Faith Lutheran School News

Browse past news stories for Faith Lutheran School in Vista, CA.

• Faith Lutheran Recycling History
  posted on June 9, 2010 at 12:00:00 am
  Faith Lutheran School in Vista recently completed projects using recycled materials. The assignment was to choose a person of significance from history and create his or her likeness from recycled materials, using a ...
• Calendar Artists Recognized
  posted on May 31, 2010 at 12:00:00 am
  The Vista Irrigation District held an art contest recently for fourth-grade Vista students for the annual “Water is Life” Water Awareness Calendar. Pictured are first-place winner Kiara Edgel, left, Faith Lutheran School; Ana Fragoso, Bobier ...
• VISTA: Faith Lutheran hires new principal
  posted on May 7, 2010 at 03:10:38 am
  VISTA ---- Faith Lutheran School recently hired a new ...
• Service is the theme for this year's National Lutheran Schools Week.
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 12:00:00 am
  Every year, starting on the first Sunday in March, Lutheran schools celebrate the week with activities and projects. "The idea behind that is to help ensure our students recognize who they are as children of God," said Kim Violette, administrative assistant at the Irvine-based Pacific Southwest District office of the national Lutheran Church Missouri Synod school system. "Service can take in different forms, as there are all kinds of service. We want to help the children see how important it is to serve the community." There are nearly 3,000 Lutheran schools nationwide, ranging from pre-school through high school, with around 274,000 students enrolled. In the Pacific Southwest District, covering much of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada, there are 176 schools with 23,000 students. San Diego and southwest Riverside counties have 25 schools in cities including Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Fallbrook, Ramona, Poway and Temecula. Each school devises its own daily programs for the week. "Many of the schools take on a mission project that is ongoing through the entire year," Violette said. "This can be a local community project, or a project involving a global need." Projects include food drives, such as those held recently to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti. A program called Backpacks for Hope brings school supplies to children who need them most around the world. Soles for Souls collects shoes for children in orphanages. More localized programs are also part of the week's activities, as are more personalized programs designed for ...
• Faith Lutheran student collects shoes for Haiti
  posted on February 17, 2010 at 12:00:00 am
  Faith Lutheran School fifth-grader Bobby Schumacher recently collected more than 200 pairs of shoes ...
• Students raise money for SPCA
  posted on February 3, 2010 at 12:00:00 am
  Faith Lutheran School fourth-graders Kiara Edgel, left, and Alyssa Sterling raised $264.89 for the San Diego Humane Society & SPCA North ...
• Students Take A Trip Through Time
  posted on June 3, 2009 at 12:00:00 am
  Students from Lisa Cain's second-grade class at Faith Lutheran School in Vista were "transported back to 1865." Students dressed in traditional clothing from the era and authentic props were incorporated into a lesson on what ...
• Faith Lutheran students collect gifts for military
  posted on January 12, 2009 at 12:00:00 am
  Sixth-grade students from Faith Lutheran School in Vista show the Christmas gifts their class collected for a Camp Pendleton family. Pictured, back row, are Stacy Pittman, left, and Joann ...
• Local Students Visit Waschington D.C.
  posted on June 25, 2008 at 12:00:00 am
  Faith Lutheran School eighth-grade students visited Washington, D.C., this year and, led by teacher Tina Wygant, received the Mount Vernon George Washington Portrait of Leadership award. ...

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