The sixth grade celebrated a Renaissance Faire this week, complete with food, costumes, and performances. The event was based on history lessons from Civics class, taught by Mr. Staten, and included elements of several other classes built in. The Washington Latin history, Latin, and modern language courses help students learn and experience history through reenactments, language development, and of course food and culture study.
The Middle School Spelling Bee will occur in January, as part of the National Scripps Bee. Each grade will select two winners, who will proceed to the schoolwide bee. The winners will move on to the cluster bee against other charter schools, and then the citywide bee. The annual event is organized by middle school English department chair and 7th grade English teacher, Ms. Peale.
This week is the school’s first Smashbrothers Tournament. This is a multiplayer cartoon game for Nintendo Switch. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Underwater Robotics club, organized and advised by physics and robotics teacher Ms. Shapiro. Up to four people can play at once, and of best in school. Up to four people can play at once, with winners from each round proceeding to a championship match for the overall title.