Announcements 8/14/23
LUNCH TODAY: General Tso’s Chicken w/Rice & Noodle, Pizza, Chicken Tenders & FF, Hot Dog & FF
LUNCH TOMORROW: Taco Tuesday, Pizza, Bacon Cheeseburger & FF, Chili Cheese Fries
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
August 14, 2023
LUNCH TODAY: General Tso’s Chicken w/Rice & Noodle, Pizza, Chicken Tenders & FF, Hot Dog & FF
LUNCH TOMORROW: Taco Tuesday, Pizza, Bacon Cheeseburger & FF, Chili Cheese Fries
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Campus volunteer opportunity for High School Students. The Development Office and the Art Department need volunteers to help make decorative dishes out of recycled wine bottles. No special art skills are needed. Volunteers will be shown how to bead and wire-wrap the bottle necks. This is a fun activity as well as a service to the school. Snacks will be available. Crafting sessions are on Tues., Aug. 22nd and Thurs. Aug. 24th in room 101 from 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM. Advance sign up is encouraged due to limited seating. Click HERE to sign up. Contact Kim Gilman at gilmank@flhsemail.org if you have questions. (8/24)
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC NEWS
1st HOME FOOTBALL GAMES of the season!!
FRESHMAN/JV GAMES
Faith Lutheran vs. Palo Verde
8/17/23 – Thursday @ 4pm & 6:30 pm
Doors open at 3:30 pm
VARSITY GAME
Faith Lutheran vs. Palo Verde
8/18/23 - Friday @ 7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:00 pm
REMINDER: All Faith Lutheran Students, Faculty and
Alumni get in free with Student/Faculty ID
Hope to see you there! (8/18)
The Baja Bound Mexico missions informational meeting will be held on Monday, August 21 at 7:00pm in the CPAC Auditorium. All 8th through 12th graders are invited to attend these trips. Please bring your parents to this meeting. Come and find out about this year's trips. Scholarships available to first time attendees through the Julian Castillo Memorial Scholarship fund. More details about the scholarship at the meeting. Dates of the trips are: Nov 2 - 7, 2023 and Feb 8 - 13, 2024.(8/21)
HS VEX Robotics Informational Meeting: Are you interested in learning lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communication, and more through designing building and programming robots. This club will compete in regional, state, and national competitions. Come learn more at the informational meet Wednesday, August 16th after school in room 310. Meeting will be short and completed by 3:15. Questions? Email Mr. Kober: koberd@flhsemail.org (8/17)
The Red Cross Club is hosting their first blood drive soon . . .
Site: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Address: 2015 S Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, NV, 89117
Room Name: Class Room - Leadership Room 502
Date: Thur Sep 21, 2023
Time: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Click here to make an appointment
Address: 2015 S Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, NV, 89117
Room Name: Class Room - Leadership Room 502
Date: Thur Sep 21, 2023
Time: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Click here to make an appointment
As a reminder, all donors must sign up using the direct link above or they can navigate to www.redcrossblood.org and search your sponsor code: FaithLutheran (9/21)
Are you interested in Cybersecurity or Cyber Defense Competitions? Students will dive into topics such as reverse engineering, web exploitation, traffic analysis, and cryptography; as well as learn to defend computer systems and networks from cyberattacks in real-world scenarios. Beginners are welcome. What is Cyber Patriot? https://youtu.be/SSZRZdyOnNo AND AFA CyberPatriot Website (uscyberpatriot.org)
Our teams have achieved:
- 1st place in State 8-9 years in a row
- Rank Top 1% nationwide
- 2020 and 2023 National Finalist
- Competitions Include: Cyber Patriot, PicoCTF, National Cyber League, Trace Labs, TryHackMe
- Meet Every Thursday 6:00pm-7:30pm
- Meet Every Friday 3:00pm-4:30pm
- Class Starts: Thursday August 17th High Schoolers receive .5 High SchoolTechnology Credit (Credit does not apply to Graduation Technology Requirements) Any questions Email Mr. Diaz (Course Instructor): Diazj@flhsemail.org.
- Want to sign up? Email Mr. Buikema (HS Vice Principal): BuikemaD@flhsemail.org (8/25)
Butterfly Club Information:
*Do you have a green thumb? Join our Club!
