saxony lutheran crusaders principal s message · 2017. 10. 2. · crusaders october dates to...
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Everyone knows John 3:16 by heart “For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:17 continues “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through Him.” These are powerful words when you consider that God’s love extends to all. He sent His Son to die for the whole world, everyone! All who believe are saved through Him. As we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation this month, we are thankful and rejoice in the Lord for the gift of salvation. Through the life, death, and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ.
I am excited to say that we had a record number of students attend our Future Freshman Day on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. We welcomed 102 8th graders to spend a portion of their day at Saxony Lutheran High School. It was a fun and informative day! We pray for God’s will to be done as these families make the very important high school decision for their child.
October is a very busy month at Saxony Lutheran High School as we host Mass Band Day on October 6 and the Crusader Challenge Fundraiser kicks off on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Be sure to see the information on this important fundraiser in the newsletter. We will also be having Student-Led Academic Conferences all month. There are many more activities occurring daily and are identified in this newsletter.
We ask that you continue to pray for Saxony and our mission of “Sharing Christ...Shaping Lives.”
In His Service,
Mark Ruark
SAXONY LUTHERAN
CRUSADERS
October
Dates to
Remember
Inside this issue:
School News 2-5
Technology 6
Fast Facts 7-8
Lunch Menu 9
October 2017
Righteousness by Faith—From First to Last
Romans 1: 16-17
2017-2018 Theme Verse
Saxony Lutheran
High School
exists to center
students on
Christ and God’s
Word, to strive for
excellence in all
phases of
education
and to prepare
students for a life
of Christian
discipleship
using God’s Word
as their guide.
Principal ’s Message
6—Mass Band
Concert 6 p.m.
11—Fall Concert
7 p.m.
13—Picture Retake
Day
16—College Fair
12:30 p.m.- 2:30
p.m.
19-Crusader
Challenge Kick-off
20—Halloween
Dance
19-25—Crusader
Challenge Week
22—Crusader
Challenge Dinner
23—Crusader Challenge Dinner 24—Crusader Challenge Dinner 25—Crusader
Challenge
26—Crusader Day
27—No School
28—ACT
30—Winter Sports
Practice Begins
Let’s get social!
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High School link:
School News
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The Mass Band Concert will be Friday, October 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. Students from our various feeder school
band programs will join Saxony for a day of music. Saxony Band members should arrive by 5:30 p.m. in formal
attire.
The Fall Concert will feature the band and choirs of Saxony on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Come enjoy an evening of beautiful music. A free-will offering will be taken in support of the music program.
Band District Auditions are Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Please mark your calendars.
Band News
Halloween Dance
A Halloween dance will be held Friday, October 20, 2017 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. in the Moeller Commons. The
cost to attend is $5.00. Costumes are not required but are encouraged. There will be a contest for best
costume.
A Few Dance Reminders:
Students must bring a permission slip for all non-Saxony guests. See Ms. Hayden for a permission slip.
Students must arrive within one hour of the start of the dance unless they have prior permission.
Costumes must be school appropriate and meet school requirements for length and coverage. If you
have questions about your costume, please see Ms. Hayden or Mr. Ruark.
Photo Retake Day
Cheekwood Studios will be here on Fri., Oct. 6 for photo retakes. If you did not have your picture taken at
Registration Day, you must have your photo taken on Oct. 6 (including seniors). Sign up in the office if you
simply wish to have a retake.
On Thursday, October 26, 2017 we will have a half-day of school with dismissal at noon. No lunch will be
served, and each class will have a different activity for the day.
Freshmen—School Service Day. Students and teachers will go into the community to serve at various
locations.
Sophomores—Testing Day. Students will take the Pre-ACT. This will take place at Saxony.
Juniors—Job Shadow Day. Juniors should have received information from Ms. Fuchs.
Seniors—Class Meeting Day. You will discuss many items related to senior year, including graduation.
