ALL SCHOOL NEWS
Friday, September 10, 2004

Richard Eaton

This week, we continue our welcome of new SFCS teachers by featuring Richard Eaton. He comes to us with a wealth of teaching experience. Eaton taught Math, Science, Bible, Band and Spanish for ten years in various private Christian schools. He also organized and conducted the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools Arts Festival for eight years. Eaton also founded the Computer Electronics Program at Greenville Tech and was a teacher there for nine years. Adding to his computer expertise, Eaton taught Computer Repair, A+, Net+, and i- Net+ certification for eight years at the Newberry County Career Center. If the name “Eaton” sounds familiar, it’s because his wife, Becky teaches 2nd Grade in the Lower School. They have two grown children, daughter Ruth and son, Roger. Twin grandsons blessed the Eaton’s ten months ago. Eaton keeps busy when not at school. He and Becky both play clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone for their church orchestra. He also loves to sail on his 16.5’ catamaran and engineer his HO gauge and garden gauge railroad.

Buckle Up, Helmet Up and Get Ready for the Key Club Safety Fair! On Friday, September 17, at the Fall Family Fellowship, the SFCS Upper School Key Club will cosponsor a Child Safety Fair with the help of Safe Kids of Greenville and the Greenville-Eastside Kiwanis Club. Spread the news…all Lower School age children should bring their bike helmets and be prepared to learn some valuable lessons in biker safety! Valuable information on car and water safety will also be available. There’s no better kid than a safe kid. Come find out how YOU can be a safe kid!

Once again, the 2004-2005 school year provides another opportunity to earn dollars through the national SCRIP Program. This program allows SFCS families to purchase gift certificates for groceries, gas stations, department stores and more, with a portion of your investment going toward your tuition. Order forms will be available in both the Lower and Upper School Offices and are now online at www.shannonforest.com. Click on “ About SFCS” and “Development.” An order form is also attached to this newsletter on page 10. You may also place orders via email by sending your request to mcollom@bellsouth.net. Orders taken by each Monday are delivered on Wednesday to the school offices. Karin Collom will be our SCRIP representative for the year. She will also have some SCRIP coupons on hand should you wish to make a last minute purchase. Please feel free to contact her if you have any questions at 862.9570.

Recipes are simmering and plans are underway to publish the Crusader Cookbook! This item will assist in the fund-raising efforts for the 2005 summer mission trip to the Barrier Islands. All proceeds from this fund raiser will help send our SFCS students on a lifechanging mission experience to help those less fortunate. Please stop by the Crusader Cookbook booth at the Fall Family Fellowship night on Friday, September 17, for more information. The goal is to have the cookbooks ready to sell by mid- November as wonderful Christmas gifts! For more information on how you can help, please contact Peg Smith at 292.6889 or on cell at 380.6798. You may also call Angelika Hartmann at 675.9469 or on cell at 354.0348. Thank you in advance for your support of this mission endeavor!

The 2004-2005 Key Club is once again spearheading the Baby Bottle fund-raising event to benefit the Piedmont Women’s Center. During the month of September, students in 4th through 12th Grades may deposit money in the giant baby bottles labeled for each grade. The bottles are located in the Upper School Cafeteria. The bottles will be available for deposits every day from the morning break until the end of the Upper School lunch period. The grade that raises the most money in their baby bottle will receive an ice cream party to be held on Friday, October 1. All donations go to the Piedmont Women’s Center to assist in purchasing necessities such as diapers, bottles, Bibles and other ministry tools to be used in helping women who have had abortions, women thinking about an abortion or women with children that need help and support. Help save a life by supporting the Piedmont Women’s Center. This event will end on Friday, September 24, so don’t delay, deposit your money today!

FALL PICTURE DAYS ARE COMING! Put on your best smile and get ready for fall picture days. Student, faculty and staff photos will be taken on Tuesday, September 21, and Wednesday, September 22.

Shannon Forest Presbyterian Church (SFPC) is starting a new fellowship group on Wednesday, September 15, for single parents and blended families. Anyone from the Shannon Forest family is invited to attend each Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. The location will be in the SFPC Church, exact room to be determined. The group will deal with family issues from a Biblical perspective. Childcare will be provided and grade school children can participate in the Wednesday Night Round-Up children’s activities if they desire. Please contact Dean and Kathy Habrun at 297.8276 or Dodd and Joy Davis at 675.0810 if you have any questions.

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