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Vol. 3 No. 2 WINTER 2010

Florence

School

Christian

A Ministry of the Florence Baptist Temple

A week of school spirit permeated the halls as

students and teachers geared up for the “Battle of the

Nest” on Friday, October 8,

2010. A crowd of more than

1,000 people gathered to

watch the football game and

homecoming festivities.

The evening highlights included

the parade float and the crowning of

the 2010 Homecoming Queen,

Meghan Gold. Earlier in the day, at

the pep rally, the 8th grade won the

float competition and the Junior

girls took victory over the Senior

girls in the powder puff football game. It was an event filled with

Eagle excitement!

FCS students presented

the fourth annual “A Salute

to Veterans” November

12th in the FBT Worship

Center to honor veterans and

military personnel currently

serving in the armed forces.

Over 400 veterans and guests attended the event. Principal Jim

Berry recognized FCS Alumni currently serving in the military.

Service men and women were recognized as students sang the

Armed Forces medley. The guests received a gift packet of home-

made cards, letters, and a journal from elementary and high school

students expressing love and appreciation.

A special highlight “What is a HERO?” featured three service-

men who are connected to our FCS family. US Army Chief War-

rant Officer Neil Beebe who had just returned home from over-

seas, and US Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Love, who will deploy

overseas next December shared from their hearts. The “Hero”

tribute concluded with a video greeting from US Air Force First

Lt. Blake Putnam, who is serving overseas. Beebe presented Mr.

Berry with an American flag that was flown in Afghanistan in

honor of FCS. The flag is displayed in the main school office.

The “Wall of Honor” was a display in the foyer that featured

photographs of family members of students who have served or

are currently serving in the armed forces. FCS faculty and teach-

ers worked together in hopes that this would be a memorable event

for the veterans and their families. It was a day of honor and cele-

bration!

FCS students of all ages participated

in the Fine Arts Department‟s annual

Evening of the Stage on Thursday,

November 4th. Two mini-musicals

were presented, Disney‟s Aladdin

under the direction of Mrs. Leslie

Evans and Into the Woods under the

direction of Mrs. Danette Davis.

Veterans are honored as students sing the Armed Forces Medley.

RE-ENROLLMENT FEBRUARY 14-25, 2011

FCS Eagle Times WINTER 2010

Kindergarten teachers and students shared a morn-

ing of activities and fun with grandparents and special

guests. The children sang a special song and presented a

poem followed with classroom activities and a trip to the

book fair with their special guests. Thank you, Grandparents, for sharing in

this special day!

STUDENT GOVERNMENT NEWS

On Tuesday, September 21st, our executive officers, along with Mrs.

Johnson, attended the SCISA Fall Conference at the State House. The

executive officers are Ginny Gause, Anna Watts, Chris Coker, and Seth

Harrelson. The

meeting was held in

the Legislative Hall

and student govern-

ment officers from

SCISA schools all

over South Carolina

worked on plans for

the upcoming year.

FCS senior, Zach

Hearne is serving as

the SCISA state

treasurer so he had a

vital role in conducting the meeting.

Elementary students and teachers

went on a Dinosaur Trek in Septem-

ber where they discovered facts

about dinosaurs and how we can see

if things are fact or fiction based on

God‟s Word. Students and teachers

engaged in competitions concocted

out of Rex‟s Café. Mrs. Brown’s 2nd grade class won the challenges and

was awarded a special expedition where they made dinosaur memorabilia!

Students continue on the EXPEDITION, Inside Out….

FCS students, like thou-

sands of students across

America, met at the flag

poles before school on

Tuesday, September 21,

2010, to participate in See

You at the Pole, a student

led event. Students gathered

in small groups to pray for

one another, their families,

our school, our community

and our country.

The Class of 2011 traveled to the nation‟s capital in November. They

visited a number of national sites including a scheduled visit to The White

House and the Capitol. While there, they were able to visit with FCS alum

Thomas Moye who is interning with Senator Jim DeMint.

Many of you make

great sacrifices for your children to be at FCS. Our

school provides a strong academic foundation but also

teaches Biblical principles upon which to base life. I

want to encourage you by sharing some key points I

read in a recent publication entitled 8 Benefits of a Christian Education

that was published by the Christian Law Association:

Christian Education is worth the price...God‟s command to you to

raise your children “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Eph.

6:4) has led you to take an active role in choosing what kind of educa-

tion you want for your child...one where your child will be loved,

educated not only to be a successful person but also an excellent per-

son in God‟s sight.

Christian Education is a priceless investment...while your child is

being taught foundational Biblical principles upon which to base life,

you and your child will be laying up treasures in his/her life that will

never be duplicated.

