christmas shop - Berean Christian School

banks is up by 30%, realize that families in Palm beach County will be blessed as a result
of your generosity. We were thankful too for a retreat that, while in a different venue and
time, still saw nearly 40 students deepen their commitments to Christ.
Secondary Principal, Mr. Waters
Breakfast with Santa Festival
Saturday, December 12,
8am and 10am seating
in the Cafeteria
Come and eat waffles with Santa in the North Pole and then Volume
have fun 1,
playing
games,
Issue
3 making
ornaments, making hot cocoa, face painting and more! Over 12 booths
2009filled with fun!!
Tickets are $10.00 For kids 2 yr to 12 yr and $5.00 for adults.
Tickets on sale with Mrs. Conlin and out front before school starts Starting Friday, December 4th.
All proceeds to benefit Senior Class
Mission Trip. 798-9300 ext. 249
BCS RECOGNITION DATES
Upcoming Calendar Dates
Christmas Shop
Nov 30th - Dec 4
Dress Down Day
Dec 4
Christmas Program
Dec 10
Brown Bag Lunch
Dec 11
Christmas Chapel
Dec 14
JH/HS exams
DECEMBER 5TH—7TH GRADE
MRS. VICTORY/MRS. STEGALL
8TH GRADE MR. BROCK/MISS EARNHARDT
DECEMBER 12TH—PRE-SCHOOL K2-K4
Dec 16-18
End of 2nd quarter
Dec 18
Christmas in the Kennel
Dec 18-19
Christmas Break k2-12
Dec 21-Jan 4
Beginning of 3rd quarter
Students return
Jan 5
Special points of interest:
Please mark your calendar for the annual
BCS Christmas Program. This year's event
will take place on Thursday, December10th
in the GF Worship Center. The program will
include an elementary performance at 6:30
PM, followed by a Junior High Band
performance at 7:15 PM and High School
Praise Band performance at 7:50 PM.
BCS Christmas Chapel will be on December
14th at 8:15 AM in the Worship Center. All
are welcome, please join us!
Cassius
Phillip
We would like to thank the many
volunteers who worked on the
Harvest Day event. A special thanks
to Magda Dominique for her work
with the K2-K4 and to Cassius Phillip
who handled the Elementary/
Intermediate for their leadership in
making this another successful PAWS
event. Thanks to all the parents and
alumni who helped!
Magda
Dominique
CHRISTMAS SHOP
November 30-December 4
Monday - Friday 8AM—4 PM
Items for Dads, Moms, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles,
Grandpas and Grandmas, etc. Prices average $2-$15. This
helps teach the youth the real spirit of giving, with pride in
knowing that they have picked out something special and
paid for it themselves.
SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR DISCOUNT TICKETS
2010 South Florida Fair is January 15th-31st
Order forms have gone home with your child, or you can go to www.southfloridafair.com/schools
to purchase your tickets. Please make sure to enter our school code (BECS) in the Agent Promo
Code box, so we can get credit for your purchase.
Congratulations Berean Christian, 1st place winner! They received a check for 10% of
their counter sales and a bonus of 8% of the total sales generated by all of the
schools. Their check is $1,345.37. Great job by all of the schools. Thank you for all of
your enthusiasm. I hope you all enjoyed the friendly competition! Have a great weekend!
Angela Bloom, Marketing Director Chick-fil-A, The Mall at Wellington Green 10300 W.
Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33414
*On a side note, this fundraiser money was split and the Senior class donated
theirs to one of our teachers whose baby is at Sloan Kettering in New York City
being treated for neuroblastoma. Way to go Senior’s!
The Pound iPress
Berean Christian School Newsletter
December 2009, Vol. 1, No. 5
Harvest Day
is the annual rope tossing,
horse shoe throwing, and egg
racing festival held at Berean
Christian School. According to
elementary students, this is
one of their favorite events of
the year. The students enjoy
everything from popcorn and
cotton candy to carnival games
and face painting. This event
would not be possible without
the assistance of the Berean
Christian school PAWS. PAWS
is the Parents Always Willing
to Serve group who meets
monthly to discuss events at
Berean and how they can help
improve the school with their
volunteer service. The National
Honor Society students are also
a big help as they assist with
setting up for the events and
the carnival games, as well as
serving the food. This is clearly
a collaborative effort between
Berean students, parents, and
faculty. It is events like this
that bring the Berean “family”
together to serve others and
have fun for the purpose of
reaching a common goal.
