December 2020 the Husky Herald a Student Produced Newsletter “Providing, Presenting, and Publishing News for the Christian Leaders of Tomorrow”
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
New Covenant Academy December 2020 The Husky Herald a student produced newsletter “providing, presenting, and publishing news for the christian leaders of tomorrow” dECEMBer 2020 Christmas Service 12/16-18 Fall Semester By ANDREA SHIN November 21, 2020 Final Exams 12/21-1/1 Christmas Holiday In This issue The Christmas service is a long Christmas Service awaited event here at NCA. Right before heading off to winter break, Thanksgiving Service + everyone gathers in the chapel and Community Day students ranging from all ages put up The Twenty-Two a performance. Past years have been Campaign filled with joy and warmth, and this Final Exams year will be too! Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict We will have our planned Christmas Service through Zoom with a variety of Why Students Should different performances, followed by Dr. Be Able to Go Back to Song and Pastor Ted’s sermon. Although School this school year hasn't gone exactly as we Cailey’s Quarantine planned, I believe that the Christmas spirit Cuts will remain the same! We all worked hard Husky Spotlight to get through the first semester, and I hope that you all spend a wonderful Principal’s Column Christmas with your loved ones and come Assistant Principals’ back refreshed to finish off the year Column strong. Christmas Bingo 1 The Husky Herald December 2020 Thanksgiving Service + Community Day By MARIA KONG November 20, 2020 Thanksgiving service marks the last day before a very anticipated, week long break. In contrast to NCA’s usual Thanksgiving service tradition where all our students and teachers gather to give gratitude and share a meal, this year’s Thanksgiving service was held in the morning through YouTube Live. Our Thanksgiving Service started with some of our NCA students and student council members telling us what they were grateful for. Additionally, some of our elementary students rejoiced through song and dance and were followed by worship led by our praise team and staff. Reverend Ted Kang delivered the message for the service, speaking of how we should all pray and be thankful in all circumstances. Due to the pandemic, there have been many changes. Students now attend school online, customers can’t eat inside restaurants without the fear of catching the virus, teachers instruct their students through new technology, and parents go to work while all wearing masks to not risk infection. Despite all this, we are blessed to have the internet, health, shelter, friends, family, and so much more. I hope that at this time, we all remind ourselves of who and what we are grateful for. Happy Thanksgiving, Huskies! 2 The Husky Herald December 2020 NCA launched The Twenty-Two Campaign to raise funds to bring our educational programs to students around the world, prepare our campus for in-person learning, and much more! Below are the generous donors. Thank you for supporting our cause! TIER 1 - $22+ Kalyn Berghoefer Sofia Kim Sarah Nam Sophie Choi Benjamin & Shanell Kim Helen Park McCoy Choi Kyu Ho & Im Sik Kim Elma Ramirez Philip Chu Isaac Kim Caleb So Jonathan Crabb Ryan & Jacklyn Lee Salvador Torres Kellen Cuen Evelyn Lee Eugene Yi Alysia Iseli Ye Seul Hannah Lee Joseph Yoon Christina Jung Alice Lee Benjamin Yoon Jonah Kang Melissa MacRunnel Clara Youn Kailey Kim TIER 2 - $220+ Woldekiros Bedane & Mich & Lou Anne Bergesen Joseph & Darlene Chai Seble Wodekiros List continued on the following page 3 The Husky Herald December 2020 The Twenty-Two Campaign TIER 3 - $2200+ TIER 2 - $220 + TIER 2 - $220+ (cont.) Nam Hyun & Ji Youn Cho Woldekiros Bedane & Kyung Ho & Yun Jee Choi AlexSeble & Cathy Wodekiros Chang Tae Hyun Kim & Jannie Oh TommyEun Woo Kim Park & Dina & Ji BaeYoun Andrew & Meghan Lewis Christie Choi Jung Min Kim & Jin Sun Park Lee Chong Young Parke & Brigitte Corsino Younghan Kim & Joungmi FranklinAhra Cho Park Jonathan Estrella & Chu MosesJason & & Kara Woorim Song Park Jennifer De Vera Jasmine Kim Chuck Ryor Kevin Fisher & Susan Terang Kim & Carrie Lim Jekabs Sliede & Tina Hsu Paley Joseph Koo Catherine Sobalvarro Frank & Claire Fox Kang Min & Jessica Lee Tiffany Song James & Jin Hee Han Eun Kyu Lee & Bo Young Jun Daniel Song Ellen Han Changgi Lee Timothy Song Jung Hong Allison Lee Austin Tannous Ling Huang David Liss & Amanda Kristopher Valencia & Tim & Jennifer Kang Groves Brittany Warren Valencia Ted & Jennifer Kang Melanie Lomibao In Ho & Kate Yeon Hyung Suk & Angie Kim Kihyuk & Kate Nam Yung In Yoon Jae Yul & Young Ju Kim Keith Nobriga Bong Yoon & Eun Song Don & Ji Eun Kim Jack & Kat O’Briant TIER 3 - $2200+ Nam Hyun & Ji Youn Cho Tommy Kim & Dina Bae Chong Young Parke & Kyung Ho & Yun Jee Choi Andrew & Meghan Lewis Ahra Cho Jason & Kara Song 4 The Husky Herald December 2020 FInal Exams By JADYN KIM November 15, 2020 With the