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Up Close and PersonalCristen JacobsenChampagne is passionatewhen it comes to helpingchildren. This comesfrom the love of her ownfour children; daughterKelsey is a 8th grader atFaith Lutheran. Cristenleft a successful career inadvertising and marketingto put her knowledgeand perseverance to work in the nonprofitsector. She founded Hope forHearts in 2007, and manages donorrelations, communications and allfundraising activities. Along withCristenJacobsen-Champagnewith a studentBAC Focus of the MonthCristen Jacobsen ChampagneHope for HeartsHope for Hearts, Cristenestablished a charitablefoundation to benefit avariety of children’s charities,including Las VegasChildren’s HomelessClinic, Children’s HospitalLos Angeles and Children’sHospital Stanford. Cristenhas been self-employed forthe past three years, managingher own businessinvestment company. She is a proudalumna of the University of Arizona,obtaining a Bachelors of Arts degreefrom the prestigious MA Entrepreneurialprogram.Hope for HeartsUganda has over 6 million orphan children whoare homeless and living on the streets in KampalaCity, Uganda. Many are forced into prostitution, rarelyescaping the cycle of poverty that is their birthright.Thousands of miles away in suburban Las Vegas,Cristen Jacobsen-Champagne, a mother of four, campaignsfor their cause. She learned about their plightfrom a priest at her church. The priest, Father MugaggaLule, on loan from Uganda to the Catholic Diocese, hadfounded a school in Kampala City called the St. ElizabethGirls Academy (SEGA). Besides providing foodand shelter to orphan girls, SEGA offers vocationaltraining and a primary education, teaching them theskills to lead productive and independent lives. Cristen loved SEGA’s “HandUp” not “Hand Out” philosophy. Cristen rallied her family and friends to help.What started as raising a few dollars in lemonade stand sales has turned intoHope for Hearts, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit that Cristen established in 2007. To date,Hope for Hearts has raised over $500,000 for the St. Elizabeth’s Girls Academy.Donations have funded everything from food and medicine, to a new roof for theschool. Over 400 students have graduated from the academy, working in a vocationthat they learned while living at SEGA. In 2011, Cristen made the journey toUganda, visiting the St. Elizabeth’s Girls Academy to meet the girls her charityhas helped over the past five years. The rewarding experience only increasedher commitment to Hope for Hearts. Their latest campaign focuses on buildinga new campus on 40-50 acres of land. This will allow SEGA to increase accommodationfrom 200 to 1,000 girls annually. For more information, go to www.hope4hearts.org.Become a Member of theCrusader Legacy Circle!The Crusader Legacy Circle recognizes individuals whoinclude a gift for Faith Lutheran’s vision in their estate or financialplans. Donors who verify their planned gift qualify for membershipin this prestigious society no matter what size the gift.Crusader Legacy Circle members are recognized for their eternal commitment to themission of our great school coupled with their vision of excellence in Christian education.For information about bequests and other ways to support FLMS&HS, contactthe Development Office at 702-804-4410.2PTF NEWSBest wishes for the holidayseason! As we head into theNew Year, the Parent Teacher Fellowshiphas been busy preparing for thenext five months, with parent educationprograms, student appreciationevents and support for our graduatingseniors on the agenda. Thank you toJohn Lescenski and the Red Cross forbringing an excellent two-day babysittingcertification class to our studentsduring the Thanksgiving break! That istrue dedication when students give uptime off to learn more! That is whathelps to make our students even morespecial! We would also to like to say aspecial thank you to those who donatedto our Tenth Annual Christmas FundCampaign for staff and faculty. We arestill accepting last minute donationsand each dollar collected goes directlyto our staff and faculty! Please see ourweb page for more information. Blessingsfor a safe and healthy holidayseason and a Happy New Year!Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fillyou with all joy and peace in believing,so that by the power of the Holy Spirityou may abound in hope.End of Year Givingto Faith LutheranIf you are planning an end-of-yeargift to Faith Lutheran (and we hope youare!), please use the following date & timeschedule:Gifts via Check: To qualify for a 2012deduction, checks mailed must be postmarkedby Dec. 31. Checks hand-deliveredin person must at school by Friday, December28th at 12 noon.Gifts via Credit Card: The gift date isrecorded as the date on which the chargeis made to your credit card, not the dateyou give your credit card number to theschool. The Development Office mustreceive your credit card information byThursday, Dec. 27th at 12 noon to ensurethe transaction is processed in 2012.Gifts of Stock (direct transfers): Thegift date is recorded as the date on whichthe stock is transferred into Faith Lutheran’saccount, not the date on which youadvise your broker to make the gift. Pleaserequest the transfer and notify the DevelopmentOffice by Dec. 17th. It often takesa few days to verify transfers, particularlyduring the holidays, and we want to makesure your transfer is completed before weclose on Dec. 28th.

