Announcements 12/12/22
LUNCH TODAY: GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN & RICE, CHICKEN TENDERS, PIZZA, HOT DOG
NO LUNCH SERVED TUESDAY-FRIDAY
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
DECEMBER 12, 2022
LUNCH TODAY: GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN & RICE, CHICKEN TENDERS, PIZZA, HOT DOG
NO LUNCH SERVED TUESDAY-FRIDAY
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any HS boy who missed the GOLF meeting should complete the form linked below and see Coach Cheney.
High School Praise Band Auditions for the 2023-2024 school year. January 23rd and 24th, 3:30 pm in the CPAC. Current 8th graders are welcome to audition. Questions? Contact Mr. Pullmann at pullmannp@flhsemail.org or stop by room 327. Audition Packet
Interested in Faith Lutheran's spring 2023 E-Sports team?
- Try-outs will be from Tuesday, Jan. 3rd to Friday, Jan. 6th
- The Season will run roughly from Early February to late April
- Games we will be playing: Fortnite - Duos, APEX, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros, Overwatch 2, Rocket League, & Valorant
- Interest Meeting: Wednesday, Dec. 14th at 12 pm in the Library
- There will be 2 team categories: a 9th-grade team and a 10th - 12th-grade team. They will compete in different leagues and times
- We will compete in the following leagues for the spring season. For freshmen, it will be HSEL & upperclassmen UFEA . Feel free to check their websites to learn more about each program
- Students will be expected to bring their own input devices (keyboard/mouse/controller)
- We will be using Gwoop.com for our training software throughout the season.
Also, we will host open gameplay days tomorrow and this Friday after school in the library. This is unstructured gameplay time and an opportunity to meet and greet other interested gamers. Please bring your own input devices (keyboard/mouse/Controller) in order to play (1/6)
If you missed the high school swim meeting, click => HERE <= to get on the distribution list and get the details you missed. (1/6)
LOOKING FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME way to spend your SUMMER VACATION?
UPDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL- Available to all HS students.
For a variety of reasons, our location and dates have had to change for 22-23 international travel with our partner company, ACIS. We will have ONE trip opportunity for Summer 2023 (May 30- June 7). Our new location is GREECE! We will spend time in cities such as Athens, Kalamata, and Patras- with opportunities for an island-hopping cruise.
If you will be a rising 9th or outgoing 12th grader for Summer of 2023 (just finished 8th or just graduated from high school), we encourage you to apply as quickly as possible to lock in your lowest pricing. Follow the link for registration: https://acis.com/tripsite-trip-overview/?key=MjAyM3w5NTI2Mw
Please email Ms. Gieseke or Mr. Klenz for more information!"
Conservatory auditions are coming up!
Any students currently in 8th-11th grade are welcome to audition.
Dance: January 21st from 9:00-11:00
Technical Theatre: January 7th from 9:00-11:00
Theatre Performance: January 21st from 8:00-4:00
Instrumental Music: January 21st from 12:00-3:00
Vocal Music: January 21st from 12:00-3:00
Visual Arts: February 7th-10th
Students can sign up for an audition appointment online at the links below:
Technical Theatre: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa8ad29a0f8cf8-tech
Theatre Performance: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa8ad29a3fac34-20232024
Instrumental Music: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=w.manageSignUp#/38870230/share/
Students can get specific requirements for auditioning from:
1. The Bulletin Board in the CPAC lobby outside of Dr. Slater’s office
2. Emailing Dr. Slater
3. Emailing their fine arts teacher
FILM CLUB is an exciting AFTER SCHOOL CLUB where students can watch Movies with friends and gain insight into their production. We start at 2:45 on Thursdays in room 118 and end at varying times depending on the movie.
Want to help with chapel, but don’t like public speaking? Want to help document, film, and edit chapel services? If so, don’t hesitate to join the AV Club today! Beginners are welcome! Email skyler.tan24@flhsemail.org for more information!
Don't struggle alone! 24 hour one on one tutoring is available to all Faith students through our partnership with tutor.com by Princeton Review!
Students can access tutors (and a bunch of other homework support!) through the student Crusader Connect. Each of the core classes will have a "Homework Help" icon on the topics board with the link below. Clicking the link will take you to the tutors.
HS SPORTS INFORMATION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION/REMINDERS
REGISTERING FOR SPORTS IN AKTIVATE
(Formerly Register My Athlete)
--ALL athletes must be registered for sports in Aktivate.
--To start your registration, please log in and click on start/complete registration for the 2022/2023 school year.
--Aktivate instructions can be found on: Crusader Connect, Resources Page under Sports Physicals.
NIAA PHYSICAL FORMS
New physicals are required every 12 months.
--Physicals EXPIRE 12 months from the date of previous physical.
--Please upload into Aktivate, the completed NIAA Physical Forms B (2 pages) & D (1 page) in order to complete athlete’s registration.
--Physical forms/instructions can be found on: Crusader Connect, Resources Page under Sports Physicals.
COMPLETE/INCOMPLETE AKTIVATE REGISTRATIONS
--When a physical is approved, you will receive an email from Aktivate.
--If you don’t show receiving an email or want to check on the status of your athlete’s registration, please log into your Aktivate account.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
(For new 10TH, 11TH & 12TH GRADE ONLY)
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.
