Christmas Party!

Christmas Party
The SLC is hosting a Christmas party for the school.

What: A Jolly Christmas Party

When: Dec. 13th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Who: Delmarva Christian Students and Staff

Where: DCHS Gym and Lobby

Cost: $5.00- Includes as much pizza as you want, drinks, and s'mores.

I encourage students to take saturday morning and study for finals and get their school work done and come back to school and celebrate Christmas with all of your classmates.

REMINDER:

The toy drive benefiting the children at the Dagsboro Boys and Girls Club is still gong on we. The deadline has changed to Dec. 18th so don't delay. Donate an unwrapped gift to give to children that will be truly grateful to receive anything.

Basketball Update

The boys JV and Varsity have a home game this friday, Dec. 12th, against Wilmington Christian.

Saturday, December 20th, girls JV and varsity as well as boy JV and varsity all play home against Archmere Academy beginning at 11:00 am and ending around 5:00 pm. Please try to come out and support our DCHS royals!

If you have any questions feel free to approach me personally or post a comment.

Meghan

'Tis The Season!

This Christmas season we are doing a lot at DCHS.

We are holding a toy drive to benefit the children at the Boy's & Girl's Club of Dagsboro. We are asking that students bring in unwrapped gifts for children ages 5-13. The gifts can be put in the boxes under the Christmas tree in the entrance of school. Some ideas for gifts are board games, card games, baby dolls, matchbox cars, soccer balls, basketballs, legos, barbie dolls, crayons & coloring books, toy trucks, books, dvds for young people & kids, and gloves.

We are also conducting a food drive for our local community in conjunction with Caroling on the Circle. You can place the nonperishable food item in the appropriate box under the Christmas tree.

We are also celebrating Christmas as a school. On December 13th we are having a Christmas party with food, games and a bonfire. More information will be given soon!

Our first basketball games are this Friday! We are having a pep rally at the end of the day to get pumped up! We would love for everyone to come out and support the teams.

Thanks for your Support!
Meghan

Winter Chill

On my way into school this morning the temperature read 31 degrees! Can you believe that it is already winter?

We are well into our second marking period of this semester. I want to encourage my fellow students to keep working hard until the end of this semester. Give 100% all the way through your high school career so that you can be proud of your transcript when you are applying to college, as I am now.

I have a few things that I would like to bring to your attention.

• Tuesday the 25th of November there will be no lunch order from the Georgia House, therefore you must pack your lunch or bring money for the machines.
  
• I would also like to remind you that there is NO SCHOOL November 26-28 in order to celebrate Thanksgiving! 
  
• The day we return form Thanksgiving break, which is December 1st, all J-term selections must be finalized. Anyone who wishes to change their J-term course must have that completed by December 1st. 
  
• IMPORTANT: Anyone who is interning during this J-term must have their contracts and list of competencies completed and handed in by the 1st.
  

J-term is a great opportunity and privilege we have here at DCHS. We are able to take mission trips, special courses, and explore career fields. The administration and office staff works very hard to assist each student, so please do your part in making their jobs easier.

I told you guys last week that the SLC was going to a conference. We are leaving today at 12:30 so I would like to remind you to please pray for us while we are there.

Thanks and remember to wash your hands so you don't get sick :)

Meghan

Recap

Return to the Community Day was a great success last week. Thank you to everyone that helped plan and execute the wonderful day of service. Make sure that you fill out your community service logs so that you get credit for your service hours.

November 19th through the 21st the SLC will be attending a Leadership Conference. These days will be jammed packed with speakers, planning sessions, skill workshops, and times of praise and worship. This conference allows the SLC to regroup and focus on the latter half of our school year. We hope to iron out some plans for upcoming events. Our theme for this year has been "Strive For Excellence". We are really looking forward to this conference. Last year we made a goal to have more male leadership in our school, and this year we have eight guys on the SLC compared  to last year's five. On behalf of the entire SLC I ask that you would pray for us while we are on this trip, so that we will truly listen to what God's will is for our school.

Today our chapel was very good. Anthony Richards, from Ocho Rios Jamaica, spoke on resisting temptation. He named five ways that you can resist the devil's temptations. 

1. Recognize people or situations that bring trouble.

2. Run from wrong (It is easier to be drawn in then to walk away. Don't test yourself on how strong you are. Our only strength is through Him.)
3. Choose to do what is right
4. Pray for God's help
5. Seek friends who love God and can offer help when you are being tempted.

I would also like to open this blog for chapel requests. If you have song ideas, speaker requests, and any other kind of ideas or constructive criticism please feel free to share.

Thanks :)

Meg

Open Gym and Bible Study

Hebrews 12:1-2

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame."

