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Published November 21, 2021

Volume 107

Events & Announcements

Christmas Acts of Kindness

Candygrams for Sale

For the week of Nov 29th - Dec. 3rd, Student Council will be selling candygrams for $1 before school and during lunch, so students can send a note and candy to their friends or special someone. Candygrams will be delivered in Bible classes.

Hot Cocoa for Sale

Student Council will be selling Hot Cocoa during lunch on the days of Dec. 6th -8th. 

 Students will be able to buy two cups for $1 so they can share one with a friend.

Celebrating the Seniors

We want to celebrate our Senior’s last Christmas here at TCS. Therefore, we will have a drop in breakfast the morning of Tuesday, November 30th from 8:00 - 9:55. We will have hot cocoa and muffins as well as games and prizes. Senior students should plan to bring in an ornament that represents them to decorate our tree. The ornament can reflect their hobby, where they plan to attend college, a younger picture of them, elementary school year Christmas craft etc. These ornaments will be returned at the end of the term.

High School Christmas Movie Night

Thursday, December 16th at 7pm 

Movie TBD, but will be a Christmas theme

 Come in your PJs

 Popcorn and hot cocoa bar will be available

Christmas Break Countdown Dress-Up Days

Dresscode Guidelines for Dress Up Days

For the days that you do not have to wear regular dress code pants or shirts, please make sure your clothing meets these guidelines. However, if you are not dressing up according to the themes, then you are expected to be in regular attire. 

• Athletic shorts can be worn but must meet the fingertip rule - 

• There should be no spaghetti straps or tank tops. Any tops that are low cut or have a low v-neck must have a modest camisole underneath so that the neckline is raised (Bralettes do not qualify as a modest camisole underneath.  

• Leggings may only be worn with a top that meets the length requirement for shorts (Fingertip rule applies). 

• Holes/rips/tears in jeans should not be above the fingertip mark.  

• Mesh/see-thru tops should not be worn unless there is a full coverage top underneath it.  

• The fingertip rule for shirts, shorts, and skirts applies to every angle - front, back, and side view 

• Shirts should touch the top of the pants, shorts, skirt, etc - if you lift your arms and I can see your skin it is too short

FOR All VETERANS

PLEASE BE OUR GUEST AT THE ANNUAL BETA CLUB VETERAN’S DINNER ON DECEMBER 14. Email val.adams@tcslions.org to register or fill out this form: https://forms.gle/16ALDamXwfbPY5Au8https://forms.gle/16ALDamXwfbPY5Au8

Counseling Department Dates

New offering: TCS 11th and 12th Dual Enrollment Students will have an opportunity to take Dual Enrollment Psychology 101 online in Spring 2022. If you are a TCS Dual Enrollment student, or plan to be in the Spring of 2022, please complete the Schedule Change Request Form if you are interested in adding the online only Dual Enrollment Psychology 101 course.

Reminder:

CELL PHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONICS DEVICES POLICY 

Reminder! The only devices permitted on campus are school issued Chromebooks. Students are not permitted to bring their personal devices to school. Please complete an IT request form (linked here: tcslions.topdesk.net ) for any non-school issued devices to be approved for campus use. NOTE: All devices must be approved or the students will have the non-approved device taken up for the day and they will be issued a device to use temporarily.

What’s happening in class? 

9th grade students in literature I have been creating their own magazine articles covering the big topics we discussed while reading More Than a Carpenter by Josh and Sean McDowell. Students could choose to research and discuss the proof we have for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, for the historical reliability of the Bible, or for the veracity of Creation Theory. After composing a soundly argued informational piece, students used a digital design platform to turn their work into “publishable” pages.”

Students in ninth grade honors literature are practicing their close reading and detective skills through bracket making! While reading Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, a murder mystery about ten people trapped on an island together, they’ll be seeing whether they correctly guessed who will be the last character standing. In each class period, there’s a competition associated with the bracket, so tensions are running high as they find out the fates of each character!

Chapel

We just finished our 4th leg in our 5 part series on Romans (Better Call Paul). KC Lorow, with his seamless blend of conversational style and contextual savvy, gave the greatest gravity to Romans 8 by reading the whole chapter to our students. He reminded us that the unbeliever’s story ends in Romans 3 as godless, faithless, doomed, and damned. But the believer's story opens up powerfully in chapter 8, “there is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus!!!” As he skillfully weaved his way through Romans 8, he brought the whole high school to land on this riveting truth - because of our surrender to Christ’s accomplishment at the cross and the empty tomb, we have moved from separated from God to inseparable from God’s love!!! Thank you KC.
Next week we will have Southeastern University lead our chapel service (12/2) but we will finish our semester in Romans the following week (12/9). Be in prayer for Reed Shackelford who will anchor our series with challenges from Romans 1:16 and 12:1ff. Thanks for your prayers.

Ministry Opportunities

BACKPACK BUDDIES: It is that time of year again when we promote a cereal drive to support one of Coweta County’s signature ministries to our local schools. BackPack Buddies supplies a critical need to many families who live on the margins of poverty. Our goal this year is to collect over 800 large boxes of cereal to donate to this cause. If every high school student donated two boxes between Monday 11/15 and Friday 12/10, we would substantially assist during the very difficult holiday weeks when the schools are not open. If your student has any questions then they can connect with any HS Bible teacher for clarification. Thanks in advance for your support.

Another great ministry opportunity for Monday 11/15 through Friday 12/10 is to support the Coweta Community Food Pantry. We have been asked to collect canned food items and non-perishable food items to help stock their shelves. “Lion nation” is thrilled to participate in this effort. We would like every HS student to bring in various canned food items through the Bible department. Keep in mind that a wide range of healthy canned foods is helpful for those struggling to stay afloat on the margins of food scarcity. Also, please do not donate any damaged or dented cans. Thanks in advance for your support in this worthy and God-honoring cause.

Looking ahead to plan and save the dates

First Semester:

• Mid-Course Assessment (MCAs) Week December 13-16

In years past we have used the last week of the term as a time for students to complete a cumulative exam for each of their core subject areas.  Our response to COVID and academics has allowed for a positive take away of implementing alternate forms of assessment that allow our students to really show their mastery of content in an applicable way.  The implementation of the MCAs will be held for in each subject matter:

• Math cumulative test 

• Bible, Science, History and elective courses project based assessment ie lab/activity/presentation/project/research

• Literature Reading comprehension and Writing Assessment 

• Spanish auditory and verbal assessment 

In order to maximize the time that is allocated for the half day schedule during the Week of December 13-16 here is what the schedule will look like for the MCAs:

*Regularly Scheduled classes that meet on a typical Monday/Tuesday/Thursday

• Periods 1 thru 4 will meet on Monday 12/13

• Periods 5 thru 7  will meet on Tuesday 12/14 

• Christmas Break 12/17- 1/3 

• Second Semester begins on Tuesday 1/4

Second Semester:

• 4/14 Prom - High School ½ day 

• 5/16 Senior Walk

• 5/17 HS Honors Night - in the stadium/field

• 5/18 Graduation Practice and Luncheon

• 5/19 Graduation - in the stadium/field