MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Middle School Awards & Recognition Christine Collins Memorial Award Greg Khammar ’19
Glen E. Ellman
The Christine Collins Memorial Award is awarded annually in memory of Christine Collins. Christine started at Fort Worth Country Day as a kindergarten student in 1993, and she loved school and all it had to offer. She died from a brain tumor as a sixth-grade student. This award was established by her family and friends in her memory.
Greek Gods and Goddesses Abound
The student-teacher relationship is key to fulfilling the purpose of the School—inspiring the passion to learn. This relationship, coupled with the support of parents, often creates outstanding scholars. The Outstanding Scholar Award is given to an individual at each grade level who has earned the highest cumulative GPA for the year.
The daylong event also included playing Greek sports; dressing up in traditional Greek garb; watching a cartoon video of The Odyssey; taking pictures on Mother Earth’s "throne;” eating a traditional Greek buffet lunch of grape leaf rolls, gyros, chicken satays, hummus, tabouli and baklava catered by SAGE Dining Services; and watching the original Clash of the Titans movie.The event is the the kick-off to the students’ study of Greek history and culture.
Outstanding Scholar in Fifth Grade: Bailey Melton Outstanding Scholar in Sixth Grade: Alexandra Galloway Outstanding Scholar in Seventh Grade: Nate Wallace Tiffini Crum
Outstanding Scholar in Eighth Grade: Jared Imber
Grecian goddesses Isabella Coslik, Julia Atkinson and Rachel Ellman
Middle School Scholars
Established in 1929, NJHS recognizes outstanding middle-level students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the area of scholarship, leadership, service, character and citizenship.
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The Christine Collins Memorial Award honors that sixth-grade student whose determination, perseverance and hard work exemplify the commitment that Christine exhibited in her life. Equally important is that the recipient’s heart mirrors Christine’s as seen through the qualities of kind-heartedness, empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others.
Kathryn Kibbie Citizenship Award
Grade-Level Top Scholars
Fort Worth Country Day sixth-graders have been celebrating Greekfest for 16 years. On April 18, Mother Earth, Anne-Lise Woods ’85, led her fellow "Greeks" on their annual parade around campus.
Fort Worth Country Day’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) hosted its Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 23. Four seventh-grade candidates and 20 sixthgrade candidates joined the organization, which comprises 60 seventh- and eighth-grade members who were inducted last spring.
Assistant Head of Middle School Chaka Cummings, Nate Wallace ’18, Alexandra Galloway ’19, Head of School Evan D. Peterson and Bailey Melton ’20
Dan Bloch H’06, Karen Collins, Greg Khammar ’19 and Assistant Head of Middle School Chaka Cummings
This year’s candidates are: Seventh Grade Wyatt Allsup, Molly Cassady, Nikhil De and Nate Wallace Sixth Grade Joe Atkinson, Boyd Bailey, Chas Berry, Anna Brittan Brumley, Diego Casanova, Elena Casement, Sarah Clark, Merrick Decker, Katherine Faulkner, Stella Finley, Alexandra Galloway, Chloe Gilpin, Hayden Harvey, Ellie Horton, Jack McGehee,William Rattikin, Mattye Richardson, Campbell Robinson, Abby Shaffer and Jake Sun
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In the Middle School, the curriculum gets incrementally more challenging as the students grow and advance through the grades. Recognizing this, the Middle School would like to further recognize Jared Imber ’17 for his academic diligence, consistency and genuine pursuit of excellence by naming him this year’s Top Scholar. His name will be engraved on the Top Scholar plaque, which hangs in the Middle School office. Photos by Lisa Koger
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Reagan Smith ’17 The Kathryn Kibbie Citizenship Award is presented annually to the Head of Middle School John student who is chosen Stephens, Aaron Hoover, Cynthia Rimmer Prince ’87, Reagan Smith by the faculty as the ’17, Assistant Head of Middle School outstanding citizen. It is the Chaka Cummings and Head of most distinguished award School Evan D. Peterson given by the Middle School because it represents the highest values of honesty, trustworthiness and concern for others. The Kathryn Kibbie Citizenship Plaque hangs in the Middle School and will carry the name of this year’s outstanding citizen.
Rosacker Athletic Award Ryleigh Rains ’17 and Brad Chilcoat ’17
Assistant Head of Middle School Chaka Cummings, Jared Imber ’17 and Head of School Evan D. Peterson
The Rosacker Athletic Award, named in honor of Col. R.C. “Rocky” Rosacker H’00, former FWCD athletic director, is given annually to the most outstanding Middle School boy and girl athletes, who display character, sportsmanship, leadership and athletic excellence.
Middle School Athletic Coordinator James Rains, Head of Middle School John Stephens, Ryleigh Rains ’17 and Brad Chilcoat ’17
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