SHANNON FOREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
HEADLINE NEWS

GRANDPARENTS DAY IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2!
The Shannon Forest travel agents are hard at work, planning a morning of activities for Lower School students to share with grandparents 
and special friends on Friday, October 2!  



Thanks To All For Another Great Tailgate!
The campus was buzzing with pre-game spirit at last Friday's Tailgate party! PRO would like to thank all the wonderful volunteers for their energy and support of such a large community event!  A BIG thanks also goes out to the Crusader Club and Fine Arts Booster Club for "hot off the grill" burgers and dogs and to the Nomadic Few for their VERY popular shaved ice!  Congratulations to our Punt, Pass & Kick winners and most importantly, to our Crusader Football Team for a great first win of the season. PRO would also like to give a shout out to the staff of the Athletic Department for a great night and to Daniel Thompson for a moving tribute to the victims of 9/11.  Just ask anyone who was there...they will tell you...the Tailgate Party was the BEST! 
 


Crusader of the Week
Meet Crusader Anna Pereda. This is her fourth year at Shannon Forest. After spending part of her childhood in France, Anna likes being a freshman at Shannon Forest and she has made lots of friends in high school.  When she isn't hanging out with her friends, Anna is practicing basketball, watching action movies, or touching up on her art skills. "This year in art class we are learning new techniques to improve our drawings," said Anna. 
Check back next Wednesday to meet another student from Shannon Forest Christian School.
ALL SCHOOL NEWS!
PARENTS!  Need Help Navigating ParentsWeb?
Shannon Forest is offering a RenWeb Refresher Course for any parents who need help with navigating ParentsWeb.  The course will be held in the West Campus (Upper School) Computer Lab on Tuesday, September 22 at 8:15 a.m.  This course will be limited to the first 20 people who sign up by emailing Joanne Heiser at jheiser@shannonforest.com.  

Parent Drivers Needed
The first IMPACT Day of the 2015-2016 school year is Thursday, October 29, and we need parent drivers!  If you are able and willing to drive SFCS Upper School students out into our greater community for service projects, please email or call Becky Heiser at  rheiser@shannonforest.com or 864.678.5142.  This is a great way to fulfill your Family Service Hours!

PRO Provides THREE Ways You Can Support SFCS!

Box Tops for Education
AmazonSmile

Publix Partners


 
Follow our blog at the link below!  Submissions from guest writers will be updated twice a month.  This post highlights an article by Rob McGrath on the influx of technology in today's classroom and how Shannon Forest is staying on the cutting edge.
 

New Crusader Tumblers Are Available In 
The Online Shannon Shop!
Keep your coffee hot and your ice water cold in our new 24 oz. Crusader tumbler.Purchase yours today for just $12 or two for $20.  Tumblers may also be purchased at the Lower School or Main School Offices.
 

Fall School Pictures Will Be Delivered Friday
The fall school photos will be delivered to school on Friday, September 18.  Purchasing your selection is easy and SFCS receives 50% of all proceeds from picture sales!
  • Keep the pictures you wish to purchase (package descriptions are inside).  Any unwanted pictures must be turned back in to any school office.
  • Enclose cash, money order or check PAYABLE TO Strawbridge Studios.  You can also pay online at www.strawbridge.net.
  • Return payment to school along with any pictures you do not wish to purchase by Friday, October 2.
  • If you do not wish to order pictures, please RETURN the ENTIRE PACKAGE.
MIDDLE/UPPER SCHOOL NEWS

Windy Gap Is Just Around The Corner!  
Order Your T-Shirt Today!
This year's Windy Gap t-shirt is designed around the service project Sole Hope.  Sole Hope is an organization that provides shoes to children in Africa, many of whom die from foot related diseases caused by jiggers. Students in 7th - 12th Grade will have a shoe cutting party at Windy Gap. With 200 pairs of old jeans, the students will use stencils to cut the dimensions of the shoes. These cut outs are then sent to the shoe maker in Uganda who sews it together for the children.
In order to receive your Windy Gap t-shirt in time for the trip, ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28!
 


Former NFL Player Ken Johnson To Speak in Chapel
Motivational youth speaker and former pro athlete Ken Johnson will talk about relevant life issues during the Middle and Upper School Chapel on Wednesday, September 30, at 9:50 a.m. 


6th Grade Students Visit The Gardens at Eastside 
during BRIDGES 
 
Isabelle Shealy, Christian Bowers and Kaleb Craig


Gabby Holliday and Anna Kathryn Belew


Jacob Powell and Mickey Liu

LOWER SCHOOL NEWS

Spend Time With A Good Book!
The Lower School Book Fair will be held from Tuesday, September 29 - Friday, October 2, in the East Campus Multi-purpose Room.  Stop by from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday, & 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Grandparents Day, Friday, October 2, and stock up on reading for 
fall and winter!
 

ATHLETIC NEWS

 
Crusader Club Coupon Book Deadline
Any student who still has a Crusader Club Attraction and Value Dining Guide Book must either return the coupon book (in the envelope) to Mrs. Blair at the Main Reception desk OR purchase the book for $20. The Crusader Club is responsible for each book and all remaining books must be returned to the Attractions company. Thank you for supporting the Crusader Club and Shannon Forest Athletics.

Crusader Athletic Shirts
The Crusader Club will begin distributing the new Crusader Athletic shirts this week to all FALL athletes who have paid their membership fees.  Shirts will not be distributed until fees have been paid, so get those checks in or call the Business Office at 678.5114 with a credit card number.  We are anxious to see our athletes wearing the new shirts!  Once shirts have been distributed to the fall athletes, we will begin sending shirts to the remaining paid athletes of upcoming seasons.   Thank you and GO CRUSADERS!


  

Shannon Forest Christian School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin 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 in the administration of its education policies, scholarship, athletic and school administered programs.