ONLINE TICKET INFORMATION
To attend all HIGH SCHOOL HOME BASKETBALL GAMES,
Please purchase your ONLINE TICKETS at:
NO CASH OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED AT THE GATE
Online Ticket Prices
Tickets go on sale 1 week prior to event
--All Faith Lutheran Faculty/Staff/Students - Free with Faith ID
--Adults: $5.00
--Students/Children 7 and over: $3.00
(Children 6 and under are free)
--Senior Citizens (65 and over): $3.00 (11/24)
MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
High School Praise Band Auditions for the 2023-2024 school year. January 23rd and 24th, 3:30 pm in the CPAC. Current 8th graders are welcome to audition. Questions? Contact Mr. Pullmann at pullmannp@flhsemail.org or stop by room 327. Audition Packet
Heads up 8th grade girls!
In preparation for our sanctioned NIAA team next year, we are ready to add additional members to the girls flag football squad.
If you are interested in learning flag football skills and preparing yourself for next year's eligibility, please contact Coach Deto at rodney.detommaso@flhsemail.org
LOOKING FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME way to spend your SUMMER VACATION?
UPDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL- Available to all HS and rising 9th grade students. For a variety of reasons, our location and dates have had to change for 22-23 international travel with our partner company, ACIS. We will have ONE trip opportunity for Summer 2023 (May 30- June 7). Our new location is GREECE! We will spend time in cities such as Athens, Kalamata, and Patras- with opportunities for an island-hopping cruise. If you will be a rising 9th or outgoing 12th grader for Summer of 2023 (just finished 8th or just graduated from high school), we encourage you to apply as quickly as possible to lock in your lowest pricing. Follow the link for registration: https://acis.com/tripsite-trip-overview/?key=MjAyM3w5NTI2Mw
Please email Ms. Gieseke or Mr. Klenz for more information!
Conservatory auditions are coming up!
Any students currently in 8th-11th grade are welcome to audition.
Dance: January 21st from 9:00-11:00
Technical Theatre: January 7th from 9:00-11:00
Theatre Performance: January 21st from 8:00-4:00
Instrumental Music: January 21st from 12:00-3:00
Vocal Music: January 21st from 12:00-3:00
Visual Arts: February 7th-10th
Students can sign up for an audition appointment online at the links below:
Technical Theatre: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa8ad29a0f8cf8-tech
Theatre Performance: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa8ad29a3fac34-20232024
Instrumental Music: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=w.manageSignUp#/38870230/share/
Students can get specific requirements for auditioning from:
1. The Bulletin Board in the CPAC lobby outside of Dr. Slater’s office
2. Emailing Dr. Slater
3. Emailing their fine arts teacher (2/10)
Don't struggle alone! 24 hour one on one tutoring is available to all Faith students through our partnership with tutor.com by Princeton Review!
Students can access tutors (and a bunch of other homework support!) through the student Crusader Connect. Each of the core classes will have a "Homework Help" icon on the topics board with the link below. Clicking the link will take you to the tutors.
DEVOTIONS
Daily Lectionary:Isaiah 29:1-14; Jude 1-25
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (Isaiah 35:10 ESV)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Isaiah the prophet writes of the desert; a wasteland, dry and barren with burning sand. But a vivid and accurate picture of the desert isn’t the only thing Isaiah writes about; He writes about the people who are weak, with feeble knees, anxious hearts, and blind eyes; Isaiah writes of bodies that are lame and tongues that are mute. Isaiah gets it, and knows what life is like, not just in the real desert of his homeland, but writes of the world we live in and the desert that IT really is. More than that; Isaiah writes that here in this wilderness of sin we are prisoners.
Many of us don’t know much about having to scavenge for food or about having to walk for miles to find water but we Christians, in our day, certainly do know something about the arid, hot, and angry winds that still blow in this land that we sojourn through. Friends who backbite, gossip, hatred online, bullies and the strain that goes with confessing Christ Crucified. The weakness, feeble knees, anxious hearts, blind eyes, bodies that are lame, and tongues that are mute are not just a thing of the past. They’re real today; really real for you and for me.
Our text from Isaiah 35:10 is a definitive conclusion; a promise for you and me of gladness and joy. Before that conclusion though Isaiah reminds us that there is comfort, strengthening, and compassion even in the midst of the wilderness wandering. He… that is, Jesus comes to you just as He did for Isaiah and all those who know the sting of the wilderness. He comes to abide with you, comfort you, and still your anxious hearts. Jesus comes to save you from sin, death, and the Devil, but also to save you from despair, anxiousness and fear today; to save you from hunger and thirst and to save you from, and comfort you in, your wilderness wandering. What about this saving that Jesus does? Isaiah says Jesus pays a ransom, that is, Jesus buys you back (the fancy theological word is redeems) at a great price, both because of Who Jesus is and because of how much He loves to love you; your life ransomed (bought back) by Jesus blood. Jesus comes smack dab into the middle of this desert wilderness of ours to give you joy, for today. But even better than that; Isaiah says this joy Jesus gives is everlasting, never-ending, forever and ever joy that will replace sorrow and sighing. The whole desert will rejoice with joy and singing; like water breaking forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert, the burning sands become a pool; it’s all around us, as close as the Divine Service, the waters of baptism, the body and blood that He still gives and the word He puts right into your ears.
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Yea her sins our God will pardon, blotting out each dark misdeed; all that well deserved His anger He no more will see or heed. She hath suffered many a day now her griefs have passed away; God will change her pining sadness into ever-springing gladness. LSB 347 Comfort, Comfort Ye my people (St. 2)
Audio Reflections Speaker: Rev. Harrison Goodman.
Study Christ’s words on the cross to see how you can show more Christlike grace in your life. Perfect for group or individual study, each chapter has a Q&A at the end, and the back of the book includes a leader guide. Available now from Concordia Publishing House.
-Pastor Adam DeGroot is the Pastor of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
