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.

“Titanic” was on TV again the other night. The man who designed the Titanic was convinced he

had a ship that could not sink. He had arranged many sealed compartments into the ship so

that even if one compartment was flooded, the other compartments would keep the ship afloat.

But the designer of the Titanic did not think about what would happen if several of the

compartments were flooded at the same time. Not to mention how iron rivets react in icy water.

He did not think that was possible until an iceberg ripped a hole through several of the sealed

compartments.

What man can’t do, God can do. We can’t make anything on this earth last forever because

God has said that everything here will perish, fall apart, and be destroyed. Even our bodies are

perishable. We get sick or hurt. Sometimes we have a little fever or one of our teeth has a

cavity. Other times people have an illness like cancer that can cause their bodies to stop

working. All of us have perishable bodies while we live on earth.

But God has made this promise about the body of every believer in heaven: the body that is

sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.” Though we don’t’ know how our bodies will

change, this is one promise God does make clear to us: Our bodies will no longer fall apart, get

hurt, get sick, or be affected by anything that will make them not work perfectly.

People live for a certain number of years because their bodies are perishable. The reason we

will never have to face sickness, injury, or dying in heaven is because God will change our

bodies so that they are imperishable

What people can’t do when they promise to make something indestructible, God can do. When

all the perishable things of this world have perished, God will make us imperishable. What a

wonderful new way of life we have to look forward to.

Lane Lambring 9th

Keating Corne 10th

Koleman Corne 10th

Cayden Couch 13th

Garrison Fritz 17th

Blair Klosterman 17th

Paxton Liggett 18th

Connor Surenkamp 19th

Simon Florine 28th

Amos Klosterman 30th

The Talent Show & Academic Fair for grades K-8 will be held on Thursday, May 8 in the gymnasium and school commons. Doors will open at 6:00pm for families to visit student projects, wax museum displays, and science fair projects . The program will begin at 7:15pm.

A sign-up sheet for talents will be available starting Monday, April 7. Students wanting to perform a talent that evening will need to keep their talent to 2 - 3 minutes.

On Friday, May 9, we will be celebrating Mrs. Hessong's retirement with an open house from 2:00-6:00. Please join us in celebrating and thanking her for her 19 years of service at St. John's Sauers!

We are looking for an adult to coach our Robotics team next school year. Please reach out to Mrs. Lambring if you are interested!

April has 17 hot lunch days

$3.50/day

$0.50 Extra Milk/Classroom Milk

$1.50 Extra Main Entree

Students in grades 3-8 will be taking the standardized ILEARN test over the next few weeks. Please check with your child's teacher regarding appointments during this window of time as it is very important for your child to be at school the day they are testing. Thank you!

The Indiana Department of Education has released the income eligibility requirements for families to qualify for the School Choice Scholarship. The new income levels are included below. If your family qualifies, please send in the 1040 page of your 2024 tax return to Mrs. Lambring by May 16. Please contact her with questions. Thank you!!

Yearbooks on sale now! Order your St. John’s 2024-2025 school yearbook before Thursday, May 1st, for $20.00. Yearbooks are a pre-order item only. They will not be for sale at any other time! Payment is due with order.

Yearbook Order Form Available Here

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 pre-order for school supply kits for the 2025-26 school year is open! The SJS PTO receives a portion back for each supply kit that is purchased! Use this link to order your school supply kit.

All kits will be delivered to the school at the end of July and available for pick up at Registration Day in August.

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

Sylvan Learning Center is offering summer tutoring and summer camps.

See the link below for more information:

Sylvan Learning Center Summer Camp Brochure

Sun, April 13: Confirmation @ Dudleytown

Wed, April 16: Chapel @ 8:30

Fri, April 18: Good Friday - No School

Mon, April 21: Easter Monday - No School

• April 25: Preschool Campout @ Camp Lakeview
• April 27: Confirmation Sunday @ Sauers
• May 2: Step Up Day for PreK
• 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?

1st Place Spiritwear (A portion of sales is donated back to SJS PTO)

Earn Cash for our School!

It’s easy, just download the app on your phone, scan your receipts right from your phone within 14 days of purchase & our school earns cash! Every box top earns 10 cents, so the more we collect, the more our school receives!

www.sjsraiders.com

St. John's Lutheran School Sauers