December 6 - December 13 , 2013

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MISSION STATEMENT

Michigan Lutheran High School provides a Christ-centered 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.

NEWSFLASH :

THERE ARE SOME EXTRA BOXES OF ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT JUST OFF THE TRUCK THAT CAME FROM FLORIDA! THEY COULD BE YOURS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT RYAN STANGL OR LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE ML MUSIC DEPARTMENT. THESE WON'T LAST LONG SO CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

Junior Class Chili Supper
The Chili Supper is Sunday, December 8, prior to the Christmas Concert. The supper takes place from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the MPR. Free-will offerings will be accepted toward the supper. Christmas cookies and candy will be sold by the pound.

ATTENTION SENIORS Caps, Gowns, and Announcements:

The Herff Jones Company will be at school to take cap, gown and graduation announcement orders on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 during lunch. If you are ordering announcements from them, a deposit will be required at the time of the order. Please make all checks and money orders payable to Herff Jones. The forms regarding measurements for caps and gowns are due this day; however, ordering announcements is optional. The caps and gowns will be distributed in May, the week before graduation. Everyone will be required to purchaseThere will be a fee for the cap and gown collected by ML upon pickup.

HOLIDAY LUNCH at MLHS

Friday, December 13 there will be a special lunch served at MLHS. Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, rolls, vegies and desserts will be served this day by the ML MOMS. Students may enjoy this meal for $3.50.

GUIDANCE

Scholarships due soon...

12/15 Burger King

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2.5 GPA, Financial need, work 15 hours per week at any job

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$4,000 annually

12/15 MI Society for Medical Research Essay

$500

Lake Michigan College Scholarship Opportunity

LMC is awarding any student who has at least a 2.5 GPA and 24 or higher on their ACT an automatic $1,000 scholarship to LMC. Students can receive more than that but they will have to complete the online scholarship app. which is found at www.lakemichigancollege.edu/scholarships

Priority of these funds will be given to 2014 graduates who have their applications entered by December 2013. This application takes approximately 10 minutes.

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Selective Service Registration
Federal law says that all 18-year-old men must register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Registration takes only a few minutes, and can be accomplished by visiting www.sss.gov. For additional information, call 1-847-688-6888. Failure to register can lead to fines, prison, or withholding of college grants.

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EXAMS

michiganlutheran.org

Go to the Guidance page for the 2013 Sem. 1 Exam Schedule.

- Semester exams begin on Wednesday, December 18 and continue to Friday, December 20.

- While every effort is made to schedule so that no conflicts occur, it may not be possible to avoid them all. If your student has two exams scheduled for the same hour, it is her/his responsibility to talk to the teachers involved to set up an alternative testing time for one of the conflicting exams.

- Students who have first hour exams are expected to remain for chapel and those who start their day with second hour exams should arrive on time for chapel, which precedes second hour.

- Students who have first and third hour exams but do not have a second hour exam will be required to stay on campus and attend the study hall provided.

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EXAM Cookie Break

December 20, before the final exam, the Student Council is hosting a cookie break. They are asking that each student or family send a plate of cookies to school on that Friday morning. The Student Council will provide beverages.

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Attention Senior Parents: It is almost time for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This is a form that must be completed if your child needs help in financing college. Colleges use this information to determine financial aid for scholarships, grants, loans, etc. You must file in Michigan between January 1, 2013 and March 1, 2013. You mustbegin the process be procuring a PIN. You get this by going to . This can be done before January 1. To file online after January 1, go to . More information will be forthcoming next week.

COME CHEER ON THE TITANS!

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ALUMNI

CONGRATULATIONS!

Marriage 11-10-13 Aaron Rimpel (MLHS class of 2001) to Amanda ...Wedding destination was the Hoffman Ranch in San Antonio (Castroville) Texas. God's Blessings in your future together.

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TITAN TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT

MLHS is hosting its annual boys' basketball Tip-off Tournament on Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14. To prepare for the tournament, students will be dismissed at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 13.

RIMPEL'S FAMOUS BRISKET SANDWICHES coming to MLHS!

Tuesday, Dec. 10, and Friday, Dec. 13

Chef Mike Rimpel and Sioux Chef Kathy Rimpel will serve their renowned smoked brisket before the boys' basketball games next Tuesday and Friday! Serving begins at 5:15. $7.00 buys you a meal that includes a large sandwhich, chips, pickle, and drink. A small sandwhich plate is available for $5.00.

Don't miss this MLHS fine dining experience!

Titan Burger Chef Needed

The Titan concession staff has a vacancy. We are in need of a Titan Burger Cook. Duties include shopping for supplies, prepping the patties, and assembling the burgers. We hope to serve Titan Burgers at four - six games this winter. Let's continue this tradition! Call the athletic office for more details!

