Announcements 8/22/23
LUNCH TODAY: Taquitos w/Rice & Beans, Pizza, Cheeseburger & Fries, BBQ Rib Sandwich & Fries
LUNCH TUESDAY: Ravioli Pasta, Buffalo Chicken Tenders, Pizza, Corn Dogs & Fries
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
August 22, 2023
LUNCH TODAY: Taquitos w/Rice & Beans, Pizza, Cheeseburger & Fries, BBQ Rib Sandwich & Fries
LUNCH TUESDAY: Ravioli Pasta, Buffalo Chicken Tenders, Pizza, Corn Dogs & Fries
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
GRANDPARENTS DAY!
Monday, September 11 is Grandparents Day
The Faculty and Staff parking lot off Hualapai, east of the gym will be saved for grandparents to park as well as the parking between the Arena and football field. PLEASE allow yourself some extra time since you may have to park farther away than normal. We appreciate your help with this inconvenience and promise it is just one day a year.(9/11)
Tuesdays with Taylor - The Eras Bible Study
Come join Miss Becky for a Taylor Swift themed Bible Study. We will meet in portable 66 every Tuesday morning from 8am-8:30am. Breakfast snacks will be provided! Questions? Email becky.chaplin@faithlasvegas.org (12/31)
Bowling Club is starting back up! There will be an interest meeting on Wednesday, August 23rd in room 323. It will start at 3:25pm. As a club, we bowl most Wednesdays at 4pm. This takes place at the Suncoast bowling alley. There is a small cost to bowl each week. Both HS and MS are welcome! No experience necessary! For more information, fill out this link: join bowling club! Any questions email mollie.hittinger@flhsemail (8/24)
Mid-Level Future Business Leaders of America will have their first Introductory Meeting on Tuesday, September 12th at 3:30 p.m. in Room 503. Come join us to learn leadership, teamwork and entrepreneurial skills. We will be competing this year in Reno, Nevada in April 2024. Any questions email cheryl.burns@flhsemail.org. (9/12)
Film Club! Do you like watching and talking about films? Then consider joining Film Club! Film Club is a great way to make new friends and watch great movies voted on by the club. We meet every Thursday at room 118, with our first meeting being on August 24th, meetings will begin at 3 and will end depending on the length of the movie. If you have any questions, please contact student joseph.amen25@flhsemail.org.
Want to plan parties? Like meeting new friends?
Then join the Faith Lutheran Multicultural Club! We will host school wide events and campaigns throughout the year to promote diversity, cultural awareness, and cultural sensitivity on campus. If this sounds interesting to you, then please attend our interest meeting on Monday, August 21st in Portable 71 from 2:45-3:30pm! (Middle School can come at 3:20). Any questions? Contact student Lauren Beals at lauren.beals24@flhsemail.org (8/22)
Are you interested in traveling internationally with Faith Lutheran over Spring Break or Summer 2024? As the new school year has begun, we are in full swing for trip sign-ups for this year's two international ACIS trips. If you are interested in either or both trips, follow the Registration Links below. Each link will take you to the itinerary, dates, prices, insurance, and much more. Our Spring Break Trip is a Tour of Japan and will be led by Mr. Klenz. Our Summer Trip is to France and Switzerland and will be led by Ms. Gieseke. Students can sign up for one or both trips. As soon as you complete your registration and pay your deposit- your price will be locked in and your place secured. Information meetings for both trips will begin in late October/November. Any questions or concerns you may have can be directed to Mr. Klenz and Ms. Gieseke. Alex Klenz- Spring Break Trip (Tour of Japan)- alex.klenz@flhsemail.org Greta Gieseke- Summer (France + Switzerland)- giesekeg@flhsemail.org
RPG CLUB: The Role Playing Games Club will be back in action starting on Tuesday, August 22nd in Portable 64 from 3PM-5PM. Do you like playing Dungeons and Dragons or other role playing games? Would you like to learn? This is the club for you! No experience is necessary! Questions? See Miss Heimlich in Portable 64 or email her at heimlichc@flhsemail.org (8/22)
Are you a great math student? Do you enjoy helping other students with math? Do you have at least a 3.5 math GPA? Are you in Algebra 2 or above this year? If you answered yes to all of these questions, consider applying to Mu Alpha Theta - the Math Honor Society. Please see your math teacher or Mrs. Jorgensen (room 335) for an application as soon as possible. Applications will be due to Mrs. Jorgensen by Friday, August 25th.
