Announcements 9/7/23
LUNCH TODAY: Sloppy Joe & Mac & Cheese, Pizza, Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Quesadilla
LUNCH Tomorrow: Pasta Bowl & Bread Stick, Pizza, Chicken Tenders & fries, Corn Dog & fries
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 7, 2023
LUNCH TODAY: Sloppy Joe & Mac & Cheese, Pizza, Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Quesadilla
LUNCH Tomorrow: Pasta Bowl & Bread Stick, Pizza, Chicken Tenders & fries, Corn Dog & fries
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLEASE NOTE: Photos of ID Badges’s or Crusader Connect contact pages will no longer be accepted for entrance to after school events or Seniors, leaving for lunch. If you do not have an ID badge, please visit IT in the library to have a temporary one made or to have a copy of your existing ID created. Per the CCSD, Middle and High School students may not bring guests to after school events hosted by Faith Lutheran who are not enrolled in Faith Lutheran per district regulation 5135.4. (This is a district-wide policy that we are following.) Additionally, Middle school students attending high school events cannot attend without their parents. (9/29)
Grief in Common will begin running on Tuesday, September 12th. This group is open to any student who is working through loss. We meet every Tuesday from 8am-845am. Please contact Mrs. Burns (burnsc@flhsemail.org) if you are interested in joining.
Israel 2024! Students, we will be having an informational meeting for you and your parents on Wednesday, September 20th, and Thursday, September 21st, at 7:00 p.m., in portable 67. You
only have to come to one of the meetings. The deadline for trip registration is November 1st. For more details about this trip go to registernow.ittworld.com (Tour Code: Chapman24) then click on the link in the upper right-hand (Trip Brochure). This will give you tons of information about the trip itinerary, dates, price, allow you to register, and so forth. Also, feel free to contact Dr. Chapman at darius.chapman@flhsemail.org if you have specific questions. (9/21)
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 Wednesday, September 13. You do NOT need to reapply if you were in SNHS last year and met your 20 hour requirement.(9/13)
Calling all CraZies!
It's time to get ready and get organized! Every fall sport has a game during Homecoming Week, and we want to ~pack the stands~ at all of them! Come join the CraZies as we plan to celebrate each team during homecoming week and throughout the school year! Our first group meeting of the school year will be September 11 in Room 502 from 3 - 4 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Buuck at buuckj@flhsemail.org or Ms. Turner at shae.turner@flhsemail.org OR stop by the student life office in the Aux Gym lobby. (9/11)
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
MS Yearbook Club starts today September 7. Please come to rm 220 at 3:30 for an Awesome time!
MS Swim Team: Informational Meeting September 13 at 3:15pm in Coach Blank's room (Room 408). (9/13)
PLEASE NOTE: Photos of ID Badges’s or Crusader Connect contact pages will no longer be accepted for entrance to after school events or Seniors, leaving for lunch. If you do not have an ID badge, please visit IT in the library to have a temporary one made or to have a copy of your existing ID created. Per the CCSD, Middle and High School students may not bring guests to after school events hosted by Faith Lutheran who are not enrolled in Faith Lutheran per district regulation 5135.4. (This is a district-wide policy that we are following.) Additionally, Middle school students attending high school events cannot attend without their parents. (9/29)
Grief in Common will begin running on Tuesday, September 12th. This group is open to any student who is working through loss. We meet every Tuesday from 8am-845am. Please contact Mrs. Burns (burnsc@flhsemail.org) if you are interested in joining.
VEX Robotics club We will have our first meeting for the Middle School VEX Robotics club on Friday, Sept. 15th. I will introduce myself and Mr. Kober (HS Robotics Teacher) as well as address meeting times, expectations, and goals during the meeting.
When: 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Where: Room 310
The National Junior Art Honor Society meets on Monday Sept. 11th in room 101 from 3:15- 4:45PM. We are accepting new member applications from 6-8th grade students through Sept. 15th. Members are required to have a B average, attend 12 full meetings by the end of March, and earn 9 art activity or service points. Membership fee is $20 annually. Attend the meeting or reach out to the advisor, Ms. Gilman (gilmank@flhsemail.org) before Sept. 15th to get a permission for sent to your parent or guardian.(9/11)
Do you have school spirit? Do you want to support your peers?
Join MS Pep Club! Pep club will support our middle school athletes, thespians, and all students, including you! You'll be making the difference by sharing your gifts and school spirit with your peers. The clubs first meeting will be September 7 after school in Room 502 from 3:20 - 4:20. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Buuck at buuckj@flhsemail.org or Ms. Turner at shae.turner@flhsemail.org OR stop by the student life office in the Aux Gym lobby. (9/11)
IT'S COMING!! IT'S COMING! FINALLY IT'S ALMOST HERE!!!
Auditions for the MS play THE GRIMM'S BROTHERS SPECATACULARATHON are coming Sept 19 and 20. 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. (9/20)
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.
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
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 7, 2023
Today’s Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-13
Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 12:1-25, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed (1 Corinthians 12:1-13)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. The Corinthians have a lot of questions. Apparently, they had asked Paul to teach them about “spiritual” things. The word “gifts” is actually not in 12:1. Paul does talk about gracious gifts of the Spirit starting in 12:4, but the Corinthians’ question was broader: what are “spiritual” things, because they seem to be competing with one another for the most spiritual, as the end of chapter 12 through chapter 13 shows.
They wanted to know about “the things of the Spirit.” Sometimes we want to separate “spiritual” things from “physical” things, as if the Spirit has nothing to do with our everyday lives, but is only concerned about “deeper” or “higher” things. But all of it is in the realm of the Holy Spirit! For those who have been reborn in Christ by water and the Spirit (John 3:5), all things are “spiritual.”
The “gracious (gifts)” (where we get our English word “charismatic,” but which really refers to God’s gracious or free giving) of which Paul begins to speak in 12:4 are related to any and all things that the Christian does, especially in loving service to the neighbor. It is a Trinitarian work in and through us: one Spirit; one Lord (Jesus); one God (the Father) (12:4-6). Paul does not give an exhaustive list here of all the gifts the Spirit gives. His point is not that we all find ourselves in this list, but that the Spirit gives as the Spirit pleases. The Spirit orchestrates the work of the members of Christ’s body for the good of one another, as He sees fit (12:11, 18). Some of these gracious gifts are more “spectacular” than others, but none of them is expendable. The summary point is 12:7: “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good,” or for the benefit of the whole body.
So what gifts has the Lord graciously given you, baptized and remade by His Spirit? What talents? At what things do your parents, friends, teachers, or pastors say you are good? Whatever it is, it is a “spiritual” thing, because you have been given the Spirit in baptism. Spiritual people do all things in the Spirit, and all for the good of others. You are, with all the other baptized believers, one Body in Christ. God has set up the Body perfectly according to His will, and He uses each person as He chooses. He has chosen you in Christ for His own purposes, and you can rejoice in the Spirit that God knows exactly what He’s doing with you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
How clear is our vocation, Lord, When once we heed Your call: To live according to Your Word And daily learn, refreshed, restored, That You are Lord of all And will not let us fall (LSB 853:1).