Also on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Seniors will hear from Jostens about graduation items during 1st
period beginning at 8:25 a.m. Sophomores will have a Jostens meeting during 2nd period beginning at
9:15 a.m. in the gym to discuss class rings on October 26, 2017 as well. Jostens will be taking orders at
Saxony on Friday, November 3, 2017 from 10:55 a.m.—12:15 p.m. (during the lunch periods).
Crusader Day—October 26, 2017
School News
Page 3 SLHS Oct. 2017
A special congrats go to Tabitha
Petzoldt, Samuel Varnon, and Katie
Benkendorf (pictured below) for
making it into the All-District Choir.
There were about 500 students from
the district that tried out, including
seven from Saxony. The 2017 All-
District Choir will perform on No-
vember 11, 2017 at Cape Central
High School.
Congratulations to Jonathan
Klein, our September Student of
the Month. He is pictured to
the left with Mr. Ruark.
Crusader Challenge
Seniors will be selling Trash Bags and will work the dinner Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The
menu will consist of smoked chicken, scalloped potatoes, cinnamon apples, and biscuits. This will be a
carry-out only dinner. Carry-outs will be available from 4:00—7:00 p.m.
Juniors will be selling poinsettias and will work the lunch on Sunday, October 22, 2017. The
menu will consist of kettle beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, rolls, and dessert. Lunch will be
served from Noon—3:00 p.m.
Sophomores will be selling Cardinal calendars and will work the dinner on Wednesday, October
25, 2017. The menu will consist of pork steaks, baked potatoes, baked beans, corn on the cob, and rolls.
Dinner will be served from 4:00—7:00 p.m.
Freshmen will be selling magazines and work the carry-out only dinner on Monday, October 23,
2017. The menu will consist of pulled pork, twice-baked potatoes, baked beans, slaw, and buns. Carry-
outs will be available from 4:00—7:00 p.m.
Each meal will cost $10.00.
Additional information and sign-up sheets will be available shortly. Contact Dawn in the school
office with any questions.
October is National Principals
Month, a widely recognized na-
tionwide celebration that recog-
nizes the essential role that princi-
pals play in making a school
great.
Thank you Mr. Ruark and our pre-
vious principals for the guidance
and Christian direction you have
provided for Saxony Lutheran
High School!
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STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES We’ve written you previously about Crusader Time and extended homerooms. In brief, the fac-ulty advisor for each small group has become more invested in the academic success of students in their group, regularly meeting with each student to discuss grades and offer support. The next step in this process is Student-Led Conferences. (Students heard about this today dur-ing Crusader Time.) This October, instead of meeting with seven teachers during Student Aca-demic Conferences, you will be meeting with your student and his or her advisor (small group teacher). You are still able to meet with each teacher if you wish, but you must participate in the student-led conference first. As the name suggests, your student will take the lead in this meeting. We are working with stu-dents to prepare them for this event. (Of course, we encourage you to speak with your student regularly about his or her grades, using PlusPortals.) Here are the important details:
Student-Led Conferences will be held from October 2 – October 26. Each conference should be 15 minutes (but some teachers may schedule 20 minute appointments). The student must attend with at least one parent. Each homeroom teacher will schedule his or her own appointments; watch for information later to-
day about how to do this. Once the Student-Led Conference is complete, the homeroom teacher will help you schedule ap-
pointments with other teachers. This is OPTIONAL. We ask that you schedule your appointment by mid-October. Teachers will be in touch if they do
not hear from you by October 13. The Student Academic Conferences scheduled for October 24 and October 26 will NOT be held.
This time could be used for appointments, however, as families and teachers make their individu-al arrangements.
We are very excited about this shift and we believe it is best for our students. As always, if you have
questions or concerns, please contact one of us. In His Service, Mark Ruark Judith Fuchs Principal School Counselor
Student-Led Conferences
Alumni Recognition
Saxony Lutheran High School is proud to report that three members of the Class of 2018 have recently
had essays published in Beyond the Blank Page, a textbook currently being used in EN100 classes at
Southeast Missouri State University and in dual credit writing classes in high schools throughout the
region. Congratulations to Emily Buerck, Katie Richmond, and Drew Zieba! We are proud of you!
