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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Upper Room Christian School's Annual Christmas Show at the Carillion Nursing Home


Our select choir performed at the Carillion Nursing Home yesterday! Senior Nadia Prescott performed a spoken word about the true meaning of Christmas and the singers sang carols with the residents and day visitors.

This is an annual event for us now which we started 6 years ago. It gives Upper Room Christian School students the opportunity to share some joy during the holiday season with these wonderful people. It also creates a strong sense of Thanksgiving in the hearts of the students as they fellowship with people with challenges that can be very hard to overcome.

After the show we go around to each person and shake their hand and talk with them as they share their stories with us. Afterward it's off to Wendy's for some burgers and fries and the solidifying of memories we will never forget!


Monday, November 10, 2014

Upper Room Christian School: URCS Midnight Madness

Upper Room Christian School: URCS Midnight Madness: Friday, Nov. 28th is Upper Room Christian School's annual Midnight Madness Varsity vs Alumni games! They action starts at 9:30 pm in o...

URCS Midnight Madness

Friday, Nov. 28th is Upper Room Christian School's annual Midnight Madness Varsity vs Alumni games! They action starts at 9:30 pm in our beautiful gym and ends at 12 midnight. This is a time where many of our alumni return for a fun night of basketball and fellowship.

The snack bar will be open and serving hot dogs, hamburgers, snacks and drinks and there will be contests and door prizes given out. The cost for the event is $3 for students and $5 for guests. We are looking forward to seeing many of our former students and also looking forward to the games which are always highly competitive.


Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Parents Rally and Vote for School Choice!

Parents rise up in ‘14, elect educational choice
candidates nationwide
   
The 2014 midterm elections will go down in history as the election cycle in which parents rose up in support of educational choice. Prominent pro-educational choice gubernatorial candidates were elected and re-elected, as well as pro-educational choice legislators in states across the country. 
  

“There is an education revolution underway in this country, and yesterday parents rose up and embraced candidates who support educational choice,” said Betsy DeVos, chairman of the American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice. “On behalf of children in need of quality educational options everywhere, I want to especially recognize Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. John Kasich, and Gov. Rick Scott on their tremendous victories and congratulate the hundreds of pro-educational choice candidates nationwide who stood for principle and belief that parents know best.”

“Our movement is truly in a David-and-Goliath matchup in terms of spending, but what we lack in dollars, our movement makes up for in robust support from parents nationwide,” said Kevin Chavous, Executive Counsel to the American Federation for Children.
 
Tonight’s results demonstrate the power of parental choice and how voters rallied around candidates who support educational choice.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Soulfire Revolution


Friday night, October 17th @7:30pm we will be having Soulfire Revolution leading us in worship and the Word (Doors open at 7:00pm). Soulfire Revolution is not just a band, but also a ministry focused on loving God and following in His steps. They are part of MCI church, which is located in Bogota, Colombia where they have more than 200,000 members. Invite your friends and family. All ages and cultures are welcome to this great event. We know you will be blessed!!!


Thursday, October 9, 2014

Powder Puff Football at Upper Room Christian School

The girls are practicing and we are excitedly looking forward to our first Powder Puff  Flag Football game of the year. Former San Francisco 49er and New Orleans Saints fullback Jason Isom and his dad former Long Island football coach John Isom are working with our girls, teaching them the fundamentals of the game.

The girls love the competition and the school loves to come out for this exciting event. The girls split up into intramural teams and the competition high as the teachers, staff and students cheer them on.

Athletics and Physical Education are important here at Upper Room and we are so pleased to have hired a new PE teacher this year. David Waller is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a Bachelor's degree in sports management.


Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Spoken Word Past Present Future

This is an excerpt of a Spoken Word given during one of our Friday Chapel Services by one of our senior's Nadia Prescott.

"They say your past shapes your future
Every memory, every breath, every moment.
A post card placed in a box of remembrance.
Old experiences linger in the air,
Past decisions, remnants of what you once were.
A broken record of words uttered years ago,
Still setting your future in motion.

In life there are doors.
One opening up to reveal another waiting patiently to be unlocked.
Sometimes i want to go back.
Feel palm of hands wrap around cold brass.
Unlock every door, retrace my steps.
Do it all over again. Rewrite my story.
White out my wrongs.

The past is the past.
The world keeps spinning, and time keeps turning.
Autumn leaves do not stop, in perpetual motion.
As we walk by, they continue to fall.
There are some things in which we have no power at all.
These doors are closed, eviction sign still in sight.

You are not your past.
In God all things are made new.
No mind could understand or explain,
The future He has laid out for you.
He's on the other side of the door called forever.
Waiting to embrace you with open arms.

Your new beginning starts now.
Despite what you have been.
See, nothing is out of reach.
Greatness lies on the tip of your tongue.
hands grazed along the age of genesis,
From beginning to the end you are a part of a story.

Your mistakes, your shortcomings left you with outstretched arms,
Like a bouquet of broken bones.
How do you tell someone it's not over?
This is how. It's not over.
This is your year. It's never too late,
To be who you wanted to be.
You are limitless.
So act like it."

