News from Christian Life Schools

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First Semester Grades

First semester grades are available online for middle school and high school, and report cards were sent home with elementary students today.

Invest in Kids Scholarship Meetings THIS SUNDAY

CLS is hosting informational meetings about scholarship opportunities that are available through Invest in Kids Act. The Invest in Kids Act will provide 50% to 100% scholarships to qualifying K-12th grade students for the 2020-2021 school year. Meetings are being held THIS SUNDAY, January 12 at 9:30am, 11:00am, and 12:30 in Meeting Room A at City First Church. Please share this information with family and friends who are interested in coming to CLS for the 2020-2021 school year.

Casual Dress Day ~ Family Night at MOD Pizza ~ Wednesday, January 15

Join us at MOD Pizza (6470 E. State St.) any time from 10:30am-9:00pm on Wednesday, January 15th to support Christian Life Schools! MOD Pizza will donate 20% of sales right back to Christian Life Schools! Head to the Christian Life Schools Facebook page and RSVP for the event if you think you'll be supporting us that day! Our goal is to have 100 RSVPs!

No School

There will be no school on the following days:

Friday, January 17 - (Teacher In-Service)

Monday, January 20 - (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Open House

Christian Life Schools will have an In-School Open House on Wednesday, January 29 from 8:30 - 10:30. Please share this date with friends and family who are interested in learning more about Christian Life Schools.

Tuition Statement for Tax Purposes

After January 31, you can log into https://parent.smarttuition.com/ to get your Tuition Statement. As soon as you log in, there will be a blue button that says Family Year End Statement.

High School

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Student Poll Judge Opportunity

High school juniors/seniors residing in Winnebago Co. and have a 3.0 GPA or higher can earn $165 for one day's work as a student poll judge in town. The election primary to work will be Tuesday, March 17. There is a 4 hour training session prior to this date that is mandatory. See Mr. Ducett for an informational handout and the application. Deadline to get an application to Mr. Ducett is Tuesday January 21.

Local College Scholarship Application Workshop

Rock Valley College will host a help session for completing the online application for a local scholarship agency which will award more than $200,000 to local grads. The agency is the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois and the session will be on Wednesday, January 22, 6-8pm, at RVC's Library (ERC) building. Deadline to submit applications online is February 1. Personnel from CFNIL and RVC Financial Aid department will be present too.

CLHS College Board Meeting

Mr. Ducett, CLHS counselor, will detail information regarding the ACT and SAT national college exams that are upcoming for Juniors. The one-hour session will explain why to take a national exam, the difference between ACT/SAT, how to register and prepare for them. It will be in room 124 at 6:30pm on Monday, January 27. The meeting room is outside the high school office.

Athletics

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Upcoming Events:

Girls Basketball:

1/13 @ Durand 5:30

1/14 @ Alden Hebron 5:30

1/16 Home Christian Liberty 6:00

1/17 Home Crossroads 5:45

Boys Baskteball:

1/13 @ Durand 7:00

1/14 @ Alden Hebron 7:00

1/16 Home jv @ 4:30, Varsity @ 7:00

1/17 Home jv Keith 4:30

1/17 Home Varsity Trinity Oaks

1/18 @ Yorkville Christian jv 5:30 varsity 7:00

Middle school girls:

1/16 @ Roscoe 5:30