Second Street Sixth grader Evie Paisner won the annual Pi Day competition by reciting 200 digits of pi. Other participants included seventh grader Will Hocine and fifth grader Lilah Anker-Sherer. These three squared off to share their skills at reciting Pi digits. Other participants paid money for raffle tickets for the chance to throw a whipped cream pie in their teachers’ faces.
This year’s musical “CURTAINS,” a play written by Rupert Holmes, Fred Ebb and John Kander, opened its curtains on Thursday with a cast of fifth to twelfth graders from Second Street. Set in 1959, the play within a play involves a performance in which the leading lady dies on stage, and the local detective must investigate the crime.
Students at Second Street took part in writing haiku this time in the spirit of cherry blossoms and spring to display in the hallway. The project was organized by ELL teacher Ms. Csoma.
The third quarter pep rally took place on Thursday at the end of the day at Second Street. Middle school students joined together in the gym to celebrate team spirit, solidarity, and good sportsmanship. The fifth graders regaled their peers with a flash mob directed by Mr. Baldwin. Students earned certificates for persistence and tutorial attendance. Teachers and students took part in silly competitions like a sack race, hula hoop challenge, and an egg in a spoon race. At the end, advisories received applause for earning the most points for positive behavior in class.
In the sewing class elective at Cooper Campus, students took part in clothes repair, and sixth grade civics teacher Mr. Starnes was the first customer.
On Monday, March 13, the Colleges That Change Lives is hosting a college fair in the morning for juniors. College counselor Ms. Latham is on the board of the organization.