Article by: Roham Rashtchy
Putting Pep Back into Pep Rally!
Pep rallies at Berean are usually nothing out of the ordinary; however this
particular pep rally was one to go down in bulldog history. This pep rally which
was originally dedicated to reward the students for their sales of the coupon
books ironically turned into a huge dance party for all of the BCS students. It
all started when “Beat It,” the famous Michael Jackson song started playing in
the gym. The students went crazy, and one by one began pouring out from the
bleachers onto the gym floor to show off their moves. After the entire student
body came together to dance to “YMCA,” it was time to return to class. It was
difficult for the students to concentrate on their studies after this exciting
event.
Story by: Kaylyn Lewis
Student Life
Retreat Report
THOUGHTS ON...BAPTISM
As Christians, we are commanded
to be baptized to symbolize to the
world who we are. Baptism has no
spiritual healing power but it does
distinguish us as Christians. It is a
privilege and honor to be able to
be baptized in our great country. In
many countries around the world,
people have to be baptized secretly
and face so much persecution for
it. People lose their families, their
homes, and sometimes even their
lives for giving their life to Jesus
Christ. Berean Christian School has
taken advantage of this privilege
that we have in America and reaches
out to their students on a daily basis
with the message of the gospel
and the importance of baptism.
Berean Christian School holds
an annual Baptism Chapel each
year so that students who have an
interest in being baptized have the
opportunity to do so. This tradition
was started by former Berean bible
teacher Jim Sims who is passionate
about God and has always enjoyed
helping BCS students spiritually.
In a day and age when it is difficult
to stand up for the word of God, it
is spiritually refreshing to see the
Berean staff and students being the
“salt of the earth.”
Article by: Roham Rashtchy
Berean Christian School’s 2009 Retreat
was full of inspirational chapels, fun
games, student bonding, and good
food. During retreat, Coach Elardo ,
Pastor Al Jackson, and Torrence Jackson
taught the students to avoid the sins
of this world and turn to Christ. The
students were able to enjoy a variety
of games set up by Student Council,
including everything from kick ball to
inflatable obstacle courses in the gym.
At night , the high school was taken to
a bon fire and the students were able
to bond while roasting marshmallows
by the fire. Surprisingly, having the
retreat at the school wasn’t so bad
after all.
Story by: Kaylyn Lewis
& Anthony Salerni
Sports
A Season in Review
by Kaitlin Lee
Berean Christian School has had another successful fall sports season. With its second year of football and its large volleyball
program, Berean Sports has tremendously progressed.
The football team has made it through their second season with a 2-6-1 record. It spent most of its time learning the ropes
and getting into shape. The team had many injuries that set it back, but allowing the team to become extremely flexible while
15 injured players sat the bench until they were able to regain enough strength to play in the upcoming games. “Most of the
injured players were starters” said Junior Keion Berry. Keion Berry said the best thing about the season was “the long bus
rides” and when asked what the best experience was this year he responded, “being able to compete with two of the best:
Tannon Roberts and Will Hanford.
The Football Cheerleading squad grew tremendously this year. It was made up of 17 people this year compared to only 8
people last year. There were many new faces on the team this year including Mary Madison Sims, who got a lot of criticism
for being the first basketball player on the team. Other new faces included Kaylyn Lewis, Careen Cross, and Tori Lewis.
There were also many old faces including “seasoned Veterans” Kaitlin Lee, Brittni Hammond, Savannah Thornton, Kaytee
Dion, and Heather Klotz. The team developed both physically and spiritually thanks to its new coach, Aimee Yocum.
Varsity Volley ball had a winning season with a 9-5 record. They went to districts and finished 3rd. They grew as a team
and all became close friends. Senior Chelsea Locklear felt her favorite experience this year was “eating out, playing good
teams, and winning.” Amber Johnson and Alison Flinn thought the best part of the year was, “the bus rides back from
games and the closeness between every member on the team.”
JV Volleyball had a very successful season by gaining the best record ever for the JV Volleyball program, 9-2! Allie
Britt said the best thing about the season was “beating Lake Worth and Jupiter.” One of the biggest occurrences that
took place during the season was when the bus broke down in Naples in the middle of the night and allowed the
team to spend the night and miss school the next day. When asked what the best experience was during the season,
Allie Britt said, “growing closer to our teammates when we broke down in Naples.”