Science National Honor Society
This APPLICATION is for 10th-12th graders interested in joining SNHS. SNHS is an organization for students who excel in the sciences to join together, recognize their abilities, and to serve others with their talents. The members are given special opportunities and also run a Math/Science tutoring service after school Mondays-Thursdays for all FLMSHS students. To be eligible for SNHS membership, students must be available to tutor at least one day a week during two out of the three sports seasons, have a cumulative unweighted GPA of at least 3.5 and a weighted GPA of at least 3.75 in the sciences. Deadline to apply is Sunday, August 27. You do NOT need to reapply if you were in SNHS last year and met your 20 hour requirement. (8/25)
The charity of the month for August is JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) JDRF is an organization which is researching a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease which affects more than 1.4 million Americans including some in our Faith Crusader Family. To help raise money for JDRF, we will be selling donuts before school on Tuesdays for the duration of August for $2 per donut. In addition, we will have a dinner night at Blaze Pizza on Thursday the 24th from 4-8. Ttake a flyer from school or print the flyer at the end of these announcements. Thanks for helping us turn Type 1 into Type none! Any questions please contact Brendan.Crowder25@flhsemail.org or Julie Buuck@flhsemail.org see below (8/31)
Experience the Holy Land in 2024 this coming Spring Break (March 8-16)! We will have an information meeting on Wednesday, August 23rd, in Room 67 right after school. See firsthand the pages of scripture come alive as we take a boat out onto the Sea of Galilee, sing Christmas carols in Bethlehem, walk the steps of the Via Dolorosa, and swim in the Dead Sea. 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. (8/23)
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)
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 Asst. Principal): BuikemaD@flhsemail.org (8/25)
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)
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)
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
6th Grade Flag Football UPDATE
Tryout dates have been pushed back by one day due to the weather -
Please contact Coach Deto at rodney.detommaso@flhsemail.org
New Tryout Dates @ Village Green Park
Tuesday 8/22 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday 8/23 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Thursday 8/24 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday 8/22 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday 8/23 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Thursday 8/24 3:30pm - 5:00pm
7th and 8th Grade Working Lunch
7th and 8th grade working lunch will begin the month of September starting on the 6th and will continue every Monday and Wednesday.
If you would like to attend a working lunch, you must fill out this form the morning of and bring your own lunch. Students will come to room 501 with their lunch and will stay the entire lunch period. Working lunch is limited to 25 students.
Middle School Card Club is back!
Do you like card games? Board games?? Meeting new friends??? Snacks????
If so, card club is for you! We meet in the counseling lobby every Wednesday from 3:15-4pm starting on Wednesday, September 6th.
Bowling Club is starting back up! There will be an interest meeting on Wednesday, August 23rd in room 323. It will start at 3:25pm. As a club, we bowl most Wednesdays at 4pm. This takes place at the Suncoast bowling alley. There is a small cost to bowl each week. Both HS and MS are welcome! No experience necessary! For more information, fill out this link: join bowling club! Any questions email mollie.hittinger@flhsemail (8/24)
A trip to Southern California is planned for Wednesday, February 14th to Sunday the 18th. The cost is only $1200/student which includes everything but your lunches and spending money. The flyer is attached. See Ms Beyer or Mrs. Grant for more information. Southern Cal Trip and itinerary
The charity of the month for August is JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) JDRF is an organization which is researching a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease which affects more than 1.4 million Americans including some in our Faith Crusader Family. To help raise money for JDRF, we will be selling donuts before school on Tuesdays for the duration of August for $2 per donut. In addition, we will have a dinner night at Blaze Pizza on Thursday the 24th from 4-8. Ttake a flyer from school or print the flyer at the end of these announcements. Thanks for helping us turn Type 1 into Type none! Any questions please contact Brendan.Crowder25@flhsemail.org or Julie Buuck@flhsemail.org see below (8/31)
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.
Fall sports will be starting very soon! We hope you can make the Interest Meetings!
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
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
August 22, 2023
Today’s Reading: Romans 11:1-2a, 13-18, 28-32
Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 18:10-30, Acts 27:27-44
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. God’s Word is trustworthy and true. How do we know? Every promise He made, He kept. Every word He gave has come to fruition. In today’s reading, there is another reality: Gentiles get to be part of God’s family too. His gifts and His mercy extend to those outside of the house of Israel.
To the proud and Pharisetical Jews, this was awful. How could *those people* get to be included? They didn’t have the *right* bloodline. They didn’t have the *traceable back to King David* family tree. And in fact, Saint Paul writes even more outrageously: ‘branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in’ (v. 19). Not only are Gentiles included, but members of the house of Israel have been excluded. On what merit or word does this get to be the reality?
Members of the house of Israel were focusing on the wrong thing. They were so sure of their history and their works, they had fallen into unbelief. Unbelief causes separation from God. Similarly, these unbelievers had declared judgment on their Gentile neighbors and were sure that no Gentile could be redeemed. Oh how wrong they were! ‘You, a wild olive shoot were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree’ (v. 17). God pruned the plant, cutting off what is dead and including what was alive.
You struggle with the same sin as the Pharisetical Jews. You declare yourself ‘god’ when you look at a neighbor who sins differently than you do and think (or say) that they cannot possibly be loved or redeemed by Jesus. Their sin is too bad. Their life is too broken. Or, you look at fellow Christians and think, ‘well at least I am not judgmental like them.’ Saint Paul has a warning for this too: ‘do not become proud, but fear’ (v. 20).
We all fall short of God’s perfect Law. We become complacent and comparative with our actions or in our attitudes. Repent. Remember that you (and your neighbor) were born in sinfulness. You (and your neighbor) were brought back to life in Baptism. You (and your neighbor) have God’s full pardon through Jesus’ death and resurrection. Rejoice in the overwhelming love you have been given from our merciful and forgiving Lord! Rejoice that God’s love is so abundant that it completely covers you and your neighbor. Rejoice and rest in the knowledge that you (and your neighbor, yes, even that one…) are washed in the blood of the Lamb and are included in God’s family. His Word promises it; God always keeps His promises. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Chief of sinners though I be, Jesus shed his blood for me, died that I might live on high, lives that I might never die. As the branch is to the vine, I am his and he is mine! (Chief of Sinners Though I Be, LSB:611 1)
-Deaconess Sarah Longmire is the bible study editor for Higher Things.
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