November 2014 Saxony Lutheran High School Rejoice in the Lord Always and in All Ways “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4 SAXONY CRUSADERS Principal’s Message As leaves continue to fall from the trees and the calendar turns to November, we rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS and in ALL WAYS. Saxony Lutheran High School exists to center students on Christ and God’s Word, to strive for excellence in all phases of education and to prepare students for a life of Christian discipleship using God’s Word as their guide. Saxony Lutheran High School 2004 Saxony Dr. Jackson, MO 63755 Phone 573-204-7555 Fax 573-204-7445 saxonylutheranhigh.org We rejoice in the success of our fall sports teams in which our boys soccer team won the district championship on Oct. 29. We rejoice that our girls volleyball team competed for district championship for the first time in school history. We rejoice as the girls swimming team and boys and girls basketball teams kick off the winter sports season. We pray for God’s blessings on all of our athletes and coaches. We rejoice in the joyful music provided by the Saxony band and band students from Trinity, St. Paul, UCLS, Immanuel, and Cape Christian schools as they performed on our Mass Band Day. We rejoice in the talents of our drama students as they present their dinner theater Nov. 20-22. Please plan to attend and support the drama program. I guarantee we will have great food and an entertaining production. November brings about the Thanksgiving holiday and serves as a reminder to give thanks to our Heavenly Father who has abundantly blessed us. We ask that you continue to pray for the staff and students of Saxony Lutheran High School in our mission of “Sharing Christ and Shaping Lives.” Dates to Remember 11/4 Scrip Orders Due 11/4 District Band Auditions 11/7 STUCO Bonfire 11/8 STUCO Dodgeball Tournament 11/11 College Financial Aid Night 7 p.m. 11/13 Fall Activities Banquet 7 p.m. 11/14 Midterm 11/15 All District Band Performance 11/21-11/23 Fall Dinner Theater 11/26-11/28 Thanksgiving Break This month the Scrip order deadline has moved up to Nov. 4. The next Scrip order deadline is Dec. 1. Inside this issue: School News 2 Development News 3 In His Service, Counselor’s Update 4-6 Mark Ruark Activities Calendar 7 Lunch Menu 8 Page 2 SLHS November 2014 School News Music Events District Band Auditions will be held Nov. 4 at Jackson High School beginning at 5:00 p.m. Please use the main entrance off of Jackson Blvd. Students are encouraged to report to Mr. Wunderlich at 4:30 p.m. Students chosen to the All-District Band will perform Nov. 15 at Cape Central High School and may audition for the All-State Band on Dec. 6. Student Council Events Student Council is hosting a dodgeball tournament on Nov. 8. The tournament will begin at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $5.00 per person. There will be team sign-up sheets available at school. Drama Dinner Theater Saxony Drama will present its annual Fall Dinner Theater, featuring four short Christmas–themed plays, Fri., Nov. 21 at 6:00 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 22 at 6:00 p.m.; and Sun., Nov. 23 at 5:00 p.m. The evening will begin with dinner provided by The Little Country Store in Jackson and will be followed by Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, a heart-warming story based on the actual letter of a little girl to the The New York Sun newspaper in 1897. After a delicious dessert buffet, three short-but-hilarious plays will be performed: Clausarella, Santa vs. the Garden Gnomes, and Grandma Remembers Something. Tickets are $15 and will be sold in advance through the Saxony office (204-7555) beginning Nov. 3. Please join us for what promises to be a very enjoyable evening! Booster Club The next Booster Club meeting will be Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the library. Hope to see you there! Swimming Congratulations to Ian Cameron for taking large steps toward qualifying for the State Championship Meet. If that goal is not achieved this season it could certainly be achieved next season with continued work at the pool. The girls swimming season begins with the first practice on Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Central Municipal Pool in Cape Girardeau. Anyone interested in joining the team is welcome. The first meet for the team is not until Dec. 9 but there will surely be a lot of activity at the pool preparing for that first meet and competition throughout the season. Contact information for the Swim Team via email is [email protected]. Cross Country The Saxony Lutheran cross country teams are wrapping up their season in early November with their district meet at Farmington on Nov. 1 followed by the state meet in Jefferson City on Nov. 8. The girls team won the ten school conference meet on Oct. 21 in a dramatic fashion. Saxony had two runners in the top ten— Grace Hanebrink 7th 24:55 and Kristen Gruenwald 9th 25:27— for first team all-conference honors. Earning a medal and all-conference honorable mention: Katie Richmond 14th 26:01 and Alexis Goodson 15th 26:02. Also running well for the Lady Crusaders on a very challenging North Cape County Park Course— Rachael Koehler 18th 26:35, Abby Breite 23rd 28:53, Mia Ponder 25th 29:24, and Kat