Manic Drive Visits Evangel
High School Chapel on September 18th was TOTALLY AWESOME as Manic Drive – an up and coming Christian Band – came to visit us. They played two hits off their new album – our favorite was Closer. It talks about getting closer and closer to the Lord. We had a blast ………………. took tons of pics…………………..and had them sign CD’s and posters. We are so thankful to Manic Drive for blessing us and we pray that the Lord continues to bless their ministry!
Check out “Galleries” for some great pics!
This year we had over 500 in attendance at our Annual Academic Banquet. Students that have made the Honor Roll, High Roll or Principal’s List are honored each year with trophies at our banquet. The gymnasium was decorated in Red, White and Blue and the food was fantastic. We had a great time celebrating all of our students accomplishments. Way to Go!!!!!
Check out “Galleries” for fabulous pics.
National Honor Society is a society of leaders. Students participate in group projects that assist the community. They are challenged in the areas of Service, Leadership, Scholarship and Character. It is a beautiful candlelit ceremony filled with great accomplishments. Members pledge to follow 1 Timothy 4:12 . Honor Stoles and Honor Cords are presented to Officers and Seniors. This year we had the pleasure of welcoming 56 students into NHS and 50 into NJHS. We are so very proud for all of our students accomplishments.
National Honor Society
Guidelines for Admission
Guidelines for National Honor Society (NHS)
Open to 9th through 12th grade students.
Students must maintain a cumulative average each year of 85% with no failing grades.
Students must be in good behavioral standing (no excessive detentions or discipline problems).
Students must demonstrate outstanding performance in areas of scholarship, service, leadership and character.
Students will meet 4 times a year with their advisor and conduct one service project of their choice.
Inductees will be charged for their membership card and pin. 12th grade inductees will be additionally charged for an Honor Stole that will be worn at the Induction Ceremony (usually in May) and at their graduation.
Inductees can purchase additional merchandise from the catalog on their own.
Students must be in attendance at Evangel for at least 3 consecutive quarters or be in good standing with their former school.
Students must not have excessive latenesses or absences unless they are excused.
Guidelines for National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)
Open to 6th through 8th grade students.
Same academic and discipline standards as NHS.
8th grade inductees will be additionally charged for an Honor Stole that will be worn at the Induction Ceremony (usually in May) and at their graduation.
Guidelines for National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS)
Open to 4th through 5th grade students.
Same academic and discipline standards as NHS
To Remain on NHS, NJHS, NEHS
The student must maintain an average of 85% , must remain in good behavioral standing and must participate in all
NHS, NJHS or NEHS activities and meetings.
Click below to view program, members and inductees.
Check out “Galleries” for fantastic pictures.
Reader’s Oath – by Debra Angstead
I promise to read
Each day and each night.
I know it’s the key
To growing up right.
I’ll read to myself,
I’ll read to a crowd.
It makes no difference
If silent or loud.
I’ll read at my desk,
At home and at school,
On my bean bag or bed,
By the fire or pool.
Each book that I read
Puts smarts in my head,
‘Cause brains grow more thoughts
The more they are fed.
So I take this oath
To make reading my way
Of feeding my brain
What it needs every day.
Children and adults need time to unwind and enjoy the summer, so make summer reading fun! Summer shouldn’t mean taking a break from reading (or learning) since students who engage in reading activities return to school refreshed, excited and ready to pick up where they left off. Also remember that most Evangel students have summer book reports to do so…
Here are some tips to make reading a positive experience:
Keep LOTS of reading material around the home –books, newspapers, magazines and always, the Bible
Read outdoors – at the park or beach
Read to your child (it doesn’t matter how old or young your child is!)
Let your child read to you (older children can read newspaper or magazine articles)
Visit the library, check your local library’s website for special reading-related
activities and age-appropriate book lists
Model reading – turn off the TV and each person reads his or her book
(including Mom, Dad, grandparent)
ASK them what they think about what they’ve read and LISTEN to what they say
Suggested websites:
www.http://kids.nypl.org/ http://www.ldonline.org/
www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html www.nea.org
www.scholastic.com/summerreading/ www.storylineonline.net/
http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/
Have a wonderful summer!
