Spiritual Emphasis week was by far the best we have ever seen here at Evangel. We thank God for the Spiritual guidance of our staff who helped prepare and speak for this chapel but it was the moving of the spirit of God through our kids that made this one so unique. The students took to heart the things that were spoken of in chapel and ran with it. They stayed late, past their school day and continued to pray and worship in the altar. It was an amazing site. Many times, when a movement takes place like this, students go back to their normal lives but our students have gone the extra mile. They have begun their own facebook and twitter page called “be the spark.” On this page, students encourage one another with scripture and more ideas of how to grow in the Lord. They have also begun morning prayer and lunch time bible study. They recently ordered bracelets with “be the spark” on them and are now selling them to the entire student body. God is continuing to do great things through our students as the spark was lit during Spiritual Emphasis week.
Elementary Spiritual Emphasis Week was a great time as we learned that with God ANYTHING is possible. Through bible stories of faith and purpose, our students learned:
- NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL, TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE DO…TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS… TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER WHEREYOU ARE… TRUST GOD!
Why it Matters:
Adults may feel like kids have it easy- and by comparison, maybe they do. But every child has faced, or is facing something that seems impossible. For some, it’s falling asleep in a dark room while they imagine monsters under the bed. Other kids are dealing with intense peer pressure or unstable homes. Some kids might just need the courage to stand up for their faith or to obey God’s word. Those seemingly impossible tasks can seem overwhelming to kids…until they discover that EVERYTHING is possible with God!
The NED show came to our school with a positive message through the use of yo-yo tricks. NED stands for Never Give Up, Encourage others, & Do your best. The students stayed attentive during the show and answered questions as the presentation was given. They learned yo-yo tricks in the process of the show and were able to purchase their very own yo-yo’s to reemphasize the message the NED brings. The students have continued to talk about it and there has been a special area in the gym designated in the gym called the “NED” zone where students can practice the tricks they learned. We hope we can have the show return next year as it has such a positive impact on our school.
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Singing…..Dancing…..Drama……Poetry…….Worship……Fashion Show………..Flags……..and using our talents to honor the Lord. Our Spring Celebration was an amazing time and our student worked so very hard. Tuesday, May 22nd will be an evening to remember! A bid Thank You to all those who made this evening so very special.
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ART FAIR
We want to thank everyone for your support of Evangel’s ANNUAL ART SHOW on TUESDAY APRIL 3RD.
It was a very special afternoon as we celebrated all our young artists at Evangel. We believe it is critical to keep the arts in the schools! We are in a time when art programming is being cut from many public schools due to budget cuts, etc… at Evangel we are committed to continue with the arts programming even with our tight budgets(we operate on ½ the budget of the public school system)
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the event… through touring and viewing the Art, or making an anonymous donation to our collection box, participating in the silent auction of a few pieces of student artwork or just buying a cupcake in support of the art program! We appreciate you! A special thank you to our volunteer judges, some were our teachers and to keep it really interesting we brought in three special friends from the community who donated their time to be judges…. Janet Banks of our Foundation For ECS Scholarship, Inc. Board, Ms. Erika White a supporter and friend from Evangel Church, and Albert Popa a famous Christian Painter. Of the hundreds of students that participated in the our Art Show, 28 students artwork was voted best and went on to the ACSI Regional Art Show . At that Art show many of our students received ribbons and two of our students were named BEST IN SHOW , 2nd grade John Costa and 8th grade Christine DeArruda. We are so proud of all of our artists!!!!
In addition to enriching the students love for Art Appreciation and extending goodwill throughout the school the afternoon raised $400 for the Art Department and $40 for our Middle School Magazine production! Special thanks to our PTF- Parent Teacher Fellowship they made a generous $100 donation, they told us they were so thrilled to see another outlet supporting Art appreciation at Evangel School. Of course the biggest thank you goes to Mrs. Bueno for coordinating this very special event. We love you Mrs. Bueno!
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Ms. Gloria Gaynor
Academic Fair 2012
Over 1,000 people got a chance to attend our Annual Academic Fair on Thursday, March 22nd from 7pm to 9pm. Each student from Prek 3 through 12th grade designed and inquiry project which included a Project, Project Board, Research Research Paper and Presentation. Projects covered a gamut of Subjects: Science, History, English, Bible, Math, Sports, Home Economics, Technology, Fashion, etc…
The night was filled with excitement, smells of food from different countries, dances, singing, and so much more. We were honored to have with us Ms. Gloria Gaynor, famous for the song “I will survive”. Also, Mr. Michael Strawberry, brother of Darryl Strawberry, a former major-leauger, was able to attend and spend some time with our students. We are seriously honored to have had all the parents and students, families, friends, alumni, associates and partners that were able to attend.
We are so very proud of all of our students and we thank all the parents, staff and students for all of their hard work.
See “Galleries” for lots of incredible pics.
Keep On Rolling
As we reach the half way point this year, we’re already looking ahead to next year. Our stories are getting tougher, and we’re using our reading skills to face the challenge. We’re learning to apply the skills and strategies that we already know to anything we read. We’ve built up a great momentum and we’re going to keep on rolling!
Miss DiGiovanni
Elementary Christmas Program:
“A King is Coming to Town” was a great story of our Savior coming to this earth which our elementary students shared for their Christmas program this year. It was a great journey as students looked at various kings, such as, King Tut, Elvis, The King of the Jungle and more on their discovery to realize that Jesus is the true King of Kings that came to this earth for us and is still alive today.
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Each year our elementary classes are asked to be in charge of one of our chapels. Our second grade students did a great job as they reenacted the story of Moses and the burning bush. Each child took part and it helped the other students to better understand the story and how God is always with us even when we feel alone.
This is what has been happening in Kindergarten over the past few weeks!
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