Announcements 9/15/16
Special Today: Rigatoni w/Meat Sauce
Special Friday: BBQ Beef Sandwich
Special Friday: BBQ Beef Sandwich
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday
September 15, 2016
ALL SCHOOL
Lunch Today: Rigatoni w/Meat Sauce
Lunch Friday: BBQ Beef Sandwich
HIGH SCHOOL
SHH members: Meeting in Sra. Grant's room (114) on Monday, September 19th during HS lunch! Bring your lunch from home so we can start on time. (9/19)
If you missed the meeting and are interested in participating in the Nevada State Mock Trial Competition please, please speak to Ms. Uy ASAP. ALL FORMS ARE DUE TOMORROW SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 @3PM
Charity of the Month!
- 1. Dress for T1D Day- Bring $5 on Friday mornings to purchase a wristband to wear blue for one day at the end of September!
Donuts- Don't forget to buy your Krispy Kreme donuts every Friday morning in the amphitheater for $1 each! Stop by and get a morning snack, while also supporting JDRF.
ViSA sign up
Are you a good communicator? Do you love your school? Do you like to help others? If so, ViSA is for you! ViSA students help with open houses for prospective students, prospective student visit days, new student first days. Pick up a form outside of Mr. Arnolds office. Those of you who have been ViSA assistants in the past please fill out another form. (9/23)
Homecoming is approaching soon!!! Tickets are currently $50 until 9/30, then $65 until 10/7, $75 until 10/14. Hurry up and get your tickets, and come have a blast with your date Around the World.
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Opportunity Village Fall Social Event – Games & More!
“A Team NV” is hosting a social event with food and fun on our Opportunity Village campus, featuring our mini golf course, Magical Carousel and more! We are looking for volunteers to help with set-up, games and clean-up. Come learn more about A Team and Opportunity Village, which focus on creating inclusive and purposeful communities for people with disabilities – and make some friends along the way! (Age 16+)
Wednesday, September 28th
5:00pm-9:00pm
6300 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146
Are you interested in international politics? Ever wonder about world issues? There is still time to do something about it by joining Model United Nations today. Just come to any practice, every Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm, in the Library, or email us at modelun@flhsemail.org to learn more. Find out how you can make a difference. We hope to see you there! (9/22)
MAKE-UP PICTURE DAY!!!!
If you missed getting your picture taken at the Crusader Connect, please remember that makeup picture day is Wednesday, September 21. PLEASE listen to the announcements that day telling you what time to go to the student activity center to get yours done! If you need an order form, they are at the front desk. (9/20)
Are you interested in assisting startup companies in 3rd world countries? Then join Microbank, where you will lend 0% interest loans to nearly all parts of the globe. Meetings are in Room 122 every Thursday at lunch. (9/22)
~ Help Faith Gather Hope & Share Love ~
Join us in northern LA as we serve at The Gathering, Hope of the Valley Mission, Children's Hunger Fund, & Casa Esperanza. We will depart after school on Wednesday, Oct 26 and return to Faith on Sunday, Oct 30th. Be the hands and feet of Jesus and have fun serving alongside your classmates with the added benefit of completing all of your Community Crusade service hours in one trip. See Mr. Heupel in Portable 55 or email at heupelt@flhsemail.org for more information. (10/5)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
PigsForTheKids.org is looking for volunteers to help with their event on Saturday, September 17th from 2:00-6:00pm and 5:30-10:00pm. More information and volunteer sign ups can be found on their website: PigsForTheKids.org (9/16)
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Nevada Child Seekers - Sept. 17th – Police Vs Firefighters Game
Nevada Child Seekers volunteers will arrive one hour before the start of the event and check in at the Nevada Child Seekers booth. Volunteers will help set up booth, greet attendees and help coordinate the game and prizes at our booth. Please fill out the form below to volunteer.
