Dr. Peter

All through Doc's role play of the disciple Peter he continually remarked on Peter's tendency toward arrogance. Pride is such an offense to God. It's basically saying that you don't need Him cause you've got it all together. In my opinion, it is the most ironic and laughable of sins. Take just a moment to the think of the greatness of God, how infinitely awesome He is. In light of Him, I am nothing. I do not exist outside of Him. I do not live, move, or breath outside of Him. How pathetic arrogance is in light of His glory.

Accountability Meetings

Hey Everyone,

We've changed the date for accountability meetings. We will now meet on Fridays during lunch rather than Thursdays. We realize that many of you attend the FCA meetings and we want to accommodate you.

Hope to see you there,
Sarah

12/11/09 Update

wii Tournament

• Saturday, December 12th from 6:30 to 10:00
• $2.00 Admission
• All you can eat pizza and drinks
• Trophies for Champions!

What Pastor Greg had to say this week was no picnic. He really challenged us to be intent about relating to God rightly. Obedience to His will is not an option in this relationship. It's so ironic that we tend to rely on grace to get us out of the obedience part of salvation. We know that God is all loving and merciful, so of course He'll forgive us when we ignore Him. But then we are ignoring the very purpose of grace; to bring us into right relationship. Obviously, if we are avoiding the obedience issue, our goal is not right relationship. That's the root issue. Faith without works is dead, so disobedience says alot of something about our faith.

SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY AND PEP RALLY

Friday, December 18th

We are preparing for a big day of basketball on Saturday, December 19th when all of our teams will be playing Delaware Military Academy. Wear your spirit t-shirts to school that day and regular dress code pants.

GIRLS BIBLE STUDY

Will not be meeting on the 14th. Unfortunately we have not been able to start yet. I'll let you know when the first meeting will be.

See you in school,
Sarah

God is Love

“If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?”1 John 4:20 NIV.

What Mrs. Hudson spoke about this morning was how to relate to one another properly. How we treat one another ultimately comes down to how we view one another. Sadly, I've heard so many people say that they hate someone that they don't like or are jealous of. Immediately my mind goes to this verse. Apparently if we don't love one another we cannot possibly love God. This seems really difficult because, face it, God is awesome and people are not always very lovable. But here's the amazing thing about coming into relationship with God: you can become like Him, and God is love. This is why love is not something characteristic of the loved subject. It is characteristic of the lover. This ties into what Mr. Kemerling said at the beginning of chapel about the Holy Spirit manifesting Himself within us. Only when we are indwelled by Love (God) are we able to love.

What's happening:

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Shoebox for Soldiers program. We know that our gifts will be appreciated by our men and women overseas.

As I said in chapel this morning, we will be having a wii tournament on Saturday, December 12th from 6:30 to 10:00 at DCHS. You can sign up for the different events you want to participate in and we'll have prizes for the winners of each category! Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin boards across the hall from the lockers. We're gonna feed you pizza so the event will cost $2.00 per person.

Also, Girls Bible Study will begin on Monday, December, 7th! We'll have it in the music room from 5:15 to 6:30 right after girls' basketball practice. There is a sign up sheet for that on the bulletin board opposite the lockers so we can estimate how many will be coming.

Your friend,

Sarah Betts

Don't Bail On Me! - Steve Fitzhugh Chapel

Wow, what a great time at chapel this week. Steve Fitzhugh spoke to us and I have to admit, I was wondering how the comedy would lead us to the Word, but the joke was on me. I was especially inspired when he was sharing about a time when he was seriously tempted and deciding to give in when the Lord told him "Don't bail on Me 'cause I didn't bail on you when I was hanging on that cross." That made my every temptation seem utterly pathetic! I think his humor was very effective in revealing just how ridiculous our excuses are.

All the announcements are covered in my last post, so have a great Thanksgiving Break!

We have a ton to be thankful for, starting with the cross.

