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See You at the Pole - Wednesday, September 25th
Join us for See you at the Pole!
When: 7:45-8:10am on Wednesday, September 25th
What: a time to pray for our world and community
We are excited to rally with the global student population for God's will to be done in this school, city, state, nation and world. Parents, this is a great opportunity to pray with your children, their classmates and other parents.
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Board Meeting - Thursday, September 26 - 6pm
Our school board meets generally each 4th Thursday of the month with their next meeting on Thursday, September 26. These meetings begin at 6pm and you are always welcome to attend the open session portions of the meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Board President, Christopher Stoakes. Christopher.stoakes@gmail.com
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Middle School Student Council
Our 2nd year of Middle School Student Council has been established with the following students serving:
- President: Bella Alambert (8th)
- Vice-President: Udeme Ituk (8th)
- Secretary: Julia Stanton (7th)
- Treasurer: Keira Galvin (7th)
- 8th Grade Reps: Nile Stoakes, Ayden Stopak
- 7th Grade Reps: Sammy Greazel, Noah Liu, Bria Palmer, Kielyn Penrod
- 6th Grade Rep: Eden York
Congratulations to these students for being willing to lead and serve Heritage Christian School in order to better fulfill our StudCo mission to provide opportunities to enhance student leadership development and contribute to the mission of our school. Our first meeting will take place soon.
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Heritage is on Social Media!
If you don't already follow Heritage on Facebook or Instagram, check us out! We try to post regularly and help you see what's going on at the school!
·Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeritageNL
·Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heritagechristiannorthliberty/
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Save The Date - Middle School Lock-in
The HCS middle school lock-in is set to take place on Friday, October 18, from 8:00pm-7:00am on Saturday, October 18. This is a fun time of games, food, and fellowship. A speaker is also invited to encourage and challenge the students in God’s Word. More information, along with a permission form, will be coming home with your child the beginning of October. We hope all middle school students will be able to come! If you have questions, please contact Sarah Franje (franjes@hcs-nl.com), Anna Hopperdietzel (hopperdietzela@hcs-nl.org) or Jenn Van Otterloo (vanotterlooj@hcs-nl.com).
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Heritage Soccer Update
Hello, Heritage Families! My name is Marco Alambert, a fellow HCS parent (to Bella in 8th grade), and the Assistant Coach to this year's Heritage Eagles Soccer team. I'm having the pleasure and privilege of once again assisting Coaches Fred & Kari Rodrigues, under the direction of Mr. Harshman, our HCS Athletic Director. I am writing this to update you on how our student athletes have been doing in the season so far.
This year, HCS has joined a sports conference (IDE, or Iowa District East) which includes many of the schools we've traditionally played through the years, and a few more. As a result, our athletes have been challenged to more games than ever before--often three per week--on top of practices, and on top of everything else they have going on at home, school, church, and beyond. In doing so, they have demonstrated their commitment and resilience, and the outcomes have been extraordinary.
We started the season with a setback: playing at home, tied 1 to 1, our opponents from Williamsburg seized on an opportunity for a breakaway and scored the winning goal of the match. Not exactly how we hoped to start, with a 0-1 record.
What followed, however, has been remarkable. Our athletes stepped up their game, and we have been on an eight-game winning streak ever since! Of note, we went on to win games by large margins, to defeat Williamsburg on their home field, and to beat the reigning 2-time conference champions Davenport, which had not lost a single soccer game since 2022. Yesterday, we had our first twice-come-from-behind victory in program history. Our kids deserve a lot of credit for what they have accomplished this far. This has already been, by all measures, a very successful season. But we are not done yet.
We now enter our final stretch of competition. And it will be a challenging one. Our athletes will go on the road for three games next week, culminating with a clash vs. Davenport at their home turf on Thursday. That game will likely determine the number-1 seed for the tournament that will follow, in Williamsburg, on Saturday, which will crown this year's Champion.
Whether this is all news to you or if you are one of the committed parents who have been invested in this season since the late summer practices, let's all join in encouraging and cheering hard for our student athletes as they take on the challenges ahead, and continue to represent Heritage with a God-honoring attitude and effort. Go Eagles!
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Stuff, Etc. Account
Looking to consign some items around the house that you no longer need? Consider bringing them to Stuff, Etc. and donating them to the school's account. Heritage H.A.N.D.S. uses the proceeds from the account to support a variety of activities and build community in the school. Just drop your items off and tell them to put them on the Heritage Christian School account!
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Missions - Miss Mysnyk & Kossigan
Miss Mysnyk is a former Heritage student and teacher, and she is currently serving as a global worker. We have a NEW COMPASSION KIDDO, Kossigan. He is a sweet boy from Togo that we sponsor as a school through Compassion International. We encourage you to be praying for them, as we continue to pray for them at school with your children. Students were given prayer cards and magnets in their Friday folders today to remind them to pray. Students are welcome to contribute towards Kossigan’s sponsorship (through Compassion International) through giving money in their classrooms or the office. Thank you!
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17
Please pray for:
· Protection (physical, spiritual, emotional, etc.)
· Boldness (to share Jesus authentically and powerfully)
· Peace (people of peace to help share the Good News)
· Assurance (that God is with them and is for them)
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Sports Update
Soccer Schedule
Monday, Sept 23 - Soccer @ Cedar Valley 5:00pm
Tuesday, Sept 24 - Soccer Game @ Trinity CR 5:00pm
Wednesday, September 25 - Soccer Pics 4:00pm
Wednesday, September 25 - Practice 4-5:30pm
Thursday, September 26 - Soccer Game @ Davenport 5:00pm
Saturday, September 28 - Conference Tournament @ Luther Interparish
Volleyball Schedule
Monday, Sept 23 - 5/6 grade Practice 3:30-5:00pm
Tuesday, Sept 24 - Volleyball Game @ Pathway 4:00 & 5:00pm
Wednesday, Sept 25 - 5/6 grade Practice 3:30-5:00pm
Thursday, Sept 26 - 7/8th grade Practice 3:30-5:00pm
Picture days
Soccer - Wednesday, September 25 at practice (4:00 pm)
Volleyball - Both volleyball teams (5/6 and 7/8) will do pictures on Monday, September 30 at 3:30 pm
Check out photos from our soccer season by clicking the link below:
2024 Soccer Photos
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See you at the Pole
Wednesday, September 25
7:45-8:10am
Donuts with Dad
Friday, October 4
7:30-8:15am Heritage gym
Mid-Trimester
Fri, October 4
Progress Reports go Home
Thurs, Oct 10
No School
Mon, Oct 11 & 14
Teacher In-Service
Picture Days
Wed, Oct 16 - PreK-3rd
Thurs, Oct 17 -4th-8th grade
S'mores Family night
Sunday, Oct. 20th
6:00-7:00pm Allie Olseen Memorial
Dine-out Blue Bird
Thursday, Oct. 24th
All Day
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