UPDATE 3-12-08

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Please refer to www.praisechristianschool.com for current activities.

High School Formal Banquet - 6-10pm, Tuesday, March 18 (NEXT week!)
    Who? High School Students - may bring guests. If your high school
student has not signed up, please do so this week.
                Parents welcome!
    How Much?  $25.00 per person. - Becky W. will have the sign up sheet at
the reception desk on Thursday. Please pay at sign up.
    Where? Bella Room, Leroy Stevens Rd
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THEATER OF STARS American Cancer Society FUNDRAISER:
    Thank you for the support to the sponsoring students and donations to
the American Cancer Society (over $300.00 with more donations coming in).
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March 15  RED CROSS BABYSITTING CLASS:
    $20 - Check "calendar" on website for more info. Check with Kellie
Andrews andkellie@bellsouth.net to see if there is an open spot.
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March 20: Last day to purchase Praise Christian School yearbooks
    $10.00 each
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March 20:  HIGH SCHOOL KIDS BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER for American Cancer Society
    Please let Joy know what you will send to the bake sale. That way she
can make sure we will have enough.
    joynye@comcast.net  cell 391-2032
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March 27 - NO co-op or T/T.   Spring Break!
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April 4: RELAY FOR LIFE: local fundraiser for American Cancer Society;
Contact Terina Mounce pcsft@yahoo.com for more information.
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April 10 IOWA Achievement Tests:
    Parent meeting for IOWA achievement Test prep.
    Needed: 2 more test administrators
            3 classroom proctors
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April 14 (not April 16): WHOLE GROUP PARENT MEETING/Curriculum Resale
    Bring your items priced and ready to sell.
    Place: The "House"
    Other topics: Information for 2008-2009 registration, etc.
    Refreshments: Fleming and Greene Teams
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April 21-24 IOWA ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
    Needed: 2 more test administrators
            3 classroom proctors
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St Jude's Math-a-Thon: Coming in May
    Watch for details.
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May 1 - T/T Teacher Appreciation luncheon: 11:00 - noon
    Terrific Thursday Showcase
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May 9 and 10, Friday - Saturday
    CHEF Conference: Birmingham
    This is the place to be rejuvenated through encouraging speakers, to
meet several thousand homeschooling people, and to visit a hundred vendors
who specialize in homeschool resources.
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May 17, 3:00pm
     Praise Family church Sanctuary
     PCS Graduation Ceremony
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May 23 End of Year Picnic; Planning: McPeak and Price
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May 27 FINAL RECORDS CHECK-IN
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BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION: Thank you! We will receive slightly over $100.00 from
our first turn in. Please keep the box tops coming for the June turn in.
This will be an on-going PCS program.
    We will continue to receive Campbell soup labels through May 2008, but
will NOT continue that program after June 2008.
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Sympathy is expressed to
    Kelli Steele - recent passing of her stepfather
    Robby McPeak - recent passing of his father
Our prayers and hearts are with these families.
Please let the office (219-4460) know of any item of prayer or praise.
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PCS Library: Visit our website http://www.praisechristianschool.com/
   and click "library" link. Marion McCord is the library caretaker.
   Lots of good materials are available for you to check-out.
   Thank you, Cameron McCord, for installing the library doors!
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  The following information needs immediate attention from all
parents---homeschooling and non-homeschooling. Focus on the Family has aired
a program about a court ruling in California that makes homeschooling
illegal for virtually all parents in California. This could have big
implications for California parents and parents across the country.
California is the most populous state in the nation.  California has over
fifty percent more people than the second most populated state (viz., Texas)
and has more than twice as many people as Florida.
  What happens in California often leads to policy changes in the rest of
the country. Please listen to Dr. James Dobson and Focus on the Family
(dated 3/7/2008). Lack time? Read a review at CitizenLink.com by Focus on
the Family, which includes a link to a petition that all parents in America
should sign.
  Check the HSLDA's review and sign the petition. http://www.hslda.org/
  The core elements of this controversy reduce down to one fundamental
question.  Were the rights and responsibilities to care for the education of
children entrusted by God to parents or to the civil government?