LADY EAGLES VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYING SAN
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LADY EAGLES VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYING SAN
11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 Volume 6, Great Students - Great School! LADY EAGLES VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYING SAN ANTONIO FOR STATE SEMI-FINALS THIS MORNING! Click here to watch the game online beginning at 9:00 a.m. More details below in Sports Update. POPCS Students Too Young to Vote but Educated on the Policies and Process! High School Debate Club & History Classes Review Presidential Candidates' Economic Policies On Thursday, October 18th, the High School Debate Club, along with the History Department, sponsored a debate intended for juniors and seniors in anticipation of the upcoming election. The question discussed and debated was: Can President Obama's economic strategy improve the current economic crisis more than that of Mitt Romney's? Positions were determined by a coin toss so as to show students how they can also participate in a well-educated debate and polite civil discourse regardless of their individual political persuasion. Mr. Micah Lorenzen worked with senior Daniel Twiss to prepare arguments in defense of the policies and economic plan of Mitt Romney. Mrs. Rebecca Weiss worked with senior Sarah Surgeoner to defend the policies and economic plan of President Obama. Mr. Brian Thomas, advisor to the Debate Club, moderated the debate with assistance from judges Mrs. Linda Isbell and Mrs. Abigail Sebesta. Following the main arguments, teams took questions from the students and campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… November 2, 2012 In This Issue POP Junior Go on College Visits POP Students Raise Awareness for Food Pantry Snapshot: Pink Out POP Sports Update Annual Fund Drive Annual Fund Drive Street Party 2012 POP Junior Go on College Visits POP Student Thompson Moore and friends walk to cure diabetes Volunteers Needed for Grandparents' Day Street Party 2012 Vote for POP Senior in Model Contest Street Party 2012 Explore POP High School Street Party 2012 Curt's Corner Quick Links POPCS Website RenWeb Discover POP Tour POP School Calendar POPCS Referral Program Eagle Booster Club Athletic Calendar- All Teams POP Legacy Society SHOP for POP Box Tops, Labels Program Auction Gala 1/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 arguments, teams took questions from the students and judges. The goal of the debate was to inform students about the main issues of the upcoming election and to model a formal debate for students. High school students participate in formal classroom debates usually during their junior or senior year in their respective history classes. Remember to vote by Tuesday, November 6! Auction Gala POP in the News Top POPs POPCS Posse Eagle Football Website Signature Services School Lunches Risse Brothers Uniforms 2012-2013 School Calendar Early Learning Center Preschool Lower School Middle School High School Prince of Peace Lutheran Church The Arts at POPLC Our Values Click here for our values: WHO we serve, WHAT we do, WHY we do it, HOW we do it and WHO we are. MISSION STATEMENT Prince of Peace Christian School & Early Learning Center provides a Christ-centered exemplary education equipping students as disciples and leaders for service and success in the 21st century. A Word From God New POPCS Middle School Student, Jenna Martin, Starts "Gifting Back" Foundation for Children in Scottish Rite Hospital POPCS seventh grade student, Jenna Martin, is gifting and giving to others as she shares God's blessings. Jenna has started a non-profit called JJ & B's Gifted Gifts Foundation Inc. to bring some happiness to children during their stay at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas. Jenna is 12 years old and was born with cerebral palsy. She was a micro preemie baby born at 24 weeks weighing 1 pound 7 ounces. She has been through a lot in 12 years including braces on her legs, walkers, injections in both legs, many surgeries, and learning to walk. Her latest surgery was on her right leg last year. Jenna was at Scottish Rite for 5 campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… ABOUND IN GRACE And the grace of our Lord and beyond measure for me, accompanied by faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 1:14 SCHOOL THEME & BIBLE VERSE FOR 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR The 2012-2013 POPCS School Theme is "Transformed" Which comes from God's Word in the following Bible verse: "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's