ALL SCHOOL NEWS
Tuesday, January 20, 2004

The December 12 Annual Fund Banquet featuring guest speaker Oliver North was a very, successful evening. The two objectives for this event were: 1.) to have a significant impact in the Greater Greenville area with regard to publicizing the great experience of Christian education at SFCS and 2.) to raise a significant amount of funds toward our Tuition Assistance Program for the next school year.

The outreach into the community we enjoyed that night was far reaching. Over 40% of the 430 attendees were from outside the “families” of SFCS. Countless positive comments from these individuals reinforces the success we achieved in letting the community know about the great benefits of having a child educated in a Christian world and life view at our school. The glowing reports of a radio talk show host, a college president, a city council member, Sunday school teachers from churches across town and business leaders repeated to their friends, relatives and associates will have a significant impact with new families considering SFCS during our upcoming enrollment period.

The costs involved with producing such an event were funds well invested. Two surprises during the appeal that evening provided a great boost to our fundraising efforts. The first was when Oliver North wrote a check for $1,000 and said he would give this to the school if twenty people in the audience would raise their hands in commitment to writing checks that night for $500 each; that challenge was not only met but exceeded. The second was a contributor that called me just before the banquet to let me know that they would match the first four contributions of $2500. The $7500 collected from individuals stepping up to this challenge was doubled to $15,000! (And yes, we are still looking for one more $2500 contribution to complete this challenge). The total amount netted from this event so far is over $54,000!

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the faculty, staff, administration and students for all the work that was done to produce this memorable night. A special thanks to all SFCS parents who have supported and prayed that God would have His hand in this endeavor. May God continue to bless us as we passionately strive to serve and glorify only Him.

Steve Whaley, Development Director
Shannon Forest Christian School
864.678.5113

SFCS Geography Bee winner Andrew Schwendler and 1st Runner Up Elizabeth Holmes

Shannon Forest Christian School 8th Grade student Andrew Schwendler was the winner of the school Geography Bee held on Monday, January 12. Ten contestants who won the preliminary round competed in the event. Schwendler will take a written test that will be sent to National Geographic for scoring. The top one hundred students from each state will be selected to compete in the state finals. State winners will compete at the national level. The first runner-up from SFCS was 7th Grade student Elizabeth Holmes.

Screeches of flying Slingshot Monkeys can be heard all over campus as the biggest Booster Club fund-raiser of the year – The Pay Later Magazine Program gets off to a swinging start.

Remember the following points:

• Students, please DO NOT collect or send in any money for the magazines that you sell.
• Each customer will receive an invoice with the school and student’s name payable by check or credit card.
• The SFCS Booster Club will receive 40% of each purchase price.
• For each order turned in, the seller will receive one prize point. Points may be used to purchase prizes from the Prize Store open on Tuesday, February 3.
• The Main Event: (For students selling six or more orders) is on Thursday, April 29.
• Money Machine: Each turn in day, one student will be drawn from the orders turned in to enter the Money Machine. The student will have ten seconds to grab all the cash they can out of $500! The winners will draw their cash on Tuesday, February 17 at the last home basketball game.

Don’t Forget:

• Give Your Teachers A Break! If 50% of the students in a homeroom or classroom sell one magazine, that teacher will receive a 3 day, 2 night vacation in several exciting locations.
• Sling Shot Monkeys! The shoot out will be held at halftime of the SFCS basketball game on Tuesday, January 20.
  

Early Dismissal Procedures

The next early dismissal date will be Friday, March 19. Families with Upper and Lower School children are asked to please pick up their Upper School children FIRST and then proceed to the Lower School pick-up line. Thank you!

SFCS Inclement Weather Procedures

It’s that time of year again! Snow and ice can hit at any time. If inclement weather delays or closes SFCS, announcements will be made on the following television stations:

• WYFF-TV 4
• WLOS-TV 13
• WSPA-TV 7.
• Information will also be broadcast on the following radio stations: WLFJ-FM 89.3, WFBC 93.7, WESC-FM 92.5, WMYI-FM 102.5 and WSPA-FM 98.9.

SFCS will NOT follow the Greenville County School closings and delays schedules. In the event of a two-hour delay in starting school...remember to bring a lunch. Students will NOT be able to order vendor food. Daily items like hot dogs, corn dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, ham & cheese or pepperoni hot pockets will still be available.

	Jan 12, 2004 - "Monkey See...Monkey Do"
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