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OREGON CONFERENCE NEWS
After a long flight to Portland
and a longer drive
to Grants Pass, Ryan and Lisa
Hauck maintained smiles as
they faced the personnel committee/school
board. For nearly
two hours, they answered each
question carefully, honestly
and with a sense of humor. It
was July, and the Grants Pass
Adventist School (GPAS) still
had two vacant teaching positions.
Would this be an answer
to prayer?
Based upon the smiles of
students and upbeat energy
that fills the school this year,
the answer seems to be a resounding
“yes.” Ryan, with his
love of cave exploring, passion
Grants Pass Youth Raise
Money for GYC
dozen Grants Pass youth
A and their parents raised
funds to attend the Generation
of Youth for Christ (GYC)
conference held in Seattle Dec.
28, 2012, through Jan. 1, 2013.
In just three fundraising events,
which included two car washes,
the GYC-bound group raised
nearly $4,000. Christian Martin,
Grants Pass Church pastor, was
tireless in his efforts to see these
young people be able to attend
the conference.
The GYC Gym Night Fundraiser
was held at the Grants
Pass Adventist School in October.
Tickets were sold to purchase
pizza, nachos, lemonade,
popcorn and cookies. Attendees
could guess how many minimarshmallows
were inside a jar
in hopes of winning a prize like
a gift card, a bottle of Draper
Valley Vineyards premium
nonalcoholic grape juice, or a
private plane ride. The gym was
filled with laughter and noise
as families played volleyball,
basketball, ping-pong and other
games.
The evening concluded
with a head-shaving challenge.
Martin, along with GYC young
adult Gary McGinnis, promised
to let their heads get shaved
bald if people pledged $500.
Darla Day, who attended GYC
with her daughter Niki, did
the shaving when the goal was
reached. “I think I had the most
fun being the head-shaver,” she
Darla Day shaves Gary McGinnis’ head after Gym Night attendees
pledged more than $500 to help Grants Pass youth and families
attend the Generation of Youth for Christ conference.
admits. In half an hour, two
young men stood feeling just
a bit cooler on a lively autumn
evening.
GYC Gym Night Fundraiser
raised $1,010. There is no doubt
Lisa and Ryan Hauck are new teachers at Grants Pass Adventist School.
in this group’s mind that God
provided for their need.
Grants Pass Adventist School
Welcomes New Teachers
for outdoor adventure and
musical talent, is a perfect fit
for the seventh- and eighthgrade
classroom. Lisa, with her
experience in the lower grades,
endless creativity and love of
sports, is the new fifth- and
sixth-grade teacher. “This year,
Jennifer Burkes, Grants Pass
Church communication leader
I can’t wait to go to school each
day,” says one of her sixthgraders.
The Haucks met as students
at Southern Adventist University
in Collegedale, Tenn. They
were living in Richmond, Va.,
when they answered the call to
teach in Grants Pass. Since arriving
at GPAS just days before
the start of the school year,
these new teachers have kept
more than busy writing new
curricula and meeting new
people. They love their new
students and helping lead them
to Jesus.
Jennifer Burkes
January 2013 • GLEANER
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