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Newsletters Reflect Active Group of Young People
CHICAGO, IL (June 2, 2002) - Young people in local churches throughout the
Evangelical Covenant Church often are recognized in local church
newsletters for their varied accomplishments.
Following are examples gleaned by the Department of Communication staff
from the more than 200 local church newsletters received during May.
To include your church in the monthly review, please add to your newsletter
mailing list the following: Newsdesk, Evangelical Covenant Church, 5101 N.
Francisco Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625. Newsletters can be sent via email to
newsdesk@covchurch.org. The following information is listed by conference.
CENTRAL
- Naperville, Illinois: Naper
ville Evangelical Covenant Church youth Sarah Specht placed first in
Illinois for the Level 10 girls gymnastics all-around competition under the
auspices of USA Gymnastics. She competes for the Midwest Academy of
Gymnastics in nearby Warrenville.
She qualified for the Region 5 championships in Dimondale, Michigan. In
2001, Specht tied for 10th in the Junior B vault competition with a score
of 9.350 (on a scale of 10). She placed in the top 25 in two other
individual events and finished 29th in the four-event overall results.
- Rockford, Illinois: Broadway Covenant Church young adult Monica Bryant,
a nursing major, was named to the dean's list (3.5 grade point average or
better on a 4.0 scale) at North Park University in Chicago.
- South Bend, Indiana: Evangelical Covenant Church of South Bend students
Krista Bladel, Randy Workman and Cierra Strawder represented their schools
at the South Bend Community School Corporation's Young Authors' Conference.
Bladel wrote "Sparky Saves the Day" and Workman wrote "Bear," stories that
were acted out by an improvisational troupe at the event. Only the work of
15 students was honored in such a way. At the high school level, Casey
Cleaver was the bi-county wrestling tournament champion in the 125-pound
weight class.
EAST COAST
- Attleboro, Massachusetts: Children from Attleboro Covenant Church
starred in "Good Kings Come in Small Packages," which was performed at the
church. The event served to help youth raise money for a mission trip to
Appalachia. The youth at the church have found many
creative fundraising methods, including a flamingo fundraiser in March.
Parishioners paid $10 each for a vote to see which family's residence would
be surrounded by plastic flamingos on a random day in April. A silent
auction and chicken dinner combined to raise nearly $1,900
earlier in the school year. The church had also hosted an indoor yard sale.
- North Easton, Massachusetts: Jack Sprague of Covenant Congregational
Church was nominated for the Massachusetts Prudential Spirit of Community
Award for Oliver Ames High School. Sprague was recently honored for his
efforts as chairman of the Oliver Ames Disaster Relief Effort, which raised
$14,000 for families and victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
- West Peabody, Massachusetts: Jenna Ward of Community Covenant Church
was recently inducted into the National Honor Society. Fellow high school
student Katie Woo is a dancer for her school's spring play, "Godspell,"
which was presented in May.
- Lord's Valley, Pennsylvania: Church of Hemlock Farms student Suzanne
Motzko was recently recognized by Wallenpaupack High School for her many
honors academically. Motzko is a member of the National Honor Society and
participated in Science Olympiad and Rotary Leadership Camp while playing
field hockey at her school. She was also on her school's
Homecoming Court last fall.
- East Greenwich, Rhode Island: Christ Church student Spencer Blier
participated in a statewide robotics contest for his high school, which
took first place for engineering and design.
GREAT LAKES
- Allegan, Michigan: Christ Community Covenant Church students Shelby
Schulz, Jonathon Burns, Lacey Brabon and Betsy Fairbotham were part of the
Allegan Community Players production of "The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe," which was performed at the Griswold Auditorium.
MIDWEST
- Sloan, Iowa: Jessica Koenig of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Sloan
recently won a local Knights of Columbus free throw contest in the girls
11-year-old bracket.
- Clyde, Kansas: Brantford Covenant Church youth were honored in two
singing contests as Rachel Lundquist participated in a regional honor choir
for an event in Manhattan, Kansas, and Allie Danielson received top honors
for a vocal solo at the County Club Days, which was held at
Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas. Danielson, competing
for the Road Runners 4-H Club in Clyde, also won top honors for a Reader's
Theater presentation at County Club Days. Two weeks later, she won honors
for singing and Reader's Theater at a regional
event in Downs, Kansas.
- Omaha, Nebraska: First Covenant teen Ryan George competed in the
History Day competition for Elkhorn High School and finished first in the
Junior Group Performance. He competed in state competition April 20.
Meanwhile, Westridge Elementary School fifth grader Elizabeth Berger won
the state competition in her category of "Destination Imagination," a
problem-solving competition, and earned a trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, for
the global competition. Two other First Covenanters, Stacia Dietrich and
Bryan Jackson, were on
the dean's list at North Park University.
NORTH PACIFIC
- Olympia, Washington: Grace Covenant Church teen Nathanael Hicks placed
fifth in the state's Class 2-A Mat Classic wrestling tournament at the
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington. The sophomore represented Tenino High
School in the 125-pound weight class. He placed second in regionals, losing
to eventual state champ Aaron Sample of Elma High. His overall record was
23-9.
NORTHWEST
- Blaine, Minnesota: Good Shepherd Covenant Church students Katrina
Christensen, Erin Murphy and Stefanie Sandstrom were accepted as members of
the National Honor Society at their school.
- Dawson, Minnesota: Dawson Covenant Church teen Tanner Ulstad was
elected
to the Lac qui Parle Valley High National Honor Society. Dawson Boyd High
School students Cole and Cade Robertson were among the Acting Up performers
in a program at their high school. The event included two plays and
individual acts. Three others in the Robertson
family - Annette, Shawna and Gary - had duties as director, assistant and
light production respectively.
- Mankato, Minnesota: Sarah Clegg of the Evangelical Covenant Church of
Mankato performed her senior recital at the Minnesota State
University-Mankato campus. Clegg has played at the church for more than two
years. She is finishing her degree in Piano Performance at
MSU-Mankato.
- New Brighton, Minnesota: Salem Covenant Church students Calvin Walker,
Mark Halstengaard and Dan Lundgren played for coach Mark Walker's St.
Anthony's Boosters boys basketball team, which won the Minnesota Youth
Scholastic Association State Class AA basketball championships.
To keep current with all of the news about Covenant activities and
developments, regularly visit the Covenant news site at www.covchurch.org.
If you have information you believe would be of interest to other
Covenanters about your church and its ministries, email that information to
newsdesk@covchurch.org.
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