By Haleigh Miller ‘12, News Section Editor. When students come home bearing packages of forms and catalogs, equipped to begin raising money, not everyone involved in entirely pleased with the process which is about to begin.

By Victoria Mairal-Cruz, ‘12, Contributor. From April 16 to May 10, Mexican exchange students from the school Escuela Anexa de Atlacomulco in Atlacomulco, Mexico, visited Cincinnati and CCDS. Students throughout our school had the opportunity to mix with another culture, in addition to helping the exchange students practice their English.

By Holly Dayton, ‘13, Contributor. Of the many kinds of learning at CCDS, learning through online, or electronic textbooks is a method unique to the middle school. Using this modern medium of learning can be helpful for some and difficult for others.

By Allison Lazarus, ‘10, Perspectives Section Editor, and Will Portman, ‘10, Editor-in-Chief. Author, journalist, and radio producer Jake Halpern visited campus last Thursday, Feb. 18, speaking at a Middle School assembly (pictured) and meeting with about a dozen Upper School students to discuss his work and writing in general.

By Avery Maier, ’13, Contributor. At the start of the second semester, the MS implemented a new bell change, putting the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades on the same schedule. This has led to overcrowding and noise, and not necessarily a more united MS.

By Rebecca Miller, ‘12, Contributor. Cincinnati Country Day School’s Middle School Robotics Team, dubbed Epic Pwnage, won prizes for Teamwork and Technical Robot Design, as well earning a spot in the State Competition in Dayton.

The fifth grade’s move from the Elementary School to the Middle School seems to be having a positive impact on students and teachers alike.