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Campus Close-Up
Congratulations!
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Congratulations to First Graders, Emereigh Akerley and Jude Gilgallon, who have been selected as TC Christian’s Cherry Festival Prince and Princess for 2021.
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Christmas Chapel
What a joy it was to welcome our high school worship team back to school for the annual Christmas chapel. We missed having these students on campus due to Covid restrictions and from what they shared, the feeling was mutual. The Middle Schoolers joined in as the choir and the sound of Jesus being celebrated echoed throughout the school. It was truly a blessed afternoon! You can see more pictures here.
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Hanging Out
(L to R) 5th graders, Haden, Reagan, and Loren, hanging out during recess.
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Fly With TCCS
During recess, the Kindergarten class pretended they were flying to Florida.
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Christmas Countdown
Each year, the students at TC Christian hold a countdown to Christmas vacation. To say there is an extraordinary amount of excitement at the school around this time would be an understatement. Despite some of the photographic workarounds via Zoom, this year’s Countdown to Christmas Vacation was every bit as enjoyable as past years. To wrap things up, we prepared a short video review of the countdown. We hope you like it. #TCCSChristmasCountdown
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Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child demonstrates God’s love to children in need worldwide by delivering gift-filled shoeboxes and the good news of Jesus Christ! As part of that effort, TC Christian serves as a collection point for the Northern Michigan chapter of OCC. The community response is always outstanding and in 2020, thousands of Christmas gifts made their way from Traverse City to all the corners of the world.
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Middle School Worship
The Middle School worship band took to the stage to close out the 2020 calendar year and send everyone off on a high note. Thanks for a beautiful time of carols and worship. Truly a blessing!
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The Kinetic Sleigh
The 6th graders were learning about the effects of mass and speed on kinetic energy. In the last week of school before Christmas vacation, in the spirit of the season, they were challenged to design a Sleigh and a Slope to deliver two Christmas packages as FAR as possible. The creative ideas were flowing and lots of learning was taking place. on The Hill
ON THE HILL
Who doesn’t want to end the 2020 year with some outdoor fun?!? 8th graders celebrated with a little time of sledding on their final day of school for 2020. So much JOY!
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Preschoolers show off their DIY skills.
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Enjoying The Warm November Air
The 5th graders at TC Christian were outside practicing their spelling words on the pathway during the ‘spell’ of warm weather in November (see what we did there )
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Going The ‘Eggs’tra Mile
In late Fall, the Eighth grade students were learning about the skeletal system, which is both strong and flexible. On a particularly warm Fall day, they were challenged to create a strong, yet flexible, structure to protect an egg that would be dropped from the top of the play structure. It was fantastic!
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