February INDEPTH 2011 - Hillcrest Christian School

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6 HILLCREST IN-DEPTHCAROLYN KRAUSEDEAN OF STUDENTSThree Cheers for Hillcrest ChristianSchool’s Mission Statement!SPIRITUALLY “Impacting the World for the Lord Jesus Christ … “Hillcrest Christian School’s middle school tion, they provided every K-6 student with a smallerleadership team hopes to send a strong message to box to collect spare change at home to make it easierour community that compassion for others is high to bring back to his/her classroom. This unique opportunityto serve others will only last from Thurs-on our school’s priority list! At the beginning ofthe year, all HCS students, teachers and staff, and day, Feb.3 through Friday, Feb. 11 (just before Valentine’sDay).board members were given blue rubber braceletsinscribed with 1 John 4:19 to remind us that “We Through this project, the students will experiencehow they can use their compassion to helplove because He first loved us.” As we begin a newsemester and continue to work on our school-wide, change the world by collecting spare change to giveyear-long Compassion Commission, the leadership to research studies in hopes of finding a cure for cancer.There is a small incentive for everyone to collectteam is hosting a service project to raise money forThe Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s research spare change; the class that raises the most moneyprogram. Volunteering their own lunch time, the by percentage will win a free lunch donated fromteam delivered special “change boxes” for “Pennies the Olive Garden as part of their “Pasta for Pennies”for Patients” to all of the elementary classrooms and program; however, through this “School and Youthjunior and senior high school homerooms. In addi-Pennies Campaign”, the goal is to raise money forPre-K hasbeen talkingabout God’slove for each and everyperson as a partLauryn NicolEPRE_K TEACHER of our discussionabout Martin LutherKing’s birthday. During one of our circletimes, I laid out pictures of different people.There was a man in a wheelchair, the President,a homeless man, an American college student,Hannah Montana, and an African woman. Igave each child a penny and asked him/her toplace the penny on the person they thoughtGod loved the most. Most of the children puttheir pennies on the President and HannahMontana. Next I gave each child a paperclipand asked the children to put their paperclipon the person they thought God loved theleast. The majority of the children placed theirWho Does God Love Most?paperclips on the homeless man and the manin the wheelchair. We then had a discussionabout why they had chosen the people thatthey did. Why do you think God loves thePresident the most? I asked. “Because he is thePresident,” one student answered. “Why doyou think God loves Hannah Montana themost?” “Because she is pretty,” another studentreplied. Then I asked the children whythey thought God loved the homeless man theleast. They said it was because “He is dirty”and the man in the wheedlchair “because Hecan’t stand.”The children believed that God’s love isbased on who a person is, what he does, hisaccomplishments, and the way that he looks.My heart sank after hearing these answers. Irealized how often I too am guilty of thinkingthat God’s love is dependent on what I do orwho I am. So often, I become consumed bymy failures. I find myself comparing myself toothers and thinking that God must be morepleased with them because they have it moretogether than I do, but that is so far from thetruth of God’s love. God does not care if Imake millions; He does not care if I have voluminoushair, or if I live in a box. He lovesme just the same. I explained to the childrenthat God’s love doesn’t change; that He lovesthe homeless man just as much as He lovesHannah Montana, and He loves the Presidentjust as much as He loves us. God madeeach person to be exactly the way that he orshe is. His loves abounds unconditionally toeach and every one of us. There is nothing wecan do to make him love us more or less. Wethen talked about how God loves people whoare different from us whether they have moremoney than us or are begging for money fromus. We too should love them and be able to beconfident that God loves us just the same! •
FEBRUARY 2011 7blood cancer research and patient services, and to have an opportunityto make a difference in the lives of other people. Anyone who wouldlike to make a larger donation may do so by visiting www.schoolandyouth.org/los, select Donate to a School and choose Greater LA to findour school. Seventy-six cents of every dollar raised supports cancer research,education, advocacy and services for patients, and the missionof the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.ACADEMICALLY Senior Class Shines …Not only is HCS fulfilling part of its mission statement to providetraining for the “development of well-rounded students who will impactthis world for the Lord Jesus Christ through Biblical thought andaction” through service projects such as “Pennies for Patients”, we alsoprovide “high quality Christian education” as evidenced by our seniorclass already celebrating some of their acceptances into colleges anduniversities. Three of our seniors have been awarded generous scholarshipsto universities such as Cal Lutheran University, Massachusetts’sCollege of Pharmacy and Health Science, Westmont, Waynesburg,and Azusa Pacific University. Seniors Jonathan Hepp, Hanah Yoon,and Dani Ruffing have each been offered over $17, 000 annually inscholarships from these universities, and this is only the beginning ofthe “acceptance season”! Updated recognition of our award-winningsenior students is posted on the “College Knowledge” bulletin boardoutside the school office.Two of our other seniors, Mauricio Elizondo and Evan Barbour,who also give private drum and guitar lessons, are committed to attendingMoorpark College as they continue to develop their band,“Amongst the Chosen” that they began with former graduate Erik Bogeburgand current sophomore Kade Thurman. These talented musicians,who met in HCS’s worship band, now write their own musicand have already produced three singles! The “voice” of Hillcrest forour daliy announcements, Jake Walden is waiting to hear from his desireduniversities, but after earning a perfect ACT score in reading andnear perfect score in writing, he will no doubt be college bound tofulfill his dream of becoming a professor.At Hillcrest Christian School, students are learning how they canmake a difference in God’s world through acts of service as well as actsof academic excellence. •JENELLE LEEHCS CLASS OF 2006ALUMNI NEWS: Looking Back on HillcrestHello Hillcrest family! In case you don’t know other believers. This skill has become very handy asme, my name is Jenelle Lee, and I have been a part I begin my career in marketing within the entertainmentindustry. During my senior year at APU, I be-of this family since 1992. I began attending HillcrestChristian School in preschool and continued until gan a yearlong internship at ABC Studios and wasmy high school graduation in 2006. Although I am very thankful for the biblical studies that were taughtno longer attending Hillcrest, I still feel like a part of at Hillcrest, as the theology and lessons learned therethe family as I have created lifelong friendships and helped prepare me to work in a secular workplace.relationships with many of my classmates and teachers.Being a part of the Hillcrest family truly shaped Consumer Products where I am able to be a light forI recently began a full-time internship at Disneymy life into what it is today. Hillcrest gave me a once Christ to my co-workers. Hillcrest taught me whatin a life time opportunity to experience what a true it meant to have a relationship with Christ and howfamily and body of believers looks like. After Hillcrest,I continued my education at Azusa Pacific Uni-to my future without forgetting who I am, what Ito truly impact the world for Him. I look forwardversity where I studied and graduated four years later. believe in, and where it all began …HCS. My timeWhile attending APU, I studied abroad at Oxford at Hillcrest is one of the things I cherish most in myUniversity where I wrote over fifteen term papers. life, and I would not trade it for anything else. I amThe writing skills I developed at Hillcrest prepared so thankful to all of the teachers, past and present,me for that intensive writing semester.who have made Hillcrest what it is today and whatThe sense of community and relationships it will be tomorrow. •fostered at Hillcrest taught me what a Godly relationshiplooks like with all different people, not just
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