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A publication of Santa Clarita Christian Sch

October 20Out of the Box


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TeachingMINDS

TrainingheartS

ForGoD

Table of Contents

Box Thoughts 3

Academic Excellence 4

Spiritual Development 6

Athletic Distinction 8

Creative Expression 10

Servant Leadership 12

Technology in the Box 14

Alumni from the Box 15

ContributorsDerek Swales, Tracey Scott,

Jennifer Duncan, Jackie Houchin, Jennifer Lord,

Matt Brown, Greg Clark, Darcy Brown, and

Layout by Dee Morrison

2010. All rights reserved.

Out of the Box Vol. 1, No. 1

Fall 2010

Published by: Santa Clarita Christian School

27249 Luther Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91351661-252-7371

www.sccs.cc

Member ACSI

SCCS is accredited by the

Western Association of Schools and Colleges


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Our school motto is Teaching minds and training hearts for God. We want our

students to come to our school to not only learn how to make a living but we want to teachthem how to live for God in their home, church and community. Our schools logo is a redbox with the SCCS letters inside. Inside the box we want to be a consistent place where

students, teachers, parents and alumni are always striving to do what is right. Many timesgood deeds shine even brighter in a world that has no hope. A teenager that smiles or talksto adults, a teacher that goes out to lunch with their students, this is not uncommon at SCCS;

a school where students actually sing out and worship God during chapel. We like to call itliving out of the box.

We have a special school where we foster students to win or lose gracefully, be a boldwitness to people who dont know Jesus as their personal Savior, to be creative, take the

initiative, be a servant-leader, do right no matter what anyone else is doing, be kind, responsible, generous, bejoyful in times of trials, but most importantly be what God wants you to be thats living outside the box! We seek to ho

God by simply teaching minds and training hearts to live for God. Since 1982 we have prepared students to make a living not outside the box, but how to daily live for God inside the box. Living a dynamic Christian life can shine bright when our talents spiritual gifts are used to clearly point to a great and loving God. This is our mission and purpose at SCCS and for life to be li

out of the box! in our Christian lives. Our hope for this publication is to better document and clearly manifest the great work God is doing at SCCS.

We would like o promoe ve pillars of our school: Academic Excellece, Spiriual Developme, Serva Leadership, Crea

Expressio ad Ahleic Disicio. As we promoe hese areas we wa o accomplish four higs. Firs, we wa o celebrae

variey of gifs of each sude because i bees he commo good of he school. Why? Because God has gifed each oe o bbee o he whole sude body. Respec, recogiio, hoor ad eve celebraig oe aohers God hoorig gifs make SCC

special place. 1 Corinthians 12:4,5 says Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of ministrand the same Lord; There are varieties of effects, but it is the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each on

given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

Second, we can strengthen our witness for the Lord Jesus Christ when people see genuine faith and authentic Christianity.

must pay attention to one another and show our fundamental respect for one another.there is nothing easy about that, but so important. In doing this, we grow together and we learn from one another. And as we think about one anothers gifts, we can

mindful that our gifts span the community from the youngest to oldest members of our school family. Many times, it is the youngmembers of an organization that come closest to speaking the truth a great hidden blessing of our K-12 school. Together, we

have a stronger testimony of the gospel so lets shine bright.

Third, we can equip Christian leaders that eventually become morally and spiritually mature. Their obedience and love for Gbecomes more ad more evide whe hey emerge as spiri lled leaders who are acively servig he Lord. A SCCS we hstudents on campus 180 days of the year for 7-10 hours a day. We take seriously our leadership role in guiding students morally

spiritually. We want to mentor and disciple young people so they will do likewise.

Fourh, we purpose o promoe srog relaioships. We have a grea campus evirome because we love our school passioaely serve he Lord ogeher. We wa o coiue o be kow for our friedly, uied sude body ad our ca

teachers.

Preparing to live outside the box by living out of the box!

We would all agree that we have much to be grateful for as we celebrate the giftedness of our students, the hard work of

teachers and the efforts we are taking to make SCCS the best it can be. Together lets celebrate a bright future and our passioncommitment to your investment in a balanced and, most importantly, biblically based Christian education.