Wallhausen 33 rd 33:09. The Saxony ladies finished with 47 points, closely followed by Oak Ridge and Woodland both with 49 points. The boy’s team finished fourth led by Drew Zieba 16th 20:43, Jacob Yantis 28th 21:54, Gavin Brown 32nd 22:04, Josh Vogel 38th 22:30, Jon Mueller 45th 23:43, Hayden Moll 46th 23:50, and Zach Woodney 55th 27:25. God has blessed Saxony with many loving and talented students, and this year’s cross country runners are an outstanding example of great Christian student athletes. Page 3 SLHS November 2014 Development News Our first annual Crusader Challenge Kettle Beef Dinner was an enormous success! We served 700 people on the evening of Oct. 27. Each class held a special fundraiser as part of the event. Seniors conducted a car wash. Juniors helped with the Mini Fall Children’s Carnival. Sophomores sold Crusader Challenge products. Freshmen held a bake sale. Many students helped serve food, bus tables, and usher the crowds. Special thanks go out to Saxony parent John Fitzgerald who prepared the delicious meal. Watch for results and more photos from the 2014 Crusader Challenge in the December newsletter! Page 4 SLHS November 2014 Counselor’s Update UPCOMING The first quarter ended Oct. 18, and report cards were mailed only to those who requested them. All grades are available on PlusPortals. Please remember that all reports will be mailed at the end of the first semester. It is also at this time that student GPAs are updated. Congratulations to all those who made the Honor Roll this quarter! The list of Honor Roll students can be found in this newsletter, and all are to be commended. I challenge all students to raise at least one grade by the end of the semester. If your student earned one or more low grades, please work with him or her and the teachers to bring the grade up by the end of the semester. Please contact me if you need help achieving academic goals. Last week sophomores took part in Aspire testing. We will use the results to assess how individual students are achieving and how Saxony as a whole is doing. Results will be shared with students in a classroom session before the end of the semester. I continue to meet with our juniors regarding college and career planning. In October, we discussed a number of myths and misperceptions about colleges, scholarships, and financial aid. In November, we will begin learning how to search for great college matches. In Old Testament, I have been working with sophomores and freshmen on career issues using the Lutheran doctrine of vocation. In part, this states that all (legal and moral) jobs can be God-pleasing. God places us in various roles in life to be “masks of God” by loving and serving our neighbors. We are also completing some interest and ability inventories and other activities as we learn about the world of work and how each student might use his or her God-given talents in the future. Seniors should be hard at work on their college applications. I strongly encourage each senior to have at least one application completed before Thanksgiving. Please note that many schools have November or December scholarship deadlines — SEMO’s, for example, is Dec. 1. Check with each school to determine their deadlines. Be aware that the Dec. 1 deadline is right after Thanksgiving break. Seniors who want paperwork sent for December 1 deadline must have requests to me no later than Nov. 14. Dual credit information for second semester will be given to students soon. Juniors and seniors who qualify may sign up for Statistics (MA155) or Psychology (PY101) and seniors may choose Rhetorical Skills (EN140). This English credit is in addition to the LA4 class taken by all seniors. As always, I am happy to speak with any students and parents who have questions or concerns. Have a blessed Thanksgiving! ACT DATES Dec. 13 Register by Nov. 7 Feb. 7 Register by Jan. 9 Apr. 18 Register by Mar. 13 Jun. 13 Register by May 8 (continued on page 7) Page 5 SLHS November 2014 Counselor’s Update ANNUAL COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION NIGHT Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. Saxony’s Moeller Commons Featuring expert guest speakers, the information presented will apply to any post-secondary school. Parents of juniors and seniors are especially encouraged to attend. Topics to be covered include: What’s the real cost of college What types of financial aid are available How to qualify for aid How to make college more affordable CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANYONE Things Saxony students might be interested in… For more information, go to Plus Portals. Here’s how to find out about scholarships… When students sign in to PlusPortals, there will be an option for Groups on the right side, near your name. Select that, and then select Counselor from the drop-down menu. Scroll down to find Links and Files. I have some interesting links there, and scholarships and other programs are listed with the deadline first. Be sure to look through all the pages. One of the links is to my Pinterest page. I have several boards here covering topics such as college search, admission, financial aid, and scholarships, as well as general counseling topics. If you come across something you think would be of interest to other Saxony parents, please let me