Announcements 2/20/18
LUNCH TODAY: CHICKEN WINGS
LUNCH WEDNESDAY: TURKEY BURGERS
LUNCH WEDNESDAY: TURKEY BURGERS
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
ALL SCHOOL
LUNCH TODAY: CHICKEN WINGS
LUNCH WEDNESDAY: TURKEY BURGERS
HIGH SCHOOL
If you are planning to try out for golf, you must attend a mandatory meeting at 2:50 in room 216 on Wednesday. Bring your printout from Register My Athlete.
Attention all AP Students:
There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday February 28th in the CPAC during Advisory. (2/28)
Online Health Sign-up for High School Students
If you are in need of completing your high school health credit, the Spring 2 session of online Health begins March 19. If you would like to be enrolled in this class, you must fill out the form at this link by Friday March 9 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEJZNUFJWENFaTBlYW83cHBnNzdxcmc6MQ. You will be charged an extra $350 on your tuition bill for this class if you are not enrolled in a study hall, early dismissal or late arrival for the 2017-2018 school year. If you took Health in 8th grade here at Faith or have taken Health at Las Vegas Day School, Adelson, Cornerstone, Alexander Dawson or The Meadows in 7th or 8th grade, your high school Health requirement is already complete and you do not need this class. I’m sorry but CCSD middle school Health is not cleared to count for high school credit by the state. Contact Dan Buikema at buikemad@flhsemail.org if you have any questions. (3/9)
BOWLING CLUB:
Let’s go BOWLING! We are meeting February 27th from 4:00pm – 5:00pm at Red Rock Bowling Center. The cost is $4 which covers two games and shoes. Please sign up outside room 115. (2/26)
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
CornerStone Christian Academy's 5K / 1 fundraiser is on March 10, 2013 at Bruce Trent park and they are looking for volunteers. The event day will open at 8 am. The 5K will begin at 9 am and the 1 mile walk will begin at 9:15 am. All finishers should be done by 10:30 am. Around 10:30 am we will begin our award ceremony (the 5k is timed and we have finisher medals) and the raffling of the class baskets.
We need 16-20 volunteers on the course directing the flow of the run and the water station. We would also love to have some entertainment on the course around the water station.
Packet pick up is Friday night at CornerStone from 4 pm - 7 pm. There will be a volunteers’ meeting at 7:15 pm on March 9th. I would like all volunteers to report to the park by 8 am on the 10th and in place no later than 8:45 am.
Any questions, please contact Macey Schoen at maceme99@yahoo.com
COMMUNITY CRUSADER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY:
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Anonymous
As the JDRF Volunteer Coordinator, I know that this statement is true! The volunteers that sign up to help at JDRF events lighten not only our burdens, but our workloads, stress levels and tasks. Yes, you mean that much to us!
So, I'm asking to help lighten our load again at Type One Nation Summit. This event is a full day of educational and inspirational activities to help our community better manage life with type1 diabetes.
It will be held on February 24, 2018 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Pavilion Convention Center.
We also need any help you can give before the event at the JDRF Office, 5542 S. Fort Apache Road #100.
To sign up to help, please click on this link:
SAT & ACT Classes
In cooperation with Princeton Review, Faith Lutheran is offering 3 different chances to take Princeton Review's Ultimate 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 March 17, but there are 2 other class choices that will meet in the Summer. SAT classes will run mostly Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, and the ACT class option will run mostly Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM with all practice exams being on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM. Exact dates for the classes are listed below. To sign up please fill out the form at this link by March 2 for the Spring SAT class, by July 2 for the Summer SAT class, or by July 16 for the Summer ACT class 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.
Spring SAT - 2018
3/17 Test 1
3/19 Class 1
3/21 Class 2
4/2 Class 3
4/4 Class 4
4/7 Test 2
4/9 Class 5
4/11 Class 6
4/16 Class 7
4/18 Class 8
4/21 Test 3
4/23 Class 9
4/25 Class 10
4/28 Test 4
4/30 Class 11
5/2 Class 12
Summer SAT 2018
7/14 Test 1
7/16 Class 1
7/18 Class 2
7/23 Class 3
7/25 Class 4
7/28 Test 2
7/30 Class 5
8/1 Class 6
8/6 Class 7
8/8 Class 8
8/11 Test 3
8/13 Class 9
8/15 Class 10
8/18 Test 4
8/20 Class 11
8/22 Class 12
Summer ACT 2018
7/28 Test 1
7/31 Class 1
8/2 Class 2
8/7 Class 3
8/9 Class 4
8/11 Test 2
8/14 Class 5
8/16 Class 6
8/21 Class 7
8/23 Class 8
8/25 Test 3
8/28 Class 9
8/30 Class 10
9/1 Test 4
9/4 Class 11
9/6 Class 12
Accessing PSAT Scores
All the PSAT scores from the exam taken in October are now available. The breakdown of each section, including the correct answers as well as a personalized study plan from Khan Academy can be found on your College Board account at collegeboard.org. If you have not yet, you will need to create a College Board account in order to see your scores. The directions are below. Please, please, please...if you have already created an account do not create another, as this will severely complicate all dealings with College Board in the future, from SAT's to AP's to eventually sending scores to colleges. If you can't remember if you already have an account, please go through the "forgot my password" or "forgot my username" process to be certain. Any issues with accounts need to be directed to College Board rather than Faith Lutheran. Paper copies of scores will not be distributed as College Board no longer sends paper scores, however there will be test score interpretation assemblies during advisories in January for further information and to answer any questions.