It is our honor to serve you and your family.Kindly,

Mr. Swales, Principal

BoXThough

Live like God wants you to live...that's out of the box!


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If one were to pick up a newspaper and read an article about SCCS whether about a team winning a championship or a student going on to a

Ivy League school one would detect a sense of surprise that this smalprivate school achieved something great.

We would argue, though, that these successes are purposeful and ar

exactly what we expect. We expect great things from our school and fromour sudes. Ad why should we? We serve a grea God who we aseach day to do great things through us. Never would we desire to be seen a

anything but a great school, so that in all that we do, we can glorify God anrepresent Him to those around us.

The Importance of a Biblical Worldview

In our opinion, perhaps the most important reason for sending a student t

a Christian school is for that student to be presented the subject matter from biblical perspective. We believe that education is not spiritually neutral, anthat students who learn math, science, english and history from a Christia

point of view, from teachers who are committed to biblical Christianity, buila framework for thinking that will guide them into their adult life. It is thtraining of the heart in conjunction with teaching of the mind that createcontinuity in the learning environment of a child.

The Quality of our Educational ProgramWhile it is clear that SCCS offers a quality Christian focus, many wonder

he same is rue of he educaio i offers. Bu make o misake i is our goa

to offer to our students a high caliber of education that equips them to entewhatever educational path or vocation they choose. In fact, the academprogram at SCCS holds our students to a much higher standard than thosoffered at any of the larger schools in the area. Students who attend classes a

SCCS are going to experience and be expected to succeed at one of the mochallenging academic programs in the Santa Clarita Valley.

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TeachingMinds

forCOLLEGE

forLife


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Begiig wih our elemeary sudes, wehave a focus on seeing our students succeed and

enter college with the best preparation possible.Class sizes are limited to 20-25 students, soeve hough our school is lled wih over 500K-12 students, each receives personal attention.

Our faculty average over 12 years of teachingexperience, the majority with advanced degrees,teaching credentials, or both. Teachers are not

just there to instruct, but also to mentor theirstudents and help them grow in all areas of theirlives.

At the junior high level, students are alreadybeing prepared for the college-preparatory highschool program. We do this by means of a rigorousclassroom curriculum, through training in time

management and organizational skills, and byworking to develop personal responsibility andindependence in each student.

Our high school graduation requirements

exceed those of any other school in the SantaClaria Valley, icludig four years of Eglish,

four years of social studies, three years of labsciece, hree years of mah, four years of Bible,two years of a foreign language, and a year ofe ars. I addiio, mos of our seiors have

taken multiple Advanced Placement classes

and have passed at least one AP exam, earningcollege credit and gaining a head start above

their peers.Our codece i our sudes academic

abilities is best illustrated in the annual Senior

Project. This independent study project,required for graduation, is a celebration ofeverything each senior has achieved at SCCS.Each sude picks a opic o research over

a four-month period, and writes a 15-pagepaper discussing their research. As even more

incentive, all of their work is put up for publicdisplay at the end of the school year.

Our students have been admitted to some

of the most prestigious colleges in the nation,

including schools like UCLA, USC, Cal Poly,and Pepperdine University. Often the dilemmaour students face is which college to chooseonce they are accepted, rather than whether

they would be admitted at all. n

Christian Institutions

Azusa Pacic

Biola UiversiyCal Lutheran UniversityThe Masters College

Point Loma NazareneVanquard UniversityWestmont College

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We believe that the children who come through SCCS recethe best education available to them. They are taught by a weducaed faculy, wih a uied visio ad biblical worldview. Abecause SCCS develops the whole student, not just the academ

portion, our graduatesfrom any levelare well-equippedhandle not just college but life.

