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Faith is rolling out a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program next year beginning with the graduating class of 2015. This leading program will prepare students for STEM majors at the finest universities in the country. Faith Lutheran has the opportunity to partner with UNLV, NV Energy, and local engineering firms and medical facilities to provide our students with STEM experiences and research that will both ignite passion and prepare them for rigorous majors in the STEM fields. Pre-STEM courses will be available to middle school students in the areas of earth science, physical science, and robotics beginning next year. Current high school course offerings in math and science will be supplemented by new STEM course offerings in the engineering and biomedical fields. These collaborative experiences will be combined with research or internship opportunities to form the basis of preparing our students to enter these fields. The STEM program will also include field trips, guest speakers, and study groups. Faith Lutheran High School will be offering a STEM Endorsement that will be added to a student’s transcript upon completion. This STEM endorsement will announce to universities that the student has accomplished a well-rounded, rigorous program in the math and science departments. Additionally, this STEM endorsement will indicate that the student has become proficient in a collaborative scientific environment and has accomplished significant research in science, technology, engineering or math fields. To learn more about the program or how your company can partner with the Faith STEM Program, visit http://faithlutheranlv.org/STEM or e-mail STEM@flhsemail.org. CRUSADER COACHES BEST IN THE STATE! This fall’s sports has been one of the best in recent memory at Faith Lutheran. Every sport, boys and girls, made the playoffs and five sports made a run at a state title. Of those sports, Faith earned a state championship and two runner-up finishes. On the heels of their team’s successes are coaches who work tirelessly behind the scenes to improve their program. Faith coaches have been blessed with honors just as their teams have been, but those coaches are reluctant to take the credit as most of them would say the athletes do the hard work to get there. Athletic administrator Bret Walter says, “Our coaches will all tell you that our athletes make them look good. While that’s true, we also have coaches at Faith who genuinely care about kids first. These coaches are dedicated to their sport and continually look for ways to improve professionally to give our student-athletes the best chance to be successful.” Mark Cheney, girls’ golf coach, received Southern Region Coach of the Year. He led his team to a league championship, regional championship and a state championship in the Division 1A. Jeff Edwards, girls’ cross country coach, received regional coach of the year honors as he led his team to compete at state. Steve Morrill, girls’ soccer coach, received league, region and state coach of the year honors while leading his team to a regional championship and a Division 1A state runner-up finish. Amy Fisher, volleyball coach, received region and state coach of the year honors as her team took league and regional championships and placed third at the state championships. We at Faith Lutheran are proud of all of our coaches as each and every one of them put in endless hours to make their sport the best in the state. Varsity Boys Basketball The Varsity Boys Basketball Team is 3 - 7 after their first ten games. The team opened up the season with wins against Virgin Valley (44 - 33) and Cimarron Memorial (80 - 73), and then lost at Bishop Gorman (64 - 24). In the Tip Off Classic at Legacy December 6 - 8, the boys went 1 - 3, opening up with a win against St. Aloysius College from Australia (67 - 32). That was followed by losses to Legacy (63 - 69), Brea CA (57 - 62), and Durango (69 - 77). On December 12, the team lead at halftime at Arbor View 27 - 25. The Aggies scored 27 points in the third quarter and went on to win 64 - 48. D’Khari Hicks scored 14 points and John Molchon added 8. The following night the Crusaders dropped a game to Division 1A opponent, Boulder City, 39 - 43, after leading by six at halftime. Michael Holthus lead the team in scoring with 9 points. On Saturday, December 15, the team traveled to Southern California to play host Orange Lutheran. Orange lead by seven at halftime and went on to win 59 - 41. Sam Stevens and Stuart Engs each added 10 points for the Crusaders. Seniors on the team include, Stuart Engs, D’Khari Hicks, Brendan Meyer, Austin Ortwein, and Sam Stevens. The team has been lead in scoring by D’Khari Hicks (11 ppg), Sam Stevens (9.5 ppg), and John Molchon (9 ppg). 6
ATHLETICS Girls Golfers Sign Division 1 Scholarships Along with her proud Mom, Dad and sister Julia, Brianna Becker signs her letter of intent to play at the University of Hawaii. Along with her proud Mom and Dad, senior Annie Freman signs her letter of intent to play at Santa Clara University Capping their stellar careers at Faith Lutheran, golfers Annie Freman and Brianna Becker signed National Letters of Intent on November 14th. Freman will be playing for the Santa Clara University Broncos next season, and Becker will be playing for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. Since her first match as a freshman, Annie Freman has held the number one spot on the roster. She holds virtually every individual golf record at Faith, including low 18 hole score (66), season average (72.0), and career medalist finishes (25). She has been a first team all-league and all-region honoree four years running, and has been recognized as region player of the year three times. She was the state runner-up her junior and senior years. In addition to her impressive high school performances, she won an AJGA tournament and finished 9th at the U.S. Girls Amateur Championship. She was recently recognized as a Rolex Junior All-American. Brianna Becker completed an outstanding career by winning the 2012 Nevada state championship, highlighted by a career low 68 on the first day of the tournament. She holds the 9 hole low score record (34) and is a three-time region tournament champion. She was a first team all-league and all-region honoree four years in a row, and has been recognized as region player of the year twice. Varsity Girls’ Basketball The varsity girls’ basketball team is beefing up its schedule and looking towards a post season run. The girls finished 2-4 in pre-season play, competing against some of the best competition in the state. They traveled up north to Reno again this year and played three very good teams including Spring Creek, the reigning 3A state champs. The Crusaders beat Spring Creek 49-44 in a great team effort with major scoring points coming from Dani Tharaldson (10), Sam Leonard (9), Taylor Hammer (8), and Julia Benko (8). The Crusaders have been led in scoring this year by seniors Benko (9.1 points per game) and Hammer (9.6 points per game). Hammer has also been pounding the boards pulling out two double-doubles this year already. The girls are excited about the season and look to improve each game. League games began December 18th. Come on out and support the Crusaders. The JV girls basketball team is off and running in an impressive fashion. The girls are undefeated this year including beating Bishop Gorman 43-20. They headed into the break ready to compete in the Triple Threat Christmas Tournament. Varsity Girls’ Soccer – Postseason Awards Congratulations to the following soccer players for their postseason awards. A total of 12 players from the team received some level of recognition. All-Conference Honorable Mention: Morgan Bracey – Midfield Brenna Rohnkohl – Midfield Kayla Murai – Defense All-Conference 2nd Team: Charlotte Vancura – Midfield Kendall Pori – Defense, Kayla McKlein – Defense Kelly Zufall – Goalkeeper All-Conference 1st Team, All-Divison 2nd Team: Dani Tharaldson – Forward, Julia Benko – Defense All-Conference 1st Team, All-Division 1st Team, All-State 1st Team: Kristi Chinn – Forward Emily Neighbors – Midfield Arianna Weide – Utility 7
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