Exciting News from Michigan Lutheran High School

April 19 - April 26, 2013

For all MLHS calendars and information please click here.

Click here to view a note from the Principal

MISSION STATEMENT

Michigan Lutheran High School provides a Christ-centered, confessionally Lutheran secondary education to prepare young adults for lives of Christian service in their churches, workplaces, communities, the world, and for life with their Lord in eternity.

MLHS Drama Department will present:

"Fiddler on the Roof Jr."

Saturday, April 27, 7:00 PM

(Doors open at 6:30)

Sunday, April 28, 3:00 PM

Parents of Students involved in the Musical: Fiddler on the Roof Jr.

The April Musical Practice Schedule can be found at our website:

www.michiganlutheran.org

*Click on Activities

*Click on Fine Arts

*Click on Drama (there you will find a link at the bottom of this page)

HERITAGE DINNER

Sunday, April 28^th

^{1 PM for our supporters 55 +}

Be our guests for lunch and a play free of charge as our way of thanking our supporters age 55 and over for their years of faithful support. Your host will be Mr. Kruck, Director of Development, along with the rest of the ML faculty and staff. The MLHS Drama Department will be presenting Fiddler on the Roof JR. Call the MLHS office at 269-429-7861, ext. 201 to reserve a spot. We must have a firm deadline for reservations by 3:00 PM, Tuesday, April 23rd.

Help support the MLHS Sophomore Class

(all proceeds go towards their senior class trip)

Sophomore Work Days

Please call MLHS and let us know:

* Your job

*How large of a crew you'd like

*The location of the job

*How long you think the job will take

*If we need to bring tools (yard waste bags NOT included)

CALL MLHS to REQUEST a CREW!

(269) 429-7861 ext. 201

International Students Need Host Families

God is blessing MLHS with international applicants who will soon become students on our campus. Please consider opening your hearts and homes to these students so that a true exchange of cultures can begin. To learn more about this mission-minded service; Please contact Heidi Plocher at 269-429-7861 x211

internationals@michiganlutheran.org

Hispanic in Southwest Michigan
Hispanic Outreach - In March, Pastor Tim Flunker, WELS Hispanic Outreach Consultant, came to meet with people from our area churches to discuss starting a new outreach to the Hispanic population in and around us. Pastor Flunker gave a presentation detailing how even we here in southwest Michigan can work to spread the Gospel with no prior Spanish language training. It's exciting to think we can play a part in building relationships and showing Christian love in simple ways that can have an eternal impact.

An "awareness session" at ML is planned for Friday, April 26, at 7:00pm to discuss if Hispanic Outreach is feasible in our area. A Mexican meal will be served during the meeting.

ML Students are encouraged to help with this event.

"If you cannot speak like angels, if you cannot preach like Paul, you can tell the Love of Jesus you can say He Died for all." CW 573

Robotics

Congratulations to the CW Tech Robotarians for a fantastic weekend at the Michigan State Competition. Of the sixty-four teams there, they finished in the top 10 for total points scored and points per match, with top 5 for scoring accuracy. The Robotarians were also presented with the "Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award by the event judges." Based on the team's performance during the season and awards received, they qualify for the first time in team history to compete at FIRST World Championship to be held in St. Louis April 24th to 27th. If you wish to support our efforts and travel expences to Saint Louis, MS, you can send contributions to MLHS. Please make known that the donation is for the CW Tech Robotics.

Titan Marching Band
The Titan Marching Band will be making it's annual appearance in the Blossomtime Parade through St. Joseph and Benton Harbor on Saturday, May 4. More information on this event will be in next week's newletter.....

ATTENTION TITAN BAND ALUMNI!

Interested ML Band alumni have a wonderful opportunity to participate in the 2013 Prism Concerts on Saturday and Sunday, May 18th and 19th. We would love to hear your toots (Mr. Stangl says :)) Please contact him at 269-429-7861 x 210 for more information.

LES Track Meet

On Friday, May 10, 2013, MLHS will host the annual Lutheran Elementary School Track Meet. We are happy to have the athletes, their coaches and their families on the MLHS campus and hope that many of these students will be returning to the campus as students to receive a Christ-centered education. This year the meet will begin at 10:00 AM. Titan Students not assisting with the meet are dismissed at 11:15, after the first four periods of the school day.