Sarah

Veteran's Day

In the Message Today there was alot to be learned. I really loved the comparison of our relationship with God to a marriage relationships. I can't think of anything worse than being married to someone who only stays faithful to me because he doesn't want to go to jail. I want to be in a relationship founded in unconditional love, and God wants the same thing with us. That's amazing. We aren't His drones checking off some list of what He needs us to do (like as if He needs anything from us). He is in love with us and wants us to return that love.

As I said in chapel today, we will be beginning a Girls' Bible Study that will be right after girls' basketball practice. We would like to start it before Thanksgiving. The topics will be stand alone subjects, so if you miss a week you won't have to worry about falling behind. We need to know about how many girls are interested and what days will work best for everyone, so go ahead and comment on this post to let us know. Mrs. Bryan will also be putting a sign-up sheet in the hall opposite the lockers, so you can sign up there as well.

Accountability Meetings! I'll be tooting this horn all year! =) Thursdays during lunch in Mr. Hurst's room.

Today was Veteran's Day, but don't let this be the only time you honor our veterans.
Shoebox for Soldiers is a great way to honor the soldiers that are currently overseas. I don't need to remind you of the great sacrifices they make. See the post below for a list of things you can send.

Lastly, if you Subscribe to this blog you won't have to return to this site for updates. You'll get the new posts in your email.

Your friend,
Sarah

Hey Everyone!

Hey Everyone!

My name is Sarah Betts, I'm a senior at DCHS and I'm gonna be managing the blog from now on.

So here's the deal: SHOEBOX FOR SOLDIERS

This is going to be our Christmas outreach project. You've probably noticed the box in the entrance to the school by now. There's a long list of things that you can bring in. We'll box it up and send our gifts overseas to our soldiers, our heroes. You can even write a letter of encouragement to one of the soldiers. Who knows, you could plant a seed of hope and truth in their hearts without ever meeting them!

Here's a list of some items that they need:

• Flashlight & batteries
• Lance crackers
• Beef jerkey
• Chewing gum
• Pringles
• Life Savers
• Crystal Light drink mixes
• Eye drops - saline solution
• Pocket tissues
• Pocket handi wipes
• Worldwide $10 phone cards
• Thermal socks
• Thermal underwear

Please be sure to get your donations by November 16th!
Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the project already!

Also: ACCOUNTABILITY MEETINGS
Thursdays in Mr. Hurst's room

In his message last Friday, Marc Hannah challenged us to be bold about spreading the gospel, especially to the people we already know who are not Christians. Many of you made personal commitments to reach out to those people. Strive to keep those commitments! Having an accountability partner will really help to keep you on track. I urge you to find someone to hold you to your word and support you in your walk with God. You don't even have to meet with us, you can have your own meetings on your own time.

Some of you have been attending the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which meets at the same time as the accountability groups, and that's great! If that is where you feel that God would have you, if that ministry is strengthening your walk, please don't feel like you have to leave it to come to our meeting. Like I said before, you can meet on your own time with your accountability partner.

Later,
Sarah

What an Amazing Week!

God has been moving at DCHS. Last week Pastor Ed DiBlasio spoke at chapel and told us about how the Lord has been working through his ministry on the streets of inner city Baltimore. Our home missions J-term team is going to have an opportunity to partner with Pastor Ed! What an opportunity for us to go out and minister to the hurting children. In Matthew 19:14 “Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

On Friday we hit the streets in our local community! In the first chapter of James we are instructed to look after orphans and widows and praise God we were able to just that. Mr. Sadler’s wife, Pam, works for New Covenant Church and put us in touch with several widows within their membership who really needed some help taking care of yard work.

After we had been out working all morning we came back together at DCHS for an afternoon of Spiritual Emphasis! The Holy Spirit moved through our praise and worship and helped to settle our spirits for an amazing message from Pastor Marc Hannah. He taught us ways to overcome our fears and practical ways to witness to people. He cautioned us that Satan wants to steal our voices and he uses our worldly desires to do it. Remember this. “How much ______ in your life is too much?” Are you willing to put up with a little _____ in your life? How about in your cookies?

If you are interested in finding our more or visiting Pastor Marc’s Friday Night Fire pick up a card in the office.

