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Rockets enjoy Pumpkin STEM lab and creative fall fun
Rockets enjoy Pumpkin STEM lab and creative fall fun
McNicholas students celebrated fall and Halloween with pumpkins galore inside and outside the classroom! Mr. Steve Dalton's class participated in the yearly pumpkin catapult STEM lab, the English Department hosted a literary pumpkin decorating contest, and CREWs carved out some time for fun with their own contest.
Pumpkin Catapult Lab
Rockets "go big or gourd home" in Mr. Dalton's famous pumpkin catapult STEM lab every fall. Rockets tested their calculations by launching pumpkins across the grassy courtyard. We love hands-on, active learning at McNicholas!
CREW Pumpkin Decorating
Each day, students meet with their CREW members and mentor teacher for intentional formation and relationship building. This fall, CREWs worked together to decorate their own gourd-geous pumpkins.
Congrats to Mr. Brunner's CREW, winners of the CREW pumpkin decorating contest!
Literary Pumpkin Contest
The English Department tasked students to decorate a pumpkin based on a character from literature. Congratulations to our Literary Pumpkin Contest Winners for their creativity and craft!
1st Place - Josie Fortin for Nancy Drew
2nd Place - Kenzie Dehner for The Giving Tree
3rd Place - Matthew Irvine for Hedwig the Owl from the Harry Potter series
Voters Choice Winners - Megan Longmore for Pinkalicious, Delaney Rains for Coraline, Ava Hudson for Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk, and Sean O'Connell for "The Raven"
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74 seniors were recognized as members of the Century Club for completing over 100 hours of Christian service throughout their four years, making up 12,764 hours of the total amount completed by the Class of 2025.
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Congratulations to the three students who were inducted to The Société Honoraire de Français.
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At McNicholas, students are consistently challenged to achieve their academic best. Congratulations to all our Rockets who stepped up to the challenge this year. They were recognized at our annual Academic Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 8.