KIDDIE MEET
For those families with children in K - 2, this is the day for you! On Saturday, May 11, 2013, MLHS will host the first annual Kiddie Track Meet. We encourage all LES families with kids in grades k-2 to come back to ML for a fun morning of fellowship, races, and track events geared toward their level. These students will get information from school about this event. If you have any questions please contact MLHS Principal Mr. Herbst.

MLHS Football Boosters Fundraiser - Mexican Fiesta

MLHS Football Boosters are selling Homemade Chicken Enchilada dinners. Take out or eat in MPR. The fiesta will be held at MLHS on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM preceding the Awards and Recognition Banquet. The Awards Banquet is a "dessert only" function, so don't go home and cook - come early and have dinner at MLHS. Tickets: $7.00 per dinner, Walk-Ins: $8.00 per dinner. Dinner includes: Homemade Chicken Enchilada & Spanish Rice, Tortilla Chips & Fresh Salsa. To purchase tickets contact one of the following: Steve Arend at (269) 338-7332, Sue Kruck at (269) 930-1334, Julie Nitz at ajnitz@aol.com or you may contact the MLHS office at (269) 429-7861, Ext. 201. Curb side service will be available.

MLHS Academic Recognition Night

Support MLHS Football, and don't cook dinner tonight!
(see above)

May 15th is our annual Academic Recognition Night.   It will be held at MLHS beginning at 6:30 P.M. MLHS will provide light refreshments ~ cookies, bars and drinks. All Parents and students are encouraged to attend this event. While we cannot list all the recognition here, a sample of what our students will be recognized for are:

~baseball, softball, and girls soccer

~Extracurriculars; Drama, student council, etc.

~Local Scholarships

~Academic Letters for Honor Roll for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors

~National Music Awards

~State of Michigan Awards

~Valedictorian and Salutatorian Awards

~MLHS's Annual and Highest award for:

                         Athletics: The Gruetzmacher Senior Athlete Award

                         Service and Leadership: Rogien Memorial Award

Please mark this date on your calendar and join us for an evening of fellowship and recognition.

Prism Concert Series
The annual MLHS Prism Concerts will be held on Saturday May 18th at 7 PM, and Sunday, May 19th at 3 PM. The yearly Prism Concert gives our student the opportunity to present a variety of secular music to our MLHS family. No tickets are sold or reservations taken. Seating is offered on a first-come basis and a free will offering to support our Music Department will be taken. This is an excellent opportunity to invite relatives or friends to share with you the enjoyable experience of MLHS using their God-given gifts in a wide variety of ways. Plan to attend and invite others to come with you for one or both of the concerts. The two concerts will have some different performances. This is a highlight of our year!

GUIDANCE

JUNIORS:

Juniors who may be interested in going off campus during their senior year, MUST FIRST talk to Mr. Kruck!

PARENTS:

If you have any questions regarding off campus classes please call Mr. Kruck at 269-429-7861 Ext: 203

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Scholarships!

For a list of all the scholarships, information, and dues dates, please go to www.michiganlutheran.org. Click on Academics and then guidance. With other questions please talk to Mr Kruck at 269-429-7861 ext. 203.

SOME SCHOLARSHIPS DUE IN APRIL

4/30 Schering/Key Asthma Athlete

Student Athlete with asthma/Leadership

4/30 United Way Youth Scholarship

$500 based on community volunteerism

SOME SCHOLARSHIPS DUE IN MAY

May MI Fraternal Organizations Scholarship

Volunteer work/Community Service

5/1 Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay www.holocausthklaw.com

$10,000

5/1 LULAC National Scholarship

Hispanic student/Essay

5/1 Northwood U. Academic Merit Scholarship

$4,000-$36,000 ACT & GPA standards

5/10 American Cancer Society

Student is cancer survivor/Financial need/Academics/Leadership

5/15 Educational Communications Scholarship

$1,000-$6,000 Legal US Citizen

B.Davis Scholarship - one month to deadline

The deadline is approaching for the 2013 B.Davis Scholarship.

Please visit our website at http://www.studentawardsearch.com/scholarships.htm to read about us and to provide your students with an opportunity to apply for our scholarship.

