Announcements 3/5/25
LUNCH TODAY: Chicken Alfredo Pasta, Chicken Tenders & FF, Pizza, Cheese Quesadilla
LUNCH THURSDAY: Orange Chicken, Bacon Cheeseburger & FF, Tamale & Spanish Rice, Pizza
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 5, 2025
LUNCH TODAY: Chicken Alfredo Pasta, Chicken Tenders & FF, Pizza, Cheese Quesadilla
LUNCH THURSDAY: Orange Chicken, Bacon Cheeseburger & FF, Tamale & Spanish Rice, Pizza
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Students, please submit your VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS for 2024-2025 within 30 days of completing your hours. Organizations and needs can be found on the Community Crusade site on your Crusader Connect Resource board. High School students must complete and submit at least 20 hours per year by May 15th.
If you have an interest in philanthropy, if you have received the benefits of a non-profit organization and you want others to know about them, if you are inspired to give back . . . whatever your reason, consider leading a Charity of the Month campaign! To submit an application to lead a charitable fundraiser during the 2025-26 academic year through the Charity of the Month program, please complete and submit this form. Forms must be submitted to the Office of Student Life no later than March 28, 2025, at 4:00pm. (3/28)
Do you love to sing and dance? Audition for Revelation Show Choir! Show choir is an honors credit and can count as your PE credit. Auditions are on Tuesday, March 11 from 7-8:30 am in the choir and dance rooms across from the front office. You do not need to have anything prepared. You will learn an excerpt of a song and some choreography, and then will perform what you've learned. Email Mrs. Cohen alexandra.cohen@flhsemail.org or Mr. Christian escobarc@flhsemail.org with any questions. (3/11)
Service Hour Opportunity!
Miracle League Spring Season Baseball Volunteer Dates and Shifts
Saturday, March 29th through Saturday, May 17th Volunteer Shifts
7:45am - 11:00am
10:45am - 1:00pm
12:45am - 3:00pm
2:45am - 5:00pm
5:00pm - 6:00pm New Youth Competitive Team Volunteer (Volunteer Requirement! Buddy must have a basic understanding of baseball. Buddy will be by the side of their player and will help the player field the ball and provide during-the-play coaching on where to throw the ball. Please sign up at the ML Website Volunteer Link: https://miracleleaguelasvegas.com/volunteer. (5/17)
Have you been waiting for boys' volleyball to come to our school? The Boys' Volleyball Club is finally starting! Come to our interest meeting on Tuesday, March 4th, right after school in Room 121—it’ll only take 5-10 minutes. No experience needed, so bring your friends! Our first official club meeting is TBD so fill out this form to stay updated. See you there! Got questions? Email me at seungwoo.jung25@flhsemail.org (3/7)
High School Praise Band Worship Leader Auditions are March 14th at 3:00 pm in the CPAC. The needs are great but the musicians are few. Worship Leader Opportunities include: Bass guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals and Drums. Current 8th graders through current Juniors are welcome to audition. Contact Mr. Pullmann (pullmannp@flhsemail.org) with any questions. You can also seek him out at the soundboard before school or during chapels. Praise Band Audition Form (3/14)
WANTED: Musicians! Dancers! Actors! Photographers! Designers! Are you interested in using your art for community service. Join the Giving Back with Music Club, For more information, email Kingsley.manning27@flhsemail.org (3/7)
2025-2026 High School Cheer Tryouts
The tryout registration is now available for all current/accepted 8th-11th graders. Please fill out the google form and more information will be sent to you by February 28th.
If you have any questions, please see Coach Tonniges in 603, in the CPAC, across from the band room or email at faithcheer@flhsemail.org (3/25)
If you have any questions, please see Coach Tonniges in 603, in the CPAC, across from the band room or email at faithcheer@flhsemail.org (3/25)
MostPrep's Winter/Spring 2025 SAT Classes
FLHS is pleased to announce that MostPrep will be running courses at FLHS in preparation for the winter/spring SAT dates. You may use this LINK to sign up for a class. There is a limit of 25 students per session, so registrations will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact MostPrep by e-mail (mostprep@gmail.com) or phone (702-896-1307 -- this is a landline, so please don't send a text!) if you have any questions. Here is a list of course offerings; no student may register for more than 1 course, and these courses are only open to current sophomores and juniors. FLHS will bill students' accounts for these courses after they begin.
