Announcements 8/9/24
LUNCH TODAY: Pasta Bowl & Bread Stick, Pizza, Chicken Tenders & FF, Chili Dog & FF
LUNCH MONDAY: General Tso’s Chicken w/Rice & Noodles, Pizza, Tenders & FF, Corn Dog & FF
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
August 9, 2024
LUNCH TODAY: Pasta Bowl & Bread Stick, Pizza, Chicken Tenders & FF, Chili Dog & FF
LUNCH MONDAY: General Tso’s Chicken w/Rice & Noodles, Pizza, Tenders & FF, Corn Dog & FF
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Students, please submit your volunteer service hours for 2024-2025 within 30 days of completing your hours. Organizations and needs can be found on the Community Crusade site on your Crusader Connect Resource board. High School students must complete and submit at least 20 hours per year by May 15, 2025.
ATTENTION: Parents of Fall HS Athletes: August 14th in the Arena Gym at 6:30 PM we will be holding an Athletic Parent meeting to learn about school and athletic department policies. Your attendance is appreciated and necessary. Thank you! AUGUST 14TH ARENA GYM 6:30 PM. (8/14)
Attached is the link to our first blood drive, which will be held on campus on Thursday, September 26. If you need additional information, please contact Mrs. Grant at grantk@flhsemail.org, https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=FAITHLUTHERANLV (9/26)
MostPrep's Summer/Fall 2024 SAT/ACT Classes
FLHS is pleased to announce that MostPrep will be running courses at FLHS in preparation for the fall PSAT/SAT dates, as well as one of the fall ACTs. You may use this LINK to sign up for a class. There is a limit of 25 students per session, so registrations will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact MostPrep by e-mail (mostprep@gmail.com) or phone (702-896-1307 -- this is a landline, so please don't send a text!) if you have any questions. Here is a list of course offerings; no student may register for more than 1 course, and these courses are only open to current sophomores and juniors. FLHS will bill students' accounts for these courses after they begin.
July 17 - August 23: This 6-week course ($700) aims to fully cover the most important content for the entire SAT, all of which carries over to the ACT. Two proctored practice tests are included. This course will meet on Wednesday nights (7-9:30pm) and Friday afternoons (4-5:30pm). Practice tests will run from 8am - 10:30am on the final two Saturdays before the August 24 SAT. Registration priority will be given to rising seniors.
July 23 - September 12: This 8-week course ($800) aims to fully cover the most important content for the entire ACT, including the harder math on the ACT and the ACT Science section. Two proctored practice tests are included. This course will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7-9pm; the only exception will be that it will meet on Wednesday (August 28) instead of Tuesday that week to avoid conflicting with a back-to-school night event at FLHS. Practice tests will be proctored from 8-11:30am on the final two Saturdays before the September 14 ACT. Registration priority will be given to rising seniors.
September 11 - October 8: This 5-week course ($500) is designed for accelerated juniors who may not need as much review of content and would benefit from additional practice leading up to the PSAT in October, which is the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Two proctored practice tests are included. We will meet from 6:30-9:30pm on the first four Wednesday evenings, and then 6:30-9:30pm on Tuesday, October 8, which is the night before the PSAT. Practice tests for both sessions will run from 8am-10:30am on the final two Saturdays of the course. Registration is limited to the first 25 rising juniors who have already completed Algebra 2 AND scored 1200 or better on their PSAT10.
September 24 - November 1: This 6-week course ($700) aims to fully cover the most important content for the entire SAT and ends immediately prior to the November SAT. Two proctored practice tests are included. This course will meet on Tuesday nights (7-9:30pm) and Friday afternoons (4-5:30pm) with two exceptions: the third week of the course will meet on Wednesday (10/9) instead of Tuesday, and the fifth week of the course will meet on Thursday afternoon (10/24) instead of Nevada Day. Practice tests will run from 8am - 10:30am on the final two Saturdays before the November 2 SAT. Registration priority will be given to rising seniors, though accelerated juniors might want to consider enrolling in this course and taking the November SAT with the aim of being done with the SAT this fall.
CLASS REGISTRATION LINK (9/15)
International Travel Opportunities for 2025: Australia/New Zealand and Costa Rica!
Interested in traveling internationally with Faith Lutheran over Spring Break or Summer in 2025? Our new locations with our partner travel company, ACIS, were recently announced and signups have begun. Both trips are available for all students who will be in 9-12 grade next school year, 2024-2025. The Summer trip is available for next year's 8th graders, as well. Informational meetings will be held in person and over Zoom in the coming weeks- check your email! Both trips will be open for registration until they reach 35 student participants, so register soon if you are interested, before we fill-up! Only a deposit is required at the time of registration! Please email alex.klenz@flhsemail.org for more information. Spring Break: Link to register for Australia/NZ Summer Trip: Link to register for Costa Rica
HS SPORTS REMINDERS
2024/2025 School Year
Aktivate:
If you are planning on participating in High School Sports, please complete your Aktivate registration for the 2024/2025 school year ASAP. The website is as follows: www.aktivate.com
HS Sports Physicals - Please use NEW NIAA Physical forms as of 4/1/23: You can obtain the most current physical forms/instructions from Crusader Connect, Resources Page, under MS/HS Sports Registration Information. Aktivate Instructions/NIAA NEW Physical Forms
Please do not use the physical forms provided by the doctor's office. They are usually not current and will be rejected.
--Physicals expire 12 months from the date of the doctor's signature. --Up to date physicals are required for the 2024/2025 school year. It is recommended to schedule your physical over the summer break so it’s good for the whole year.
