Sophomore Class Chapel 2012

This Thursday we had our first class chapel of the 2012-2013 school year! Every year, each high school class organizes at least one chapel for the Middle and High School. The Seniors also do an extra one at the end of the year to pass along their “wisdom” and say goodbye to their fellow schoolmates. These class chapels are a very good way to get all the students completely involved in the chapel curriculum, while teaching everyone to take leadership in their faith. Once we graduate and move on in our walks with Christ, it is good to have practice explaining what we believe and why we believe it. Preparing chapels is a perfect example of this. It is just one of the many useful tools Calvary gives us that extends beyond the bounds of academics into areas that are of even more importance in our lives on earth through eternity.

This year the Sophomore class had the privilege of being the first class to lead the student body in chapel. They chose a theme of Evangelism, which goes along with our main theme this year of “All Things New.” The chapel started with many of the Sophomores leading the student body in worship. After this, the students were privileged to enjoy a well put together video that portrayed evangelism in real-life situations. There were scenes ranging from battlefields, to car factories, to more unexpected ones like the bathroom. The 10^th grade boys did a great job of making tangible applications for evangelism while providing a humorous twist. Ryan Cashler then extended the message of the video by giving a short challenge to the students.

Next, Taylor Richards, Elise Maine, Lyssa Byers, and Brittany Chartrand led everyone in a sword drill. Everyone raced to find the four winning passages that each had to do with the spreading of the gospel. Unfortunately, there could only be four winners. But those lucky four were happy because they each got a piece of chocolate for reading their passages! This game was instrumental in getting a competitive jibe flowing in the chapel while engaging every single student in the message. After this, the chapel ended with everyone joining in to the singing of “Grace Like Rain.” Overall, the Sophomores did an excellent job of portraying an important message that was both applicable and entertaining.

            - Hayley Mohr, Senior