So far this school year, the 12th Grade English Class has been focusing on poetry. We took time throughout the first weeks of school to look within, see what is there, and pour it out on paper. We wrote poems called, “I Am” – an outer voice shouting and portraying who we are and why we are the way we are. We wrote poems called, “The Secret One Inside of Me” – an inner voice explaining what are things in this world that bother us, and what we feel about it. We then had an in depth study of the Anglo-Saxon period and heard about one of the most famous poets – Caedmon. This poet was an illiterate, herdsman, who felt comfortable and complacent just working with the cows at the barn. Denise Levertov, a Modern American Poet, gave us a picture of what he possibly experienced – the calling of God on his life. Caedmon had a revolutionizing event take place in his life, where God gave him a vision and told him that he was to write poems and sing them. When he asked God, “What am I to sing about?”, God answered, “Sing about the glories of my creation”. This was a phenomenal eye opener to all, where we learned that even though we are all just simple people living in this world, everyone has a voice and has something to say. So we got out of our comfort zones, and complacent mindsets and are getting ready for our Poetry Jam to be held in class on October 31st.
12th Bible – We are walking through the Gospels looking at each writer’s account of Jesus’ life and His teachings. We are being challenged in areas of our motives and the relationships that we maintain or build. We are focusing a lot on the BOTTOM LINE!
Mr. Prawel
12th Government – We have looked at the foundations of American government, taking 11th grade a step further, and now we are discussing our civil liberties and how far they extend – we will soon begin to look closely at elections and how we choose our policymakers!
Mr. Prawel
Greetings from teh Middle School and High School Resource Room! The year has started out with a great sense of expectation. Because of last year’s success many students are looking forward to a better year. Students are beginning the year with great attitudes and a healthy desire to work hard in order to achieve higher goals. We are setting the groundwork for success first through prayer and second by covering the “10 easy steps” taught in the booklet “How to get Good Grades” by Linda O’Brien.
the 12th graders are taking Economics, where we will discuss global, national, and personal economics. We just finished a section on money, the student’s learned a little more about what our dollar is worth and how money has evolved over the centuries.
The students in 12th grade Physics have been studying the equations of motion. This week in lab they put these equations to the test by chasing after toy cars and marbles rolling down ramps.
Mrs. Wong
The students in 12th grade Math B started their new year reviewing trigonometry. They spent the next few days learning how to solve trig problems without the use of their calculators
September is one of my favorite months of the year. Some obvious reasons why, might be because I get to see my returning students, I get to meet new ones, and I get to set the tone for the rest of the year. These are among the main reasons I anticipate the start of the school year, but there is yet another reason I like September. And that reason is the “Fitness Test.” The Fitness Test is a New York State Test that measures student’s muscular strength and endurance. For one week, students have “Fitness Test Training,” where they are given a card with specific workouts and are expected to complete that card by the end of the class. For many students this card is an immovable mountain. They see what I expect of them and say, “Mr. Wong are you serious? Mr. Wong this is a joke right? Mr. Wong you’re a funny guy?” The truth is that I do have high expectations of my students and I take pride in pushing them further then they believed they could go. The conversations for the next couple of days are as follows, “I’m so sore, how about you? I cannot believe I actually finished ever thing on that card. Mr. Wong I have not worked out like that in months.” Little do they know that that’s music to my ears. It is not until the following week that they begin to realize the fruits of their labor. They understand why they were pushed so hard and how easy the Fitness Test actually is.
Evangel Christian School
National Honor Society & National Junior Honor Society
Induction and Recognition Ceremony
May 29, 2008 7:00pm
This was a beautiful candlelighting ceremony where we recognized 30 NHS members and inducted 9 new NHS members. There were 16 NJHS members that were recognized and 26 new NJHS members were inducted. The four High School Officers each read about one of the four characteristics that represent the National Honor Society. All new inductees were pinned. 12th and 8th grade officers received Honor Cords, and all seniors received Honor Stoles to be worn at gradauation. The members and new inductees pledged to always honor the Truth of God. Candles were then lit by Seniors and all members marched down the aisle. We are very proud of all of our members.
Each group must work on a project in which they reach out to the community. NJHS raised money for autism and actually got to meet the little girl they raised money to help. NHS raised money to purchase clothes and toys and delivered them to a single mother’s shelter. Each group was truly blessed to be able to reach out and share God’s love.