Thankful Living by Patra Mueller, Family Life Minister “Thankful Living” was the theme of our chapel last week led by Mrs. Hartley and her sweet first grade students. It brings me so much joy to watch the children lead worship. Their message reminded me that Thanksgiving isn’t one day to be thankful, but challenged […]
School Newsletter
WOH For Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017
Thanksgiving Joy by Kristen Okabayashi As much as I love Christmas, Thanksgiving is a close second to me for favorite holidays. I love it that it’s a holiday filled with family, friends, great food, board games, football, and celebrating what we are thankful for – how much better could it get? I am not […]
WOH For Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017
Behavior & Discipline by Kristen Okabayashi, Hope Principal Student behavior can be a topic that is really hard to talk about. And yet, we all realize that just as we as parents (and people) are not perfect, certainly our kids are not perfect either! Part of being a school is managing student behaviors and […]
Greater Things
Greater Things by Sally Heit, Admissions Director Last Friday night (Nov. 3), five friends and I attended a talk given by Christian author Jen Hatmaker and Christian singer/songwriter Nichole Nordeman at Overlake Church in Bellevue. I had no expectations of the evening except to laugh and enjoy the fellowship of these amazing women I went with; […]
WOH For Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
Greater Things by Sally Heit, Admissions Director Last Friday night, five friends and I attended a talk given by Christian author Jen Hatmaker and Christian singer/songwriter Nichole Nordeman at Overlake Church in Bellevue. I had no expectations of the evening except to laugh and enjoy the fellowship of these amazing women I went with; however, […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017
Fall Joy by Lucy Kuhn, 4th grade teacher and cross country assistant coach Fall is my favorite time of year with vibrantly colored leaves, crisp air, and perfect weather for RUNNING! Hope just wrapped up another super fun cross country (XC) season for our 5th-8th grades. I was blessed to work with 15 motivated […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017
Rainbow Baby by Shari Wallace, Office Manager Wednesday’s have become a fun day of the week for me. These are the days I spend with my granddaughter Scarlett. I call them Grandma Days! I look forward to her smile and excitement as she has grown to know me and we both look forward to […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017
Partners in the Community by Kristen Okabayashi Sometimes when you follow the news it seems that our world is becoming more and more divisive but I wonder if that’s actually true. I was praying about this after the events in Las Vegas recently, and I was thinking of all the amazing people and organizations that […]
WOH For Oct. 10, 2017
From a Preschool Perspective by Christina Figgins, Preschool Teacher/Director I was listening to Pastor Peter give a sermon recently and realized how hard it must be to reach adults and encourage them in their faith journey. Adults become so bogged down with day to day life that simply thanking God for a rainbow can be […]
WOH For Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017
Why Fundraise? By Heather Paar, Hope parent and PTH Board Member Before my oldest child started kindergarten, I remember countless conversations with other mothers about choosing a great school. In all those conversations, one statement was made time and time again: “What makes a school great is how involved the parents are.” When […]