VERITAS Covenant Christian High School
Together After Covid Celebrating Covenant's resiliency and uniqueness
Holiday Celebrations The gratitude that unifies community
C O V E N A N T C H R I S T I A N . O R G
Volume 4 Issue 1 December 2021
CONTENTS TOGETHER AFTER COVID Photo courtesy of Photography Class
Mr. Hengge speaks at our first "normal" Assembly since 2020.
3 Editor's Note 4 What is Home? 6 Who's that Baby? 7 Holiday Recipes Simple Christmas treats 9 Gratitude A reflection on thankfulness 10
The Traditions of Covenant
10 The Traditions of Covenant Traditional events throughout the year
The halls of Covenant through the years.
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Editor's Note BY ANNA SKINNER
Reuniting after Covid has been a compelling task, especially given the limitations we overcame as a community. The post-Covid season can be categorized by the effect it left on traditions, customs, and our outlook on home. In an attempt to bolster feelings of community, this magazine's focus is on home and how we can encounter it in our everyday lives. Join us in taking our gratitude for the blessings presented this year, and celebrating the opportunities we have to embrace our homes."
We’d like to do this by connecting this Christmas and New Year with the reminder that Jesus gave up his home in heaven to come and be the ultimate sacrifice for us.
Join us in taking our gratitude for the blessings presented this year, and celebrating the opportunities we have to embrace our homes.
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.” -Romans 12:1-2
Anna Skinner ('23) Editor
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What is Home to You?
Of course, the list of resources, facilities, relationships,
and
blessed
is
with
time
we
astounding.
have And
been
as
the
amount of blessings continually grows, we realize how much of a home Covenant is to
BY ANNA SKINNER
the Warrior community. Home
has
historically
been
a
disputed
theme during the holidays. An educational
One of the crucial questions of this season
environment
is
is
rarely
considered
a
home,
“what
home”?
cozy
fireplace. For others, it might be wherever
embracing
the
blessings
intentionally we
especially during this holiday season.
have,
tree
the
At
are
Christmas
it's
setup
we
a
Perhaps
but Covenant is a home to many students. Covenant,
of
is
beside
family is, no matter what country, state, or city.
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Photo: Mrs. Shields
a
Photo courtesy of Photography Class
For members of the Covenant community, many
The amount of comfort and community we find in
aspects of our holiday traditions make up an
our homes is something that should never be
element of home, and we’re curious to know what
taken for granted, whether we find ourselves in
comes to mind when this theme is brought up.
the midst of a pandemic or not. So as we dive
Some of our students have responded with the
into the holidays, Covenant invites you to take on
first words that come to mind when they think of
a mindset of community and gratitude, especially
what homes means to them.
during this time of rebuilding.
Photo courtesy of Photography Class
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Who's That Baby? Match the teacher on the left with on the child on the right. Submit your answers to studentpublications@covenantchristian.org.
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The student with the most correct matches will win. Something. You'll win something. We will let you know.
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ADULTS
BABY #
Mrs. Gainey
___________
Mr. Hengge
___________
Coach Flatt
___________
Ms. Loenen
___________
Mr. Fightmaster
___________
Mrs. Roembke
___________
Mrs. Wildman
___________
Mr. Shields
___________
Mrs. Shields
___________
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So good. The flavor stays in your mouth. It's not a one-and-done bite. FOOD CRITIC "GLASSES MCSKINNER" SALTINE TOFFEE COOKIES 4 ounces saltine crackers 1 cup butter 1 cup dark brown sugar 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
¾ cup chopped pecans, crushed candy canes, crushed pretzels, or Christmas sprinkles
Step 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Step 2 Line cookie sheet with saltine crackers in single layer. Step 3 In a saucepan combine the sugar and the butter. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Immediately pour over saltines and spread to cover crackers completely. Step 4 Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces.
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Photo courtesy of Dinner at the Zoo
EASY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE ½ cup butter 1 (16 ounce) package brown sugar
½ cup milk ¾ cup peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cups confectioners sugar
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Step 1 Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Step 2 Stir in brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Step 3 Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Step 4 Pour over confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl. Step 5 Beat until smooth; pour into an 8x8 inch dish. Chill until firm and cut into squares.