Paintball on Saturday was fantastic! Check out the photos at slc.delmarvachristian.com

UPCOMING EVENTS!

October 23rd - Harvest Party

6pm to 9pm DCHS Gym

Free food! Wii games! Open Gym!

Open to DCHS students and family members

7th & 8th Grade students welcome with invitation. If you know of a 7th or 8th grade homeschooler that is interested in DCHS have them contact Mrs. Bryan for an invite!

October 31st - Paintball!

10am to 3pm - Pro-Action Paintball Field - Roxanna

$20.00 without your own equipment
$17.00 with your own equipment

Fee covers all day air and 500 paint balls!

Food and drinks will be for sale at the field or you can bring your own.

Open to DCHS students, families, and FRIENDS!

Directions from the North: Take Rt. 113 South, follow Rt. 26 through town and turn right onto Rt. 20 (Armory Rd.), continue on Armory Rd. for approximately 5 miles. Turn right on Frankford School Rd. The field is about one mile down on your right.

Outdoor Movie Night @ DCHS

October 10, 2009
7pm to 10pm
$1.00 Admission
"Mall Cop"
12' Inflatable Screen
Bonfire
S'mores
Bring your own candy and beach chair or blanket.

This event is open to DCHS students and their families only.

Excellence In Ministry

October's theme is Excellence in Ministry and our key verse for the month is from 2 Corinthians 3:3

You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

We have been blessed to have two missionary teams come to DCHS to tell us about how the Lord is working to save the lost through their ministries. The Platts talked to us about the work they are doing in Turkey and the Walkers shared all of the things they are doing in Israel. Both teams have met many people because of their work as missionaries and have had the privilege of leading people to a relationship with God.

We are getting close to J-term and I hope that each of you will use the month of January to seek what God would have you do for his kingdom. The ministry that you serve in does not have to be missions. As it states in our key verse for the month, God uses each of our talents to write on the hearts of HIS people. Think about what you are good at and see how you can use it for GOD!

Thanks,
Tommy Hudson

Homecoming Beach Party Update!

Surprise Addition!!!!!!!!

Inflatable Pedestal Jousting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 26 6pm to 10pm

$5.00 per person

Parents and Siblings WELCOME!!!!

This year's Homecoming BEACH PARTY will be held in the back parking lot and field. We have tons of great events planned and hope that you will all come out to join in the fun!

• Indu boards
• Limbo Contest
• Bonfire & S'mores
• Nachos - Popcorn - Cotton Candy
  
• 68' Inflatable Obstacle Course
• Hamburgers/Hotdogs & MORE!
  

SLC School Spirit Committee
(Keina Harmon, Rebecca Bryan, & Olivia Esposito)

Spirit Week Activities & Chapel

Monday was the start of a new and exciting week. It was the first day of spirit week and we began with a “Yee Haw”! On cowboy and cowgirl day everyone dressed up in their hats, boots, and bandannas to see who could make the best cowboy impression. Fashion disaster day was a mishmash of colors and creativity. Check out the photos on the blog!

Wednesday everyone dug through their closet and dressed in “Sunday Best” so that they could present themselves in a suitable way to worship God. Our chapel speaker, Mr. Shaun Fink, told us that if we acted like a Christian (like Christ) then we would be treated with respect. Sometimes we hear “If you want to be treated like an adult then act like one.” When someone says that to us we need to think about what we were doing or how we were acting that caused them to say that to us. If we act immature then we will be treated that way, but if we act with maturity then our age will no longer be a limiting factor.

The three main components of good communication are:

A Good Vocabulary

A Good Attitude

Being a Good Listener

If you want to be treated like an adult – start acting like one.

If you want to be treated like a Christian – start acting like one.

If you want to be known as a Christian – start acting like one.

Check out the chapel sermon at http://www.delmarvachristian.com/chapel.lasso?

Tommy Hudson

Homecoming BEACH PARTY!

September 26 6pm to 10pm

$5.00 per person

Parents and Siblings WELCOME!!!!

This year's Homecoming BEACH PARTY will be held in the back parking lot and field. We have tons of great events planned and hope that you will all come out to join in the fun!

