School Happenings-Secondary

Kati Krieg, a junior at Evangelical Christian School, was crowned Miss Junior National Teenager 2008.

Mrs. Scoone's Summer Travels.

Talua is no ordinary dog. She lives her life around assisting her owner,
Lauren Brown. Lauren is a Freshman at Evangelical Christian School. Her
classmates know Lauren to be an intelligent, cheerful, and high-achieving
girl who rarely shows signs that her disease affects her. According to
Lauren, she was born with the disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta  or
Brittle Bone Disease.  Lauren said, “Sometimes this disease makes me
rather frustrated because I can’t do everything I want due to my physical
limitations." This is where Talua comes into the picture. Lauren has had
Talua for five years. Talua was trained to help Lauren when the disease
keeps her from doing the normal things that she wants to do. According to
Lauren, “Talua helps me pick things up such as keys, papers, etc, open and
close doors, turn lights on and off, tug my backpack, pay at the cash
register, and just be my best friend for when I need her most—especially
when I am in pain.” Pain goes hand in hand with this disease; however, as
Lauren states, “The majority of the time I push myself because I want to
stay walking and strong so I can do as much as possible." The ECS facluty,
staff, and students are so proud to be a part of Lauren's life and are
constantly amazed at her achievements.

Evangelical Christian School held its Homecoming ceremony at Sentinel Field,
Friday, November 2. Nicole Cardwell, Alexis Pombrio, Olivia Skaff,
Christopher Kazakos, Jacob Mundo, and James Tincher made up the Freshman Court
with Matthew Schappell and Jaclyn Wallace being elected Freshman Prince and
Princess. Devon Klyce, Chelsea Motes, Hannah Truitt, Jeret Foshee, Colton Lynch,
and Jason Pigott made up the Sophomore Court with Kevin Laferriere and
Jenna Lobbestael being elected Sophomore Prince and Princess. Lauren Higgins,
Katherine Krieg, Christine Smith, Bradley Eiras, Lane Joslin, and Joshua Roedding
made up the Junior Court with Trey Moore and Kelly Thomas being elected Junior
Prince and Princess. Sheryl Davis, Gracey Hulbert, Holly Youngquist, Derrick
Hackett, Daniel Hynden, and Brian Lusco made up the Senior Court with Jeremiah
Youngblood and Courtney Sanders being elected Senior Prince and Princess.
Nominations for King & Queen were seniors Sheryl Davis, Gracey Hulbert,
Jazmin Klyce, Derrick Hackett, Richard Wingard, and Jeremiah Youngblood with
Brian Lusco and Holly Youngquist being crowned King & Queen for the 2007-2008
school year. ECS students from grades 9-12 celebrated Saturday evening,
November 3, at the Crowne Plaza with dinner and entertainment from Liang.

Voice of Democracy 2007-2008

The Voice of Democracy essay contest is the Veterans of Foreign War
scholarship program.  Students from all over the country send in essays,
vying for scholarship opportunities from the VFW. Evangelical Christian
School has participated in this contest for the past twenty-five years.
Mrs. Scoone’s U.S. History classes submitted essays on this year’s topic,
My Role in Honoring America's Veterans. Essays that were selected to
represent ECS at the district level were written by Marina Boudreau (1st
place), Lauren Paul (2nd place), and Lauren Higgins (3rd place).

We are pleased to announce that our winner for the school has won the
first place position at the District level. Marina Boudreau, a Fort Myers
resident, will now present her essay in the Florida State level contest in
January.  The VFW will send Marina and her family to Orlando for the
weekend to participate in this next level. Congratulations, Marina!



Kelly Thomas, a junior at Evangelical Christian School, participated in
the Young Poets Contest. Her poem, Nature’s Symphony, was recognized as
being one of the Top Ten poets in the contest. According to Creative
Communications, Inc., only ten poets in each grade division were selected
for this honor. Kelly will receive a $50 savings bond and a complimentary
copy of the anthology. Congratulations, Kelly