Public and Private

Baylor Uiversiy

Cal PolyCal State UniversityCornell University

Johns Hopkins UniversityOccidental CollegePepperdine UniversityPurdue University

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COLLEGES SCCS GRADUAtESHAVE BEEn ACCEPtED tO(limied lis):


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O he las Friday ofthe month, the Kidsof Character awards

are given out. Theseawards are given tothe students whohave bes exemplied

the various characterthemes each monthSeptember was thetrait of responsibi-

lity; October wascheerfulness. Thereis something very

special abou hese award imes: as each eacher comeup to give an award to a student in her class, her studen

literally erupt in cheering. Our teachers are truly beloveby their students! And the cheering is just as loud when th

students names are announced to receive the awards.Parents are grateful for the partnership of educational anspiritual training for their children. It is precious to watc

that combination put into practice during our weekchapel times. If you have never been to a chapel, pleascome and visit! You will be blessed by the faith an

leadership demonstrated by both students and staff! n

Alexia Pelleier, Cyril Gorlla, Jakob Marquez, Darre Eskadar, Brock Gelles, Giaa KuruppuBottom row: Brooke Marquez, Jackso Vercelloo, noah Wiles, Dillo Eskadar, Sydey Boswell

Kids f Cc Septembers Character Trait: Responsibility

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If you are o our school campus o Friday morigs,youll hear may souds comig from he gym: momesof quiet followed by loud cheering, music being played,

and eruptions of clapping. Are they sounds of a basketballor volleyball game? nope hese excied souds arecoming from the amazing chapels our elementary studentsattend each week!

What is it about our chapels that cause our kids to beso excied ad ivolved? Is he opporuiy o boh leadand learn that makes our chapels so special.

this year, our heme is A Walk hrough he Bible.Each week, he chapel focuses o a differe book of

the Old Testament. At the beginning of chapel, eachclass gets the opportunity to present a song or skit that

complements the teaching and books for that week. Thekids are always excited for their opportunity to lead the

pledges and share what they have worked so hard toprepare.

Mr. Clark, our chapel coordinator, leads the kids in

worship. Shout to the Lord is one of the favorite songsto sing! The teaching time is led by Mr. Swales or others,as they share about the books and themes of the Old

Testament.

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A Look at Elementary Chapel


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Greg Clark, our cha

coordinator. Greg opensauditions or try-outs esummer and students selected by their mus

ability and their genudesire to serve God. Tyear especially Mr. Clarthankful that the Lord w

so gracious in provid

excellent musicians walso love the Lord. Greg is happy to kn

that almost all past graduates from chaband are serving God in their churchtheir college in a music ministry.

Leading worship at SCCS is not only mission of these students. Thhave shared and led worship at cam

been on retreats together, conducworship nights and been involvi miisry a he Bible taberaa ministry of recovery. They spe

countless extra hours rehearsing, prayer for our students, and setting their instruments on late nights and vearly Friday morigs. this years cha

bad members are Mega Gallagher a sophomore, DaMuxlow a sophomore, Juliee Valaer a seior ad BlaDempsey a freshma.

Seeing them together leading worship is inspiring a

encouraging but the real encouragement is the heart

this small group of students and what you cant see. n

Praise and worship takemany forms in the life

of a Christian. Throughministry, through serviceand through music aresome. In chapel at SCCS

the music leaders are avital part of the ministry.Attending chapel, this

becomes clearly evident

and real as the songsare sung and the students open theirhearts to what God will say to them in

the teaching. Chapels are one of thehighlights of student life and an integralpart of spiritual growth at SCCS.

The SCCS Chapel band is a small groupof students who lead the chapel worshipup to 2 times a week. This group of

talented musicians is literally assembledtogether by God and their passion for theLord. The goal or vision for chapel bandis to be invisible, leading the students

in worship and not drawing attentiono hemselves. For youg people odaythis is a contradiction to every message

around them. These students, all very gifted, have a heartfor the Lord and a commitment to glorify and exalt Christ.How encouraging this seems in a world where we arealways struggling with image and stature whether we are

adults or teenagers.

The chapel band was formed a few years ago by

SpiiulDevelopmen

What you can't see...