• Indu boards
  
• Limbo Contest
  
• Bonfire
  
• 68' Inflatable Obstacle Course
  
• FOOD, FOOD, FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SLC School Spirit Committee
(Keina Harmon, Rebecca Bryan, & Olivia Esposito)

Chapel - What do you use your speech for?

What a powerful message! Pastor Betts told the school that faith comes from what we hear, and what we hear should come from God. He told us that what we say affects what others hear. If we put labels on people they will measure themselves by those labels. As Pastor Betts said, “He is a man.” But if you think that one person is a man, then what is everyone else. It is only important what God thinks and not what others think. Don’t speak opposition to God’s plan!

If you would like to listen to DCHS chapel services they are available at:
http://www.delmarvachristian.com/chapel.lasso?


If you would like to help raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis fund, there is a 75 mile bike ride called Bike to the Bay on October 3rd and 4th. Every year there is a different fund raising event. This year it is for multiple sclerosis. Nick and Chris’dad has started his own team for the event. His team is called KB Memory Team. As most of you know Chris and Nick's mom and baby brother were killed in an automobile accident last November. The team stands for Kirstie & Billy Memory Team. There is a website that you can go to, to donate money. All of the money collected will go to the Multiple Sclerosis fund. Their goal is to raise $5,000!

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/DEDBikeEvents?px=7085598&pg=personal&fr_id=10810

Spirit Week Rules!

Monday: Cowboy/Cowgirl Day

• Jeans allowed. No holes or rips. No tight jeans.
  
• Cowboy hats and bandannas are allowed.
• No shorts.
• Patterned shirts are allowed.
  
• All clothing must adhere to the school policy of modesty.

Tuesday: Fashion Disaster Day

• Do not wear jeans or spandex.
• Do not wear flip flops, slippers, or clogs.
• No underwear over clothes.
• 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: Hawaiian Day

• Bright colored shirts, Hawaiian shirts.
• No shorts or coconut tops.
• Grass skirts are allowed if worn over pants.
• No jeans.
• Sunglasses, leis, straw hats, flowers in hair allowed.
  
• All clothing must adhere to the school policy of modesty.

Friday: School Spirit/Crazy Hair 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.
• You may dye your hair any temporary color.
• You may wear any kind of makeup.

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

Thanks,

SLC

A few things for this week – September 8, 2009

We will begin using our devotionals today! May God be glorified in our coming together as His body!

Wash for Life is being held on September 12. Send in any yard sale items that you might want to donate by Friday, September 11. The proceeds from this event will be donated to the Sussex County Pregnancy Care Center. If you are interested in helping with the event a sign up sheet is on the bulletin board opposite the lockers.If you are interested in renting a table for your own yard sale please contact Mrs. Bryan at kbryan@delmarvachristian.com

Spirit T-shirts are on sale and your orders are due to your first period teacher by September 9th. They cost $15.00 and sample posters are hanging outside the cafeterias. These shirts will be worn throughout the school year on spirit days instead of dress code shirts. If you do not have a spirit t-shirt you will not be able to participate in spirit dress days.

Homecoming is just around the corner on September 26^th. We will host the athletes of Red Lion Christian for our homecoming and will provide lunch for all after the sporting events.

Evening homecoming activities will be held as well and more information will be coming! Just a hint – there will be an inflatable obstacle course!!!!!

Chapel & Upcoming J-term – September 2, 2009

This week’s chapel speaker was Michael DiGiacoma. This past summer he took a mission trip to Africa. He had the chance to view what people go through in that part of the world. “Every morning, students get up and walk about 15 miles to school dragging along their little brothers or sisters,” says Michael. Most of the older children are the head of their households at the age of 12 to 14 having lost their parents to the aids epidemic which is killing many Africans. Michael says that the most joyful day is when everyone comes together to worship. The church is outside and everyone is happy and worshiping God.

Mr. Dukes also talked to the school about the Jamaica J-term trip. DCHS will be offering this as one option for the J-term. Be on the lookout for J-term information in the upcoming weeks. If you think that the Jamaica trip might be something your are interested in please attend the meeting Tuesday, September 08, 2009 at 6:30 during the PTF meeting.