from theExecutive Office❝Oh whata night!❞To quote Frankie Valli, “Oh Whata Night!” The 2012 Crusader KnightGala was simply an amazing evening!Co-chairs Suzanne Bell and Paula Bell-Saxton and team members MelindaBrown, Stephanie Cearlock, Kari Jones,Karen McCue-Zeilon, Darlene Miller, KinseyNetzorg, Laura Pavlov, Debi Reiter,and Misty Williams combined with Faith’sDevelopment Office to create a night toremember.Rather than paying a celebrity to bethe featured speaker, Faith teachers ErikBall, Christian Escobar, Chris Harper, andSandra Youmans utilized 34 of our studentsand 2007 graduate Brock Powellto provide the entertainment for the evening.Employing a medieval theme withKing Arthur, Merlin, Man onStilts, Knights of the RoundTable, court jesters, princesses,tragedians, knights inarmor, and madrigal singers,the show kept the audiencemesmerized. Using a “Past,Present, Future” theme, Faithgraduate and current BoiseState University graduate studentLucas Sprouse, seniorAnthony Pryatel-Farmer, and6 th grader Macie Stokucaeloquently spoke to theimportance of need-basedfinancial aid and a FaithLutheran education. The audienceresponded withincredible generosityand helped remove thesword that Merlin hadplaced in the stoneuntil enough moneywas raised to help studentsattend Faith.Speaking of incrediblegenerosity, LauriCollins received theHeitkotter CrusaderAward. We were honoredto recognizeLauri’s benevolence, compassion, enthusiasm,faith, humility, joyfulness, andheart for Faith Lutheran. The perfect personto recognize on a perfect evening!I am an English teacherby trade, yet I love numbers.Here are some veryimportant ones from the2012 Crusader Knight:• 232 – people attendedthe Gala• 34 – current FaithLutheran studentswho were part of theprogram• $105,150 – pre-eventsales (tickets, sponsors,raffle, t-shirts, programadvertising)Crusader Knight: Sir Jordanof Mazzocato tries to pullthe sword from the stone.• $5,100 – silent auctionat the eventCrusader Knight: The successfulevening allows Dr. Buuck to pull thesword from the stone.Dr. Steven BuuckChief Executive OfficerFaith Lutheran MiddleSchool & High Schoolbuucks@flhsemail.org• $2,700 – raffle sales at the event• $62,000 – direct appeal at the event• Gross amount raised – $174,950• Expenses – $26,077• Net raised – $148,873!!• Besides using Faith’s talent in lieu of acelebrity speaker, we also used a buffetinstead of a plated dinner, which savedmore than $8,000; that money saveddirectly translates into more moneyfor financial aid for our students. Ourdonors, whether they give of their time,talent, or treasure, are true heroes toall of us at Faith Lutheran. Thanks toeveryone who attended this magicalevening. The bar has been set very high,yet plans are already underway to makenext year’s event even more spectacular.I hope to see you there!from the Finance OfficeTUITION & FEES: In a hurry? We have aconvenient drop box for tuition and lunchpayments located at the front desk. Nowaiting required!IMPORTANT REMINDER: PLEASE PLACEYOUR STUDENT’S NAME IN THE MEMOAREA OF ALL CHECKS.Tuition is due by the first of the month andbecomes late on the 10th of the month.Late payments are assessed a monthlycharge of 1.5% of any outstanding balanceplus a $25 late fee each month.CAFETERIA: Manage your student cafeteriaaccount through MySchoolBucks.com. It isquick and easy and will give you access toyour student’s lunch account balance, abilityto view purchases, add money to lunchaccounts and provide reminders when balancesget low.IMPORTANT REMINDER: Payments forstudent lunch accounts must be received by10:30am in order to be available for lunchon the same day. The cafeteria cannot servestudents with a negative lunch accountbalance.2013/2014 REGISTRATION:2013/2014 New and returning studentregistration began on November 15th ! Registrationis available online this year at theschool’s website. Watch for important informationin the mail and in News & Notes.2013/2014 TUITION ASSISTANCE:Application for 2013/2014 Tuition Assistancewill be available online beginning January 1,2013. Applications must be submitted byApril 1, 2013 to be included in the initial distribution.Applications received after April 1stare subject to funds available.ATTENTIONFLMS&HS ALUMNI:Check out the Alumni Tab atwww.faithlutheranlv.orgUpdate your contact information soall your former classmates can contactyou, and you can stay up-to-date on allFLMS&HS happenings. We want you toknow that all your contact informationis completely secure on the websiteand will never be displayed publicly.The only way someone can contact youvia the website is by email, and eventhen your email address is not madepublic, even to the person emailingyou. So, go ahead – update your contactinfo at www.faithluthernlv.org! It’ssafe, secure and oh so important forstaying in touch with FLMS&HS!3

Crusader Knight(continued from page 1)TwelfthKnight in Shining Armor,Royal Princess, andStiltwalking JesterPhotoscourtesy ofDr. Buuck with speaker LucasSprouse, Faith Lutheran Classof 2008 and Michelle SprouseCrusader Knight CommitteeSixth grade studentspeaker, Macie Stokucawith Crusader Knight cochairPaula Bell-Saxtongradestudent speaker,AnthonyPryatel-FarmerJim & Pat Egan, and Sheryl Lynn Pfeuffer.In addition to the co-chairs, Paula Bell-Saxton andSuzanne Bell, we extend heartfelt thanks to the CrusaderKnight committee: Melinda Brown, StephanieCearlock, Kari Jones, Karen McCue-Zeilon, DarleneMiller, Kinsey Netzorg, Laura Pavlov, Debbie Reiterand Misty Williams.We also gratefully acknowledge the generosityof these individuals and businesses for their donationsto the raffle, silent auction and other areas ofCrusader Knight: Allure Skin Care Studio; Angles onDesign; Bell Trans Limousines, Sedans and Buses;Gordie Brown; Bob & Melinda Brown; Black CatCostumes; Canyon Gate Country Club; Coffee Bean &Tea Leaf; CupKates by