arrival of the month of December comes holiday cheer and a warm and cozy atmosphere all around. For students at NCA, December signifies the end of the first semester, and the beginning of a much awaited winter break. Unfortunately, it also happens to be when we have our final exams. Let’s be honest—no one is looking forward to finals. And in between balancing our heavy workloads and the ever-present stress of having to attend school online, test anxiety is only going to make things worse. So as a seasoned veteran—someone who’s survived finals at NCA for a good six years or so—I’ve come up with several tips that will help you effectively prepare for your final exams. First, turn in all your missing assignments at least two weeks before finals start. Having to catch up on late work up until the last minute means you might not find enough time to study as much as you need to, so finish as much as you can in advance. Second, don’t cram! It may sound like a good idea to procrastinate studying, but you’ll regret it later when you find out it’s impossible to relearn an entire semester’s worth of material in a few days or hours—I speak from experience. Start reviewing and going over assignments and tests and take your time creating helpful study guides. Divide up the topics you need to study and set up a schedule that will allow you to thoroughly go over them all in time for your exams. Lastly, take advantage of all of the extra credit opportunities your teachers give you! Cash in on any points or passes you have, and do extra assignments or projects that might help boost your grade, horrible Christmas parody music videos included (I’ve done three so far). Aside from the fact that my music videos are so bad they might end up as blackmail material, it’s easy for me to admit that the weeks leading up to finals can be unbearably stressful and draining. It’s okay to worry, but it’s been found in a ton of studies that anxiety regarding tests can negatively impact your score by a huge amount. Of course you should try your best, but keep in mind that even if you don’t do as well as you originally planned, it’s not the end of the world! This last one is super important. Remember to take care of yourself! Stay active, eat healthy, and make sure you’re getting enough rest each night to ensure maximum productivity. Merry Christmas, Huskies, and good luck! 5 The Husky Herald December 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Opinion Column By AIDAN LISS November 19, 2020 *The following column is an opinion piece and the statements expressed in it are the author’s personal thoughts* Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev and Russian Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev in a meeting in 2010. With so much happening domestically we tend to tune out what is going on in the rest of the world. But being informed on global issues allows us to make more informed decisions in our own country. Over the past six weeks the countries of Azerbaijan and Armenia have been at war over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an area which has caused conflict for decades. In the 1980’s both nations were part of the Soviet Union. However, the USSR gave control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region to the Azerbaijani authorities despite the area’s population being majority Armenian. As a result of this, the region voted in 1992 to become part of Armenia, sparking a brutal war that lasted over 10 years. When the fighting ended there were reports of ethnic cleansing on both sides, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties. The end the war found the Nagorno-Karabakh region officially owned by Azerbaijan, but controlled and backed by Armenia. This shaky resolution has led to multiple violent outbreaks since, but none as serious and deadly as the one that recently occurred. In July, Azerbaijan instigated a military conflict with Armenia, resulting in thousands of lives lost and a clear victory for Azerbaijan through the Russian facilitated peace deal. Many of the now displaced Armenians burned many of their homes upon leaving to make them uninhabitable for the arriving Azerbaijanis, signalling that tensions are still quite high, but there is hope that Russian involvement will quell any future conflicts. So how does this relate to American citizens? Our nation’s lack of action in this conflict (as seems to be the trend nowadays) created a power vacuum that allowed Russia to occupy land that may later prove critical to US interests, further empowering a known enemy. 6 The Husky Herald December 2020 Why students should Be Able to go back to school Opinion Column By SHARON ALRAIE November 8, 2020 *The following column is an opinion piece and the statements expressed in it are the author’s personal thoughts* In these uncertain times, it seems as though allowing students to stay home is the most reasonable course of action, for the safety of faculty and students alike.