know! Here’s a sample of what’s available now… For all Saxony Students For Saxony Seniors ACT Prep courses at SEMO Most Valuable Student Scholarship Zombie Apocalypse Camp at Truman State National Wild Turkey Scholarship Health Professions Camp at Truman State Young Entrepreneur Award American Legion Speech Contest Sausone & Lauber Scholarship The scholarships listed here and on PlusPortals represent only a small sample of those scholarships that are out there waiting to be found – by you! You can use Google to get started, or try www.fastweb.com and www.scholarships.com . Also, contact the schools you are interested in attending, since they often have information on many scholarships available to their students. For lots of great information about college financial aid in general, including scholarship sources, try www.finaid.org . Page 6 SLHS November 2014 Saxony Lutheran High School Honor Roll Fall 2014 Honor Roll with High Distinction GPA 4.00 Freshmen Nicolette Baker Sophomores Andrew Aufdenberg Juniors Gavin Brown Seniors Jacob Aufdenberg Emily Cates Hannah Aufdenberg Tess Daniel Kaleb Barr Emma Robison Nathan Aufdenberg Ali Galemmo Abigail Breite Jade Samanta Emily Buerck Elizabeth Kiefner Lauren Buerck Ireland Smith Emily Hallman Claire Petzoldt Kristen Gruenwald Sofia Voss Emily Killen James Waltz Gray Hallman Rachael Koehler Nicholas Henry Jonathan Mueller Nichole Mobley Joshua Varnon Emma Mueller Emily Weber Abbigail Sinn Andrew Zieba Chase Steffens Clara Vivrett Joshua Vogel Honor Roll with Distinction GPA 3.75 - 3.99 Freshmen Callie Brown Sophomores Tessa Allee Juniors Austin Bock Seniors Grace Hanebrink Jonathon Drury Eli Bohnert Madison Brune Elizabeth Kight Andrew Hartmann Ian Cameron Alaina Childers Luke LeGrand Nate Hartmann Ben Daniel Dani Dansby Nathan Lichtenegger Londyn Lorenz Noah Franke Joseph Dordoni Ryan Palmer Laurel Mueller Annie Hurst Jordan Hecht Nathan Ruark Brock Murphy Nathan Hurst Isaac Scheper Anna Palmer Logan Meyr Megan Schmitz Katie Richmond Tayla Meyr Isabelle Singh Lucas Ruessler Grace Mirly Allie Sprink Jacob Stueve Brianna Mueller Wil Walker Corie Williams Wade Petzoldt Rachel Wichern Hunter Yates Sierra Rau Jalen Williams Kyndall Volkerding Jordan Wybert Maci Wallace Sarah Wichern Honor Roll GPA 3.50 - 3.74 Freshmen Addison Beussink Sophomores Tyler Amos Juniors Ashlynn Collier Seniors Garret Davis Luke Daniel Adam Childers August Connell Abby Hadler Ashley Fritsche Alexis Goodson Logan Franke Mia Ponder Analinda Hyatt Hayden Moll Sloane Johnson Abigail Roscovius Kaleb Inman William Rogers Lindsey Overbeck Natalie Schlimpert Courtney Kester Karsten Short Sarah Stevens Ashley Steck Anthony Kobak Wyatt Willis Logan Welker Elwood Voss Graesen Meystedt Paiton Miller Laura Mueller Olivia Petzoldt Tabitha Petzoldt Maci Smith Rachal Urhahn Miranda Wyatt Raegan Wieser November 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Codes: BSC-Boys Soccer BSW-Boys Swim GSW-Girls Swim SB-Softball VB-Volleyball XC-Cross Country 2 9 XC Districts JCP 3 4 Winter Sports begin practice District Band Auditions @ Jackson 10 11 GSW begin practice Band Auditions part 2 5 12 6 7 8 STUCO Bonfire 8 p.m. XC State All District Choir State Auditions STUCO Dodgeball Tournament BSC Quarterfinals 13 14 15 Fall Activities Banquet 7 p.m. Midterm All District Band @ Cape BSC Championship College Financial Aid Night 7 p.m. 16 Saturday 17 18 19 20 BSC Championship 21 22 Fall Dinner Theater Fall Dinner Theater 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Fall Dinner Theater BBB Freshmen Tournament @ Bell City BBB Freshmen Tournament @ Bell City NO SCHOOL BBB Freshmen Tournament @ Bell City BBB JV @ ND Tournament NO SCHOOL BBB JV @ ND Tournament BBB JV @ ND Tournament 30 GBB vs. Sikeston 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Saxony Café Lunch Menu November 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Grab-n-go breakfast items served 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Drink choices include water, milk, and juice Choice of entrée salad available daily 2 9 16 23 30 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 3 4 5 6 7 Chicken & Dumplings Hot Roll Green Beans or Peas Fruit BBQ Rib on Bun Scalloped potatoes Corn or Peas Fruit Optional: Chick-Fil-A Grilled Chicken Baked Potato Side Salad or Green Beans Fruit Cheeseburger Fries Baked Beans or Corn Fruit Popcorn Chicken or Shrimp Mac and Cheese Corn/Green Beans Fruit Dessert 10 11 12 13 14 Chicken Patty Bun Mashed Potatoes with Gravy Green Beans or Corn Fruit Beef Tacos Lettuce Cheese Salsa Mexican Rice Fruit Grilled Cheese Choice of Soup Side Salad or Fresh Veggies Fruit Corn Dog Tater Tots Baked Beans or Corn Fruit Crispito Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips Corn Fruit Dessert 17 18 19 20 21 Lasagna Hot Roll Green Beans or Peas Fruit BBQ Pork Mac-n-cheese Baked Beans or Peas Fruit Optional: Chick-Fil-A Cheeseburger Mac Hot Roll Green Beans or Corn Brownie Fruit Turkey w/Gravy Mashed Potatoes Hot Roll Green Bean Casserole Fruit Pepperoni Pizza Chips Side salad or Corn Fruit Dessert 24 25 26 27 28 Ravioli Bread stick Corn or Side Salad Fruit Meatball Sub Chips Side salad or Corn Fruit sides No School No School No School Optional: Buffalo Wild Wings 8 15 22 29
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