Athletics are found in the Bible several times. I like this verse because it is a metaphor used to explain how we should lead a Christian life. Basically as Christians we need to turn our sins over to God and not dwell on them. We need to ask God for endurance to go through the tough times. and we need to always keep our eyes on Jesus, who died so we might live.

Athletics and the Bible my two favorite things! So here are the open gym and Bible study dates.

Bible Study:

November 13th 2008, 5:00-7:00

There will be no Bible Study November, 6th. 

Open Gym:

Monday: 3:30-4:30 (11/10)

Wednesday:3:30-4:30 (11/05 & 11/12)

Thursday: 5:30-7:30 (11/6 & 11/13)

If you plan on going to open gym on Thursdays you must leave the DCHS campus and come back for open gym.  

Winter Sports Starts November 14th!

Thanks,

Meg

Fall/ Winter Sports

Hey everyone!

I hope you are getting really excited about the last couple games of the Fall sports season. Please get out and support your teams in their last couple of games.

Wednesday October 22nd:

Soccer has an away game against Salisbury School @3:30

Thursday October 23rd:

Volleyball has a home game against Smyrna @ 4:00

Friday October 24th:

Field Hockey has an away game at St. Thomas More @ 4:00

Tuesday October 28th:

Field Hockey has a home game against Campus Community@ 4:00

Soccer has an away game at Polytech @4:00

Winter Sports begin November 14th! YAY!

The School Spirit Committee is planning a Winter pep rally. If you have any awesome ideas please share them!

There is an open house this weekend @ Delmarva Christian High School from 9am-11am.

Please invite anyone who is interested in seeing what DCHS is all about.

Thanks,

Meghan

God Is At Work At DCHS

During this school year the spiritual emphasis team set a theme for chapels and the whole spiritual element of Delmarva Christian High School. As many of you know the theme for the entire year is Striving for Excellence.

Chapels this year have certainly lined up with this theme. Today's chapel speaker, Dr Barr, spoke on accountability. The students were challenged to be answerable, responsible, and accountable to God. Right from the beginning in Genesis 1:1 we are informed that "God created the heavens and earth." Because God is ultimately responsible for everything we must be responsible with what God gives us. This include possessions, talents, opportunities, and actions. While most of us have heard a message like this before it is wonderful to go back to the basics and ground ourselves in the Word.

Even the basics are tough and it is easy to fall short of your own standards and very easy to fall short of God's standards. One way that we as Christians can help each other to withstand temptation and live up to God's standards is by forming a triple cord. Dr. Barr instructed us that in Ecclesiastes 4:12 Solomon writes "a cord of three is not easily broken". We were challenged to find two friends that we can create a triple cord with. These friends should be people that will truly help us. Please take this challenge seriously. I know from my own experience that having a group of three friends is the most beneficial way to stay accountable and withstand temptation.

The spiritual emphasis team works very hard to plan these chapels so please make sure that you give your input to those members.

Thank you,

Meghan

Bible Studies

As many of you know we started a boys' and girls' Bible study in September. During the studies we are reading Every Young Man's Battle and Every Young Woman's Battle. Dinner is provided during this time of fellowship.

We have developed a schedule for the studies so please mark your calenders. The boys' and girls' studies will take place the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 5:30 - 7:30 (after practice). If you do not play a sport you may go to the library in between school and the Bible study.

The next Bible study will be held October 16th.

In November we will meet on November 6th and 13th, the 13th however is the second Thursday.

In December we will meet on the 4th and 18th.

Again this Bible study is open to the entire student body.

Hope you can make it!
Meghan

Harvest Party!

Thanks to everyone that attended the homecoming this past week. It was a blast! Congratulations to Wes Scott and John Hale who won the hot dog eating contest!

This Friday October 3rd DCHS is hosting a Harvest Party! This event is absolutely FREE. 

There will be pizza, soda, Wii Sports, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Pick up basketball games, volleyball, and indoor soccer. We have invited the 7th and 8th graders from the local Christian schools to attend this event, so please come out and show them how DCHs students love to have fun!

Meghan

SLC PR

Homecoming!

Homecoming is a unique tradition at DCHS. This year homecoming is on September 27th.

At 11:00 am our homecoming games against St. Thomas More begin. Volleyball (JV and Varsity) soccer, and field hockey teams will be playing.

At 12:30 pm our fellowship BBQ begins. After the games we have a lunch BBQ for all the students, fans, and opposing teams. Everyone is welcome!

From 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm all students are invited back to DCHS for a carvial hosted by the SLC. There will be a bonfire, smores, popcorn, hotdogs, drinks, and tons of games. There is no admission fee, but we will be selling tickets for a quarter ($0.25) each, which will be the way we charge for games and food. So please be sure to bring some spending money.

