The G2G club, which stands for Good to Go, is off to a great start. The members of the club are partnering with a school in Guatemala City, Guatemala, called Comunidad de Fe, which translates to community of faith. Comunidad de Fe is a small Christian school with grades kindergarten through 6.
The G2G members have gone into every elementary class room and done a presentation about the club. Elementary students filled out information about themselves, that the G2G members will translate into Spanish and then send down to Comunidad de Fe. Hopefully the club will be able to set up a pen pal program between our elementary students and theirs.
G2G is doing fundraisers to help Comunidad de Fe. For example, it is doing a change drive. Club members made small change piggy banks out of bottles and sent them home with every elementary, middle school and high school student. Two weeks ago, the club held a very successful bake sale. The members helped by making some delicious brownies, muffins, cookies, and pies and then selling them in the hallway across from the cafeteria.
The Club is also starting up Taco Mondays, or Loco Lunes, where students can buy tacos in the lunchroom to support the cause. Taco Mondays will begin in January.
Comunidad de Fe has sent us some prayer requests and we have sent them ours. Here are some of theirs:
-That the Lord will continue to provide the teachers needed for the school and give them a heart of ministry.
-That their financial need of the school would be met.
-For the families of the children that they would understand the importance of putting their child in a Christian atmosphere.
-That God would open a door for them to have their own property someday.
Hopefully, G2G will continue to build a good relationship with Comunidad de Fe. If all goes well, the club is planning to visit Guatemala in 2 years.
- Rachel Postiff, Freshman
Thursday we had a great chapel! The worship team did great! We had a speaker named Ryan Gables come in from Freewater Experience. Freewater experience is a place where nonbelievers go and enjoy hunting,fishing, and many other things. He has been to Calvary before.
He had a great message that every single one of us needed to hear. He talked about how we need to turn our backs to drama! He was saying he would go into these lunchrooms and see people talking about other people at lunch tables. He said he came into our school and saw such a difference, but even at Calvary there is still drama. He talks to us about ways to stop it. He told us to just turn our backs and ignore it. He also said that if it's not our personal life stay out of it! If it isn't anything involving us than we should just leave it alone, sometimes even if it does involve you just leave it. No one likes drama! We all wish we just lived in a world without drama.
We also need to keep control of our emotions. We need to be careful not to have a breakdown in the middle of the hallway. Keeping control of your emotions is a good way to keep drama to a minimum level. God does not want a lot of drama in the world. Drama can also be a way to draw attention to yourself. We need to make sure not to hurt other people with drama and gossiping. Gossiping can spread rumors and hurt people. No one likes to hear someone saying stuff about them and making things up. No one wants to be hurt in the way of lying. Ryan had a great message for all of us to hear. I'm thankful to be able to go to Calvary. I'm glad we can worship God without getting in trouble. Ryan was a great speaker and I can't wait to have him speak again.
Emily Turbett, Freshman
This past week Boys Varsity basketball finally started. This year there will be no boys JV basketball team due to lack of people playing. Since basketball at the varsity level isn't for everyone and their skill set, Coach Warren decided to have tryouts for a week where he watched your playing ability, your coach-ability, your attitude, and your dedication. After tryouts the current Boys Varsity basketball team roster is: Mike Warren, Gage Berg, Brendan Hamilton, Isaac Burns, Michael Shyne, Chris Byers, Zeri Zelenka, Will Dukes, and Alec Cammenga.
This year, depending on how hard the boys work will determine how many wins and losses they have. They have great capabilities and lots of talent. They will have to work extra hard to make up for the seniors that graduated (Drew Maine, Mark Carlson, and Josh Hatfield). Boys Varsity Basketball is all about your dedication, once you start basketball season you have to give all you got towards basketball, and every time you step onto the court for practice you have to give it all your focus. Aside from all the hard work the boys do, they are also planning fun group activities and get-togethers in helping to unite the team.
When in basketball season, not only do you have to worry about basketball itself, but there are lots of things that come along with it. Such as academics, the boys have to always work hard at their grades to make sure they are eligible for upcoming games. All in all the Boys Varsity Basketball Program is lots of fun and those who aren't playing should give it a try. It is a lot of hard work but it pays off and is well worth it. I want to thank coach Warren for all the dedication and time he puts in to coach all the guys, and work to get them to be the best possible players they can be.
- Chris Byers, Freshman
