By: Melinda De Jong

          “We do NOT want to trade with you!” Bonnie shouted.

      “Well, then you will not receive the profits from us,” I calmly replied.

      “We gave you that land and you abused it!” Alyssa proclaimed.

      “That was not us! You’re talking about the Europeans before us!” Gina yelled back.

      We are debating about whether or not we, the Asians, should allow the Europeans to trade with us.  Our heated debate has taken up the entire class!

      Our arguments are organized. Half of the class is fighting for the European right to trade. The other half of the class is fighting so that the Europeans do not have the right to trade. Those who do not want to trade must write an argument up on the board and read a little speech. The other side must write and read something in their defense, to make trade with the Europeans possible.

     The Asians realized that the Europeans had better medical skills. They wanted to trade for these benefits, but they did not want the Europeans to swarm into their lands for two main reasons. First of all, the Asians had a population boom without the help of the Europeans.  Secondly, the Asians believed firmly in Buddhism. They wanted nothing to do with the Christianity of the Europeans.

     These were the main arguments of our intense world history debate. Although there were no victors, we sure had fun!

Sept. 27          Hot Dogs / Ice Cream

Oct. 4              Burgers / Brats / Donuts

Oct. 11            BBQ / Taffy Apples

Oct. 25            Pizza / Mom’s Choice

The Library

     At Heritage Christian High School, we have a library.  I was up there in the heat this summer, helping to clean it out.  It was extremely dusty and needed a good, thorough cleaning! Needless to say, it looks a whole lot better now.

     There are a lot of books up there! I don’t know how I’ll ever decide which book to check out! There are history books, literature books, biographies, fiction, non-fiction, and more…almost any type of book you can imagine.  It’s a good thing our library is arranged by the Dewey Decimal System. There’s a Dewey Decimal system poster hanging on the wall to help us if we’re not sure where to find our books.

     Our school library is not located in the main part of the school.  It’s actually located on a different wing of the building, not far from the classrooms if we walk outside to a different door.

     A library is a very important thing for a school to have, especially a high school. It provides us with information if we have to write a report.  It also gives us a chance to find books to read for our interest. We could not have a library if it were not for the ladies who volunteered to help set the library up. I would like to thank the volunteers for their time. It’s worth it.

HCHS
By Jennifer Kooy

       When I first found out that my parents were going to send me to Heritage Christian High School, I was kind of sad.

       I wanted to go to Illiana Christian High School with my sister. I was worried that I wouldn’t have a social life. But as time went on, my thinking changed.

       Now I’m proud to be a student at Heritage Christian High. I’m glad that I’m a student here. I go to classes with people that I know quite well, and all of my friends are here!

       At Heritage Christian High School, I can have a true Christian education. I can see the glory of God through all of the subjects taught here. I have a great time with fellow Christians, reading and learning about God’s world and singing His praises.

The Bonnie Boer Minute

      So far at school we’ve been having a lot of fun! I was not expecting school to be so wonderful!

     School starts at 7:45 in the morning – a big change from what we were used to…I mean, I have to be at my “car pool stop” by 7:20! That’s when I used to wake up last year for school!!

     Anyway, besides the drastic change of schedule, I’ve been having loads of fun with both the students and teachers! We’re learning a lot!

     Hope you enjoy The Headliner!

     Have fun reading!

Girl’s Volleyball
By Gina Verburg

     We all learned exactly how to play volleyball around grade 6, when we started the actual P.E. class with Mrs. Bruinsma. In 7^th grade, we freshmen proved that we had indeed learned how to play when we brought home the gold medal from the tournaments. Now, as freshmen and sophomores in high school, we still get to play volleyball.

     On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, we have volleyball practice from around 2:30 to 4:15. By the time we actually get to volleyball on those days, however, we are all very tired. Why? Well, it’s because we also have P.E. on those days, and it definitely tires us out. But we still manage to do our best in practice!

     There are games that we play in practice. There’s one game (my personal favorite) called “Dead Fish.” There are two teams, and we take turns serving the ball over the net. The only catch is that we have to make our serves over the net. If we don’t, we’ll have to go lie on the other team’s side and wait for our teammate to serve a ball over the net and hit us. Sure, it hurts when a serve comes flying over and smacks us in the face…but it’s how we play the game.

      We also practice serving, bumping, setting, and spiking. Of course, we do drills to warm up and practice our skills. So I think that our team will be just as good, if not better, than it was in 7^th grade when we got the gold. GO HERITAGE!!!