Will is - His good, pleasing and perfect Will." Romans 12:2 2/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 surgery was on her right leg last year. Jenna was at Scottish Rite for 5 days and out of school for over 8 weeks. Will." Romans 12:2 She feels blessed to have had so many people involved in her life to help her get through some major physical disabilities. Most of her care, from the age of 3, was from great doctors, nurses and volunteers at Scottish Rite Hospital of Dallas. The staff at Scottish Rite took good care of her during doctor visits and when it was necessary to have surgery for her legs. During her time at Scottish Rite Jenna always looked forward to the "gift" cart coming by when she could take a toy or book to keep off the cart to ease her fears of the doctor's visit. Top POPs This year for her birthday her father asked her what she wanted as a gift. "I told him I had everything I needed - food, shelter, and a loving family", said Jenna. "I told him I wanted to "gift" back to the children at Scottish Rite because I know how bad it feels to be in the hospital." They began talking about setting up a foundation to help children year round through "gifting back." And set up a foundation they did! Jenna came up with the name, JJ & B Gifted Gifts. The letter "J" is for Jenna, the other "J" is for Jessica (her twin that passed away 12 hours after she was born) and the "B" is for Brianna (her sister that passed away several years ago.) Top POPs, Oct. 25: Jenna believes that through her foundation people can provide gifts that will bring smiles to kids and help them forget about their pain and look forward to their doctor visits. Jenna doesn't want the gifting to be a seasonal thing. She feels people tend to give at Christmas time but she wants to give year round. The gifting goal is to gift once a month, 12 times a year. She says if each person gives up ONE gift they are given for their birthday, Valentine's Day, or any holiday, it's more gifts that can go to the children at Scottish Rite. Jenna helped to write her mission statement: JJ & B's Gifted Gifts Foundation Inc. is a non-profit, non- Click each student's name to find out why partisan foundation that "gifts" back to help children in need. The Foundation wants to make the world a they're a Top POP! better place through "gifting" back to children. Kindergarten - Joshua Chalhoub, Kennady For more information on Jenna's foundation, click here. Hughes, Noah Lusk 1st Grade - Lexi Holick, Kaci Luehrs, Ardon God bless you, Jenna! The POPCS community is very proud of you and your servant's heart! Mech, Kate Pritchett, Jacob Smith 2nd Grade - Catherine Abbott, Collin Craig, Jack Fishpaw, Caroline Freeman, Student Profile, continued... Nick Smartt 3rd Grade - Dylan Breaux, Saif Syed 4th Grade - Nicholas Masterson, Sam Rothschiller, Chari Tolbert POP Senior Ryan Evans & 5th Grade - Evy Eckensberger, Caitlin Maher, Sophomore Alex Talley Thomas Sheng On The Air - calling the Sharp Dressed Eagle Award, Oct. 25: play-by-play! 3rd Grade Sharp Dressed Eagle Award, Nov. 1: Senior Ryan Evans and Sophomore, Alex Kindergarten Talley, can be heard every Friday night as the voices of Eagle football! Ryan and Alex have been commentators and broadcasting every POPCS Varsity football game live through a website called Spreaker.com. LOOK AT OUR Ryan and Alex are part of a new student group called POPCS Productions which officially made its POP Stars, Oct. 22: debut this year creating multi-camera video productions for school events. Student members of the group can learn how to commentate for sporting events, operate a camera while hearing instructions from a director, or be a reporter who does a pre-game show and interviews. The group has already produced some very professional videos for Homecoming, Pink Out, and the POPCS Debate Club and history classes presidential debate that focused on the economic policies and proposals of President Obama and Mitt Romney. To prepare for their weekly broadcast, Ryan and Alex must compile player statistics, talk to players throughout the week to get ideas of what's going on in life and the game, set up an hour and a half before the game, make stat sheets, plan a quick pre-game show, and then broadcast LIVE! The students had the privelege of working with POP parent, Scott Eckensberger who has a broadcasting degree. Mr. Eckensberger has given the boys pointers on broadcasting live as well as little tips to improve on each game. To hear Ryan and Alex Friday nights as they paint the picture of the game over the airwaves click POPCS Varsity Football Game Broadcast. In addition to their involvement, Ryan and Alex through POPCS Productions, are joined by other POP students. The elements and student roles of the broadcast that make the play by play possible include: 1. Producer - the person that directs cameras (communicates with radio headsets) and switches between them live. 2. Graphics - Creates and times lower thirds, titles, and commercials to play when there is a timeout or an interview. 