Homecomeing is not something exclusively for athletes, we want the whole school to be involved, so I hope you can make it to the 2008 DCHS homecoming games and carvial.

Parents, if you want to volunteer to help with the homecoming please email Kathy Bryan at kbryan@delmarvachristian.com

Thanks,
Meg
SLC PR

Spirit Week Rules!

Monday: Oops my closet exploded!

• Do not wear jeans, spandex, sweatpants, pajama pants or pajama tops.
• Do not wear hats.
• Do not wear slippers or flip flops.
• All clothing must adhere to the school policy of modesty.

Tuesday: Super Hero/ Pirate/ Ninja Day

• Do not wear jeans or spandex.
• Do not wear flip flops.
• No underwear over pants.
• All clothing must adhere to the school policy of modesty.

Wednesday: You sure clean up good!

• Chapel dress required.
• You may wear patterns or stripes.
• You may wear colors other than dress code.
• Shoes must still adhere to school policy. (No open backs or toes)
• All clothing must adhere to the school policy of modesty.

Thursday: Crazy hair day!

• School dress code is required.
• You may dye your hair any temporary color.
• You may wear any kind of makeup.

Friday: Spirit Day!

• School dress code is required, except you may wear your spirit T-shirt if you bought one.
• Please do not wear a skirt because there will be a pep-rally

If you choose to disobey any of these rules you will serve an after-school detention.

Thanks,

Meg

SLC Update!

This past Monday we held elections for the sophomore and freshmen students that wanted to be on the SLC.

The result of these elections are as follows:

Spiritual Emphasis: Andrew Hazzard and Tyler Collins
School Spirit: Jordyn Gum and Haley Embleton
Community Outreach: Mallary Gum and Kyle Kokjohn
Social Coordination: Rebecca Bryan and Olivia Esopsito

Congratulations to everyone!!

Today's chapel was very applicable to our student body. As we are striving for excellence remember that we are each accountable to God as well as each other. In being accountable we must be humble and honest. We should care about one another and trust them. This doesn't just apply to your small group of friends, but we should trust and care about Christians in general. Thank you Mr. James for being obedient to God and sharing that message.

Spirit week is next week!

In case you forget...
Monday: Oops my closet exploded!
Tuesday: Superhero/ Pirate/ Ninja Day
Wednesday: You sure clean up good!
Thursday: Crazy Hair Day!
Friday: Spirit Day!

There will also be a pep rally on friday so please do not wear a skirt :)

Thanks
Meg

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Our sports seasons have begun and we are in full swing. As of Wednesday September 9th our standings are as follows:

The Soccer team stands 2-0
The Varsity Volleyball team stands 1-1
The JV Volleyball team stands 2-0
Our Field Hockey team stands 1-1

Thanks to all of our hard working athletes and dedicated coaches DCHS has been having fun while representing Christ on the field and court.

Please come out to our games and cheer on your royal athletes.


Beginning September 22nd we will be having spirit week to gear up for our Homecoming games on September 27th.

Monday is "OOPS my closet exploded"
Tuesday: SUPER HERO day
Wednesday: Gee you clean up good
Thursday: Crazy hair day!
Friday: Spirit Day!

More info. about what exactly you can and cannot wear will be explained soon!

Thanks,
Meg
SLC PR

Attention all DCHS students!

Hey everybody! I'm going to make this one short!

Events For September:
(also found on the calendar)

• Master Commission Rally 09-05-08 @ the end of the school day
  
• T-Shirt money due 09-08-08! If your money is late you will not be able to receive a t-shirt!
• Wash For Life 09-13-08 9am-12 noon
• Underclassmen Elections 09-15-08
• Bible Studies 09-15-08, 6:00 - 7:30 at DCHS
• Spirit Week! 09-22-08 through 09-26-08
• See Ya At The Cross 09-24-08
  
• Homecoming 09-27-08 Playing St. Thomas More

That is an overview of the entire month! Hope you have a good one!

Meghan
SLC PR

Week Two

This week we had our first chapel.. in my opinion it was awesome! We got to really spend time in worship and a group of students made a commitment to take hold of their thoughts in order to reap an action. That action can lead to a habit and a good habit leads to good character, and ultimately if you sow a righteous character you reap the destiny God has planned for you.

Although you may not realize it this commitment is going to be tough to up hold. Controlling your thoughts is one of the most difficult things because it is private and easy to hide from people, but you can not hide them from God. Because this is so difficult we have to keep each other accountable. When you choose an accountability partner choose someone that knows you in every aspect of life. Choose someone that will tell you the things that are hard to accept but beneficial to your spiritual walk.

If you are looking for a place where you can find some spiritual guidance or an accountability partner remember that Doc is meeting with students on Mondays for fasting and prayer. He is also holding FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) meetings on Fridays. Both are held in the computer lab.