Kate; Need-A-Basket; Designsby Carole Bell; El Segundo Sol; Encore Productions;Faith Athletic Department; Fleming’s; Floral2000; Golden Gaming; IGT; Inferno Hot Plates; InTouch Ministries; Jane Engs Photography; JoannSpinelli; Judy Rael Photography; Kaizen CrossFit;Las Vegas Review-Journal; LilyCarol Designs; MJChristensen Diamonds; Mary Kay Cosmetics byTammy McLaughlin; Mon Ami Gabi; Patrick’s Signs;Pure Barre; Reiter Family; Robert & Karen Zeilon;Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada; Source 1 Events;Stripburger; Team Associated; Vikki Owens; VisionSource; Wahoo’s Fish Tacos; and Western Mailing.from the Executive ChefThe cafeteria is now in the processof soliciting feedback from students andfaculty. Our aim it to make Faith LutheranCafeteria the best it can be. Soliciting feedbackis one of the tools we will be usingto do this. Feedback however has to havesome parameters. It needs to be specific,nonjudgmental and also it should includesome new ideas on how to improve. Thegoal is to improve, to become better inmeeting the needs of all interested parties.This is a collaborative assignment, wecare and want to continually improve.I will be reading every email that issent to me and I will be sending a followup email to those students who provide uswith some wonderful new insights.I also would like to mention that ourcafeteria was just awarded, for the secondyear running, the Double Gold Award foran NSF audit. This isa wonderful achievementand could nothave happened withoutcontinuing training and constant vigilancein the kitchen to adhering to the higheststandards of safety and sanitation.Thank you,Catherine Mckiernan, American CulinaryFederation Certified Executive ChefHave you heard about the Service Leadership Classes?Mark 10:45 “For even the son of man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Service Leadership is a new class being offered this year at Faith with teacher Haley Wheat. Incoming Juniors and Seniors apply in the springfor this class and must have their own car to drive to various places to volunteer. The students love the experiences they are having in this classand are really learning to live out their faith through serving various people and organizations throughout our Las Vegas community. In classstudents read a book a quarter, have class discussions and maintain a class blog. Our class slogan is: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and Iremember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin“Service Leadership has helped me grow so much as a person. I have learned how to appreciate what I have so much more, but most importantlyhow to give back to my community. You can never love too much!” says Lexi FleuryStudents have volunteered at a wide variety of places: Opportunity Village, Faith Thrift Store, severallocal public elementary schools, Atria Senior Living and many more. In addition, students have broughtin items to make to give to homeless people they encounter while driving. The students have countlessstories on how these experiences are impacting them and those around them.4Students thanking firemen for theirservice to the communityRachel Kerr and Lexi Fleury washingdishes at the Faith Thrift StoreTatiana Campbell dancingwith a Senior citizen atAtria Retirement HomeStudents putting together sockpackages for homeless

Author Brian FalknerVisits 6th GradeThe 6th gradeenjoyed the annualreturn of author BrianFalkner, an Australianresident. Mr. Falknerspoke to students abouthis character development,story lines andhow he comes up withideas. He wrapped upBrian Falkner the session with a sodachallenge based on hisfiction book, The Real Thing, which plays outwhat might happen if the only three peoplein the world who knew the secret formulafor Coca-Cola were to be kidnapped. Fivestudents and Mrs. Ongman participatedin the challenge – congrats to Mrs. Ongmanfor having supreme taste buds! Afterschool, students were able to pick up theirsigned books they ordered and/or checkout Mr. Falkner’s books from the library.We currently carry some of his titles whichare only available in New Zealand and Australia!You can visit his website at www.brianfalkner.com. Our next author visit for6th grade will be Mike Graf on Nov. 13 andJan. 7 – 18 for a story writing workshop.Congratulationsto 8th graderLiam O’Dwyerwho won theKobe Bryant autographedshoes aspart of our DigPink/Breast CancerAwarenessmonth. All proceedsfrom theraffle go to theSide-Out Foundationfor breast cancer research.Students VisitMine ExpoOn September 26th, Mrs. Blank tooka group of honors science studentsto the International MineEXPO at theconvention center to learn more aboutcareers in the mining industry. Studentswere able to experience the differenttypes of mining equipment and safety.The truck in the picture shown can hold250 tons, and the tires cost $40,000each! The tours were led by studentsfrom UNR’s Mackay School of Earth Scienceand Engineering and they answeredquestions about the programs at UNRas well as discussed different types ofmining, mining in Nevada, explosives,and the economics of mining.Noah Thompson, Eric Paprotny, NadiaCantu-McCombs, Carmen Fratarcangeli,and Vince FratarcangeliStudent Council has PlansOn October 31st the High School Student Council showeda little love to the 6th graders by treating them to ShirleyTemples during their lunch period! In an effort to let all of ourstudents know that they are valued, loved and an importantpart of our Faith Family, HS StuCo has plans for random “service”throughout the year!Model UN ClubMs. Heislen looks on as the High SchoolStudent Council serves the 6th grade.6th graders enjoybeing “served!”A few members of the newly formed Model UN Club preparefor their national competition at the end of November at UCLA in aSKYPE interview with Shilesh Muralidhara, a Principal Consultantto Strategic Investments Unit of the Rwanda Development Board.Shilesh helped our students with his input as to what Rwanda’sposition is on topics of discussion which will be covered at thecompetition, as well as get an overall feel of the country. The studentscompleted about 40 hours of personal research each toprepare; however having a first-hand account was invaluable.5

