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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 8 | NOVEMBER 11, 2015 www.OURGCA.com
I NSI DER CHRISTMASCHILDUPDATE
TESTIMONYTIME
BY LABRONTE AGBOR
BY DORIS KAO
Junkies Special Sections Reporter
Junkies Special Sections Reporter
Q. How m any countr ies does Oper ation Chr istm as Child go to? A. ? Operation Christmas Child has sent 124 million gift boxes to 150 countries since 1993.?
M R.PRI OR Q. How did you com e to know Chr ist?
Q. W hat is our goal for shoe boxes this 2015? A. ?We hope to receive 11 million boxes donated this year.? Q. W hat is our goal for shoeboxes donated her in Ohio? A. ?We wish to receive at least 400,000 shoeboxes from Ohio alone.?
Q. Do you enjoy teaching? ?Absolutely! After being in the secular business world for 20+ years, teaching is a breath of fresh air and a refreshing new chapter in my life.?
Q. How do you think people w ill feel after packing a shoebox? A. ?M y sons love packing shoeboxes so I feel like it is a very humbling experience and would bring people closer to God.? Oper ation Chr istm as Child is an or ganization that allow s us to touch another per son?s life w ithout having to go to w her e they ar e. M ake sur e you pack a shoebox!
?I felt His presence and committed my life to Him at age 7. But, it wasn?t until my late 20?s when I felt His calling for my life and developed a close, personal relationship with Him.?
Q. Use thr ee w or ds you w ould use to descr ibe Chr ist: ?Forgiving, Patient, Faithful? Q. How does Chr ist give you pow er w hen fr ustr ation com es? ?He reminds me to be still and know that He is in control. He comforts me and gives me a new outlook on things that frustrate me.? Q. W hat ar e tw o things w e m ay not know about you? A. ?I was a youth pastor for three years with my lovely wife and I have a color deficiency that affects my creativity.?
TALENTSHOWREVIEW BY CALEB ROBINSON Junkies Special Sections Reporter
?One Or dinar y M an, W ith An Extr aor dinar y Plan? w as the them e of this year ?s talent show. GCA?s sanctuar y w as buzzing w ith excitem ent at 7:00 as the cur tain opened and the fam iliar face of Gr ant Dow ns intr oduced the show w ith his ?punny? jokes on M r. Har tje. The r eason w e have this annual talent show ever y fall is not to show how gr eat w e can be w ith our talents ,but to show how w e can glor ify God w ith our unique talents that w er e given to us by our Cr eator. The talents that the show held, consisted of m any w onder ful acts of: singing, instr um entals, m usic com poser s, acr obatics, dancing, and m any other w onder ful, enter taining acts that m ade m any people both laugh and cr y. Holding this talent show ever y year r eally gives us an oppor tunity at this school to r each out to the com m unity and spr ead the Gospel at the sam e tim e.
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NOTABLEQUOTABLEs
Inst afame RACHEL M ANKO
BY JULIA ANETOM ANG
Junkies Special Sections Reporter
Junkies Special Sections Reporter
??If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way??- Napoleon Hill
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??The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of a daily life?- W illiam M or r is ??The quality of a leader is reflected on the standards they set for themselves" - Ray Kr oc
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??I can?t change the direction of the wind, but i can adjust my sails to always reach my destination??- Jim my Dean
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Ostr iches don't bur y their heads in the sand W hite cats w ith blue eyes ar e usually deaf Pear ls m elt in vinegar Ther e is no butter in m ilk butter The safest car color is w hite Your m ost sensitive finger is your index finger An aver age per son w ill spend 25 year s sleeping The sentence "The quick br ow n fox jum ps over the lazy dog" uses ever y letter in the alphabet.
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DIDYOUKNOW?
BY JEREM IAH GRIGSBY
JOINUSFOR BIBLESTUDY! Do you have a desir e to gr ow deeper in your w alk w ith God?
