Announcements 10/10/16

Special Today: Italian Sausage Sandwich
Special Tuesday:  Chicken Alfredo
 DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
MONDAY
OCTOBER 10, 2016
ALL SCHOOL
 
Lunch Today: Italian Sausage Sandwich
Lunch Tuesday: Chicken Alfredo
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
High School Science Bowl - Tryouts on Wednesday, Oct. 19 (Testing Day) 12:00-1:00 pm in Room 312 - Any Questions? See or e-mail Mrs. Blank (Room 312)
 
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Las Vegas VisionWalk
Sunday November 6, 2016
Volunteers needed 7am-1(helping with set up, tear down, etc)
Have to be at least 13 years old to volunteer
Contact Sandra Kuzik (702) 327-6552 OR jskuzik@Cox.net
 
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Easter Seals is hosting a ZOMBIE RUN to raise money to provide services to assist kids and adults with disabilities. The event will kick off the City of Las Vegas’s Fall Festival at Wayne Bunker Family Park on Oct. 22. Volunteers needed anytime between 7:30-11:00 a.m.
We'd love to have you as a volunteer for the event!  We need 100 people to help run the event as well as zombies.  You can sign up to be a volunteer at https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/EasterSealsNevada/zombievolunteers1.html.  There will be verification for community service hours.
 
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Fresh 52 Farmers Market at Tivoli Village
October 29, 2016
Volunteers needed 7am-noon OR Noon-6
email--info@Fresh52.com
Call (702) 481-6558 Kari Hogan      (10/26)
 
 
E-Sports Club
We now have competitive video game teams for three different games, if you’re interested in joining email Mitchell Elliot at me8401@flhsemail.org with which game you’re interested in playing or come to the library after school on Monday from 3 to 5. We welcome newcomers who are willing to learn and will help train you to be the best gamer you can be.  (10/14)
 
FALL ONLINE HEALTH CLASS
If you are in need of completing your high school health credit, the Fall 2 session of online Health begins October 24. If you would like to be enrolled in this class, you must fill out the form at this link by Friday October 14 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEJZNUFJWENFaTBlYW83cHBnNzdxcmc6MQ.  You will be charged an extra $350 on your tuition bill for this class if it will be your 9th class of 2016-2017. The class is free if you have an early dismissal, late arrival or study hall in your schedule. If you took Health in 8th grade at Faith or have taken Health at Las Vegas Day School, Adelson or The Meadows in 8th grade, your high school Health requirement is already complete.  Contact Dan Buikema at buikemad@flhsemail.org if you have any questions.   (10/13)
 
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Betsy Rhodes elementary school is looking for volunteers to help with their Halloween Howl. The date of the Howl is October 21st @5-8. Please email Kelly Nolan at nolzlv@yahoo.com   (10/20)
 
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
The 6th Annual Teddy Bear 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk benefiting the United Healthcare Children's Foundation will be held Saturday morning on October 22 at Tivoli Village in Summerlin. They need help setting up and tearing down. If interested in volunteering, please contact Tracey Thomas at tracy_t_thomas@uhc.com     (10/21)
 
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
RICHARD H. BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is looking for volunteers to help with their Harvest Festival on Friday, October 21 from 4:30pm to 8:30pm. Duties include food service, running the “carnival” games, and managing the cake walk. Please contact Alisa Koot or Richard Bryan at 702-324-5606 or email rhbpta@gmail.com   (10/20)
 
COMMUNITY CRUSADERS SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
MOUNTAIN VIEW LUTHERAN SCHOOL is looking for volunteers to help with their Fall Festival on October 22 any time between 8:00am and 6:00pm. Since it is also Homecoming, they are willing to give our students the early slots. Please contact Michelle Rossman at mrossman@mvlcs.org  or call 702-233-9323.   (10/21)
 
HOMECOMING IS APPROACHING SOON!!!! Tickets are currently $75 until 10/14. Hurry up and get your tickets, and come have a blast with your date Around the World.
 
CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Ways to Serve for Mission Encounter (October 20 - October 23)
A free interactive exhibit where guests can encounter 3 other cultures without leaving theirs. We are looking for various positions/days/times for people to serve so guests can learn more about life in Cambodia, Dominican Republic and Liberia.
Positions Needed:
  1. 1.     Registration
  2. 2.    General
  3. 3.    Role-Player
  4. 4.    Tour Guide (10-minute story needs to be memorized)
  5. 5.    Setup and Teardown prior to and after the event
Go  to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mission-encounter-volunteers-tickets-27152604170  and choose the position and shift(s) you would like to serve
Or just email Linda.kurtz@faithlasvegas.org or text call 702-439-7902
 
CRUSADER 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 19
October 19 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.     (10/18)
 
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 Dec. 3 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.     (1/17)
 
Winter 2017 – ACT
12/3     Test 1
12/5          Class 1
12/7          Class 2
12/12       Class 3
12/14       Class 4
1/7       Test 2
1/9            Class 5
1/11           Class 6
1/17         Class 7
1/18         Class 8
1/21     Test 3
1/23          Class 9
1/25          Class 10
1/28     Test 4
1/30          Class 11
2/1            Class 12
 
 
  MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL SWIM TEAM INFO MEETING!
There will be an information meeting right after school on Thursday, Oct. 13th in portable 67. For more information contact Mrs. Carroll: carrollt@flhsemail.org  OR Mr. Pendley: pendleyd@flhsemail.org           
 
Attention ALL Middle School Boys & Girls Basketball Players and Parents:
There will be a short informational meeting on Wednesday October 12 at 6 p.m. in the Library for all parents of prospective MS Basketball Players.  The meeting will cover Register My Athlete, Comments from Athletic Director Cy Frederick on Try-outs and Policy, and Season Notes.  This is important meeting for all parents to attend. We offer 7/8 A, B, and C teams and 6th grade A and B teams.
Please Note the following Try-Out Dates (You must have a completion print out from RegisterMyathlete.com to try-out, this replaces our Crusader Card):
Please realize all try-outs have the potential of extending to 6 p.m.
GIRLS 7/8:  Nov. 14, 15, 16 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Auxiliary Gym)
GIRLS 6:  Dec. 7, 8, 9 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Student Center)
BOYS 7/8:  Nov. 9, 10, 11 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Auxiliary Gym)
BOYS 6:     Dec. 12, 14, 15 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Student Center)
 
All School Testing Day October 19
October 19 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.     (10/18)
 
"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
Clear View
READ:
This is the way you should go (v.21).
As I drove home, night had begun to settle with an added veil of heavy fog. When the fog suddenly lifted, I found myself off the road and headed toward a patch of trees. I quickly slammed on my brakes. The low-lying branches of a large pine tree scraped against the hood of my car like hands reaching out to warn me of the ominous trunks just beyond. The dense fog had changed my perception: I had mistaken someone’s back porchlight for the streetlight I knew to be near the curve of the road.
Thankfully, God’s promise to guide us through life’s hard-to-see moments is true: “He will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes. Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, ‘This is the way you should go,’ whether to the right or to the left” (Isaiah 30:20-21). He doesn’t hesitate to give us specific direction. Why is it then that we sometimes find ourselves in the “trees”?
The problem isn’t with God’s directions. The breakdown occurs in the willingness of our hearts to attend to the wisdom He provides. Circumstances, selfish motives, and even pressure from others can easily settle on our lives—and our decisions—like a dense fog. Our ability to hear His voice is intrinsically tied to the position He has in our hearts (vv.21-22), and if our hearts become tainted, our spiritual eyesight also becomes hindered (Ezekiel 12:2; Matthew 13:15-16).
Proverbs 23:26 declares, “O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.” God stands ready to answer the call of His people . . . if we will but love and seek Him as He leads us. —Regina Franklin   
MORE:
Read Mark 10:46-52 and consider this story in light of your own hunger not only for spiritual sight but also for an ongoing, living encounter with Jesus.
NEXT:
Recall a time when your ability to see circumstances clearly was hindered by your own thoughts or emotions. What did you learn from this experience? How can you seek God’s wisdom and direction today?
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