- Go to collegeboard.org
- Click “Sign Up”
- Go through the process of creating an account
- When done, sign in with your new username and password
- Click “PSAT 8/9”
- If your scores do not appear, click “Add Scores”
- You may be asked to enter your password again
- You may be asked to update/double check all your information
- Click “Update”
- Scores should now be viewable
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Why We Believe entrance test is Thursday Feb 22nd during advisory in the cafeteria. Go there immediately at the start of advisory.
NJHS Meeting in Mrs. Grant's room on Wednesday, February 21! She will be providing lunch!! :)
Middle School Golf Interest Meeting
An interest meeting for boys and girls in grades 6-8 who’d like to play golf this spring will be held on Wednesday, March 7th, at 5:30 in Room 502 in the Aux Gym.
Parents are welcome to attend the meeting. Tryouts will be March 19-23.
For more information contact coach Buskirk at: buskirkb@flhsemail.org, or Coach Frederick at frederickc@flhsemail.org.(3/7)
Tennis Organizational Meeting
Boys and Girls who would like to play tennis this spring are invited to attend an organizational meeting on Monday, February 26that 3:20 in the Student Center. We’ll gather player contact information, go over expectations,
and discuss schedules for tryouts, practices and matches.
Parents are welcome to attend. If you cannot make this meeting, please contact BOTH coach Foley, jeff@darlingtenniscenter.net AND Coach Fridrich , kfridrich@cgtglobal.com. (2/26)
BOWLING CLUB:
Let’s go BOWLING! We are meeting February 27th from 4:00pm – 5:00pm at Red Rock Bowling Center. The cost is $4 which covers two games and shoes. Please sign up outside room 115. (2/26)
Middle School Softball Tryouts
Tryouts for softball will be held March 1 and March 2, from 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at The Willows Park. For questions, contact Coach Rood: roodd@flhsemail.org. (3/1)
Middle School Soccer Program Meeting
Any boys and girls who would like to hear details about the Faith soccer program is invited to an informational meeting on Wednesday, February 21st at 5:00 p.m. in the Arena. Both high school and middle school coaches will be there. Parents are welcome. For more info contact Coach Chinn at lasvegascrimedogs@msn.com (2/21)
DEVOTIONAL
A Prayer to Escape Doubt
By Meg Bucher
“For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.” Ephesians 1:4 (NET)
“Are you ready?!” I asked my daughter excitedly as we drove away from the school day and onto a new adventure. “Mommy …” she trailed off in amazement as the ballet company practice came into our line of sight. Nervous, but sure of her dream, she stretched and gazed upon the very thing she had envisioned herself doing so many times.
Our dreams are road maps to God’s growing process for our individual purpose. He chose us so specifically and specially to walk out into the world equipped with the ability He put in us, to spread His love in the way that only we can.
The word chose in the above verse is the Greek word, eklegomai, a verb that means “to choose, set apart, elect.” “It sometimes refers to decisions made by people …but can also signify the electing activity of God according to his divine purpose and grace.” -Mounce’s Complete Expository DirectoryDo we realize, when we walk out into a day filled with clouds of doubt, that the God of the universe is concerned about what we’re up to?
New beginnings, impossible dreams, and lists of un-qualifications can derail our walk towards the freedom and peace that He promises us. “Holy and unblemished.” He forgets our sin, gave us His son, and resides within us through His Holy Spirit. Yet we still have days strangled with doubt. Well aware of the inevitable imperfections that come along with being human, we let our struggles take the lead. But shortcomings were never meant to make us shortsighted in our view of who we are.
“It is not our own awareness that we are sinful people that first turns us toward God; rather, God in his mercy awakens that awareness within us.” NIV Quest Study Bible Notes
We are called to face our fears and risk the unknown to follow the dream that God has laid upon our hearts. Giving Him the lead enables us to discover how ready we are to walk into the next lesson of growth. Bravery and determination in the face of fear and doubt come not from the depths of our own hearts, but His within us. When we put our lives in His capable hands, we are able to view it from His perspective.
“God chose us to be in a relationship with Him even before He laid out plans for this world; He wanted us to live holy lives characterized by love, free from sin, and blameless before Him.” Ephesians 1:4 (VOICE)
When doubtful agendas cause us to forget who God has already said that we are, let’s pray for Peace to sweep in and take over.
Father,
Praise You for peace and purpose. You know every strain, thread and thought of our lives. The care and love that You put into the people we are is part of Your great and compassionate character. Let us remember that when our days threaten to fill up with doubt, You rain down hope and assurance that we are worthy, chosen, and free.
Thank You for the journey each life inevitably unfolds. There’s not enough time to witness all of the marvelous stories of courage and triumph that You have worked out in the lives that surround us and fill this world. Let stories of inspiration flood our hearts with assurance and love, sweeping doubt away. Let our hearts flow with the current of Your truth and the promises that You have laid throughout Scripture for us to see.
When we look out at the sunrise, may we welcome another day full of life and purpose. And as the sun sets, we pray to finish each day well, unassured of how many more will follow.
Thank you for setting us free from sin. Forgive us for allowing ourselves to be enslaved by lies and imperfections that Christ has already conquered on the cross.
Bless the dreams that You lay on our hearts. Help us to stay in tune with Your will. Align the ambitions of our hearts to Your plan. We know that Your plans for our lives are more than we can imagine or ask for. Praise You, Lord Jesus!
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen.
