Nov. 24- Thanksgiving feast and Christmas decorations
Nov. 25- 1/2 Day
Nov. 25- Student Council in Salisbury's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov. 26 and 27- No School- Thanksgiving
Dec. 3-5- JV Jonny Richardson Tournament
Dec. 17-19- Varsity Jonny Richardson Tournament |
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Founder of School Celebrates 100th Birthday
North Hills Christian School was founded in 1967 by three men who were dedicated to providing a solid Christian education. On Friday, October 16, 2009, one of our three founders celebrated his one-hundredth birthday.
In honor of Mr. Dave B. Davis' contribution to North Hills, the school's faculty, students, and parents held a birthday party for him. Mr. Davis received homemade cards and a birthday cake. Since Mr. Davis is a lover of photography and the memories photographs can capture, the school also presented him with a digital photo frame.
As students first through twelfth grades filed into the gymnasium, they handed Mr. Davis their cards, wished him a happy birthday, and shook his hand. Once the line dwindled down, the Head of School, Mr. Matt Mitchell, and NHCS Chairman, Tim Norris, had several esteeming words to share in regard to Mr. Davis' life and accomplishments. Grades 1-5 sang "Jesus Love Me", and then Mr. Davis was presented with a birthday cake.
Though he is one-hundred years old, Mr. Davis is amazingly able bodied. He walks with support from a cane, still lives independently, and has an incredible "with it" spirit.
We want to wish Mr. Davis a wonderful one-hundredth birthday. Thank you, Mr. Davis, for your continued prayers and loving care for North Hills Christian School.
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Spotlight on Adam Broyles
Recently, Piedmont Players Youth Theatre performed Mark Twain's classic Tom Sawyer. Originally, in an effort to reduce the length of the play, Reid Leonard (director), had planned to omit the scenes involving the character Reverend Sprague. However, after ninth grader Adam Broyles auditioned, Sprauge was convinced that he needed to reinstate the character, including the song "In the Bible." By the end of the performances, the cast had taken to calling Adam "Reverend".
Over the course of five weeks, the youth presented The Adventures of Tom Sawyer seventeen times. Eleven of these performances were for elementary students. North Hills Christian School's third grade class attended the play and greatly enjoyed it.
Adam Broyles has an amazing talent for not only acting, but also for singing. Last year, Broyles was involved in praise band at NHCS. He can also often be found sitting on the bleachers during lunch with a guitar in his hands, composing his own music. He has potential to become a Broadway star!
Adam and his family would like to give special thanks to Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Mercer, Jill Jones and family, and the third grade class for supporting Adam as he performed!
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Most Successful Auction in
School's History!
For the last several years, around the start of October, several of our students' mothers huddle together in the teacher's lounge to plan the North Hills Christian School auction. These ladies' generous planning and hard work pays off; North Hills was blessed with another wildly successful auction--the most successful in the history of our auction, in fact!
While some feared the economy may prevent buyers from attending and purchasing God was good to us. The auction raised approximately $39,000 (before expenses), and a record number of people attended. In the final countdown to the auction, we even had to bring in extra tables and set more chairs!
Betsy Fazia, a mom on the auction planning committee, said, "We just want people to have fun and enjoy it." It was evident that people were enjoying themselves based on the smiles on the faces of those who attended.
We would like to thank all donors for the gracious contributions to our mission; you truly are appreciated. Also, we would like to send out a thank you to all the volunteers, including auction chairperson, Debi Lyerly, who worked so hard in the days leading up to and on the night of the auction. You are a blessing to NHCS
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Daughters of the King
The NHCS "Daughters of the King" Club is comprised of a group of NHCS girls who are dedicated to serving the Lord. At least once a month, they gather together for a time of fun and relaxation. Whether it is a bonfire or a cookout, the girls get closer to each other and their bonds are strengthened. In addition to the fun times, however, they also perform community service. Recently, they volunteered their services at the Port-A-Pit fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity by boxing and bagging the meals.
Led by Mrs. Janie Lane, the Daughters of the King Club also provides spiritual accountability. Whenever one of the girls needs help or even a kind word, their fellow club members are there to bring each other up and keep them on the straight path in their walk with Christ.
About the club, Laura Butner (Junior) said, "I believe the Daughters of the King are doing great things to impact the world for Christ." And indeed they are. They are fulfilling God's command to share the word of God with the community, and they are having a blast doing it!
