Announcements 2/14/2017

Special Today 2/14/17:  Pot Stickers
Special Tomorrow 2/15/17:  Sloppy Joes
 
 DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
  TUESDAY
 FEBRUARY 14, 2017
ALL SCHOOL
 
LUNCH TODAY: POT STICKERS
LUNCH WEDNESDAY: SLOPPY JOES
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
 
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
Faith Community needs 10 people for a Fundraiser 
Date:  March 4, 2017
Time:  4:30-8:30
Location: Faith Community Church
Need to wear white top with black pants/or skirt
To sign up contact: Marybeth Bodding                          (3/3)
 
HS BIOLOGY FIELD TRIP
Just a reminder that all students going on the HS Biology trip that have their bio class on Gold day can come to Mrs. Buuck's office in the auxiliary gym to cast their vote for next year's Student Leadership Team.  Students attending the trip who have their biology class on Maroon days will be voting in their classes today. (2/17)
 
REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Faith is hosting the first round of the 4A Sunset Region Basketball Tournament this week. Boys basketball plays Tuesday, 2/14 at 6:30 and girls play Wednesday, 2/15 at 6:30. Both games are NIAA events and admission is charged for everyone (including teachers, staff and students). Admission prices: Adult $10, Students/children $5, Senior Citizens $3. GO CRUSADERS!   (2/16)
 
Climbing Club begins in MARCH for students in all grades. The club will take place on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:45 at Red Rock Climbing Center. Cost is $40 and includes your month-long gym membership. For more information, please attend our info meeting on Tuesday, February 28 at 3:15in portable 51.      (2/28)
 
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)
 
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
 
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 dojust 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 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOING THE TENNIS TEAM PLEASE COME TO THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING:
FEBRUARY 27TH 
3:20 PM
ROOM 503
QUESTIONS? CONTACT COACH FRIDRICH (KFridrich@cgtglobal.com,)
OR COACH FOLEY (jeff@darlingtenniscenter.net)    (2/28)
 
ATTENTION 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOING THE TRACK TEAM PLEASE COME TO THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING:
FEBRUARY 23RD 
6:00 PM
LIBRARY
QUESTIONS? CONTACT COACH PHELPS (PHELPSK@FLHSEMAIL.ORG)
(2/23)
If you are a 6th or 7th grader interested in being in the Applied Christianity Class for the 2017-2018 school year, please make sure you fill out an application and choose two teachers to fill out the teacher recommendation form.  If you did not receive an application or need to turn an application in, please see Mr. Pendley in Room 116.  Applications are due by February 14th.
 
Are you interested in debating global issues and foreign policy? If you are, FLHS Model United Nations is holding it’s 3rd Annual Middle School Model United Nations Conference, FLMUN III, on Saturday, 6 May. You will learn about the real UN and how they solve problems around the world. Please attend our informational meeting on Thursday, 23 March, 7:00-8:30 PM, in the Library. Practices will be held every Thursday, 7:00-8:30, starting on 30 March. To register for FLMUN, or for more information, email us at modelun@flhsemail.org, or check your Crusader Connect in March. See you soon!
 
 
If you are a 6th or 7th grader interested in being in the Applied Christianity Class for the 2017-2018 school year please make sure you fill out an application and choose two teachers to fill out the teacher recommendation form.  If you did not receive an application or need to turn an application in please see Mr. Pendley in Room 116.  Applications are due by February 14th.
2/14
 
All middle school students interested in a middle school eSports clubneed to see Mr. Schumacher after school in room 105 for more information and a permission slip
 
Current 7th graders:
Please check your email to see if you have received for an invitation to apply to National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). The email will come from Mrs. Grant. 
If you are invited, please go to her room - 114 - to pick up your application.  To be considered for membership, you must have attended Faith Lutheran all of sixth grade through first semester seventh grade.  The only exception to this rule is if you attended First Good Shepherd School all of sixth grade.  You must also have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.8. You are not required to fill out the application for NJHS, but you are required to pick up the application. 
Questions?  See or email Mrs. Grant! 
 
 
****New Club****
Are you interested in learning card tricks? Join the Card Trick Club! We will meet on Wednesdays (starting February 8) from 3:20-4:00 in room 219. You should bring a deck of cards and a few rubber bands. Questions? Email Mrs. Burns at burns@flhsemail.org.                        (2/28)
 
Climbing Club begins in MARCH for students in all grades. The club will take place on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:45 at Red Rock Climbing Center. Cost is $40 and includes your month-long gym membership. For more information, please attend our info meeting on Tuesday, February 28 at 3:15in portable 51.
 
"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
Not A Distant God
 
Movie director James Cameron has been responsible for some of the most popular movies of all time: The Terminator, Titanic, Avatar, and others. But what many people don’t know is that far from being removed from the details of filmmaking, Cameron is heavily involved with almost every aspect of the process, from cinematography to creative design. Drawing from his earlier experience as a designer, Cameron even played a key role in developing some of the fantastic special effects that are the centerpiece of his most famous films.
It can be easy to imagine that God is a creative but distant movie director of sorts, interested only in the grandest aspects of the universe. In fact, American statesman Thomas Jefferson believed in such a Creator. He viewed God as a cosmic clockmaker who designed the world and put it into motion, but—apart from that—has little other involvement in human affairs.
But Jesus paints a very different picture of God in Luke 12. In verses 4 and 5, he describes a God of terrifying eternal power, a God rightly to be “feared.” And yet, in the very next verse He also says that this same God cares about creatures as insignificant as sparrows and knows us intimately, right down to the very number of “hairs on [our] head” (Luke 12:7). He goes on to say, “You are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.” He’s the Creator of the entire universe, but also a Father who knows us and cares for us individually.
What a profound and beautiful truth this is—that the God of the universe cares for me, and knows everything about me . . . even my deepest thoughts (Psalm 139:1-2). It brings great encouragement to know that we’re loved by such an amazing and caring God!
NLT 365-day reading plan passage for today: Exodus 19:1-25
More: Read Romans 8:31-39 to be reminded of the intimate love God has for us.
Next: How can you remind yourself today that God cares about the details of your life? What intimate thoughts and concerns will you bring to Him right now?
 
FACULTY AND STAFF                         $3.50
Monday:                PHILLY CHEESE STEAK                   
Tuesday:               ENCHILADAS               
Wednesday:          CHILI AND CORNBREAD       
Thursday:             CHICKEN PARMESAN    
Friday:                 NO SCHOOL                
 
Salad a la carte:             $1.50   Full Salad Bar:         $3.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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