Parent Note: Parent Note – January 2, 2023

“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.”  ~ Psalm 96 1-3 NIV

While students (and maybe adults) had to drag themselves out of bed this morning, students were welcomed with a smile, the day began with prayer, and students are back at it – learning about the Lord’s deep love for them and His world. Although we have only been apart for just a few short weeks, we have missed you. Your children are gifted, compassionate, and an absolute joy.  

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

While there are many exciting things happening in the coming year, my prayer is that our community can stay focused on what’s most important – helping our children fall in love with the Lord and His great story. My deep hope is that 2023 will bring a new opportunity for: 

• Parents to spend time praying for (and with) their children
• Teachers to see the hidden talents and desires of students
• Families to find routines that elevate family meals and devotions
• Students to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and mind

What an honor it is to start January together – learning about the Lord and His great love for each of us. Praise to the King!  

SCHOOL NEWS

Thank you! Thank you!  The faculty and staff of Highland Christian would like to thank all of our HCS families for the wonderful goodies, gifts, and Christmas wishes this holiday season.  We pray that all of you had a joyous Christmas season!

Important Reminder: There is no late start this Wed., Jan. 4.

Fusion – Bob Goff Event

Have you heard – BOB GOFF is coming to town!!  Bob is engaging and charismatic.  He will grab your attention and not let it go!  We are excited to share this fun, collaborative event by our surrounding Christian Schools on April 29, 2023 at Bethel Church – Crown Point!  General admission and limited VIP tickets are now available << click here! 

Looking for a Christian preschool or kindergarten experience?  Your child will blossom at Highland Christian School!  We invite you to join us for our PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE next Monday, January 9 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  Learn more about the curriculum, classroom practices, and learning communities at Highland Christian School (PreK-Gr8). Please RSVP online at www.highlandchristian.org or by calling the office at 219-838-0356.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has been supporting our 8th grade trip to Philadelphia in May! We have raised about $1700.00 since the beginning of the school year and this money has been applied to each student in 8th grade going on the trip! We will continue to have snack day on Thursdays and funds will be applied for the 2023 trip until the end of February.  At that time, we will begin to raise funds for the 2024 trip for current 7th grade! Again, thank you for your support of this trip. Students get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience history.

Our 6-8 Encore Current Events Class is so excited to hold a fundraiser for Ukraine. We have been watching the Ukrainians fight against Russia since the beginning of the year because it is in the news every day. Students have created flyers and will have a BAKE SALE and will sell BRACELETS for Ukraine on January 19 during lunch hour, from 11:30 to 12:30 pm.   Any money collected will go towards helping the people in Ukraine stay warm as most people in the east have no power. Items will be individually priced for $1 and bracelets will be $3.00. We thank you for helping us support Ukraine! 

ETC NEWS

Parent Sort Nights:  For the remainder of the school year, please consider joining us at etc on the 2nd Monday of every month to help sort!  No matter what grade your child is in, all adults are welcome on these nights.  We will need you from 5-7, starting next week, January 9th.  Adults only, please, no students.  We hope to see you there!

TRIP NEWS

TRIP orders are due this week, Thurs., Jan. 5th by 10 a.m..  TRIP will be accepting physical gift card orders on Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 9, 15, 23.  RaiseRight scrip ordering for escrip and reload cards are available 24/7.  Need more online ordering information?  Contact Ann Lynch at [email protected].

Raise Right will be raising their online ordering transaction fee from 15c to 29c effective Jan. 9^th when using the PrestoPay option for payment.

Burger King$10 and $25 physical cards are back in stock with a higher bonus rebate of 5%.

TRIP Cash & Carry Gift Cards are available for sale.  Email Ann Lynch at [email protected] with a list of cards/denominations you would like to buy!  Ann will get back to you on what is available and when to pick up cards for payment.

Cash & Carry Gift Cards available to purchase are: ACE Hardware $25, Amazon.com $100,

Arby’s $10, Aurelio’s Pizza $20, Bass Pro Shops $25; Beggars Pizza $20, Cabela’s $25;  Chick-fil-A $10, Cracker Barrel $10, Culver’s $10, CVS $25, Dairy Queen $10, Domino’s $10, Family Express $25/$100, Gordon’s (GFS) $25, Hohman Floral $10, Kohl’s $25, McDonald’s 10, Meijer $50, Menards $25/$100,

Miner Dunn Rest. $5, Office Depot $25, Olive Garden/Darden Rests. $25, Pizza Hut $10, Red Lobster $25, Shell $100, Speedway $50, Starbucks $25, Strack & Van Til Grocery $50/$100, Subway $10,

Taco Bell $10, Teibel’s $25, Walmart/Sam’s Club $50/$100, Walt’s $100.

TRIP Teams for Stuffing Orders:  Team C – Jan. 10; Team D – Jan. 17; Team A – Jan. 24; Team B – Jan. 31

COMMUNITY NEWS

MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT AT ILLIANA: January 7 at 6:30pm. Come early for our baseball state championship ring ceremony! This year we have decided to team up with our rivals (Chicago Christian) and we are going with the “Teen Beach Movie” theme for the game. ICHS will dress as Bikers and CCHS will dress as Surfers. 

Stay for Praise Crowd after the boys varsity basketball game (end time TBA ~ 9:30pm)