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November 7, 2025
November 7, 2025
Dear High School Community,
Earlier this week, after a faculty meeting, I heard a group of students being very loud in the hallway. Our High School faculty hold devotions every morning at 7:25 a.m., followed by faculty meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays starting at 7:45 a.m. Students move to and from their lockers at this time, on their way to their P block or back downstairs to wait for their first class. These loud students weren’t supposed to be in the hallway for that long. The noise they were making was in celebration of a birthday. A crowd of teenagers was swarming their friend, singing, joking, and having a great time. I couldn’t possibly be upset with them. I found myself reflecting on when, as adults, we stop swarming our friends to celebrate them, and on the glories of friendship in general. As I walked by I reminded them to get where they needed to be, and they were quick to move, but with no loss of joy; their merriment followed them on to the next thing.
Teenagers are at the pivotal place between childhood and adulthood, a tension we embrace at every stage of Christian maturity. Biblically, there is a time to grow up and put childish things behind us (1 Cor. 13:11). Also, at all times we’re to become like little children in our trust in Christ so that we can enter the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 18:3). Our efforts as Christian educators are to help students hang on to their childlike trust while helping them grow out of their childish immaturity. Perhaps C. S. Lewis captured the tension best when he said, “When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”1
1 Lewis, C. S. “On Three Ways of Writing for Children.” Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories, edited by Walter Hooper, Harcourt, 1966.
Blessings,
Kiel Nation, D.Min
High School Principal
Advanced Notices and Reminders:
Nov 8 - SAT
Nov 11 - Fall Honors Recital
Nov 13 - NHS Induction
Nov 14-18 - Tokyo Art Trip
Nov 17 - PD day (No school)
Nov 20-22 - HS Drama
Nov 24 - Dec 6 - HS Art Show
Nov 27 - Half Day (Thanksgiving)
Nov 28 - Thanksgiving (No school)
Nov 29-30 - 24 Hour Race at the Peak
Spanish Cultural Activity
Spanish Cultural Activity
“Día de los Muertos, and Día de todos los Santos” are celebrations in Spanish-speaking countries that reflect a blend of religion, pre-Hispanic beliefs, and traditions, as well as a wide variety of foods and dishes that people share together as they gather to remember those loved ones who have passed away. Even when not everyone shares the same beliefs, everyone shares the same foods that are eaten exclusively during these days, the 1st and 2nd of November.. In Spanish classes, students learned about the perspectives and beliefs behind these traditions and also learned how to make a traditional drink, “Colada Morada”. Colada Morada is a traditional drink from Ecuador, served when families gather together to remember those who have passed away. It combines fruits harvested in Ecuador, the juice of blackberries, and the flavor of a blend of species.
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