PROJECT CHRISTMAS

With God's blessings we are again planning "Project Christmas."* In this effort, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church of Benton Harbor, in cooperation with fellow WELS in the area (and some from farther away), and with assistance from a Thrivent grant, provides packages of food, clothing, and wrapped gifts for children to 90 needy Benton Harbor area families. We have scheduled the special Distribution Day for Saturday, December 14. A meal for all invited families and volunteers is also planned. We try to include and follow-up with the good news of Jesus to any unchurched families.

We would greatly appreciate any help your church members, Christian Day School or Sunday School children could give.

These are possible ways for your congregations and/or individual members to help:

1. Adopt a needy family for whom gifts are bought and wrapped.

2. Contribute non-perishable food items.

3. Make Monetary contributions.

4. Bring in good quality used clothing, bedding, towels, blankets, diapers, and sleepers.

5. Contribute like-new toys and Bible-based children's books and coloring books.

6. Volunteer to sort, set-up, clean-up items, etc. during the week of December 9 - 13.

7. Pray for God's blessing on "Project Christmas."

At this time we especially want to know which of our fellow congregations wish to adopt needy families for Project Christmas, and how many families you think your congregation members might adopt. Once we have the estimated number of families your congregation will sponsor, we will provide a list of families with a tag and information for each family. Your members who wish to sponsor a family can then pick a tag with the necessary information. We plan, God-willing, to have these lists and tags to your church before Thanksgiving so that you can post them.

We ask that gifts for the needy families be brought to St. Matthew's during the week of December 9 - 13 (before Friday if possible).

Praying for God's blessings,

Pastor Jeremy Laitinen, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

Or Christina Wehrly, Secretary (church office)

Please call the above with any questions about Project Christmas 2013. To arrange a time to drop off food or other donated items before the week of December 9-13, please call our church office at the number listed above.

*"Project Christmas" is now also being called "Star of Hope" to co-ordinate with the other charitable and outreach efforts being undertaken at St. Matthew's School building under the name, "Projects of Hope".

MLHS Students performing at Martins - Stevensville

MLHS Festival Singers and a brass quintet from our band will be performing Christmas carols at the Martin's Supermarket in Stevensville on Thursday, December 19th, from 5-6:30 PM.

CHRISTMAS DANCE UPDATE

Please note that the annual Christmas Dance / Dinner is scheduled to begin at 6:30 at Friday, December 20, the last day of final exams.

Place: F.O.P. Hall, Diller Road (off M-139)
Time: Friday, December 20- Students check-in from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Dance will end at 11:00 p.m.
Cost: Dinner will be served starting at 6:30, If you have paid your one-time fee of $20.00, dinner and dance is free.
Guests: must sign up in advance at the school office. Guests need to bring $10.00 entry fee the night of the dance.
One guest per student only please, and all guests must be 19 or younger and must provide a copy of his/her ID and a phone number to reach parents.

Students are not allowed to leave before 11 PM without a chaperone speaking to a parent on the phone.

$crip for the Holidays

Scrip makes a great gift for the holidays to use as gift certificates or to make your holiday purchases. Cards are available for gasoline, fast food, as well as for major department stores and fine resturaunts. Scrip makes a wonderful, flexible gift for high school and college students. The added benefit to the convenience of Scrip purchases is that a percentage of the proceeds can go directly toward your ML student's tuition! Give Scrip a try!

Music Notes from MLHS

ML SUNDAYS 2013/14 School Year

September 29 St. John's - Dowagiac, MI.........9 AM

October 6 Beautiful Savior - LaPorte, IN........9:30 AM (central time)

20 St. Paul's - South Haven, MI.........9 AM

November 17 St. Paul's - Stevensville, MI.......8 & 10:30 AM

24 Hope - Hartford, MI................10:30 AM

December 15 St. Pauls - Sodus ...................9 AM

January 12 Grace - Saint Joseph, MI.............8 & 10:30 AM

19 St. Matthew's - Benton Harbor.....9 AM

February 2 Trinity - Bangor, MI...................10:15 AM

9 Grace - Eau Claire, MI................9 AM

March 2 Good Shepherd - Benton Harbor, MI..9:30 AM

9 Peace - Granger, IN.......................9 AM

CONSIDER A DONATION

MLHS desperately needs to replace the exterior doors and windows on the North side of the building. The total job will run $32, 000. We need donations to complete this project! Please consider a gift for the doors as you plan your end-of-the-year finances. Contact William Kruck at ML for more information.