The Wolfpack Edge

By mid-February, Christmas break feels like a distant memory, and spring break is still weeks away. This time of year can feel like a long stretch toward spring, but next week brings some excitement with President’s Day and FFA Week! FFA Week is filled with fun activities, including daily Ag Trivia, a "Find the Pig" challenge, and themed dress-up days. Highlights include Wednesday’s Career Fair, Ag Olympics and FFA Chapel on Thursday, and the much-anticipated "Kiss the Pig" fundraiser, supporting Lisa VanOtterloo and Levi VanRavenswaay. It’s sure to be a great week celebrating agriculture and community!

Mr. Brian Verwolf

Head Administrator

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We were hoping to welcome one of our very own students to share a message, until we had to cancel due to the 2-hour late start. Hailey Ammons, WCHS sophomore, delivered her first chapel speech last year, and she expressed a willingness to do that again this year. When we reschedule this chapel, our Faithpacks will meet before chapel to brainstorm key ideas and topics from Hailey’s message: Who do we trust and why do we have difficulty giving God all of our trust? Andrew and our worship team will lead us musically, and the chapel hour will close with a couple student-managers of our coffee shop, Solid Grounds, sharing some information about a fundraiser sponsored by our coffee shop.

Please consider joining us for chapel by subscribing to Western Christian High School Livestreams on YouTube.

Mrs. Karen Christians

Director of Discipleship

As we begin a new calendar year, Western Christian’s Board of Trustees and Leadership are thoughtfully and strategically planning for the future, keeping our mission at the heart of every decision. Our goal is to ensure that Christ-centered education remains vibrant, accessible, and sustainable for generations to come. We kindly invite you to take a moment to read this important message, titled "Stewardship and Sustainability."

Our students are off to Spain! Over Spring Break (March 17-21), students will travel to Spain, accompanied by Ms. Jeltema & Mrs. de Boom. Join us in praying for safe travels & wonderful experiences for our students! Stay tuned for updates, student experiences, and more photos!

*Not all attending students are pictured.

The 2023-24 Strums are here and ready to be picked up. Current students can pick theirs up from Mrs. de Boom. Graduates can stop by the office to pick up their copy. Extra copies are available for $75. Contact Mrs. de Boom with any questions.

Booster Club has a pallet of salt left over from our fall fundraiser. If you’re in need and would like to help us get the rest of the salt sold, please contact Derek Keizer. (derek.keizer@westernchristianhs.com)

This week for professional learning, we reviewed our technology integration plans. We spent time in departments discussing technology integration, and we worked on putting it into our maps to better track across the curriculum.

Seniors who have received mailings from NSHSS should be cautious. There is a membership fee for the service, which will provide student contact information to organizations that offer scholarships. There are many local and free scholarships available and I would recommend sticking with those resources and not pay for any memberships or other fees. We have a spreadsheet with these local and free scholarships that we have created and shared with students to whom they have access.

Are you passionate about math and shaping hearts for Christ? Join our team at Western Christian High School!

The Bargain Alley Thrift Store and Furniture Outlet would like to welcome more volunteers! Please contact Kari Hoekstra at bargainalleyhull@gmail.com if you are interested in helping at one of the Bargain Alley locations.

Brad Vis

Director of Mission Advancement

brad.vis@westernchristianhs.com

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