Middle School DanceTeam Ends the Seasonwith a Nap!MS school dance team completed theirfall season with several outstanding performancesat football games, assembliesand lip sync! After their 6:30 am AwardsBreakfast, the girls took a quick nap beforebeginning the school day! Award recipientswere: Maddie May–Outstanding 6th grader,Sydni Frazier–Outstanding 7th grader, RileyPinto–Outstanding 8th grader, Lexi Lee–Most Valuable Dancer and Lily Saxton–theprestigous Crusader Award. The team iscoached by Chris Harper and Haley Wheat.6Middle SchoolCross CountryThe Middle School Cross Country Teambrought four team trophies back to Faithfrom the Championship race that tookplace on Thursday, October 18th, to completethe 2012 season. The 6th gradegirls took third place. The second placetrophy was awarded to the girls’ and theboys’ 7th/8th grade teams. Michelle Reissfinished the 1.5-mile course in 10:55 toreceive the 2nd place medal. She was followedby teammates Colby Cruden-5th,Taylor Bertges-6th, and Sadie Oakley-7th.On the boys’ side, 10 Crusader runnersfinished in the top 20. Athan Kelman completedthe course in 4th place and BradyRohnkohl in 6th. It was the outstandingperformances by the 6th grade boys thatearned them the first place trophy. BrevinWalter and William Sigler finished the 1-mile course 7 minutes to medal in 2nd and3rd place. Jack Bricker finished in 4th andAJ Reed in 7th. Congratulations to all 47team members for a great season!Middle School VolleyballPictured is the 7/8 grade A volleyball team afterdefeating LVDS two sets to one to win the Red RockAthletic Conference championship. Front row: KarsynBonora, Isabella Stubbs, Logan VanReken, IsabelThornton. Back row: Emily Ho, Kaity McKee, ElizabethTuls, Makenzi Abelman, Lauren Bell, AlexisKent, and Coach Schell.The 6th grade Maroon team of Anais Carpentier,Samantha Burgett, Reese Rossnagel, Zoe O’Sullivan,Morgan Goldstein, Jasmine Jung, Nora Paulos, NatalieLegakes, Kyrie Lorfing, and Jessica Wright alsowon their Red Rock Athletic Conference Division championshipby defeating Calvary Chapel in two sets. TheMaroon team was coached by Don Lorfing.High School FootballThe Crusader football team had a successful season making the playoffs.They also finished with multiple season ending awards:1A ALL SUNSET LEAGUE TEAMOffensive Player of the Year: Anthony Pryatel-Farmer1st Team Offense – WB: Sean Bischel, TE: Hayden Solis, T: Austin Prather2nd Team Offense – QB: Greg BensonHonorable Mention Offense: Vinny DeGeorge WR1st Team Defense – CB: Mark Rubalcaba, S: Sean Bischel, K: Trent Dolby2nd Team Defense – LB: Jesse Neely, DL: Danny Otuwa, S: Vinny DeGeorgeHonorable Mention Defense – John Molchon DE1A ALL DIVISION TEAM1st Team Offense – WR: Anthony Pryatel-Farmer2nd Team Offense – WB: Sean Bishel, TE: Hayden Solis, T: Austin Prather1st Team Defense – S: Sean Bischel, K: Trent Dolby2nd Team Defense – CB: Mark RubalabcaHigh School Cross CountryCongratulations Crusader Cross Country! The high school cross country team tookcharge at Regionals with impressive finishes by all. The girls team dominated, becomingRegional Champions. The girls were led by Hannah Pavlov who finished in 1st, CaitlynOrne in 4th, Jessica Scamman in 7th, Leah Holleran in 10th, Macy Helm in 44th, andDecember Rose in 69th place to round out the varsity team. The boys team finishedin 4th place at Regionals, and were led by Chase Wood who finished in 4th place, AlexRios in 5th, Paul Stephens in 16th, Brandon McCormick in 32nd, Connor Carrillo in49th, Ian Tornello in 75th, and Matt Garcia in 82nd to round out our varsity team.The girls finished off their season with a 4thVarsity Dance Team“Lights the Night”!Faith Lutheran’s Varsity Dance Teamparticipated in the Light The NightWalk benefiting the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society.place team finish at the state meet. HannahPavlov led the girls finishing 7th in state,Leah Holleran was 15th, Jessica Scammanin 22nd, Caitlyn Orne in 27th, Macy Helm in46th, Kendall Povilaitis in 50th, and DecemberRose in 51st place. The boys had twoindividual qualifiers who both had impressiveraces, with Chase Wood coming in 10th atstate and Alex Rios finishing in 20th place.Way to go Crusaders!High School WrestlingCrusader Wrestling is in full swing at FLHSwith both middle school and high school teamspreparing for competition! The coaching staffis excited about the upcoming season and theopportunity to coach at such a great school!Middle school coaches this season are SamBailey and Matt Hesse. High school coachesinclude Brennan Drew, Pete Cervantes, DanDolby, Corky Field and Tim Jeffries. For generalinformation regarding the program, go to wwwfaithlutheranlv.org/athletics/wrestling.