We finished our year preparing an outline of the books of the Bible we had studied. As the final, the students presented on the book they had chosen to outline and memorize in order the books of the Old Testament.
Miss Rivera
We used the one week we had in the month of June to review for our final. We also saw a Spanish movie to see how the trends in the literature are also manifested in other forms of communications and how the fantasy mixes with reality to make a very good work of art. We saw the movie “Nos Miran” (They are watching us) from Spain, winner of the Goya award, a very prestigious Spanish award.
Miss Rivera
In May we continued to study Israel. We studied how Joel warned them about the judgment of God that was coming. We studied how God spoke to them as a hurt person, through Hosea, letting them know the He still loved them and that they could still come back to Him. We also saw how the Lord used Jeremiah to warn them of the upcoming judgment and the difficult position of this prophet to see his prophecies fulfilled and the destruction of their beloved Jerusalem.
We studied how the Babylonians took Judah captive. Even during this time, the voice of God was not silent. He used Daniel to speak about the nations and the future and He used Ezekiel to speak to the people in captivity. During a shift of power from the Babylonians to the Medo-Persians, God continued to use Daniel in a place of power and he was tested to remain faithful to the Lord.
We also studied the book of Esther, as the Lord put her in a position of power to free her people from destruction. We looked at our society and ourselves and pondered upon the reason why we are here at this time in history. We continued studying the return of the captivity back to their land and the trials they had to face. The instrumental people God used and the things they had to endure to reestablish themselves in their own land. We studied Ezra who led the people to rebuild the temple, reestablished the Law and the worship unto God. We studied Nehemiah, a man of prayer, who God used to rebuild the Wall of Jerusalem against all opposition and became the civil leader of the people. Together, Ezra ad Nehemiah, ushered a spiritual revival in the people who returned to Jerusalem.
Lastly, we studied Malachi. The Lord used Malachi to call the people to order and to let them know about the judgment of God. He reminded them of all the things they had gone through and all the times God had spoken to them through different prophets. After Malachi finished, God fell silent for about 400 years until a voice was heard from the dessert calling to prepare the way of the Lord. That voice was the voice of John the Baptist. This we will discuss next year.
Miss Rivera
This month took us into the literature of the twentieth century. Modernism took this century by storm. We read different poets, among them Julia de Burgos from Puerto Rico. In reading this poem we were able to see the use of dual perspective. In her poem “A Julia de Burgos”, she writes to herself from the perspective of her true self to her social self. As complicated as that sounds, it was a lot of work to pull both points of view apart and have an idea of what struggles the poet was going through at the time.
We also did an overview of the Spanish literature across the centuries as a review of the perspectives and the themes that predominated across the centuries. We saw how the literature influenced the perspective of the people very much the same way that media influences our perspective today.
Miss Rivera
During this month, we started to view the history of Israel and Judah under the kings that came after Solomon. We emphasized on the prophets that God called on different times and on the constant spiritual decline of the nation, with few short periods of revival. We noticed that the cycle perpetrated during the time of the judges continued during the time of the kings. We also emphasized the fact that the Lord God always sent a person to reach out to his people, namely a prophet, so that they would turn back to Him.
We studied men, like Elijah and Elisha, whose power through the Spirit of God is amazing. We also studied men with a word from God, like Amos and Hosea, who pleaded with Israel, the northern kingdom, to turn back to God before they were taken captives by the Assyrians. Isaiah spoke to Judah, the southern kingdom, and they listen and their judgment was held back from time. We hear from Isaiah that our refuge and safety does not depend on man or alliances of men but on God because He is in control. We also hear from Isaiah a lot of Messianic prophecies that point us to Jesus.
In the midst of all this, the Lord does not forget that there are other nations. For his love of these nations and so there would not be excuses the Lord sends prophet to other nations. Jonah and Nahum were sent to Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian empire, about a hundred years apart from each other. Jonah prophesized and the Lord held his judgment. Nahum went to the city and the judgment given by Jonah and himself came to pass. The Lord also sent Obadiah to Edom to pronounce judgment over them because of their wickedness.
Miss Rivera