Announcements 1/18/17
Special Today: Beef Burritos
Special Thursday: Loaded Baked Potatoes
Special Thursday: Loaded Baked Potatoes
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 18, 2017
ALL SCHOOL
LUNCH TODAY: BEEF BURRITOS
LUNCH THURSDAY: LOADED BAKED POTATOES
HIGH SCHOOL
Baton Rouge Mission Trip deadline extended to this FRIDAY!
If you missed the Restore Baton Rouge mission trip meeting and you are interested in going on the trip, information and registration forms can be found outside of Mrs. Buuck's office or Ms. A McDaniel's classroom. We have some spots left, and we want you to come! First come first served... final deadline is this Friday, Jan. 20!
If you can't pick up the forms, email mcdaniela@flhsemail.org
If you can't pick up the forms, email mcdaniela@flhsemail.org
Seniors - If you are planning on graduating with an endorsement from one of our Academies, you need to fill out the appropriate Program Timeline & Checklist, have it signed by a counselor, and turn it in to the Academy Coordinator or their mailbox by February 15th. The Program Timeline & Checklist can be found on each Academy website, midway down the page. If you have questions regarding any adjustments made to the course requirements for you, see the Academy Coordinator to adjust it, but you must still submit paperwork by the deadline to receive the endorsement.
Justice & Advocacy - www.faithlutheranlv.org/JA - Ms. Uy (Courtroom)
Business & Entrepreneurship - www.faithlutheranlv.org/BE - Mr. Connolly (Room 122)
Film & Broadcast - www.faithlutheranlv.org/FB - Mr. Diaz or Mrs. Gravitt (Room 221)
STEM - www.faithlutheranlv.org/STEM - Mrs. Blank (Room 312)
If you are interested in the MMA class next year you MUST fill out the google form indicating your interest. Due to the way our system is set up you will not be able to sign up for the class with your counselor (but tell them you want to be in it). They will have to add that class later. If you have any interest at all in taking the course fill out this form: (1/27)
Saturday, January 21st from 9-12:30 the Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention is providing a safeTALK training at Faith Lutheran. Anyone in the community is welcome to attend. You many sign up on the Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention website. If you are a student at Faith or a parent, please contact Michelle Carter at useyourwords@cox.net. The Brookie Foundation will provide snacks and drinks during the training. (1/20)
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
Come watch the amazing teams Rock and Roll while celebrating Lutheran Schools Week at the Lip Sync competition on Monday night, January 23 at 7PM.
Don't forget the dress up days! It is a fun way to celebrate being at our wonderful Lutheran school! Each day is a competition. There will be prizes awarded to the best dressed of the winning team.
Monday (Jan 23rd) - PJ's vs. Formal
Monday (Jan 23rd) - PJ's vs. Formal
Tuesday (Jan 24th) - Disney vs. Star Wars
Wednesday (Jan 25th) - Accessory day
Thursday (Jan 26th) - Jeans vs. Non-faith sweatpants (Pay $5 to participate all proceeds go to Corazones para Guatemala School)
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL!!
ATTENTION ALL 7/8th GRADE BOYS:
- WHAT: MS BASEBALL INTEREST MEETING
- WHO: ALL 7TH AND 8TH GRADE BOYS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL
- WHERE: ROOM 501 (MR. ANDERSON'S CLASSROOM)
- WHEN: JANUARY 26TH
- If you cannot attend, please email coach Erick Fox (foxman702@gmail.com) for details. If you are not already, you should start getting cleared for MS Baseball on registermyathlete.com.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL!!
ATTENTION ALL 6/7/8th GRADE GIRLS:
- WHAT: MS SOFTABALL INTEREST MEETING
- WHO: ALL 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE GIRLS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL
- WHERE: ROOM 501 (MR. ANDERSON'S CLASSROOM)
- WHEN: JANUARY 31ST
- If you cannot attend, please email coach Deb Rood (roodd@flhsemail.org) for details. If you are not already, you should start getting cleared for MS Softball on registermyathlete.com.
ATTENTION 6TH GRADERS: 6th grade mentoring has been canceled this month due to National Lutheran Schools week and lip sync practice.
Warm things up with some great books! The January Library Challenge is on!!! Check out 3 or more books from our special categories and be entered into a prize drawing at the end of the month. Stop by the library for more info! (1/20)
COFFEE WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELORS:
We will be hosting another round of coffee with the counselors for middle school parents. This time we will present on social media, keeping your child safe online, what to look for on your child's devices, and how to deal with power struggles in the home. We will again offer two Tuesday mornings at 9am and a Wednesday evening at 6:30. Space is again limited! Please sign up using the links below. When a session is full, the link will become inactive.
Mrs. Burns & Dr. K
Middle School Course Requests for the 2017-2018 School Year
Current 8th graders with have a class assembly on Wednesday, January 18th to discuss scheduling for Freshman year. At that time, the option to request courses will become available on Crusader Connect for 8th graders. 6th and 7th graders will have class assemblies on January 23, with their option to request courses becoming available after the meeting that day.
If students have additional questions about scheduling, they will have the option to meet with a counselor. The links for students to use to sign up for these meetings will be included on the course request page.
Course requests will be open until February 3. (1/23)
"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
A Little Farther
He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me” (v.39).
One of my favorite Old Testament professors once shared this startling statistic: 40 percent of the psalms in the Bible are songs of lament in which the authors present their heartache and pain to God. But in the catalog of modern worship music, only 5 percent of songs could be considered lament, even by the most generous standards. My prof believes that part of the reason we don’t know how to lament is because modern worship tends to focus more on celebration and less on lamentation.
In addition to this possibility, we often lack an understanding of what true lament is—the nature of which is revealed in Jesus’ prayer in the garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:39,42,44). There He experienced a life-crushing sorrow as He considered the brutal events of Good Friday that awaited Him (27:26-35). But the sorrow itself isn’t the lament. Jesus’ lament began when “He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me’ ” (26:39). So it isn’t simply the experience of suffering. Lament involves consciously bringing our pain before God and spending time in His loving, compassionate presence.
So often I fail to go “a little farther” when I’m in the midst of a season of suffering. I brood over my hurt and my pain, imagining that it’s the same thing as godly lament. But for me to truly lament, I have to bring the hurt and pain before the presence of my Father, facing my situation in light of His power and mercy. And when I do this, I experience deep comfort knowing that I’m no longer holding on to my pain, but casting it before Jesus who cares for me! (1 Peter 5:7). —Peter Chin
Read Psalm 22:1-5 for an example of both the heartache and hopefulness that are part of lament.
Do you hear much about lament in your local church? When was the last time you truly lamented and brought your pain before God? What changed when you did?