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Trivia question: Wha eam a SCCS has he mos members? Clue: The answer is no

the football team. It is the high school girls volleyball team. With try-outs having thelarges urou ever, Coach Darcy Brow had some quick hikig ad big decisioso make las Jue. this could o be a huge surprise o Coach Brow, a 17 year veera

coach. With the growing interest, this year happens to be the year they expanded tohaving 35 girls on the freshman, junior varsity, and varsity teams.

this did o occur overigh. Over he years, Coach Brow has coached hejunior high and high school teams in the summer leagues, and has started holding an

elementary camp in the past two years. The elementary & juniohigh camp is a fun time of skill building and introduction to thesport. She sometimes has varsity players assist her in coaching

he camps. the program has bee growig ad ourishig fomay years. SCCS Volleyball has bee i he CIF playoffs everyyear bu oe ad Coach Brow has coached all of hem. Ourteams have made it to the state tournament three times and were

Fialiss i he CIF Champioship game i 2002.Prey srog record, los of good reasos. For years, Coach

Brow has begu her seasos jus as she did his year: ry-ousin June, summer leagues at various schools near Santa Clarita,and a special beach camp to begin the season in late summerCamp is a great time of bonding, with football style two-a-

day practices, conditioning, and fun times for the team to growtogether. Going away for camp eliminates the distractions ohome and allows the girls to build trust and relationships witheach other. They take off to Ventura for three nights and fou

days, and come back to school ready for pre-season play and a bid for playoffs.Goals are se a he begiig of each seaso, bu Coach Brow would prefer ha

her players lear more abou ishig srog ad becomig godly wome ha abou

seeking a set number of victories. She believes that having her teams leave a matchknowing they played their best, whether they won or lost, feels better than a poorlyplayed win. Knowing that they honored the Lord is the most important realization shewishes for her players. Many life lessons can be translated through sports, and Coach

Brow ecourages her eams o d hem.She also has had some great help over the years and this year she is enjoying the

help of a former SCCS faculy member. Dave Mariez, who served a SCCS over 20years ago, is assisting with the freshman team. Kristina Gibson, SCCS alumni, is alsoassisting around her college class schedule. Any time you see the girls enjoying timetogether at practices or games, wait and watch, and you might catch them in a pinky

prayer as they call it, giving thanks for their team, their school, and Gods wonderfu

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VolleyballNetting Better Teams


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The life of a varsity cheerleader has many interesting

aspecs: poyails, pracice, games, pracice, posers,practice, pep rallies, and yet more practice. Game days

are lled wih hecic preparaio ad excieme. Allthis, though, is part of normal high school life. The SCCS

Varsity Cheerleaders wanted their squad to be more thanthat. They wanted to make an impact for other kids in thevalley less fortunate than themselves.

Uder he ew leadership of Mrs. Barbara Harao, hegirls sought out a way to be of service to their communityand show what being a Christian meant to them. It was

o difcul o d a group i eed. Ofe i our verycomfortable life here in Santa Clarita, the urgency of realneed goes unnoticed; yet need does exist in our valley

and the SCCS Varsity Cheerleaders joined the SantaClaria Food Pary i gaherig food for childre. theSCV Food Pary, sared i 1986, has a moo ha ochild in Santa Clarita should go to bed hungry.

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Varsity Cheerleaders Serving the Vall

This seems like an easy goal, but with so m

families that are jobless, homeless, and feeling a seriacial burde, his goal becomes raher ambiioThe food pantry found itself exhausted this fall from

extra demand of the summer months, since childare a home ad do o bee from goverme luand breakfast programs outside of school. It could have been a better time for the cheer squad to approa

he Food Pary o help. the cheerleaders plaed acampaiged. For hree school days, he girls held a fodrive o collec specic iems ha he Food Pary so

for children, and they were excited to count over 7food items when the drive was done. With the girls had ehusiasm, SCV Food Pary ca coiue o fechildren in the area who might not have enough to e

Now the girls are back to supporting their teamsnormal, encouraging the student body to be a part of fun and excitement of games, practicing their routin

ad workig o homework. Bu heir hears ad lives changed because of their experience, and they canwait to step out again and serve. n


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Susan Iwakoshidoes more than

teach her students

how to draw,paint and sculpt.

She challengesthem to use their

imagination,to be creative,and to express

themselves

artisticallywithout fear.

This is Ms. Iwakoshis sixth year as the

art teacher at SCCS. She teaches elementary classesevery other week, while secondary students who take artas an elective attend art class every day.

Ms. Iwakoshi graduated from the Art Center College of

Desig i Pasadea wih a Bachelors degree i illusraio.For abou e years, she worked as a aimaio aris

for Disey Sudios. (Ask her abou The Little Mermaidsometime.) Then, for thirteen years she became a stay-at-home mom for her two children.

