FAYETTEVILLE FIRE ANTZ ARE HOSTING FAYETTEVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
TICKETS are FREE! On Tuesday, March 2nd, the Fayetteville Fire Antz will host FCS at the Crown Coliseum. The puck drops at 7:30, and there will be a 50/50 raffle, with a portion going to the school. Please visit or call the school office to sign up for the free tickets by February 24th! GO FIRE ANTZ!

SENIOR MISSIONS TRIP
Friday is the last day to donate items for the seniors to take on the mission trip to Lesotho. We have received some toiletries but no school supplies. If you would like to participate please bring items to the school office. The items that are needed are:
crayons, markers, notebooks, paper, school scissors, rulers, pencils
We are also taking children's clothes for ages 2-7.
The items will be donated to the orphanage that we will be working in and to the local primary school.

SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS - ITEMS NEEDED
We are in need of the following items for our field games during Spiritual Emphasis Days this year. One of the best things about working at FCS is how much parental support we get year after year for events such as Spiritual Emphasis. I would like to thank you in advance for all your support via prayers, donations of supplies and time, etc… Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. We are asking not only for the items below but for your prayers beginning now and continuing through out the events. It is our desire to see or students impacted in a mighty way during this time. I am still looking for host families for the college students that are coming to minister to us…please contact me if you can host a family using the contact info at the end of this letter.

Supplies Needed:
10 old car tires
2 bags of balloons
2 potato sacks/the equivalent
3 Large tarps
1 outdoor volleyball net
5 beach balls
30 foam pool noodles (standard size; these will not be returned we are using them both days and will need to cut them in half for the 2nd day of field games)
75 burger king crowns (I am hoping to have these donated)
2 baby pools
2 buckets
40 sponges
1 bottle of oil
5 watermelons
10 small bike inner tubes
1 soccer ball
2 large blankets (old they may get grass stains)
12 bandanas/blind folds
4 wiffle balls
2 straw brooms (short handles preferred)

SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS
Please mark your calendar now! We are very excited about this year’s upcoming Spiritual Emphasis Days! We are bringing in a team of college students from Bryan College in Dayton, TN, and a band named Our Heart’s Hero from Huntington, WV. The theme of Spiritual Emphasis Days is Movement and is the message that the team from Bryan College will be presenting to our students. We are also having an evening event for the parents on Thursday, April 29th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Please see all the details that were provided by the team below. It is not too often that we impose on your time to ask you to come to a parent education night, but we feel this is so important that we are requiring all high school parents to attend the event. There will be a sign in sheet at the door and your child will receive a Bible test grade for your attendance. Mandatory parent education nights are explained in the school contract. We are giving everyone enough notice in advance so that parents can arrange their schedules, but, if you have a pre-planned activity that will prevent you from attending, please contact me ASAP. We will have the program videotaped and you will be able to watch it at home but only if it is impossible for you to attend.

Movement: Bryan College’s Center for Worldview Studies presents A Conference for High School Juniors and Seniors
Movement can be defined as "a change of place or posture, an organized effort to promote or attain an end"; or it can be defined more simply as "motion." The Movement Conference is the first and most important step towards a full understanding of the Christian story and way of being and acting in the world. It is the beginning of an effort towards the goal of our local communities hearing and being changed by the gospel. Most simply it is a move forward to authentic faith and truth. The Movement Conference is a highly interactive multimedia program designed specifically for high school juniors and seniors. The daylong conference is focused on understanding the Christian Worldview and answering the question who are we in relation to everything thing else that is? By exploring who God is, who we are, and what culture is, we give students a fresh look into the life we are called to live. Our use of pop-culture examples, interactive breakout sessions led by our collegiate staff, and fresh content make Movement a conference every student must be a part of.

