Announcements 12/16/16

Special Today:  Grilled Cheese
Special Wednesday:  Pulled Pork Sub
 DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
  TUESDAY
DECEMBER 6, 2016
   ALL SCHOOL
 
Lunch Today:  Grilled Cheese
Lunch Wednesday:  Pulled Pork Sub
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
CINDERELLA AUDITIONS ARE COMING.  Please visit the Cinderella moodle page-- password is cinderella17 - one word, all lower case-- to find all the information needed.  Please sign up for audition times in advance.  
All forms (cast and tech) need to be filled out in advance and either brought or turned in by the last day of auditions.  If you have any questions please contact Mr Elliott ASAP.  
 
This semester's last Spanish tutoring date will be Tuesday, Dec. 13 in Mrs. Grant's room. There is no tutoring the week of final exams. 
 
Congratulations to Brandon Stauffer, who has been named Teacher of the Game, for both the HS Girls (begins at 5pm) and Boys (begins at 6:30pm) Basketball games tomorrow.  craZies are calling a BLACKOUT!  Come to the home opener and cheer on your team! #GoCrusaders!    (12/6)
 
High School and Middle School Sign Language Club starts January 12th at 3:30 to 4:30 in room 404. We will meet every Thursday.  (1/12)
 
 It's going to be snow much fun!  Get busy waxing your skis and boards.  The FL Snowboard & Ski club is getting ready to run!  Informational meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
in the Library begins at 3:15. Come to the meeting and get all the info!  (12/6)
 
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 is an SAT class which starts with a practice test on Jan. 28 and runs mostly Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 PM through March 8 leading up to the March 11 SAT. Exact dates for the classes are listed below.  To sign up please fill out the form at this link by Jan.17  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. 
 
Spring 2017 – SAT
1/28              Test 1
1/31              Class 1
2/2                 Class 2
2/6                 Class 3
2/8                 Class 4
2/11              Test 2
2/13              Class 5
2/15              Class 6
2/21              Class 7
2/22              Class 8
2/25              Test 3
2/27              Class 9
3/1                 Class 10
3/4                 Test 4
3/6                 Class 11
3/8                 Class 12
 
Join a great team!  Get your questions answered at the HS Swim and Dive Meeting on Thursday, December 8 at 2:40pm in Coach Blank's room (408).  Click to be inspired:  VIDEO.  E-mail at blanks@flhsemail.org if you need.
 
SHH Friday, December 9th in Sra. Grant's room!  Food and beverages will be provided.
 
Little Girl Christmas Cheer Camp
When: December 9-10th
Time: Friday 6-9pm (Student Center)— Saturday 8:30-11:30am (Arena) -Performance @ 11.  Where: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Cost: $75.00 (includes pizza, snack, and performance shirt)
-Please bring your can foods to Christmas Camp to support our “WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” food drive. Thank you for supporting with a cheerful heart! Contact Misty Williams (head coach): 702-499-3724
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.  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
 
  MIDDLE SCHOOL
CINDERELLA AUDITIONS ARE COMING.  Please visit the Cinderella moodle page-- password is cinderella17 - one word, all lower case-- to find all the information needed.  Please sign up for audition times in advance.  
All forms (cast and tech) need to be filled out in advance and either brought or turned in by the last day of auditions.  If you have any questions please contact Mr Elliott ASAP.  
 
This semester's last Spanish tutoring date will be Tuesday, Dec. 13 in Mrs. Grant's room. There is no tutoring the week of final exams. 
 