3. Cameraman - Operates a camera. Each camera has a different role. Usually one camera catches a campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… Morgan Riddle - Mrs. Porter's class Jaxon Kordoban - Mrs. Taylor's class 3/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 3. Cameraman - Operates a camera. Each camera has a different role. Usually one camera catches a wide shot of the action and the other one does specific close up shots that the producer asks them to get. We have two cameras right now, hoping to expand to four in the future. 4. Reporter - Interviews players, fans, and anyone else we can to make the production more personal and enjoyable for the viewer. 5. Commentators - Ryan and Alex love the game and voice a "picture" of the game over the internet. Eagle fans who can't make the game can hear about it through the commentator's eyes. Students who have helped with the broadcast are: Brett Moore, Kaleb Warneke, Nicole Karmann, Taylor Wedding, Zach Partin, Davis Wolf, Matt Brigadier, Jeff Yan, Samantha Calatozzo and Leah Wright. Senior Brett Moore designed the bumper for POPCS Productions in an advanced graphics animation program called Adobe After Effects. POPCS Productions' mission is to serve the student body as well as parents as they provide a record of our school's activities. In addiiton to football, they hope to film some basketball and soccer games this season. They also plan to request permission from the liscensing companies that distribute music and plays to be able to film theatre, choir, and band performances. They are currently training to produce events live. To see some of the work of POPCS Productions, check out their new YouTube channel POPCS Productions Video. Jaxon Kordoban - Mrs. Taylor's class Leah Griffin - Mrs. Zakarian's class Hayden Messer - Mrs. Sosinski's class Aidan Steinauer - Miss Cleland's class Mallory Gonzales - Mrs. Meyer's class POP Sports Update Colton Abbott on "Orange Day" in the ELC 2s! All In, No Fear! LADY EAGLES VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM IN SAN ANTONIO FOR STATE SEMI-FINALS TODAY! Tired pumpkin! Click here to access the live stream at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 2. "Anthony's Army:" A Support Group for POP Teacher Delores Anthony In response to many inquiries from POPCS families, Anthony's Army, a POPCS parent group, has set up a fund through Give Forward to support Delores Anthony, our Zone Director, during her fight against cancer. If you wish to do, so you can access this site by clicking here to make a campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 4/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 access this site by clicking here to make a donation. Please know if you wish to leave words of encouragement or read updates as to Delores' progress, please visit her page on Caring Bridge. Please continue to keep Delores in your prayers. Congratulations to the Lady Eagles Varsity Volleyball Team on their Regional Championship Win! They are headed to San Antonio to play in the State Semifinals and hope to advance to the Finals and secure the State Championship! Go Eagles! Fly High! We know that not everyone can make the game, so it will be live streamed and available for all of you to watch! We're sure the Lady Eagles will hear the cheering from afar! A BIG thank you to POPCS parent, Mike Erickson, for making watching the game live possible...again! Congratulations POP 7th Grader Chris Walsh for New Personal Record in Cross Country! Donate Gently Used Books and Toys to the ELC! As you are cleaning out old books and toys to make way for new ones that your children will receive for Christmas, please keep the Early Learning Center in mind! We gladly will accept your gently used books (preferably board books) and toys! All donations can be left at the front desk. Please label them 'ELC.' Chris Walsh finished the last 800 meters of his two mile race and set a new PR in this outstanding effort. Way to go, Chris! Don't see your sport covered in the Eagle Express? Be sure to send information on your POPCS sport teams to be considered for the Eagle Express! The Eagle Express is bi-weekly and submissions (complete story & photos) are due on Wednesday by Noon prior to the