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Quick Pix As always, it has been a busy few days at Carolina Day. Last Friday night proved to me an exciting event in CDS sports. Carolina Day faced tough basketball teams from Spartanburg Day School. Our stands were packed with CDS fans of all ages, and Spartanburg Day brought up a couple of bus loads to fill the gym. Nash Athletic Center was rocking with anticipation to some of the biggest games of the year. Some fans took it upon themselves to boost school spirit. This group of girls decorated t-shirts and screamed their heads off from the bleachers.
And these two were just a handful of boys who applied body paint in reds and blues to rev up the overflow crowd.
Who says CDS doesn't have cheerleaders? There aren't many cheerleading squads who could duplicate this cheering pyramid!
This group of fourth graders found their own way to show team spirit.
Some shots from the varsity girls game.
And a few from the boys.
In the end, Spartanburg proved to be too much to handle---this time. CDS will get another chance against the Griffins on February 9 in Spartanburg. Click to see the schedule of all upcoming athletic events. The Muses, a local a cappella singing trio consisting of Judy Rhodes, Natalie Grimmell, and Gail Forsyth performed for the sixth grade last Friday. They have been singing together since 2001 and sing Celtic, Appalachian, Americana, and World music. They have performed all over WNC with great reviews. The sixth graders are currently studying Western North Carolina history including the influences on Appalachian culture by early settlers, especially the Scots-Irish. The Muses came to sing traditional Appalachian ballads and Celtic songs. Judy is a seventh generation resident of WNC and told stories and sang songs about her family and the area. Gail is from Scotland and told stories about Scottish culture and the influence of the Scots-Irish on Appalachia. The students listened, sang, asked great questions, and enjoyed spending the morning with The Muses!
Upper school physics students put on quite a show this week. They used their new-found knowledge of physics to design, build, and test some amazing catapults. Students could work individually or in teams.
Several rules had been established. Each catapult had to project its missile (a golf ball) from a given location. The missile had to clear a protective castle gate and then smack into the castle itself. Points were given for clearing the gate, hitting the wall without a bounce, and knocking down bricks. Some catapults were right on the mark, others had plenty of power but little aim, and others were somewhere in-between. It was definitely a captivating science lesson.
Parting Snap... This quartet of Key middle school students wanted their chance in front of the camera.
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