You have only one chance to educate your child…..choosing a Christian

education is an investment in your child‟s life that will have eternal conse-

quences. We count it a privilege to invest in your child‟s life not only aca-

demically but spiritually.

rincipal’s Corner

~ Jim Berry


1A~ Makayla Arceneaux, Michelle Hill, Kyle King, Lindie

Matthee, Kylie Simmons, Jesse Timmons. 1B~ Hilton Broach,

Marianna Burgess, Parson Granger, Callie Hill, Regan Lee,

Hayden Love, Grace Myers, Anna Shealy. 1C~ Cade Ardis,

Adelyn Bankson, Emily Eaddy, Kaysie Hucks, Ethan Kelly,

Josie Lyerly, Paxton Richards, Nathan Turner, Trinity

Walker. 2A~ Eleni Bakas, Rebecca Barber, Clayton Bochette,

Jalynn Cade, Melissa Crowley, Emily Eason, Tracy Jackson,

Amelia Lyles, Macy Powell, Isabelle Sarmiento, Justin Tan,

Kelsey Wilkes. 2B~ Nathan Ammons, Emma Caudill, Ariel

Davis, Caroline Garris, Jamison Giles, Gaige Johnson, Robbie

Jordan, Hannah Grace Rogers, Madysen Turner. 2C~ Ali

Aldridge, Marshall Brown, Noah Brown, Dylan Carmichael,

Annalia Cook, Jackson Gray, Bryson Little, Grace Owens,

Madison Setser, Kylie Stewart, Trinity Stewart, Davis Wat-

ford, Adair Yarborough. 3A~ Colton Beebe, Jonathan Ben-

son, Sam Densmore, Stephanie Dersch, Melanie Dong, Sarah

Mixon Eaddy, Joey Inman, Andrea King, Ashten McDowell,

Caroline Page, Alexander Rishmawi, George Rishmawi, Tay-

lor Stackley, Isaac Whang. 3B~ Dalton Allen, Caleb Banks,

Matthew Behling, Collin Brown, Jonas Duty, Phillip Hucks,

Corley Keefe, Katelyn Munn, Lindsey Outlaw, Lane Ward,

Xavier Wright. 3C~ Caitlyn Brown, Matthew Gaskins, Madi-

son Grice, Whit Kane, Landen Poston, Olivia Seward, James

Wong. 4A~ Katheryn Barber, Janalyn Berry, Jessica Butler,

Zoe Cauthen, Natalie Dehlinger, Zachary Edwards, Faith

Huntley, Chandler Lawson, Madison Stewart, Connor Stokes,

Evan Tan. 4B~ CJ Fuller, Emily King, Delaney Snipes, Jor-

dan Snipes, Jackson Stanley, Morgan Warner. 5B~ Melinda

Dersch, Joe Kane, Eden Wallace, Nicholas Wood. 6A~ Sa-

vannah Gaymon, Heather King, Lance Rogers. 6B~ Tori

Hewitt, Kristiaan Matthee, Preston Watson. 7A~ Ally Gas-

kins, Noah Matthews, Wayne McAlister, Madison Stanley,

Alex Strawn. 7B~ Austin Adams, Drew Berry, Abigail Do-

nato, Teil Fuller, Christian Kirby, Edwin McFadden, Jarrett

Russell, Thomas Sullivan, Mary-Caroline Waldrop. 8A~

Sarah Anne Cox, Abby Drummond, Caleb Harrelson, Brooke

Haywood, Makala McKenzie, Taylor Poston, Carlie Skelton,

Stephanie West, Ethan Wisnoski, Steven Younginer. 8B~

Hannah Brown, Garrett Coker, Austin Drummond, Kacey

Medlin, Tyler Tisdale, Alana Tyler. 9A~ Taylor Broach, Mal-

lory Edwards, Tori Gaskins, Hudson Jepertinger, Brittney

King, Dalton Russell, Maddie Sansbury, Michael Smith,

Emily Tomlinson. 10A~ Brandon Morris. 11A~ Elizabeth

Chard, Hayley Childress, Christopher Coker, Trevor Gibson,

Emily Ham, Hoyt Ham, Alyssa Holbrooks, Rachel King,

Joshua Skelton, Michael Yokim. 12A~ Lee Hewitt, Rebekah

Ward. 12B~ Anna Watts.