Photo courtesy of Canva
Photo courtesy of Modern Mom Life
ROLO REINDEER Rolos Square pretzels Regular pretzels Red M&Ms Parchment paper Cookie sheet Candy eyeballs
Step 1 Preheat oven to 230 degrees. Step 2 While the oven is heating, place parchment paper on cookie sheet. Place square pretzels down and put an unwrapped Rolo in each square. Step 3 Place in oven for 2 minutes to melt the chocolate. Step 4 While it’s baking, break the regular pretzels in half. Step 4 Once the two minutes are up, quickly place the antlers into the melted Rolo and the red M&M in the center of the Rolo. Step 5 If you have edible candy eyeballs, you can also place them accordingly. Once done, place on cookie sheet in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes to harden. PAGE 8
GRATITUDE MOVING FOWARD BY ELISHA KAMANDA
Over
these
past
two
'22
years,
we
had
to
deal
with
"I'm grateful for
COVID-19, but we all have reflected during this time.
everything, [but
We complained about different things during school and
came
back
after
a
pandemic
realizing
especially] being
how
able to officially end
special each of these things actually are. Take, for example,
Covenant’s
sophomore
class.
They
BENJI
my senior soccer
never
really had a normal year until now. They didn’t have
career within a
Assemblies together as a community; instead, they
great community
watched it on the classroom screens. They also never
and with a very
got to experience what it is like to have the alumni come
back
to
Covenant
to
visit
the
school
and
school
and
influential coach."
teachers.
But
now
we
don't
have
to
come
to
'23
complain about wearing masks. Our community has
SYDNEY
the chance to be more united, whether it is SRT or being together in the Commons for Assembly, We also
"I'm grateful for
have the opportunity to gather together in person.
great health and
The list goes on with different things of how much we
family."
can be grateful for, but let's not take advantage and complain.
Rather,
let’s
sit
down
and
reflect
how
grateful we can be as a community.
'22
TREY
'22
"I'm grateful for
KAYA
"I'm grateful for
family,
naps and time
education, and
to sleep."
relaxation."
BTS
MR. FIGHTMASTER
"Home... it’s what can fill a house, but it is not the house itself.”
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Holiday Traditions
Christmas and tradition are intertwined, and their meaning songs,
BY YOEZER CASSELL
goes
reading
beyond certain
words
such
chapters
as in
Christmas the
Bible,
celebrating Jesus’s birthday, Christmas decorations, and family time. Holiday traditions can be as simple
We’ve all heard the Christmas classic “Have Yourself
as opening Christmas presents as a family, having
A
an annual trip down to Tennessee, baking Christmas
Merry
Little
Christmas.”
The
famed
words
that
define that song are, “Faithful friends who are dear
cookies
to us gather near to us once more.” These lyrics
certain annual movie. However, the most important
show the tradition during the holidays. Tradition is
part of traditions is that they bring us closer to the
something that happens in honor of a memory.
ones we love.
Photo courtesy of Photography Class
with
your
parents,
or
even
watching
a
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The teachers and staff have made so much of the Covenant culture come alive. School culture
always
changes
as
new
classes
become a part of our Covenant community, but these school traditions remain as they are passed down from class to class. Our faculty
helps
traditions
to
and
preserve
ensure
that
those they
healthy
are
kept
alive and well. Covenant faculty and staff are the foundation of these traditions. They are the ones that keep the school culture
Covenant Christmas 2019 During
the
Holidays,
traditions
are
healthy
and
develop
their
students
into
leaders.
spent
with family and friends. Traditions continue a timeline of memories. The significance lies beyond the action of the tradition itself. At Covenant, both the hallway decorating and Powderpuff classmates
is
a
tradition
together.
It
that
connects
comforts
students
with a sense of belonging. These traditions are
strongly
Traditions
are
connected
to
not
to
meant
Christmas. be
broken;
however, sometimes certain circumstances make the change necessary. Our Covenant community has adapted tradition, while still continuing message
to
foster
throughout
its the
Covenant Christmas 2019
Christ-loving holidays
and
beyond.
Every year my kids get excited because they kinda feel it's the time [of year] to do those little things that give us joy.
Covenant Christmas 2014
-FIGHTMASTER PAGE 11