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CHURCH NEWS CLHS students
compete in
Students from Clear Lake Classical dressed in period clothing and gave a program for friends and family to celebrate Reformation automotive
Day on Friday, Oct. 30. -Submitted photo s kills contest

Students celebrate Reformation Day Nine Clear Lake High School
students competed in the 24th annual
Last Friday, Oct. 30, was a Reformation Day cel- cational games and even themed refreshments that high- DMACC/Iowa Automobile Dealers Eagle Scout project
ebration at Clear Lake Classical. Students, parents and lighted historical events and ideas coming from the refor- Association (IADA) Automotive Skills
friends from Clear Lake Classical gathered at the end of mation. There was coloring of Luther’s rose, painting with Contest recently at the DMACC An- The Clear Lake Youth Athletic League is thanking Parker Schnieders for his
the school day to remember Reformation Day. letters from the Guttenburg press, and a snack of gummy keny Campus. The students com- recently completed Eagle Scout project. Schnieders said CLYAL Board member
It was on Oct. 31, 1517, that Martin Luther, the Ger- worms and crushed Oreos to commemorate the council at peted against nearly 300 students rep- Tim Raber (pictured) approached St. Patrick’s Catholic Church about wished-
man church reformer, is said to have nailed his 95 theses the infamous “Diet of Worms.” resenting 17 high schools from across for improvements to the local little league complex. Schnieders said the need
to the doors of the church in Wittenburg, Germany. Lu- “We want to remember and teach our students about Iowa in the written portion of the for a flag pole at the diamonds caught his interest. He solicited organizations
ther’s theses, which amounted to complaints against the these key moments in history,” said Clear Lake Classical’s contest. for funding contributions, helped to develop a design, and organized the labor
church abuses and false doctrines of the day, sparked a headmaster, Cory Gerdts. “We wanted to highlight Ref- Competing for CLHS was Colby to construct a bean-shaped raised bed with a 20-foot flag pole. The feature
long period of change in the history of the church now ormation Day not only for its historical significance, but Klipping, Jake Lacey, Evan Applegate, is located in the center of the diamond complex. Labor for the project was
known as the Reformation. also for its significance in the preservation of Christian Devon Barsness, Skyler Rozen, Con- provided by Scouts and leaders of Troop 1030, Clear Lake. Stellar Industries,
Each of the school’s students, dressed in period attire, orthodoxy that teaches that salvation comes to us by grace rado Dominguez, Nick Naumann and the Knights of Columbus, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Noon Lions Club,
recited a poem or a series of facts about one of the many through Christ alone. It is a joy to see our students learn Noah Heggen. attorney Matt Berry and the CLYAL all helped to fund the project. Parker,
famous reformers such as Martin Luther, Lady Jane Grey, about these things even as we celebrate, and it’s great for Eight, two-member teams of the son of Steve and Kelly Schnieders, is a junior at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
Ulrich Zwingli and John Owen. It was an opportunity for them to have the chance to show parents, grandparents Iowa high school automotive students High School. He estimated the entire project took him approximately 100 to
the students to demonstrate how much they have learned and friends to see just how much they have learned and qualified for the hands-on portion of 120-hours.-Reporter photo.
in a short two months of school. The K-2 students also retained so far this year. It was quite impressive, even to the Automotive Skills Contest by hav-
showcased their history timeline, in which they joyfully their headmaster!” ing the highest average scores on the
recited a series of key historical events and dates such as This was Clear Lake Classical’s Second Annual Refor- written test. The contest will include
the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, the first Olympic mation Day celebration. Clear Lake Classical is a private eight skill-based stations in the follow-
games, and the founding of the Roman republic. classical and Christian school in Clear Lake. More infor- ing automotive areas: engine mechan-
After the program, the students participated in edu- mation about the school can be found at www.clearlake- ical, automatic transmission, manual
classical.org. transmission and drive trains, steering
and suspension, brakes, electrical di-
agnosis, heating and air conditioning,
and engine performance.
The teams which will take part
in the hands-on portion on Dec. 11
include: Algona High School, Ames
DMACC Career Academy, Anke-
ny DMACC Career Academy, Des
Moines Central Campus, Mount
Pleasant High School, Nodaway Val-
ley High School, Perry High School
and West Delaware High School. The
alternate school is Lenox High School.
DMACC Automotive Technol-
ogy Program Chairperson Jerry Burns
said the winning teams of students
will receive tools and equipment do-
nated by the Iowa Automobile Deal-
ers Association and their respective
schools will receive automotive com-
ponents to be used for training pur-
poses. The DMACC Foundation will
also be providing scholarships for each
member of the winning team.

NIACC to host Explore 2016 for seniors

Inspirational speaker, Doc Hendley, to give presentation

Mission trip to Peru North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) will tion.
host Explore 2016 in the Beem Center on the NIACC Following the Explore event, students and parents
Youth from Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, went on a 10-day mission trip to Iquitos, Peru, in August. While in Peru, campus on Wednesday, Nov. 4, beginning at 5:30 p.m. are invited to the auditorium to attend a presentation by
the group held an overnight Bible camp for kids, helped in the process of remodeling a building to be used as a church, High school seniors and their parents are invited to at- inspirational speaker Doc Hendley, 2009 CNN Hero and
visited a men’s prison and prayed with people at a hospital. Pictured is front row (L-R): Mary Graham, Lucas Kirchhoff, tend. author of NIACC’s “common read” Wine to Water. This
and Kortni Savage. Back row (L-R): Amanda Farmer, Nathan Tofte, Brice Wilcke, Derek Crawford, Josiah Bartlett, Riley Explore 2016 is designed to help high school seniors presentation will be free to those who attend Explore.
Brinkman, Megan Watson (Director of Missions at Zion), and Matthew Wyka (Zion Youth Pastor). -Submitted photo explore their options after high school. “This is a very ex- To register for Explore 2016 and reserve tickets to see
citing time for seniors and we want them to see first-hand Doc Hendley, call NIACC at 1-888-466-4222, ext. 4245
the many wonderful opportunities available at NIACC,” or go online at www.niacc.edu/explore.
said Rachel McGuire, Director of Enrollment Services at
NIACC. COLLEGE NEWS
However, Explore is more than just learning about
why a student should attend NIACC. It also gives them Rebecca Nelson, a student of Dordt College, Sioux
career potential and possibilities that they might not have Center, Iowa, has been selected as a soprano in the Dordt
discovered yet. Members of the NIACC faculty will give College Chorale. Nelson is a sophomore in K-12 educa-
students a complete picture of their college education as tion and music with an emphasis in choral and instru-
well as potential future endeavors within the different ca- mental education. The Chorale choir is a mixed choir of
reer areas. 85 to 95 voices.
Students and parents will attend an opening session,
and then will have a choice of sessions about career pro-
grams, college transfer programs, and financing an educa-

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