1A~ Austin Collins, Madison Earp, Abby Godwin, Ethan

Green, Ellie Parks, Max Warner. 1B~ Lydia Hicks, Bryson

Medford, McKenzie Montrose, Jasmine Mullins, Anna Roach,

Bryce Woodberry. 1C~ Marlie Matthews, Joshua McDaniel,

Maggie Odom, Ethan Rogers, Doff Wallace. 2A~ Carson

Alban, Ryan Carraway, Wesley Peake, Elijah Purvis, Gracie

Wilson. 2B~ Timothy Blue, David Hastings, Karson Norris,

Kolby Rogers, Lily Sauls, Collin Stone, Kaia Thomson, Matt

Tomlinson, Madison Williams. 2C~ Grace Buie, Hunter

Davis, Ellie Richardson, Haleh Rush, Christian Strange,

Joshua Timmons, Melanie Williams, Catie Wilson. 3A~

Justin Gibbs, Cameron McLeod. 3B~ Emily Anderson, Gra-

ham Berry, Daniel Bunch, Hanna Jeffords, Skyler Monson,

Derius Nowlin, Clint Parks, Cole Procik, Amber Sutton. 3C~

Tyler Ard, Christopher Blakney-Brigman, Trey Davis, Jaylin

Green, Kamari Hudson, Micaela Montrose, Lillie Odom,

A‟Lice Pauley, Jordan Price, Cameron Smith, Erin Wilson.

4A~ Pressley Brangi, Grayson Cain, Logan Tyner, Owen

Waldrop, Griffin Walters. 4B~ Hunter Benton, Madison

Caudill, Darrin Davis, Julia Hewitt, Grayson Hicks, Haylee,

Hucks, Caleb Huggins, Joshua Keefe, Claire Larrimore, Ben-

jamin Watford. 5A~ Jacob Benton, Rivers Benton, Emilee

Cox, David Doyle, Heather Jeffords, Macy McArthur, Emily

Strawn, Morgan Truitt, Davis Tyner, Ashlyn Wood, Trey

Woodberry. 5B~ Khalil Barcus, Alex Bruno, Morgan Cass,

Clay Dougherty, Jade Harrison, Caleb Little, Chandler Sims.

6A~ Harry Cook, Kristen Evans, Austin Hyman, Cameron

McDonald, Sarah Medlin, Lindsey Miller, Isaac Smith, Alex

Terry. 6B~ Nicholas Baker, Christopher Behling, Amber

Davis, Christopher Garris, Lindsay Gibbs, Steven Haywood,

Grace Lyles, Bryan Michaux, Taylor Peake, Jana Wilson.

7A~ Jonathan Behling, Ashlyn Bochette, Kayla Butler, Adam

Hill, Jordan Ringley, Christian Stone, Kaitlyn Timmons, Me-

rina Tsukalas. 7B~ Bryce Broach, Delaney Brown, Hannah

Bunch, Ariel Gay, Hunter McAdams, Cameron Norris, Madi-

son Warner, Hunter Wilkes, Emily Wilson. 8A~ Maysun

Gibbs, Luke Graham, Madison Hewitt, Talor Hewitt, Adam

Hill, Peyton Johnson, William Long. 8B~ Caroline Bochette,

Andrew Brown, Matthew Christenbury, David Coker, Chance

Collins, Kerstin Dougherty, Brittany Friar, Hannah McInnes,

Carlee Moore, Madelynn Pigg, Miguel Velert. 9A~ Deonte

Arceneaux, Adam Baker, Sean Edwards, Brittany Gay, Chase

Holbrooks, Ryan Huggins, Chandler Huntley, Rebecca Kel-

ley, Amanda King, Joshua Larrimore, Megan Stone, Bran-

dilyn Walker, Gordon Washington, Junha Yu. 9B~ Andrew

Belville, Reed Breeden, Emily Guthrie, Julie Ann Ham, Grant

Heustess, Adam Martin, Anna Owens, Courtney Poole, Mat-

thew Wilson. 10A~ Skylar Adams, Moriah Berry, Kristin

Bryant, Kayce Erwin, Taylor Giordano, Ellie Hicks, Austin

Johnson, Elizabeth Stone. 10B~ Aaron Baggett, Misty

Beckett, Chapin Bochette, Joshua Hayes, Tyler Hinchcliff,

Katie Peake. 11A~ Bray Friar, Haley Kenimer, Caroline

Leland, Chandler Walker, Samantha Witherspoon, Meagan

Wright. 11B~ Zachary Anderson. 12A~ Brittany Evans,

Alex Kang, Lauren Sullivan. 12B~ Ginny Gause, Zach

Greenawalt, Hunter Lowe, Suzanne Miles.

The Juniors wish to thank everyone for their support in the

fruit and cookie dough sales. IT WAS A SUCCESS!