Chapel - Prayer...a gift to others

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Today we had Mr. Josh James speak in chapel about prayer. He focused his sermon upon Philippians 1:3–6. In this passage, Paul does not pray for himself, but prays for others in the body of Christ. He says that they have a partnership in the body of Christ. Before the start of class when you get the option of prayer, you should not be trying to compete with your fellow classmates. Many people pray for themselves or something that is making their life stressful. Always remember that someone somewhere is in need of prayer. Also many people are breaking down emotionally. Some right in front of you, but they are successful in disguising it. Pray for someone who hasn’t been your friend. Pray for you enemy. Mr. Josh James’ purpose was not to get you to stop praying for yourself, but to also pray for others and not make your prayers a wish list.

If you would like to listen to DCHS chapel services they are available at:

http://www.delmarvachristian.com/chapel.lasso?

Tommy Hudson

School Year 09-10

Welcome back to a new school year at Delmarva Christian High School! This year Tommy Hudson will be maintaining our blog and keeping you up to date on all of the happenings at DCHS. An easy way to stay informed is to sign up to receive e-mails of all of the new postings. If you have any questions or comments for the SLC please leave a comment and we will get back to you right away.

Senior Farewell

The senior class of 2009 will be graduating from Delmarva Christian High School on Friday, May 29, 2009. This is a very exciting time for seniors. As seniors we are venturing into an entirely different world and leaving behind the comfort of DCHS. We have grown close to the students and staff at DCHS and have thousands of great memories. We are going to miss DCHS and are truly thankful for the education, life lessons, and the spiritual training that DCHS has provided. But like I said this is an exciting time. We now get to put into practice everything that we have learned. We get to go to college or the work force and mature into adults. Fresh opportunities are going to present themselves and we are ready to take advantage of them, in order to give God glory.

On behalf of the senior class I want to say thank you to anyone and everyone that we have come in contact with throughout our education at Delmarva Christian High School. I want to thank the board and administration for envisioning this great high school and putting forth time, energy, and finances to make DCHS a possibility. I think I speak for the entire senior class when I say, "I wouldn't want to go to high school anywhere but Delmarva Christian High School."


Thank You For Everything!

Meghan
Senior '09

Chapel and Dodge Ball

Chapel:

Today we had Pastor Marc Hannah speak about forgiveness. The message really had an impact on the students and staff at DCHS. Pastor Marc spoke from Matthew 18:21-35, which is the parable of the unforgiving debtor. in this passage a servant had a debt that he would never live to repay. In turn his master should have thrown him in prison until he could repay his debt, however after the servant begged the master forgave his servants entire debt. The servant then left his master and confronted a man who was in debt to him. The debtor begged the servant and asked for time to repay his reasonable debt. The servant then had the man thrown in prison to be tortured until he could fulfill his debt. The passage then goes on to say that the actions of the servant were discovered by his master. The master was enraged by the servant's unforgiveness and had him thrown in prison. God uses this parable to illustrate how we as Christians need to be forgiving the people that wrong us in order to receive forgiveness from God.


If you would like to listen to DCHS chapel services they are available at: http://www.delmarvachristian.com/chapel.lasso?-session=myNotes:433EED520c5b118FC1OjV3B7D06C




Dodge Ball Tournament:

May 15th 4pm to 7pm


DCHS will be holding it's first Dodge Ball Tournament! It will take place in the DCHS gym.


We are all getting very excited and would love for everyone to come out and watch as the teams face off in a grueling tournament of Dodge Ball. DCHS students, friends and families are all invited. There will be a $2.00 entrance fee for spectators that will not be competing that night. The concession stand will be open to satisfy your hunger, so don't forget to bring a couple dollars.


I hope you can make it out May 15th for DCHS's first dodge ball tournament.

Questions? Post a comment :)

Thanks
Meghan

Are you in the river?

