A Great Ending

Tonight the 8th grade missions team ministered to family and friends. The night gave an opportunity for the team to do all their clown skits and dramas for the "home crowd." We had a great evening of ministry and we give God thanks for a great missions team this year!





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Stone Soup Play

Second grade brought us a play today on the second floor of the Children's Center today. The play is based on the children's book, "Stone Soup"





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More Great Activities

Mrs. Leatherman (middle school science) and Mrs. Jean (PK3 teacher) combined for a special lesson: eighth grade students helped PK3 students learn about recycling!

In Mrs. Mitchell, 6th grade social studies class, learned about bartering in the middle ages. Students each had pieces of paper representing various items needed during the middle ages - ex. - spices, basic needs like flour, sugar , luxury items like silk, feathers, etc.

So Much Happening Today

First, it was the state reports in second grade; second, Pastor Betzer and Louie came to PK; and Mrs. Gonzales had items from Japan on display in the Children's Center:

An Alumni Praise

Just wanted to share this video created by one of our graduates, Matt Sinex (Class of 2007). GREAT JOB MATT!

(If you get this by email, you may need to go to my blog to view it:

http://fmcsprincipal.blogspot.com

Third Grade Trip to MOSI

"The third graders returned from their yearly trip to MOSI(Museum of Science and Industry) just last week. It was a success! The students were able to learn about hurricanes, weather, the human body, weights, balance, etc. They even laid on a bed of nails! We also had the opportunity to learn about the planets and constellations when we were in the planetarium. The day was full of all kinds of fun Science activities. It was a great day and a great way to finish up Science this year. I also want to thank all of the parents who went. We could not have done the trip without them!"-Miss McLaughlin

Thanks For The Change

Our coin drive brought in $1900 this past week - thank you to students, teachers, families, and our COIN COUNTERS! Thank you to Parent University for bringing STAR MATH to FMCS next year!








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Fourth Grade Metric Math

Our fourth grade class spent part of their afternoon working on Mrs. Sander's Metric Math Project that involved estimating and measurement.








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Outback Anyone?

Back in October at our Silent Auction, one of the prizes was "lunch with the principal at Outback." Today was the day for that prize! We want to thank the management at the Outback on US 41 for this opportunity and for doing a great job today. We also want to thank Dylan Tansacha's family for placing the winning bid so Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Richards and the second grade class could enjoy an EXCELLENT Outback lunch.








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Special Speaker at Leadership Academy

Special thanks to Pastor Betzer, senior pastor of First Assembly, for coming over and sharing personal insight on leadership with our NJHS Leadership Academy Class.





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Skin - What a Creation?

In 7^th grade we did a lab called Measuring Skin Surface. In this lab students learned the difficulty that physicians face when performing skin grafts. Students were given 10 sheets of newspaper and then had to cover a student’s entire body with newspaper. They could only leave the student’s face uncovered. This lab was the conclusion to the chapter titled Structure and Movement as we learn about the amazing body that God created for us! - Mrs. Leatherman, middle school science

Alumni Praise, Matt Swearingen (Class of '07)

Newspress (4/20/10)

Lee County student interns in the Emerging Technology and Video program have been recognized by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Students produced two winning entries and three honorable mention projects for the High School Student Television Awards for Excellence.

Winning entries were: "Texting While Driving," a Public Service Announcement by George Schwigk and Matt Swearingen of Mariner High School; and "MST Mariner High School," a long-form fiction and nonfiction piece by Schwigk.

Honorable mentions went to Schwigk, Alysia Leonard of North Fort Myers High, Jennifer Guido of Cypress Lake High, Vanessa Mieses of Island Coast High and Jessica Mawhinney of South Fort Myers High.

Lee County Do The Right Thing Student of the Year - Dillon Martino

From the Newspress website regarding 5th grader, Dillon Martino, Lee County Student of the Year for "Do The Right Thing":

The annual Do the Right Thing picnic will be Saturday at Lakes Park in south Fort Myers.

The picnic begins at 10 a.m. and is hosted by police departments from Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lee County and Collier County. During the event, four students will be recognized as “Student of the Year” by their respective law enforcement agencies.

