October 2018 Volume 2 Issue 1

From the desk of Mr. Allen Siemens

~ Lead Administrator ~

Look What The Lord Has Done

“I will praise You, O Lord. with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works,” Psalm 9:1

This summer seemed to fly by, and the flurry of activity surrounding the start of school seemed even more intense than “normal”, but in the midst of all that busyness I sensed the Lord saying “look what I have done.” I began to list all the things that He accomplished, mostly throughout the summer break. I was overwhelmed; He had done a marvelous work. I also had to repent for seeing the school through the lens of what needed to be done, instead of praising Him with my whole heart for what He had done and trusting Him to complete what still needed to be accomplished.

The Lord has chosen to partner with us to complete His kingdom work on this earth. Each one of the items on the list below has a story of someone’s faithfulness to respond to the Lord’s prompting to give of their resources. Those resources came in a variety of ways, and many were completely unexpected. Space does not allow us to tell those stories here, but we are extremely thankful to each one of you who had a part in what the Lord did this summer. Praise the Lord with us as you read what the Lord has recently done.

Staff Additions

Secondary Math Teacher Two Part-Time Learning Center Teachers Receptionist Development Director Two Part-Time Teacher Aides Grounds Crew Secondary Social Science Teacher

Facilities

West Wing Carpet tile donated and installed in 5 rooms Several closet doors donated and installed 3 rooms painted Computer Lab moved, wired, and running Ceiling grid finished in three rooms Much of the baseboard installed Door security locks installed New Kitchen Serving window opened New electrical service entrance installed Many new electrical circuits installed Ovens moved and installed 6 new microwaves donated Garbage disposal donated Sink and ice maker installed New commercial refrigerator donated Cabinets and countertop built and installed Formica donated and installed

New Teacher Workroom Cabinets painted Carpet tile donated/installed in the copy area Workroom supplies moved and organized Commons Computer wall removed Ceiling and floor patched 10 new electrical circuits installed for microwaves Three TV monitors installed Gymnasium Completed new LED light conversion New wall mats donated and installed New scoreboards installed Bleachers repaired and stabilizers installed Transportation “New to us” Bus bought with donated funds Technology 25 new Chromebooks Three Chromebook carts New Content Filter Additional HDMI projectors mounted Loft built in Auditorium Door security bars for classrooms Four new whiteboards donated and installed Two new office desk units donated and installed Eight new conference chairs donated Several office chairs donated

Thank you and Praise the Lord for the many volunteers that put in hundreds of hours to help make the above improvements here at ECS!

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EVENTS

HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT - August 23-24, 2018

SOUTHERN GOSPEL CONCERT - HUGE SUCCESS

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Liberty Quartet The 5 Guys

The evening of August 25th proved to be a very special time at Elyria Christian School. Liberty Quartet (Meridian, ID), and a Southern Gospel favorite, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, joined together on stage to lead us in a wonderful evening of praise and worship during the 3rd annual Southern Gospel Saturday Night. The slightly different styles of each group satisfied everyone's tastes. The ECS gym was filled to capacity with guests from all over Kansas, as well as some from out of state! Even though the gym became very warm throughout the evening, everyone stayed until the end, not wanting to miss a single song. A delicious meal was available as well as Freddy's custard. Thank you to this year's Junior Class for preparing and serving the meal. The school was blessed by the generous donations received through the love offering. The funds will help with school improvements, primarily working towards a new roof for the West Wing. Thank you to all who helped support this special event through your prayers, attendance, planning, and finances.

Save the Date for next year, August 24, 2019, as we just confirmed Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will be back, and we anticipate Liberty Quartet will be joining them again. We hope to see you all next year!

AND DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD, BUT

BE T R A N S F O R M E D BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, THAT YOU MAY PROVE WHAT

IS THAT GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE AND PERFECT WILL OF GOD.

ROMANS 12:2 (NKJV)

Kansas Bible Camp saw another group of ECS students take it by storm at the end of August as our high school retreat invaded their campus again this year. Retreat was a whirlwind experience for all; from the classic Gemmer games (including Alphabet soup boggle, peanut butter and skittles feet, and human tabletop) to StuCo sponsored athletics (stickers courtesy of KBC) to the return of class skits, our students showed their “talents” off at a high level.