Coming up in a few weeks will be the underclassmen election for those who have a desire to join the SLC. Please begin praying about what branch of the SLC you would like to serve on. More info will be annouced soon!


This blog is more than just a way of communicating information to you guys. We would love for you feedback!

Thanks!
Meg

Update!

Hey guys! So I think the first day of school went great! I hope you all had fun.

One thing that I would like everyone to be aware of is the Bible studies that will begin on September 15th. There are sign up sheets in the hallway. The Bible studies will be held at school from 6pm-8pm. The girls study will be reading Every Young Woman's Battle and the boys will be reading Every Young Man's Battle. Please sign up if you plan on coming so we know how much dinner to provide.

If you have any questions feel free to comment or ask Tara Munro, Sarah Betts, Caleb Craig, Peter Gorgui, or Mrs. Bryan.

Stay posted for more information about the Wash 4 Life event that will take place on September 13th!

Thanks,
Meghan Whittington
Public Relations

First Day of School

Hey everybody I wanted to give you a heads up on what to expect on the first day of school.

It begins at 12:00 noon. At 5:00 the parents will join us for a BBQ. You can expect to leave the school around 6:30.

The first day of school is awesome! We get to sleep in and only have 15 minute classes! We also do some cool activities to get to know one another. This year we are going to have about 15 German exchange students with us. They arrived in the U.S. on August 8th and several DCHS families have welcomed them into their homes. Take advantage of the time with the German students to discover the cultural differences and similarities.

Although we do have a relaxed and fun first day be prepared for the second day of school... get some sleep and remember to turn in your summer reading.

Most Wednesdays we have chapel and the girls are required to wear skirts and the guys are to wear ties. This does not apply on the first day of school... but feel free to wear skirts and ties if you want to... I think I might wear a skirt :) Either way you are expected to be in dress code the first day.

If you have any questions about the first day of school feel free to comment!

Meghan
SLC Public Relations

A New Year!

So its not January 1st but in the lives of teenagers and teachers the beginning of fall represents a new year. Your Delmarva Christian SLC is well on its way to success. We have just returned from camping at Trap Pond where we held our fist official meeting of the 2008-2009 school year. We have tons of ideas and plans to put them into action. We are going to need some help from all you guys too.

I'll recap what we have planned for just the first two months of school.

The executive board: Peter Gorgui, Tara Munro, Caleb Craig, and Sarah Betts, have selected devotions that will begin being read on the first day of classes. They have also began preparing for bible studies that they will lead beginning the 15th of September. There will be a guys study of "Every Young Man's Battle" and a girls study of "Every Young Woman's Battle". Everyone is invited to come, keep your eyes open for signs in the hall for more information on each of these studies.

The School Spirit Team: Chloe Johnson and Emily Pentoney,
have been busy planning Spirit Week which will be the 22nd through the 26th of September. They have also designed some AWESOME class t-shirts for this year. I am so excited for everything they have got going on!

The Social Coordination Team: Kattie Parsons and Keina Harmon,
have been brainstorming like crazy and have come up with a carnival theme for our homecoming. There will be your classic carnival activities and we hope to have a time of country line dancing. We are really excited about this and hope you can come out after the games on the 27th and enjoy the night with us. (more details will be sent out soon)

The Community Outreach Team: Adam Troyer and Philip Gordon,
have been on top of the ball with planning our second annual Wash for Life, which will be held on September 13th. Wash for Life is a National movement is to make a greater statement. That statement is that "WE VALUE LIFE" Wash for Life is not an organization it is a movement. Check out their website! (the link is on the right side of this blog) The community outreach team is teaming up with the PTF to hold a community yard sale on the same day as the Wash for Life. The proceeds will go to the Sussex Pregnancy Care Center.

Spiritual Emphasis Team: Luke Mathews and Lauren Henry,
have planned the first chapel and set up a theme for the year, which will be "Striving for Excellence." It is very tough to come back from summer break and be motivated to start school work, but here at Delmarva we begin our classes and a lot is expected. As most of you know we are held to a higher standard and we pray that we will all strive for excellence all year long! Our spiritual emphasis team is also looking forward to September 5th. On the 5th Pastor Rob Brown will be bringing in a group of young adults to help influence and instruct our student body in witnessing and spreading the good news! The Saturday after the 5th will be an optional evangelical outreach in Rehoboth. this will be open to all students and we will be sure to supply you with more information.

We are extremely excited about the 2008-2009 school year. The SLC wants to accomplish as much as possible so we ask for your prayers in our motives and direction. We want everything we do to be done for God's glory and His will be done in each event. If you have any input, questions, or ideas feel free to comment!

Thanks!
Meghan
SLC Public Relations