Lasan Han from the graduating class of 2008 has been

academically accepted to West Point Military Academy in Highland

Falls, New York. He spent his freshman year as a knob at the Citadel in

Charleston and then enlisted in the United States Army and is currently

serving in Seattle, Washington. He will begin West Point next fall. Con-

grats, Lasan!

We would love to hear from our alumni. If you have news to

share, please email Sandy Bryant at [email protected].

UPWARD SOCCER begins in February. Registration opens January 1, 2011. The cost is $55 per player ($10

reduction from previous years). Registration is for 4K-

7th graders.

It is a deep conviction of mine that we must put "feet on our faith". In

other words, we must live out the Gospel. I encouraged the students to

keep their eyes open for a family in need, and boy did we find one! This

was a single grandmother who was responsible for raising her three grand-

children. She barely makes ends meet so we decided to help her in any

way we could. The students went above and beyond and purchased an

entire laundry basket full of clothes for the

kids. We had the privilege of delivering the

basket, and I got the opportunity to give her

the Gospel and tell her our motives behind

the generosity. It is such an awesome thing

to see when our students reach out and

demonstrate their faith in life changing

ways! Great job, tenth graders!

~Mr. Terrance Harris (10th Grade Bible)

For a month the fourth grade learned about birds in

Science. Mrs. Chris Bruno, owner of Pet Lovers

and a FCS parent, showed the fourth graders some

birds. Mrs. Bryant, the elementary principal held a

bird named Lovey. The class said that they had a lot

of fun. There was a cockatoo, cockatiel, a parrot ,

and some others birds. Thank you Mrs. Bruno for

sharing with fourth grade, facts and information about

different birds! ~Janalyn Berry (4th Grader)

The fifth and sixth grade classes

commemorated Veterans Day by

visiting the Vietnam Wall at the

Veteran‟s Memorial Park. This

portion of the memorial travels

and was in Florence the week of

Veteran‟s Day. Students had an

opportunity to speak with local

veterans and see the exhibits on

hand of military aircraft.

My third graders were given their first writing assignment to tell about

what was “In the News”. The students were given a newspaper to fill in

fun and interesting facts about themselves. Noteworthy news such as who

his/her hero is and why proved

very heartwarming to readers.

The students wrote about their

mom, dad, grandparents, or a

relative in the military. How

refreshing it was to read de-

scriptions of loved ones and

how the person has made an

impact on the student‟s life! Not

one child chose a sports or tele-

vision person as his/her hero!

Daniel Bunch’s grandpa left

behind a legacy of love for the

Lord to him. Daniel told how he

loved and respected his PaPa. The newspapers were put on display up-

stairs in the elementary hall for all to enjoy. Great work, third grade!

~Mrs. Jackie Smith (3rd Grade)

We will be starting FBT TEE-BALL for 4K -2nd grad-ers in March 2011. Registration begins February 1,

2011. The cost is $55 per player.

Thank you to a number of

FCS families who came to

Sonic on the Tuesday eve-

ning of Spirit Week to eat or purchase a refreshment! Sonic gave 10%

of the sales to our school as part of its Share Night program. The stalls

and tables were full of FCS families from 5-9 p.m. Mrs. Sheila Lang-

necker, Mrs. Mona Timmons, Mrs. Valorie McArthur and Mrs.

Sandy Bryant learned the ropes of being a „car hop‟! It was a fun

night….thanks SONIC for inviting us to participate!

Mrs. McAlister’s eleventh graders show their „scarlet letters‟

as part of their projects based on the book Scarlet Letter.

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FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

FALL ATHLETICS

Uncertainty. This was my thought going into the season. As a new

coach I did not know what to expect. Over the summer I pondered over

a few goals and then shared them with the girls. The rest is history. We finished the season with a 14-3 record and a second round play-off birth. I am so proud of the girls

and all that we accomplished this year! They were amazing to work with each and

every day. One of our major points of emphasis was "TEAMMATES MATTER". We focused on the importance of team and group as opposed to individuals. It was awe-

some to see the girls buy-in. The biggest thrill came in the form of two spiritual high-

lights. Two of the girls presented the Gospel to a man on one of our away trips and he professed Christ as his Savior. The other highlight was one of the girls on the team

followed the Lord by being baptized. A job well done, girls! It was truly a blessing

and honor to be your coach this year.

~Coach Terrance Harris

WOW! What an awesome season our JV Girls had this year! With a group of

very talented 7th and 8th graders, our young ladies finished the season 15-3. I am so

proud of the way these young ladies played this year. They worked hard, improved,

and played together. The chemistry was great, and I really had a blast working with all the young ladies on the volleyball team. I can‟t wait to see what next year brings!

