for 8th grade teachers so the 8th graders could attend school. Since the beginning of April, we have raised another $7,500 to go toward a school bus for our friends in Gulu, so that they won't have to walk miles per day in the heat to and from school. We are so thankful for the bond that God established between MCS and Gulu, and we look forward to seeing how he will use this in the future of all of these students!

As a final STEM project, 4th grade students designed, planned, and created working arcade games out of cardboard this week. The project culminated with a day to play the games and 1st grade and administration joined in the fun!

Is your Family going on an exciting vacation this summer or having a stay-cation in beautiful Orange County? Send a postcard to Ms. Matus for the Health Office travel bulletin board.

Please Address Postcards to:

For families interested in pre-ordering 2017-2018 MCS School Supplies, you have the opportunity to order through SCHOOL TOOLBOX. School Toolbox online ordering for supplies opens  June 5th and closes on July 7th. All orders will be delivered to MCS and will be available for pick-up on  Meet the Teacher Day, Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

Check out the attached flyer and place your order at www.schooltoolbox.com. Feel free to contact School Tool Box by phone at 800.952.1119 if you have questions.

J une 20-23 (Tuesday through Friday) from 9am-12pm

Register at www.campkickit.com

Come join the FUN!!  MCS and non-MCS students welcome.

This list is provided to you by our Parent Teacher Fellowship.

A new Daisy Troop for 1st graders will begin this Fall. There are limited spots available, so sign up quickly! The cost is $25 for registration and a one-time $165 fee for monthly meetings that includes uniforms, patches, snacks, and crafts. If you are interested in registering, please visit www.girlscoutsoc.org, fill in your daughter's information, and find Troop 5382. Make sure you register for 2017-2018. If you have questions, please contact MCS Mom Katy Barnhill at  [email protected].

MCS Cub Scouts Pack 360 invites boys entering 1st-5th grades to join our Pack! Scouts develop character, build confidence, serve the community and celebrate the outdoors - all while having fun!  This is a wonderful bonding opportunity for scouts and MCS parents alike. For more information, please contact our Cubmaster, Brian Cowell, at [email protected] and stay tuned for more announcements.  We plan on having some fun summer activities before the school year starts.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declare the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, 
plans to give you hope and a future. "

Before you leave MCS and move onto high school, you will want to keep many of the projects, assignments and documents your students have created during your time at MCS. These are all saved in your MCS Google drive account, please follow the instructions here to learn how to backup these important items to your personal computer or external hard drive.  You will not have access to your MCS account after July 1st. 

On Wednesday, we celebrated student achievement with the 8th Grade Awards Ceremony. It is a special time where we get to acknowledge the 8th graders for all of their hard work, success, heart, dedication, commitment, and participation. It is also one of the most significant milestones in their educational career at MCS. 

We were honored to recognize them and congratulate the following award recipients. 

"Well done, good and faithful servants!" 

Matthew 25:23

8th Grade Award Recipients 2017

Valedictorian: Grace Jones

Salutatorian: Karsyn Cook, Isabella Mottesi

Bill Jones Award: Bizunesh Harrison, Graham Nelson

Principal's Award: Luke O'Dell

Servant's Heart Award: Samantha Brewster

Ambassador Award: Levi Darro, Catie Caine

9 Sport Award: Mia Collier, James Crowell, Anna Eddy, Bizunesh Harrison, Ryan Olson, Brendan Read

Athlete of the Year: Anna Eddy, Bizunesh Harrison, Brendan Read

Physical Education Award: Mia Collier, Ryan Olson

James 1:12 Perseverance Award: Keely O'Connor

English Award: Juliette Hill

Honors English Award: Sabrina Nesbitt

Science Award: Karsyn Cook

Algebra Award: Katie Kezerle, Micah Nowlin

History Award: Graham Nelson

Bible Award: Luke Chandler

Spanish Award: Madison Laskey

Geometry Award: John Herold

Outstanding Mathematician: Grace Jones

Band Award: William McGuinness

Orchestra Award: Isabella Mottesi

Musical Theatre Award: Anna Hammond, Owen Logan

Art Award: Annie Somers

Technical Arts Award: Travis Crabbe

Tricia Heins Award: Jon Kratzberg

Distinguished Sholars (4.0 GPA all three years): Karsyn Cook, James Crowell, Anna Hammond, John Herold, Juliette Hill, Grace Jones, Bryce Lehner, Owen Logan, Isabella Motessi, Graham Nelson, Micah Nowlin, Sam Thayer

Worship Award: James Crowell

Presidential Award for Academic Excellence Gold (3.9 GPA all three years): Samantha Brewster, James Crowell, Levi Darrow, Cassidy Donaho, Anna Eddy, Gigi Ganem, Grace Gardner, Bizunesh Harrison, Annabelle Kim, Madison Laskey, Robbie Lee, Bryce Lehner, Lucas Luonello, Sabrina Nesbitt, Nicole Koada, Thomas Pfaff, Ryan Riddlesberger

Presidential Award for Educational Achievement Silver (growth, commitment, intellectual development all three years): Jack Chambers, Mia Collier, Travis Crabbe, Reilly Davis, Tanner Harrington, Brennan Kane, Katie Kezerle, Eliza Kirk, Bennett Lombardo, Christiana Marcopulos, Ruby Morgan, Taylor Nunez, Keely O'Connor, Annie Somers

Check out the last day of school fun our 6th and 7th graders had today! Homeroom Hype is an hour of outrageous, hilarious, talent filled competitions between homerooms and it is an awesome way to end the year. Congrats to this year's winners.... The enthusiastic award went to.... Ms. Becker's Homeroom And the overall Homeroom Hype winner for 2017... Ms. Streeter.

Due to a delay outside of our control, Terra Nova reports will be mailed to your home this summer. ACSI has apologized for this delay-please see the attached letter to read more about the cause of the delay, and thank you for your patience.

The MCS Promo project was initiated by Mr Pax Pulido after seeing an opportunity for collaboration with Middle School Band, Orchestra and Tech Arts. Students from band and orchestra submitted melody ideas for a possible promo song back in early winter. Two students had their works selected (Chloe Kim and Eszter Cowell). The melodies were orchestrated and rehearsed and the music students took an afternoon to record the pieces. The tech team made a video archive of the recording process. Mr Pulido then provided his editing skills and created the following MCS Promo Video. 

We wish you and yours a very blessed and refreshing summer. Thank you for entrusting your children to us during the 2016-2017 school year.

Look for a Summer E-Newsletter with pertinent information for 2017-2018 during the last week of June.

"The law of the Lord is perfect refreshing the soul."

Psalm 19:7