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 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.
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.
