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SHANNON FOREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
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HEADLINE NEWS
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During This Season Of Giving, Please Consider Investing In The Place We Call Home!
If you haven't yet made a donation, your year-end tax deductible gift can be made in person, by phone at 864.678.5182 or click on the link below:
Be sure to join us on Friday, February 19, for a special evening with Gigi Graham, daughter of Billy Graham, to benefit the 2015-2016 Annual Fund. From the Faculty, Staff and Board of Trustees, we wish you and your family a blessed and joyful Christmas!
1st Grade Student Goes Above & Beyond
Shannon Forest is extremely proud of 1st Grade student Landon Duvall. He exemplified the spirit of giving by making and selling calendars to raise money for Sole Hope. Combined with a donation from his grandmother, Landon raised $1120 for our school-wide service project that will provide shoes to the people of Uganda. Thank you, Landon!
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Pro Volunteers,
Thank you so much for making the Teacher's Christmas Lunch & Cookie Collection so lovely! The Faculty & Staff all commented on how beautiful and fun the centerpieces were and how much they enjoyed all being together. The cookie collection was amazing! Everyone went home with 2 dozen cookies each thanks to our hard working cookie bakers!
Thank you for taking time to say "thank you" in this special way. We pray that you all have a wonderful Christmas celebrating the reason we have joy, our Savior!
Laura Boehm
Diana Van Houten
REMEMBER...
When students return from Christmas Break on Monday, January 4, ALL grades will dismiss at 3:00 p.m. due to the Upper School Silva-MESTER schedule. This DOES include students in 6th - 8th Grades!
The Main school calendar and Important Dates calendar for 2016-2017 are available online. Click on the link below for a listing of important events and vacation days for the next school year.
The Sights & Sounds Of The Season Continue At Shannon
Jingle bells...Shannon's elves...seniors crawled all day!
The class of 2016 would like to thank the parents for putting on an awesome Christmas Crawl!
Students in all grades, faculty and staff recently worshiped and celebrated the season together in an all-school Christmas chapel.
Our 3rd - 5th Grade students shared their talents in a special production called the The Christmas Shoe Tree.
Support The Senior Mission Trip!
Help the seniors raise money for their mission trip to Costa Rica in the spring and buy an awesome Costa Rica t-shirt! At $20 each, these soft and trendy shirts will make great Christmas gifts for others or purchase one for yourself to wear around town or at school. Proceeds from e-blast sales will go to the senior trip as a whole; however, if you would like to support a particular senior, you may contact them directly to purchase a shirt. To place an order, complete the Costa Rica T-Shirt Order Form or contact Ms. Becky Heiser at rheiser@shannonforest.com or call 864.678.5142.
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MIDDLE/UPPER SCHOOL NEWS
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Lost And Found Deadline
Upper school students and/or parents need to check the lost and found located in the West Campus (US) Cafeteria before the end of exam week (Friday, December 18). Any items left will be donated to Goodwill.
Upper School Students Look Forward to Silva-MESTER 2016
Shannon Forest students in 9th - 12th Grades will return to a schedule full of exciting and interesting classes when they return from Christmas Break.
It's Time For Middle School Model United Nations!
The YMCA Middle School Model United Nations conference will take place on Thursday, April 7 & Friday, April 8, 2016. The cost for the trip is $185. Our first meeting will take place on Friday, January 22, during Activity Period. Students will work together in groups of 2-5 to represent a country in a mock UN simulation. High school students are invited to participate as Resource Staffers. Interested students should see Mrs. Taylor for more information or email ktaylor@shannonforest.com.Upper School Sadie Hawkins Dance
Students in 9th - 12th Grade are invited to a Sadie Hawkins (the girls ask the boys) Dance on Friday, January 8, at 9:30 p.m. The dance will be held at the Spaulding Farms Clubhouse.
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LOWER SCHOOL NEWS
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The Lower School will continue our annual tradition of decorating a "Sock and Mitten Tree" to benefit Miracle Hill Ministries. Both the Lower School and the Lower School Annex Buildings have trees decorated with new or gently used socks, mittens, scarves, and coats. We will be collecting items until Friday, December 18.
Lower School Christmas Parties
Classroom Christmas parties will be celebrated on Friday, December 18. The room mom for your child's classroom or your child's teacher will be sending detailed information about your child's party soon!
Lost and Found
The lost and found is full of nice items. It is currently located in the Multi-purpose Room. The week of December 14, the items will be on tables in the front hall area of the Lower School Building. Items that are not claimed by Friday, December 18, will be donated to Miracle Hill.
Upcoming Crusader Afterschool Network Classes
Register now for enrichment classes to be offered in January, February and March. Offerings include:
-Pre-Robotics with Simple Machines for K5 - 1st Grade
-Chess Club for 1st - 5th Grade students
-Tae Kwon Do for Ages 5 & Older
-Flag Football for 3 - 5th Grade Boys & Girls
Can You Believe You're Going To Be The Parent Of
A 6th Grade Student?
Shannon Forest is excited to announce a special upcoming day called Crusader Crossroads, an introduction to 6th Grade! The morning of Wednesday, January 6, 5th Grade students will experience a visit to the West Campus (Upper School) for a tour, question and answer session, doughnuts and hot chocolate.
Parents of rising 6th Grade students are invited to attend a session on the afternoon of January 6that 2:00 p.m. If you would like to participate in the parent tour, meet your guides at the desk of Tracie Blair in the West Campus Main Reception area.
For more information or questions regarding 6th Grade, please contact Candace Kurtz at ckurtz@shannonforest.com or call 678.5113.
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FINE ARTS NEWS
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Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night To Benefit Choirs
The Middle School Choir and Concert Choir will be having a Spirit Night at the Chick-Fil-A on Pelham Road on Thursday, December 17, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Shannon Forest friends and family must tell their cashier BEFORE THEY ORDER that they are there for the Spirit Night both inside and at the drive-thru. Gift cards do not count towards Spirit Night proceeds. This will be the choir's last fund raiser for their trip to Disney in February - please come support our choir members!
Oh Say Can You See...!
Shannon Forest's Concert Choir and Middle School Choir will be singing the National Anthem at the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey game on Saturday, January 9, 2016. The choirs will sing around 6:45 p.m. and the puck drops at 7:00 p.m.
The match will take place at the:
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
650 N. Academy St
Greenville, SC 29601
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ATHLETICS NEWS
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2015 Sonic Shootout Scheduled
Our Varsity Basketball teams will be playing in the 2015 Sonic Shootout scheduled during Christmas break. The tournament will be held on December 18 - 19, at Newberry Academy and December 21 - 22, at Newberry College. Our Crusaders will play at the scheduled days and times below:
Friday, December 18; Newberry Academy
3:00 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Women vs. Wardlaw
5:00 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Men vs. Wardlaw
Saturday, December 19; Newberry Academy
11:00 a.m. - SFCS Varsity Men vs. Newberry Academy
Monday, December 21; Newberry College
3:00 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Women vs. King Academy
4:30 p.m. - SFCS Varsity Men vs. King Academy
GO CRUSADERS!
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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.
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