It happened. Our youngest child, Sofia, just began her first year of university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Heidi went with her last week to settle in and go through the usual orientation for first year students and parents. It’s an emotional time for us. Obviously, there are mixed feelings: we are sad that she is [...]
Jackie Stewart was called to ACS Secondary 25 years ago, bringing her energetic, can-do attitude, and abilities to the community. As always, Jackie took on this new challenge enthusiastically and poured herself into her calling and career wholeheartedly. She plunged into this new opportunity as if it were Jaffray lake on a hot summer’s day. [...]
It’s been a time of grieving and lament in our community as we mourn the loss of a beautiful person, Louise Riezebos. Louise worked as a middle school educational assistant for seven years and impacted every staff member, student, and parent she met. She passed into the arms of her loving Saviour, on Thursday June [...]
The very best part of working at an elementary school is always the kids! This year was no different. Even in a year with many challenges, we look back and see God’s goodness often reflected through our students experiences as they loved God and others. We asked our elementary staff what was their best moments [...]
I really enjoy driving. Which is a good thing considering we bought a farm in Chilliwack while keeping everything else in Abbotsford. I don’t love driving all the time. Late nights to pick up kids from youth, driving to Abbotsford for the fifth time in one day, early morning hours when the highway is jammed…these [...]
The Junior Residency was formed as a way to utilize the Shaping God’s World Fund to support student-led initiatives that meet a real need. We are in year one of our Junior Residency. We have students who are now deeply engaged in the Jr. Residency and are busy putting together action steps to fulfil their [...]
BY NANCY HUMPHRIES, RETIRED ACS TEACHER When I first arrived at ACS in September 1991 to begin my grade 2 teaching assignment, little did I know that I would be working with an unforgettable man named Maury Thiessen. He was also teaching grade 2. From the first day we met he made me feel so [...]
This is a very special year. What began as a dream of hosting a local race to raise money for clean water by locals Peg Peters and Ken Baerg, blossomed into an annual city-wide event. It is now Run for Water’s 15th year! ACS has been an enthusiastic supporter of Run for Water for over [...]
When I was growing up, I remember some of my greatest fears involved conflict. Conflict between loved ones, conflict between members of larger communities, conflict at a more regional, national, or global level, or as was mostly the case—conflict in my own life, big or small. When I was young there were global conflicts such [...]
At age 44, I fulfilled one my childhood dreams. I became a schoolteacher. It’s not that I needed something to fill the oodles of extra time I had on hand (insert winky face) or that I was lacking a challenge in my marketing career path. It’s just that I’ve always wanted to be a teacher [...]
