Character Moment

This is the Character Moment I will read over the PA today:

In a couple of weeks we will experience a WASC visit. Maybe some of your teachers have shared this with you. WASC stands for Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is an organization that accredits what schools and colleges are doing on a daily basis.

Over the past year and a half the faculty, staff, and some selected parents and students have been writing a document that communicates, in what we hope is an honest way, those things we are trying to accomplish here at Orange Lutheran and how we are doing in improving our school.

The mission of our school is very simply, “to help students internalize the Gospel message of salvation in Christ Jesus.” There are a lot of happenings here on a daily, weekly, monthly, and even yearly basis, but more important than anything else we do, is the commitment of the faculty to help each of you grow in your relationship with Christ. When you leave Orange Lutheran, it is our hope that your walk with Christ is farther along than when you first arrived.

Now I know that no person can cause another person to grow in their faith; that is the work of the Holy Spirit. It is the prayer of all those who are gathered around you though, to be used by Him, in any way He needs us, to be a positive affect on our students and community.

Over the next couple of weeks I will discuss our three core values: Christian character development, academics, and competition and performance in a little more detail. All of those values however, will never supersede our over-arching mission of keeping Christ in all that we do each day.

I know we are not a perfect school, but I truly believe if we all focus on becoming more like the person Christ desires for us to be in His world, we will be a better school.
Have a great Valentine’s day.