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PagesNews and HomeJoyful Parenting: Parent Resource Links Friday, April 15, 2016 Who Writes the Songs?Well... We do - at least, Mr. Barnes and his music classes do! A super fun feature of our Spring Program this year was an original song from each class. The 2016 program, titled "Who Writes the Songs?," kicked off with a salute to the flag featuring local law enforcement officers and the audience joining in the singing of the national anthem, followed by the K-6 classes joining together to sing "Seek Ye First." Each of the classrooms then presented a collection of songs, including one they wrote themselves with help from our multi-talented Mr. Barnes. The students determined the theme for their songs, and worked on lyrics and music together.

Original songs for the evening included:
"When You Make God Happy" - Kindergarten
"Ninjas and Zombies" - 1st and 2nd
"White Hills of Nebraska" (played on the recorders) - 3rd and 4th
"Lilly's Tune" - (recorder) by Lilly, 3rd grade
"Black Night" - (recorder) by Jaelyn, 4th grade
"Genesis" - 5th and 6th grades

Judging by the reaction from the crowd present, "Ninjas and Zombies" might have been the favorite in the original song category. Other highlights of the evening included guitar and piano pieces from Faythe and Leyton, junior high guitar students, and Malachi, 6th grade piano student. The 5th and 6th grade class presented a beautiful worship set, and the program concluded with all the classes again on stage together, singing "Shine, Jesus, Shine."

Mr. Barnes and the students definitely deserve an "Academy" award for a great program: a wide variety of selections, plus the original songs, made for an enjoyable evening celebrating God's gift of music and our student's artistry!




Posted byUnknownat4:17 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Wednesday, February 24, 2016 ACSI Giving Day and 24 Hour Prayer: THANK YOU!from Erik Ritschard, Administrator

We are SO GRATEFUL to all of you who supported us during ACSI Giving Day and our 24 Hour Day of Prayer! Many of you prayed for us throughout the day yesterday (some of you in the middle of the night...) - THANK YOU! With your generous support we raised a little over $2000.00, which means that DPCA receives about $1800 - a huge help for us right now - and we get to contribute the remaining $200 or so to international Christian schools who are sharing the good news of the gospel with kids in their parts of the world.

What is ACSI? DPCA is a member school in a broad and committed family of about 24,000 Christian schools around the world called the Association of Christian Schools International. ACSI schools serve about 5.5 million students, and the Association provides member schools a number of services, including professional development, teacher certification, school improvement programs, legal resources, curricular resources, standardized testing, and more. As a school community, we've been enriched and helped over the years by our membership in ACSI, so it really is a privilege this Giving Day to be able to both receive your gifts to us, and contribute to the health of some of our fellow Christian schools overseas. If you'd like to learn a little more about the work of international Christian schools, ACSI's work in other countries, and see some examples of our shared vision and ministry of Christian schooling, check out this video:



The video is just from one country - some of the exciting things the Lord is doing through Christian schooling in Paraguay. Imagine the multiplied results of Christian schools in the lives of students like Valeria all around the world and across the U.S.!

We love that we can weave a call to love for God and neighbor all through every school day at DPCA. We love that we get to share in this task with thousands of other Christian educators around the world. And we love that so many of you made time yesterday to pray for us, to make a donation, and to be partners with us. THANK YOU!

If you didn't get a chance to join in yesterday, it's not too late! Pray for us! You can click here to go to our prayer page. You can click here to make a donation. If you'd like a percentage of your donation to go to ACSI to help with schools like Valeria's overseas, tell us that in the comment section, and we will handle that part of the donation for you as well. If you would like to learn more about ACSI, click here. And if you want more general information about who we are and our vision at DPCA, click here.


Posted byUnknownat2:20 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Super Speller!Congratulations to Dixie, who placed 2nd in the 5th grade group at the Avery Parsons Elementary Spelling Bee on January 11. Way to spell, Dixie!

Dixie is in Mr. Hoppen's 5th and 6th grade class at DPCA. We're proud of her faithful scholarship!

