Thank you all for the notes of encouragement and concern as to why we are turning to Davenport for our son’s school.

 

My philosophy has always been to propose and participate in solutions – always do

Successes we have shared in

- High quality safe transportation w/all certified driver

- Addition of soccer for boys fall sports (I am head coach and we play Pullman Tuesday at 4 be there 

- Seen many students come to the Lord w/at least one from the past 2 grad classes taking the route to Pastor

- Seen many students grow and succeed

 

My frustrations

- Much too much griping without a commitment to get involved and fix it

- Frustrated parents that do not attend board meeting or communicate concerns – it takes time, risk and energy to fix things

- Admission standards that worked well but are have been reduced due to perceptions of a diminishing market due to the economy – let’s try Davenports policy 10 day wait if the applicant has discipline, attendance or achievement issues (to develop and clear plan for success) and be honest with applicants (if we don’t have the resources to help them say so and help  them find better options)

- Acceptance of special needs students without the resources (aids, counselors, therapists) don’t blame these students we invited them to join us when we didn’t the resources or ability to assist them

- Ill defined behavioral boundaries – don’t blame the students for their behavior when we and society aren’t’ clear in right and wrong – excuse asaultive behaviors as “boys will be boys” – this assures good kids will step over this grey line and many will fall to sin

- Too few doing too much – I am tired – still have to paint the field today, need drivers for soccer, an asst soccer coach, jr high coach etc

-- Inconsistent disciplinary actions – and we ask why some students are acting out?

- Misplaced priorities – the electronics policy only punishes the good, and the obsession with the dress code isn’t even important when held up  to the real issues – boundaries, discipline, rudeness, un-motivated and underachieving students, students and families that don’t have a relationship with Jesus – how do we evangelize these parents and students (their salvation this schools success is critical to Lincoln County, Edwall and many families enrolled and to come.

 

How can you help 

• . Open the Board to all – seek new ideas and fill the 2 empty seats – advertise meeting dates and times
  
• . Find a ministry at CHS and do it (most important commit to pray)
  
•  Seek and grow your family in Jesus – without the majority of our families active and growing in their faith we will lose the Christian power in our school and we will fail as a Christian school guaranteed (what is our evangelistic plan – the only plan I have heard is to soft pedal Jesus and spiritual conversion in our school so as not to offend).  The Christian faith is not easy but is the only way to salvation – that in itself is offensive to the lapsed and  non-believer (to not offend assures failure) If you don’t feel a transformed life in Jesus (radically transformed) or you can’t hear His will for your participation in ministry daily (if you can’t see or hear Him how can you follow Him?) find someone that knows Him and be transformed and healed, then share your new life w/your friends and family (their lives and salvation depend on you (if not you who)
  
•  Pray for, be honest with, and offer to help Marty and the Board today. Go to Church and Bible study this week and grow your children’s faith – assess your  priorities if you don’t.
• Don’t make excuses (too busy, kids and families have changed, it is the economy, video games, boys will be boys, I don’t have time,  I don’t know what to do, hate risk etc….) Excuses are a poor substitution for action

 

Our kids are watching the adults and if there is a leadership or involvement vacuum, when you choose to put God second, you don’t want to take on the real issues or just don’t want to get involved – don’t complain about, our blame the kids/school.

 

We the adults are the problem and solution.  This generation of young people are way more conservative, more aware of the world, use 60% less drugs/alcohol/tobacco than my generation that graduated in 1975.

 

CHS is a jewel, and a light on the hill PLEASE PRAY AND GET INVOLVED TODAY YOUR SCHOOL

 

So 

- take an honest assessment of your faith and grow

- take risks and get involved

- if you are too busy reassess your priorities if God isn’t first and family 2nd)

- if you don’t know the Lord or hear Him daily ask yourself why and fix it and do the same for your kids – if you don’t participate in prayer, Bible study `and  worship this week how do you expect the kids or school to make it?

 

- CHS students are amazing if they aren’t achieving perhaps it is our fault for not expecting more from them, sharing our faith journey with them, setting them up for failure by inviting them when we arn’t equipped to help.  I love CHS and respect everyone associated with our school.  Please step up and do your part today and tomorrow.

 

Karl

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THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ASSISTANCE IN GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION, BUILDING OUR SCHOOL AND SHARING THE KINGDOM

LASTLY BUT MOST IMPORTANT: WHAT WOULD JESUS DO TODAY AT CHS WE EACH NEED TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND DO IT