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Off To A Strong Start
The North Hill's Lady Eagles Varsity volleyball team entered this season hoping to once again take home conference and championship trophies. The team, which was comprised of NHCS, Clearview, and homeschooled students, was coached by Miss Lindsey Pullen. They entered the conference tournament weekend as conference champions, and they walked away with another 1st place tournament trophy.
Coached by Chris Price, the cross country team had another excellent season, as well. The team consisted of both middle and high school boys and girls. Both teams finished in second place in the conference, and they finished fourth in the Woodlawn Invitational.
Basketball season has begun for the Varsity, middle school, and elementary girls and boys. Both the boys' and the girls' varsity teams kicked off their seasons with wins. Elementary girls came in second in the Sacred Heart tournament, and the middle school girls came in third.
North Hills is blessed to have several players ranked in the nation's top ten on the national recruiting site, maxpreps.com.
As our season continues, please pray that we have another great year in which we glorify God and remain free from injury!
For the most up to date schedule of athletic events, please visit www.northhillschristian.com/athletics.html.
Go Eagles!!
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From our Head of School, Matt Mitchell:
A Vision for the future
of Christian Schools
One could argue that Christian education began when our Lord
Jesus walked the earth. In many ways, He was the first Christian School teacher. However, Christian
schooling as a movement is still relatively young. In
fact, the first national network of Christian schools was formed in 1920.
The founding of Christian Schools International (CSI) marked an effort
to become intentional about providing an education that was thoroughly and
authentically biblical. Grounded in the Reformed faith, CSI became the
pioneer national organization to set out to form exemplary Christian Schools.
They had a vision for Christian education that was transformational in nature -
something more than Christian teachers working in a Christian environment with
a dash of Bible and prayer thrown in.
Those who founded CSI believed in at least three key
distinctives of Christian education.
First, they desired to provide an education that was
thoroughly and intentionally taught through the lens of a biblical
worldview. The pioneers saw the business of educating children about God
as being of paramount importance, but they believed that education about the
Creator of the Universe necessarily takes many forms. They acknowledged
that God has revealed Himself in both His Scriptures (Special
Revelation) and in the world He created (General
Revelation). In turn, these Christian educators recognized that it was
important to study both God's Word and His world - and that the study of one
should not take precedence over the other except insofar as: 1) Scripture
outlines the plan of salvation, and 2) Scripture must be the lens that brings
the study of God's world into proper focus
Second, the founders of CSI wanted to produce schools that trained
up students who would become agents of Christ's Redemption
to a lost and fallen world.
They wanted to create institutions that would launch
graduates driven to cultural transformation using the skills attained
in their educational experience. Recognizing that people are not
primarily won to the Christian faith through intellectual arguments,
but as the
result of witnessing lives lived in service and devotion to God, the
pioneers
of Christian education had a vision for Christian schools that prepared
students
to be agents of God's shalom (His peace).
Third, the organization set out to form Christian schools
that would equip students to become intelligent, discerning Christian
thinkers. Recognizing the biblical calling to be salt and
light in the world, our Christian school forerunners had a vision for schools that
would produce well-educated Christian citizens who would be thoroughly equipped
to have a voice - an educated voice - in a world that was increasingly hostile to
the Christian faith.
In 1978, the Association of Christian Schools International
(ACSI), in which North
Hills Christian
School was a charter
member, was formed. While CSI produced a national organization of
Reformed Christian Schools, ACSI emerged with a similar vision, but in a
broader focus and context. ACSI formed the first global association of theologically
conservative, but broadly evangelical Christian
Schools. Today, with
thousands of member schools around the globe, ACSI is arguably the strongest
and most respected Christian school association in the world.
I believe the history of the Christian
School movement in America is instructive for North Hills
Christian School
and for today's Christian school movement. The potency of the mission
and vision of the pioneers is needed in twenty-first century society even more
than it was needed thirty years ago, when ACSI was founded. It is
certainly needed more than ninety years ago, when CSI was founded.
Today, however, more families choose Christian Schools
for what they "are not" than choose them for what they "are." If families enter our doors in an effort to avoid what they
see in other schools, that is okay. However, if they remain in our institutions for the same reasons as they
came, we have failed to cultivate the necessary commitment to sustain our mission.
If they are to produce a sustainable vision for the future, today's Christian
Schools must look to the past.
It is more
critical than ever that stakeholders in these institutions share a
common commitment
to producing students who are thoroughly equipped to engage,
minister to, evangelize, and transform a broken world for the sake of
the
Kingdom. May it always be the case that the
vision of the pioneers of the Christian Schooling movement and of the
founders of NHCS will remain the very blood that pumps through the
heart and
veins of our institution.
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