THE WAVE

11/1/17

TRULY SPOOKTACULAR SEACREST SPIRIT!

Trunk or Treat thrilled and amazed!

More families than ever before set up spooky candy stations and attended this fun Seacrest event.

Trick or Treaters enjoyed arts and crafts, cake walks, a haunted house, a bounce house, and yummy food.

Your support generated $1500 that goes directly to the Student Government Association, Thespian Society, and Key Club for student-led events like prom, homecoming, theater productions, and community outreach projects.

Thank you to these Upper School students and these student organizations who made this event possible.

They planned it, organized it, and ran it.

100% student produced!

Meanwhile.... 

The Lower School Halloween Parade was a howling good time!

Thank you to all the parents who supplied creative and whimsical treats for classroom parties.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Day 27!

$350K in 35 days. 

Ambitious? Yes. 

Possible? Absolutely. 

Look at what our students accomplished this week:

State Finals in Golf

State Finals in Individual Swimming 

Regionals in Cross Country

Best Trunk or Treat turnout in school history

Let's see what we can do! Thank you to everyone who has already contributed.

A PEEK INSIDE... 

6th Grade Science with Mr. Mendoza

The 6th grade science students completed their first Creative Inquiry lab of the school year. This experiment served as a culmination of their work to gain a deeper understanding of the scientific method while developing the ability to put the steps of the scientific method into practice. In this lab, the students were given four "mystery powder" substances and three indicator liquids. They researched the signs that a chemical reaction had occurred and were shown possible chemical reactions that might take place in this lab. After they had all of their background information each lab group came up with their own hypothesis for their lab.   

Each group was given access to an array of different materials from beakers to test tubes to pipets and watch glasses. The students had to plan out the materials needed and then create step-by-step instructions for how they were going to test each powder with each liquid to ascertain the identity of each mystery substance. The students put their plans into action and used their knowledge of the signs of chemical reactions to determine which powder was which. At the end of the lab, the students had to design their own lab report that had all the steps as well as their results. Each group had to review their own write up and state any potential sources of error and improvements they could make to their design. Students listed communication, team work, organization, and neatness of their work space as things that they could improve that would allow them to get better results in their lab. After this, the groups reflected on what they learned during this lab process. One group: Sofie A., Grace Q., Gaige H., and Vance L. stated, "In this lab we learned that the certain powders we used reacted to the liquids combined. We learned that communicating not only in group projects but in real life is very important."

The last step of the scientific method is "sharing your results." The students wrote a lab manual for select Lower School classes to follow. These classes will come to the science lab to participate in a lab that was completely designed, tested, and written by their Middle School peers. The Lower School students are going to make sure that the Middle School students wrote clear, concise, and accurate information that will help the Lower School students solve the same mystery of "which powder is which?"

• Friday is a FREE dress day! Why not wear your Spirit Gear for the pep rally at 8:30 am?
• The next Seacrest Parents Association (S.P.A.) Meeting is Friday, November 10. Click here to view the agenda.
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• Heritage Luncheon is Monday, November 13.

College Fair

The first, and hopefully, annual Seacrest College Fair was a terrific success! Held today in the Upper School Common Room, admissions representatives from nearly 20 colleges and universities met with Upper School students and parents. Many of the colleges and universities are local to Florida, but some are from as far away as New York. It was a great first step for many Seacrest freshman and sophomores who had never had the chance to speak with an admissions representative before!

THE SEACREST DOZEN

Each week we ask a Seacrest staffer 12 questions + one more if we're feeling adventurous. #StingrayPride

Mr. Ryan Jobe

Director of Enrollment Management

THE BASICS

My favorite activity: any type of game - cards, golf, basketball, etc.
My favorite color is: blue
My favorite meal/snack: crab
The one thing I can't live without: family
My favorite music to listen to: The Lumineers Pandora station
Last phone pic I took: (see below) lol - that's my dog, Bosco

FAST FACTS

Best advice I've ever received: Choose to be happy

The last person I had dinner with: my wife and puppy
The last gift I bought: tickets to see Brian Regan
The last movie I watched: it's not a movie but I'll go with Stranger Things
Last splurge: New AC unit
Last home cooked meal: Baked chicken with broccoli and mashed potatoes
Online shopping or in store: Abby (my wife) and Amazon Prime are BFFs

#SeacrestFeverTo500 #StingrayPride 

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