Friday distribution. Questions? Contact Valerie Gabriel-Swenson. Mr. Knotts' POPCS High School Chemistry Lab... Decides to Fire Things Up! ANNUAL FUND STATISTICS 1st grade is leading the Annual Fund Eagle Board with 95.45% participation 2nd (93.94%) and 4th grade (91.04%) are close behind! campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 5/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 Here are the grades numbers: ELC: 81.97% PS: 76.67% K: 67.57% 1st: 95.45% 2nd: 93.94% 3rd: 75.68% 4th: 91.04% 5th: 64.18% 6th: 62.69% 7th: 55.17% 8th: 45.21% 9th: 50.65% 10th: 52.46% 11th: 46.15% 12th: 52.17% If you haven't participated, please visit popcs.org/giving. If you have multiple students, your gift counts towards each grade's participation level. You may also drop off your pledge card to the Development Office. For more information about the Annual Fund, Legacy Society and other Development Office initiatives, please contact Director of Development Clayton Hollingsworth at 972.447.0532 ext. 497 or clayton.hollingsworth@princeofpeace.org. POPCS First Graders take a trip to the Dallas Zoo! Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! The first graders enjoyed a beautiful sunny day on their annual visit to the Dallas Zoo! A great time was had by all! Eli Mensing and Thomas Laubhan earn chairs in TPSMEA State Honor Jazz Ensemble in San Marcos! Save the Date! POP's Performing Arts Students to Present Persephone on November 13! Everyone circle Tuesday, November 13th, on your calendar and make plans to attend the high school performing arts department's production of Persephone by Ford Ainsworth. This one act play is a light hearted comedy based on one of the most well-known Greek myths. The story takes place in the underworld, where the dead have gathered for their eternal rest. Hades, the king of the underworld, has kidnapped Persephone, goddess of life and spring. A romantic comedy, the play visualizes the havoc that youthful innocence can create in the somber world of harsh realities. The evening will begin with a musical showcase of Broadway songs about all things Greek. Special guests on stage will include the 3rd-5th grade creative dramatics students who have been rehearsing with the high school performers for the past few weeks. They will present two songs from the Disney musical Hercules. Don't miss this one night only opportunity to support POP theatre as they prepare for the regional one act play competition to be held November 17th at Liberty Christian School. The show will begin at 7:00 PM in the Fine Arts Center. General admission tickets will be available for $5.00 at the box-office which will open at 6:30 PM. Reserved seats can be purchased in advance for $20.00 by calling Darla at extension #448. SNAPSHOT: Harvest Hoe-Down campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… Congratulations to Freshman Eli Mensing and Junior Thomas Laubhan who both earned chairs in the TPSMEA State Honor Jazz Ensemble. Thomas (Bass Trombone) and Eli (trumpet) will travel to San Marcos at the end of January to participate in the State Honor band clinic and concert. This event hosts top musicians from the State of Texas in Concert band, Jazz Band, Choir and Orchestra. This year all POP High School band students submitted recordings, and seven qualified for adjudication at the state level. Our high school band students have an additional opportunity to compete at the state level and will be submitting recordings for the State concert band on November 16th. God's Blessings on their efforts as they attempt this challenge. Great job Thomas and Eli! Congratulations POPCS Senior Jeffrey Yan! All-Region Orchestra! 6/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 All-Region Orchestra! New POPCS senior student, Jeffrey Yan, made All-Region Orchestra for the 7th consecutive year. Great job! Welcome, Jeffrey! We're glad you are here at POPCS! POP K-Prep student Andrew Pollack - a true Eagles Fan! POPCS student Andrew Pollock is a huge football fan - all day he watches the football players from his classroom. At the pep rally he was so excited to see the football players he could hardly contain his excitement. With some encouragement from his teacher, Mrs. Sosinski, Andrew got to meet the football team and get his picture taken with them! Looks like Andrew is on his way to becoming an Eagle football player! Annual Fund T-Shirt Designed by POPCS Junior, Alex Hinojosa! Alex Hinojosa is in Ms. Fine's graphic design class and did a wonderful job on supplying the graphic design for the POPCS Annual Fund t-shirts. The student body will be receiving their shirts mid-November! The images