ATHLETICSCrusader VolleyballNumber OneAt the regional championship match, front rowl to r: Gianni Perryman, Taylor Richards, TaylorHammer, Sam Leonard, Lindsey Flangas, andCayla Nikodemus; back row l to r: Devynn Mills,Haley Vinson, Morgan Hill, Courtney Hansen, ChyOliver, Megan Panikkar, Nicole Thompson, GianniGiuliano, and Jordyn Dunseath.The Crusader Volleyball team won theDivision 1A Regional Championship onNovember 2. The team needed only threegames to dispose of the Chaparral Cowboysto earn the #1 seed for the 2012State Championship Tournament. All SunsetLeague MVP was Taylor Richards. AllLeague 1st team selections were TaylorHammer, Gianni Perryman, Sam Leonard,Lindsey Flangas and Courtney Hansen.1st Team All-Region selections were TaylorRichards, Taylor Hammer, Sam Leonard,Lindsey Flangas and Courtney Hansen.Gianni Perryman received 2nd Team All-Region. Coach Fisher was named All-RegionCoach of the year.On November 9th, the team traveled toReno for the State Championship tournament,their first appearance since 2006.The team faced South Tahoe in the statesemifinal match. It was a very competitivefive-game match in which the Crusaderscame up a little short in their bid for a statechampionship. The team lost 24-26, 25-21,25-13, 25-27 and 12-15. The Crusaderswere honored once again with all-stateselections. 1st Team All-State selectionswere Taylor Richards, Taylor Hammer, SamLeonard and Gianni Perryman. 2nd TeamAll-State selection was Lindsey Flangas andHonorable Mention All-State was CourtneyHansen. Coach Fisher was named NevadaState Coach of the Year.The Crusaders finished the season 30-10 and undefeated in conference play.Congratulations Crusader Volleyball on anincredible year! We are very proud of you.The Lady Crusaders finished off theseason as State Runner-up to Pahrump ValleyHigh School. The girls lost a hard-foughtmatch and came up just short of their preseasongoal to be 1-A State Champions. Theseason will go down as one of the best inthe short history of the program. The teamfinished with an overall record of 17-7-2 andbrought home a Regional championship.Other noteworthy accomplishments fromthe season include beating Arbor View (Division1 State Champion), Palo Verde, andVarsity Girls’ Soccertaking second place in the Sunset League.Individual honors include All-Division 1stTeam for Kristi Chinn, Emily Neighbors,and Arianna Weide, and All-Division 2ndTeam for Dani Tharaldson and Julia Benko.The team graduates five seniors (BrynneBeagle, Julia Benko, Arianna Weide, KellyZufall, and Manager Sam Jones) but has agood, young core returning next season totry again for the first State championshipfor girls’ soccer at Faith Lutheran. Congratulationson a great season, ladies!Boys’ SoccerThe boys soccer team had asuccessful 2012 season. Overallthe team finished with a recordof 14-9-4 and 9-2-3 in leagueplay. With that record, the teamfinished second in the regularseason standings and qualifiedfor the regional tournamentfor the first time since 2008.Throughout the course of theseason the boys outscored theiropponents 71 goals to 54 andalso created six shutouts. With the team’s success, many players were honored by othercoaches in the league by their play on the field. In the 1A Sunset League first team selectionswere D’Khari Hicks at forward, Sam Stevens at midfield, Seongjae Hong at defense,and Tristan Tomburo at the utility position. 1A Sunset League second team selectionswent to Harat Khachoyan at forward and Randal Colquitt at midfield. Sean Kay and CarterBishop were selected to the Honorable Mention team. With the Sunset and Sunrise joiningto form the 1A Southern Division, Faith also had players honored on this team as well.First team selections were D’Khari Hicks at forward, Sam Stevens at midfield and TristanTomburo at utility. Seongjae Hong was selected to the second team.For the season, D’Khari Hicks lead the team with 32 goals and 15 assists. Sam Stevensalso contributed 13 goals and Harut Khachoyan netted nine goals. In the assist categoryTristan Tomburo aided the team with six of his own followed by Sam Stevens with five. Ingoal Carter Bishop totaled a new season high of 197 saves for the year. The team was ableto achieve success this past season with a core group of seniors that led the team: DylanCheck, Cooper Rhodes, Sean Callan, Seongjae Hong, Sam Stevens, and D’Khari Hicks.The team will look to continue on the success these players have left for the program.The Varsity Boys team made school history for being named the Academic State Championsin Division 1A. The boys earned the highest team GPA out of all the boys teams inNevada. Congratulations to all the soccer players this past season for all their hard workon the field and in the classroom.7

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS12TH GRADE SCHOLAR • Allison Agnew • Zachary Albregts• Kylie Allen • Karrie Andrews • Jynelle Marie Arches • MarkieBetor • Danielle Billmaier • Lindsey Busch • Sean Callan •Nicole Carr • Zoe Clarke • Austin Daykin • Michelle Di Palma• Lindsey Flangas • Emily Grant • Kyle Graski • MadeleineGrove • Macy Helm • Andrew Hudgins • Mary Agnes Huggins• Eunbee Kim • Yong Jung Kim • Benjamin Lee • JordynMancini • Kelly McCart • Marissa McCoy • Brooke Miller •Katelyn Morley • Caitlyn Orne • Taylor Pike • Emily Rios •Jeffery Swalwell • Alyssa Tayrien • Amber Williams12TH GRADE STAR • Nicholas Adams • Hannah Aguilera• Karina Antonino • Destiny Aquin • Emily Balko • BrynneBeagle • Brandon Becker • Brianna R Becker • MirandaBeckum • Kyle Beers • Molly Boughen • Kelly Brown • ConnorCarrillo • Samuel Carroll • Amber Dagdagan • Stuart Engs •Jordyn Farewell • Alexa Fleury • Taylor Hammer • Ryan Hess• Leah Holleran • Seongjae Hong • Samantha Jones • MistyKim • Sarah Lamberg • Taylor Laska • Samantha Leonard •Jace Lord • Courtney Lund • Mia Mekjian • Brendan Meyer •Elaine Paprotny • Gianni Perryman • Danielle Price • TaylorRichards • Alesio Rios III • Paige Schanbacher • KristenSegalla • Sydney Shields • Kailee Shoaff • Hyun Bae Son •Yuan Yuan Zhang • Kelly Zufall12TH GRADE MERIT • Christian Alicea • Matthew Atencio •Tatum Badger • Brooke Bakes • Shawn Balva • BernadetteBartolome • Nicole Beccue • Julia Benko • Miranda Berry• Brittni Bigelow • Sean Bischel • Christian Carey • IngridCarlat • Dylan Check • Kyle Coletti • Madison Dean • ColinDriehorst • Anne Freman • Stacie Graham • Dae GyeomHeo • Brooke Hershey • Alexander Jack • Nicolas Johnson• Rachel Kerr • Arisidis Lazarou • Francesca Lee • AriannaLopez • Jordan Mazzocato • Monica Middag • Jason Miller• Devynn Mills • Jesse Neely • Cian O’Donnell • AustinOrtwein • Michael Padilla • Ty Perzy • Kristjan Peterson •Courtney Quam • Cooper Rhodes • Jessica Roggero • AlexisSmith • Samuel Stevens • Caleb Summerhays • TiffanySurina • John Thomas • Milan Tolani • Tyler Trageton •Elinor Waite • Angelica Walters • Kelley Ward • AriannaWeide • Amanda YoungHIGH SCHOOL11TH GRADE SCHOLAR • Alexandra Bartlett • ThomasBeatty • Alexis Berg • Liliauna Bonora • Morgan Bracey •Sydney Cearlock • Lesley Chen • Ena Dao • John Elliot •Sarah Escoto • Logan Etherington • Jordan Harmonay •Alexandria Jones • Serena Kasama • Luke Kecman • SadieKendrick • Ishmael King • Lily Knott • Jacklyn Kosub •Samantha Ky • Yoo Jeong Lee • Samantha Lim • MichaelManfredi • Cameron Merrill • Jordan Morino • Lexi Morrison• Megan Panikkar • Gehret Pugh • Sabrina Russell • BrockSmith • Rachel Taber • Erich Uelmen • Charlotte Vancura •Chandler Young • Hannah Ziegler10TH GRADE SCHOLAR • Anthony Balko • Carter Bishop• Melissa Buchholz • Nadia Cantu-McCombs • SamanthaChiascione • Jordan Coppert • Benjamin Corvera • BriannaDagdagan • Trevor Driscoll • Riley Dunnam • JordynDunseath • Madison Faulis • Carmen Fratarcangeli • GabrielFried • Ryan Fung • Cara Gamiero • Adam Gex • AliviaGranneman • Caroline Grove • Heather Henderson • AdamHess • Morgan Hill • Madeline Jaramillo • Makensi Johnson• Chad Jones • Kayla Juntilla • David Kassisieh • AlexandriaKeaton • Cheyenne Kidd • Isaiah Knott • Brian Komanowski •Bailey Lamonte • Owen Lawrie • Heewon Lee • Dong Joo Lee• Tyler Mahan • Brandon McCormick • Maxwell McPherson• Parker Mulick • Keith Nagel • Jennifer Navoa • EmilyNeighbors • Hunter Novotny • Megan Parker • Hannah Pavlov• Austin Prather • Zachary Richardson • Arielle Ruggeroli• Matthew Rutledge • Megan Schumacher • Sara Sharif •Alexander Simbal • Megan Smith • Brooke Solan • DariaSowell • Noah Thompson • Kelsea Thompson • VanessaValdez • Lauren van Reken • Alexa Williams • Kathleen Wright• Kent Yamamoto • Zoie Yell9TH GRADE SCHOLAR • Pierce Alexander • Keiko Arizala •Matthew Bierman • Alan Boka • Andrew Boka • Ryan Callan •Akiah Cepielik • Timothy Chen • Austin Choi • Rori Conners •Peter Corcoran • Katy Dinardi-Bell • Anna Dreibelbis • JasonEary • Emily Egidio • Michael Fiscus • Ryan Golmassian• Kyle Goulston • Zachary Grant • Dominic Grant • AliceHakala • Christine Hansen • Jake Heinz • Gabrielle Jackson• Liana Jamil • Andrew Johnson • Hunter Kacsur • AshleyKeaton • Andrew Kim • Jacob Koentopp • Chloe Lee • TrentonMay • Madeleine Mayer • Eryn McCoy • Marie McGrath •Courtney Merrill • Kayla Murai • Kailee Myxter • Carli Nelson• Kayley Neukam • Hailey Petersen • Nicholas Peterson •Kyle Poser • Jonathan Rahi • Maya Rawls • Joseph Ritorto •Brenna Rohnkohl • Isabella Russell • Curtis Wyatt Saunders• Jessica Schumacher • Robert Schwartz • Taylor See • MollyShaw • Matthew Shuirman • Erin Stewart • Mia Stokuca• Sydney Stuhmer • Emily Tam • Bobbi Tharaldson • ColeThomas • Taylor Werschey • Timothy Yochum11TH GRADE STAR • Kate Anderson • Hannah Bacchus •Nicole Bormann • Dylan De Frank • Andre (AJ) Fleuridas •Gilbert (Tripp) Ganschow • Angelica Haas • Andrea Harris• Michael Holthus • Brandon Johnson • Mary Beth Knott• Zihao Liu • Jingyi Luan • Chyenne Oliver (contnued)8FIRST QUARTER HONOR ROLL• Alexa Perez-Krizan • Sara Price • Danielle Tharaldson •Nicole Thompson • Hugh Winesett • Brianna Yee10TH GRADE STAR • Sarah Aguilera • Star Kristina Berg• Angelina Cannito • Abigail Coffing • Christina Erlanger •Olivia Faselt • Taylor Friel • Sean Fung • Rachel Lefebvre• Chelsea Mathews • Clarissa Maxey • Clayton Moyer •Eric Paprotny • Reilly Rowland • Mark Rubalcaba • JessicaScamman • Haley Southwick • Kiril Stanev• Gregory Sylvester9TH GRADE STAR • Madison Beasley • Star Hannah Beery• Bradon Bucher • Edward Chen • Madison Dahl • LaceEngelman • Vincent Fratarcangeli • George Gialketsis • AlexiKarras • Noah Kersenbrock • Harut Khachoyan • MeganKronschnabel • Jack Mathes • Trenton Mulick • SarahNicholl • Mackenzie O’Shaughnessy • Jessica Ruettiger •Cassidy Valerio • Sara WilcoxMIDDLE SCHOOL8TH GRADE SCHOLAR • Amanda Adolfo • Kyle Avery •Cassandra Bishop • Cameron Bracey • Bailey Capuano •Madelyn Cearlock • Kimberly Chan • Tyler Christiansen •Constandina Ciulla • Cynthia Curran • Robert Flummerfelt •Evan Freudenberger • Hannah Hines • Joshua Hong • BrettIngram • Justin Jackson-Figures • Caroline Johnston • Alexis(Lexi) Lee • Jade Lee • Rebekah Lescenski • Sophia Longi• Charlie Magruder • John Michaelson • Connor Nichols• Brooke Nigro • Sydney Pross • Michelle Reiss • RobertReiter • Thomas Santoli • Emily Seigle • Sierra Slaughter• Trevor Stephenson • Henry Stone • Emma Thompson •Nitya Tolani • Kimberlee Tottori • Logan van Reken • SarahVennochi • Gabrielle vonSeggern • Patrick Wiegand7TH GRADE SCHOLAR • Alessandro Amador • KarstonBerndes • Jillian Bowers • Lauren Carter • Micah Chilman• Madison Choi • Joseph Choo • Justin Chung • DonovanEvangelio • Ryan Gray • Lauren Haight • Chase Holmes• Ryan Hughes • Tatyana Johnson • Cassandra Keaton •Athan Kelman • Jack Kirvin • Kayla Kujaczynski • KendallLarson • Bryson Lee • Ryan Little • Hailey MacCachren •Maren MacLeod • Cameron McKee • Carson Merrill • AnnaMurakami • Nicki Nguyen • Sadie Oakley • Jadon Pauling •Gregory Price Jr • Carter Reback • Serene Remley • BradenRohnkohl • Alyssa Schreiber • Donald Sea • Ryan Sepede• Sofia Silvestri • Zachary Smith • Drew Stanley • MaryVancura • Jaclyn Voigt • Rachel Voigt • Derek Von Hake •Audrey Walker • Austin Walker • Calista Wong• Aaron Wyderka6TH GRADE SCHOLAR • Marci Adolfo • Sarah Anderson •Tylor Ballinger • Marcello Blanco • Devyn Blaylock • SaraClark • Katherine Conklin • Ian Duffy • Connor Filbert •Rylee Fitzpatrick • Bailey Friel • Edward Gentile • ClaraHeislen • Alexi Johnson • Izabella Jordan • Averee Karras •Trevor Keaton • Annika Lee • Elijah Lee • Natalie Legakes• Haley Lilla • Cierra Lowell • Zachary McPherson • DanaeMueller • Conan Ng • Nycole Oliver • Zoe O’Sullivan •Faith Phillips • Lucas Richardson • Kelsie Seigle • MaggieShuirman • Madison Sonerholm • Delaney Sylvester •Jeffrey Sylvester • Katherine Walo • Alexandra Weiss8TH GRADE STAR • Makenzi Abelman • Zachary Austad• Lauren Beatty • Karsyn Bonora • Brecker Brees • MeganBurns • Grant Carrigan • Jillian Clark • Richard Cornish• Riley D’Andrea • Heaven Desalegn • Megan Donnelly •Madelyn Emes • Michael Fisk • Jeffrey Fuller • Blake Giuliani• Emily Hillegass • Haley Jack • Michael Jaramillo • MadalynLarson • Jasmine Lee • George (Trey) Libbey III • WilliamMacDonald • Parker Mason • Jayden Mattson • KaitlynneMcKee • Bryanna Neagle • Nicholas Nieves • Brailey Parker• Dominic Paulos • Isabella Pearson • Sawyer Pearson• Julia Pepperdine • Riley Pinto • Alexander Rodriguez• Spencer Scarcelli • Alexander Scott • Quentin Scott •Jacklyn Sides • Megan Sonerholm • Phillip Starcher • AaronTalledo • Elizabeth Tuls • Alex Vancura • Nicholas Visconti• Kristina Williams • Avery Wolfe • Thorne Wolfenbarger •Alexandra M Wright7TH GRADE STAR • Abigail Aguilera • Emily Anzell • GavinAquin • Kevin Bartley • Andrew Benrud • Abby Briggs •Olivia Burdsall • Ryan Callier • Dakota Carrier • SarahCassano • Trent Corwin-Bobosh • Camryn DeVore • VittoriaDi Palma • Jacob Freel • Kyla Gerber • Samantha Gillespie •LaHiram Glenn • Allison Gordon • Austin Howryla • AudreyKirsch • Wonjoo Lee • Mason Lozzi • Chandler Ornstein •Zachary O’Shaughnessy • Michael Peck • Zachary Phillips• Jacob Poser • Adrienne Smith • Mikaylah Stokey • PierceTaylor • Kaya Thomas • Andrew Thompson • Lauren Uhlrich• Courtney Wardle • Ellery Wilson • Austin Wright • NatalieWucherer • Maya Yamamoto • Abigail Yee • Michael Yochum6TH GRADE STAR • Daniel Abra • Victoria Amen • SydneyAnderson • Ashley Arita • Naree Asherian • Jason Cornish• Koby Dickerson • Taylor Duplex • Ethan Ellis • HayleyFredrickson • Ellie Fried • Taylor Hagans • George Hakala• Sean Jarchow • Alyssa Johnson • Lauren LaPlaca •Grace Letourneau • Kevin Li • Kyrie Lorfing • Holly Lozzi• Gabriella Nelson • Allison Neumann • Nicholas Nigro •Ethan Osan • Taylor Parker • Nora Paulos • Andrew Po •Joshua Rana • Brandon Roberts • Meghan Singh • SydneySouthwick • Isabelle Sussman • Kennedi Templeton • ShaeTurner • Eshaan Verma • Brevin Walter • Jessica WrightFaith Jazz BandHelps New StudentsChoose FaithYour very own Faith Jazz Band performedside by side with Praise Band atthe Future Freshman and Future CrusaderDays in the first week of November. Bothgroups did a great job showing potentialstudents the wonderful music that is madeat this great school. The jazz band looksforward to performing at the open house onDec. 2nd.If you have an event that would be a goodfit for a full high school big-band-style jazzband please contact: Phil Schlicker (schlickerp@flhsemail.orgor 702-419-4823).Also in band news: Jace Lord, OliviaBrown, Chaz Ramsay, Gabe Fried, andFrankie Lee will be representing the band atthe LEC (Lutheran Educators Conference)worship ceremony on November 18th.Nothing like playing for 1,300 people to getthe creative juices flowing!Faith Jazz Trumpeter Cameron McCormickand Kent YamamotoFaith Jazz Drummer Michael Guiang,rocking it out! (picture Courtesy ofJody Rael Photography)Experience the ArtsSaturday, February 9, 2013Gala Event benefitting theFine Arts programs

FINE ARTSConcordiaUniversity HSChoral FestivalFLHS HS Choir & Vocal Ensemble participated inthe Concordia Invitational HS Choral Festival. The adjudicatedfestival included Christian high schools in Orange County & SanDiego, Calif.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas. The festivalwas adjudicated by John Tebay, the director of choral studies at Fullerton Collegein Southern California where he conducts several choirs that have performed throughoutthe United States and Canada.The Soundsof ChristmasTuesday, December 11MS Bands, Choirs, Handbells,& OrchestraThursday, December 13HS Bands, Choirs, Handbells,& Orchestra7:00 PMChapel Performing Arts CenterVocal EnsembleGOD REVEALED – AFestival of HymnsFestival of Hymns was held in the ChapelPerforming Arts Center, which featuredConcordia University’s Choir and WoodwindOrchestra. FLHS Vocal Ensemble & WindEnsemble also participated. Music for congregation,choirs and instruments included“Praise to the Lord the Almighty,” “I Comewith Joy,” and many other hymn favorites.All ChoirsWomen’s ChorusDr. Steve Buuck welcomes audienceFestival ensembles and Concordia president Dr. Kurt KruegerOrchestras areMaking a BiggerFootprint at Faith!Faith String Orchestrasare continuing tomake their presenceknown here on the FaithLutheran Campus. Thesehard working groupsare finding themselvesbeing put to the test innew venues outside oftheir traditional concertsand performing a largervariety of music. Thetop orchestra, the FaithPhilharmonia, has seenStudents YoojeongLee and Hyun BaeSon warm-up inCalifornia.the biggest amount of changes and challengesso far this year. They have performed with theConcordia University, Irvine Wind Symphony,the Faith Lutheran Wind Ensemble, and FaithLutheran High School Choirs; most recentlyselect students performed in California at theConcordia University, Irvine Choir Festival withthe Faith Lutheran High School Choirs.The entire Philharmonia Orchestra willperform at the Lutheran Educator’s Conferencebeing held at the Red Rock Casino, Hotel & Spathis year along with the Praise Band, Choirs,and Hand Bells. Students will perform for theover 1,300 attendees at this conference. Thiswill be the first time the Faith String Orchestraswill participate in an event of this magnitude.Students are also forming small chambergroups that will perform at various events bothon and off campus. Your next opportunity tosee the Faith String Orchestras will be at theAnnual Christmas Concerts. The Petite andSinfonia Orchestras will perform on December11th at 7:00 PM and the PhilharmoniaOrchestra will perform on December 13that 7:00 PM. Both concerts will be in theCPAC.9

