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Heritage Christian High School

Friday, October 24, 2003

Hockey!
By Melissa De Jong

Smack! Cross it! Pass to center! Pass to the point! Whack… whoosh, and it’s a goal! In P.E. III, (a class which happens to include all Junior and Senior girls!) we played hockey a few weeks ago. Mr. Medema is the P.E. teacher and he gives us a tough workout before we start playing hockey!
Our workout consists of pushups, sit-ups, jumping jacks, and different kinds of stretches. When we first started we only did 25 jumping jacks, 10 sit-ups, and 10 pushups. We are now doing 100 jumping jacks and 30 – 35 sit-ups and push-ups. In addition to making sure we have a good workout, Mr. Medema taught us rules to the game of hockey.
Hockey is not just running around with a stick and hitting a ball. It is good to communicate with your team, to let them know where you are by saying: “point,” “center,” or “cross it.” By saying these words we are letting our teammates know where to pass. It is important to have good grip on the stick in order to have more control over the ball, and be able to weave in and around people.
Hockey was a fun sport to play, even though some got frustrated. It was a way that we could work together as teammates, both in the intellectual and physical parts of the game.

Who Wants It? We Do!
By Katie Van Baren

“Who wants it? We do!” I screamed as I sat on the sidelines. Our Heritage Christian High School volleyball team was in a tournament this year that was held at Clifford Pierce Middle School and was sponsored by Calumet Baptist High School. This year was our 2nd year competing in a tournament.
Though this year we didn’t do as well as we did the year before, playing was a great, educational experience. We learned that even though we might lose a couple of games, we are not to have a bad disposition. We learned to play harder the next time around. We also learned that we are to show that we are Christians by our good sportsmanship and we hope that we showed it by the way that we acted through out that tournament.
This is the last year that the present seniors will play volleyball. We are so glad that we had the opportunity to play in this tournament. I hope that for years to come the future volleyball teams will be able to attend this tournament and will be able to enjoy it as much as the team did.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parents: Midterms will be sent home with the students on Wednesday, October 29. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for November 6 and 10. Your students should have delivered a letter home about conferences, explaining that conferences are scheduled based on your requests. You might choose to wait until after you’ve seen your students’ midterm progress report before requesting conferences, but please return the form or call the school office by Friday, October 31.

Transportation Reimbursement: Parents who live less than 1 and ½ miles from school and need to request a serious safety hazard verification form should contact Suburban Cook County ROE, 10110 Gladstone, Westchester, IL 60154-2618 or phone 708-865-9330. This form must be completed and returned by February 1, 2004.

Spanish I
By Alyssa Zandstra

“Buenos dias, senorita!”
As each Spanish I student strolls into the class, he or she says this usual greeting to Miss Huisenga. Buenos dias, senorita means “good morning, miss.”
From the time that Spanish class begins until the time class ends, we learn much information about the Spanish language. So far, the Spanish class has learned about numbers, types of clothing, names of school supplies, and colors. We are not only learning to speak the Spanish language, but also learning to read, write, and interpret this foreign language.
Spanish is becoming one of the most important languages in today’s society besides English. As more Spanish-speaking foreigners are entering our country, the Spanish language is becoming more and more popular and beneficial to learn. To interact better with these Spanish-speaking peoples, one could learn the Spanish language and help them in this country.

Planning Ahead
By Gina Verburg

This year the juniors and seniors of Heritage are planning ahead. For some students the future is a long, unforeseen road. For others the future is perfectly mapped out to almost every detail. Although planning ahead may be different for each student, it is still something that must be done in order to prepare for our futures.

With the help of Mrs. Mary Terpstra and Mr. Vermeer the juniors and seniors are getting a look at colleges and are starting to plan for the “post-high school” areas of life. Each student was required to fill out a personal goals sheet so that the hopes of every student could be taken into consideration for college visits and career opportunity visits. As we continue to make our plans we are continually grateful for the help of Mrs. Terpstra and Mr. Vermeer.

It becomes very clear in planning for the future that God is in control of all our lives. If we aren’t accepted into a college we mustn’t dwell on the fact that we didn’t get in but rather that it wasn’t God’s will for us to get in. Every student should be aware of God’s presence in their lives today and in their futures.


American Revolution
By Bonnie Boer

On the fourth of July in the year 1776, one of the most important and influential documents of the United States was written: The Declaration of Independence, penned by the hand of Thomas Jefferson.
The future of the 13 colonies under British control was to be changed- a change that we, as Americans, still feel today- freedom.
The question is, was this freedom gained in the right way?
As juniors and seniors in Mr. Van Uffelen’s history class, we agreed that the liberties we have in America are definitely God’s gifts, yet we struggled in agreeing whether or not the idea of the American Revolution was in accordance to God’s commands in Scripture.
Was it Biblical for the colonists under their mother country’s control, to revolt? Aren’t we called to be submissive, render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and live under the powers ordained by God?
As the discussion went on, we realized that the American Revolution was a sin in God’s eyes. Rebellion against God-ordained authority is contrary to God’s Holy Word. The main conclusion was this: God’s plan and purpose is carried out through means. He uses the wicked and the righteous to accomplish His good pleasure. Although the revolt that we celebrate every Independence Day wasn’t done in submission to our earthly government, the King of Glory used it to give us freedom of religion and other liberties we are grateful for today.

Time is Life
By Grace DeJong

“Dost thou love life? Then do no squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of.” “If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.” These are quotes from Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanac.”

In the juniors’ American literature study of Benjamin Franklin, we’ve noticed how important time is to even a secular man. To waste time is to waste life. One way he demonstrated how important time is to life was in the way he organized his day. He had a set schedule of hour-by-hour duties that he had to accomplish each day. He seems to think that many opportunities are overlooked, because people don’t use their time wisely. Many of us would agree with this. How often have we known we had to do something, but simply bided our time away, so that the work we had to do was still left undone? We often put off until tomorrow, what could have been done today.

As Christians, we have to use our time wisely because we know that our life is as a breath of air, as a flower that fades. Job 7:1 speaks clearly to the fact that our life is very short, “Is there not an appointed time to a man upon earth? Are not his days also like the days of an hireling?” In relation to this, we must be busy with the Lord’s work every day. As II Timothy 2:15 states, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the work of truth.” Here, Paul instructs Timothy to be busy, always studying or working to the glory of God. We have to use our time to glorify God and bring honor to His Name. We cannot squander away our time, because it will give us less time to accomplish the work that God has in store for us. If we use every day of our lives diligently, we will reap blessings, in this life, and in the life to come.

 
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