Announcements 10/22/24
LUNCH TODAY: Taco Tuesday, Pizza, Cheeseburger & FF, BBQ Rib Sandwich & FF
LUNCH WEDNESDAY: Pasta w/Alfredo or Marinara Sauce, Chicken Tenders & FF, Pizza, Cheese Quesadilla
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 22, 2024
LUNCH TODAY: Taco Tuesday, Pizza, Cheeseburger & FF, BBQ Rib Sandwich & FF
LUNCH WEDNESDAY: Pasta w/Alfredo or Marinara Sauce, Chicken Tenders & FF, Pizza, Cheese Quesadilla
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.
Just a reminder about the Shine A Light informational meeting this Wednesday, October 23 at 3:15 in Room 113. Please bring your friends! Everyone is welcome to learn about this brand-new service club! See you Wednesday! Contact Jackson.Yee27@flhsemail.org with any questions. (10/23)
SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITY!! This Saturday! The mission of the Miracle League of Las Vegas is to provide children and adults with cognitive and/or physical challenges in the greater Las Vegas community the opportunity to play baseball in a safe and nurturing environment. Players are paired with a Buddy, both at bat and while in the field, for the entire game. No experience needed. We need buddy volunteers for Miracle League players for the following fall season Saturday game days! Sign-up details may be found on our website volunteer page, https://miracleleaguelasvegas.com/volunteer. The following shifts are available: (11/8)
Saturday 10-26-24
7:45 - 11:00am
10:45am - 1:00pm
12:45 - 3:00pm
2:45 - 5:00pm
Saturday 11-2-24
7:45 - 11:00am
10:45am - 1:00pm
12:45 - 3:00pm
2:45 - 5:00pm
Saturday 11-9-24
7:45 - 11:00am
10:45am - 1:00pm
12:45 - 3:00pm
2:45 - 5:00pm
Clark County Trunk or Treat Volunteering
Thursday, 10.24.24
Location: Silverbowl located at 6300 E. Russell Rd.
2 shifts – Set up from 2pm-5:30pm; Event help from 5:30p-9:30pm
Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes. Event volunteers are encouraged to wear a Halloween costume or t-shirt.
Volunteers will be helping with event set-up and help in different areas during the event such as check-in, helping the line, passing out candy, etc. (10/24)
Bailey Elementary Fence Repairing
9a-12pm on Saturday 11/2
Located at 4245 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89122
Refreshments will be provided
Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes
If you are interested in trying out for High School BOYS Basketball, please fill out this form: HS BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUT INTEREST FORM Please remember you cannot try out if your registration in Aktivate is not completed. Email Coach Rama at flhsboysbasketball@flhsemail.org with any questions. (11/1)
It’s Football Intramural time! HS Flag Football Intramurals has kicked off to a great start. If you are interested in playing HS flag football this winter season, and you are currently not in a HS Fall sport, come out and have some fun. Please reach out to varsity coach Rodney Detommaso or Athletic Director Cy Frederick for intramural dates. We hope to see you there. For more information regarding HS flag football contact Rodney.detommaso@flhsemail.org or Cy Frederick frederickc@flhsemail.org (11/1)
Service Hours Opportunity! Batterman Elementary School is in need of volunteers for the annual fall festival on October 24th from 5pm-8pm. If you are interested, please email bakerle1@nv.ccsd.net (10/22)
Did you know Ronald McDonald House Charities serves more than 8,000 families each day around the world, saving them over $311 MILLION a year in hotel costs. Well if you didn’t then you have the chance to learn so much more about this month's charity of the month! This month (October) we will be hosting a raffle to win a boo basket and at the end of the month we will draw the two lucky winners! Also, we will be selling candy and soda at lunch throughout the month! There will also be some other fun different things throughout the month so keep a lookout! If you have any questions Email Skylar.gass28@flhsemail.org or Malika.McMoore28@flhsemail.org (10/31)
Are you interested in High School Track & Field? Fill out the interest form HERE. Information about the season schedule, charges, and other important items will be sent out on November 1st. (11/1)
All girls interested in playing Basketball should contact Coach Karner.