for the shirts are below: campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 7/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 Zachary Story Memorial Fund at Prince of Peace Christian School Buffalo Wild Wings (Carrollton) Donates 10% of Food Sales from POPCS Supporters Through November 13! Please join POPCS families as we remember Zachary Story on the anniversary of his passing, November 13. Dine at Buffalo Wild Wings at 3320 E. Hebron, Suite 100, Carrollton, any time now through 11/13 and mention that you are from Prince of Peace Christian School and 10% of your food bill will go to the Zachary Story Memorial Fund. Zachary was a blessing to so many in the POPCS family. He was a wonderful student and loved football passionately. He touched many hearts in his lifetime. We thank Buffalo Wild Wings for their generous POPCS community support. The Zachary Story Memorial Fund is distributed to POPCS families that need and qualify for financial aid for tuition. POP Student's Dad Returns Home from Serving Country Mark the Date to Participate! PSIA Parents' Meeting is this Monday, November 5 Parents of all POPCS students in grades first through eighth are welcome to attend the PSIA Parent Information Meeting on Monday, November 5, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in The Fellowship Hall. Does your student desire to be a member of a POPCS Team? Does your student enjoy the fun of team spirit and competition? Does your student enjoy learning new skills that will help them throughout life? If so, then your student is perfect for PSIA! To read more about PSIA, click here. POPCS IN THE NEWS! Helping feed the hungry: Food pantry hopes to bring community together to address problem POP fifth grader Cole Kincy got a surprise on Monday, October 28, when his dad, Michael Kincy, came home after faithfully serving our country in Africa for the last ten months. Cole's dad surprised him at school. It was a beautiful and touching moment for everyone! Welcome home from the POP community! By Bill Conrad, Plano Star Courier campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 8/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 By Bill Conrad, Plano Star Courier Published: Friday, October 19, 2012 Collin County is one of the wealthiest counties in the state, but census data shows that more than 55,000 county residents live below the poverty line. These residents are often faced with the unenviable task of choosing to pay their bills or put food on their family's table. Volunteer Greeters Needed for Grandparents' Day Friday, November 16! The POPCS Development Department and "Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day" Chair, Ashley Doak, is looking for volunteers who love to make people feel welcome! As a "Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day" Greeter, you will welcome our important guests as they arrive, and help direct them where to go through out the event. Volunteers may choose to serve from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., or 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., or both! For more information about this opportunity or to sign up, please contact Sharlie Chapman, Development Parent Liaison, at sharlie.chapman@princeofpeace.org. To help ease the burden on residents living in poverty, dozens of food banks are located throughout the county. While each pantry can help individuals, better coordination between pantries, local governments and nonprofit organizations is needed to truly end the hunger problem in Collin County, experts say. "We believe the impact of poverty is a community problem," said Rev. Janet Collinsworth, the executive director of Seven Loaves food pantry at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. "The problem in Plano and Collin County is too big for any one group or agency to tackle or even make a dent in. We are going to have to work together." To view the full article online, click here. Cold? Hot? Cold is on the way! Get your cold weather uniform items from Risse Brothers today! As cooler weather approaches, please know that Risse Brothers is ready for you! There are three ways to shop: In Store, Online and Over the Phone. In Store: 101 South Coit Road, Richardson, Texas 75080 Look for Campus Outfitters store front sign Store Hours: Closed Sunday & Monday Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Phone: 972-231-2903 Fax: 972-231-2906 Customer Service Manager: Jeannie Wilson - 972-231-2903 Online www.rissebrothers.com Phone Order For the 2012-2013 School Year Risse Brothers will have fitting samples available in School Office for students to try on to make sure