Announcements 1/26/17
SPECIAL TODAY: CHEESE TORTELLINI W/MARINARA
FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL
SPECIAL MONDAY: CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH
FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL
SPECIAL MONDAY: CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
THURSDAY
JANUARY 26, 2017
ALL SCHOOL
LUNCH TODAY: CHEESE TORTELLINI MARINARA
FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL!!!!
LUNCH MONDAY: CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH
HIGH SCHOOL
POLAND MISSION TRIP
Mr. Crowder is looking for students to join him this summer in Bielsko-Biala, Poland for the 3rd annual Day Camp. We teach English, play games with kids, sing songs, do crafts, and have a great time meeting Polish youth who are around the same age, in addition to the most important job of sharing the Gospel with kids in Poland. This trip will fulfill ALL your service hours, and is A LOT of fun. The dates of this year's trip July 14-25, and the cost is $2,500, a slight decrease from last year. The registration deadline is March 31. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Crowder for details. (3/31)
Applications for High School Student Leadership Team
are due next Monday, Jan 30! Questions, see Mrs. Buuck
#stepupandlead
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
If you are in need of service hours, here is an opportunity on Presidents weekend. This race needs volunteers to man the aid station. JackPot is a premier ultra running event located at Cornerstone Park in Henderson.
Go to the link below to sign up.
This is a long holiday weekend, so please take that into consideration before signing up.
See Ms Uhlig for more questions. (2/17)
PRINCETON REVIEW SAT CLASS
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 March 18 and runs mostly Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 PM through May 24 leading up to the June 3 SAT. Exact dates for the classes are listed below. To sign up please fill out the form at this link by March 6 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. (3/6)
Spring 2017 – SAT
3/18 Test 1
3/20 Class 1
3/22 Class 2
3/27 Class 3
3/29 Class 4
4/1 Test 2
4/18 Class 5
4/19 Class 6
4/24 Class 7
4/26 Class 8
5/13 Test 3
5/15 Class 9
5/17 Class 10
5/20 Test 4
5/22 Class 11
5/24 Class 12
ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
If you want to work on speed, agility, and strength while learning MMA then you need to sign up for next years’ MMA Class. You will need to sign up via the following google form link: MMA Google Doc
This link will also be sent out through constant contact. If you have any questions, contact Coach Shallenberger at shallenbergerm@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)
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
ATTENTION 8th Grade Lip Sync participants
Today (1/26) at lunch we will pizza for you!! We want to celebrate and thank everyone for their hard work. Please meet at the tables near the outdoor lockers for pizza!! Lip sync participants only please.
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.
Middle School Course Requests for the 2017-2018 School Year
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.
"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
Using the Best Words
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Let your words be few (v.2).
Research reveals that the average person speaks between 5,000 and 15,000 words each day. Depending on which research findings you read, the number could be even higher, varying between 5,000 and 40,000! Whatever the actual number is, one thing is sure: Most of us use a lot of words. Who knew we were so chatty?
Solomon, the author of Ecclesiastes, thought deeply about the purpose of life and humanity’s relation to the divine. In the middle of his search for answers, he included a short passage on speaking to God, specifically when you’re in His “house.”
“As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. Don’t make rash promises and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few” (Ecclesiastes 5:1-2).
This passage reminds me of Job and his lengthy discussions with friends about their Creator. Late in the discussion God seems to have heard enough and says, “Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? . . . Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much” (Job 38:2-4). God helps us see that words spoken in haste to Him are idle—even disrespectful.
Does this mean that we can’t “pray without ceasing”? (1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV). Of course not. Do these passages mean we can’t lament before God? No, they don’t mean that either (Psalm 5:2; Matthew 27:46). What they do mean is that God deserves our best words. In the thousands of words we speak each day, may He receive our finest (Psalm 145:3). —Andy Rogers
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Read Psalm 96 and be reminded of the praiseworthiness of God. Let your imagination and your words be captured by His goodness. How will you praise and worship God with your words today? What are some fresh ways you can communicate your love for Him?
