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“And in the same region there were shepherds out in the

field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an an-

gel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the

Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.

And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring

you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior,

who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you

will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in

a manager.” And suddenly there was with the angel a

multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among

those with whom he is pleased.” Luke 2: 8-14

As we begin the new church year, the Advent season, and

the celebration of the birth of our Savior, I am reminded

of a simpler time in my life when I was a child and the ex-

citement of Christmas kept me awake at night for days

before the big day. One of my favorite Christmas specials

was the Charlie Brown Christmas. Charlie Brown is on a

quest to find the true meaning of Christmas in the midst of

all the commercialism and chaos. My favorite part is

when Linus reads part of the passage from Luke and that,

Charlie Brown, is the true reason for the season!

As Christians, we rejoice and celebrate the birth of our

Savior with songs like Silent Night and Joy to the World as

we praise and thank our God for the greatest Christmas

gift of ALL!

My wish for each of you is to set aside quality time with your family and friends celebrating and sharing love with

one another while remembering that it is

All ABOUT JESUS!

In His Service,

Mark Ruark

SAXONY LUTHERAN

CRUSADERS

Dates to

Remember

Inside this issue:

School Notes 2-4

Counseling 5

Development 6

Technology 7-8

Righteousness by Faith—From First to Last Romans 1: 16-17

2017-2018 Theme Verse December 2017

Saxony Lutheran

High School

exists to center

students on

Christ and God’s

Word, to strive for

excellence in all

phases of

education

and to prepare

students for a life

of Christian

discipleship

using God’s Word

as their guide.

Principal ’s Message

December:

2 - State Band

Auditions

9 - ACT

18 - Christmas

Concert 7:00 p.m.

20, 21, 22 -

FINALS

January:

8 - Return to

School

15 - No School

16-20 - Homecom-

ing Week!

19 - Homecoming

Game

20 - Homecoming

Dance

Let’s get social!

Click on any icon below

for the Saxony Lutheran

High School link:

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School Notes:

Upcoming Art Shows

Maleah Shaw—Friday, December 15, 2017 from 5:00—8:00 p.m. at Stash. Stash is located at 40 Main St, Cape Girardeau.

Katherine Rhodes & Rachel Wichern—Friday, December 22, 2017 from 4:00—6:00 p.m. at the Southeast Missouri Arts Council located at 16 N Spanish St., Cape Girardeau.

Congratulations to Claire Hadler (right) for being selected to the All-District Band. Both Claire and Jacob Homer (left) competed on November 18, 2017.

Christmas Concert

We invite you to join us on Monday, December 18, 2017 for our Christmas Concert. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. in our Gerhard Birk Gymnasium. We are encouraging all Saxony Alumni and Faculty to join in during the “Hallelujah Chorus” at the end of the program. This is sure to be a beautiful way to celebrate the Christmas season!

Congratulations to Katie Benkendorf (pictured at the bottom left) for making All-State Choir. Katie will perform in January at the Missouri Music Educators Conference.

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School Notes:

Congratulations to the November Student of the Month, Jade Samanta!

Finals Schedule:

Students need to arrive at school at the typical time and be prepared to stay until the dismissal time. No lunch will be served.

Wed. Dec. 20

8:06 - 8:21 Chapel

8:25 - 9:45 Period 1

9:53 - 11:13 Period 5

11:17 - 12:17 Christmas Concert

Thurs. Dec. 21

8:06 - 9:26 Period 2

9:34 - 10:54 Period 4

11:04 - 12:24 Period 6

Fri. Dec. 22

8:06 - 8:21 Chapel

8:25 - 9:00 Small Group Breakfast

9:04 - 10:24 Period 3

10:32 - 11:52 Period 7

Saxony Lutheran High School

would like to wish you and your family a

blessed Christmas season and a safe and Happy New

Year!