Way to go, Lady Eagles!

After losing eight players off last year's team, the Varsity girls had a year of ups and

downs. Every game the girls had to battle and work together. Some games, the score

did not reflect how great we played. We will be losing three seniors this year—Rebekah Ward, Ginny Gause, and Brittany Evans. We will certainly miss them

next year! Our Varsity girls learned a lot and gained a great deal of experience. Way

to hang in there, Lady Eagles!

~Coach Jenny King

The 2010 Varsity football season was both challenging and rewarding for the Eagles. The team was faced with one of the most challenging schedules in

SCISA 2A. Going into the season, we knew that it would be difficult facing

the best teams in SCISA with such a young squad. We felt like we had turned a corner in being able to put experienced football players on the field but when

5-6 starting players were 8th, 9th, and 10th graders, we knew it was going to be

a year to gain experience. Our goal was to give it our best effort, to never back down or give in and to never hang our heads. Our coaches along with the

players felt like, for the most part, that we accomplished that goal. Several

opposing coaches commented on how physical our kids played this year.

The rewarding part of the season was making the playoffs for the first time

since beginning our football program five years ago. We had the privilege to travel to Hilton Head Christian for a rematch in the first round of playoffs.

Most importantly, our players conducted themselves like fine young Chris-tian men this season, which was our highest goal. Our team verse was Mat-

thew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good

works. And glorify your Father which is in heaven.” That‟s what really counts in the light of eternity. We want to thank our of our FCS fans for their support

this season.

~ Coach Jimmy Miles

Our Junior Varsity Eagles had a successful season, going 6-2 with its only

conference loss coming from Williamsburg Academy in overtime. The JV team was young with the core of the team being 8th graders; however, signifi-

cant contributions were made by the five 9th graders. They will be missed

next year and we wish them well on the varsity level. Our accomplishments are strictly due to hard work, dedication and God‟s hand during the seasonal.

Special thanks to Coach Drummond for his time and efforts.

~ Coach Shane Ridgeway

FOOTBALL: James McClary, Zach Greenawalt, Allen Duffy, Houston Lee, Seth Harrelson

VOLLEYBALL: Rebekah Ward TENNIS: Alyssa Holbrooks, Megan Maney

Allen Duffy was selected to be on the North/South All Star football team with other outstanding seniors from a number of SCISA schools. The teams went head to head in a game Saturday, December 4th in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Congratulations, Allen!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011

10:00 am-12 Noon in the GYM

Girls in 4K-6th Grade are invited!

Cost: $10.00 The participants will be invited to cheer during

halftimes of the Varsity games, February 1, 2011.

Registration forms in school office or

contact [email protected].

Dec. 17 Pee Dee Academy Away Dec. 27-30 Carolina Classic W. Florence HS Jan. 5 Cardinal Newman Away 6 Dillon Christian Home 7 Marlboro Academy Home 11 *Wilson Hall Home 14 Augusta Christian Away 20 Carolina Academy Home 21 *Robert E. Lee Home 25 *Laurence Manning Away 28 *Wilson Hall Away Feb. 1 *Orangeburg Prep Home 4 *Laurence Manning** Home 8 *Robert E. Lee Home 11 *Orangeburg Prep Away

JVG 4:00; JVB 5:15; VG 6:30; VB 8:00 * Region Games ** Senior Night

I believe that a true winner always does his best, never to the

glory of self but always to the glory of God. With the

Lord’s help, I will strive to be a true winner today.

2308 South Irby Street Florence, SC 29504

DATES TO REMEMBER DEC 20-31 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS JAN 3 Back to School 5 Report Cards 11 SCISA One Act Play Competition 13 SCISA Regional Spelling Bee 17 NO SCHOOL– Teacher Work Day FEB 2 SCISA Literary Meet 15 6th Grade CAMPOUT 2011 Fees Due 16 State Spelling Bee 14-25 RE-ENROLLMENT 18 NO SCHOOL– Teacher Work Day FEB 28- FBT enrollment MAR 4 7 Open Enrollment Begins 9-15 Nine Weeks Test 10 SCISA Music Festival 16 NO SCHOOL-Teacher Work Day 17-23 Achievement Tests 23 Report Cards 31- Spring Play APR 1 6 Beta Induction 11-15 FCS Fine Arts Week 14 Class Pictures 19-21 6th Grade CAMPOUT 2011 22-29 EASTER BREAK

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But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be

weary; and they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

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