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Nevada Child Seekers - Oct 1st – Nascar – Kids Zone
Nevada Child Seekers volunteers will arrive two hours before the start of the Show and Shine event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Volunteers need to check in at the Nevada Child Seekers booth. Volunteers will help set up booth, greet attendees and help coordinate the game and prizes at our booth.
Please use the link below to sign up:
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 15th, at 6:30 p.m. 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! (6/25)
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." In Philippians 4:6, God calls us to pray to Him about anything and everything in all situations. A new prayer group is starting up to do just that. The group will meet twice a week on Mondays and Fridays in room 112 at 7am, and the sole purpose of the group will be to pray for this school and those in it, this city, this country, and this world. If you are in need of prayer, whether you are a faculty member or a student, you are welcome to come on Monday mornings starting on September 12 and the members of the group will pray for you in person. If you want to request prayer, but not in person, you can send emails to request@flhsemail.org. If you are interested in joining the group and praying for everything under the sun, please contact Hannah Hines by email (hh8604@flhsemail.org) for more information or to confirm your intent to join. The first informational meeting for the members will be sometime next week. More information on that meeting to come. 6/2
All School Testing Day October 12
October 12 will be a minimum day and all students in grades 6-11 will be taking standardized tests on campus. All seniors have the day off that day. 6th and 7th graders will be taking the ACT Aspire Exam, which is a pre-ACT written specifically for each grade level, and they will be excused at approximately 2:00PM. Students in grades 8-11 will be taking the PSAT written specifically for their grade level. Juniors taking the PSAT are eligible for a National Merit Scholar designation if they score in the top 2% nationally on the exam. All other grade levels of that exam are simply practice for the junior year. 8th graders will be excused at approximately 11:45AM and 9th-11th grade will be excused at approximately 11:15AM. Please use the normal after school designated pick-up areas. Students should get a good night's sleep the night before, have a good breakfast that morning and come prepared with #2 pencils, a 4-function calculator, water and a healthy snack to eat during the break. Please contact Dan Buikema at buikemad@flhsemail.org with any questions or concerns. (10/11)
In cooperation with Princeton Review, Faith Lutheran is offering Princeton Review's Ultimate SAT course on campus, which includes 30 hours of instruction and 4 full-length diagnostic practice exams on Saturday mornings at 9:00. This course is valued at $1099, but Faith students can take it for only $599. The next available course starts with a practice test on Oct. 15 and runs mostly Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 PM through Nov. 30 leading up to the December 3 SAT. Exact dates for the class are listed below. To sign up please fill out the form at this link by October 5 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDJYTEl5VFF0UGR4Q3diUzFTUWF2RXc6MQ. The total $599 for the class will be added to your tuition bill once the class has begun. Contact Mr. Buikema at buikemad@flhsemail.org or 804-4400 for more information. (10/5)
Fall 2016 – SAT
10/15 Test 1
10/17 Class 1
10/19 Class 2
10/24 Class 3
10/26 Class 4
10/29 Test 2
11/1 Class 5
11/2 Class 6
11/7 Class 7
11/9 Class 8
11/12 Test 3
11/14 Class 9
11/16 Class 10
11/19 Test 4
11/28 Class 11
11/30 Class 12
MIDDLE SCHOOL
NJHS meeting during lunch in Sra. Grant's room, (114) on Monday, Sept. 19th. Bring your lunch from home that day so we are able to start on time. (9/19)
Charity of the Month!
2.Dress for T1D Day- Bring $5 on Friday mornings to purchase a wristband to wear blue for one day at the end of September!
Donuts- Don't forget to buy your Krispy Kreme donuts every Friday morning in the amphitheater for $1 each! Stop by and get a morning snack, while also supporting JDRF.
ViSA sign up
Are you a good communicator? Do you love your school? Do you like to help others? If so, ViSA is for you! ViSA students help with open houses for prospective students, prospective student visit days, new student first days. Pick up a form outside of Mr. Arnolds office. Those of you who have been ViSA assistants in the past please fill out another form. (9/23)
GET YOUR SPIRIT GOING!!!!