Junior High Soccer had a record of 13-1. They were PACC Runner-Up
Champions. Many goals were also accomplished during this season. “We won
all our district games during the regular season and we accomplished our
goal of having at least some form of devotions at least once this season,” said
Coach Richard Miller. When asked how this team differed from last year, he
said, “We had an overall younger team this year, with good talent in almost
every position.” Many good years are to come for this young team.
Cross Country is still in the midst of their season. Currently, they are making their
way through Regional’s and are working hard to make it to states once again.
Michael Miller ran his best time of 16:47 and became 4th in the county and 6th
in districts. Michael’s favorite experience over all during this season was “coming in the top 10 in every
race and also being ranked 15th in the state.” Michael recently placed 1st in the Regional meet on the 4th
hardest course in the nation.
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Spotlight Article - Matt V.
Ashley Romnosky &Jacob Lampinen
What has tmy whole experience been
like for you?
It was scary for me to be in that
experienced because it was life
threatening. I continued playing
during the game even though my
head had been bothering. I had
forgotten about the injury and
thought it wasn’t too serious.
How did you find out all of what
happened?
After the game I realized my head
had really started to bother me. I had
a really bad headache for a while and
tried using some pain reliever but it
wasn’t helping me at all. So my mom
brought me to the hospital.
What exactly happened?
In a football game against Glades Day
School, I was playing defensive end
and in the last quarter I had went
through their offensive line and had
a head on collision with the runner
back. Afterwards I was seeing stars
People in Sports
and had a big headache, but despite of
that I played the rest of the game.
What have you taken from all of tmy?
I am grateful that I am okay in the
end of it all and nothing else serious
was wrong with me. All of my friends
were the glad for me to be back and be
functioning normally.
Do you see tmy still affecting you in the
future?
No, the doctors had told me that
the blood clot in my head would
dissolve away in at least 2 months and
shouldn’t be bothering me at all.
What has things been like since you’ve
come back to school?
It’s great to be back in with my friends
and classmates; he’s feeling fine and
nothing’s bothering me. Everything
is all back to normal and again my
friends are all happy for me to
be back.
Playing through Setbacks
Although the Bulldogs had a growing season it came at a price. This season
the Berean Bulldogs lost 14 players due to injuries. These players were
Amir Ariannejad, Seth Gatlin, Alix Moise, Arthur Crouse, Will Hanford, Zack
Stephen, Kelby Maynor, Matt Vibert, Eric Kreiger, Amir Crawford, Doug
Terrana, Miguel Parales, Jesse Hanes, and Keion Berry.
A key wide receiver, Alix Moise, was injured during the season. “I sprained
my ankle during a pick up game of basketball Sunday night at open gym,”
said Junior Alex Moise. Moise said this really affected the team because it
took away one of the key wide receivers. “The worst part about my injury
was that we already had injured players and me getting hurt didn’t help the
team,” said Moise. Junior Amir Crawford’s seaon was also cut short due to an
injury. “I broke my arm going in on a blitz,” said Crawford. Crawford said that
without all these injuries there would have been a better season.
“All these injuries messed up what we worked for,” said Moise. With 14
injured players the Bulldogs struggled to get wins. “I don’t think this injury
will come back in the future,” said Crawford. Both Crawford and Moise went
to physical therapy to prevent any further injuries. “Hopefully there won’t be
any more injuries next year so we can play to the fullest of our abilities,” said
Moise. The Bulldogs are looking forward to an injury free season next year.
- by Amir Ariannejad & Logan Reese
Why Do I NEED a
Driver’s Permit?!?
A classmate asked me if I had my
driving permit yet and I said no.
He thought it was really weird to
be 15 and not have a permit. To be
honest, having my drivers permit is
not a big priority to me. It’s one of
the last things on my mind. What’s
the point if I don’t even have a car?
And my parents don’t seem to mind
driving me places, so why is it such
a crime to not have a permit?!?!?!?
P. Peterman
P. Peterman is a pen name that
allows our writers to submit stories
under the guise of anonymity.