they order the proper size. There will be one item of clothing in each size. Families may come and try on and order their uniforms in the Administration Office campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 9/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 uniforms in the Administration Office with Marilyn Bishop, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Once the order isplaced the items will be delivered to the Administration Office within two weeks of the order. Your order will be delivered to the school reception desk with your name on it Call today 972-231-2903! Enter for a Chance to Win 50,000 eBoxTops for POP! Ff is for Food Truck in the ELC! The more entrants from POP, the more chances POP has to win! All you have to do is register at www.RewardYourSchool.com with your shopper's card and you will be entered for a chance to win! For more information, click here. See What's Happening at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church! Click here for POPLC service times and activities! Donate Left Over Grocery Coupons for the POPLC Food Pantry! Aaliyah Ledger, Teagan Perot and Ellie Kuznetsov waiting in line! POPCS parents Dena and Chuck Miller donated the Gypsy Scoops Food Truck last week to celebrate the letter Ff in preschool! The students walked into Gypsy Scoops' Truck and got to choose their favorite flavor. Don't you wish you went to preschool at POPCS too, where every letter is fun and fabulous? POP High School Students, Taylor Wedding, Nicole Karrmann, & Carolyn and Madelyn Sosinski, Donate Time and Talents to the 2012 POPLC Street Party! A letter from POPLC Children & Family Special Events Director, Barb VonBehren: "In early September I asked Taylor Wedding, Nicole Karrmann, Carolyn Sosinski and Madelyn Sosinski to join the Street Party Leadership campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… The POPLC Food Pantry would like your left over grocery coupons! You can drop them in the silver bucket on the kiosk in the Fellowship Center or place them in Carol Slawson's mailbox in the back of the Sanctuary. OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS GROWING! Over 250 LIKES! 10/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 Sosinski and Madelyn Sosinski to join the Street Party Leadership Team under the direction of Stacey Pace and myself. They served on the midway games & activity team creating games and activities that You "like" us, you really would be fun for kids of all ages. We met about 6 times over the last "like" us! two months during their lunch hour. Lunch hour is really important to all kids so I was impressed with their willingness to give that up. They poured their time and energy into this and were great leaders! LIKE US & FOLLOW US!! The Sosinski family was out of town at a DI retreat the day of the event which meant Taylor and Nicole Official Facebook Page really had to step it up. They arrived at 10am on Saturday ready to go and didn't stop until 7pm that night. They did whatever was asked of them...had beautiful servant hearts! "Like" us today on Facebook I knew Taylor had artistic talent so I asked her if she would be comfortable painting throughout the night and join the POPCS community and sharing the gospel through her talent. I asked if she could do something with John 15:5 and make it conversation. School closure weather interactive with the kids attending. So, take a look at the picture above. This was done by Taylor with postings will be listed on Facebook FIRST! Nicole's assistance. This is a 9' x 9' painting. Awesome, huh? It is now on display in the fellowship center. It was so fun to serve with this group and I would like to expand it for next year throughout other areas of Street Party. Please thank them for their participation the next time you see them." Follow Headmaster Chris Hahn on his Twitter feed! SNAPSHOT: 2012 Street Party! Connect with the Leadership Team at POPCS! You can also connect with us on Facebook through our "Official" Alumni Facebook page! SHOP FOR POP THE HOLIDAYS ARE ON THE WAY! THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS: STOCK UP ON POP CARDS WITH OVER 100 VENDORS FROM YOUR FAVORITE RETAILERS! Don't change the way you shop, just the way you pay! MEALS AND HOLIDAY TREAT TO PREPARE? DON'T FORGET SHOP FOR POP! Thanksgiving, Holiday parties, and Christmas meals and goodies: Honey Baked ham, Tom Thumb, Kroger, Central Market, Market Street campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 11/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 MAKING A LIST, CHECKING IT TWICE? SOME GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS! Friday, November 