--All completed physicals must be uploaded into Aktivate for approval. --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 11/10/23. The physical is expired as of 11/10/24. It will not be valid for the 2024/2025 Fall season since it expires during the Fall season. A new physical must be obtained before the season in order for your athlete to try out for their Fall sport.
HS Sport Season Schedule 2024/2025
Fall: Football - 7/30/24 - 11/27/24
Fall: Non-Football Sports - 8/3/24 - 11/27/24
Winter: 11/16/24 - 2/23/25
Spring: 2/15/25 - 5/18/25
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the HS Athletic Administrative Assistant at: heidi.cohen@flhsemail.org or 702-804-4425.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The MS Cupcake Club Interest Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 28 after school in room 114. Contact Mrs. Stepanek with questions. If you can't make the meeting, you may sign up here.
Mid-Level Future Business Leaders of America and DECA will have their Competitive Event Meetings with goodies every Wednesday beginning on August 14th in Room 503 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.. Come join us to learn leadership, teamwork and entrepreneurial skills. We will be competing this year in Reno, Nevada in April 2025; details to follow. Any questions email cheryl.burns@flhsemail.org. (9/3)
Middle School Handbells!
Middle School Handbells information meeting Monday, August 12! Please come to Rm. 201 at 7:00 am on Monday, August 12 to get information for MS Handbells. This is a fun music activity where you can build teamwork and perform with a group. We are planning our first trip of the year to California in September. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Nuoffer at nuofferm@flhsemail.org. Come join us! (8/12)
MS Parents: If you would like to donate blood, please see attached for the link to our first blood drive, which will be held on campus on Thursday, September 26. If you need additional information, please contact Mrs. Grant at grantk@flhsemail.org, https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=FAITHLUTHERANLV.
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 3, 2024 at 3:30 pm. If you are interested in Mathcounts, come on by. 9/10
International Travel Opportunities for 2025: Australia/New Zealand and Costa Rica!
Interested in traveling internationally with Faith Lutheran over Spring Break or Summer in 2025? Our new locations with our partner travel company, ACIS, were recently announced and signups have begun. Both trips are available for all students who will be in 9-12 grade next school year, 2024-2025. The Summer trip is available for next year's 8th graders, as well. Informational meetings will be held in person and over Zoom in the coming weeks- check your email! Both trips will be open for registration until they reach 35 student participants, so register soon if you are interested, before we fill-up! Only a deposit is required at the time of registration! Please email alex.klenz@flhsemail.org for more information. Spring Break: Link to register for Australia/NZ Summer Trip: Link to register for Costa Rica
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
***MS Cross Country ***
Interest Meeting: Tuesday 8/13 @ 3:20 PM in the Library
***MS Flag Football ***
Interest Meeting: Wednesday 8/14 @ 3:30 PM in the Library
Tryouts: Will be August 19th-21th
3:30 - 5:00 pm @ Village Green Park (8/21)
DEVOTIONS
Today’s Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 25:1-22; 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. (1 Corinthians 3:5-6)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Your pastor is a gift from God. It doesn’t matter if he’s your favorite or not. It doesn’t matter if his sermons aren’t the most exciting ones you’ve ever heard. What matters is that he is faithful to God as he preaches, teaches, provides pastoral care, and leads a holy life. You may attend a church that has a long history or one recently planted. Either way, a foundation was laid. That foundation is Christ and Him crucified. Your pastor’s preaching builds on that foundation.
The irony about many in the Corinthian congregation is that they thought they were super spiritual when they were really quite immature. In the first two chapters, Paul oriented them away from themselves toward the cross of Christ. The Corinthians thought all that to be foolishness. Surely, the Christian faith can’t be about a suffering and dying Savior; it must be about signs and wonders, speaking in tongues and with great spiritual eloquence. Paul chucks all of that when he says, “Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, infants in Christ” (1 Cor. 3:1).
Their spiritual immaturity manifested itself in so many ways, including their favoritism with regard to pastors. Apollos was supposedly a very talented preacher. Paul himself was trained in rhetoric. But he reminded the Corinthians that he did not come among them with lofty speech so as not to detract from Christ (1 Corinthians 2:1). Paul planted churches. Apollos watered. God gave the growth. It was all Jesus. It’s no different today. Your pastor waters. He carries out his call faithfully to give you Jesus.
The Corinthians were gifted people. There were amazing pastors who served them. But look at what a disaster Paul encountered there: pride, divisions, sexual immorality, idolatry, and the list goes on. Nevertheless, he addressed them as brothers. He took them to task with the Law for being immature and of the flesh. But he reminded them whose they are: “You are Christ’s.” So it is for you, dear Christian. Rejoice that your pastor does the same. He nourishes you with God’s living and powerful Word and the Sacraments so that you grow into Him, who is your Head, even Jesus Christ. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Help, Lord Jesus, help him nourish All our children with Your Word That in fervent love they serve You Till in heav’n their song is heard. Boundless blessings, Lord, bestow On his faithful toil below Till by grace to him be given His reward, the crown of heaven. (LSB 681:3)
-Rev. Joel Fritsche, director of Vicarage and Deaconess Internships and assistant professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, Ky.
The Lutheran Confessions play a vital role in the church—both centuries ago, and today. But, do they apply to the daily life of a layperson? Pastor Andy Wright offers a resounding “yes” in his book, Faithfully Formed. He quotes, summarizes, and synthesizes key teachings from the Confessions, revealing their relevance in the daily lives of ordinary people.
