When we were asked to give the parent blessing at the grad banquet in May, our first thought was “How do we come up with a blessing that encourages such a wonderful group of amazing young people?” They have been such a blessing to us and to the community around us in many ways. In [...]
Heidi and I are part of a small group at our church. Our small group is currently involved in a study that includes the viewing of The Chosen. The Chosen is an American Christian historical drama series on the life and ministry of Jesus. The series centers on Jesus and the many people He encountered and [...]
Every Friday morning, a dedicated group of parents gathers to pray for our students, staff, and school community (8:15 - 9:15 am in room 228 at the secondary campus). I have had the privilege of praying alongside them a few times. Recently we talked a lot about the many challenges faced by students, families, and [...]
I like the school’s theme song for the 2021-22 school year. It’s called “Let it be Love” by Canadian band, The Color (although, I expected them to call themselves “The Colour.”) The song is catchy and fun—toe-tapping, even, and I’m not really a toe-tapper. It sticks and I catch myself humming the chorus as I [...]
When I was young, my family listened fervently to James Ward. James was a Christian contemporary singer/songwriter, popular in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. He also happened to be a friend to our family by association. He wasn’t in the “famous” category like other Christian contemporaries of that time: Michael W Smith, Amy Grant, [...]
BY CHERYL SCHUTTE, ACS PARENT If you are like 99% of the population, you probably made some sort of plan to eat healthier to start the New Year. I know I did. I printed off some new recipes, bought a few ingredients I don’t normally have on hand, and did some meal planning. One recipe [...]
Happy New Year, everyone! This is the year that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. There was great satisfaction in pulling the plastic off my new family planner and cracking it open. I’m generally a future-focused person but doesn’t it feel especially good to leave 2020 behind and move [...]
I was raised on the bottom of the sea. No…really, I was. I grew up in the Netherlands, in a province called Noordoostpolder (North East Province) which used to be the bottom of the sea. I lived on a dairy farm situated on reclaimed land between the former islands of Urk and Schokland, a place [...]
BY GARY VERBEEK, MECHANICS AND BIBLE TEACHER Have I really been at ACS for 30 years and teaching for 35? Initially, I was hired to start a mechanics program but started out teaching woods class. Five years later, we tore down the two bay “garage” behind the school and Fricia Construction built the awesome mechanics [...]
BY JULIE CARRUTHERS, ACS PARENT SQUOOSH. I felt the soft, slippery substance squish under the tread of my boot. A quick flip of the foot revealed an ooey, beigey substance ingrained into the bottom of my new hiking boots. The new hiking boots that, if COVID-19 had never happened, would be digging into the sandy [...]
