Register NOW for PK3 - 5th Grade Holiday FlexTime

Holiday HALF-day FlexTime is available for Tuesday, December 16 - Friday, December 19.  Dismissal for Lower School and Early Childhood students will be at 11:45 a.m.  Upper School students will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.  Lunch will not be served.

FlexTime is available for PK3 - 5th Grade students until 6:00 p.m.

 

Holiday FULL-day FlexTime is available on the following days:

Monday, December 22

Tuesday, December 23

Monday, December 29

Tuesday, December 30

Lunch will not be served, so please send a lunch with your child.

The deadline to register your PK3 - 5th Grade student is TOMORROW, 

Thursday, December 11! 

 

Click HERE to Register For FlexTime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Shannon Forest! Jessi Cain's Upper School English students recently partnered with Amy Harkey's Kindergarten class to create gingerbread houses. We're not quite sure if more candy was added to the houses or eaten by our sweet students!  K5 students Kelli Kivett & Edward Long joined US students Caroline Kredensor & Warner Watkins to decorate their houses.

 Click HERE to see more photos in our online gallery!

   

Feed a Hungry Child by Giving an Awesome Gift!

Support the Shannon Forest Hunger Project - Feeding Children Everywhere - at your holiday table this year as we continue towards our goal of raising $10,000!  Reusable bags are available for purchase at any school office for just $5 each.  Just one bag will feed a hungry child for SEVEN days! 

 

Click HERE for more information on the Shannon Forest Hunger Project

 

Supplies Needed For Design Challenge

Shannon Forest is looking for donations of "tools" that will be needed for the upcoming Middle School Design Challenge during January's Silva-Mester session.  Please drop all donations at either the Main School or Upper School Offices by Friday, December 19.  Donations will also be accepted throughout the Silva-mester session.

 

MS Design Challenge Tools Donation Wish List

 

Middle School Madness Night

The Crusader Club wants to invite all Middle School students and their families to Middle School Madness Night at the Crusader Basketball games this Friday, December 12. Shannon Forest will host Brashier Middle College. The Crusader Club will once again have "long shot contests" during halftime for Middle School students.  Game times are as follows:

Junior Varsity Boys - 5:00 p.m.

Varsity Women - 6:15 p.m.

Varsity Men - 7:30 p.m.

Don't miss the last home Basketball games of 2014! Go Crusaders!

 

Fight Hunger & Celebrate the Holidays

The Student Council will be hosting a "Breakfast for Lunch" Christmas celebration on Monday, December 15.  All 6th - 12th Grade students are invited to wear Christmas apparel to school on Monday to help celebrate the upcoming holiday. Come in your Christmas pajamas, your ugly Christmas sweater or your best Christmas attire!   Pancakes, sausage, orange juice and milk will be available for purchase during lunch for $5.  Hot chocolate will be sold for $.50.  Reindeer games will also be played at lunch and a giving tree will be available for students to make donations towards the Shannon Forest Hunger Project.  All proceeds from the breakfast sales will go towards our $10,000 goal in order to make 40,000 meals for those less fortunate than us.  Please help us in reaching our school-wide goal!  

 

Upper School Semester 1 Exam Schedule

Tuesday, December 16:
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - 1st Period Exams                     
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Break                      
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - 2nd Period Exams
Wednesday, December 17:
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - 3rd Period Exams                    
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Break                      
10:00 -11:30 a.m. - 4th Period Exams
Thursday, December 18:
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - 5th Period Exams                    
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Break                      
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - 6th Period Exams
Friday, December 19:                 
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - 7th Period Exams                    
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.- Break                      
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Make Up Exams

• FlexTime WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS on exam days.  All students must be picked up by 11:30 a.m.
• If a student does not have an exam scheduled (example: 4th Period Art), it is recommended that they not be on campus.
• Exams will only be given at their scheduled time and will not be rescheduled. 

 As Sam Garrison heats the hydrate, Stephen Glenn watches for condensation at the mouth of the test tube during a recent Honors Chemistry Composition Lab.

 Andrea Tosti's German students enjoyed an "Oktoberfest" celebration during Spirit Week.  Students also presented projects on German cities and authors.  Mrs. Tosti wore a traditional dirndl and all had a "wunderbar" time!  Pictured are: Andrea Tosti, Matthew Mendelsohn, Sarah Nachtmann, Pia Englbrecht, Mary Grace Williams, Elena Englbrecht, Luca Coban, Russell Wellons, Denise Depner, Lily Reid, Samuel Nachtmann, Levi Brusse, Dennis Loef and Lauren Neal.

 

 

 

3rd - 5th Grades Remember the "Reason for the Season"

Shannon Forest 3rd - 5th Grade students will present "Reason for the Season" - a musical written by our very own music teacher Mrs. McCall.  The production will take place on Thursday, December 11, at 7:00 pm in the East Campus (LS) Sanctuary.  Please join us for a sing-along good time! 

 

 

 

Spreading Christmas Cheer

Students of Mrs. Sowles and Mrs. Stines will travel to Greenville Place on Monday, December 15, to share the Christmas story in song and scripture to residents.  The 4th Grade will depart at 10:10 a.m. and return by 11:30 a.m.

   

Give the Gift of Warmth This Christmas

Lower School and Early Childhood students will again be collecting socks, mittens, hats and scarfs for a "Sock and Mitten Tree" to benefit Miracle Hill.  If you would like to donate new or gently used items for our trees, please bring your items to school by Friday, December, 19.  Students may place the socks, mittens, hats, and scarves on the tree themselves.   PK student Julia Staetter adds her donation to the tree. 