2009 December
Boys Basketball Games
@Highlands Invitational
Dec 4, 6:30pm
@ Highlands Invitational
Dec 5, TBA
@ Cardinal Newman
Dec 7, 7:30pm
Trinity
Dec 11, 7:30pm
@ Seminole Ridge
Dec 15, 6:30pm
Christmas in the Kennel
Dec 18, 6 & 7:45pm
Okeechobee vs. Benjamin
Dade Christian vs. Berean
Christmas in the Kennel
Dec 19
Skills contest 10am
Consolation Game
11:30am
Championship Game
1pm
2009 December
Girls Basketball Games
@Village Academy
Dec 7, 6:00pm
Park Vista
Dec 8, 7:00pm
Trinity
Dec 11, 6:00pm
@Seminole Ridge
Dec 15, 3:30pm
JUST AHEAD IN DAWGSVILLE, USA…
Current Winter Sports Info
Varsity Boys Soccer
Monday Dec 7
@Kings Academy
6pm
West Palm Beach, Fl
Tuesday Dec 8
@Summit
4pm
West Palm Beach, Fl
Thursday Dec 10 @Glades Day
4PM
Belle Glade, Fl
Tuesday Dec 15 SUMMIT
4PM
Seminole Palms
Thursday Dec 17 JUPITER CHRISTIAN
4PM
Seminole Palms
@Benjamin
6pm
Palm Beach Gardens
@Kings Academy
4pm
West Palm Beach, Fl
4PM
Seminole Palms
Varsity Girls Soccer
Friday
Dec 4
Tuesday Dec 8
Thursday Dec 10 GLADES DAY
Congratulations to the
Michael Miller of the
BCS Cross Country Team
for his fine showing at
the 1A FHSAA Cross
Country State
Championships in Dade
City this past Saturday.
Michael represented
BCS as the District and
Regional Champion in
the 5K race. Michael, a
junior at BCS, finished
36th out of approximately 200 runners with a time of 17:28.
His hard work and determination, like many athletes here at
BCS, speaks for his attitude of commitment. Congratulations
Michael. Go Bulldogs!
Academics & Classes
BCS Scholastic
Book Fair
by Brandy Hyde and Lindsey Lovan
Children smile and reach up to
grab that one book that they
“must have” from the once-a-year
event. The Scholastic Book Fair
has once again returned to Berean
to encourage kids to read more.
Mrs. Waters, the librarian, walks
around to help the first graders
to find a book that is suitable to
their interests and reading level.
The Scholastic Book Fair has been
around for roughly a decade. Even
the seniors remember walking
around with a list of their own
literary selection to return to their
parents. Students ranging from
kindergarten to twelfth grade visit
the book fair every year. There is
always something for everyone
with items ranging from books,
pencils, pens, posters, and small
Lights, Camera, Action!
gadgets. Mrs. Waters took some time
out of her busy schedule to give us a
bit more information. When asked
about the profits, she informed us
that the money goes directly to the
library. They use the funds for new
books and new library equipment to
make the library a more comfortable
environment. She also informed
us of the huge success of the book
fair. “I think we did fantastic,” she
said. She explained that, “last year
we did better than any other book
fair, and this year we made close
to the same amount!” Besides
benefiting the school, the book fair
also greatly assists the students and
their families. She told the story of
“That was a fantastic show!” Here at Berean Christian School we have a
great drama class. Drama class is where students express their feelings
out loud in front of everyone and where students practice acting if
they are professional actors. Berean Drama class is coached by Ms.
Hoback, Mr. Waters, and Mrs. Stegall. They’re
the best coaches; I guess they’ve been in
drama class when they were in high school
and middle school. The Drama Class went on
a fabulous trip to the Kings Academy School
on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. The Drama
class was put together with High School plus
the Middle School students. They went to see
a show called “The Curious Savage” because
the coaches wanted to let the students to see
what other area Christian Schools in the area are doing in their drama
programs. Also so they can see what hard work and time can enable
students to accomplish. This year the Drama classes are working hard
to put on a great show for us and probably compete with other schools.
We can’t wait for what the Drama classes come up with! I bet it will
be splendid with the coaches they have it might be tremendous!!!!!!!!
HOW YOU THINK WILL THE SHOW BE?
Story By: Kimberly Maurival
one kindergarten student that
read their first chapter book. For
a kindergarten student, that is an
amazing accomplishment. The
families also get access to books
that are right there on campus,
the parents do not have to go to
another bookstore to find a book
for their child. Parent volunteers
also helped make the week long
event a complete success by
helping students find what they
are interested in. Throughout the
week, students from kindergarten
through eighth grade were able to
visit the book fair during class and
take note of the books they would
like to purchase. There is always
something new to look forward to
each time the Scholastic Book Fair
appears.
