Announcements 8/22/16
Special Today: Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Special Tuesday: Cheese Ravioli
Special Tuesday: Cheese Ravioli
WELCOME BACK
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday
AUGUST 22, 2016
ALL SCHOOL
Lunch Today: Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Lunch Tuesday: Cheese Ravioli
HIGH SCHOOL
If you are interested in participating in the Nevada State Mock Trial Competition please come to a brief meeting in room 117/mock trial room immediately after school on August 29, 2016 at 3pm. The meeting should last no more than 10-15 minutes.
If you are unable to attend please speak to Ms. Uy ASAP. (8/29)
Hey Class of 2020 (Freshman)-
If you are interested in filling our vacant positions on the HS Student Leadership Team, please contact Mrs. Buuck at buuckj@flhsemail.org for details. We are looking for a Spirit Co-chair and a Freshman Class Secretary. (8/26)
Hey Crusaders! New school year means new Model United Nations season! Model U.N. is a simulation of the real United Nations; high school students collaborate to solve the world’s largest issues such as world hunger, water shortages and so forth! If you’re as excited as we are, come out and join us for the Annual Kick-off Practice and Pizza Social Thursday, September 1st, 7:00-8:30 in Rm. 118. See you there! (9/1)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
THE DOUGLAS J. GREEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION needs volunteers to help tape, pack boxes and organize food for their annual “United We Stand” care packages for deployed service members. The event is Sunday, September 11 at 12:00pm. For more information contact Suni at 702-845-9171 (9/9)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
First Good Shepard Fall Carnival
Sunday, October 23 from 9-4 pm (Does not need to be the entire time, whatever you can do)
Contact: Hilda Washington (702)429-2690 Or First Good Shepard School
Wear Faith Polo. Helping with Set up, take down, and running activities. (10/21)
Attention 8th-11th graders! Would you like to visit the amazing Inca ruins of Machu Picchu? Sail to an island on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake? Explore Lima, the historic capital of Peru? Or walk the streets of Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Incas? Then join Ms. Gieseke and Mr. Crowder on a trip to Peru during spring break 2018 (March 29-April 7, 2018). We know it is a long way off, but start thinking about it NOW. The first informational meeting is Thursday, September 16th, at 6:30 in the library. If you have any questions or need further information, please talk to or email Ms. Gieseke or Mr. Crowder. Stay tuned for more information! (6/2)
NAHS INFORMATIONAL MEETING MONDAY HS LUNCH 104.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
National Junior Art Honor Society is an honor society for student artists. If you are a good artist who wants to use your art skills to make the world a better place, promote art awareness in our school community, and do art-related community service, this is the club for you! You don't need to be enrolled in an art class to join, just a talent for making art. The first meeting is on Friday, Aug. 26th from 3:15-4:15 in room 101. We will elect officers at the first meeting. See Ms. Gilman in room 101 if you have questions. (8/26)
Pokeman Club is a classroom-based club for Pokemon card gaming and hand-held device play. Membership is free. Come learn train, battle, talk, and play Pokemon with other fans. We don't play Pokemon Go .The club meets on Wednesday afternoons in room 101 from 3:15- 4:15. See Ms. Gilman in room 101 or Charles Gunderson for details.
We are starting 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 in room 223. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 8, 2015. If you are interested in Mathcounts, come on by. (9/2)
Attention 8th-11th graders! Would you like to visit the amazing Inca ruins of Machu Picchu? Sail to an island on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake? Explore Lima, the historic capital of Peru? Or walk the streets of Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Incas? Then join Ms. Gieseke and Mr. Crowder on a trip to Peru during spring break 2018 (March 29-April 7, 2018). We know it is a long way off, but start thinking about it NOW. The first informational meeting is Thursday, September 16th, at 6:30 in the library. If you have any questions or need further information, please talk to or email Ms. Gieseke or Mr. Crowder. Stay tuned for more information! (6/2)
If you are a 7th or 8th grade girl and you are interested in playing Volleyball, there will be an interest meeting in the Library at 3:30 on Friday, August 19th. This meeting should only last 15 minutes. If you have already completed the forms for resister my athlete, you may print that off and bring that to the meeting as well. (8/19)
Daily Devotional
A Fine Mess
READ:
Acts 6:1-7 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent (v.1).
Until the latter part of the 20th century, most doctors believed there was nothing better for one’s health than cleanliness. But new research reveals that our bodies require some level of messiness, especially to build up our immune systems and fight off disease. Researchers believe that allergies are so common nowadays because our lives are too clean, and our immune systems can’t decipher between dangerous germs and harmless ones.
The first several chapters of Acts describe an early church that seemed to be free of messy stuff. In fact, chapters 2 and 4 both describe what appear to be a perfect community in which all were unified and sacrificing their lives for Christ and for one another. But in chapter 5 some messiness appears, and in chapter 6 a disagreement arises regarding two groups of widows in the church (v.1). It’s easy to view this moment as nothing more than a crisis. But, in reality, the church became stronger as a result of the conflict—new leaders were cultivated (v.5), the church became more unified, and even Jewish priests came to place their faith in Christ! (v.7).
In the modern church, we have something akin to an addiction to cleanliness. We expect other believers and our Christian experience to be perfect. And because of this, we often view moments of difficulty and conflict as indicators that something is deeply wrong. While this might be the case, we should realize that in the same way our physical bodies need some challenges to be healthy, conflicts can help us grow together as believers. The challenges we encounter in community with one another can be just what we need to grow, to stretch, to be molded by Jesus into the body of Christ we were meant to be! —Peter Chin
MORE:
Read Colossians 3:13 and see the posture Paul encourages us to have as we face conflicts with other believers.
NEXT:
How do you approach messy situations in your life? How can God use them to strengthen your faith and build His church?