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School Notes:

Winter Weather Information:

When it comes to the cancellation of school, we will attempt to make that decision as early as possi-

ble for everyone's safety and convenience. In making that decision we will always err on the side of

safety for our families. Since the weather can vary greatly across the Saxony attendance area, if we

have school but you feel it is unsafe for your student to come to school because of weather related

road conditions, please keep them at home. Just call the office to let us know and the absence will

not be counted against your student. The safety of all of our students and families is a top priority

for Saxony. If we cancel school it will be announced through the various media outlets in our area.

I would recommend that you get the Saxony School Way app and /or sign up for notifications from

KFVS12 or the Southeast Missourian. We will send information through Plus Portals as

well. Weather conditions could also be such that we would have a delayed start. If we have a de-

layed start it will be a two hour delay and school will begin at 9:55 with homeroom. There also

could be occasions where we would dismiss early. If that occurs, we will make every effort to make

that decision in a timely manner that allows for the safe transportation home for everyone.

Delayed Start Schedule

Start End

Lockers 9:45 9:55

HR/Devotion 9:55 10:01

1st Period 10:05 10:39

2nd Period 10:43 11:17

1st Lunch 11:55 12:18

4th Period 12:22 12:56

4th Period 11:59 12:33

2nd Lunch 12:33 12:56

5th Period 1:00 1:34

6th Period 1:38 2:12

7th Period 2:16 2:50

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From the desk of Ms. Fuchs:

Test Results Shared

Sophomores will receive scores from the PreACT (taken in October) in Geography classes on

Wednesday. Students will receive a score report and their own test booklet. These two items

together are a great way for students to practice for the ACT, as the score report includes all the

correct answers for the test and which ones the student got correct.

On Thursday, students who took the PSAT in early October will learn how to interpret their

score reports. The actual scores will be released online early next week. At that time, I will also

distribute paper score reports and PSAT test booklets.

Junior Meetings

If you’re the parent of a junior, you should have received emails from me about our junior meetings.

If you haven’t heard about this, please ask!

Upcoming Events

February 13 & 15, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. - Academic Planning Nights for Parents of Freshmen and

Sophomores. The meetings will give you the opportunity to learn about dual credit, career courses,

and what classes your child should take in high school to meet their goals. Students will hear this

information in classes the following week. Parents need only attend one night.

February 27, 2017 - ACT for ALL juniors. The ACT will be given at Saxony and registration and

fees are already taken care of!

Tuesday Updates

Please be sure to look for my weekly emails with lots of up-to-date information for you—

scholarships, summer programs, special events, and more!

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Development:

Upcoming Events:

February 24, 2017 - Saxony Lutheran High School Dinner Auction

We invite you to join us at our annual Dinner Auction. Tickets will go on sale in January in the

school office. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Dawn in the school office.

Crusader Classic Golf Tournament

The Crusader Classic Golf Tournament Committee would like to thank everyone once again that participated in, volun-teered their time, or donated items to-wards the golf tournament. The total profit for this year’s tournament was $18,549.26. Planning has already began for the tournament next year and we are looking forward to another successful event to help benefit SLHS!

Thank you from the 2017 SLHS Crusader Classic Golf Committee!

Amy Birk, Dawn Ozark, Pastor Dissen, Wayne Steffens, Hank & Katrina Voelker, Mary Renne, Scott Sprandel, Tim Zumho-fe, and Lillian Schneider

Partner in Discipleship

Please prayerfully consider becoming a Partner in Discipleship. Please complete the form and help us fill the gap. Forms can be returned to the school office.

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Technology:

YouTube Live Streaming

The Saxony Broadcast team, made up of Saxony students

who enjoy broadcasting events from Saxony, is geared up

for the winter season! Varsity basketball games will be

streamed and we will be on air by 7pm. (Most game

nights start at 6pm with JV, then follow with the varsity

game. )

All live streams are also recorded for later viewing. You

can find the recordings on our school YouTube channel –

Saxony Lutheran. https://www.youtube.com/c/

saxonylutheran

Live Events Calendar

Dec 18 – Christmas Music Concert 7pm

Dec 19 – Boys Basketball vs Park Hills Central

Jan 5 – Boys Basketball vs Duchesne

Jan 9 – Girls Basketball vs St. Vincent

Jan 18 – Girls Basketball vs Cape Central

Jan 19 – Homecoming Game Boys Basketball vs Notre

Dame

Feb 1 – Girls Basketball vs Notre Dame

Feb 8 – Senior Night Girls Basketball vs Kennett

Feb 9 – Senior Night Boys Basketball vs Oak Ridge

If you are interested in joining the team, please talk to

Mrs. Beaudean or Mr. Drury in the technology depart-

ment.