We need both MS and HS students to help care and tend the Butterfly Garden across from the greenhouse. Students can join this club any time of the year and attend any dates they are available. We are anticipating the migration of the monarch butterflies to come to our campus in late October. We will collect data in Science classes and hope to care for caterpillars that will transform into butterflies and continue their great migration to Canada and Mexico.
WORKSHOPS INCLUDE: gardening tips & tricks, rock painting, ceramic garden sculpture making and growing plants in the greenhouse.
Meetings: Wednesday's after school; room 316
Advisors: Mrs. September Wilson & Bridget Laswell; Science Teachers 8/18
Faith Lutheran is hosting the first Red Cross Blood Drive of the year on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
Drive Details:
Site: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Address: 2015 S Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, NV, 89117
Room Name: Class Room - Leadership Room 502
Date: Thur Sep 21, 2023
Time: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Click here to make an appointment
Site: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Address: 2015 S Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, NV, 89117
Room Name: Class Room - Leadership Room 502
Date: Thur Sep 21, 2023
Time: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Click here to make an appointment
If you need additional information or have questions, please contact Mrs. Grant at grantk@flhsemail.org. (9/22)
If you are a high school student in Spanish IV or V and wish to apply to be a member of Spanish Honor Society, please click on the link below:
SHH Application Information
Reach out to Sra. Grant with any questions or concerns at grantk@flhsemail.org or stop by her room, 224. (8/17)
Reach out to Sra. Grant with any questions or concerns at grantk@flhsemail.org or stop by her room, 224. (8/17)
DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY WITH FAITH LUTHERAN? Our Spring Break trip (March 8-16) will be to Japan with Mr. Klenz, and our Summer Trip (May 28-June 5) will be to France and Switzerland with Ms. Gieseke. Follow these links to register early, and lock in the lowest possible price. If you have questions about either trip, please contact alex.klenz@flhsemail or giesekeg@flhsemail.org. We look forward to traveling with you next year! Link for Japan (itinerary, dates, prices, registration)
Link for France/Switzerland (itinerary, dates, prices, registration)
Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Spring Break 2024 (March 8-16) will see us traveling to Israel to “Walk Where Jesus Walked.” See firsthand the pages of scripture come alive as we take a boat out onto the Sea of Galilee, sing Christmas carols in Bethlehem, and walk the steps of the Via Dolorosa. From The Dead Sea to the Jordan River, this is an experience you don’t want to miss. High School students contact Dr. Chapman at darius.chapman@flhsemail.org or go to the Imagine Tours and Travels website for this trip at registernow.ittworld.com (Tour Code: Chapman24) for more information and brochure about the trip.
HS SPORTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION/REMINDERS
REGISTERING FOR SPORTS IN AKTIVATE
(Formerly Register My Athlete)
**2023/2024 Aktivate Registration will open on 4/1/23 **
Aktivate: If you are planning on participating in High School Sports, please complete your Aktivate registration for the
2023/2024 school year ASAP. www.aktivate.com
--ALL athletes must be registered for sports in Aktivate.
--To start your registration, please log in and click on start/complete registration for the 2023/2024
school year.
--Aktivate instructions & physical forms can be found on: Crusader Connect Resources Page under MS/HS Sports Resources. Aktivate Instructions/NIAA NEW Physical Forms to be used effective 4/1/23
NEW NIAA PHYSICAL FORMS INFORMATION effective 4/1/23
A new physical required every 12 months.
--The new Pre-Participation form consists of three pages, HEALTH HISTORY FORM, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM & MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY FORM
--Pages 1 and 2, the Health History Form & Physical Examination Form must remain on file with the student’s medical provider. DO NOT upload these forms into Aktivate or turn them into Faith Lutheran.
**Parents are required to upload page 3, Medical Eligibility Form to Aktivate for approval.**
--Physicals EXPIRE 12 months from the date of previous physical.
--If your athlete’s physical expires before or during their season, they will not be allowed to try out for a team. Example: Your child is trying out for a fall sport, your previously completed physical was done on
11/10/22. The physical is expired as of 11/10/23. It will not be valid for the 2023/2024 Fall season since it expires during the Fall season. A new physical must be obtained before the season in order for your athlete to tryout for
their Fall sport.