Posted byUnknownat2:29 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Monday, December 14, 2015 Merry Christmas 2015!by Isaiah Durbin, student boosters small group



Mr. Barnes put together another wonderful Christmas program. He has put somuch time and effort into his programs and this year was yet another example ofhis hard work. Some elements of the program come together at the last moment - onething he mentioned was that the different classes had learned a song separatelyand come together to do it for the first time that morning! First and secondgrade said they had fun learning with Mr. Barnes.
Every year we have a Christmas tree decorating contest where the grades areseparated out and get to decorate their own tree. Kindergarten had a foil treewhere they made ornaments and a star out of foil. First and second grade had asnowflake tree with candy canes. Third and fourth had a camping tree completewith smores ornaments. Fifth and sixthhad their traditional World Vision tree with picture of many flags of countriesacross the world, which leads me to another topic I will discuss in a moment. The7th and 8th grade class had a heritage tree covered with little snippets ofinformation about our American heritage. Ninth through twelfth had thesimplicity tree (their excuse for not decorating the tree). The trees are thenjudged by the people who attend the Christmas program by donating money to thetree they think is the best. That money is then put into our World Vision missionsfund. Our winning tree this year was the 5^th and 6^thgrade, who brought in an additional $103.00 for our World Vision shopping day.Imentioned World Vision a little bit ago. Every semester the entire school getstogether for World Vision Chapel where we buy things for people in need withthe money that we raise throughout the year and from donations we get for eachtree. It's a lot of fun and everyone participates. World Vision Chapel isFriday, December 18, 2015, and all parents are invited to join us.

Thanks again to all the parents and guests who came out to join us for the Christmas program! We do wish you all a Merry Christmas!


Posted byUnknownat1:28 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Thursday, December 10, 2015 Operation Christmas Child
by Heather Burdges and Faythe Baxter, Student Boosters small group

We had a large group take advantage of the opportunity givento us to volunteer at the Operation Christmas Child Warehouse in Denver. Thisis one of nine facilities in the United States. This organizations goal is totell people of the good news of Jesus and to point people towards God. The ninefacilities in United States send out approximately 8.6 million shoeboxes everyyear. The Denver facility proposed a goal to send out 800,000 shoeboxes aroundChristmas in 2015.
While some who had volunteered before were excited to againparticipate in this activity, those who had not partaken before saw theexcitement of others with experience and were encouraged by the positiveatmosphere walking into the warehouse. It was a good experience; it really putthings into perspective for me. We take our Christmas and gifts that we get forgranted and forget about how fortunate we are especially around Christmastime, Tori McManamay (9th) said.
Some of the roles that we played at the OCC warehouseincluded a pre-inspector, an inspector, a taper, a scanner, and acartonizer. The pre-inspector would look through the box for donations forshipping to the organization, the inspector would examine the box for any itemssuch as liquids, foods, or anything that could ruin the box or put the child indanger. Next the taper would tape the box shut to seal it, and they would giveit to the scanner if it had a bar code on it in order for the family to tracktheir box in order to see what country their shoebox traveled to. Lastly, thecartonizer would pack the shoeboxes into a box to be shipped. It was a goodexperience because I got to take part in bringing joy to children around theworld. I got the opportunity to be the scanner of my station. Scanning allowsyou to keep track of the boxes so that we make sure to know where the boxes go.As the scanner, I held the responsibility that every box was accounted for sothat the people who donated the extra money for tracking can have peace of mindwhen they see where their shoeboxes were delivered, said Tanner Culp (12th). Inthe midst of the work, everyone in the warehouse would stop for a minute topray over the boxes and to be reminded of how much of an impact we are makingon many children.
All of the students and staff had a great time packingthe boxes for the children and all had a great attitude, even after a four hourshift. It was certainly difficult to stay standing for that long period of time,but everyone had a great time and couldnt believe that four hours had passedby so quickly. The thought of a childs face first opening that gift kept usworking hard to get as much done in the time we were given. We hope to haveanother opportunity to volunteer at Operation Christmas Child again in the future.



Posted byUnknownat5:13 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestThanksgiving Chapel

By secondary students in the Student Booster small group
Thank you to everyone whoattended and contributed to theThanksgiving Chapel! We extend our gratitude to all the volunteersand donations that made the event possible. Parents and studentsalike enjoyed grade-level
elementary performances including songs, verserecitation, and a one-act play, while the secondary school contributedpoems and foreign language orations.