All live streams can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/c/saxonylutheran/live

Library

New fiction and non-fiction library books come in each month from the Junior Library Guild. Students can check out books from the library throughout the day. To view our entire cata-log, visit https://saxonylhs.booksys.net/opac/slhs/index.html#menuHome. You can view the What’s New and What’s Hot section for some suggested reads.

The library is looking for a few comfy, single seat chairs. If you know of a used chair that could be donated to Saxony’s library, we are interested. Example:

EZSchool Lunch View student lunch accounts & make pay-

ments www.ezparentcenter.com

FundingFactory

Drop off old laser & ink cartridges to school

for fundraising and recycling.

PlusPortals

Accessing student grades, attendance, and

course webpages www.plusportals.com/

saxonylutheranhs

-School Name: SaxonyLutheranHS

For Tutorials on using PlusPortals, http://

bit.ly/28JqzGQ

SchoolWay Don’t have our school’s notification app?

Visit http://myschoolway.com/saxony

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Technology:

PlusPortals

As we near the end of first semester, a few reminders for you when it comes to our grading and

communication system, PlusPortals.

All parents have their own accounts based on their existing email address. If a parent does not

have an account, contact the school with your email address and a PlusPortals account will

be created for you.

All students have their own PlusPortals account.

Grades can be checked on PlusPortals on a student and a parent account.

Specific assignment grades, overall course grade, and narratives and comments from the teach-

er are visible on PlusPortals.

Access to the school-wide parent directory is available on parent accounts. Click the menu op-

tion “Directory”.

Emailing a teacher is simple through PlusPortals if the address is unknown. Use the Email &

Messages menu option to create an email and use the To: address book to select the correct

teacher recipient.

A digital semester report card will be available in January, use the Report Card menu option.

PlusPortals is accessible on any Internet connection.

A StudentPlus and a ParentPlus app are available for PlusPortals access via mobile device stores for

Apple and Android.

New Message Board Up & Running We have a new message board display on County Road 601. Thank you to Coast to Coast for the

work put into helping us find and purchase the display. We are very appreciative of the generous

donation also made to the project from Coast to Coast!

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Saxony Café Lunch Menu

December 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Menu Subject

to change

Chef salad

available in-

stead of hot

lunch

All meals

served with

milk or water

1

Chicken Tenders

Mashed Potatoes

Gravy

Corn or Green

Beans / Fruit

2

3

4

Beef or Chicken-

Taco’s

Lettuce/Cheese

Chip & Salsa

Mexican Rice or

Corn Fruit

5

Cheeseburger or Hamburger Fries Peas or Corn Fruit

6

Crispito or

Quesadilla

Chips w/cheese

& salsa Fresh Veg-

gies/Corn Fruit

Smoothie King

7

Meatball Sub

Chips

Side salad/Corn

Fruit

B– dubs

8

Pepperoni or Sausage Pizza Chips Corn or Fresh Veggies Fruit

9

10 11

Chicken Patty Bun Mashed Potatoes/gravy Peas or Corn Fruit

12

French Toast

Sausage Patty

Hash Brown

Yogurt

Fruit

13

Grilled Cheese

Choice of Soup

Side salad or

Fresh Veggies

Fruit.

Smoothie King

14

Turkey Sub

Chips

Fresh Veggies or

Side salad

Fruit Chick fil-A

15

BBQ Nachos

Chips/Cheese

Corn/Rice

Fruit

16

17 18

Chicken & Dump-

lings

Hot Roll

Peas or Corn

Fruit

19

Pizza Inn

Side salad or

Fresh veggies

Chips

Fruit

20

Finals

No Lunch

21

Finals

No Lunch

22

Finals

No Lunch

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