News
Welcome to the South Sound Christian Schools World News section! Here you will find news about the school district, New Hope Campus, and Tacoma Baptists Campus. We have named it "World" News because everything we do impacts the world in some positive way. SSCS is making news everyday.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BOYS TRACK TEAM! They won the Tri District Trac & Field Championship held at the Southwest Sports Complex over the weekend. The following boys were District Champions:
Jordan Faker: 800
Maurice McNeal: 100, 200, 400
Sam Palmquist: Shot Put
Josiah Sims: 110 High Hurdles
Walker Williams: Discus
4 X 100 Relay: Alex Holden, Chad Narayan, Braxton Washburn, Josh Yoder
The Crusaders scored 191 points easily outdistancing the rest of the field. The Crusaders qualified 17 athletes in 11 different events and will be one of the favorites to win the State Championship this week! The meet will be held at Eastern Washington University on Friday and Saturday, May 29-30. On to state!
CONGRATULATIONS LISA MCGOWAN! High School English teacher Lisa McGowan, was just chosen as one of five teachers in the nation to attend an all-expense paid Holocaust Symposium in Chicago the week of June 22. It is sponsored by the Holland-Knight Charitable Foundation Holocaust Remembrance Project. During the four day symposium, she will be visiting the new Chicago Holocaust Museum, as well as participating in workshops with Holocaust survivors. She will also be given $1000 worth of teacher education materials to be used in the classroom.
What a fantastic season this has been for the Tacoma Baptist High School Soccer team! The team has worked hard and kept their focus of pleasing God throughout the entire season. Now their work and priorities have paid off!
On Saturday night, November 15th, at 6:00 p.m., the soccer team played for first place in the state championship game at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner. The players gave their all, and at the end were victorious over an excellent St. George soccer team, 2-0. The stands were packed with loyal Tacoma Baptist fans. The atmosphere was electric!
Head coach Josh Narayan has worked diligently throughout the year to not only develop the player's skills, but also to develop their spiritual life and character The players maintained a consistent, Christian testimony throughout the entire season. Their sportsmanship has been a hallmark of this team.
This year's team included: Captains; Daniel Chi, Erik Eklund, Lucas Nolta, Jake Linke, and Abel Jackson. Also; Ryan Lutterloh, Riley Snyder, Ryan Ostrander, Joshua Peters, Maurice McNeal, Sean Ostrander, Nate Boonprohm, Nico Teobaldo, Blake Ridgway, Daniel Wheeler, Jeriah Carroll, Dakinah Palmquist, Trevor Talen, Daniel Thompson and Amos Jackson. Head Coach: Josh Narayan; Assistant Coaches: Gil Teobaldo, Tom Eklund, Jared Linke; Managers; Paige Narayan, Janae Jenkins, Jennifer Rea.
We are so thankful to God that our team has achieved this high hour! Praise be to God!
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HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR SANG AT LINCOLN CENTER!
On May 19th, 2009, our high school choir set off for New York. They had been invited to come and perform at Lincoln Center by Distinguished Concerts International on the recommendation of guest director, Dr. James Melton, in May of 2008.
Seventeen students participated. They were Braden Boettcher, Jeriah Carroll, McKinzie Chastain, Grant Gillman, MacKenzie Gregory, James Horner, Colton Lutterloh, Carey Mickelson, Amber Reed, Melanie Shank, Katrina Slater, Hannah Steidle, Ryan Talen, Amy Turner, Jessica Vitzhum, Shane Vosler, and Daniel Wheeler.
The performance took place on May 22nd, 2009 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Other choirs included Cole Valley Christian High School (ID), Vanguard University Choir and Women's Choir, and Choir of St. Andrews Church (CA), approximately 175 voices. They were directed by James Melton of Vanguard University, and the choir sang Schubert's "mass No. 2 in G Major" accompanied by a string orchestra.
The choir was blessed to see many of the well know sites in New York. They had a tour of Manhattan Island, which included seeing the Statue of Liberty. They also went to the top of the Empire State Building. In addition some members attended a Broadway show, some visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Natural History as well as NY shopping!
The trip was quoted as being "amazing!"
We thank God for our wonderful choir teacher, Mrs. Christy Lutterloh for her great leadership and development of a superior music program at SSCS.
