Verse of the Day: Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 John 1:2
Basketball Games: TONIGHT! - Our Junior varsity and varsity boys have games this evening at 6 pm and 7:15 pm in the ROC gym. Come out and cheer on the Mustangs!
Junior High Girls' Basketball Meeting: Monday, November 25 @ 3:15 pm in the ROC - A coach has showed interest in coaching a team this year. Her name is Merry Kroeger and she is a pastor at Abundant Harvest church. An informational meeting is being had to determine if there are enough girls interested in putting a team together for this winter. Interested girls in grades 5th-9th grades, and a parent, are invited to attend the meeting.
School Board Meeting: Monday, November 25 @ 6:30 pm
Perkins Pies: Seniors are selling pies for $14 from now until Wednesday, November 27. When a pie is purchased, you will receive a certificate that can be used at any time. You can purchase pies in the office or from any senior student. Thank you for supporting their efforts!
Operation Christmas Child: Thank you to everyone who donated and/or came out to pack Operation Christmas Child Shoe boxes!!! 18 boxes were packed!
Thanksgiving Feast: Wednesday, November 27 @ 11:30 - If you signed up to prepare a turkey or mashed potatoes, THANK YOU! Feast Day is a blessed time for our Applewood families, and it is a beloved tradition. We are looking forward to sharing in a meal of Thanksgiving with each of you! I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. Psalms 69:30
No School: Friday, November 29
Classes Resume: Monday, December 2 @ 8 am
Scholastic Book Orders: If you are interested in ordering books through Scholastic, in order to receive books before Christmas break, orders must be submitted no later than Friday, December 6. Miss Dial has paper flyers available, or you are welcome to order online. Thank you for helping our teachers earn free books for their classrooms!
Christmas Program: December 10 @ 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary - We are starting a new tradition this year at ACS! Rather than having a Christmas program with rehearsals, costumes, etc., we are having an Old Fashioned Christmas Get Together! We will come together for a relaxing time of song and fellowship. We will gather together in the Sanctuary for a time of singing, followed by a time of fellowship over hot cocoa, cider, and cookies in the Awana Room. We will be singing some of the students' favorite Christmas carols and everyone will have the opportunity to decorate a sugar cookie. Special thanks to Family Club for providing the refreshments for the evening. Feel free to wear your favorite Christmas attire or your coziest pajamas.
Spirit Days: Monday, December 16 - Pajama Day; Wednesday, December 18 - Crazy Sock & Hat Day; Friday, December 20 - Ugly Sweater Day
Christmas Gift Exchange - During Thanksgiving Feast Day, students will draw names with fellow classmates for the gift exchange. Students will bring home a letter with all of the details that same day. We ask that gifts follow a monetary limit: K-5th grades $3-$5, 6th-8th grades $5-$7, and 9th-12th grades $7-$10. Please bring wrapped gifts, with the receivers name on it, to the school office no later than Wednesday, December 18.
Christmas Party Day: December 20 from 8:10 to 11:30 am - This will be a fun day of fellowship with classmates, teachers, and room parents. All parents are invited to join us! Students will play games, do crafts, watch a movie, eat snacks, and exchange Christmas gifts. For elementary students, please bring a healthy and a sweet snack to share. For grades 6th-12th, please bring the following: Last name beginning with A-L bring a sweet snack, M-Z bring a healthy snack. Following clean up, school will dismiss at 11:30 am. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 8.
Birthdays: November: (23) Steven Bussey; December: (1) Gaye Hiller, (5) David Bessert, (12) Jennifer Bessert, (12) Molly Sumner; January: (5) Alaina Spencer, (8) Madeline Sumner, (10) Grace Smith, (21) Samuel Chernish, (25) Erika Rehmer, (27) Samuel Bessert, (30) Isaac Cormican