October Bugle; Secondary Scripture Memory; Sports Duffle Bag Orders; Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed

October Bugle:

click here to view the October Bugle

Secondary Scripture Memory:

Dear Parents,

Scripture memory is an important piece to your student’s growth and development here at Bethany Academy. We’d like to take this opportunity to let you know how Scripture memory will work for grades 7-12 for the 2008-2009 school year.

Each month a passage of Scripture is required to be memorized as part of the student’s English grade. We will begin in October with Romans 12:1-2. November will continue on from there, adding vv. 3-5, making the passage to memorize Romans 12:1-5. December will continue on from where November left off, making the passage to memorize Romans 12:1-8. Each month your student will need to memorize a few new verses while remembering the previous month’s verses as well. By the end of the school year, your student will have memorized Romans 12 in its entirety. Our goal is for your student to create a “brain tattoo” of Scripture and hide it in their hearts rather than merely to “remember for the moment, forget for the future”.

To help you with the memorization, we have put the entire schedule for the year on Edline for you to download as you need to. If your student would like to memorize the entire passage early, that is great! However, your student will still be expected to say or write the required Scripture for each month in order to participate successfully in the graded monthly Scripture quiz.

We appreciate your partnership as we continue to raise the bar to challenge your students towards excellence and leadership with a heart that seeks after God’s own.

Sincerely,

Miss Clark and Mr. Merry

Sports Duffle Bag Orders:

The Booster Club is offering a reduced price on a Bethany Academy Eagles duffle bag that can be used for all sports. They are underwriting $10 of the $30 cost, making it a GREAT $20 value for your student. Here are the details and the deadline for how to get your duffle bag.

• The bag is Bethany blue with handles
• The BA Logo is on the side of the bag
• The student name will be embroidered in gold
• Click here to fill out the attached form and turn into the office or to their current coach with the $20 attached (checks should be made out to Bethany Academy).

This offer is open to all athletes, all sports (fall, winter or spring), and all grades, whether you are in the high school program yet or not.

Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed:

Bethany Academy is still looking for 1- 2 volunteers to work the hot lunch program on the 2^nd &/or 4^th Wednesday of every month.  We have one volunteer for each day so far but still need 1-2 more.  The time required is from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and includes set-up, serving and a little clean-up afterward.  Please call Jean Figi at the Academy office if you have any questions or time available to help.  Thank You

Boys 7th-12th Grade Soccer Time Change

BOYS 7^th-12^th Grade Soccer Time Change:   Practices for Boys 7^th-12^th Grade Soccer for the week of August 11^th-15^th will be from 6:00pm – 8:30pm @ The Bethany Fellowship Soccer Field.  Not 9am – Noon as previously published.  Thanks, Jeff Ray

Fundraising Awareness Week – Day 1; 3-Point Club

Online opportunities:

We are excited to unveil some new fundraising opportunites here at Bethany Academy. Click here to view a page of our new online catalog highlighting these opportunities through GoodSearch.com, GoodShop.com, Amazon.com and BestBuy.com. When you make purchases or use these sites the funds raised for Bethany come through donations given by the companies and not as a cost to you. You will find instructions next to each item in the catalog on how to implement these shopping sites. The full catalog of fundraising opportunities will be available online at the end of the week.

As you do your online shopping this holiday season and beyond, please use the links through the catalog to earn money for Bethany.

These fundraising opportunities are for our Bethany community but are also for anyone who is willing to use Bethany as their non-profit organization of choice. Consider helping your parents or siblings get set up for Goodsearch.com or get them a Target Red Card that has Bethany as their school choice. The more people involved the more our profits will be. Little things add up to a lot, so thanks in advance for your participation!

Contact Trudi Whitson at development@bethanyacademy.org with any questions.

3 Point Club

During the 2007-2008 basketball season, every 3 point shot made by the girls and boys Varsity teams could mean more dollars for the future success of our sports programs here at Bethany Academy. Click on the link below to find out how you can get involved.

3 Point Club

Vision & Strategic Plan; Bethany Bugle; Basketball Update

The Vision and Strategic Plan is here!

Come hear Bethany Academy’s roadmap for the future!

Meetings will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:00PM and Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8:30AM in the Sanctuary.

Bethany Bugle
The second (October) issue of this year’s Bethany Bugle is posted on Edline. www.edline.net/pages/Bethany_Academy Your student also received a printed copy of the Bugle. Be sure to read the latest news of the happenings at Bethany.

