FBLA supports the Make A Wish Foundation

This year the FBLA is raising money for the Make A Wish Foundation. Make A Wish takes severely ill children and grants them one wish, for example going to Disney World or meeting someone they admire(athlete, actor, etc.). Every Friday there will be candy for sale in Mrs. Kennedy's classroom. Each item is one dollar, and one hundred percent of the proceeds will be sent to Make A Wish.

Kindergarten Stick-Horse Rodeo

Mrs. Mays’ kindergarten class has been studying cowboys and decided to have a stick-horse rodeo on Friday, September 18, 2009. The rodeo included making their own stick-horses and riding around the Administrative and Elementary buildings and parading their stick-horses up and down the sidewalk. This was a very special day in Mrs. Mays’ Kindergarten Class!

Lady Saints Volleyball

The Lady Saints Volleyball team has been having an awesome season. They have won all their games, most recently with a victory against Gravette on Tuesday(won in three games). The next game is tonight, at home, against West Fork. The games are exciting and the student section really gets into cheering; including dressing up in rain coats or occasionally like a trojan gladiator. Come out and support the Lady Saints! It's a great way to spend your Thursday night.

Chapel Baptisms September 17, 2009

The Lord is working among the student body at Shiloh. Shown in the picture are students who were baptized during chapel Thursday, September 17.

Front row: Sarah O’Neal and Celestene Sebag. Back row: Trent Tollett, Morgan Stoecklein, Ammorae Bryan, and Ciara Cole.

Results of Elementary Student Council Elections

Front Row: Class Representatives – Zane King (5th) , Reagan Neal (4th), Turner Tollett (4th) Hannah Lawson (4th) Joshua Lin (5th) Clark Moore (5th) Alex Harmon (4th) Jack Brunton (4th) John Nance (5th)

Middle Row: Student Council Officers - AJ Powell (Vice President, 5th), Hannah Smithson (Historian, 5th), Courtney Pleggenkuhle (Secretary, 5th), Clayton Caple (Chaplain, 5th), John-Marcus Carruthers (President, 5th)

Back Row: Class Representatives – Cazia Brown (4th) Emma Wisdom (5th) Heather Mariner (5th) Breanna Edwards (5th)

Cross Country Results from Elkins

Cross Country Meet
Girls Jr. High took 1st place overall! Five in the top ten! Jackie Carr taking 1st place,

Maddie Elliott-2nd, Abby Hutton-6th, Alexis Jones-7th, and Megan Cordell-8th.

Jr. High boys took 3rd overall! Daniel Evans taking 1st place.

Kyle Veit-16th and Mitch Richards-17th

Boys High School took 1st place overall!

Andrew Evans taking 1st place, Lucas Peiser-2nd, Mason Richards-3rd

Note: there were over 1600 runners in this event!

Chapel Baptisms

In Chapel last Thursday, the Shiloh Secondary had the privilege of watching Jeremy Rogers and Matt Hodges publicly profess their faith in Christ. Hopefully there will be more Baptisms as the year goes on!

Knight Stagg Wins Gold Medal in Junior Olympics

The Shiloh Testament Staff was recently informed that 9th grader Knight Stagg won a gold medal in the Junior Olympics. Eager to find out more, we interviewed him right away.