HS Sport Season Schedule 2023/2024
Fall: Football - 7/30/23 - 11/20/23
Fall: Non-Football Sports - 8/5/23 - 11/20/23
Winter: 11/13/23 - 2/23/24
Spring: 2/19/24 - 5/21/24
TRANSFER STUDENTS
(For 9th (mid-year transfers), new 10TH, 11TH & 12TH grade transfers)
If you are transferring from out of state or from another school you MUST complete your transfer in Aktivate ASAP. DO NOT WAIT. The approval process for transfer students can take weeks or months to get completed & approved. This could affect your athlete participating in their season. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Sideco – HS Athletic Administrative Assistant. cindy.sideco@flhsemail.org or 702-804-4425
MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Baja Bound Mexico missions informational meeting will be held on Monday, August 21 at 7:00pm in the CPAC Auditorium. All 8th through 12th graders are invited to attend these trips. Please bring your parents to this meeting. Come and find out about this year's trips. Scholarships available to first time attendees through the Julian Castillo Memorial Scholarship fund. More details about the scholarship at the meeting. Dates of the trips are: Nov 2 - 7, 2023 and Feb 8 - 13, 2024.(8/21)
National Junior Art Honor Society is taking membership applications for the 2023-2024 school year. NJAHS is a national organization for creative middle school students who are looking to promote the visual arts at school and in the community. The society is open to students in 6-8th grade who are enthusiastic artists. Members need a 3.0 (B) academic average and must commit to attending 12 full meetings, earning 9 art service points, and attending some weekend or after school service activities. Our activities include painting ceiling tiles for Summerlin Hospital, making personalized classroom crosses for teachers, and promoting creativity on campus.
An interest meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 28th from 3:20 - 4:00. Applicants can pick up a requirements list and parent permission form and learn about our activities from current members. Completed applications are due to Ms. GIlman by 3:20 PM Friday, Sept. 1st. Applicants will know if they have been accepted before our first full meeting on Sept. 11th.
NJAHS meetings are held weekly from 3:20 - 4:40 PM in Art Room 101 with club leadership staying until 5:00 PM. Reach out to club advisor Ms. Gilman at gilmank@flhsemail.org if you have any questions. (9/1)
8th grade trip to New York City - Eighth graders are you interested in traveling with your peers and school chaperones to fabulous NYC in February 2024? The trip dates are 2/14/24 - 2/18/24. The cost of the trip is $3,119.00 (add $369 for trip insurance and $100 for the hoodie/shirt) Total cost $3,589.00. A $99 deposit is required to be added to the trip list. The final payment is due by 12/06/23. If you have any questions please speak with or email Mr. Paquette at shawn.paquette@flhsemail.org (9/8)
Summer is over and school has started. Submit your summer photos for a chance to be included in the yearbook and make the memory lasting. Send photos to msyearbook@flhsemail.org. Please be sure to caption the photo (tell me as much as you can: the who, what, where, when, why). Continue capturing memories! MS Students can join the yearbook club. Talk to Mrs. Snodgrass rm 220 for more information. Club will meet once a week to take photos of school events. First Club meeting: August 24. (8/24)
Join the MS Cupcake Club!
Come to the interest meeting if you want to learn more about the monthly cupcake decorating competitions!
Date: Tuesday, August 22
Time: 3:15 pm until 3:45 pm.
Location: Library
If you can't make it to the meeting, you may sign up for the club here.
MS Handbells Starting Soon!
MS Handbells will be starting on Wednesday, August 16 at 7:00 AM in Room 201 (choir room). We will meet on Gold days (unless the gold day is a Tuesday) from 7:00-7:40 AM. What is handbells? Handbells is a musical instrument in which you are responsible for a couple of notes. It involves teamwork and a lot of fun. We play in our school concerts, and we go on a competition trip to California in the spring. Please come join us on Wednesday morning, August 16. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Nuoffer at nuofferm@flhsemail.org. (8/18)
Fall sports will be starting very soon! We hope you can make the Interest Meetings!