For me, the chapel time was the highlight of the weekend. Kicking off the worship time was our student-led worship band who brought the house down with their sets and sound. More than anything else from retreat, I was so proud of what those students brought to the table to set a standard and environment of worship. Particular shoutout to Caleb Froese, 12th, for leading that team, but also to all who were involved in that. Following worship our keynote speaker, Rick Nielsen, brought messages titled “The Words We Speak”, “The Championship Lifestyle”, and “On The Road Again.” Mixing slight of hand with comedy and storytelling with Biblical truth, Rick challenged our students with important life lessons like “the best time to make a life changing decision is before you have to” and “the words we speak make a profound impact on those we encounter everyday, sometimes without us knowing.”

All in all it was a fantastic retreat that set a great foundation for our year…but it could not have been done without incredibly hard work from Mrs. Anne Gemmer, Mrs. Lori Price, Mr. Will Kostelnik, the parents who provided meals, and the staff who attended/drove bus. I

told Mrs. Gemmer that it is so awesome to get to be part of something that is such a well oiled machine. Thanks to everyone for their involvement in another successful high school retreat. - Brandon Roth, Spiritual Life Coordinator

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UPCOMING EVENTS

GRANDPARENTS DAY

Saturday, November 3

6:30 pm

Speaker: Andy Addis

Lead Pastor at CrossPoint

Church, Hutchinson

ECS Gymnasium

Alumni Recognition for Classes of:

1998, 2003, 2008, 2013

~ Reception to follow in ECS Auditorium for ALL ECS Alumni ~

Andy Addis is a pastor, leader, motivational speaker/trainer and author. Primarily Andy claims his most important roles are Christian, husband, and father.

CrossPoint Church is a multisite network of churches with numerous locations throughout Kansas and a congregation of around 3,000.

During the last decade Andy has spoken and led conferences like ADVANCE Leadership, super Summer Youth Camps, Fellowship of Christian Athletes events, Christian Challenge College conferences, church revivals, men’s gatherings/retreats, Christian leadership/pastoral training events, and a variety of one-day speaking opportunities.

Andy is the author of two books: Reading It Right and BLOTCH. The first Reading It Right is a tool for in depth Bible study with thousands of copies in print. BLOTCH is a children’s book and parent resource produced by LifeWay and B&H Kids.

Andy has Bachelor and Masters degrees in communication from Fort Hays State University, and Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages degree from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

His professional background has provided him several career opportunities that aid him as a communicator:

* College Instructor

* Radio On-Air Personality

* Newspaper Journalist

* Church Staff Member

* Independent Speaker and Trainer

Andy is married to Kathy and they have two wonderful sons: Noah (age 19) and Nathan (age 17).

CELEBRATION BANQUET

CELEBRATION BANQUET SPEAKER

Friday, November 2 K-6 Grandparents begin at 9:30 am

7th-12th Grandparents begin at 10:00 am

Please call the office at 620-241-2994 or email office@ecseagles.us to RSVP or if you have questions.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Events

October

1 - JH S @ ECS (4:30 pm) - Furniture Store Fundraiser (6:30-9) 2 - HS VB @ Rural Vista (4 pm) 4 - Early Dismissal (11:30 am) - Parent Teacher Conf. (1-7 pm) - HS XC @ Hv. Co. West (4 pm) - JH VB @ WAHAA (4:30 pm) 5 - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development - HS GT Regionals @ TBD 6 - HS GT Regionals @ TBD - JH S @ Berean Festival (9 am) 8 - NO SCHOOL 9 - K-5 Learn Not to Burn (10 am) - Board Meeting (6:30 pm) 10 - PSAT Testing - Juniors (8 am) 11 - 4th Grade Water Festival (8:15 am) - HS XC WSL @ Hv. Co. West (4 pm) - JH VB @ Peabody (4 pm) 12 - HS GT State @ TBD 13 - HS GT State @ TBD - HS VB WSL @ Hope 15 - JH VB WSL @ Peabody (2 pm) 16 - HS VB Regionals @ TBD - Kindergarten to Pumpkin Patch 17 - Individual Pictures (8:30 am) - Fall Sports Pictures (2:30 pm) 19 - End of 1st Quarter - Elementary Fall Parties (2 pm) 20 - HS XC Regionals @ TBD - HS VB Sub-State @ TBD 22 - BBQ Beef Dinner (11 am-7 pm) 23 - JH BB Practice Begins 25 - JH Singing @ The Cedars 26 - HS VB State @ TBD 27 - ACT Test - HS XC State @ TBD - HS VB State @ TBD

