TRCS Tuition Assistance Campaign Begins!

TRCS is kicking off a "Tuition Assistance Campaign" with the goal of raising money to help families who rely on financial aid to send their children to TRCS.  The above thermometer will track our progress as we work towards our goal of raising $35,000 by June of 2012.  We have already raised $4,000 towards our goal!  Donations can be sent to the school by mail, or made online by credit card by clicking here.

Join Cub Scouts

Do you have an elementary school child interested in joining Cub Scouts?  Clint Parham will be starting a new pack for TRCS on September 13th.  If you have questions or would like to join, please contact him at (360) 270-1438.

CDC Cookie Dough Sale Kicks Off October 7th!

Annual Asbestos Disclaimer

Mrs. Terry Johnson

Mrs. Terry Johnson will be joining the elementary campus this year as our music teacher while Mrs. Colvin is on sabbatical.  Mrs. Johnson holds a degree in Business from Northwest Nazarene University, and has extensive experience in piano and music performance  She co-led worship with her husband for ten years at the Longview Church of the Nazarene.  She is also a former TRCS/Longview Christian Alumni!  We are thrilled to have her joining our program.

At the Jr./Sr. High Campus, Miss Elizabeth Hidden
(picture unavailable) will take over the position of History instructor.  Miss Hidden recently finished two years of teaching in Germany, and will also add a seventh-period German class to our school.  Welcome, Ms. Hidden!

Mrs. Sharon Herren (picture unavailable) will also be taking the helm of one of our Algebra classes at the high school campus.  Mrs. Herren has been a loyal substitute teacher for our school for many years, and taught full-time at the elementary school for multiple years.  Thank you, Mrs. Herren!

Mrs. Patty Ferris

Mrs. Patty Ferris has joined the Child Development Center as a teacher in the 4-year-old Preschool class.  Mrs. Ferris holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and has taught for more than 20 years.  She recently moved back to her hometown of Kelso after living in Phoenix, Arizona for a number of years.  Welcome, Mrs. Ferris!

This year, TRCS is taking a large step in updating our communications systems by using Sycamore and Smart Tuition.

Sycamore is an online portal that allows our families to access the classroom website, grades and information on their child through a secure, 24/7, web-based access portal.  Login information will be sent to every family starting this fall.

Smart Tuition will replace our old billing system, and will allow families to make payments or speak to billing representatives at any time, day or night.  It also allows for automatic debiting from your bank account, and provides a private, convenient method for making tuition payments.  If you have questions on either Sycamore or Smart Tuition, please contact Carolyn Cade, Business Manager.

Jack and Carol Joy will be joining TRCS this year as coaches for our volleyball teams.  This will be Jack's 36th year of coaching, and his 14th year as a varsity volleyball coach.  Besides starting the varsity volleyball programs at Vancouver Christian High School and Surrey Garden Christian School in Gilbert, Arizona, he has also coached at Phoenix Christian High School, Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Arizona and King's Way Christian High School in Vancouver, Washington. 11 out of the past 13 years, his varsity volleyball teams have participated in post-season play, garnering over 200 wins along the way. For 4 years in a row, his teams have been awarded nationally recognized academic honors.

Carol has been assisting her husband for the last 13 years.  Prior to that she was active in administering dance team in Houston, Texas and Vancouver, Washington.  Her other real love is music.  For 36 years, she ahd the pleasure of directing children's music groups through local churches.

At TRCS, she has already been blessed in getting to know the players and many of the parents in the TRCS volleyball family.  She says, "This is going to be such a great season!  I am honored to receive your trust to work as a member of the coaching staff, and with your daughters.  See you on the court.  Go Lady Eagles!"

"With a team philosophy of HONOR GOD, HONOR YOUR SCHOOL, HONOR YOUR FAMILY, HONOR YOUR TEAM, and HAVE FUN, we have taken great strides in all areas to build a volleyball program that you can be proud of," Jack says.   "We thank you so much for your past support and your future support of Three Rivers Volleyball.  I am so pleased and honored to have the opportunity to work with this great group of coaches, players, and parents this year. We have begun a journey together. Where that journey will continue to take us, we don't know, but it will be my pleasure to take that journey with this outstanding team. We look forward to seeing you in the stands this fall!"

What a blessed profession to be called a Christian Educator!  We have the privilege of sharing freely the full gospel daily, to those entering our classrooms. We wish to honor our staff that has continually reaffirmed their commitment to leadership in education.The following staff members are being acknowledged for their landmark years of service:

5 years:  Shelly Backstrom (Elementary), Harvey Redmond (band)

10 years:  Diane Dallas (CDC), Susan Dorcheus (elementary), Laurel Moore (Jr./Sr. High), Ginger Pickner (Elementary), Melanie Portwood (Jr./Sr. High), Jennifer Tennant (CDC), Darlene White (CDC)

20 years:  Cindy Maldonado (Jr./Sr. High), Celeste Woodman (Elementary), Vicki Fortner (CDC)

30 years:  Cindy Siegel (CDC)

If you see them on campus, thank them for their many years of loyal service!