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Carlos H. Letelier, M.D., D.M.D., D.D.S.Board CertifiedSpecializing in Dental Implants(702) 367-666610115 W Twain Ave, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89147www.lasvegasoms.com12/31/12Treating children and adults for over 20 yearsLocated at1945 Village Center Circle, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89134Phone (702) 364-5100 Fax (702) 364-5732info@thalgott.com • www.thalgott.comIn MemoryFrank Kautzmann passed away on Saturday,November 10, 2012. Frank was an early pioneerof Faith Lutheran serving on the Board of Directorsin the late 80’s and eventually becomingthe Board Chairman. Frank and his wife, Sharon,sent their two daughters to Faith as well. At hisrequest, in lieu of flowers, please send memorialgifts to Faith Lutheran in his name. Services wereheld at his home church, St. Andrew.11

Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High SchoolDBA: Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School2015 S. Hualapai WayLas Vegas, NV 89117Address Service RequestedNON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGEP A I DLas Vegas, NVPermit No. 59CRUSADERDecember 2012Faith Lutheran Crusader is a monthly publication ofFaith Lutheran Middle School & High SchoolPhone 702–804–4400 • Fax 702–804–4488Our Faith Lutheran Internet Home Page address is:www.faithlutheranlv.orgFaith Lutheran Middle School & High School issupported by the following Lutheran congregationswith board of director representation:Our Savior, HendersonGrace Lutheran First Good ShepherdLamb of God Good SamaritanMountain View Christ LutheranRedeemerHoly SpiritFaith Community St. AndrewCommunity Lakes LutheranDarl Rose, Chair, Board of DirectorsADMINISTRATION:Chief Executive Officer – Dr. Steven BuuckChief Financial Officer – Linda TayrienDirector of Development – Brenda BogueFacilities Manager – Gary DaningHigh School Principal – Scott FogoMiddle School Principal – Sarah HeislenHigh School Assistant Principal – Charles BowlineMiddle School Assistant Principal – Jacob KotheGuidance Director – Daniel BuikemaAthletic Administrator/Alumni RelationsCoordinator – Bret WalterMiddle School Athletic Director – Benjamin ErslandDirector of Student Life – Julie BuuckDirector of Admissions – Joel ArnoldFAITH LUTHERAN BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCILACCOUNTINGJason Neumann – Wallace,Neumann & Verville, LLPADVERTISING/PUBLICRELATIONSSusan Somers –FM Marketing LLCCONSTRUCTIONFrank Alexander –Johnstone SupplyPaula Bell-Saxton –Sacon ConstructionWayne Laska –Story Book HomesJohn R. Klai II –Klai Juba ArchitectsScott Plummer –G. C. Wallace, Inc.FINANCIAL SERVICESSteve Beatty – FinancialSolutions for BusinessMichael B. Keeler –GFS & AssociatesGAMINGEric Berg – IGTHEALTHCAREDr. Christopher Choi –ComprehensiveWellness CenterDr. R. Cree Hamilton –R. Cree Hamilton DDSMS PCDr. Arthur Taylor – NevadaOrthopedic & Spine CenterINSURANCETom Burns – Cragin & PikeRobyn Doroshow –Doroshow InsuranceAntoinette Modrok –National InsuranceConsultants, Inc.Jim Nelson –JGN Financial Services, LLCKyle Tayrien –Aniello Insurance AgencyLEGALBrett Carter –Benson, Bertoldo, Baker &Carter, Chtd.Anita Webster – Law Officeof Anita A. Webster PCMEDIABob Brown –Las Vegas Review-JournalNON-PROFITCristenJacobsen-Champagne –Hope for HeartsPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTEd Segalla –C12 Group Las VegasBruce Wiggins – StrategicMedical ManagementREAL ESTATEPhilip Davis –PHD Properties, Inc.2012-2013 FAITH LUTHERAN MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL CALENDARDecember 2Open House for 2012/2013 3 pmDecember 4School Starts at 8 am8 amDecember 8New Student Testing9 amDecember 18–21Semester Exams 8–11:15 amDecember 24Christmas Holiday BeginsJanuary 7School ResumesJanuary 12New Student Testing9 amJanuary 18 1st Semester EndsJanuary 21 NO SCHOOL: MLK DayJanuary 31Minimum DayFebruary 5Academic Planning HS 6:30 pmFebruary 9New Student Testing9 amFebruary 15NO SCHOOLFebruary 18NO SCHOOLMarch 7Minimum DayMarch 223rd Quarter EndsMarch 25 Easter Break BeginsApril 2School ResumesApril 25Minimum DayMay 1-3 6th Grade Outdoor Ed TripMay 16Minimum DayMay 27NO SCHOOL: Memorial DayMay 31 & June 3Senior Final ExamsJune 4–7Semester Exams 8–11:15amJune 6HS Baccalaureate Service 6:30pmJune 7HS Graduation6:30pmJune 7Last Day of SchoolJune 8MS Promotion10amREAL ESTATE SERVICES(CONTINUED)RebeccaPeccole-Shuirman –Peccole Enterprises, Ltd.RESTAURANTSJim Cameron –Five Guys BurgersRETAILDarlene Miller –MJ ChristensenDiamondsRobert Reinders –Performance PackagingTECHNOLOGYRian Flourens –CCS Presentation SystemsLisa Fratarcangeli –Nev-Comm LLCTRANSPORTATIONSERVICESBrent Bell – Bell TransLimousines, Sedans andBusesThis calendar lists only major events. For acomplete calendar please go to our websiteat Faithlutheranlv.org. For a completelisting of all high school and middle schoolathletic events go to the school’s websiteand click the “Athletics” tab.Your Crusade for Excellence gift is an importantinvestment in the future. With your partnership, FaithLutheran Middle School & High School has the funds thathelp our school grow and flourish as we build faith anddevelop academic achievement in the next generation ofChristian leaders for society and the world.Call the Development Office or make your gifton line at www.faithlutheranlv.org today!Don’t Be Left Out Of The Loop! Has your emailaddress, mailing address or phone number changed? Makesure to keep your contact information up-to-date so we cankeep you informed about what’s going on at Faith Lutheran!Call the school office at 702-804-4400, ext. 258, or email usat cannitos@flhsemail.org with any changes.