THE SWORD
MAGAZINE STAFF MAGAZINE STAFF
Top row (left to right): Shane Rola, Emma Ambrose, Olivia Thorne, Taylor Paul, Maddie Delevan, Audrey Gorman, Mrs. Mack
Bottom row (left to right): Alex Tran, Emily Le, Lily Allocco, Katie Dulski
COLLEGE BOARD
This is the college board that showcases our amazing students' success. The board shows the schools our seniors have applied and got accepted into. If there is a star next to their name, then that means they are committed to that college. Congrats to all of our Seniors!
S I G N I N G D A Y S I G N I N G D A Y
CONGRATS
Signing Day is a big event here at Christ the King. It showcases our exceptional student-athletes and their ability to perform at the next level. It also shows their excellent contribution to the community and to our school. These students can take their athletics to the next level and even compete at a higher level. Congratulations to all those that have signed!
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT TEACHER SPOTLIGHT
This week’s teacher spotlight is Mr. Christopher D’Allura! He teaches the band and choir classes here at CTK, and joined our community in the fall of 2023. His favorite thing about CTK are the students. Mr. D’Allura’s hard work for our music program is evident in the successes of the band concerts, performances at sporting events, and the participation of the choir in our monthly all-school Mass.
Quote from Mr. D’Allura: “The secret to success is in your daily routine”
FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE CTK DAYS FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE CTK DAYS
“The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.” – St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)
For this year's CTK days, Freshmen and Sophomores traveled to Lifeline Christian Mission. This organization pairs up with leaders around the world to feed those in difficult situations. Students spent time filling meal bags, using teamwork to see which group could fill a box the quickest. Each grade was able to fill around 10,000 bags! Along with that, they took time to decorate boxes and cards for those people, filling them with designs and encouraging words. Students were able to spend the day focusing on helping the less fortunate, and prioritizing the needs of others before themselves.
CTK JOURNALISM CTK JOURNALISM ENGINEERING
By: Franca Caperton
Christ the King has added Engineering courses to their curriculum. Mr. Firr is teaching both an “Introduction to Engineering” to freshmen and sophomores, and a “Principles of Engineering” to juniors and seniors. First proposed by Mr. Keenan, the class uses the program “Project Lead the Way” to teach engineering in the real world This program helps to fill in any gaps that Mr. Firr cannot. Although he was a chemist, he started off as a math and physics major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Honors College
Tony Frank (12) and Benny Rametta (11) are depicted doing a project in which they create and code a robotic hand to hit any instrument of choice at the correct time to the chords of the song “Ode to Joy” by Beethoven. Tony’s group chose to use a xylophone and Benny’s group instrument was a drum, using solo cups and a balloon on top With the correct measurements, math and coding, the robotic hand was accurately playing one of Mr. Firr’s favorite songs. Tony plans on majoring in mechanical engineering next year at UNCC and hopes to have a career in race car engineering Benny is unsure on where he will continue his academic career, but he is leaning towards a career in electrical engineering. The “Introduction to Engineering” class took a field trip with “Simply Engineered Solutions” manufacturing on January 21, and the “Principles of Engineering” class is hoping to have a field trip focused on hydroelectric power with Duke Energy in April This class addition will help our students focus on what career they would actually want to pursue and see the engineering career path in the real world. Mr. Firr often references the quotes “the only difference between science and messing around is writing it down ”
ART ROOM
By: Isabella Varricchio
CTK art room with a dose of positivity.
FLEX BLOCK
By: Kate Donaldson
SHAKESPEARE
By: Quinlan McGoff
At CTK, students often have to read and annotate large works such as Shakespeare These notes help students understand the material that they are reading
ART CLASS
By: Grace Miller
CTK's art classes engage students to use their creativity in drawings, ceramics, pastel projects, and more
CATAPULTING INTO SUCCESS
By: Katherine Benulis
Freshman launched marshmallows to learn more about projectile motion in the Physics classroom.