Academics & Classes
Activities in November
Elementary
In the1st grade, Mrs. Jarriel had Spider Day where the students
learned about spiders by completing craft projects such as
spider webs, spider plates, and even spider sandwiches. In the 2nd
grade we had pumpkin carving competitions, where the kids competed against the others in their class to see who could make the
most creative pumpkin. Lastly, Mrs. Waters sponsored the Annual
Book Fair in this month.
Junior High
Mrs. Stegall’s drama class took a field trip to see a plas to get a
feel on how acting should be perfomed. Mr. McCurdy’s music class
performed in the first ever BCS Pep band at the Junior High Girls
and Boys Basketball team against Summit
High School
The High School Drama class (Mrs. Stegall)t ook a field trip
to see a play to get a feel on how acting should be perfomed.
Mrs. Medellin’s class had Mole Day. Mole day was a day where the
students had to bring in their mole projects.
Organizations|Clubs
National Honor Society
Boxes for Belle Glade Food Drive
As we approach a very busy Christmas season (and semester
exams) and reflect back to Thanksgiving, we do indeed have
much for which to be thankful. Recently, the National Honor
Society sponsored its annual food drive and BCS families
donated over two tons of food; that is significant considering
the size of our school. In a year when requests to food banks
is up by 30%, realize that families in Palm beach County will
be blessed as a result of your generosity. We were thankful too
for a retreat that, while in a different venue and time, still saw
nearly 40 students deepen their commitments to Christ.
Secondary Principal, Mr. Waters
Thank you for your generous donations.
Community
The Bulldog Community Council
We would like to have as many parents, alumni, teachers, and
community members as possible join us at our next BCC on
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. We will be continuing
our discussions and implementations on increasing parental,
alumni, and community members involvement at BCS.
Everyday ways to help Berean Christian School
•Collect Box Tops for Education (General Mills products) and turn them in to your teacher. BCS can
earn up to 10¢ for each box top. You can also shop through Boxtops.org and a percentage goes to
the school.
• Collect Tyson A+ Labels and turn them in to your teacher. BCS can earn 24¢ for each label.
•Collect Labels for Education Points from Campbell’s products (Campbell’s, Swanson, Pepperidge
Farm, and V8)
•Target’s Take Charge of Education Program. Register online at http://www.target.com or call
1-800-316-6142 to designate the total of your REDcard (Target Visa Credit Card, Target Charge
Card, or Target Check Card purchases to BCS. Target will donate 1% of all designated purchases to
BCS. Designate BCS School Number 5244.
• Office Depot gives back 5% of store and online purchases to BCS. Designate BCS ID Number
70206332.
•Donate used printer cartridges. You can turn them in to the computer lab
Missions News
Kazemba Basic School
The students contributed $800 towards the repair of this community well. It services are not only for the school
but for the huts and villages that are adjacent to the school. The entire school has been a part of a longstanding
relationship with Gospel Link, an organization that helps pastors in Africa, Europe, and Asia through sponsorships
from Christians in the United States.
The secondary Bible classes in our school usually help with funds with Gospelink sponsorships, but in 2009,
BCS and Gospelink are piloting a new program to help schools and school children in places where there is
great need. We are privileged to be the first school to “adopt-a-school” through Gospelink. BCS will partner
with the Kazemba Basic School, in Chongwe, Zambia. This public school is located 5 miles from a paved road in
rural Zambia and educates about 300 children (77 of whom are AIDS orphans) in grades 1-9. Teachers live on
site, and students, who generally live in huts with dirt floors and no utilities, walk miles to school each day. The
headmaster has written and asked for desks and chairs, sports equipment (soccer balls and volley balls) and
educational materials of all types. Many of their students, especially the AIDS orphans have great personal needs
due to extreme poverty.
If each student in BCS Junior high and Senior high could contribute $1 each month in their Bible classes, we could
raise enough funds to make a difference in the Kazemba school. Students may also be motivated to give more
than what is asked. Contributions from many Christians all over the world will help open doors for Gospelink
representatives to visit the school and present the gospel to reach the students with the life-saving message of
God’s Grace. We in the United States have been blessed greatly. What we give may be a small gift to us, but it
would mean a great deal to those who have virtually nothing.