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Internet Safety


Here is a letter that went out today to all of our parents from our computer/technology teacher.

Dear Parents,                                                                                   
I would like to welcome you to U.R.C.S.  My name is Ms. Wenzel and I am your child’s computer teacher this year.  As their teacher, I feel it is my responsibility to make sure every child is aware of the need to practice internet safety at school, as well as at home. In your child’s class, we have been discussing the importance of practicing safety on the internet. With today’s technology you could never be too careful. Our children are being placed at risk every day to a world full of strangers. Many of the games they play online are open to the outside world.  Anyone is able to log into these games at any time and start talking and building a relationship with your child. Plus, many of the online games they play seem to have violence laced in them. Games that look so innocent are not! Please ask your child what their user name is, and make sure they are not giving to much information about themselves. It is also important to know your child’s passwords, the sites they visit and who they play with. Limit their time online! They need to understand they have a responsibility to themselves in keeping safe.
It is through a further study on this topic that I was introduced to a free parent webinar. It is only 23 minutes long and I’m quite sure you will find it most informative. The website for this parent webinar is: http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety .
Also, I will be integrating fun and exciting lessons that reinforce the lessons already being taught within your child’s classes. Your child will be learning at their own pace, as well as corporately on the Smart board to help with their weaknesses and enhance their strengths. In order to make computer class more enjoyable, I’m requesting for each child to have earbuds or a headset to be able to hear any instructions given on the websites.
 In His Service,
 Ms. Wenzel

Monday, September 29, 2014

School Safety


Today we had our 5th Fire Drill. Fire Drills are an integral part of our schools safety plan. The first two are announced and instructions are given to the students and staff prior to the alarm being sounded. The next 4 are unannounced. We try to stay under 2 minutes for the complete evacuation of our building. We do 6 by Mid October and then another 4 (1 announced) between March and May.

Student safety and school security are a primary concern here at Upper Room Christian School! We have 32 closed circuit digital camera's that are monitored during school hours and record 24/7. We do bus drills twice a year, 10 fire drills a year and 1 emergency evacuation each year. We are also a part of the Suffolk County Emergency Alert System which allows the fire/rescue and police to contact us and us to contact them using a special 800MHz Trunked Radio System.

We also do bully prevention classes, classes regarding proper sexual behavior, conflict resolution, substance abuse classes which include "say no to tobacco, drugs and alcohol"  and do periodic locker searches.

As a result we are blessed to say that in over 33 years we have never had a student injured due to a fight or an emergency in school, never had a substance or gang related problem and do not have a problem with bullying or sexual misconduct on campus.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

College Fair 2014


We are please to announce our College Fair will be taking place on Monday, October 6th in our lobby. We have 18 colleges that will be represented so far. This event is open to the public.

College Fairs are a great way to introduce students of all ages to different options concerning Colleges. The Bible says that without a vision the people perish. It is a good practice for parents to start talking about College early and even put up posters in the student's room of colleges they may be interested in. The Bible says to write the vision down and make it plain so that they that see it may run with it.

Getting a vision of College in the mind of your child starting in the 5th or 6th grade will begin an expectation and anticipation in their life for the future. It will also help them to tie their learning to a goal. Lastly, it will teach them the importance of planning and crystallizing their goals because people don't plan to fail but sometimes fail to plan.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

8th - 12th Grade Glow Party!!

We had an awesome time at our 2014 Glow Party for our 8th - 12th Grades last Saturday evening! The purpose of the party was for the students to get to know each other and bond early in the year in a fun, social environment. The school staff came out, the students were out in force and we had a DJ, dance floor, laser lights, glow sticks, photo booth and delicious catered food. Everything that makes up a great party! We even had a cake wishing the students a successful year!

Morale is an important part of what separates a good school from a great school. While it's all about the education, not all education takes place in a classroom. There are trips, parties, sports and after school activities that all contribute to the overall moral of the school.

We are now looking forward to this Saturday where we will meet our K-7th graders at Adventure Land for a fun day at the park......pictures to follow!!

Friday, September 19, 2014

Christian Education


These bulletin  boards help demonstrate some of the value of Christian Education! The teacher is expressing her faith in her student's ability, her desire to hear them deeply, her concern and care for them and her love.


The students are reminded daily that they are alive, holy, wise, blessed, victorious, bold, free and righteous in Christ! These boards would be considered unacceptable in our present public education system! The environment in a Christian School is much more loving, safe and encouraging. The students are taught to love themselves, love others and love God with the same if not a higher level of academic and athletic emphasis that is presently found in our public school system.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014


This is a collage of shots from the first two days of our "Spirit Week"! Spirit week is when the students dress up in different themes each day to increase school spirit and camaraderie. It culminates this year with a "White Out" party on Saturday evening from 7:30-10:30 where the students will come dressed in white and the room will be lit by black lights. Everyone will glow as we enjoy food, music and fellowship!