Announcements 2/24/17
SPECIAL TODAY: MEATBALL SUBS
SPECIAL MONDAY: CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH
SPECIAL MONDAY: CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
ALL SCHOOL
LUNCH TODAY: MEATBALL SUBS
LUNCH MONDAY: CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH
HIGH SCHOOL
Good luck to the FLHS Model UN Team as they compete in Saturday's LVMUN Conference at Spring Valley High School.The FLHS MUN Team is the returning champion and will be working hard to retain the crown. Best of luck to each delegate!
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)
Sophomores and Juniors in Spanish III, Spanish III H and Spanish IV H:
If you received an email from Mrs Grant, please read it and see her for an application for Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica-the FLHS Puerta del sol Chapter of Spanish Honor Society starting on Thursday, February 23. In order to be considered, you must have maintained at least an 87% in advanced Spanish classes and have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher. The other qualification is that you MUST be enrolled in an upper level (Spanish IV or AP V) class next year (2017-18) to be considered into SHH. The deadline for submitting applications is March 16th at 3:00 p.m. If you did not receive an email and believe you meet these qualifications, please notify Mrs. Grant. 3/16
Interested in softball this year?
Faith Lutheran softball tryouts are Saturday. February 25th from 8:30am-12pm.
Come on out and show us what you got!
Give someone the gift of sight!
Do you have old eyeglasses or sunglasses? If so, Builder's Club is having an eyeglass drive through March 31st! Bring them to Mrs. Walo's room (rm 318), Mrs. Bowline in the library, or any Builders' Club member. The glasses will be donated to the Lion's Club, where they will be repurposed and given to people who are in desperate need of eyeglasses and sunglasses. Thank you for your help. 3/31
THE SHIELD
BLOW OUT SALE CONTINUES...
SELECTED SWEATSHIRTS ...NOW 50% TO 90% OFF
SELECTED MEN'S & LADIES VESTS...NOW 50% OFF
SELECTED SPORTS APPAREL...NOW $3, $5 & $10
SELECTED YOUTH APPAREL... NOW 50% TO 70%
ITEMS AS LOW AS...$3, $5 & $10
ALL SALES....FINAL SALE
NO EXCHANGES OR RETURNS
SHIELD STORE HOURS
M-F, 7:30AM TO 4:00PM
SELECTED SWEATSHIRTS ...NOW 50% TO 90% OFF
SELECTED MEN'S & LADIES VESTS...NOW 50% OFF
SELECTED SPORTS APPAREL...NOW $3, $5 & $10
SELECTED YOUTH APPAREL... NOW 50% TO 70%
ITEMS AS LOW AS...$3, $5 & $10
ALL SALES....FINAL SALE
NO EXCHANGES OR RETURNS
SHIELD STORE HOURS
M-F, 7:30AM TO 4:00PM
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)
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 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 All 6th-8th Grade Boys and Girls**
Soccer Interest Meeting has been changed.
March 1st, 6:00 pm in the Arena Gym. Parents are encouraged to attend. Whether you want to play MS soccer in the spring or you currently play for a club team or you have interest in playing in HS at Faith, ALL ARE WELCOME!! You will get to meet MS and HS coaches, as well as get a tour of weight room. Come experience the dedication Faith Athletics has to growing the Crusader Soccer Program!!
To all 7th graders applying to NJHS:
All NJHS applications are due to Mrs Grant in room 114 no later than 3:15 on Thursday, March 2. There will be no exceptions to this firm deadline. 3/2
Give someone the gift of sight!
Do you have old eyeglasses or sunglasses? If so, Builder's Club is having an eyeglass drive through March 31st! Bring them to Mrs. Walo's room (room 318), Mrs. Bowline in the library, or any Builders' Club member. The glasses will be donated to the Lion's Club, where they will be repurposed and given to people who are in desperate need of eyeglasses and sunglasses. Thank you for your help. 3/31
THE SHIELD
BLOW OUT SALE CONTINUES...
SELECTED SWEATSHIRTS ...NOW 50% TO 90% OFF
SELECTED MEN'S & LADIES VESTS...NOW 50% OFF
SELECTED SPORTS APPAREL...NOW $3, $5 & $10
SELECTED SWEATSHIRTS ...NOW 50% TO 90% OFF
SELECTED MEN'S & LADIES VESTS...NOW 50% OFF
SELECTED SPORTS APPAREL...NOW $3, $5 & $10
SELECTED YOUTH APPAREL... NOW 50% TO 70%
ITEMS AS LOW AS...$3, $5 & $10
ALL SALES....FINAL SALE
NO EXCHANGES OR RETURNS
SHIELD STORE HOURS
M-F, 7:30AM TO 4:00PM
ITEMS AS LOW AS...$3, $5 & $10
ALL SALES....FINAL SALE
NO EXCHANGES OR RETURNS
SHIELD STORE HOURS
M-F, 7:30AM TO 4:00PM
6TH GRADE MENTORING
6th grade mentoring is back for February! Girls will meet on Tuesday the 21st at 7:45 am. Boys meet on Tuesday, the 28th.
ATTENTION 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE TENNIS TEAM PLEASE COME TO THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING:
FEBRUARY 27TH
3:20 PM
ROOM 503
QUESTIONS? CONTACT COACH FRIDRICH (KFridrich@cgtglobal.com,)
Are you interested in debating global issues and foreign policy?
If you are, FLHS Model United Nations is holding its’ 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!
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
****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 About Fame
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We are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” (v.20).
I spent much of my post-college career as a sports journalist—regularly talking with Olympic and professional athletes who professed and modeled a life devoted to Jesus. It wasn’t until I had interviewed well over one hundred athletes that I realized I was more apt to share their testimonies with others than I was to share my own. I believed friends and acquaintances would rather hear about the athletes’ journeys than hear about mine.
Scripture, however, doesn’t say, “Celebrities who are in Christ are new persons.” It doesn’t say, “Famous athleteswho are in Christ are new persons.” It doesn’t say, “The rich, the famous, the successful who are in Christ are new persons.” The Bible says, “Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
While this passage certainly includes the rich, the famous, and the successful who are in Christ, it doesn’t exclude those who lack notoriety or popularity based on the world’s standards. Respectively, it’s the transformation, the redemption, the salvation through Jesus alone that makes each and every believer’s testimony worth sharing. Our salvation is “not a reward for the good things we have done” (Ephesians 2:9).
God reconciles us to Himself through Jesus, and not through our social status or our accomplishments (2 Corinthians 5:18). This means that my faith story is as meaningful and remarkable as the most famous person I’ve interviewed. As is yours. For we are all saved by grace and “are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, ‘Come back to God!’ ” (v.20).
Each salvation story is all about Him. —Roxanne Robbins
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What’s a basic outline of your salvation story—something you can readily share with others? How has Jesus changed your life? Who will you share this with today?