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JOI N US! ! HIGH SCHOOL | STUDENT LEAD Pr ayer Room - RM 113 Ever y Fr iday Dur ing HS Lunch Per iod Br ing Your Ow n Bible
Read a Best sel l er Ev er y Week!
COMICRELIEF BEA RLY THERE
By Dor is Kao
W hen you shop at Am azonSm ile, Am azon donates 0.5% of the pur chase pr ice to Gahanna Chr istian Academy. Bookm ar k the link http://sm ile.am azon.com /ch/55-0917364 & suppor t us ever y tim e you shop.
STUDENTCONNECT
BY ARRINGTON GREENE
SCHOOL DA YZ
By Ellie Wolfe
Junkies Connect Reporter
This w eek for student connect, w e asked you guys a sw eet and sim ple question: W HAT ARE THOOOOOOOOOOSE! ! ! ! And then w e decided to ask a r eal question: W h at i s you r f avor i t e col or an d w hy? ?Red, because it represents Christ?s?blood.? -Anon ?Green, because it?s an electrifying color that means amazing and awesome.? -Dom inic Gr eene ?Teal, because it goes great with my skin tone and it makes such a bold statement. It?s just so unique.? -Olivia W illiam s M ine per sonally is black for a num ber of r easons, but m ostly because I look the best in black . I know. And don't for get to speak to a Jour nalism Junkie if you w ant to be featur ed in an ar ticle. Until next tim e, r em em ber, YOUR OPI NI ON M ATTERS!
LI FE STORY
By Lyndsy Hew lett
Cal endar Bir t hday Wishes
NOVEMBER9- 13
BY JUNKIES STAFF
Scholastic Book Fair Week
Olivia Dr ayton - Nov. 11 - Kinder gar ten Com for t Hanson - Nov. 13 - 3r d Gr ade Theodor e Johnson - Nov. 14 - 9th Gr ade Kendall Pr eston - Nov. 15 - 2nd Gr ade Br yce Tr eece - Nov. 17 - 5th Gr ade Helina Addis - Nov. 18 - Kinder gar ten Savannah Hand - Nov. 18 - Kinder gar ten
THEDROPBOX
NOVEMBER13 Gr andpar ents Day | 9-12:30 pm
NOVEMBER18 Oper ation Chr istm as Child Collection Day
NOVEMBER25- 29 Thanksgiving Br eak NO SCHOOL
BY JUNKIES STAFF Vicky: Stay Beautiful!| Hannah: Opinions ar e opinions. The only thing that m atter s is w hat you think .| Adar ia: Just because people don't pay attention to you, doesn't m ean you ar e invisible fr om them .| Ellie: Donuts ar e aw esom e! Reese: Cut it out w ith the donuts! You ar e m aking m e hungr y :) | * * I nterested in submitting an anonymous message to your friends to be printed in The Drop Box? This can include greetings, inside jokes, etc. Give your message to a Junkies Staff member or email to kprior@ourgca.com by Sunday p.m. The message(s) must not contain any profanities, innuendos, bullying, or anything that goes against school policy.* *
WHAT's FORLUNCH? BY JUNKIE'S STAFF Wed., Nov. 11 - Spaghetti w ith M eat Sauce, Cheese Stick , Gar lic Br ead, Gr een Beans, Peaches & M ilk Th u r s., Nov. 12 - Roast Tur key, Stuffing, M ashed Potatoes, Peas & Car r ots, Cr anber r y Salad, Applesauce, Cookie & M ilk Fr i ., Nov. 13 - Pizza, Fr esh Vegetables, Yogur t, Fr uit & M ilk M on ., Nov. 16 - Chicken Patty, Lettuce, Tom ato, Pickle, Gr een Beans, Peaches & M ilk Tu es., Nov. 17 - Salisbur y Steak w ith Gr avy, M ashed Potatoes, M ixed Vegetables, Str aw ber r ies & M ilk Wed., Nov. 18 - Chicken Alfr edo w ith Pasta, Steam ed Br occoli, Dinner Roll, M andar in Or anges & M ilk
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