Announcements 11/6/17

LUNCH TODAY: SLOPPY JOES
LUNCH TUESDAY: WINGS

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

MONDAY

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

ALL SCHOOL

LUNCH TODAY: SLOPPY JOES

LUNCH TUESDAY: WINGS

HIGH SCHOOL

COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:

Nevada Youth Network is looking for a few volunteers to assist at Marble Manor (912 Gerson Avenue, LV, NV 89106) each Wednesday from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Volunteers will help students with their homework and play games in their community room.
If you have interest, please sign up at www.uwsn.org/individual-volunteers - Marble Manor Homework Helpers. For additional information, please feel free to contact Celina Pena, Nevada Youth Network Volunteer Program Manager at 702-672-9845 or nevadayouthnetwork@gmail.com. (11/17)

All High School girls interested in trying out for Girls Basketball need to
see Coach Karner (Arena girls team room) for details. Tryouts begin Nov.
11 and all athletes trying out must go to registermyathlete.com and complete
a physical to be cleared to tryout. For all the information see Coach
Karner

Interested in Shreddin' the Nar? Hitting the slopes?

If you are interested in joining the Faith Lutheran Snowboard Ski Club, please come to an informational meeting on Monday, November 13 at 3:15pm in the Library. Mr. Bryan Carmichael, Club Advisor.

There will be a Girls Lacrosse Meeting for any interested middle AND high school girls and their parents Wednesday, November 8th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Room 503 (in the old gym).This is an opportunity for parents to meet the coaches, hear about their plans and get preliminary information about the upcoming season.

Faith Lutheran High School Academic Preview Night,

Nov. 7 6:30 – 7:30

What makes our high school academics so awesome? Eighth grade families and prospective high school transfers are invited to learn more about the college preparatory curriculum, Fine Arts Conservatory, Academies, and Honors Institute. Refreshments and student Q&A follow the presentation. This event is for 8th grade families and above. For more information, please email admissions@flhsemail.org or call 702-804-4413.

If you are participating in high school and/or club sports and are interested in playing in college, then make sure you attend the ALL SPORTS COLLEGE RECRUITING SEMINARTODAY, Monday, November 6th in the Arena beginning at 7 pm. The seminar will be conducted by ATHLETIC QUEST, a group of current and former college coaches. Come to learn more, ask questions and find out what you may need to do. Bring your parents and learn about college recruiting from college coaches! (11/6)

Hey Crusader Nation!

Guess what?! Basketball season is coming! We need your help rallying up the crowd and having a blast at the games. Let's get organized! Come to our crusader craZie meetings everyMonday during lunch in Room 502. Come learn what a true craZie is all about.

COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:

Fundofestivallv is producing a festival for three local charities and is in search of students to volunteer for some hours.

Times: 10am - 11pm on November 11th

10am - 10pm on November 12th.

Email: fundofestivallv@gmail.com

Dress for event is black pants and top

Olivia Bawarski is contact person.

Auditions for new members of the Faith Conservatory of the Fine Arts 2018-2019 are coming up in January for all current 8^th-11^th graders.

Music: Instrumental and Vocal: Saturday, January 27^th, from 9:00-12:00.

Theatre: Performance and Technical: Saturday, January 20^th, from 10:00-4:00

Dance: Saturday, January 20^th, from 9:30-11:30

Visual Arts: Portfolios Due: Tuesday, January 16^th

Interviews: Monday & Tuesday, January 22^nd-23^rd

Sign up for a time slot outside of Ms. Emily Slater’s (the Dean of Fine Arts) office in the CPAC or email her at SlaterE@FLHSemail.org for more information.

PRINCETON REVIEW ACT CLASS

In cooperation with Princeton Review, Faith Lutheran is offering Princeton Review's Ultimate ACT course on campus, which includes 25 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 Dec. 9 and runs mostly Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM through Feb. 7 leading up to the February ACT. Exact dates for the classes are listed below. To sign up please fill out the form at this link by Nov. 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.

Winter ACT - 2018

12/9 Test 1

12/11 Class 1

12/13 Class 2

1/8 Class 3

1/10 Class 4

1/13 Test 2

1/16 Class 5

1/17 Class 6

1/22 Class 7

1/24 Class 8

1/27 Test 3

1/29 Class 9

1/31 Class 10

2/3 Test 4

2/5 Class 11

2/7 Class 12 (11/17)

COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:

Miracle League needs your help! Come be a baseball buddy for a special needs player. You don't need to have any prior knowledge of baseball, just a desire to have fun and help. For more information and to sign up check http://miracleleaguelasvegas.com/. Go to "volunteer" and then "online buddy sign up".

The dates for fall are

11/11

MIDDLE SCHOOL

7/8 GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

· You must have your Register My Athlete Completion page to hand to your Coach to try- out. Please see Nikki Driscoll in the Auxiliary Gym with questions. I will accept these early in my GPE office.
· Try-Outs: All three days are mandatory for attendance. If you are sick and absent from school, please email Coach Schwartz; schwartzl@flhsemail.org or call: 702-804-4400 ext. 2237.
· Commitment Level: A Team requires practice 4-5 times a week, plus 2-3 weekend local tournaments and one travel tournament, season extends until end of March. Parents must pay for this travel tournament. First tournament is Jan. 5/6^th.
· Try-Out Schedule:

November 13 (Monday): 3:30-5:30 p.m. Auxiliary Gym

November 14 (Tuesday): 3:30-5:30 p.m. Auxiliary Gym

November 15 (Wednesday): 3:30-5:30 p.m. Auxiliary Gym

Teams will be posted and everyone will talk with coaches after the last try-out. This process could last until 6 p.m. (11/15)

There will be a Girls Lacrosse Meeting for any interested middle AND high school girls and their parents next Wednesday, November 8th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Room 503 (in the old gym).This is an opportunity for parents to meet the coaches, hear about their plans and get preliminary information about the upcoming season.