Applications must be received by May 27, 2013

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at awards@studentawardsearch.com

SOME SCHOLARSHIPS DUE IN JUNE

6/1 MI Assoc. of Police/Carl Parsell Scholarship

Member of family must be MI Assoc. of Police/Public Employee/Fire Fighter

6/17 Ed. Research Council of America www.ERCA.org

$1,000 Community Service

6/30 National Service Scholarship

Community Service minimum 1 year

ALUMNI AUCTION ITEMS STILL AVAILABLE

We want to thank everyone who came and made the 2013 Alumni Silent Auction a huge success. Special thanks to all who donated time, items, made purchases, or gave monetary donations. Because of your generous support this year, the Alumni Association donated $1,600 to the window replacement project and will donate $10,000 to Tuition Assistance for the 2013-2014 school year.
However, we have some items left from the Silent Auction that we are offering for sale. Please visit the Alumni section on the ML website to see the items available and how to buy them."

ALUMNI NEWS

Our very own Willy Kruck is a current honors student at Ferris State and a graduate of ML class of 2012. He was recently accepted to Disney College intern program. He will represent the Disney organization at Disneyland in Florida. Willy will work in Orlando beginning in August and ending in January 2014. Many people in the nation apply but only a few are accepted. This is a tribute to ML and it's fine program for our Christian young people.

Jennifer Jackemeyer (ML Class of 2012) won 3rd place for academic writing in the Walter Cunningham writing competition recently. She won a monetary prize along with having her name inscribed on a plaque in the Language and Humanities Hall. In addition, her essay will be published online at http://www.inscriptionsjournal.org/writing/walter-cunningham-writing-contest/2013-walter-cunningham-writing-contest/

PATRIOTISM SHOWN BY ML STUDENTS

I would like to extend a thank you to seniors Rachel Mischke, Brandon Lucius, Justin Lietz, and Aubrey Boldt for taking time out of their senior class trip to Washington D.C. to assist the St. Joe Valley Blue Star Mothers IN #6 with delivering donations to Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. They took the Metro and met us at the facility. They helped to unload 3,000 pounds of donations. After everything was brought inside, these students went out and talked to the wounded and ill military members. They helped to pass out 300 goodie bags to our military men and women. These students have helped with other projects in the past, but this experience gave them the opportunity to actually see how we help our heroes.

These student showed not only true patriotism, but were also good examples of Christian men and women.

Rachel, Brandon, and Aubrey will be assisting by leading the singing of the National Anthem at an event on April 20th.

2013 Martin Luther College Wind Symphony Tour

The Martin Luther College Wind Symphony will be performing at MLHS on Monday, May 20 at 7:30

Please join us in listening to these talented musicians who will be our future pastors and teachers!

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES: SAVE THE DATES!

2013 Gradeschool Track Meet at MLHS: May 10th

2013 Junior/Senior Banquet: May 11th

2013 Annual Freshman Car Wash: May 11th

2013 Awards/Recognition Night: May 15th 6:30 PM

2013 MLHS Camp Dates:

June 10-14 Kids basketball Camp. Boys grades 2-8. Girls grade 3-8.

June 17-21 JV basketball Camp. Girls and boys.

July 8-12 VB Camp. Grades 4-6;7-8

July 15-19 VB Camp. Grades 1-3;9-10

July 22-26 High School Football camp

July 26 Kids football camp

2013 Michigan District Youth Rally: July 17-20

SENIOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS:

Just a reminder that there will be a $25 fee for graduation caps and gowns. Starting May 15th they can be picked up in the front office.

REMINDER! SENIORS ~

Fill out the yellow scholarship and awards questionnaire and bring it back to Mrs. Sievert ASAP! They are needed to prepare for the Awards banquet in May. Even if there are no awards, the college that the student will attend after ML is needed.

Thanks

Register for Summer Camp at Camp Lor-Ray!

Friends of Camp Lor-Ray,

Don't let this late winter deceive you! Early registration for Camp
Lor-Ray ends on April 15. Register
today<http://camplor-ray.org/kids-camp/camper-registration/>and save!
Bring a friend and save another $25!
(Registration is now completely
online<http://camplor-ray.org/kids-camp/camper-registration/>)
We are also in need of Bible Leaders and Lifeguards!

Want to support our ministry? Help us by printing out the attached poster
and hanging it up at your church or giving it to someone you think would
enjoy camp!

I wish you God's blessings during this Holy Week.

In nomine Jesu,
Jeff Hendrix,
Youth Committee Chair