When she decided to return to work, she discovered

that animation had gone the way of the computer; so shedecided to go the way of the teacher. Although she was

skilled as a professional artist, it was a brand-new challengeto create lesson plans and to teach children the subject sheloved. It didnt take long, though, for Ms. Iwakoshi to proveshe has talent in the classroom.

As one of the second-grade classes walks in to

her classroom, she givest h e m

eachtwo pieces of paper

and asks themto make a border

around one of them.

Do you remember10

how? she asks, ad illusraes he ask o a overhea

projector. The more you practice making straight linethe better youll get, she encourages.

Again demonstrating on the screen, she says, Pu

your ger o he middle of he page. now drive sraighup, almost to the top, and put a dot about the size of a bperiod. Now draw a circle around it. She holds up th

picture of a parrot the students are about to recreate anpoints to the eye which theyve just drawn. Little jawdrop around the room in excitement.

Using this process, the class draws the completparrot. Ms. Iwakoshi shows examples and invites themto add backgrounds and colors. Leaving her desk, sh

walks between the tables praising their efforts.I he rs lessos, I make sure he sudes hav

a good awareness of lines and shapes, which make u

virtually every picture, just like the alphabet makes uevery written paper. Gradually, her lessons will becommore difcul as shapes ge complex ad differe skisets are added.

A fh grade class aemps wo parros, usig varyipressures with their pens to sketch shapes before drawinhem permaely. Ayoe los? heir eacher asks, a

repeats steps where needed. Oops! she says anothetime, and shows them how to modify mistakes.

Ms. Iwakoshi chooses a new theme each monthThe next elementary subject will be pumpkins, thcornucopia, and scarecrows in an autumn theme. Aftethe winter holidays, dinosaurs, zoo animals, still life

landscapes, and even animated character design will bintroduced, along with new techniques and mediums.

Junior and senior high students are given mo

freedom in what they draw. Theyve already started oprojects of their own choosing anything from fashiodesig o dragos, from spors gures o sill life o robo

faasy creaures. Each sude is workig owards a apiece to exhibit in the 2011 Art Show on March 18thwhere some of Ms. Iwakoshis frieds a Disey will bjudges.

If a student doesnt know what to draw, Ms. Iwakoshwill assign something. She keeps stacks of old calendaand posters available to encourage ideas. Some studen

brig i phoos from magazies or eve d image

on the Internet to inspire them. One student practice

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expssi

copyig a sylized, cooured 3-D hear, excelle for

perfecting the curves and shading on the sports cars heloves to draw.

These older students have already been taught the

basics of drawing and creating values using graphite

pencils. Now they learn how to shade sketches withpen and ink. As they work on their various projects,

Ms. Iwakoshi roams the room, checking on progress,sitting with students who ask for help, giving pointers,illustrating techniques, and stretching their talent.

Earlier i he year, she augh hem o view everyobject as a series of shapes by copying upside-downoverhead drawings with their off hands. She has also

ouched o gure drawig, havig he sudes posefor each other.

Ms. Iwakoshis long-term goal is to turn out well-rounded students who are fantastic Christian citizens,and who have knowledge of, and appreciation for, thearts of drawing, painting and sculpting. Its challenging,she says, but its also fun. I enjoy teaching and I learn a

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The starting point was back in 2007. Several studen

were inspired to go on a short-term missions trip aftewatching a video called The Invisible Children, whictells the story of the children torn apart by the genocide

in Uganda. They approached Mr. Margrave with theinterest, and soon after a survey was taken to see howmany others would like to go. Unfortunately, there wanot enough response at that time. Again, one of M

Margraves students pressed the idea and an interest liwas formed. Another year passed and in 2009, a group oeight students seemed committed and had their parentsupport. That number fell to six, although Mr. Margrav

and Mr. Clark both committed to going, bringing the teamback to eight members.

