High School

On Sunday, January 22, a celebration dinner was held in Montgomery, Illinois for local post winners of the Patriot's Pen contest. Virginia Miedema, an 8th grader, her parents, siblings, and grandparents all attended the celebration. Virginia wrote an essay in October for the Patriot's Pen contest. The topic was "Why Veterans are Important." This celebration was for all the local post winners. There were twelve students chosen to attend for the district prize. Virginia did not advance at the district level, but the VFW received over 1000 entries so it is a real honor to be selected locally and represent Timothy. The Elmhurst VWF will also host another pizza party for Virginia and some of the runners up on February 22. 

Congratulations to the Varsity Scholastic Bowl team for taking 1st place at the Reinstein tournament this past Saturday in Barrington.The team went 11-0, lifting its overall season record to 27-3 (10-0 in conference).

Notable victories included wins over Palatine (425-185), Maine East (460-180), Glenbard North (350-205), Benet (420-205), Naperville North (410-250), Evanston (530-165), and Springfield (345-315). Congratulations to Jeremiah Anema, Andrew Asmus, Josh Ellens, David LaBarbera, Wyatt Matke, Charles Millard, Zach Terspstra, and Austin Zeilstra.

Teachers at Timothy Christian Schools Go Beyond the classroom and help students nurture and identify their God-given gifts and talents. Over the next few weeks, we'll randomly feature a few of our teachers. This week meet Ms. Emma Hamm. 

"As a teacher, I treasure the responsibility of nurturing the minds and hearts of my students in a way that honors the Lord and points my class to Him. I believe that the classroom, at every grade level, is a space to learn about God’s created world and prepare students to enter into that world to serve Him and others well. Each child is made in the image of God and has inherent value, so the classroom should be a nurturing environment where students see their true identity in Christ and build a classroom community in light of that truth. 

 All of this growth and development happens within the context of the community of support that the Lord provides — parents, family, and church body. As a Christian educator, I am committed to caring for the educational and spiritual needs of each learner, praying for my students regularly, pointing them to the truths we find in Scripture, and setting a Christ-like example with the help of the Holy Spirit. " — Ms. Hamm

Favorite Verse: Psalm 16:6-11

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

The Timothy Christian High School VEI program placed 1st  in the IL-WI Business Plan State Competition, which qualified them to represent IL-WI at the National Competition in April in New York City. This is the second year in a row with a 1st place finish. Congratulations to the Business Plan Team (pictured): Tyler Wolterstorff, Adriana Veliz, Jon Tameling, Mykaela Pettigrew, Ethan Munk, and Sadie Orange.

For the Business Plan Competition, the VEI students prepared a business plan, which included a company description, product decision rationale, marketing plan, and financial data. This represented 30% of the final score. The Oral Competition portion represented the other 50% and the Question & Answer Session represented 20%. 

VEI is a student-directed program where they run a virtual business in the classroom. This is an international program and there are over 3000 firms around the world similar to the one that can be found at Timothy Christian High School. The course is not run like a classroom; it is run like a workplace where the students are in various departments and there are chief officers. Students are responsible for making daily business decisions and running the business for one fiscal year starting with the business and ending with an annual report. What you see happening each day in a business is what is happening in the VEI classroom day in and day out.

Throughout the year, students have an opportunity to compete in different competitions and attend trade shows where they have to set-up a booth and sell their products. The course takes what they have been learning in the classroom and applies it to a real-world situation. Though there is core content that students are learning, the secondary curriculum (and one the instructor believes most important) is the development of leadership, conflict resolution, problem-solving, speaking skills and much more.

If you are interested in seeing the VEI firm in action, they would love for you to come by for a visit.  Contact Mrs. Kendra Lee (lee@timothychristian.com) to set-up an appointment.  To learn more about the VEI program visit www.veinternational.org

Teachers at Timothy Christian Schools Go Beyond the classroom and help students nurture and identify their God-given gifts and talents. Over the next few weeks, we'll randomly feature a few of our teachers. This week meet Mrs. Christine Voss. 

"The wonderful thing about Christian education is that it helps students grow not only academically, physically, and socially, but most importantly, spiritually. It is written in Deuteronomy 6:4-7, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” 

As a Christian school teacher, I desire to assist each child in this pursuit of loving our Heavenly Father with all of his/her heart, soul, and strength. I believe that Christian schools work alongside parents to develop a child’s God-given abilities so that he/she may use them to further His kingdom." — Mrs. Voss

Favorite Verse: Psalm 33:4b
He is faithful in all He does.