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The Press-Dispatch School Wednesday, December 13, 2017 C- 5 Above: Third grade level spelling bee winners pictured are (l to r): Emiley River, Carson Wiscav- er, Asher Cassada and Sadie Willis. Below: The morning Preschoolers show off their name rockets: Front row: Drayvin Nossett, Sadie Williams, Jesslyn Western, Mia Query and Cam- den Wiscaver. Back Row: Parker Mikels, Palm- er Deweese, Michael Bailey, Wylynn Brauneker, Bryce Benefiel and Cameryn Carlisle. Above: Spelling Bee winners from Mrs. Goff's second grade room are: Ella Weathers (1st), Tuck- er Loveless (2nd), Alexa Ayala (3rd), and Josie Mills (4th). Below: Ms. Riesenbeck's preschool classes spent the week learning about space. They did many activities including making name rockets and playing in a space-themed mission control dramatic play center. Mrs. Teague's second grade class spelling bee winners are Lowell Jef- fries (1st), Llinkyn Knust (2nd), Don- nie VanAlstine (3rd), and Zane De- Coursey (4th). Mrs. Knust's second grade spelling bee winners are: Kade Benner (1st), Eva Cox (2nd), Bryant Fuesler (3rd) and Kailee Wiscaver (4th). Second grade spelling bee winners are Kade Benner (1st), Lowell Jeffries (2nd), Chloe Blades (3rd) and Ella Weathers (4th). Kady Gideon, from Mrs. Elliott's third grade, gradu- ated from her multiplication facts timed tests. Church Notes Continued from page 3 MENU Thursday, December 14: Meatloaf with roll, mashed potatoes, seasoned peas and an apple. Friday, December 15: Tree chicken nuggets, scal- loped potatoes, mixed veg- gies, orange and a roll. Monday, December 18: Pepperoni pizza, garden salad, garlic bread stick with marinara sauce and a banana. Tuesday, December 19: Hot ham and cheese cal- zone, potato wedges, broc- coli florets and grapes. Wednesday, December 20 : Christmas Lunch– Tur- key and gravy, mashed po- tatoes, corn, fruit, roll and a Christmas cookie. CALENDAR Dec. 13 – Fourth grade volcanoes and earthquakes posters are due Wednesday. Sports team and yearbook pictures will be taken today. Dec. 14 – Christmas pro- grams, students should be in their rooms 15 minutes before their program: Third grade program, 6:30 p.m. Fourth grade program, 7 p.m. Fifth grade program, 7:30 p.m. Students and staff wear the "Be" shirts today at school. Dec. 15 – National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, we encourage everyone to wear an ugly Christmas sweater/ shirt (dress code still ap- plies). Dec. 18 – wear your favor- ite Charlie Brown shirt. Boys' A & B teams vs. Northeast Dubois at Peters- burg, 6 p.m. Monthly perfect atten- dance. Dec. 19 – Girls' A &B teams vs. Ireland at Ireland, 6 p.m. Boys' A & B teams vs Ire- land at Petersburg, 6 p.m. Dec. 20 – Second grade will be celebrating the po- lar express. Tacky red and green day, wear your tacky red and green Christmas shirt/out- fit (dress code still applies). PBIS end of semester Dodgeball Game Dec. 21 – Last day of school before Christmas break. Santa Hat day - wear your favorite Santa hat. Christmas film in the classrooms at 9 a.m. Fifth grade class will be caroling in the morning. Classroom Christmas par- ties for K-5 will be from 2:10 p.m. to 3 p.m. Second grading period ends. Jan. 3 – First day back to school Petersburg Elementary Presbyterian Wesleyan Wesleyan MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th and Main Streets, Petersburg 812-354-6844 Sunday worship 10 :30 a.m.; Youth group Monday evening at 6 p.m. Come vis- it us, our doors are always open to you. Overcoming despair Christmas can be a dif- ficult time for people who are hurting or grieving. In the 1860s, poet Henry Wad- sworth Longfellow had rea- son to despair: America was at war with itself, his son was severely wounded in battle and his wife died in a fire. The first Christmas after his wife's death, Longfellow wrote, "How inexpressibly sad are all holidays." Three years later, on Christmas Day 1864, Long- fellow penned a poem that later became the song "I Heard the Bells on Christ- mas Day." The lyrics move despair to hope - and, thanks to Jesus, so can we. And in despair I bowed my head. There is no peace on earth, I said! For hate is strong, and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men! Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: God is not dead, nor doth he sleep! The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good will to men! Office hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. Boyd Heldring, Pastor Amy Melhiser, Secretary HUNTINGBURG HOLINESS CHURCH 813 N. Washington St. Huntingburg Pastor 812-354-4273 Sunday morning service and Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer and praise 7 p.m. Everyone is always wel- come. For information or trans- portation, call the Pastor. Brent S. Myers, Pastor NEW BEGINNING FELLOWSHIP WESLEYAN CHURCH 9th and McCoy, Petersburg Pastor 812-632-0773 Sunday morning worship 10 :30 a.m. You are invited to worship with us. Richard Comer, Pastor OTWELL WESLEYAN CHURCH 2277 N. Mechanics Street Otwell Pastor 812-354-3028 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship service 6:30 p.m. Nursery available. Tuesday morning women's Bible study at the fellowship hall 10 a.m. Youth meeting first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the fellowship hall. Christmas Eve Sunday eve- ning service will be cancelled. An Angel comes down to Earth On a cold day in December, some years ago. A little boy, about 10 years old, was stand- ing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peer- ing through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady ap- proached the young boy and said, "My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window." "I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes," was the boy's reply. The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the lit- tle fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel. By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks ... Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the re- maining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, "No doubt, you will be more com- fortable now." As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her. "Are you God's wife? " "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you" ( John 15:12). We invite all of you to come and worship with us. 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