Spelling Bee Honors
Sixteen students from Crossroads Christian School recently competed in the Association of Christian Schools International Regional Spelling Bee. Crossroads hosted visiting schools from Reedley, Selma, Kerman, Merced, and Modesto for the two day event. “All of our kids did a great job and worked really hard. We give God the glory for what He is doing in our students this year, and we hope for a great year next year!” commented third grade teacher Mrs. Schroeder. Students compete with other students at their grade level. Crossroads’ ribbon winners included: Jade Jardenil (8thgrade), Morgan Bautista (6th grade), and Abigail Taylor (4th grade) who took 4th place; Ashley Scriven (7th grade), Tanya Shinen (6th grade), and Geno Nomicos (2nd grade) who took 3rd place; Ashley Brar (4th grade) and Jauslien Brar (2nd grade) who took 2nd place; and Madison Mendoza (3rd grade) and Timmy Satteson (1st grade) who took first place.
Cross Country News
Crossroads’ seventh grader, Nik Lutz, came away with a first place finish at the MULES cross country meet at Madera High School on Friday, March 6. Students from Crossroads competed with all Madera High feeder schools as well as charter schools in Madera. The 3rd and 4th graders ran a 3/4 mile course, 5th and 6th a 1 mile course, and 7th and 8th graders a 2 mile course. Our athletes have been training with Coach Laura Graves, who actually ran a marathon in October, and all their hard work has paid off. The 3rd – 6th grade races each had well over 100 runners, while the 7th-8th race had around 50 participants. Congratulations for a job well done to the following students who represented our school: from 3rd grade – Victoria (13th), Cole (16th), Nicholas (26th), Mariana (37th), Manuel (37th), Bethany (50th), Samantha (72nd), Anna (75th); from 4th grade – Jake (11th), Sydney (11th), Abby (29th), Samuel (40th), Christian (41st); from 5th and 6th – John (13th), Isaac (15th), Caleb (19th), Austin (22nd), Tyler (37th), Christopher (40th), Johnny (46th); and from 7th-8th – Nik Lutz (1st place). These students give us all a good reminder to “press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called us heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14)