Remember to play High school sports you must register through Aktivate
prior to tryouts. *Tryouts are Nov. 16*, but we will have open gyms
throughout the Fall so contact Coach Karner today! karnerj@flhsemail.org
OR stop by the weight room and say hi. (11/15)
Remember to play High school sports you must register through Aktivate
prior to tryouts. *Tryouts are Nov. 16*, but we will have open gyms
throughout the Fall so contact Coach Karner today! karnerj@flhsemail.org
OR stop by the weight room and say hi. (11/15)
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 March 2025; details to follow. Any questions email cheryl.burns@flhsemail.org. (11/1)
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
Just a reminder about the Shine A Light informational meeting this Wednesday, October 23 at 3:15 in Room 113. Please bring your friends! Everyone is welcome to learn about this brand-new service club! See you Wednesday! Contact Jackson.Yee27@flhsemail.org with any questions. (10/23)
Did you know Ronald McDonald House Charities serves more than 8,000 families each day around the world, saving them over $311 MILLION a year in hotel costs. Well if you didn’t then you have the chance to learn so much more about this month's charity of the month! This month (October) we will be hosting a raffle to win a boo basket and at the end of the month we will draw the two lucky winners! Also, we will be selling candy and soda at lunch throughout the month! There will also be some other fun different things throughout the month so keep a lookout! If you have any questions Email Skylar.gass28@flhsemail.org or Malika.McMoore28@flhsemail.org (10/31)
Middle School Art Club Room 101
Meets on Wednesdays
Casual & Fun! Come CREATE in the studio.
-Advisors: Mr. Preston & Mrs. Preston
-3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
MS Girls Basketball
Interest Meeting - October 10th at 3:15 pm in the Library
Tryouts will be November 19th, 20th and 21st
3:30 - 5:30 PM in the Aux Gym
Contact Coach Schwartz at schwartzl@flhsemail.org
MS Girls Basketball (11/21)
MS Boys Basketball
Interest Meeting - November 6th at 3:15 pm in the Aux Gym
Tryouts will be November 12th - 14th
Time and Location TBD
Contact Coach Fuller or Coach Brown for 6th grade @ alexchristianfuller@gmail.com, derek.brown@flhsemail.org
MS Boys Basketball Interest Form (11/14)
MS Wrestling
Interest Meeting - October 10th at 3:15 pm in RM 503
Practices Start TBD
6:30 pm- 7:30 pm in the Wrestling Room
DEVOTIONS
Today’s Reading: Hebrews 4:1-13, 14-16
Daily Lectionary: Deuteronomy 21:1-23; Deuteronomy 22:1-24:9; Matthew 16:1-12
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. As with Israel of old, the promises God makes with us seem too good to be true. When we die, we will not die but live forever. When we face His judgment, God will find no sin at all to accuse or condemn us. Does God even know us?
When God calls out to “strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience (Hebrews 4:11),” He is calling us to ignore every other voice but the one calling us back to our Baptism into Christ. For God knows how many our sins are, how overwhelming our guilt is, how insurmountable the odds of us doing anything to help ourselves in His judgment. Either Jesus saves us all the way, or we will not be saved.
In his commentary on Galatians, Luther writes, “I remember how Doctor Staupitz used to say to me: ‘I have promised God a thousand times that I would become a better man, but I never kept my promise. From now on I am not going to make any more vows. Experience has taught me that I cannot keep them. Unless God is merciful to me for Christ’s sake and grants unto me a blessed departure, I shall not be able to stand before Him.’” Luther goes on to point out how this was “a God-pleasing despair. For no true believer trusts in his own righteousness, but says with David, ‘If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?’” (Ps. 130:3).
What we need from the throne of grace is not more time or energy. For poor, miserable sinners who ever offend God and justly deserve His temporal and eternal punishment, what we need, what truly helps us, is the grace from above that says, “I love you. I forgive you. I got this. And true to My Jesus, true to My Word, I save you.”
But that is the promise God makes with Jesus on the cross for you, with Jesus in your Baptism for you, with Jesus on your pastor’s lips for you, and with Jesus at His Supper for you. Yes, your rest, too, has been won. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
The world seeks to be praised And honored by the mighty Yet never once reflects That they are frail and flighty. But what I truly prize Above all things is He, My Jesus, He alone. What is the world to me! (LSB 730:2)
-Rev. Bradley Drew, pastor of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Metairie, LA.
Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, KY.
In Embracing Your Lutheran Identity, Author Gene Edward Veith Jr. will guide readers through that heritage, starting with the Early Church and moving through the Reformation to Lutheranism today. Readers will learn about key people in the history of Lutheranism, from two teenagers who were the first martyrs of the Reformation, through the Saxon immigrants who left everything behind so they could practice Lutheranism freely, to the Lutherans who have stood strong for the faith in our own day.