ACT Course, January 23 - April 16: This full course ($800) aims to fully cover the most important content for the ACT, including the harder math and the science section, which are both beyond the scope of the SAT. All content covered in this ACT course carries over to the SAT as well! Two proctored practice tests are included. All sessions, except for the last one, meet on Thursday nights (7 - 9:30pm). Class meeting dates: January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, February 20, February 27, March 6, March 13, March 27, April 3, April 10, April 16. Practice tests, which should not be considered optional, as they will be reviewed in class, will be held on the Saturday mornings (8-11am) of March 1 and April 5.
This course is limited to the first 25 enrollees and requires a minimum of 6 students to be held. An additional session may be added if enrollment numbers necessitate that.
SAT Winter Course, January 28 - March 7: This 6-week course ($750) aims to fully cover the most important content for the new digital SAT, all of which carries over to the ACT. Two proctored practice tests are included. This course will meet on Tuesday nights (7 - 9:30pm) and Friday afternoons (4 - 5:30pm), except for Valentine's Day; the course will meet on Thursday afternoon that week instead. Practice tests will run from 8am - 10:30am on February 22 and March 1, which are the final two Saturdays before the March SAT. MostPrep recommends that students who have multiple AP classes take the March SAT so they can devote the time they need to studying for the AP tests, which they only get one chance to take! This course is limited to the first 25 enrollees and requires a minimum of 6 enrollees.
A second session may be added if enrollment demand exceeds 24. Students are responsible for bringing their FLHS-issued devices to practice tests.
SAT Spring Course, March 25 - May 2: This 6-week course ($750) aims to fully cover the most important content for the new digital SAT, all of which carries over to the ACT. Two proctored practice tests are included. This course will meet on Tuesday nights (7 - 9:30pm) and Friday afternoons (4 - 5:30pm), except for Good Friday; the course will meet on Thursday afternoon that week instead. Practice tests will run from 8am - 10:30am on April 19 and April 26, which are the final two Saturdays before the May SAT.This course is limited to the first 25 enrollees and requires a minimum of 6 enrollees.
A second session may be added if enrollment demand exceeds 24. Students are responsible for bringing their FLHS-issued devices to practice tests. (3/15)
Peccole Little League Opening Day – Volunteers Needed
Saturday, March 29, 2024
8AM – 3PM*
Rainbow Family Park (7151 W Oakey Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89117)
Please join us to celebrate Peccole Little League’s Opening Day. We need help with the following areas:
• Set-Up
• Ticket Sales
• Concessions
• Ticket Collection
• Game Attendant
• Clean Up
*We understand student schedules are busy and welcome help for all or part of this time frame. Please contact Kris Lunsford @kris.peccole@gmail.com (3/14)
Saturday, March 29, 2024
8AM – 3PM*
Rainbow Family Park (7151 W Oakey Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89117)
Please join us to celebrate Peccole Little League’s Opening Day. We need help with the following areas:
• Set-Up
• Ticket Sales
• Concessions
• Ticket Collection
• Game Attendant
• Clean Up
*We understand student schedules are busy and welcome help for all or part of this time frame. Please contact Kris Lunsford @kris.peccole@gmail.com (3/14)
HS SPORTS REMINDERS
2024/2025 School Year
Aktivate:
If you are planning on participating in High School Sports, please complete your Aktivate registration for the 2024/2025 school year ASAP. The website is as follows: www.aktivate.com
HS Sports Physicals - Please use NEW NIAA Physical forms as of 4/1/23: You can obtain the most current physical forms/instructions from Crusader Connect, Resources Page, under MS/HS Sports Registration Information. Aktivate Instructions/NIAA NEW Physical Forms
Please do not use the physical forms provided by the doctor's office. They are usually not current and will be rejected.
--Physicals expire 12 months from the date of the doctor's signature. --Up to date physicals are required for the 2024/2025 school year. It is recommended to schedule your physical over the summer break so it’s good for the whole year.
--All completed physicals must be uploaded into Aktivate for approval. --If your athlete's physical expires before or during their season, they will not be allowed to try out for a team. Example: Your child is trying out for a fall sport, your previously completed physical was done on 11/10/23. The physical is expired as of 11/10/24. It will not be valid for the 2024/2025 Fall season since it expires during the Fall season. A new physical must be obtained before the season in order for your athlete to try out for their Fall sport.