Basketball Update

Here are two new basketball coaches and their phone numbers:

Girls 6^th-7^th grade: Christianna Nelson (612) 805-4018

Boys 7^th-8^th grade: David Kleiner (612) 418-1353

Reminder: Practices start on Monday (11-12) for all 5^th-8^th graders and the girls JV & Varsity. Please have all forms turned into the office by the first day of practice. Direct any questions to Jeff Ray, Athletic Director. Thanks, and GO EAGLES!

 

Worship Night rescheduled; Girl’s Basketball; Music Lessons

The all-school Worship Night planned for Friday, October 26th has been rescheduled . . . . . The new date for the event is Sunday, December 9, at 7:00pm in the chapel at Bethany Academy.  Please come out and enjoy an evening of praise and worship led by Jon Russell and the Bethany Academy Worship Arts class followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments. All students and families are welcome. 

   

 Girl’s Basketball

Parents of 5th-8th grade girls, 

Due to lower numbers of girls planning to play basketball for the 2007-08 season, some changes to the team structures will be necessary.  This is an unusual situation for the Academy but we believe this decision is necessary to continue to build a quality basketball program for the future.

*the 5th graders will form the 5th-6th grade team (with help from the 6th  graders as needed).  

*the 6th-7th graders will be combined to form the 7th-8th grade team. 

 *the 8th graders will all move up to the JV/Varsity teams. 

Please be mindful of these changes as game schedules are read and arrangements are made throughout the season for your basketball players.  We appreciate your understanding in this situation and look forward to the opportunity to work with your children. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:

 Robin Sovine, Girls Varsity Coach or Jeff Ray, Athletic Director  Thank you! 

             Private Music Lessons

Private music lessons will be offered after school and evenings here at Bethany Academy starting the week of October 22nd. Lessons are available in the following areas:  guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, saxophone, and music theory.

 The teacher is Mr. Mark Arneson from Minnetonka.  Mr. Arneson has taught in various venues in the Cities, including North Central University, Simley High School, Evans Music, and Hosanna Lutheran Church in Lakeville in the Music Academy. 

He is also an adjunct player with the Minnesota Orchestra and has played in countless bands in Minneapolis as well as in Colorado and Nevada.  Some of the local musicians he has played with include Ricky Peterson (keyboardist for John Mayer), Bobby Vandrell (drummer for Bonnie Raitt), Jason Peterson (saxophonist for Michael Bolton), Margaret Cox (singer with Prince), Debbie Duncan, Linda Peterson, Gwen Matthews, Sara Renner and many others.  He has ministered at multiple churches in the Cities including Woodland Hills, Grace Church of Eden Prairie, Calvary Baptist, and Hosanna Lutheran in Lakeville with Jon Russell and Jane Allison. 

 Mark’s teaching will have an emphasis on the spiritual aspects of music and musicianship as well as the technical and academic elements of musical training and he will use worship music throughout his curriculum. For more information on lessons and available times contact Mark at 952-546-1969 to secure a spot for the fall term.

Volleyball Parent Night

Volleyball Parent Night

Tuesday, October 16th

Please join us for our last regular season home Volleyball match on Tuesday, October 16th.  We will be honoring our players and wonderful and supportive parents.

We realize there is not an official JV match this night but please support all our girls as the JV will have an intra-squad scrimmage from 5:30-6:15.  Player and Parent appreciation is at 6:45 preceding the 7PM Varsity match. 

There will be a light meal provided for players and their immediate families after the Varsity match.

 

Fall Sports Photos & Yearbook Signing Party

Sports Pictures

Boys Varsity Soccer: Monday September 24^th @ 3:15pm

Boys JV Soccer: Monday September 24^th @ 3:30pm

Boys 5^th– 8^th Soccer: Monday September 24^th @ 3:45pm

Girls JV Soccer: Wednesday September 26^th @ 3:15pm

Girls Varsity Soccer: Wednesday September 26^th @ 3:30pm

Girls JV Volleyball: Wednesday September 26^th @ 4:15pm

Girls Varsity Volleyball:Wednesday September 26^th @ 4:30pm

The soccer pictures are all being taken at Westwood Elementary Soccer Field, and the volleyball pictures at the Bethany Academy Gym. Please remember to bring your uniform on picture day since these are practice days when the pictures are being taken. Athletes should have brought home a Picture Order Form this past week. If they did not bring an order form home, click here to get one that you can print off. If you have any questions on sports pictures feel free to give me a call or shoot me an email.

Thanks, Jeff Ray Athletic Director

Yearbook Signing Party

The ‘Yearbook Signing’ party will take place on Tuesday, September 25th for students in grades eight through twelve.  The secondary students will have chapel schedule in the morning, eat lunch and sign year books in the cafeteria, and regular schedule in the afternoon.  Contact Mrs. Cavalier with any questions.