Short Term Mission Trip

October is one of the busiest months for me at my portrait studio, but luckily Jackie is wonderful at running the studio.   I went on a short term mission trip back to Germany.  I went to photograph grades 1-12 along with the staff~ for their always amazing yearbook.  The Lord blessed us with no rain just a bit of fog ~ and for Kandern that was super it seems to rain, more often than not.  The rain started after my last senior portrait ! pheww!!

I photographed each senior outside in town and the neighboring towns.  It was alot of running, but we had an amazing time filled with laughter, guitar playing, cello playing, hiking in the woods, hiking down the train tracks  and all over!  It was a great  to have Jonathan Griesse helping with the reflector, as we did everything with available light.  Thanks Jonathan!
It was a pleasure to share the gift of photography that the Lord has given me.

Here is a short video of the senoirs from BFA.

Awana Games at Ramstein Air-Force Base

Here are some images from the Awana Games at Ramstein.  All the kids had an amazing time, thanks to Jesse Frank and Carol Bonham.  They came home with first prize !!!

On the way to the Airport........

BIG BIG dorm van to get us and our luggage to the airport!

Jake, Matt and Andrew 

We can not believe our time here in Kandern is over!

We have truly loved being a part of this amazing school. 

Missing Friday Chapel

Today is Friday school is over and I am really missing Chapel :(

Some Art on display

Chrysalis

95% of Middle School students are involved in small groups called Chrysalis.  Each group, which meets on Wednesday nights, is led by 2 or 3 seniors.  Pictured below are 3 of Andrew's good friends and the 2 seniors who devoted themselves to mentor these 7th graders through this year.  Ben and Josh, the leaders, went above and beyond the Wednesday night meetings by hosting sleepovers at their dorm, meeting for lunch and taking them camping.  They have made a profound impact on their emotional and spiritual growth.

high school awards night

It was my privilege to be able to be able to share with you the Top Scholar Awards. As a new member of the faculty here at BFA, I have been impressed by the academic tradition here. This tradition is founded on leadership through the comprehensive program that is offered, the teachers through the subject mater they challenge these young people with and the students who enroll in this course of study with the desire to honor God through their efforts and growth.

Our Freshmen finished this year with a class average of 90.03

Our Sophomores finished this year with a class average of 88.58

Our Juniors finished this year with a class average of 86.82

and our Seniors finished this year with a class average of 88.36

and this includes the grades received after Senioritis hit BFA.

So, our entire student body as a whole has an average of 88.5 for the 2009-2010 school year.

Representing the Freshmen Class:

Mr. Evan Fung whose average this year is a 97.5

Representing the Sophomores:

Miss Hallie Brinkman whose average this year is a 95.36

Representing the Juniors:

Miss Soe Yeon Shin whose average this year is a 96.25

Representing the Seniors:

Miss Emily Heeringa whose average this year is a 95.59

And Representing the Class of 2010, as their Valedictorian:

Miss Rachel Schenkel whose overall average is a 95.59