Chapelwas followed by a luncheon made possible by ourmiddle school students and parent volunteers. In total,we served over two-hundred patrons and raised fifty dollars in donationsfor World Vision. Darren Patterson Christian Academy is thankful for youand your contributions this Thanksgiving!



Posted byUnknownat12:25 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Tuesday, October 27, 2015 EMH Instructor Lindy Reese Completes Wilderness First Aid
by Erik Ritschard, Administrator

Miss Reese teaches EMH courses and EnglishOver the weekend of October 3-4, Ekklesia Mountain High instructor and DPCA teacher Lindy Reese completed her Wilderness First Aid certification, raising her first aid skills from general first aid with AED and CPR to more advanced abilities suitable to EMH wilderness courses and instruction. Here's what Lindy had to say about her experience taking the class:

This past weekend I had the opportunity to take a classthrough the National Outdoor Leadership School on Wilderness First Aid. Thecourse was taught by instructors from the Wilderness Medical Institute andincluded twenty hours of fast paced, hands-on training. Classroom lectures anddemonstrations were combined with realistic scenarios in order to practiceknowledge and skills. In two short days, we studied patient assessmenttechniques along with a wide range of treatments options geared towardswilderness settings. In addition, we learned how to make critical medical andevacuation decisions for remote locations. I found this course to be expresslyapplicable to working with EMH students as well as to my own lifestyle andoutdoor pursuits.

The most challenging and helpful aspect of this course werethe scenarios integrated throughout. These situations required quick analysisand creative critical thinking. Instructors would pull aside people from theclass and give them incredibly realistic wounds using stage make-up. They wouldassign each patient a personal medical history, symptoms, levels ofresponsiveness, and a detailed rendering of the situation involving theirinjury. The patients would go outside and position themselves accordingly -sometimes crumpled on the ground moaning from a fall or hyperventilating fromshock - each patient really committed to acting out the scene in order to makeit as realistic as possible. Then, the instructors would prepare the rest ofthe class separately by describing the scenario in which we would come acrossthe patient. The rescuers would go outside, sometimes to find fairly goryscenes, and begin to figure out how to connect with and care for thepatients.

These situations felt very realistic and challenged me toimmediately implement the things I was hearing, seeing, and writing down inclass. They also tested each participants ability to remain calm, communicateclearly, act efficiently, and administer care accordingly. The variety andfrequency of these scenarios continually reinforced skills taught in theclassroom. This unique format was effective in solidifying skills and inbuilding confidence.I found that I loved learning about the detailedmedical aspects of patient care and, perhaps just as importantly, I discoveredthat my personality was very well suited to performing in high-pressuresituations...

Kate on winter mountaineering course winter 2015Ekklesia Mountain High provides high adventure for students - and we want to be sure our instructors are well-equipped for the task of leading students in meaningful, adventurous wilderness courses. On-going training for our instructors is part of our program and helps ensure that EMH courses are run well and carefully to provide great experiences for the students. Both Lindy and Jordan Euler, our lead instructor, will be completing additional avalanche training in early December, and Mr. Euler holds and keeps current a Wilderness First Responder certificate, yet another level of training above Wilderness First Aid, and the eventual next step in Lindy's first aid training as well. I am really proud of our wilderness instructors' conscientious and careful efforts to provide such great care for our kids when they are on course, and appreciate Lindy's diligence this last weekend in completing her Wilderness First Aid.

For more information (and great pictures!) about DPCA' EMH program, please visit www.emhweb.org. Posted byUnknownat3:49 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Older PostsHomeSubscribe to:Posts (Atom)DPCA Web PagesDPCA HomeEkklesia Mountain High HomeEMH BlogBlog Archive 2016(3) April(1)Who Writes the Songs? February(1) January(1) 2015(15) December(3) October(1) September(2) July(1) March(2) February(5) January(1) 2014(46) December(7) November(6) October(6) September(3) August(3) July(1) June(4) May(1) April(4) March(4) February(1) January(6) 2013(37) December(7) November(4) October(5) September(3) August(1) June(1) May(3) April(4) March(2) February(3) January(4) 2012(18) December(3) November(1) October(7) September(2) August(3) July(2)About MeUnknownView my complete profile

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