November

2 - Grandparent’s Day (9:30 am) - Early Dismissal (11:30 am) 3 - Celebration Banquet (6:30 pm) 6 - HS League Choir @ Tabor 8 - HS Musical Production “Beauty and the Beast” (7 pm) 9 - HS Musical Production “Beauty and the Beast” (7 pm) 10 - HS Dinner Theater Production “Beauty and the Beast” (6 pm) 12 - HS BB Practice Begins - JH BB @ ECS - Inman (4 pm) 15 - JH BB @ ECS - Rural Vista (4 pm) 16 - Individual Picture Retakes - 5 Guys singing @ Moundridge Senior Center (11 am) 19 - ACSI Teacher Conference - JH BB @ ECS - Little River (4 pm) 20 - ACSI Teacher Conference 19-23 - NO SCHOOL

~ Thanksgiving Break ~ 29 - STUCO Boxed Lunches - Boys - JH BB @ Solomon (4:00 pm) 30 - HS BB @ ECS - Moundridge (4 pm)

December

3 - JH BB @ Peabody (4 pm) - HS BB @ Bluebird Classic (7 pm) 4 - HS BB @ Bluebird Classic (7 pm)

ECS FUNDRAISER

Thur. & Fri. Nov. 8 & 9

7:00 pm

Adults: $10 Ages 5-17: $7

ECS Students: $5 0-4: Free

Sat., Nov. 10 6:00 pm

(Dinner theater)

All Tickets: $20

ECS Music Dept. Presents

Beauty AND THE

Beast

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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Varsity (2-8) Junior Varsity (0-3)

L Central Christian (14-25; 14-25) L Central Christian (12-25; 7-25) L WAHAA (20-25; 26-24; 16-25) L Little River (10-25; 14-25) L Herington (24-26; 12-25) L Goessel (15-25; 17-25) L Little River (11-25; 14-25)

Solomon Tournament (Sept. 8) W KC Schlagle (25-18; 21-25; 25-23) L Tescott (12-25; 22-25) L Wakefield (22-25; 18-25) L Solomon (19-25; 17-25) W Peabody (24-26; 25-13; 25-23)

L Goessel (16-25; 13-25) L Goessel (11-25; 16-25)

Record: 0-3

L Wichita Classical (0-6)

L Wichita Holy Cross (2-5)

L Hesston (0-6)

Hesston JV Olivia Peters - 7th Place

Buhler JV Olivia Peters - 5th Place

Josh Beck - 14th Place

HS TENNIS

HS CROSS COUNTRY

McPherson Makenzie Archer - 4th Place

Hutch Trinity Makenzie Archer - 1st Place Doubles: Caity Nelson & Shelby Bontrager - 3rd Place

Haysville-Campus Makenzie Archer - 2nd Place

A Team (6-0) B Team (2-2)

W Rural Vista (25-20; 25-17) W (25-17; 25-16) W Little River (25-17; 25-14) L (25-27; 6-25) W Wakefield (25-22; 25-16) W Goessel (11-25; 25-13; 17-15) L (24-26; 24-26) W Centre (25-18; 25-21) W (25-13; 25-21) W Solomon (25-16; 25-22)

JH VOLLEYBALL

JH SOCCER

HS VOLLEYBALL Senior Night:

Brekken

Anderson

Senior Night:

Makenzie

Archer

Elyria Christian School

1644 Comanche Rd.

McPherson, KS 67460

Phone: 620-241-2994

Fax: 620-241-1238

E-mail: office@ecseagles.us

www.ecseagles.us

Board President: Greg Fields Vice President: Ben Starburg Secretary: Shannon Unruh Treasurer: Tim Swenson Additional Members: Rich Duerksen Andy Stone Rachel Stucky

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ALUMNI NEWS

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We would love to have email addresses so we can contact you easier about upcoming alumni events. Please send those updates to deann.huxman@ecseagles.us

Marriages:

Mike and Tessa (Richardson) ’01 Barta, Lawrence, July 26, 2018.

Births:

Aaron ’12 and Elisabeth (Unruh) ’12 Potter, a daughter, Ivy June, September 12, 2018.

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VISION STATEMENT: The vision of Elyria Christian School is to provide a Christian education that excels in spiritual and academic instruction. We view the opportunity to educate children as a sacred trust given of God. We realize this is an awesome responsibility given to parents, thus, we desire to partner with them as we train young people with a biblical world view.

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Alumni Recognition for the Classes of 1998, 2003,

2008, 2013

Celebration Banquet

November 3

6:30 pm

Speaker: Andy Addis

Lead Pastor, Crosspoint Church, Hutchinson