Shiloh Testament: First of all what sport did you compete in?
Knight Stagg: Tae Kwon Do
ST: How did you get into Tae Kwon Do?
KS: When I was in the third grade my mom and dad signed me up for it. I didn’t really want to go, but after a while I really started to enjoy it.
ST: Are there a lot of different Tae Kwon Do associations?
KS: Yes, I am in the AAU, which is the biggest one because it includes all the American Territories.
ST: Where are the Junior Olympics held?
KS: It’s in Des Moines, Iowa.
ST: How was it set up and did you have to qualify?
KS: It was organized by weight class, age and rank. I did have to qualify; I had to go to Houston, Texas on May 30th. We had to fight twice in two minute rounds. The top eight qualified, I placed third.
ST: What was the age range of the people there?
KS: 14-15
ST: What was the atmosphere like in the final round?
KS: I just took it one fight at a time. They gave me a different coach to practice with, and I didn’t really know I was in the finals till she told me.
ST: How did you train for this?
KS: I did sparing rounds everyday from May-July.
ST: Can you describe the final round?
KS: I walked out and saw the opponent, who was at the top of the weight class, and much taller than me. He got two points but both were deducted because he kicked me in the back. But I wasn’t ever behind him in points.
ST: Who is your coach and how did they prepare you for the Junior Olympics?
KS: My coach is Elvis Price, he’s from Fayetteville. He’s ranked 20th in the world for Tae Kwon Do. He’s my sparring partner; he kicks me in the head a lot.
ST: What was it like to get the gold medal?
KS: It’s hard to explain unless you’re there and you really want it. I worked for a year and a half for this and it’s a good feeling to know all that hard work paid off.
ST: What’s next for you, are you going to compete in the Junior Olympics again?
KS: Right now I’m training for nationals in November, to defend my title. Then I will also be training for the Junior Olympics next year, which will be in Virginia.
ST: What about the 2016 Olympics in Chicago?
KS: Yet to be determined. I’m looking into it. For that I will have to go to Oklahoma City three times a week for the next few years. It takes a lot of hard work. But it’s a possibility.

New Shiloh Coaches

The Shiloh Christian Athletic department has added two volunteer coaches to their staff. Volunteer Coach Scott Harris is the new head tennis coach and will be leading the 7th grade boy’s basketball program. Volunteer Coach Tommy Roy is our new head soccer coach. Also, Coach Hester is the new head basketball coach.

Volunteer Coach Harris has coached 3000 games in 20 different states and has won 3 national championships in AAU basketball. When he was asked how he likes the school, he responded, “I’m enjoying it.” He wants to make a difference this season and says he has a good group of kids to work with. One of Coach Harris’ goals for the upcoming season is putting together a strong off season program.

Although this is his first time coaching for a school, volunteer Coach Roy still has a lot of experience in coaching club soccer and AAO camps. When he is not coaching soccer he enjoys coaching American Legion Baseball. When asked what his thoughts were when he was selected for the job, he said that he is excited to coach young people. Lastly, volunteer Coach Roy is looking forward to the off season.

Coach Hester, as most of you know, is not a new coach, instead he has a new position as the head basketball coach. His previous position was the assistant basketball coach. His thoughts on the season are that the kids are working hard and that they should have a good season. Coach Hester is excited about his new position and ready to have a good season.

By Ricky Silvestri

Picture Day

Today was picture day for Shiloh students and facultly. Pictured is the Lifetouch staff assisting eighth grader Colin Andrews for his picture.

Beat the "E"

Last Thursday night was a night to remember when the Shiloh Saints beat the Evangel Eagles. Last year, the Saints went down to Shreveport, Louisiana only to get put away by the Eagles. Since January, the Saints have been putting all their effort towards beating Evangel, or “Beat the E” as the players call it. When asked what thoughts were going through his mind when the game finally ended, Sophomore Cale White responded, “I felt like all our efforts were rewarded.”

Shiloh played a close game with Evangel from the kickoff of the game all the way to the end. Kicker Trevor Tumlinson did a phenomenal job shutting down the Evangel special teams by kicking the football in the end zone for each kickoff. Shiloh began the game by shutting the Evangel offense down, thus forcing a punt. The Saints then marched down the field ending with a 13 yard pass to Garrett Harper. After another punt by Evangel, the Eagles responded by intercepting a pass from Kiehl Frazier, the Saint’s quarterback. This set them up for a field goal, putting the score at the end of the first quarter 7-3 Shiloh.

With both running backs out for the second quarter due to injury, Junior Jason Schisler and Sophomore David Petrino filled the void. Evangel was able to capitalize on an 80 yard touchdown pass that would put them up 10-7. While the offense of Shiloh had trouble producing anything, the defense was able to step up and hold the Evangel offense. With 3 minutes left, the Saints offense was able to make another march down the field and score on an 18 yard run by Frazier. Before the half, Evangel was able to kick a field goal tying the game at 13-13.

As the two teams began to warm up before the third quarter, tension was in the air. Many of the Saint’s starters began to cramp, due to most of them playing offense and defense. However, the Saints players were relentless and kept fighting. Evangel scored first with another field goal, and later a 49 yard pass to put Evangel by 10. Then to the surprise of the Saint’s fans Chris Bryant, who left the game in the first quarter because of a concussion, came in to lead the Saints down the field, and caught a 20 yard pass from Frazier. On the next offensive series for the Saints, Frazier connected with wide receiver Zann Jones for a touchdown, putting the Saints up by 4.