Today we had pastor Rob Brown speak at chapel. He spoke about how the spirit of God is like a river.
Pastor Rob asked us:
1. Is the River in you?
2. If it is, where are you in the River?
We can choose to stand on the edge of the river, which would be comfortable and easy. Or we could stand in the river up to our knees and enjoy the comfort and coolness of the water but still have control over our footing. Or we can submerge ourselves into the river, which can be scary but requires ultimate trust in God. If a person submerges themselves into the river they have to realize that they have to listen to God's directions. God is watching and will protect them from harm.

Today's message really made me consider how much of my life I really let God control. I like the security I feel when I'm in charge of my life. However until I really jump into the river and trust God completely I cannot reach the potential He has planned for me.

DODGE BALL TOURNAMENT
Today is the last day teams can sign up for the dodge ball tournament. A registration fee of $30.00 per team is due tomorrow. The money goes toward paying for team t-shirts that will be worn during the tournament.

Hope you guys have a great week. Post a comment if you have any suggestions or questions for DCHS or the SLC.

Meghan

Dodge Ball Tournament

DCHS is hosting a Dodge Ball tournament as a FUN raiser for the end of the school year.

The tournament will be held after school on May 15th in the DCHS gym.

Teams will need to be formed before the tournament. All members of the team must be present for sign ups.

Sign up dates will be at lunch during the week of April 20th. All teams must sign up by Tuesday April 28th

Teams will be made up of 6 people. Teams will be all girls or all boys. NO CO-ED TEAMS.
Each team will have to pay a $30.00 registration fee, which will include team T-shirts.
Money will be due April 30th.

If students are not part of a team participating in the tournament we would love for them to come and cheer on the rest of the participants. There will be a $2.00 admission fee for anyone not on a team.

Royal Ball

Delmarva Christian High School will be holding it's 5th annual Royal Ball on May 1st 2009. All students are invited! The night will consist of dinner, dancing, and fellowship. Invitations will be going home next week. The price of the ticket will be $35.00.

I Thessalonians 5:11 admonishes us to ,"...encourage one another, and build up one another, just as you also are doing."

One of the great traditions that is being established here at DCHS is the Royal Ball. It is NOT about dancing, it is NOT about fancy dresses, it is NOT about cars, and it is NOT about drawing attention to ourselves.

It IS about building each other up by learning how to socially interact in a positive way.

On April 7th & 8th the students of DCHS will be taking the SAT 10 tests in the morning and participating in dance and etiquette training during the afternoon.

All parents should have received a letter stating the proper attire for the Royal Ball. All ball dresses must be approved by Mrs. Bryan. Dress check sign up sheets are in the hallway by the lockers.

If you have questions feel free to leave a comment.

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Thanks!
Meghan

Cafe Book

Summer reading has taken on a new meaning! The reading department at DCHS has revamped summer reading into a NEW points based system. The entire process of the NEW summer reading program will be introduced at Cafe BOOK, which will be held on April 7th in the gym lobby from 6 - 8:15pm.

During Cafe BOOK there will be a kid's reading corner, poetry readings, a story teller, a book fair, coffee and teas, and of course the introduction of the NEW points based summer reading program.

In preparation for Cafe BOOK DCHS is holding a book drive until April 3rd. We ask that you donate any books, DVDs, and/or CDs. The proceeds of the book fair and book drive will fund the prizes given to the students that earn the most points in the NEW summer reading program.

Cafe BOOK is going to be a wonderful family event, please bring all members of your families and enjoy! There will be something there for everyone.

Spiritual Renewal Recap

As many of you know, last week we took some time out of our busy academic schedule and focused on our spiritual lives. DCHS does this every March which really allows the students to get serious about their faith and to seek what God has for their lives.

This year the Spiritual Emphasis team decided to bring in a group called AXIS. They are part of the Focus on the Family organization and came all the way from Colorado. The AXIS group presented a very intense message. They gave an overview of the three biggest worldviews in the world which are, spiritualism, naturalism, and deism. They taught us what these worldviews believe and what religions they include. The way AXIS presented this information was intriguing and thought provoking. They showed clips of movies, you tube videos, and sound clips from today's most popular songs. After showing the clip AXIS explained how today's media is presenting a message that tears us down, manipulates our standard of right and wrong, and poisons our minds with ungodly thoughts. This convicted a lot of students. We were embarrassed that we knew almost every word to these songs but couldn't quote scriptures to back up our faith.

