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!
Thursday. October 4th and Friday, October 5th was a very busy time at Evangel. Over 300 Christian Educator’s from all over America came to receive Professional Development, share ideas, pray for one another, talk about best practices, and worship the Lord. We had an amazing time and we are so thankful to all those that volunteered their time to make this event incredible. We thank the Lord for meeting us and for ministering to us.
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During our Spiritual Emphasis week we were blessed to have the Gideons visit us. They gave a Bible to all of our students in 5th grade through 12th grade. We are so very blessed to be able to study the Word of God. Many thanks to the Gideons and their generosity to our students.
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On June 23rd, our Evangel family celebrated with our largest graduationg class! . What a wonderful day; a day full of excitement and happiness. We were so blessed to have Pastor Marko speak to our graduates and his theme was: “Jesus is in oyourboat”. We were reminded to always “live for Him”. Our special music was provided by our seniors as they sang “The Climb”. Mrs. Rosario ministered in dance to “His Eye is on the Sparrow”. Each student was given their very own scripture as tey received their Diplomas. There were over 1,000 in attendance and what a celebration we had.
We pray that God continues to guide our graduates as they go on to college. We know that wherever they land – they will be a “light” and they will impact their world for Christ! Check out Galleries for some awesome pics!
See the list below for the colleges theywee accepted to…
| Arceo, Alexi-Brockport University, /Baruch, /Brooklyn College, /LIU, /John Jay CollegeArroyo, D-Bergen CC, Nyack, Lehman(CUNY), Kingsborough CC, Hostos CC
Baba Salauddin, Mohammed-Yale, Harvard, Cambridge Bi, Yixin-Parson’s school of Design Cabrera, Anthony-St. John’s, Baruch, Hunter Camacho, Kimberly-BCC, LaGuardia CC, College of Mt. Saint Vincent Deng, Zhixin-Queens College(CUNY) Edades, Samuel-CSI, York, LaGuardia CC Edwards, Daniel-BCC, Mercy college Felix, K-Bay State/Boston Gonzalez, Matthew-LaGuardia CC Green, C-Mercy College, Kingsborough CC/CUNY Griffith, F-St. John’s, CSI, Nyack, Mercy college, Kings’ college, CSI, NYC TECH Karmacharya, J-BMCC-CUNY Kemp, R-Bay State, John Jay college, Cuny CC, Hostos CC Kim, Ben-BMCC/CUNY Kim, Steven-NYC Tech, CSI, John Jay College Lee, J-College of Tech/CUNY Lewis, A-Bay State/Boston, Nyack, Laguardia CC Lewis, Mark-Iona College Li, Giannina- LaGuardia CC/CUNY Lui, Derek-BMCC, City Tech/CUNY Lynah, Vanessa-Kingsborough CC/CUNY Melendez, Jose-Medger Evers College/CUNY, Nyack Montalvo, Randolfo-Hofstra Univ. Narzullaev, Sardorzhon-Newberry College-Mass. Ng, Shing Chun-Language Center/Flushing, NY
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Parker, T-John Jay, QCC, Hostos, Laguardia, BCCPena, H-Penn State, BMCC
Perez, Jeremy-John Jay College/CUNY Penameno, Kevin-Univ. of North Texas Pham Khue, Dac Doan-LaGuardia CC, MEC/CUNY Pichardo, Gabrielle-Mercy College Rezkalla, J-NYU, Pace, Fordham Reyes, Sabrina-QCC, LaGuardia, BMCC Rodriguez, Steven-John Jay College/CUNY Rosario, Telissa-QCC/CUNY Sanchez, Fred-University of Maine Sciarrone, Joel-BCC/LaGuardia CC Solar, Alyssa-Hunter/CUNY Tan, Ying Tong-Baruch College, Albany State Univ./Binghamton Wang, Yishan-Michigan State/, Indiana Univ. Xing, Ruiying-Univ. of North Texas Ying, T.-Stonybrook, Binghamton, Pace, Arcadia/Philadelphia Yu, S-Binghamton, WPI/Mass., North Eastern Univ. Zheng, Caiting-LIU |
This year our Academic Ceremony was so large that we had to conduct the Awards Part of our Ceremony in the Sanctuary and then meet downstairs for the awesome desserts. 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 desserts consisted of a chocolate bar, an icecream bar and cake – yummy. We had a great time celebrating all of our students accomplishments. Way to Go!!!!!
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Friday. June 15th our Fifth Graders “Stepped Up” to Middle School. The ceremony was wonderful and students received Presidential Academic Excellence Awards, and Achivement Awards. The class sang “I Need You To Survive” and recited verses. The students received their Bibles and Diplomas and National Honor Society Members wore their stoles. All NEHS officers wore yellow cords. Mr. Marko prayed over the gradutaes and then the recessional began. Congratulations Fifth Grade!
Middle School Graduation
On Saturday, June 16, we graduated our 8th graders. The students looked awesome….the boys in maroon gowns and the girls in gold. There was much excitement in the air. The 8th grade Representative, Gabrial Agosto lit the class candle and began the ceremony. Our Salutatorian, Charline Mazanek, and our Valedictorian, Elijah Colon, both gave incredible speeches, spurring their classmates on and encouraging them to “stay the course:. They spoke of fun times at Evangel and thanked many people. There speeches were inspiring and ended with always remembering to keep God first. Mrs. Racoma, Mrs. Pena and and Destiny sang “Circle of Friends”. This song was chosen to encourage to look to the Lord no matter what may come their way. Many awards were given out and then Diplomas and Bibles were given. Mr. Racoma spoke about standing firm on the foundation that has been laid. The Class Rep. then lit a candle symbolizing a new beginning and the recessional began. We love you!!!!
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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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NEHS
On Thursday, May 24th, we were so excited to invite many new members into National Elementary Honor Society. This is a beautiful ceremony where students carry candles. The NEHS Officers spoke and there are many presentations give. Officers received blue cords and 5th Graders received yellow cords to wear at graduation. We welcomed 18 new members and 26 old members into the society. Please see below for the history of NEHS and click on the Blue inserts below to see our bulletin.When the National Honor Society was founded in 1921, the hope was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage high school students’ academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. The National Junior Honor Society was founded shortly thereafter-in 1929 to recognize middle school students in the same areas. Now, over 80 years later, these Societies have become prestigious organizations with outstanding faculty members and students from the school community. Their reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved. In 2008 the National Elementary Honor Society was established. NEHS now is the first stage for students in a process that can bring recognition in the elementary, middle level and high school years to those students who commit to achievement. Membership is thus both an honor and a commitment. NEHS recognizes outstanding Elementary school students who demonstrate excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. 2012 bulletin inside nehs 2012 outside bulletin nehs
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NHS and NJHS
On Tuesday, May 22nd, we conducted our National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society Ceremony. This ceremony is beautiful as students carry during the processional and recessional. We are very proud to have inducted 95 new members to NHS and 13 NJHS. We welcomed back 100 NHS and NJHS members from last year. Both Societies worked very hard on their service project, raising money through bake sales and other means. Students were delighted to take what they had raised to the different institutions. What a blessing to be able to bless others. Please click on the BLUE inserts for our Program.
Here is a little history about the National Honor Society and the criteria for selection:
When the National Honor Society was founded in 1921, the hope was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage high school students’ academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. The National Junior Honor Society was founded shortly thereafter-in 1929 to recognize middle school students in the same areas. Now, over 80 years later, these Societies have become prestigious organizations with outstanding faculty members and students from the school community. Their reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved. Membership is thus both an honor and a commitment.
2012 bulletin inside
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