Posts with the tag “combined-chapel”

Our favorite storyteller and librarian, Mrs. Mary Frances King, shared a special story at our combined Philippians chapel today.   Read More

Third-grade teacher Mrs. Benzel wrapped up a month focused on the character trait of gentleness at chapel yesterday. Gentleness, she explained, is speaking truth with both love and respect. Mrs. Benzel highlighted that Jesus is the ultimate example of gentleness and pointed to two instances in the Bible where He demonstrated this trait.  Read More

Wednesday’s chapel focused on our January character trait: Consistency. We enjoyed hearing from Mrs. Dickinson, Secondary Administrative Assistant, as she shared how God is the ultimate example of consistency. He is unchanging and dependable. When we are consistent in our daily walk with Jesus, we reflect His character of consistency to others. As James 1:17 reminds us, "Every good and perfect gif...  Read More

We kicked off the new year with a chapel reflecting on December’s character focus: kindness. Mr. Daniel, our art and PE teacher, inspired students by sharing the importance of showing kindness through giving. He reminded us that we all need to learn and practice generosity, looking to the gift of Jesus as the ultimate example (John 3:16). Mr. Daniel shared a story about the bushmen in Botswana, wh...  Read More

Today, we held our monthly character focus combined chapel. Mrs. Fuertes, our preschool director, spoke about gratefulness. She explained that while thankfulness and gratefulness are often used interchangeably, they are actually two different things. Thankfulness is a feeling that depends on external circumstances, whereas gratefulness is an attitude that reflects our inner hearts and acknowledges...  Read More

Today’s combined chapel was held in recognition and celebration of our veterans. Our students welcomed Mr. Rick Nenno, an HCA dad and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Nenno shared his military journey, recounting the challenging, exciting, and rewarding experiences he encountered during training and deployment across the globe. As he reflected on his time serving our country, he emphasized how it pr...  Read More

During the month of October, our students focused on the character trait of strength. Today, Mrs. Hansen spoke about this topic at our combined chapel. She reminded us that our strength ultimately comes from Jesus. We are called to love and honor God first (Deuteronomy 6:5). It is only through Him that we can face the challenges that come our way. Mrs. Hansen encouraged us to remember this when li...  Read More

Today was our first Philippians Award chapel of the year, and we heard from secondary teacher Ms. Michiels. Our students spent the month of September focusing on the character trait of friendliness. Ms. Michiels recapped the concept of friendliness and encouraged the students to share examples of friendliness from the Bible. Check out Luke 19:1-10. Jesus loved and befriended Zacchaeus when others ...  Read More

On Wednesday, we gathered around the flagpole for our K-12 chapel, joining students from around the globe in prayer. See You at the Pole was started by a group of students in 1990, and today millions of students participate on the fourth Wednesday of September each year. They come together to pray for their friends, families, teachers, schools, and the nation. "Lord, I have heard of your fame; I s...  Read More