The last of the rubble has been cleared and the site for the arts center is smooth and ready to go! While the first concrete blocks are being laid for the new arts center, the second semester gets underway, full of exciting activities at the Upper, Middle, and Lower Schools.
Over Winter Break, Spanish teacher Michelle Bakeman led 10 NCS students to Peru! Check out the pictures and the tale of their travel.Two Middle School students—Aaron Boutwell and Helena Zirkle—are WordMasters! They earned perfect scores in the WordMasters Challenge competition’s first meet in December. There are two more meets to go before the awards are handed out in June. Read the full article here.
From the classrooms to the “courts,” NCS Basketball standout Dee Maddox reached the magic 1000th point. Click to read the whole story. If you missed the Center for the Arts celebrations, click here to access in-depth coverage – from the Virginian Pilot to WNCS report. The Oak Ambassador bake sale was held at the NCS Middle & Upper School Jan 24. The Oak Ambassador students chose The Make A Wish Foundation to receive all proceeds – continuing students’ commitment to help others. Learn more on our website at www.norfolkcollegiate.org/news.
Join our annual “Off The Wall” Art Show and Sale January 28 – February 1. Learn about the exciting family-friendly entertainment throughout the weekend. Join us Friday January 27 for An Evening with the Artists & Friends reception. Tickets: $50. Details at Norfolkcollegiate.org/ArtShowThe Middle School performs in January! Middle School singers will chill out on the ice when the chorus performs at the Norfolk Admirals hockey game January 28. In addition, the eighth grade drama class produced and performed “Willy Wonka” for the entire middle school and provided a special show for the 5th graders on January 19.
Preparations continue for the February 15 UNITY program—this year’s theme: Inventions and Inventors. NCS students at all levels will work together on a variety of projects, including creating their own inventions, and studying the innovations of the past.
The swimming team dives in to competition, and basketball continues to shine—read about this and more on the Oaks in Action blog, maintained by NCS parent and professional writer Jim Morrison. http://ncsathletics.wordpress.com/ Sign up to receive new articles while you are on the site.
Click here to check out the sports calendar for details on your favorite team's upcoming games! Go Oaks!