Mission, Vision, Values II A ministry of Maranatha Chapel

Mission, Vision, Values II
A ministry of Maranatha Chapel, Maranatha Christian Schools partners with parents
to provide a community where students experience God’s love, are encouraged to
fulfill God’s unique call and purpose, and excel in their God-given gifts through
academics, arts, and athletics.
Sounds nice! What does it mean?
We know from the Scripture that love is from God. In fact, we know that God is
love. (1 John 4:8). The first eleven chapters of the book of Romans really describe
all that God has done for us because of this great love. Chapter 12 begins:
“Therefore (essentially… because of His great love and all He has done for us…) I
urge you brethren, to present your bodies as living sacrifices… holy, and pleasing to
Him.”
MCS believes that our mission is to let our kids know that life is a response to this
great love. We want our students, above all, to experience the love of God, to fulfill
His purpose for them, and excel in the gifts He has given them.
If we, the Maranatha Community understand and unite behind this eternal concept,
then the output can ultimately be what our vision is for our kids… to transform
their lives so that they can transform the world for Jesus Christ in response to His
call on their lives.
I’ve been here a while now. I guess the “honeymoon” period must be about over.
You know… I still feel like I’m on a honeymoon of sorts, because I’m so blessed to be
working alongside our great staff that believes wholeheartedly in this mission of
ours. God loves these kids! So do we. Thanks for the chance to partner with you in
this wonderful journey.
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December Events
December 4th: Watoto Presents– Beautiful Africa at
Maranatha Chapel
December 11th: Elementary Christmas Producoptional sneak
peek at Maranatha Chapel will at 8:30am and 10:30 a.m.
December 12th: Craft and Cocoa with Mrs. Lockner
December 15th: Elementary Christmas Production
December 16th: School Wide Half Day
***NEW*** MCS Master Calendar with weekly updates is
available at
http://maranathachristianschools.org/
CalendarsandSchedulesMain.php
Please join us for our first Maranatha Player’s Production of
the Year. Arsenic and Old Lace debuts this weekend. The
students will also be performing Wed-Saturday of next week.
Accolades from our alumni
ALL SCHOOL
Hi Mrs. Garland!!!
Hope you are doing well and enjoying this school year!
I meant to email you a lot sooner, but I wanted to thank you so much for what a
great job you did preparing me for college. Not only do I feel super prepared
having learned a new way of literature analysis and critical thinking, but also
specific knowledge skills I have utilized as well. Half of my first philosophy test
consisted entirely of logical fallacies, which I was super familiar with thanks to
your class! We've also discussed the concept of Plato's cave, and while the rest of
the class struggled to understand the five minute overview, I was quite familiar
with the allusion, thanks to you again! And then, just today, we discussed
Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, which also pleasantly
surprised me and once again I thought of your class.
So thank you for preparing me not only for the AP exams (which allowed me to
test out of eight college credits!) but also for getting me used to the whole experience of college where critical thinking is taken to a new level (watch out for walking bushes!) and where great thinkers are commonly discussed as general
knowledge.
I hope you are encouraged and know that you are a great teacher!
God bless you as you continue to prepare even more students to great college
success!
Thanks again,
Sarah Knutson
ALL SCHOOL
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Dear MCS Parents,
We have been so blessed by your involvement at MCS in the past and continue to
have needs in our growing PAC program. If you feel the Lord leading you to serve in
a leadership position please consider the following positions. No experience is
required, just a willing heart to serve . A trainer liaison will work with you.
The positions that are currently available are as follows:
Finance Chair
Scrip Auxiliary Committee
Recycle Chair
Finance Chair is responsible for managing the PAC budget, submitting P.O.'s, and
counting funds from each fundraiser. (I.E. Jog-a-thon and Auction). You will also
assist the Scrip Coordinator with any financial needs.
The Scrip Auxiliary Committee each volunteer will rotate once a month in the
distribution of the Scrip cards. You will work one (1) day after school on a Thursday
or before school on a Friday.
Recycle Chair is responsible for the managing the recycling of bottles, cardboard,
paper and many other materials at MCS.
If you are interested in any of these positions, we would love your help and
welcome you to Join PAC as a leader or volunteer. Please e-mail me at
makirby62@aol.com at your earliest convenience as we are trying to
fill these positions ASAP.
Thank you for prayerfully considering partnering with PAC .
God Bless you,
Michele A. Kirby
PAC Director
Maranatha Christian Schools
ATHLETICS
EAGLE EXPRESS 2011 CROSS COUNTRY SUMMARY:
The 2011 MCS Eagles Cross Country finished a great season finishing 6 th among all
San Diego Section D5 schools at last week’s CIF championships.
Season highlights:
 Seniors Ben Carter and Caitlyn Garmer set new school records for all distances this
season.
 Ben ran the 8th fastest 5K time in San Diego Division 5 this year, clocking 18:07 at
Conference Finals. He also earned MCS’s first ever ‘All Conference’ recognition in
Cross Country for his 9th place finish in that race.
 Caitlyn improved on her MCS school records with several PR’s this year, including
her season ending 5K time of 24:28.65 at Conference Finals.
 Seniors Matt Whitney and Kyle Hardenburg concluded 4 year MCS Cross Country
careers with solid performances while rebounding from injuries.
 Sophomores Madison Neidermyer and Kathleen Levi both battled injuries throughout
the season but saw amazing improvements with every race.
Sophomores Luke Bronson and Luke Sullivan and Junior Gray Rohde also made big
strides in 2011 – finishing in the upper 3rd of most Conference races.
All MCS team and individual results can be found in Athletic.Net at this link: http://
www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=20369
Boys’ Soccer
Tuesday, Dec. 6, MCS vs. Tri-City Christian- Away @ Miracosta College
3:15pm
Friday, Dec. 9, MCS vs. Calvin Christian- Home 3:15pm
Girls’ Soccer
Tuesday, Dec. 6, MCS @ Calvin Christian- Away 5:30pm
Boys’ Basketball
Monday, Dec. 5, MCS vs. St. Joseph’s Academy- Home 7:30pm
Tuesday, Dec. 6, MCS vs. Liberty Charter- Home 7:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 7, MCS vs. San Diego Academy- Home 4:30pm
If we win one or none out of above games
Thursday, Dec. 8. MCS vs. TBA
Or if we win 2-3 game
Saturday, Dec. 10, MCS vs. TBA
Junior High School
Boys’/Girls’ Soccer
Thursday, Dec. 8, MCS vs. Rancho Santa Fe- Home (Girls at 3pm/ Boys at 4pm)
Boys’ Basketball
Monday, Dec.5, MCS @ Rancho Santa Fe- Away 3:30pm
Thursday, Dec.8, MCS vs. Army Navy- Home 3:30pm