The Uganda team was able to join another grou

from The Masters College, which alleviated the stress omany planning details, although the exact itinerary wa

ukow uil he al days before deparure. the eamembers had to do many things to prepare. There weimmunizations, four books to read, fundraising, and, o

course, prayer. The environment, both climatically ansocially in a war torn country such as Uganda, held manchallenges; yet the Lord made a way for this group to gad miiser i very specic ways. Upo arrival, he eam

vehicle broke down in a very remote location, but one o

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How log does i ake o ge o Ugada? 20 hoursi a plae? Several days o a boa? I ook he SCCSUganda Mission team nearly four years. The planning,

preparation and resources involved in getting ready for amissions trip are far more than the average person realizes,especially when the team is going to an unstable, foreigncoury wih miors. Mr. Eric Margrave husbad,

father, and science teacher at SCCS lights up when he

tells people about the long adventure that led our teamof eight to Uganda last June. Mr. Margrave, Greg Clark

(our Direcor of Sude Aciviies), ad six sudesmade that long journey, with all its unexpected detours,and the result is the testimony that God is great!

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the men accompanying them was a mechanic. While

serving pastors in the churches, they built a chicken house,painted, visited hospital patients, shared the gospel, andplayed with the local children. When preparing for the

trip home, 2 students lost their passports. This led toseveral hours of chaos and frustration as the team tried toget new paperwork and make sure everyone could get onthe plane to the United States. Then, a phone call came

from the local police station that their passports had beenturned into the station and the trip home would not beaffected. Anyone listening to Mr. Margrave tell aboutthe teams encounters and ministry can see his heart for

missions, and can also see that the missionary hosts inUganda were also impacted. Veteran missionaries cantell you that you will prepare to travel to far lands andexpect to change someone elses world, but the Lord will

touch your life far more than expected or imagined, andyou will be the one whose world has been changed.

So whas ex for his eam? Jey Fullaro graduaedand is attending college. Timu Saari is a junior at SCCS

and looking forward to his soccer season in November.Rebecca Calhou, a sophomore, is ejoyig her rs yearon the varsity cheer squad. A senior, Joanna Masopust,is the starting setter for the varsity volleyball team. Chris

Marquez, a junior, is enjoying a solid season on the

varsity football team. Allie Habberstad, a junior, is a

playing varsity volleyball and having a great season. Margrave ad his Acs 1:8 eam are prayig abou idea of another trip to Uganda or any other country G

has i sore for he sudes ad eachers a SCCS. Rassured, this trip made an impact on innumerable peo

in Uganda, here in Santa Clarita, and in the heartsthese young people even as they continue in their da

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time, students learn to type correctly with both handto increase accuracy and speed. Mr. Klimek emphasizetyping by touch instead of sight, using special covers to

hide which letters are on which keys, so students cannopeek at the keyboard.

Fifh graders begi word processig, coiuig oimprove typing skills, but also learning the correct wayo forma documes, save ad access les, ad dowloadinformation and images into documents. In sixth grade

students learn to use Powerpoint, and together wittheir typing and word processing skills, will create slidpresentations. They may also touch on spreadsheets iExcel.

Durig a ypical class imeMr. Klimek demonstrate

to younger students howto perform searches ocommon search engines, awell as how other sites o

the Internet work. Some othe young ones will catcon quickly, while otherneed guidance to log o

and operate the system, buthe goal of the program is tassist all of the children t

become ue i compue

use. Students in the oldegrades, in addition to skibuilding, also have time t

work on various projecteach week, from reports tgeography projects.

Mr. Klimek spe several weeks las year e-uig hsecuriy sysem, chagig he seigs for wha is lereand blocked. His students are taught not only the danger

of he Iere, bu how o be resposible. Because othis, when students log on in the lab, they are assured

safe and positive experience.

Teachers in each of the grades will follow the samcurriculum as their students, but with an eye to learninhow best to teach it themselves. Mr. Klimek will giv

them ideas and tips and answer any of their questions.By he ed of he year, asks ha are ow ew o eachstudent (and perhaps to the teacher) will be learned and

practiced. Students will be ready for the next step, andthe teachers who have gone through the program will b

ready to teach them. n

Joe Klimek andCidy Broadbe, bohexperienced teachers of

other subjects at SCCS,are partnering in a newhands-on computer

education program forelementary studentsand their teachers. Theweekly 30-minute lab

sessions for grades1-6 introduce youngstudents to the computer

and the Internet, and teach

them skills they can build on and use their entire lives inschool, at home, and eventually in jobs and careers.