SENIOR SLIDESHOW PICTURES
Every year at graduation we have a slideshow featuring our graduates. To include you graduate we need you to get us 1 baby picture, 1 child/ teenage picture and 1 senior picture. The pictures should be sent to ctrevino@fayettevillechristian.com. Your child knows how to scan pictures and email them --- We need them by Feb 22. Funny pictures always are the best! If you have group pictures of the kids over the years we could use some of them too.

PROM GUIDELINES
We enjoy having a prom with our students. It provides us a platform to train students in appropriate behaviors at social events as well as giving them a safe and fun and godly environment to socialize and dance with their friends. They enjoy getting dressed up, getting their hair, and feeling like prince and princesses for the evening. But because of the inherent problems associated with proms in our society, we are very strict with the guidelines of dress and after prom parties. We appreciate your support in this area as this will help ensure that FCS will continue to have proms in the future. Every year we publish our expectations so that parents and students can have a clear understanding of the guidelines. The guidelines we make are biblically based and are for the purpose of promoting modesty and Christian behavior.
Please be aware that all outside dates and dresses must be approved by the administration by April 16th. To ensure that your dress is approved, please use the following standards when purchasing a prom dress. Please do not remove any dress tags until the dress has been approved. Female guests who do not attend FCS must also have their dress approved. If they live out of town, they may send both a front and back view picture of themselves wearing the dress.

Dresses should be modest. FCS's definition of modest is:
1. No cleavage should be shown. Dress should not dip below the imaginary straight line drawn across the top of the bust.
2. The back of the dress should not be below the natural bra line.
3. Bras should be worn unless the dress has a built in bra.
4. Dress hems or slits should not be more than 5 inches above the knees.
5. Dresses should not be "skintight."
6. Dresses may have thin straps or clear plastic straps, but strapless dresses are not allowed.

AFTER PROM PARTIES One parent from each grade is encouraged to host an after prom party for everyone in their child’s class. This party should be well supervised using the same guidelines that the school uses. Please call Mrs. Peters to let her know if you would like to host the party.

PROM DATE GUIDELINES ALL dates must be no older than 20 years of age on the day of the prom. The only students that are allowed to attend are juniors and seniors or an underclassman that is accompanying a junior/senior as a date. Dates that are not a current FCS student must submit the application (below) and a copy of their driver's license by April 16tht.

*Guys if you bring a date from outside the student body of FCS they too must have their dress approved. See dress guidelines above.

Click here for the application for a non-FCS student.

Scrip Card Notice
Fayetteville Christian School is keeping a supply of scrip cards in the office. When these cards are purchased from the office, parents will not receive the commission, the school will benefit from the sale. If you are purchasing your cards online through shopwithscrip.com you will still earn money back for your child. It is very easy to sign up with scrips so please do so; it is beneficial to you and FCS!

Driver Education
Good news for FCS students – Cumberland County is offering a session of Driver Education AT Fayetteville Christian School!! The session held at FCS is open to our students, as well as students from other private schools and home school students in our area. Our students are also eligible to take any of the regular sessions of drivers ed at the county schools, but this is a great option available to our students. The session at FCS will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 3:25-5:15, beginning January 27, ending on March 4. Forms will be available in our office next week and will be due in our office by Tuesday January 5. If students are interested in the regular county drivers ed, those forms are also available in our office right now. Students with birthdays on or before August 1, 1995 are eligible to take drivers education. Questions?? Call Cheryl at the school office.

Substitutes Needed
We currently have substitute teaching positions open. These are paid positions at $9 an hour, not to exceed $60 a day. Subs can select preference of ages to work with and training is available. Please stop by the office if you feel led to serve.

Looking for a way to earn tuition credit?
Looking for a way to earn tuition credit? If you host an exchange student you will receive a $600.00 tuition credit. Exchange students are usually 10 or 11th grade students from European countries who are good students and are involved in school life. Many of us have enjoyed hosting students and still maintain relationships with our students even after they leave. Please let Mrs. Peters know ASAP if you interested as now is the time to begin the process.