For the past 13 years, local law enforcement agencies in Southwest Florida have come together at the end of the school year to host a grand event for the "Do The Right Thing" winners, which includes special awards, games, food, law enforcement "show & tell," such as the K-9 unit, SWAT team, bomb squad and dive team.

These students have saved lives, helped their families or fellow students, earned money for a charity, reported drugs or weapons in their schools, and organized mailings to soldiers. They are role models for their peers, and through the Do The Right Thing program, they can be recognized by the community for their actions.

Dillon Martino
Representing Fort Myers Police Department
Fort Myers Christian School, fifth grade

On December 4, 2009, Dillon Martino's mom began to have an allergic reaction to an over-the-counter pain reliever, so Dillon called a family friend and asked if he would take his mom to the emergency room, but things got much worse very quickly. She started to show signs of a severe reaction and started to lose consciousness. Dillon knew he couldn’t wait for a ride to the hospital so he immediately called 911.

He stayed on the line with 911 operators until Cape Coral Paramedic's arrived and provided the operators with vital information about his mom's symptoms. He assisted in her care by following all of the instructions the 911 operators were giving to him. When Emergency Medical Services arrived, Dillon’s mom was given oxygen and transferred to Lee Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert patient. The doctors that worked on her said that without Dillon’s help his mom would not have survived the ordeal.

Lemonade & MIssions Update

LEMONADE - LEMONADE - LEMONADE

Thank you again so much for all of your help and sending in supplies.

2nd grade sold 493 cups of lemonade. They were also able to sell some cans of soda that were donated.

The total amount of money they collected was $172. This money will go toward BGMC - Which stands for Boys & Girls Missionary Challenge. The money will go toward purchasing Sunday school supplies & Bibles for children in other countries, so that they will be able to learn about Jesus.

I am so proud of this class for their hard work!

Mrs. Richards, Second Grade

Letter from Police Chief in Corpus Christi

FMCS very proud of their missions team and so is the police chief of Corpus Christi, Texas:

FMCS Parent University Dad's Committee Rocket Lauch

Many thanks to Mr. Harriot, Mr. Simonson, all the parents and kids (including future NASA engineer, 6th grader, Tyler Williams - great day for a rocket launch!

Math Olympics Breaking News

Breaking News – Results from the ACSI Math Olympics From Today at SFCA. This is a list of the students that placed in each of the grade level categories:

Reasoning (listed by Grade Level, Student Name, & Place)

3rd Carsyn Baxter - 4th place
4th Molly Krieger - 5th
5th Blair Colbert - 3rd
5th Austin O’Grosky - 1st
6th Victoria Weller - 5th

Computation (listed by Grade Level, Student Name, & Place)

3rd Alex Bryant - 5th place
3rd Nicholas Sanabria - 4th
4th Lauren Hearn - 5th
5th Cheyanne Miller - 1st
6th Elijah Benson - 5th
8th Holly Branthoover - 2nd

Many thanks to Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Couch and Mr. Blikstad! Congratulations and great job Olympians!

Do The Right Thing Winner From FMCS

Today at Ft. Myers City Hall, the Fort Myers Police Department's Do The Right Thing program for April featured three students and one club of teens. One of the students was FMCS fifth grader, Dillon Martino!

The goal of Do The Right Thing is to recognize children for their accomplishments and positive behavior. Children are honored at monthly ceremonies for everything from bringing up a grade in school to turning in lost money to saving a life. Dillon was honored for saving his mom's life during an incident back during Christmas break.

FMCS IS VERY PROUD OF DILLON! CONGRATULATIONS!

Eighth Grade Missions Team in Chapel Today

Today the 8th graders took over elementary chapel - clowns, clown skits, video of the trip, pictures and testimonies from Karina Rivera, Jacob Edwards, Carlye Fulton and Brett Billman! Yesterday, they had a chance to talk with their peers in middle school chapel about the trip and prayed for the 7th graders - NEXT YEAR'S TEAM! Great job everyone!

One more time - Friday, April 30th at 7:30 pm. - YOU ARE INVITED

Alumni Praise - Today's Newspress

Ex-Wave no lightweight

FGCU's Medinis works hard on game

BY SETH SOFFIAN • ssoffian@news-press.com •
April 14, 2010

1:10 A.M. — At about 5-foot-10 and all of 137
pounds, FGCU sophomore golfer Alex Medinis has
one standing order to help his game: Eat everything
he sees.