The program also is designed to help elementary teacherslearn basic computer technology, programs, and software,so that eventually they can teach the subject to theirown students. Using what they learn this year, they will

introduce basic computer familiarity and typing skills,and show their students how to enhance their studiesby searching the internet, downloading information andimages, and creating and documents.

the program begis i he rs grade. Mr. Klimek hopesto instill in his youngest students a wonder for what

can be done on a computer, including the basic parts,

vivid satellite maps, and the ability to create art. Secondgraders lear how o log o o he compuer. Eve houghheir lile gers ca spa he keys ye, hey are augh

how to punch keysone at a time and usea mouse to move thecursor and click.

Third graders get abroad overview of

how the computerworks. They see how

o save les, o pri,and to use the network

and do research. Theyalso learn how to becareful and protect

themselves while onthe Internet. In thefourth grade, studentscontinue learning

about online researchfor class projects

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Josh Masopus, Daiel Duca, ad Jo Morse havcouple of higs i commo: all we o SCCS ad all arhe op of heir class i he Air Force.

Daiel is currely yig F16 jes i Sa Aoio,

(Fligh School 1s i class, Ofcer traiig School 1sclass). Josh Masopus is yig F16 jes i Phoeix, AZ i class i Fligh school). Jo Morse is workig as a je

isrucor (2d i Fligh School) i Laughli Del Rio, tX

alumnifrom the bo

Air Force Three

Life is going really well for my wife Bethany and

me. We are living in San Antonio right now, where Iam stationed with the Air Force. I am currently yingthe F-16, which I think is a lot of fun. I had an awesome

time at college and would recommend it to anyonethinking about higher education.

It has been great to hear how well SCCS is doing.I am still tremendously grateful for the education and

social development I received there. I do keep in touchwith a few people from SCCS: Josh Masopust, Danny

Cassese, and Jon Morse. I also keep up with some otherson Facebook, including a few of the faculty. Id like to

keep in touch with Mr. Edick if anyone can convincehim to get Facebook.

If I were to come back and visit SCCS, I dont think

theres a specic building I would want to revisit, butthe staff. To this day, the faculty is really what madeSCCS so special for me.

Especially because of how the faculty impactedme, I have good memories of academics at SCCS.The best classes I ever took there would include APLiterature with Mr. Brown, Chemistry with Dr. Jones,

Physics with Mr. Edick, and Mrs. Pauls Science classes.I would denitely recommend for students to take anyAP classes they can. I think we only had AP Literatureat the time, which prepared me very well for college

writing.

Another thing I remember fondly is being veryinvolved with student leadership while I was at SCCS.

In fact, it was probably the most benecial experiencein all of high school. I learned how to balance budgets,plan activities, work with superiors, and lead peers

that experience has proven to be invaluable not only

college, but in my career.

The spiritual development I received at SCCS the reason I will send my kids to a Christian school.

played a crucial role in my life and others lives. Thspiritual retreats were always a boost, and the chapesustained me throughout the year. But the key to mspiritual development in high school was the facult

To see examples of godly men and women, to interawith them daily, and to receive their compassion wa

such a tremendous blessing. I also think that the Bibclasses were awesome, especially the ones that focuse

on biblical education versus devotion; and the reasoI say that is because I come in contact with so manChristians who did not have the opportunity to go to

Christian school or college, and they lack in basic Bibknowledge. Their only source of education is personstudy and the church. I found that I formed a gooknowledge base through high school and college tha

might not have developed on my own.

I am very glad to hear that SCCS is thriving an

how much it has grown since I graduated. I will alwahold my years there very dear, and will never forget mteachers and the role they played in my life; the faculof the school are a great gift fortheir students. I would gladly

encourage students to becomeinvolved around the school andto learn from their teachers; thelessons you gain from this school

will stick with you for life.

Blessings!

Daniel Duncan

We have asked Daniel to describe SCCSs impact on his life, and he has graciously provided a few notes:


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The mission of Santa Clarita Christian School is to partner with Christian parents

of like faith to challenge students minds and train their hearts for God through a

distinctively biblical education. The school seeks to pursue academic excellence,

promote spiritual growth, and encourage character development in order to produce

students who are prepared to make a difference in the world for God.

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