30 Teacher: Barnes & Noble, Bath & Body 7:30 p.m. at the Allen Event Center Works, Chuy's, Cheesecake Factory, Michael's, Starbucks... Tickets are $25 (normally the seats sell for $32-48) and Kids: Chuck E Cheese, Game Stop, Gap, are on sale at the High School office until Monday, Aeropostale, Claires, Toys R Us... November 26. Tickets will be available for pick up on Thursday, November 29. Business: Starbucks, Cinemark, Chili's, PF Changs, Saltgrass, Roy's, Seasons 52 A portion of the proceeds will benefit the POPCS Boys' and Girls' soccer teams. Dad: BestBuy, BassPro, Dick's Sporting Goods, Amazon, Cabelas, Goldsmith, Lowes... Feel free to email Susan Bitting with any questions. For more information, click here. College: Pizza Hut, Dominoes, Papa John's, Shell, Buffalo Wild Wings, American Eagle Outfitters, Target, Chipolte, Subway, AMC... Mom: Sephora, Kohl's, Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Dillards, Bed Bath & Beyond, Pottery Barn, Starbucks, Panera Bread... Grandparents: International House of Pancakes, Cracker Barrel, JoAnn Fabrics, Red Lobster, CVS, Talbots, Home Depot, Applebee's, Neiman Marcus... You may order Shop for POP shopping cards at any time in the administrative office and receive those cards that are in stock. Orders for cards that are not in stock will be made on the following dates and delivered the next week! November 13 & 27 December 4, 11 & 17 (last order day of 2012!) For more information, please contact Ellen Johnston or D Murphy. For more information, visit the SHOP FOR POP web page. Save the Date! Fellowship and Family Night at the Dallas Sidekicks! SNAPSHOT: Tent Day in Ms. Graham's Class! DISCOVER POP! Upcoming Discover POP Tours in 2012 November 7 - 8:30 a.m. December 5 - 8:30 a.m. This one-hour program and campus tour shares our school with families considering POP, current POP families, and the community. Please join us and consider inviting friends, neighbors, and business leaders to discover all that Prince of Peace has to offer! Monthly scheduled tours of Prince of Peace Christian School and Early Learning Center are held the first Wednesday of each month, September through May. To set up a personal tour of our school during the summer months of June, July, and August or anytime contact Tori Rush, Director of Admissions, for more information at campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 12/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 Admissions, for more information at 972-447-9887 ext 460. Eagle Express Submission Information SAVE THE DATE! POPCS "All Star Book Fair - Every Reader is a Star!" is November 12-16! DON'T FORGET TO STOP BY WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS ON GRANDPARENTS' DAY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th! Get ready for another exciting BOOK FAIR! The theme for the fall Book Fair is "All Star Book Fair - Every Reader Is a Star!" We'll have some championship titles for you to purchase!! "Game Dates" for the Book Fair will run Monday - Friday, November 12 - 16, 2012. We will be open Monday - Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.;; Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. for late "players" (shoppers);; and Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 16, is Grandparents' Day so bring your grandparent STARS to the Book Fair! Don't miss the ALL STAR BOOK FAIR coming soon! Curt's Corner TRANSFORMED AND REFORMED By Curt Riske, POPCS School Life Chaplain As we read and study the New Testament Epistles, it is very apparent that there were various forces at work to mislead people and keep them from knowing spiritual truths. This continued throughout the years so that in the 15th century the teachings of the church and its leaders were often in conflict with the clear teachings of Christ. Is it any wonder then that a young man grew up being terrified by a demanding God and spent his early life trying to appease this angry God but finding absolutely no peace? Through the power of God's Holy Spirit, this frightened man was led to discover the hidden Scriptures and there in the book of Romans started to learn about a different kind of God. Wanting to learn more and discuss his discoveries with church leaders, he developed and posted 95 statements on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany. These statements questioned some of the prevailing teachings and practices in the church that Luther thought were not in conformity with Holy Scripture. The Holy Spirit had blessed Martin Luther with the gift of faith and transformed his life as he read and studied the Word. Being transformed, he felt