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| Heritage Christian High School | Thursday, December 12, 2002 |
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Consumer Economics The upcoming Christmas break is not the only break that we will be having from regular school. We will also be having a two-week interim course after Christmas break. We await this with eagerness, as we will have many guest speakers and activities. The chief speaker will be Mr. Eric Ophoff. Our four teachers will be presenting various topics. We will also have three speakers coming from Michigan: Mr. Peter Vander Schaaf, Mr. Jim Decker, and Mr. Edward Ophoff. Besides these speakers we will have two area ministers speak to us: Rev. Houck, the pastor of Peace PRC and Rev. Haak, the pastor of Bethel PRC. The topic this year is Consumer Economics. We will learn how to handle our money, balance a checkbook, and other such things. A few of the sub-topics include government, market systems, insurance, banking, cars, housing, law, environmentalism, and taxes. But this is not all. During the course, we will be going on a field trip to the Mercantile Exchange. We will also have choir every day. We will be presenting a special program, to which you are invited, on Friday, January 17 at 8:00 p.m. In addition, our lunch hour will be longer than the usual 25 minutes, and we may have time to play some intramural games, such as basketball, soccer, or mini-ping pong. Interim provides a great chance for all of us to learn something new. I think that I can say that the whole student body here at Heritage Christian High School is looking forward to it. |
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By Meghan Looyenga Can you name the most famous work of George Frederic Handel? This probably isn’t the most difficult question in the world. If you didn’t know the answer, it is The Messiah. This specific piece of music happened to be one of Handel’s favorites. In England, during a low point in Handel’s composing history, a friend, named Charles Jennens, suggested that he write an oratorio based on a compilation of Scripture passages that he had arranged in verse form. Handel remained in England from August 22 through September 14. In that twenty-four day period, he wrote the whole work! About five months later, the oratorio was played for the first time in Dublin, Ireland. The Messiah presents the birth, death, and resurrection of our Lord. Handel said that writing it was an inspiration. He wrote, “I did think I did see all Heaven before me and the great God himself.” On Saturday, December 14, a group of interested students, teachers, and a few others are taking a trip downtown to see the performance of The Messiah in its entirety at Orchestra Hall/Symphony Center. To top the evening off, we plan to dine at Connie’s Pizza. We are excited and are looking forward to this great experience. |
Last Friday, students at Heritage Christian High School ate food from many countries of the world. In world geography class, the freshman and sophomore classes selected recipes from different countries. We ate foods like pineapple pizza from Hawaii, kachoomber from Pakistan, Japanese chicken, German sauerbraten, and many other interesting dishes. The food was delicious. Jacob Wiersma raved that the food was very good. Emily De Jong announced, “There were some very interesting foods.” After the International Feast, we were very full. This is the second year Mr. Van Uffelen’s class prepared the feast. I think this meal is interesting and entertaining. I think all the students enjoyed it. I only hope the next feast is as good as this year’s. Exam
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