High School and Middle School Sign Language Club starts January 12th at 3:30 to 4:30 in room 404. We will meet every Thursday.   (1/12)
 
WINTER SPORTS TEAMS PLEASE MEET AT 9:35 IN THE SPORTS LOBBY THIS FRIDAY SO THAT YOU CAN RUN THROUGH THE ARCH!!
SWIM TEAM
7/8 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
7/8 GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM 
WRESTLING TEAM
 
 It's going to be snow much fun!  Get busy waxing your skis and boards.  The FL Snowboard & Ski club is getting ready to run!  Informational meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
in the Library begins at 3:15. Come to the meeting and get all the info!  (12/6)
 
ATTENTION MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS!!!!
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BLAST ON FRIDAY CELEBRATING OUR WINTER SPORTS TEAMS. 
WEAR CRAZY SPIRIT WEAR OR A SANTA HAT AND YOU WILL GET YOUR NAME IN TO WIN A PRIZE FRIDAY AT LUNCH!!!!
 
Little Girl Christmas Cheer Camp
When: December 9-10th
Time: Friday 6-9pm (Student Center)— Saturday 8:30-11:30am (Arena) -Performance @ 11.  Where: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Cost: $75.00 (includes pizza, snack, and performance shirt)
-Please bring your can foods to Christmas Camp to support our “WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” food drive. Thank you for supporting with a cheerful heart! Contact Misty Williams (head coach): 702-499-3724
ATTENTION ALL 6-8 GRADE GIRLS:  MS Girls Lacrosse interest meeting is Dec. 8th at 3:30 in Room 501. Tryouts will be Jan. 13 and 14, more information to come at the meeting.  Questions see Mr. Frederick (frederickc@flhsemail.org)
Boys Lacrosse: Every Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 there will be preseason conditioning at Village Green Park. This is a perfect time for boys interested in the sport to workout without having to commit.
 
ATTENTION ALL 6-8 GRADE BOYS:  MS Lacrosse tryouts are Dec. 16th 12:30-2:30 and Dec. 17th 10:00-12:00.  Please have your register my athlete certification printed out and with you at the first day of tryouts.  If there are any questions please contact Cy Frederick (frederickc@flhsemail.org) or Coach Mike Hoffmann (mwhoff08@gmail.com).  Thank you and hope to see you out there!   (12/16)
Attention 6TH GRADE Boys & Girls Basketball Players and Parents: We offer 6th grade A and B teams.Please Note the following Try-Out Dates (You must have a CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION 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 6:  Dec. 7, 8, 9 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Student Center)
BOYS 6:  Dec. 12, 14, 15 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Student Center)
 
"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)
 
DEVOTIONAL
The Gift of Love
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This is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life (v.16).
Psychologists and counselors agree that one’s observable actions of another person, not just his or her spoken or written words, provide the evidence that the person truly loves you. We’ve heard it over and over that God is love (1 John 4:8), and that He loves us with an unfailing love (Jeremiah 31:3; Ephesians 2:4). But how can we be sure that God’s love is real?
The apostle John writes, “This is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son” (John 3:16). From the original Greek language, this is rendered, “His Son, the only begotten, He gave,” emphasizing the incredible nature of the gift. “Only begotten,” used and described in John 1:14 and 18, means “unique, one of a kind and no one is His equal.” But who exactly is God’s “only begotten Son”? What’s so unique about Him?
From the start of his gospel, John reveals that Jesus is God Himself who became human like us (1:1), to live with us (v.14; also Matthew 1:23), in order to save us (John 3:17; also Matthew 1:21). Removing all doubts that He Himself is God, Jesus said, “The Father and I are one” (John 10:30). “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father!” (14:9).
To offer one’s self is the greatest gift anyone can give. And God did exactly that. He gave the greatest gift—Himself, and His very best—His very life, to show how much He loves us (15:13). Here we see the amazing generosity and compassion found within God’s heart. He “showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners” (Romans 5:8). Jesus demonstrated the depth and intensity of God’s unfathomable love.
The best gift of all is Jesus. “Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!” (2 Corinthians 9:15). —K.T. Sim
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Read Romans 5:1-10 to see how much God loves us.
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If God has shown by His action how much He loves you, how can you show that you love Him too? How should you respond to such a great love?
 
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