obligated to reform various teachings and practices that had crept into the life of the church. As we know, he was questioned, persecuted and had to flee and hide for his own safety. While in seclusion, he translated the Bible into German so that ordinary citizens could read and be blessed by the Holy Scriptures as he had been. One of Luther's greatest discoveries was the truth of Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you are saved, through faith and that not by yourselves;; it is the gift of God, not by works, lest any man should boast." Even today, many religious teachers and teachings urge us to earn God's love and favor by living exemplary lives, giving generously to church and charities, spending more time in prayer and Bible study. These indeed are good practices and are required of transformed lives, but they do not earn or secure God's love and favor. We are saved freely and solely by Christ's sacrifice and forgiveness offered to us by faith through the miraculous work and blessing of the Holy Spirit. We are His workmanship. We are "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people that you should show forth the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." I Peter 2:9. Yes, we are transformed people, called and chosen to reform our natural way of thinking, speaking and campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… SHARE YOUR POP NEWS! Submit your stories and photos to the Eagle Express! Although space is limited, we will do our best to cover the information you provide! Submissions can be sent to Valerie Gabriel-Swenson. Please note that photos need to be high resolution at 300 dpi and in a jpeg format. PLEASE NOTE: The Eagle Express is distributed bi-weekly on Fridays from August - May. All submissions must be turned in by noon on the Wednesday prior to the broadcast on Friday. SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS 13/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 Yes, we are transformed people, called and chosen to reform our natural way of thinking, speaking and acting to conform to the design of our Maker, Redeemer and Sanctifier. POP High School Communication Design & Photography Photo of the Week Winners! These photos were taken by POP's High School Communication Design and Photography students. The Photo of the Week is open to any high school student, and a weekly submission is required from each of the Communication Design and Photography students. The CDP students evaluate their peers' work based on photo subject interest, photographic techniques used, cropping use, color, and title. The top 5 are displayed outside the high school office. Voting is open to everyone--all ages, parents, staff, visitors, etc. The photo with the highest number of votes is the winner for the week. Week 9 Winners: "Castle Between the Trees" by Lauren Broomhall and "Tough Girl" by Karlie Guta Week 10 Winner: "The Blue Sky" by Anthony Holmgren Praise & Applause! THANK YOU to the Street Party Leadership Team for pouring your time, energy and passion into serving the community through this event: campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 14/15 11/5/12 POPCS Eagle Express, Volume 6 THANK YOU to the Street Party Leadership Team for pouring your time, energy and passion into serving the community through this event: CHRIS ARROWSMITH, MATT COOPER, SANDY ERICKSON, ANDREA GARCIA, NICOLE KARRMANN, RON KNOLL, KIM MUELLER, STACEY PACE, MANDY PAXTON, CATHERINE RAY, REISA ROZWALKA, CASEY SCHRIER, STEVE SPAULDING, CAROLYN SOSINSKI, MADELYN SOSINSKI, CRAIG SUNDERMAN, VICTOR TREVINO, TAYLOR WEDDING and ANGELA WOMMACK. We welcomed 1,900 people to our campus and the night was filled with smiles, laughter and great conversation! The PTF congratulates and honors PTF Parent Volunteers, SHERRI BLOOM and SEVAN BASMADJIAN as the Volunteers of the Month. Both ladies are such an asset to our school and we thank them for their enthusiasm and service to POPCS! Marilyn Bishop wanted to thank retired POPCS teacher, DOROTHY NOACK, for being a companion and friend to POPCS! She continues to be a prayer warrior for our school and has become a "traveling angel" to one of our teachers. If you have someone you would like to recognize and thank send an email to Valerie Gabriel-Swenson. Forward email This email was sent to vgs@princeofpeace.org by valerie.gabrielswenson@princeofpeace.org | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Prince of Peace Christian School & Early Learning Center | 4000 Midway Road | Carrollton | TX | 75007 campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=gzk6idhab&v=001gjTeQvTgjpqDiqOj6Ny9FGJElWHch… 15/15