Each after school program’s coach/leader will have more information to share with you about the particular activity, but here’s a place to start with your planning. Please pay particular attention to the details and fees for each activity.
1. Each activity requires a participation form which can be located in the HandS file drawers, by emailing me or online. Your child will not be able to participate without the form and/or fee and will be sent to aftercare until the form and the fee are turned in. Some activities require a nominal fee that helps to underwrite expenses of the activity. We are very conscientious to keep the fees very low and affordable and you will find them very reasonable if you compare similar activities offered outside of FAS.
2.The after school programs are open to all FAS students and FSDAC church members including students who attend public school and homeschoolers. The programs are dependent on the availability of volunteer coaches/leaders and the number student participants. From year to year, some programs may not be offered due to these circumstances.
3.We applaud ALL of our after school parent volunteers for their gifts of time. Please be respectful of their dedicated but limited time. All after school activities have a specific beginning and ending time. If you are unable to pick up your child by then, they will be waiting for you in aftercare. If your child is ill or will not be able to make practices or meetings, please be courteous and call or email the coach/leader to let them know.
4.Each after school activity is designed for a specific age group, if you have children in other age groups not participating in the activity; they need to be in the company of an adult and/or parent during that time. In other words, older siblings may not sit and watch younger siblings’ activities without a parent present and vice versa. If no parent is present, they will be enrolled in the aftercare program. All fees apply according to the school handbook.
CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMS
Debra Schroyer, BrickMaster Leader 301.668.0140 reds60@netzero.net
Year Long- BEGINS Monday, September 14! LEGO Club meets throughout the year on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month from 3:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. in the Earliteen room. LEGO Club is open to all grades. No experience is required. There is a $10 participation fee which covers some LEGO kits that the participants are able to take home and keep. Volunteers are needed to assist and provide after school snacks. Fas Lego Club Website
FASTCO-FrederickAdventistSchool Theatrical Christian Outreach Dele Arowsegbe, Director ashajumedia@hotmail.com
Year Long- BEGINS Thursday, September 10! Our Christian drama club helps to spread God’s Message through drama and is designed for grades 3 and up. Participants are asked to “audition” with a dramatic reading of a Bible verse. Drama club meets year round every Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Extra rehearsals and performances will be communicated via the Pipeline and the director. There is a $10 participation fee which covers drama materials and refreshments. FAS DRAMA WEBSITE
Group Guitar Lessons
Year Long- Beginning Friday morning, October 2! Our group guitar lessons are open to all grades and is an introductory level instruction or review on guitar basics, chords, reading music and performances. There is a fee of $5/lesson and students must provide their own guitar and book. Lessons are on Friday mornings in the FSDAC Junior room from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Entrance must be made through the FAS MP room, all other entrances are locked. FAS GUITAR WEBSITE
Year Long- Sport Card Trading Club Leader Carlton Coleman 301.845.1388
This club meets monthly to trade football, basketball and baseball trading cards. Burton’s Sport Cards has agreed again this year to bring their 5 cent box to the club meetings, which lets kids buy cards for only 5 cents. Meetings are announced in advance via the Pipeline. No fee and no experience necessary to join. FAS SPORTS CARD TRADING WEBSITE
ATHLETICS
The lessons learned in the classroom, at home and through church can be put into practice through athletics. They teach valuable life lessons and allow the student to develop and use his or her God given ability to glorify God. Because of the nature of athletics, there is sometimes competition which is surrounded by pressure, the athlete may be tested and the true character made known. As a result, the opportunity for character growth is available through competition. The FAS athletic programs strive to promote healthy competition and to embody the highest ideals of sportmanship and respect. As Christians, we are commanded by Scripture always to do our best. As believers, we are not to waste the talent God has given us by giving anything less than total commitment, through participation, and maximum effort. We believe we should STRIVE to be THE best at what we do. Being the best at anything, whether it be academics or athletics is a worthy and admirable goal of any Christian. Becoming THE best may not always be the result of our athletic program; however, doing OUR best must be!
Tryouts required October 27 & 29, must sign Athletics’ Expectation form.
Advanced Ball Handling/Shooting/Passing/Team Offense and Defense
Boys must wear basketball shoes, shorts and t-shirt.
Ideally each child should have their own basketball size 28.5 inches.
Practices 1.5 hours for 2 weekdays (Tu/Th) after school and Sunday mornings, beginning November 1.
Games on Saturday nights and/or Sundays beginning first weekend in December thru mid-March with guaranteed playing time every game.
10 regular season games with year-end HVA and MYBA tournament with additional 1-3 games. HVA tournament hosted by RockyKnollAdventistSchool is scheduled for Sunday, March 21.
Participate in the U-12 Boys Monocacy Youth Basketball Association League (MYBA is an instruction recreation program for youth ages 8 to 19 and is part of Frederick County’s Recreation Council, Parks & Recreation)
Fee: $50/child Fee includes t-shirt, equipment use and referees.
Requires team members to support fundraising efforts and concessions for middle school basketball teams.
Boys 7th -8th /U-14 Coaches Donny Smith, David VandeVere , & Eric Wasli
Participants must be under age 14 before 9/1/09.
Tryouts required October 17 & 29; must sign Athletics’ Expectations form.
Advanced Ball Handling/Shooting/Passing/Team Offense and Defense
Boys must wear basketball shoes, shorts and t-shirt.
Ideally each child should have their own basketball size 29.5 inches.
Practices 1.5 hours for 2 weekdays (Tu/Th) after school and Sunday mornings, beginning November 1.
Games on weekdays after school, Saturday nights and/or Sundays beginning first weekend in December thru mid-March with guaranteed playing time every game.
16+ regular season games with year-end HVA and/or MYBA tournament with additional 1-3 games. HVA tournament hosted by RockyKnollAdventistSchool is scheduled for Sunday, March 21.
Participate in the U-14 Boys Monocacy Youth Basketball Association League (MYBA is an instruction recreation program for youth ages 8 to 19 and is part of Frederick County’s Recreation Council, Parks & Recreation) and Chespeake Conference Youth Athletic Association (local Adventist schools)
Fee: $50/child Fee includes t-shirt, equipment use and referees.
Requires team members to support fundraising efforts and concessions for middle school basketball teams.
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