But the rail-thin Fort Myers High School graduate
has developed into one of FGCU's top players this
season because of more than his appetite.

"He's the hardest worker on our team," said FGCU
coach Jim Suttie.

On the practice range, in the gym and, apparently, at
the plate, Medinis has earned himself the nickname
"the terrier" because of his tireless work ethic.

"I think it should be changed to pit bull," said FGCU
assistant coach Brent Jensen. "He's a little guy, but
he doesn't give up. He's one of the hardest grinders
I've seen play. That makes up for a lot of his
shortcomings."

One of two players who has competed in all 10
tournaments for FGCU this season, the soft-spoken
Medinis will help lead the Eagles into next week's
Atlantic Sun Conference Championship with a game
that is as dogged and precise as it is distance-
challenged.

A mere 132 pounds when he entered FGCU, Medinis
played sporadically as a freshman while
incorporating swing changes to eliminate a "push
draw," a la Lee Trevino.

Learning a straight-forward strike that he can work
both ways, Medinis initially lost some distance,
something he could little afford.

But this season, he has added about five yards to
his high school driving distance, but with better
variety and consistency.

He also has worked in the weight room - with the
team and on his own - to add any bulk he can.

"Trying to bulk him up is telling him to eat
everything he sees," Jensen said. "I always say, if it's
edible, eat it."

Despite hitting the ball only about 260 yards,
Medinis has lowered his scoring average by about
2.5 strokes this season, to 74.0, while recording
five top-10 finishes.

Medinis credits a strong showing in U.S. Open
qualifying last summer with reinforcing that he can
compete with longer hitters.

"It was a changed mindset, just playing how I
should play, not trying to play like a bomber," said
Medinis, who had been letting his lack of distance
affect his play. "If someone hit it longer, I would let
that bother me.

"The tournaments I've played well, I've not let my
emotions overpower my game. I won't let my game
get me mad or upset me or cause me to lose
strokes."

Relying instead on methodical precision and a
pretty strong short game to become FGCU's steadiest
player this season, Medinis has progressed this
year to the point where he feels comfortable
contemplating a professional career after college,
provided he continues adding bulk and distance.

"There's a lot more to the game than just powering it
out there, especially in college golf. You have to be
able to putt, and he can putt really well," Suttie said.
"He'll probably add 15-20 yards before he leaves
(college). It's just you mature and your swing gets
better and your workout program gets more
consistent."

East Tennessee State and North Florida will be the
heavy favorites in next week's A-Sun Championship.
But with Medinis part of a close-knit squad that
features several Southwest Florida products -
including junior Daniel Mazziotta of Cypress Lake
High School - the Eagles like their chances.

"The rankings may not show it, but I think our team
is really deep," Medinis said. "I think if we have a
good week, we can win."

Medinis this season

Fort Myers High graduate Alex Medinis has played
in every tournament for FGCU this season while
lowering his scoring average to 74.0 in his
sophomore season.

Date, event, scores, finish

Sept. 21-22: Jim Colbert Intercollegiate, 81-77, 37th

Oct. 2-4: Mission Inn Fall Intercollegiate, 74-76-75,
T23

Oct. 12-13: FGCU Eagle Invitational, 74-74-73, 7th

Oct. 19-20: Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate, 74-
75-78, T52

Oct. 23-25: Bethune-Cookman Invitational, 73-66-
75, T2

Nov. 2-3: Stetson Invitational 71-70-71, 5th

Feb. 15-16: Rice Intercollegiate, 77-77-77, T22

March 8-9: Don Benbow Invitational, 75-74, T26

March 12-14: Mission Inn Spring Fling, 77-74, 9th

March 26-28: FAU Spring Break Championship, 70-
68-73, 7th

8th Grade Missions Team

From March 31 to April 7th, an 8th grade missions team of 21 students and 11 adults ministered in churches, schools, bus stops, a children's home and painted a rec center in Corpus Christi, Tx. The team was WARMLY welcomed by the city, even meeting the mayor and chief of police! SEE THE FULL STORY AT www.fmcsmissions.blogspot.com

Also:

http://www.kristv.com/news/teen-missionaries-visit-corpus-christi/

Go to the website and watch the video from KRIS-TV!