School News
Page 5 SLHS Oct. 2017
The 18th Annual Crusader Classic Golf Tournament We would like to extend our gratitude to the sponsors of the 18th Annual Crusader Classic Golf Tournament. It was a beautiful day at Cape Country Club and 168 golfers helped support Saxony.
Tee/Green Agri Systems of Cape & Jackson, Inc.
Alliance Bank Barry Hovis – Candidate for State Rep (146th District)
Cape Janitor Supply Carpenters Local 1770
Cheekwood Studios, Inc. Christ Lutheran Church, Gordonville
Citizens Electric Corp. CS Printing, Inc.
Culver’s Drury Southwest, Inc.
Edward Jones – Tim Domian First State Community Bank Immanuel Lutheran School
Innovative Orthodontics, LLD Lanzotti & Rau
Lillian Schneider McDonald’s Restaurant, Cape Girardeau
Montgomery Bank Presto-X
Progressive Farm Credit Services Rhodes 101/Mercato
State Farm – Mike Jones Trinity Lutheran School United Land Title, LLC
West End Tavern
Donations Dirt Cheap
Dr. Anne Heisserer Gas-A-Mat
Golf Etc. Kasten Swap Shop SLHS Booster Club
Stash
EVENT SPONSORS
Tournament Altenburg Machine & Fabrication, Inc.
Mississippi River Radio Delta Companies, Inc.
Mission
Hadler Electric, LLC Saxony Village/Lutheran Home
Van Matre Buick
Team Bowman Milling Co., Inc.
Dreyer Electric Regional Brain and Spine
Rev. David and Judy Dissen Shawneetown Feed & Seed Co.
Southeast Health
Food/Beverage Bi-State Southern Convenience Stores
Bob & Amy Birk Bluff City Beer
Dairy Queen – Cape Girardeau Etzold Packing Co.
Kohlfeld Distributing River Eagle Distributing
Schaefer Water Center, Cape Girardeau Wayne & Marilyn Steffens
Crusader
Coad Toyota Richard A. Meyer
Tech Info
EBSCOhost
search.ebscohost.com Offline
access:
username - saxonylutheran
password – crusader@1
EZSchool Lunch View student lunch accounts &
make payments
www.ezparentcenter.com
FundingFactory
Drop off old laser & ink cartridg-
es to school for fundraising and
recycling.
PlusPortals
Accessing student grades,
attendance, and course webpag-
es www.plusportals.com/
saxonylutheranhs
For Tutorials on using PlusPor-
tals, http://bit.ly/28JqzGQ
SchoolWay Don’t have our school’s notifica-
tion app? Visit http://
myschoolway.com/saxony
For Sale:
Saxony has flat screen monitors
that we are not using anymore.
If you are interested in any of
the following monitors, please
contact the school office. We are
asking $10 per monitor. Dell monitor (05320U)
Qty. 1
HP monitor (w17e) Qty.
1
Dell monitor (1708FPb)
Qty. 1
Viewsonic monitor
(vs11369) Qty. 1
Viewsonic monitor
(VS10867) Qty. 2
HP monitor (VS17e) Qty.
1
Samsung monitor
(GH17LS) Qty. 1
Dell monitor (1505FP)
Qty. 1
Dell monitor (E173FPs)
Qty. 1
Dell monitor (E177FPb)
Qty. 10
Dell monitor (1707FPt)
Qty. 4
Dell monitor (E153FPf)
with audio bar Qty. 3
Dell monitor (E157FPb)
Qty. 3
Benq monitor (Q7C3)
Qty. 1
HP monitor (P9621D)
Qty. 1
Megavision monitor
(MV173) Qty. 1
Acer monitor (AL1715b)
Qty. 1
Page 6 SLHS Oct. 2017
Fast Facts
Page 7 SLHS Oct. 2017
How large is our student body?
Which elementary schools did our students attend?
Who are the Saxony staff?
Saxony’s staff is comprised of 21 full-time and 9 part-time. All of our teachers
are certified in their primary teaching fields.