Evangel scored on their first play in the fourth quarter to put them ahead by 3. With 6 minutes left Tumlinson to kicked a 32 yard field goal, tying the game once again. The Shiloh and Evangel defenses were able to stand their ground for much of the fourth quarter. Evangel scored with 4:30 left on the scoreboard, but Mitchell Roberts (middle linebacker for the Saints) was able to block the PAT. With time against them, the Saints rallied together and put together one last drive to win the game. With 18 seconds left Frazier hooked up with Jones in the end zone again. To the dismay of the Evangel fans, Tumlinson made his PAT, and put the Saints up by one. Although Evangel was able to take the kickoff all the way to the Saints 40 yard line, the Saints were able to stop Evangel from scoring on the next offensive play. When the time finally ran out, the Saints were able to walk off the field knowing that all of their hard work was rewarded.
By Shiloh Testament Staff

Sixth Grade Science

The sixth graders have been busy studying about volcanoes. Pictured is one of the lab groups mixing chemicals to simulate a volcanic eruption. Their week of hard work was a big success.
Shown left to right- Jeremy Rogers, Vanessa Fogley and Ammorae Bryan

Backpacks of Hope

I think Jesus had it right when he said, real leaders serve. That is one of the quotes I learned at SLU (Student Leadership University), and also I believe it’s one of the best quotes for leaders to know. Serving is the main reason that the Shiloh Leadership Team did the project, Carrying Hope to NWA. Our mission was to sell 200 backpacks for 15 dollars each. Each person that sponsored a backpack would then pray over the backpack for the child that would receive it resulting in 200 prayers. Then it was our turn to reach 200 children by bringing them backpacks full of school supplies. We went out on August 15, 2009 to two different sites in Springdale, AR. We started at about 10:30am; not only did we give out backpacks we were an alarm for many people that day. Children ran out in their pajamas to get their backpacks, their sleepy eyes looking at the four color choices trying to decide which backpack that they should get. Parents also came out to share their gratitude. I remember going up to one lady and asking if she had a child who needed a backpack. “Oh yes, a baby blue one, she replied, “That’s her favorite color, she will be so excited!” I gave her a smile and she went on to say that she didn’t know how they were going to manage purchasing school supplies this year until we came along. All I could think of was how the Lord really does provide. Which is a lesson that we all must learn, God always gives us what we need. This time the need was a backpack for a little girl, and that backpack also was a reminder to us on how he has a plan for us. One mother told us that we could never understand how much it meant to her children to have school supplies, and I think she is right. Even though I can’t understand what those children were thinking I could see it. It was the joy in their faces and the sparkle in their eyes, the happiness in their laugh when they came back to show us the water bottles that were attached to their backpack. That made it all worth it, because when you give hope to people you will most likely get hope back for yourself. I know I did, all because of a simple service project which led to 200 backpacks, 200 prayers and hopefully 200 lives changed by the love of Jesus Christ. This project not only helped my team follow the beginning of our church’s mission statement, to reach NW Arkansas with the gospel, it also got us involved with the community. Our school, Shiloh Christian School is focusing this year on loving thy neighbor and this project kicked off the beginning of a new tradition for the Saints to love on NW Arkansas.

By Tracey Mardis

2009 Shiloh Testament Staff

Here’s a look at the 2009 Shiloh Testament newspaper staff:

Savannah Geiger is a senior and the editor of the Shiloh Testament. When Savannah is not working on the Testament, she likes to travel, watch movies, and spend time with friends.

Senior Ryan Marchewka will also be leading the Testament staff this year with his good looks and witty comments. He plays football, is active in his youth group, and enjoys long walks on the beach. When asks what inspires him, he simply replied, “After I eat my Captain Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch in the morning, I’m ready to take on the world.” Ryan will be the assistant editor for the Testament this year.

Ricky Silvestri is an eighth grader at Shiloh. He enjoys talking with friends, playing baseball, and playing football. He is also a regular attendee to cell group at the Matthew’s house.