AXIS challenged us to ask questions and to develop a strong Christian worldview while we are in high school so that we do not fall into the trap the world has set for us. It has been found that only 20% of Christian teens remain spiritual Christians in their twenties.

DCHS students really took this seriously and are ready to follow God's plan not their own.


MARCHFEST 6pm to 9pm

March Fest is Friday. This an SLC hosted event and is absolutely free. There will be pizza and soda. Video games, such as wii and guitar hero will be set up in the lobby and games will be happening inside the gym. 7th & 8th grade students from local Christian schools and home school groups have been invited as well. This is going to be a really fun event, I hope you can make it!

Thanks
Meghan

March Events!

March 2nd: Spring Sports Begin
March 6th: No School (In Service)
March 6th: Royal Boy's States Basketball Game
March 7th: Science Oylmpiad at Del-State
March 9th-10th: Prayer and fasting at lunch for Spiritual Renewal
March 11th-12th: Spiritual Renewal
March 13th: Student Staff Basketball Game
March 17th: St. Patrick's Day
March 20th: March Fest
March 23rd: SLC Meeting 5:30-7:30
March 24th: Spring Sports Games Start

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

April 7th-8th: SAT 10 Testing
April 7th-8th: Dance Training
April 7th-8th: Book Fair
April 9th: Legacy Classic
April 10th-19th: Easter Break
April 23rd: Open House
April 23rd: Special Dance Training
May 1st: Royal Ball
May 15th: Dodge Ball Tournament
May 18th: Sports Banquet
May 26th: Senior's Last Day
May 29th: Graduation
June 5th: Last Day Of School

I hope you guys are all getting pysched about the up coming events. Make sure that you are still working hard during class! If you have any questions about the up coming events post a comment :)

Meghan

Does Jesus Know You

Today in chapel Mark Hannah spoke about if God really knows us. Of course he knows our inner thoughts, our every action, all of the hairs on our heads, and our real motives, but will he know us when it really counts.

He referenced Matthew 7:21-23, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'" We can experience the power of God but if we are still living our lives in sin and refusing to repent then Christ will not KNOW us intimately.

This message from God spoke to my heart and convicted me about certain areas in my life. It was a lot for me to take in and I know that we as humans are never going to be completely sanctified. However I do know that if we ask God to work in our lives and commit to do his will he will shine through us and overcome our fleshly nature.

If you were impacted from this message and want God to know you more then read the Bible, pray, and definitely get an accountability partner and come to the accountability meetings held on Thursdays in Mr. Hurst's room.

God Bless
Meghan

Welcome Back

Wow it is great to see everyone after J-Term. I hope you all had an excellent time and were able to truly focus on God without the distractions of a regular school semester. I know that J-term was a good challenge for me. I was able to pinpoint some areas of my life that I need to change and I'm excited to continue that process.

I'm sure that most of you are like me in the sense that you have every intention of keeping a commitment but have trouble talking about it or think it is dumb after a while. Or you give into temptation once and feel like you have let God down and you want to give up. To avoid those feelings and decisions we are going to start holding optional accountability meetings that everyone is invited to.

Ecc. 4:12 is God's instruction that, "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Therefore if you want to withstand the devil's temptations you need to have at least one or two people that you can confide in. I will give you more information about where these meetings will be held and what will happen at the meetings. But for now please find an accountability partner and begin to pray with them. If you don't know anyone that you could ask to be your partner come and find me at lunch or send me a comment to the blog and I'll try to help you with that.

On another note. In February the SLC is hosting a Coffee House in the gym lobby. It will be from 6:00pm- 9:00pm on February 14th and is totally free. It will be very laid back with some coffee, snacks, board games and cards. Just a nice time to sit down, talk, and have fun. Hope you can come.

Any questions feel free to approach me personally or post a comment.

Thanks,
Meg