14 members of our faculty have earned a master’s degree or higher and 1 more
currently completing masters program.
Grade Class Total Females Males
9th 61 21 40
10th 65 40 25
11th 61 27 34
12th 62 32 30
Total 249 120 129
Where does our Saxony family worship?
Saxony Lutheran Church Membership
Concordia, Frohna: 12 students, 2 staff
Good Shepherd: 3 students, 2 staff
Grace, Uniontown: 1 staff
Hanover, Cape Girardeau: 18 students
Immanuel, New Wells: 1 staff
Immanuel, Perryville: 15 students, 1 staff
Immanuel, Tilsit: 2 students
Salem, Farrar: 8 students
St. Andrew, Cape Girardeau: 29 students, 3 staff
St. Paul, Jackson: 75 students, 3 staff
Trinity, Altenburg: 8 students, 1 staff
Trinity, Cape Girardeau: 20 students, 4 staff
Zion, Gordonville: 1 student
All Saxony Students Saxony Freshman
St. Paul – 93 St. Paul- 20
Trinity - 56 Trinity- 15
UCLS- 30 UCLS- 9
Immanuel- 11 Immanuel—1
Other– 59 Other- 16
Other Church Memberships
Bethany Assembly of God—Cape Girardeau
Cape Bible Chapel—Cape Girardeau
First Church Centenary UMC—Cape Girardeau
Connection Point—Jackson
Cowboy Church Crossroads—Jackson
Crossroads of Hope Community Church—Sikeston
First Baptist Church—Oak Ridge
Grace UMC—Cape Girardeau
La Croix Church—Cape Girardeau
Lynwood Baptist Church—Cape Girardeau
Miner Baptist Church—Sikeston
Mt. Auburn Christian Church— Cape Girardeau
Prince of Peace Baptist Church—Sikeston
Rock of Cape—Cape Girardeau
Shady Acres Church of Christ—Sikeston
St. John United Church of Christ—Jackson
St. Vincent De Paul Church—Cape Girardeau
St. Vincent De Paul Church—Perryville
Fast Facts
Page 8 SLHS Oct. 2017
Saxony Café Lunch Menu
October 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Crispito or Quesadilla Chips w/cheese & salsa Fresh Veggies/Corn Fruit
3
Cheeseburger or Hamburger Fries Peas or Corn Fruit
4
Grilled Cheese Choice of Soup Side salad or Fresh Veggies Fruit Smoothie King
5
Turkey Sub Chips Fresh Veggies or Side salad Fruit Popeye’s
6
Chicken Tenders Mashed Potatoes Gravy Corn or Green Beans Fruit
7
8 9
Chicken & Dumplings Hot Roll Peas or Corn Fruit
10
BBQ Nachos Lettuce/Cheese Corn or Rice Fruit
11
Spaghetti Garlic Bread Green Beans or Side salad Fruit Smoothie King
12
Meatball Sub Chips Side salad or Corn Fruit B– dubs
13
Pepperoni or Sausage Pizza Chips Corn or Fresh Veggies Fruit
14
15 16
Chicken Patty Bun Mashed Potatoes/Gravy Peas or Corn Fruit
17
Lasagna Garlic Bread Green Beans or Corn Fruit
18
Grilled Cheese Choice of Soup Side salad or Fresh Veggies Fruit Smoothie King
19
Corn Dog Tater tots Baked beans or Green beans Fruit Chick fil-A
20
Pizza Inn Side salad or Fresh veggies Chips Fruit
21
22 23
Beef Tacos Lettuce/Cheese Chip & Salsa Mexican Rice or Corn Fruit
24
French Toast Sausage Patty Hash Brown Yogurt Fruit
25
Ravioli or Toasted Ravioli Breadstick Green beans or Salad Fruit Smoothie King
26
No Lunch
27
No School 28
29 30
Cheeseburger Mac or Beef Noodles Hot Roll Green Beans or Corn Fruit
31
Chicken & Dumplings Hot Roll Peas or Corn Fruit