MS Volleyball
6th Grade Volleyball
Interest Meeting - Wednesday, August 9th @ 4pm in the Aux Gym
Tryouts - August 15th-17th from 5:30-7:30pm in the Aux Gym
7/8th Grade Volleyball
Interest Meeting - Thursday, August 10th @ 6pm in the Aux Gym
Tryouts - August 14th-17th from 3:30-5:30pm in the Aux Gym
6th Grade Flag Football
Interest Meeting - Thursday, August 10th @ 3:30pm in the Library
Tryouts - August 21st - 23rd from 3:30-5:00pm at Village Green Park
MS Cross Country Co-Ed
Interest Meeting - Tuesday, August 15th @ 3:30pm in Room 311
Practices Start Monday, August 21st
Butterfly Club Information:
*Do you have a green thumb? Join our Club!
We need both MS and HS students to help care and tend the Butterfly Garden across from the greenhouse. Students can join this club any time of the year and attend any dates they are available. We are anticipating the migration of the monarch butterflies to come to our campus in late October. We will collect data in Science classes and hope to care for caterpillars that will transform into butterflies and continue their great migration to Canada and Mexico.
WORKSHOPS INCLUDE: gardening tips & tricks, rock painting, ceramic garden sculpture making and growing plants in the greenhouse.
Meetings: Wednesday's after school; room 316
Advisors: Mrs. September Wilson & Bridget Laswell; Science Teachers 8/18
Mathcounts this year. It is open to any 6 - 8th grader who has a passion for math beyond what is taught in the classroom. We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00 pm with Mr. Kirkpatrick (kirkpatrickk@flhsemail.org) in room 327. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 3:30 pm. If you are interested in Mathcounts, come on by. (9/7)
DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY WITH FAITH LUTHERAN? Our Spring Break trip (March 8-16) will be to Japan with Mr. Klenz, and our Summer Trip (May 28-June 5) will be to France and Switzerland with Ms. Gieseke. Follow these links to register early, and lock in the lowest possible price. If you have questions about either trip, please contact alex.klenz@flhsemail or giesekeg@flhsemail.org. We look forward to traveling with you next year! Link for Japan (itinerary, dates, prices, registration)
Link for France/Switzerland (itinerary, dates, prices, registration)
Faith Lutheran is hosting the first Red Cross Blood Drive of the year on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
Drive Details:
Site: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Address: 2015 S Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, NV, 89117
Room Name: Class Room - Leadership Room 502
Date: Thur Sep 21, 2023
Time: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Click here to make an appointment
Site: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Address: 2015 S Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, NV, 89117
Room Name: Class Room - Leadership Room 502
Date: Thur Sep 21, 2023
Time: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Click here to make an appointment
If you need additional information or have questions, please contact Mrs. Grant at grantk@flhsemail.org. (9/22)
DEVOTIONS
Today’s Reading: Job 38:4-18
Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 12:1-25, Acts 22:30-23:11
Job 38:4: ““Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.”
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Where were you when God worked? To create. To redeem. The real question the Lord poses to Job is “Why would you think you need to be?” It’s a harsh question for a reason. After everything that Job went through, it’s easy to question how a loving God could let it happen. It’s easy to come up with 100 other options that involve less hurt. The Lord doesn’t take time to entertain them. He doesn’t make it a contest of ideas, but of identity.
Because we have questions and ideas. And honestly it’s going to be tough to convince anyone in the midst of Job’s suffering that it’s totally a good idea. We still try. We treat “everything happens for a reason” like a magic spell that just makes it all ok. Instead, Job is left with a reminder about who his God is. Because honestly, he’s not going to understand the reason. The Lord berates Job for chapters on end for assuming he possibly could. You are not God. You’re not going to understand the reason. You were not even there. And that’s a gift.
Why would you think you’d need to be? Did the God who did all these we don’t understand and hate put Himself farther away from creation or closer? He was incarnate. Did He put Himself farther away or closer to suffering? He took flesh to die for you. Were you there?
Why would you measure creation by your experience of it? Why would you think you had to be at the foot of the cross to make it matter more? It’s evil to measure it by your experience. If God is only working in ways that you experience as pleasurable, when you need Him the most, He’ll feel the farthest away. He didn’t abandon Job. Thinking that way is demonic. It’s literally what Satan wanted. Sing songs about where you were when Jesus was crucified all you want, but what matters isn’t just that it happened, but it happened for you. Even if you weren’t there. That it was the work of a God smarter than you. Holier than you. Who loves you. He does things we don’t understand and don’t like. But He also bears the worst of it Himself, even for the very sinners who question His motives while He does it. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh . . . Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord (Were You There, LSB 456:1)?
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