Interested in Shreddin' the Nar? Hitting the slopes?

Faith Lutheran High School Academic Preview Night,

Nov. 7 from 6:30 – 7:30

Auditions for new members of the Faith Conservatory of the Fine Arts 2018-2019 are coming up in January for all current 8^th-11^th graders.

Music: Instrumental and Vocal: Saturday, January 27^th, from 9:00-12:00.

Theatre: Performance and Technical: Saturday, January 20^th, from 10:00-4:00

Dance: Saturday, January 20^th, from 9:30-11:30

Visual Arts: Portfolios Due: Tuesday, January 16^th

Interviews: Monday & Tuesday, January 22^nd-23^rd

Sign up for a time slot outside of Ms. Emily Slater’s (the Dean of Fine Arts) office in the CPAC or email her at SlaterE@FLHSemail.org for more information.

6^th Grade Girls Basketball Meeting

All girls interested in playing 6^th grade basketball should plan to attend a brief informational meeting on Thursday, November 9^th at 3:20 in Room 502 in the Aux Gym. Parents are welcome to attend. The coaches will discuss tryouts, which will be December 6-8, Register My Athlete, and general information about the upcoming season. Please contact Mr. Frederick, frederickc@flhsemail.org for information or if you cannot attend the meeting. (11/9)

6th Grade Boys Basketball Meeting

Boys interested in playing 6t^h grade basketball should plan to attend a brief informational meeting on Tuesday, November 14t^h at 3:20 in Room 502 in the Aux Gym. Parents are welcome to attend. The coaches will discuss tryouts, which will be Dec. 11, 13-14, Register My Athlete and general information about the upcoming season. Please contact Mr. Frederick, frederickc@flhsemail.org for information or if you cannot attend the meeting. (11/14)

DEVOTIONAL

A Prayer for When You Want to Be Loved

By John Ortberg

“Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.” 1 John 4:11 (NLT)

Everyone wants to be loved, to be liked, to be celebrated, to have someone who accepts us no matter what. We want to have people to turn to when a crisis hits. We want to have someone in whom we can safely confide our secrets. And there’s a reason for that.

We were made for connection.

We were made for intimacy.

When we experience intimacy, we can take on whatever life throws at us. Without it, even our greatest accomplishments ring hollow. After all, where’s the joy in success if we don’t have someone we love with whom to share it? That’s why I believe the pursuit of intimacy is the greatest, most worthwhile pursuit there is.

Granted, for most of us, pursuing intimacy is not as simple as adding more fiber to our diets. We have to work at it. But it’s worth it because deep down, we know being close to another human being matters like nothing else in the world. And being close to God? That takes things to a whole new level.

Maybe having an “intimate relationship with God” feels like one more obligation in an already-overwhelmed life. After all, intimacy is tricky enough to pull off with a real, live, flesh-and-blood person. How can we hope to have an intimate relationship with someone we can’t even see?

It’s not as hard as you might think — especially when you stop to consider what intimacy really is.

Intimacy isn’t built on grand, elaborate gestures. Rather, it’s made up of a thousand tiny, everyday moments of interaction. Every time we share an experience with someone, we build intimacy.

It’s asking your kids how their day went when they get home. It’s asking — and caring about — what your spouse wore to an event. It’s noticing a downcast face and offering a word of encouragement. It’s a private wink to a stressed-out colleague in a fractious meeting that says, “We’ve got this.”

A single note of music is an insignificant thing. But if you put enough of them together in the right way, you get Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Likewise, a single encounter may not amount to much, but if we share enough experiences with someone … that’s how we build intimacy.

And it is what God’s Word urges us to do, as seen in today’s key verse: “Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other” (1 John 4:11).

Because God is always present, intimacy with Him is possible every moment of our lives. He’s already here. We just have to show up and spend time with Him.

When you need help, tell Him. When you are joyful, recognize His goodness behind the joy, and take time to praise Him. When you see beauty, recognize the hand of the Artist and thank Him.

Give it a try. You may just find that an ordinary day — such as today — can become the most intimate day with God you have ever spent.

But wait — there’s more.

If intimacy is a shared experience, then perhaps the ultimate example of an invitation to intimacy is the Incarnation — that mystical, miraculous moment when God chose to become more like us.

He could have loved us from a distance. But God wanted to do more than just love us. He wanted to be intimate with us. Through Jesus, God shared our loneliness, fatigue, anxiety and sorrow. He shared in our joy and our pain. He provided comfort in our despair at feeling forsaken.

The Incarnation tells us that the story of our world is the story of God’s hunger for intimacy. His pain over the loss of intimacy in the Fall, His determination to recapture it and His fierce joy at its redemption.

If that’s the case, then maybe we’re already closer to God than we think we are.

Maybe intimacy with God isn’t just something we can do, but something we can also receive.

And maybe, just maybe, we can rest in that for a while.

Lord, thank You that we were made for connection and intimacy with others and with You. We pray You help us grow closer to those who matter most in our lives. Thank You for loving us so deeply. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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Nov. 7 6:30 – 7:30

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