 

 

The East Campus (LS) is full to the brim with lots of jackets.  Items will be displayed on tables in in the Lower School hallway outside the office during the half days from Tuesday, December 16 - Friday, December 19.  Please come by and collect any lost items.

 

 

Click HERE to view more photos in our online gallery!

 

 

 

"Aiming High" Archery

Join us for a fun and thorough introduction to archery!  If you've already had the middle school introduction, then you may register for the Intermediate Skills Workshop.  These 1 day mini-camps include range safety, scoring, etiquette, proper shooting technique, basic equipment maintenance, and more.  Archers will enjoy skill-building in a positive, safe, and fun environment with our own certified Archery Coach Kyle Heppeard.   If you have questions please contact Kyle Heppeard at kheppeard@shannonforest.com

 

Introduction to Archery 4th & 5th Grades

Date: Wednesday, December 17 (half day afternoon)

Location: Bring a bag lunch to eat at FlexTime.  Students will be escorted from the Multi-purpose Room to the West Campus (US) Gymnasium

Time: 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ages: 4th & 5th Grades (Class max. 18)

Cost: $20

Click HERE to Register

 

Intermediate Skills Workshop 6th - 12th Grades

Date: Thursday, December 18 (half day afternoon)

Location: Bring a bag lunch to eat in the West Campus (US) Cafeteria. Workshop will be held in the Gymnasium.

Time: 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Ages: 6th - 12th Grades (Class max. 18)

Cost: $20

Click HERE to Register

  

 The residents of Greenville Place gave a heartfelt thank you to the following Heiser Music Makers piano students: Charlotte Goad, Connie Juhnevicz, Reagan Watkins, Emily Long, Marissa Porterfield, Paige Harris, Morgan Weiner, Julia Harris, Conner Breazeale, Emily Goad, and Thomas Dotson.  The students performed Christmas music for the residents, gave Christmas stockings with candy canes and sang We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 

 

 

 The Giver Cast List Posted

Congratulations to the newly announced cast and crew of Shannon Forest's spring production of The Giver.  The play, written by Eric Coble and based on the book by Lois Lowry, 

will run Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, 2015.

  

 

 

 

Cast:

Jonas' Father - Russell Wellons

Jonas' Mother - Mary Grace Williams

Lily - Mary Elise Clement

Jonas - Landon Best

Fiona - Theresa Peter

Asher - Daniel Nickles

The Giver - Hance Finley

Voices of Speaker - Salleigh Harvey, Audra Holt, Julius Peter, Rebecca Rodriguez

Rosemary - Liddy Agbomi

Community Members - Emily Bolsinger, AJ Cowley, Lesley Qi, Breezy Zacharias*, Sawyer Norman**

*Fiona understudy - Breezy Zacharias

**Jonas understudy - Sawyer Norman

Production/Crew:

Director - Elizabeth DeVault

Stage Manager - Laura Wellons

Crew - Jessica Burdette, Maci Burress, Kayla Elliot, Olivia Hupfauer, Sarah Nachtmann, Katie West, Austin Zehr

 Our Concert and Middle School Choirs spent last Friday entertaining and spreading Christmas cheer on the annual Christmas Choir Tour.  Students of Ashley King performed to the residents of Cascades at Verdae and at GHS Downtown.  The groups also enjoyed a little ice skating before returning to campus.

 

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A Big Shannon Forest Welcome to Esmeralda and Pedro!

You may remember Esmeralda Leandro from last January when she and eight other teachers and administrators from Cot, Costa Rica visited our campus for two weeks.  We are thrilled to have her back on our campus to work with our French and Spanish teachers during what is her summer break back home.  Esmeralda teaches French in the school in Cot who partners with Shannon Forest for our senior mission trips.  This time, she has also brought her 12-year-old son Pedro, who is auditing classes to work on his English skills.  When asked how she feels about this opportunity, Esmeralda responded, "Visiting Shannon Forest is a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and share new experiences."  Our community is pleased to have them both here for two months partnering with us and helping us expand our global awareness and understanding.  If anyone in your home speaks Spanish or French and you would be interested in helping Esmeralda and Pedro feel welcome, please contact Chris Conover at cconover@shannonforest.com to make arrangements.

 

Spend July in Costa Rica

Shannon Forest will be hosting two students from Costa Rica for the month of Januar,y and our partner school in Cot has extended an invitation for two of our students to spend the month of July in Costa Rica.  Any Upper School student who is interested should contact Chris Conover at cconover@shannonforest.com.

 

 

Sedee Keita Picks Up Two More College Offers

22ft power forward, Sedee Keita's list of college offers has grown by two since last weekend's games.  Sedee can add Tennessee and UNLV to his basketball scholarship offers that already include Temple, Syracuse, Villanova, VCU, Memphis, Iowa, Iowa State, Tulsa, UMass and Rutgers.  In the most recent game in Kentucky he scored 13 points, added 12 rebounds, and recorded 2 blocked shots to assist the team in the 87-50 win.  22ft will take to the court against Believe Prep at home on Thursday, December 11, at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

Shannon Forest Christian School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin or religious preference to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  SFCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin or religious preference in the administration of its education policies, scholarship, athletic and school administered programs.