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Volunteer Service Opportunity

One of Hope Lutheran Christian School’s original founders, Margaret Towriss, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 5th.  Margaret, together with her husband Pastor Ron Towriss, established Hope Lutheran Christian School in 1995.

The memorial service for Mrs. Towriss is being held at Hope Lutheran Church on Saturday, February 24th at 1:00 pm.

The Towriss family and Hope Lutheran Church are asking for support from the school community to allow them to grieve while also providing a meaningful memorial service and reception for our School Founder, Margaret Towriss.  Their request is for setup assistance, food/beverage replenishment, and provision of sandwiches and sweets for the memorial on Saturday, February 24th at 1:00 pm.  If this is an area where you would like to provide food/service for parent volunteer hours, please indicate on this Towriss Memorial Staffing Assistance signup.

Gym setup needs to start at 11:30 am; food can be delivered between 11:30 am – 12:30 pm; servers/kitchen staff for the reception are to arrive by 12:45 pm.  All time/expense incurred by parents can be counted towards their parent volunteer hours as noted in the signup link.

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2023-2024 Yearbooks On Sale! 

Yearbooks for the 2023-2024 school year are now on sale. The cost will be $25, you can make the payment via the Yearbook company Jostens through this link.

Jostens Yearbook Payment

The last day to purchase at this price will be Monday, February 19th. Make sure to reserve your copy soon as supplies are limited! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school office. Thank you!

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Schola Bohemia Spring Break Camp

Schola Bohemia (the before and after school care onsite) will be offering a March Break Camp (with “childcare hours”) on the first week of the Spring Break. 

When: March 18 – 22,2024 

Spaces: 23 (first come-first served)

Bus: HLCS school bus 

Hours of operation: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm (Core hours : 9:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Cost: $250 for the week

Please see this for more details.LINK

Please note that Schola Bohemia will be closed during the second week of March Break and will reopen on April 2, 2024.

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World Scholar’s Cup 2024

After a record number of students from Hope joined last year, we are now inviting sign ups for this coming World Scholars Cup which will be held on April 20-21.  All Grade 5, 6, 7, and 8’s are invited to participate.  For more information and sign-up please click on this link: World Scholar’s Cup

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Used-Book Sale – February 28th

Are you looking for some new books to read? Class 3A is holding a used-book sale after school on Wednesday, February 28th in the gym! All funds raised will go to helping our school library buy new books. We are inviting all students in all grades to check if they have unused books in good condition at home and to consider donating them to this initiative. If you have any books at home that you don’t want anymore, please send them to the gr. 3A classroom (room 209) by February 21st. Thank you so much, and don’t forget to drop by the gym after school on the 28th to get some new reads!

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Chapel Offerings January – March 2024

Last term, through our chapel offering, we were able to donate $900 to the BC Mission Boat. This term (Jan – Mar), we are collecting offerings for the Union Gospel Mission.  We will continue to collect money at our chapel times along with other items that this ministry has great need of.  Students/families are invited to bring the following items, which UGM shared as being their greatest need: New adult socks, New Adult underwear, cans of ground coffee, and toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, etc).