The Raider Report

St. John's Lutheran School exists to educate each child in a Christ-centered environment for a life of service to God and man.

As we get older, we can better understand what James was saying, “You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (Ja. 4:14) Time does go by quickly, especially as we age. I can’t imagine this school year at St. John’s is already beginning its fourth quarter. James is telling us that, in the span of eternity, our time on earth is rather insignificant.

In light of God’s abiding Word, it is clear, however, that God is more interested in what we do with our time than the length of time that he gives us. As God’s redeemed children, our focus shouldn’t be on asking our Father for longer lives, but, rather, we should be more interested in asking Him and ourselves the question: “What can I do with my time that will please Him and give Him the glory?”

First and foremost, God wants us to spend our time in serving and glorifying Him. In speaking to the Corinthians, Paul wrote, “So whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31). We can give God glory by dedicating our daily tasks to Him. Our hands and feet can be doing the routine and mundane things, but our hearts and minds can be focused on the Lord. Paul also wrote, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men”(Col. 3:23)

As springtime is fast approaching and many of us will be out in the fields and all of us anxious to be outside doing the things we enjoy; in all that we do, God is to be part of our activities.

God bless this Lenten season and may we have a blessed spring.

Eli Myers 2nd

Kambry Beard 3rd

Trigg Sweany 10th

Abel Wienhorst 10th

Everly Bohall 12th

Bria Davidson 13th

Olivia Grinstead 14th

Tucker Thomas 15th

Kinley Beard 19th

Rylie Grinstead 20th

Hudson Broshears 21st

Eva Percival 25th

Kennedi Butler 29th

Congratulations to our Raiders Robotics teams on a great season! We are looking for an adult to coach our Robotics team next school year. Please reach out to Mrs. Lambring if you are interested!

March has 14 hot lunch days

$3.50/day

$0.50 Extra Milk/Classroom Milk

$1.50 Extra Main Entree

Just a reminder regarding the dress code as the weather is getting warmer and students are wearing shorts:

Student Handbook, page 7

Dress Code:

● Students should wear clothes that are neat, clean, in good repair, and

appropriate in a Christian school setting. Clothes advertising alcohol,

drugs, sex, or any other objectionable, controversial, or immoral subject

are inappropriate for school wear.

● Clothing must be an appropriate size. Tight shorts and/or pants, bare

midriffs, halter tops, sleeveless shirts, tank tops, low cut shirts, are not

allowed.

● Any shorts and skirts, more than 3 inches above the knee, are not allowed.

● Running shorts are not allowed.

● Shorts must be worn under all skirts or dresses.

● If leggings are worn, the tops should cover the entire backside and

promote modesty.

● No sandals, open toe, or open back shoes should be worn for safety reasons. Crocs are permitted

in grades 5 – 8.

● Tennis shoes are required for P.E. class.

Pastor Thomas Bernard is requesting help for the saints at Good Shepherd in Haiti with a project. Because Haiti is such an impoverished country, and because the infrastructure for their electrical grid is so unreliable, they are requesting assistance in purchasing solar panels, batteries, and an inverter to be installed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and School. Pastor Bernard shared that over 50% of the people in Haiti do not have electricity. Of those who do, there are frequent brown outs and power outages. It is not uncommon for Good Shepherd to go days or weeks without power.

The school is trying to educate their students so they can break the poverty cycle. And they are using computers in their education process. Often, when the power is out, they can’t access the computers. Also, while they can have Sunday worship with or without electricity, when they have services planned during the week in the evening, no power means they often must cancel services. Pastor Bernard said that the members are already depressed with the political unrest and the economic stress, but when they can’t worship and find comfort in Christ together, the anxiety gets worse. And we know that the light of Jesus makes all the difference!

During the weeks of March 10-14 and March 24-28 we will be doing a schoolwide fundraiser called "Pennies for Power" to support the Good Shepherd church in Haiti. Please send in your pennies!

In May, our students will be participating in a school-wide service project where they will get hands-on experience in packing meals that will be sent all over the world in an effort to end hunger. This will be our second year supporting this mission. We are looking for sponsorships to help cover costs of the meal packing event. We are also looking for volunteers to assist on Wednesday, May 14 with packing the meals! Please contact Mrs. Lambring if interested in sponsoring this event or volunteering the day of the event. Thank you!

The Jessica Barkman Scholarship is available for middle school & high school girls. The scholarship is based on financial need, athletic ability, and coach's recommendation. Please use the link below to read more about the scholarship:

Jessica Barkman Scholarship

March 13: Boys Basketball Banquet for 5th-8th teams

Mar. 14: No School

Mar. 17-21: Spring Break

Mar. 24: Classes Resume

• April 1: 3rd/4th Trip to Indy Speedway
• April 11: 5th/6th Trip to Marengo Cave
• April 18: Good Friday, No School
• April 21: Easter Monday, No School
• April 27: Confirmation Sunday
• May 6: 7th/8th Trip to Statehouse & Lucas Oil
• May 8: Talent Show & Academic Fair
• May 11: Kids Sing in Church
• May 15: Preschool Graduation
• May 16: K-2 Trip to Wonderlab
• May 20: Kindergarten Graduation
• May 21: Field Day
• May 22: Last Day of School
• May 25: 8th Grade Graduation @ 9:30 service

Registration is open for Trinity Lutheran summer sports camps! The grade listed is the grade starting in Fall 2025. Use the link to register!

https://public.eventlink.com/registrations?o=76e17832-05d9-484e-a23b-996517d85cb8

Girls Inc. in Seymour is hosting a summer camp for girls in grades K-8. Please read the attached memo for more information.

Girls Inc. Summer Camp

Needing any St. John's Sauers apparel?? For yourself? For gifts?

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