Thank You for Making Teacher Appreciation Week Special

We thank PPI (Parents Positively Involved) for going out of their way to provide tasty breakfast items for the faculty and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week. Various parents were involved in preparing breakfast dishes each day. The Student Association also put up a temporary faculty and staff appreciation wall on the theme wall for students to write notes of appreciation. Next year’s SA officers surprised the faculty with donuts, singing, and a devotional thought at the beginning of our faculty/staff meeting this past Wednesday.

At the end of the year, teachers and staff are often tired and stressed, but your tasty expressions of appreciation and notes of kindness have lifted our spirits and energy levels for these last few busy weeks. Thank you to each of you (including PMC) for your involvement in this week; it is greatly appreciated.

Sophomore Class Vespers & Treasure Hunt

“Lessons from Nature”

We invite each sophomore to our last class vespers of the school year. Come enjoy a hot dog supper by the campfire followed by a treasure hunt through the forest. Some treasures will be chocolate treats (to finish our supper), and other treasures will be scriptural nature nuggets with bonus points. We will then return to the campfire for worship where we will learn lessons from nature through the scriptures found on the trail. We will also have time to express thanks to each other and give praises to our God, all  interspersed with singing by the campfire.

If you are driving to the vespers, please drive in the driveway and park in the same direction. If you are being dropped off for the event, please do not drive in the driveway, walk in from the road. Please bring lawn chairs and a roasting stick.

Location: See permission slip in Google Classroom.

Date: Tomorrow, Sabbath, May 7, 2022

Time: 5:30-7:30 PM

You must turn in a permission slip & $5!

Freshman Class Vespers

Today, Friday, May 6
6:00-7:30 PM

Contact your sponsor for a permission slip with details.

Chapels This Week - NHS Cause Week

The week of May 3-6, 2022, was the sixteenth annual NHS Cause Week.  During the week, the National Honor Society (NHS) was responsible for the morning devotions. During Cause Week, NHS raises awareness of various causes and is often involved in raising funds to help a certain cause somewhere in the world. This time, they focused on the theme “How can I impact through…environment, faith, service, leadership and legacy?” NHS led out in song service, read a scripture for each day, and introduced the speaker for the day.

On Tuesday, Pastor Silburn Reid asked "What do we have in our hands?" He made analogies between normal objects and who possesses them. For example, a tennis racket isn’t very useful in many people's hands, but if Serena Williams uses it, world records can be made. Or the staff Moses carried that, with God’s power, parted the Red Sea. Moses wasn’t a good man early in his life, but God worked through him and made him good. God sees potential in people even if their faith is “unemployed.” To close, Pastor Reid encouraged us to put what we have in God’s hands. 

To begin chapel on Wednesday, senior Alex Aguilera presented a game for the audience. The game was called "Sound it Out!" The objective was to decipher sentences to understand their meaning. Alex’s lesson from this game was not to gloss over things in the Bible, but instead, take the time to understand what God has told us.

Then NHS members took part in a panel discussion. Megan Woods, Nate Miller, Fio Oudri, and Alexia Gayle were the participants. The topic of the discussion was service. The panel expressed two main points when it comes to service:

1. Be kind

2. Don’t overthink it, keep it simple.

Being kind to someone or doing something as simple as smiling can be the best way of service on a daily basis. 

On Thursday, Dr. Janet Ledesma from the AU Leadership department, talked about the four pillars of NHS:

1. Leadership

2. Scholarship

3. Service

4. Character

They are not only for those that were inducted but for each of us; we should all carry the responsibility of these four pillars. She had each of us read Isaiah 43:1: “I have called you by name—you are mine,” but instead of saying “I” we inserted our own name, personalizing it. While focusing on service, she encouraged each of us to help others not so that we can get a reward, but because we love the Lord and so that others can see Jesus through us.

After another game with Alex Aguilera, our guest speaker today (Friday) was Ms. Danielle Pilgrim. Her topic was legacy, one Andrews Academy is well acquainted with. She shared a story about a man, Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms or legs. Nick struggled with his self worth and even attempted to take his own life, but then he recognized everyone has a purpose. He is now married with a family and is a Christian evangelist and motivational speaker.

2022 Summer Program

Where: Andrews University
Bell Hall, Suite 114

Ages: 12+

Regular School Office Hours:

Monday – Thursday:
7:40 AM – 4:00 PM

Friday: 7:40 AM – 2:00 PM

Please remember, if a student has been exposed to, or tests positive for, COVID-19, this information should be sent via email to  covid19@andrews.edu and aaprincipal@andrews.edu.

academy@andrews.edu