MS Beagles Keep Flying

February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

IMG_1915IMG_1969The Middle School Basketball (Boy + Eagles = Beagles) team continues to impress. After starting the season 4-0, we suffered our first loss in a hard-fought match against AIS Vienna.

We rebounded with a win against DIS, went 2-1 at our mid-season Festival in Budapest, and finished off a run of 7 games in 9 days with two more wins.

As much as we hate to lose, they’ve taken those losses in stride and have used them as motivation to work harder and get better.

Please continue to pray that these boys will continue to grow as players and as young men. And if they wanted to grow a little taller, that would be nice, too.  :)

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MS Basketball Update

January 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

MS Boys Bball 2012

MS Boy Bball 2012

Our first game of the new year yielded another win for the Eagles. Or, as we’re now known, the “Beagles.” Shorthand for Boy Eagles. Apparently we needed to distinguish ourselves from the girl Eagles.

The home court at QSI Bratislava, if you can’t tell is in a bubble gym with and astroturf surface. This always makes dribbling a little adventurous. Entering the gym involves opening an outer door, crowding into a small entryway, making sure the outer door is shut, then pushing open the inner door to the gym. Opening both doors at the same time would begin deflating the gym.

In any case, the “Beagles” shook off the rust accumulated over Christmas break, played well and defeated QSI Bratislava on their astroturf court.

We hit the ground running next week with games on Monday and Tuesday. Stay tuned for more updates.

 

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MS Basketball Season Underway

January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

MS Basketball 2011-12Basketball season is well underway again and we’re just about to kick off another round of games. Before Christmas break, we won our first two games handily, executing well on offense and defense. I’m very proud of how my boys have played and look forward to the season ahead.

This Thursday we start a busy stretch of games, playing 5 games and a tournament in less than two weeks. Please pray for the next two weeks as we train and compete and stay tuned for more updates!

More pictures below:

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Fall Festival

November 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Fall Festival

It’s that time of year again, time when we get to play carnival games, throw pies, and paint faces. After seven years here in Vienna, Fall Festival is still one of my favorite school events. I love that the whole community comes together to have fun. One of the many great things about this night is having former students stop by to visit. I love getting to see those faces again. Of course, the highlight is always the Pie in the Face competition. Who doesn’t want to see people get smashed in the face with pie?

Fall Festival

This year was a little different for me as I had the joy of planning this event with Tina. Tina is the new PTF president. I get to spend this year walking alongside her as I hand over the reins of this awesome ministry. I am so very excited that she is here and that the Lord is calling her to parent ministries. She is awesome, and she’s going to take PTF to the next level. Yay! This year has been so different as we are doing things for the last time, but it is a joyous thing to see the Lord bringing in new people to bless this ministry of His.

More pics here: Fall Festival

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Cross Country Update 2

October 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

ICSV Cross Country Team 2011

Another quick update before our next race.

A few weeks ago we ran another 5k. This time Coach Guv’nah ran along with us.

As you can see from the picture, we had quite a successful day. Both students placed in their respective age groups, one first and one second.

And coach placed second in his age group. Sadly, I missed placing 3rd in my age group by about 20 seconds. But 3 out of 4 isn’t too bad, I think.

We’ve got another race coming up next weekend. Stay tuned for results!

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Tea Party: The Rematch

October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Staff Retreat

Touch Mugs and Keep it Clean

Staff Retreat

National Anthem

No, Sarah Palin wasn’t invited. In fact, this tea party had nothing to do with politics. This tea party actually involved tea, believe it or not.

In one corner, a 50-some year old British man who spent his life in the land of afternoon teas. For years, he perfected the craft of tea consumption.

In the other corner, a 30-some year old American who has only in the past 10 years developed a passion for tea-drinking. A late-comer and clear underdog in this contest.

After an impromptu singing of our respective anthems, the tea drinking began. And let me tell you, there’s nothing like racing to see who can drink a scalding hot beverage the fastest.

We were neck and neck most of the evening, but I surged ahead to take the lead and clinch the victory for Americans everywhere, 8 cups to 7.

With a scalded tongue and a full bladder, I raised my arms in victory to chants of, “USA! USA!”

Later that night, I realized the consequences a drinking over a gallon (4+ liters) of hot tea. Kidneys working overtime to send me to the bathroom every 15 minutes until 3 am.

Staff Retreat

Mr. Tea Oversees the Carnage

Staff Retreat

The Conciliatory Handshake

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First Quarter Video Recap

October 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Here is a recap of the first quarter of our year at ICSV! Enjoy!

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ICSV Cross Country Update

October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Cross Country 2011ICSV’s Cross Country season is well underway. I have two dedicated runners this year, and we’ve been having a lot of fun! Since there really isn’t an opportunity to run against other schools here, we enter races around the city where they can compete within their age group.

Our first 5K race resulted in one of my runners placing 3rd in her age group, earning a nice little trophy.

Our second race was a bit of an adventure. It was supposed to be 6.6km long, but it turned out that people ended up running different distances. Due to an error on the course, the fastest runners were pointed the wrong direction and only ran 3.6 km. Some others knew the course and ran the correct distance. And then there were the rest of us who ended up running 7.3km. Oops. Despite all this, the team did well, and would have won an award or two if there wasn’t so much confusion about the results.

Stay tuned for more updates and results!

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Progressive Dinner

September 15, 2011 By 2 Comments

This past Saturday, the Junior Class had a progressive dinner. Each stage of the dinner was in a different home, and their were rules about how the kids could eat their food. Our house was the first stop. The course was appetizers, and the rule was that the students could not feed themselves. It was a lot of fun!

Jr. Progressive Dinner

 

More pictures here: Progressive Dinner

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The Class of 2012

September 8, 2011 By 1 Comment

Matt and I have joined the class of 2012 – as class sponsors. We are joining our dear friends the Johnstones and the Gardners in this adventure, as well as the Wells who continue to be sponsors in spirit all the way from Ohio. On Tuesday night we had our first class party of the year. We all went to the Johnstone’s to Skype with the Wells and eat delicious food. You can read more about it here: Skype Date. Thankfully Michael took some pictures of the evening, which I totally stole. :)

Skype Time

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