HS Sport Season Schedule 2024/2025
Fall: Football - 7/30/24 - 11/27/24
Fall: Non-Football Sports - 8/3/24 - 11/27/24
Winter: 11/16/24 - 2/23/25
Spring: 2/15/25 - 5/18/25
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the HS Athletic Administrative Assistant at: heidi.cohen@flhsemail.org or 702-804-4425.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you have an interest in philanthropy, if you have received the benefits of a non-profit organization and you want others to know about them, if you are inspired to give back . . . whatever your reason, consider leading a Charity of the Month campaign! To submit an application to lead a charitable fundraiser during the 2025-26 academic year through the Charity of the Month program, please complete and submit this form. Forms must be submitted to the Office of Student Life no later than March 28, 2025, at 4:00pm. (3/28)
Current 8th graders only…Do you love to sing and dance? Audition for Revelation Show Choir! Show choir is an honors credit and can count as your PE credit. Auditions are on Tuesday, March 11 from 7-8:30 am in the choir and dance rooms across from the front office. You do not need to have anything prepared. You will learn an excerpt of a song and some choreography, and then will perform what you've learned. Email Mrs. Cohen alexandra.cohen@flhsemail.org or Mr. Christian escobarc@flhsemail.org with any questions. (3/11)
High School Praise Band Worship Leader Auditions are March 14th at 3:00 pm in the CPAC. The needs are great but the musicians are few. Worship Leader Opportunities include: Bass guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals and Drums. Current 8th graders through current Juniors are welcome to audition. Contact Mr. Pullmann (pullmannp@flhsemail.org) with any questions. You can also seek him out at the soundboard before school or during chapels. Praise Band Audition Form (3/14)
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
** MS Golf **
Tryouts:
Girls: March 3rd and 5th @ 3:30 pm @ Palm Valley Golf Course
Boys: March 4th and 6th @3:30 pm @ Palm Valley Golf Course
Contact Coach Janssen with any questions
cyrusjanssen@gmail.com (3/6)
** MS Soccer **
Tryouts: March 3rd, 4th, & 5th
3:30 - 5:00 pm @ Community Park
Contact Coach Chinn with any questions
** MS Cheer ** for the 2025/2026 School Year
Interest meeting: Tuesday, April 1st
4:30 pm in the Library
Tryouts: April 7th, 8th, 9th
3:30 - 7:00 pm in the Student Center
Contact Coach Bridges with any questions
2025-2026 High School Cheer Tryouts
The tryout registration is now available for all current/accepted 8th-11th graders. Please fill out the google form and more information will be sent to you by February 28th.
If you have any questions, please see Coach Tonniges in 603, in the CPAC, across from the band room or email at faithcheer@flhsemail.org (3/25)
If you have any questions, please see Coach Tonniges in 603, in the CPAC, across from the band room or email at faithcheer@flhsemail.org (3/25)
DEVOTIONS
Today’s Reading: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Daily Lectionary: Genesis 1:1-19; Mark 1:1-13
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:1)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
It’s always fascinating that the Gospel reading for Ash Wednesday, the day we put very visible ashes upon our foreheads as a sign of our repentance, is the one in which Jesus says not to let your good works be seen by others. So what did we just do then?
Don’t we want to be seen? Don’t we want the good works, carried out in faith, to be seen by the world? Just a few verses earlier, Jesus does say, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16 ESV) Don’t our good works at least get people to ask why anyone would do these things? At least start a conversation?
They may. But remember, Jesus is criticizing those who do things in order that they might be praised for them. And that’s a far more present danger than putting some ashes on in public. Who doesn’t love praise? Yes, please thank me for helping others in need. Shower me with gifts to show how much you appreciate my awesome praying skills. Maybe those aren’t your go-to works. But when we start expecting rewards for doing the right thing, then our hearts are far from being in the right place.
It is better to do good with no praise at all than to do good in order to get something for me out of it. This is how Christ does His greatest work of all. There isn’t anyone patting Him on the back for going up on that cross on the day He goes. They’re all telling Him that they’ll pat Him on the back if He comes down. There’s no one telling Jesus how awesome He is for bearing the sins of the world. They’re scoffing at His inability to do anything for Himself.
However, by Jesus’ very public work of dying on that cross and paying for all our sin, He saved us all. Our sins are forgiven. Our shame has been carried. Our death has been overcome. And we’re made God’s children, clothed in His righteousness, and given a seat at His table.
As far as the ashes go, ask what they’re there for. I mean, it’s possible you might do it for praise. But probably, the response of the world will be, “What did you do to your forehead?” However, if they’re there to remind you of your repentance, then they are well and good. For in repentance, we turn from our sinful hearts and look forward to the sure and certain hope of Christ’s forgiveness and the resurrection that He has for us.
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Death you cannot end my gladness: I am baptized into Christ! When I die I leave all sadness To inherit paradise! Though I lie in dust and ashes Faith’s assurance brightly flashes: Baptism has the strength divine To make life immortal mine. (LSB 594:4)
-Rev. Eli Davis, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Grants Pass, OR.
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