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Heritage Christian High School Friday, November 9 , 2001
Interim
By Rachel Warner

When I first saw our class schedule with "Interim" written on it, I was boggled. To get some more information, I interviewed Mr. Medema.

The Interim consists of three different classes that we will have from the time we get back from Christmas break until the end of January.  Those three classes are Practical Theology, taught by Prof. Hanko, Rev. Allen Brummel, Rev. Nathan Brummel, Rev. Houck, and Rev. Haak; Music History, taught by Mrs. Looyenga; and Choir, which will be led by Mr. Don Terpstra and Mrs. Looyenga.  At the end of Interim, we will have exams for each of these classes.

     The Interim will be from Monday, January 7, to Friday, January 25.  The last day will be our exam day.  The whole morning will be our class on Practical Theology.  Prof. Hanko will speak the first week on the subject of prayer.  For his class, we will be required to purchase a book called In the Sanctuary.

     After this first week, the four area ministers (Revs. A. Brummel, N. Brummel, Houck, and Haak) will each lead two mornings.  They will speak about discipleship, missions, social action, Christian philosophy, developing a Protestant Reformed worldview, and living the antithesis.  We will participate in a variety of different activities, including lectures, note-taking, group discussion, worksheets, and reading assignments.

     Our second class, Music History, will be right after lunch, followed by Choir.  We may have a Choir program at the end of the Interim.

     I’m looking forward to the Interim because we get to put aside our semester classes for a while and study something completely different for a month.  We will learn so many exciting things.  This is a good and unique opportunity for both students and teachers to study new material, learn from ministers, professors, and teachers, and praise our heavenly Father.

Announcements

1. Clothing orders tentatively set to arrive November 19.

2. Thanksgiving Break: 11:45 a.m. dismissal on Wednesday, November 21.

3. Field trip to Cognis Corporation (Chemical Plant) is planned for Friday, November 16.

Requested Announcement:

4. Advance notice to the ladies of the church: The Ladies Auxiliary of PRCS plans to hold their annual Christmas dinner on December 12 (D.V.)  More details will be forthcoming. Please set aside this date on your calendars.

Hot Lunch Schedule

Nov. 15                       Tacos / Donuts

Nov. 29                      Burg,Brats / Mom’s Choice

Dec. 6             Subway / Ice Cream

Dec. 13                       BBQ / Mom’s Choice

Basketball Schedule

Conditioning

November 13

Practices

November 15, 16, 20, 26, December 4, 6

* Practices from 2:30 – 4:00

Games

November 27         4:30         Ill. Lutheran

November 29         5:00         Southhaven

        December 5         4:00         Luther East

        December 7         7:30           DeMotte

The Chicago Tribune
By Alyssa Zandstra

     All that we heard as we entered the Freedom Center of the Chicago Tribune was noise.  We heard the sounds of a crane using a vacuum to pick up huge rolls of paper and the hum of machines as they splashed ink onto the never-ending rolls of paper.

     We visited the Chicago Tribune on Friday, October 26, using the De Jong farm van and the van of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy and Lynn Lubbers.  We got lost in the process of working our way through downtown, which was actually pretty funny.

     When we entered the Freedom Center, we were told to wait in an adjoining room.  A Chicago Tribune representative came and told us what we could expect to see. 

     This “representative’s” name is Mr. Henkle, and he is not ordinarily a “tour guide.” He is an executive with the Tribune, involved in managing the purchase of the newspaper and overseeing its quality.  He gave us this tour as a personal favor to Mr. Eric Ophoff Sr., who, as vice-president at Abitibi Consolidated, sells newsprint to Mr. Henkle. We will be the only school to receive this favor from Mr. Henkle.

     Mr. Henkle guided us to a room filled with large rolls of paper, upon which the Tribune would eventually be printed.  Some of the rolls weighed 1,000 pounds, and all of the paper in the warehouse would be used up within the next four weeks!

     As Mr. Henkle walked us through the ground floor, we saw the paper being transported on large conveyors.  Then, we took the elevator up to see the printing process.  Finally, we were able to see the packaging of the newspapers by several workers and machines.  The last stage of the newspaper process is delivery, but we didn’t see that part.

     As we left the Tribune, we headed out for lunch at a pizza place called Bacino’s, not far from the Freedom Center.  It was delicious, and I think everyone had a good time.

     This field trip was fun and educational at the same time.  We saw how a successful business works.  We noticed the amount of work that it takes to get a paper to the door every morning.  Before the trip, we didn’t realize how much work it actually took.  Now, whenever we get the paper in the morning, we think of all the hard work that was put into the Chicago Tribune.

     The field trip was exciting!  Hopefully, we will have this much fun on future field trips.

Reflections
By Jennifer Kooy

     We saw the happy, smiling faces of all the boys and girls as we walked quietly to the assembly room.  It was picture day, and we had traveled to the grade school to get our pictures taken.

     When we got back to our own school we were told that we were wonderful examples for the young children at the grade school.  This made my ears perk up.

     That night, as I sat alone in the dark on my bed, I got to thinking that we should not only be examples to the young children at the grade school, but also to the people around us every day, people who do not have the faith that we have.  Do we let other people know about our Christian faith?  Do we just push it aside when we talk to unbelievers, or even our friends at school?

     We should let nonbelievers know about our faith instead of tucking our faith away when the time comes for us to defend it.  If God puts someone in our path, we should show ourselves to be Christians in every aspect of life.

     Our witness will not only leave some kind of impact in the lives of unbelievers, but it will also show the younger children in our Protestant Reformed churches and schools how they should act when they find themselves in the same situation.

Anthrax!
By Melinda De Jong

     The World Trade Center was attacked almost a month and a half ago.  This was a very scary incident.  Many Americans are having second thoughts about flying in an airplane now.  I was scared too, but as Christians, we must remember that God is in control.  Everything is in His plan.

     Now, another alarming thing has come to the United States of America.  This “thing” is anthrax.  As Christians, we will probably tend to be scared, but we should not be.  Again, we have to put our trust in Jehovah and dedicate our lives to praising and glorifying Him.

     The entire chapter of Psalm 62 comforts us and tells us to put our trust in God.  Verse 8 is especially comforting: “Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.”  In the face of terrorism, anthrax, and whatever comes against us in life, we must always trust in God.
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