Announcements 9/1/23
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 1, 2023
LUNCH TODAY: Pasta Bowl & Bread Stick, Chicken Tenders & Fries, Pizza or Cheeseburger & Fries
LUNCH Tuesday: Beef Nachos w/rice, pizza, cheeseburger & Fries or Hot Dogs & Fries
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 1, 2023
LUNCH TODAY: Pasta Bowl & Bread Stick, Chicken Tenders & Fries, Pizza or Cheeseburger & Fries
LUNCH Tuesday: Beef Nachos w/rice, pizza, cheeseburger & Fries or Hot Dogs & Fries
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The National Art Honor Society will have its next meeting on Monday September 11th during lunch in room 103. Bring your lunch if you plan to attend. High School students may join through the end of September. (9/30)
Yearbook Club - Are you a high school student looking for opportunities to get hands-on experience in developing leadership and professional skills while mentoring Middle School students in the production of a Yearbook? Being a mentor not only will grant you in school service hours, but you will also build a solid college or job resume AND make a difference in a Middle Schooler’s life. You will help guide the students around the school and help them use a computer by showing them how to log in and find their google drive. Please contact Jodi.snodgrass@flhsemail.org. Yearbook club starts September 7 at 3:30 in room 220. (9/7)
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)
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, This week we will be watching "The Prince of Egypt", 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.
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)
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)
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
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)
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
Yearbook Club - Are you interested in bringing to life the everyday activities at Faith Lutheran Middle School? Students will learn the basics in effective yearbook publication and the skills necessary to create a school yearbook. Skills varying from photography to writing, editing and publishing works will be practiced. You will help capture the moments afterschool to make a permanent memory. No previous experience required. Yearbook club will start September 7 at 3:30 in room 220. You do not need to commit to every week. Come when you can. Thursdays 3:30-4:45.
IT'S COMING!! IT'S COMING! FINALLY IT'S ALMOST HERE!!!
Auditions for the MS play THE GRIMM'S BROTHERS SPECATACULARATHON are coming Sept 20 and 21. Please email Mr Elliott for a copy of the script, audition do’s and don'ts, how to get a spot, character descriptions, sides, etc. (or stop by Portable 58 to chat)
TECH AUDITION FORMS CAN BE FOUND IN THE THEATER HALLWAY THE WEEK OF AUDITIONS -- Tech is for both MS and HS students
Email Ms Amy Cruz-Ortiz with questions
Play Details
Two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like Faithful Johannes. This is a wild, free-form comedy with lots of madcap fun.
LEGO Club is starting up again and is looking for new members. We meet in room 502 in the AUX Gym every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30pm starting on Tuesday August 29. If you enjoy digging through bins of random LEGO pieces and using your imagination to create whatever you can come up with, this club is for you!(9/30)
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. This is a time to work on school work or study for a test, etc.
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.
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
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)
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 Summer Trip (May 28-June 5) will be to France and Switzerland( only current 8th grade) with Ms. Gieseke. Follow these links to register early, and lock in the lowest possible price. If you have questions about the trip, please giesekeg@flhsemail.org. We look forward to traveling with you next year!
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
September 1, 2023
Today’s Reading:
Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 1:1-27, 1 Corinthians 7:25-40
So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better. (1 Corinthians 7:38)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. We love when things are straight-forward and are logical. Opposites make sense. You are hot or cold. There is up or down. You turn left or right. We like to think in absolutes, put everything in its proper box, and usually give it a label. We do this with our neighbors too. ‘Those sinners’ and us, the good people. ‘Those making all the wrong choices,’ and us, making all the right ones. ‘Those who keep voting wrongly and us,’ who have our politics in order. It can be quite easy to fall into the temptation to group ‘others’ in relation to us.
In the 1 Corinthians reading, it might seem like Paul is trying to create a logical ‘either or’ statement. However, he also seems to be getting things mixed up. He says marriage is a gift. But he also says that singleness is a gift. He says that getting married is not a sin, but also speaks very highly about remaining single. What’s the deal, Paul? Why can’t you make up your mind?
In our desire for logic and reason, we usually see options in contrast to other options. For example, you can’t be married and also stay single. However, what if God has given us two good options? What if God, in His bountiful goodness, allows for marriage and singleness to both be good gifts? What if, instead of pitting the gifts against one another, we rejoice in the ways in which God has given us to love our neighbor?
The Law is good. It shows us right from wrong, good from evil. However, when we apply the Law to situations in which it doesn’t speak, we create division that is not good or helpful. Marriage is a gift from God; from the beginning of time, God created Eve for Adam and gave them, one to another, in marriage. Singleness, though, is also a gift. The single person is able to devote time and energy to caring for other neighbors in their life. Both of these vocations are good! God gives good options for His people.
Whether single or married, your identity is as a Baptized child of God. You are part of God’s family through Jesus’ death and resurrection; that is what sticks for eternity. Rejoice in the opportunities you are given to love your neighbors – either as a married person or a single person – knowing that both vocations are good. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Hear us, dear Father, when we pray For needed help from day to day That as your children we may live, Whom You baptized and so received. (LSB 865:3)
