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UPDATE Experiencing Art MEOW WOLF INTERACTIVE ARTSCAPE GRAPEVINE, TX On October 2nd, the US Honors Art classes attended the Meow Wolf Interactive
art
installation
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Grapevine Mills Mall. Founded in 2008,
Meow
Wolf
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arts/entertainment company that has created notable immersive interactive art installations in several US cities.n The students were treated to hours of mystery doors, hidden rooms, and otherworldly
environments
that
stimulated all of the senses.
IN THE CLASSROOM "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love the Lord." Romans 8:28
Our 2nd - 5th grade students learned how geometry and art go together. They also learned how to work together using these skills in order to make something beautiful!
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2023 HOMECOMING “LIGHTS, CARDINALS, ACTION!”
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The FWC Cardinal Choir Program is off to a great start this year! 1. MS Choir & Mixed Choir combined to sing at the first home varsity football game. 2. The Honor Choir had their first rehearsal of the year and is very excited about things to come. 3. MS Choir & Mixed Choir led a LS chapel. 4. All of the choirs participated in the HOCO parade. 5. Honor Choir & 5th Grade Choir combined to sing at the LS volleyball game. 6. 3rd Graders have been exploring all of the Orff instruments during class. 7. Kindergarteners have been using puppets to help us find our singing voices!
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ORCHESTRA The 5th Grade Beginning Orchestra and MS Orchestra students have been hard at work stewarding and learning their craft as instrumentalists!
In September, we had our auditions for the One-Act play - "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" It is the story of holocaust survivor, Raya Englanderova and her time at the concentration camp, Terezin. Our one-act show is "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" and our cast/crew is: Raya Englanderova - Abby Holcomb Irena Synkova - Bristol Moore Honza - Joshua Martinez Youth of Terezin - Anya Short, Abryelle Kidwell, Keaton Dutilly & Gracie Stubblefield Soldiers - Katelyn Miller & Braden Birmingham
Theatre
Crew (At competition) Cambrie Adams (Stage Manager) Jonathan Clark (Set Lead) Kristin Scheurle (Lighting) Reese Glover (Sound Effects/Music) Morgan Christian (Makeup) Additional Crew: Brighton Coffman Colt Kipp Keaton Dutilly Abryelle Kidwell
Worship team
2023-2024 US Worship Team: Guitar - Canon Woodward Drums - Will Sanders Guitar - Natalie Pearce Vocals - Cambrie Adams Lily Bachmann Avery Bedichek Bristol Moore Joshua Negron Graci Stubblefield
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Cardinal Belles The award-winning Cardinal Belles Drill Team is off to a great start this football season! They are polishing and practicing new routines each week for pep rallies and games, so they remain very busy through the fall months. They were thrilled to have one of their very own represented on the Homecoming Court this year, Avery Bedichek, who they cheered on from the sides. The girls are dedicated, hard-working, and are a joy to be around!
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The Cardinal Guard is working hard with the Cardinal Band on our Fall Marching Show titled Aurora. The show has great visual design around the Northern Lights theme. We performed our full production for Homecoming halftime! The Cardinal Guard performed an original show to All Star at our Homecoming Pep Rally featuring both rifles and flags in a fun routine for our community pep rally! The Guard also enjoyed celebrating homecoming with marching in our annual parade! Our Cardinal Guard enjoys our social time outside of our rehearsals and hard work! The Guard celebrated Back to School with a great dinner and pool party to kick off the year! The Guard leadership organizes fun socials and themed rehearsals each month too! In Sept, the Guard enjoyed an afternoon at the trampoline park together and a fun Disney themed rehearsal!
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cardinal band The Band is preparing for one of its best competition seasons yet! They began their Marching Season with 3-a-day rehearsals in late July as they began to prepare for this season’s show: “Aurora” by Luke McMillan. Music includes an original arrangement by Luke McMillan, “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins, and “Rewrite the Stars” from The Greatest Showman.
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October Events 2nd - Meow Wolf Honors Art Field Trip (Grapevine, TX) 19th - 2nd Grade Music Performance (PAC) 23rd - TAPPS State Marching/Drumline Championships (Waco, TX) 24th-25th - TAPPS One Act Play (PAC) 27th - The Cardinal Belles will be traveling to Southwest Christian to support our football team (SCS) 28th - TPSMEA State Marching & Drumline Competition (FWC) 30th - LS & MS Pumpkin Decorating Contest (FWC)
november Events 1st - Recognition & awards for Pumpkin Contest Winners (FWC) 10th - NRH Veterans Day Event (NRH City Hall) 10th-11th - TPSMEA CHC & MSHC (Addison, TX) 17th - Grandparent’s & Special Friend’s Day (FWC - Cardinal Gym) 30th - FWC Christmas Cafe & Tree Lighting (PAC)
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Fine Arts Faculty & Staff
Ryan Nicolello Director of Fine Arts Director of Bands
Matt Tilus
Tamara Martin
Mary McCracken
Kelly White
Sarah Fry
Assistant Band Director
Cardinal Guard Director
Choir Director Lower School Music
Cardinal Belles Head Director
Cardinal Belles Assistant Director
Reid Horton
Jana Wiant
Lisa GoBoncan
Laura Rosenstein
Steve Story
Theatre Director US Worship Team Director
Lower School Visual Art
Middle School Visual Art
Upper School Visual Art
Orchestra Director
Fort Worth Christian School - Fine Arts Dept. 6200 Holiday Lane | NRH, TX 76180 www.fwc.org
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