Be ready to CHEER and win the SPIRIT STICK at the Assembly during advisory on Friday. Let your Student Council know that you appreciate their efforts to make school a BLAST!!!! (9/16)
FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, and CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETES
Please make your way to the lobby between gyms at 9:30 on Friday. Be ready to run through the tunnel and show your Crusader Spirit!! (9/16)
It's not too late to Come and join Builder's Club! Do you love to volunteer and serve those in need? Then this is the club for you! The first meeting will be this Thursday, September 15. Come to room 318 at 7:30 before school for some fun! If you have any questions or concerns, contact Mrs. Walo at walok@flhsemail.org or Sabrina Richards at sr1196@flhsemail.org. (9/23)
Mark Your Calendars
Middle School Mock Trial - April 1 - All Day - Mrs. Uy (uyj@flhsemail.org)
Middle School Model United Nations - May 6 - All Day - Mr. Tonniges (tonnigesj@flhsemail.org)
Information meeting(s) will be held in January 2017. Check student announcements after Christmas for details and fee information
MAKE-UP PICTURE DAY!!!!
If you missed getting your picture taken at the Crusader Connect, please remember that makeup picture day is Wednesday, September 21. PLEASE listen to the announcements that day telling you what time to go to the student activity center to get yours done! If you need an order form, they are at the front desk. (9/20)
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." In Philippians 4:6, God calls us to pray to Him about anything and everything in all situations. A new prayer group is starting up to do just that. The group will meet twice a week on Mondays and Fridays in room 112 at 7am, and the sole purpose of the group will be to pray for this school and those in it, this city, this country, and this world. If you are in need of prayer, whether you are a faculty member or a student, you are welcome to come on Monday mornings starting on September 12 and the members of the group will pray for you in person. If you want to request prayer, but not in person, you can send emails to request@flhsemail.org. If you are interested in joining the group and praying for everything under the sun, please contact Hannah Hines by email (hh8604@flhsemail.org) for more information or to confirm your intent to join. The first informational meeting for the members will be sometime next week. More information on that meeting to come. 6/2
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 15th, at 6:30 p.m. 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! (6/25)
Daily Devotional
Perfect Peace
READ:
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! (v.3).
My husband’s job offer was a welcome answer to prayer, allowing him to spend more time with our family. It required a big move though—the third in 7 years. His work had previously taken us to the Middle East and South Africa, and now, with the prospect of returning to England, we felt cautiously excited. In the midst of all the logistics, important decisions, piles of paperwork that had to be completed, and the packing of all our belongings into shipping boxes, we also had an overwhelming sense of God’s “perfect peace.”
Our sense of peace comes under constant attack as the cares of this world threaten to drown out the “still small voice” of our Creator (1 Kings 19:12 nkjv). Throughout Scripture, we’re urged not to be anxious or fearful, but rather to trust in God and His Word (Proverbs 3:5). In our own strength we can try to not feel anxious about the things that weigh heavy on our hearts, and we may actually feel a sense of peace for a time. But it will be fleeting, quickly fading as our circumstances change (John 14:27). God, however, promises to “keep in perfect peace all who trust in [Him], all whose thoughts are fixed on [Him]” (Isaiah 26:3).
This kind of peace only comes as we trust God and have our thoughts fixed on Him (vv.3-4). The battle for peace is waged in the mind and our thoughts are a measure of our peace. “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. . . . Then you will experience God’s peace” (Philippians 4:6-7). God alone can make the path smooth: “for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough” (Isaiah 26:7).
As we worship God and trust that He enables us to accomplish what He desires, we can truly know His perfect peace (vv.12-13). —Ruth O’Reilly-Smith
MORE:
Read John 16:33 and consider the peace that Jesus alone can provide.
NEXT:
Are you living out God’s “perfect peace”? What will allow you to experience more of it?
