7th & 8th Grade

SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES 2008 - 2009

  • Bible Treasury
  • Lies of Evolution Seminars
  • MCCL Student Day at State Capital
  • Lock-In-For-Life Night
  • Choir/Band
  • Chime Choir Musical Performances
  • B.E.A.R. Mentor Program
  • Paramount Theater Production Trip
  • Christmas Musical
  • Reformation Festival Fundraisers
  • PowderRidge Ski/Snowboarding Trip
  • Winter Concert Performance
  • National Lutheran Schools Week
  • Art/Science Fairs
  • Kid's Against Hunger Event
  • Yearbook Production
  • School Association Choir Performances
  • Mayer/Sauk Rapids/Alexandria Track Meets
  • Twin Cities Field Trip
  • Kids By Kids Mission Outreach
  • Easter/Spring Musical
  • Chapel Leadership
  • Class Servant Event Trip
  • Graduation

WHY CHOOSE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

At Prince of Peace it is the belief that our role as educators "to impart the tools of success" applies to the student's faith life even more so than to academics. The students in our school today are the church leaders of tomorrow and God will use them to steer His church and keep it Scripturally accurate. We only have these young people for a moment before they chart their own course so we must take advantage of every opportunity that we are given to share in the guidance and shaping of these young lives that God has placed in our instructional care.

The demands of a modern, time-hungry world steal from today's parents what in past generations were numerous opportunities to instruct within home Bible studies and regular family devotions. As our children pass through adolescence to young adulthood, they begin to throw away the wonders of childhood and trade them for an inquiry that demands answers.

Where they find these answers will affect their lives forever. The temptations are very real and our youth are on the front lines of this very real spiritual battle. The opportunity that Prince of Peace offers families to supplement and support the middle-school age student in their maturing faith-walk is beyond value. In addition to daily prayers and devotions, faith support is continual and divided between a wide range of studies.

The study of the Old and New Testaments (NIV) through the Voyages course illustrates in detail through course work and Bible study how since before Creation, God's truth has not changed.

A class favorite series,"That the World May Know", allows us through video, work sheets and discussion to be a part of a guided Bible tour of the Holy Land. We study the cultural influences of that time and of course discuss how these Bible stories apply to us today.

Through numerous other programs like the "Stranger Series" and "Life's Story, we seek additional understanding of practical applications of faith. And finally, within "The Lies of Evolution" studies each week we discuss other very real attacks on our faith coming from unexpected sources. The student's ability to recognize the science fiction called evolution is vital as a supplement to the young person's core knowledge of the truth of Divine Creation.

The students enjoy these areas of study and as a Christian educator, to personally be a part of their growth in faith knowledge quite often leaves me humbled as I see all that our Heavenly Father has done and continues to do in their lives.

~ Mr. Chuck Hahn, 7th/8th Grade
Teacher at Prince of Peace

CLASSROOM CORNER - Seventh & Eighth Grade

Greetings from the 7th and 8th grades' classroom! It seems like school has just begun and already we are in the second half of our first trimester working diligently on everything from appositives and collectives to ions and isotopes. The students have also been busy planning their servant event fund-raising ideas, some of which have already been published in the POST. Thank you for all the support that is continually given these young people as they plan and work toward a very worthwhile event.

We are in great upper class form already and moving through an exciting schedule of learning. However; rather than discuss each of the dozen course offerings at the middle school level, I'd rather share information about one of our supplemental curriculum courses that I feel can be more vital than the readin', ritin' and rithmetic.

Every Thursday morning within a class that I call Bible Treasury, we explore modern-day faith topics through discussion and video object lessons. As Christians, we understand the history of sin, yet it is also obvious that Satan never rests from presenting new twists and turns. The subjects that we'll look at this year will include, but are not limited to, subjects like just how does a modern day disciple deal with politics, abortion, embryonic stem-cell research, evolution, promiscuity, "prosperity Christianity", and what does it really mean to be servant-minded?

Yes, that's quite a list, but the students see headlines or hear newscast daily that include any one (or more) of these very real challenges to their faith, and rather than hear a fabrication, we'd rather study the truth about each. That's it! We're excited as we go forward asking our Lord's guidance in all that we do. On behalf of my students who are also sincerely in Christ,

Mr. Hahn

Mr. Hahn:
Seventh & Eighth Grades

3 Years at Prince of Peace Lutheran School

Bachelor of Arts in Education from Concordia University, St. Paul, MN.

Confessional Lutheranism

What keeps teachers teaching?

God strengthens us all daily in many ways and this note I recently received is near the top of the list of my answers when I'm asked why I'm at Prince of Peace.

~ Mr. Hahn

"Mr. Hahn, I'm so glad that you came to our school. I loved having you as a teacher! I really do feel ready for high school. Thank you!"

Prince of Peace Lutheran School
4770 County Road 120, St. Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: 320-251-1477 | Fax: 320-251-8996
Email: Office@PrinceOfPeaceLS.org

Soaring on eagles' wings - Isaiah 40:31