DCHS ALL-ALUMNI REUNION TIME!

The plans are finally set for our first-ever DC All-Alumni Reunion!

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Dayton Christian School System, we will be welcoming back our graduates for an exciting weekend of alumni events.  It all begins on Friday with a tailgate party and ends on Saturday evening with our own special "Farewell" event...  Here are the details :

HOMECOMING KICK-OFF

FRIDAY, October 12th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Where :  West Carrollton High School Football Stadium

     5833 Student Street, West Carrollton, Ohio 45449

Cost :  Free for graduates, former students, faculty and spouse.

What :  A tailgate party, packed with tasty gridiron favorites, will be held outside the main entrance to the West Carrollton High School football stadium.

DC WARRIORS FOOTBALL

FRIDAY, October 12th, 7:15pm - 9:45pm

Cost :  $6.00 per adult / $4.00 students at the gate.  Also, a $10.00 "Family Pass" will be available to graduates at the "Alumni Reunion" registration table.

What :  Members of our alumni family will lead the National Anthem, prayer before the football game and will be the "Honorary Team Captains".  Sit in the reserved "Alumni Section" and cheer on our Warriors was they face the Meadowdale Lions, and then enjoy all of the Homecoming half-time festivities.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

SATURDAY, October 13th  9:00am - 11:30am

Where :  Dayton Christian School

              9391 Washington Church Road, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 

Cost :  Free for graduates, faculty and spouse.

What :  Chris Cakes “the Pancake Guy” will be flipping flapjacks and serving up a hearty breakfast for our graduates and former teachers in the DC Cafetorium.  The event will provide entertainment from current students, fellowship, and school building tours.

ALUMNI SOCCER MATCH

SATURDAY, October 13th  4:00pm - 5:30pm

Where :  Dayton Christian School

     9391 Washington Church Road, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342

Cost :  Free for everyone.

What :  We will host a “throw-back” Alumni Soccer match pitting Team Purple (odd graduation year classes) vs. Team White (even graduation years). 

“FAREWELL” PARTY

SATURDAY, October 13th  5:30pm - 9:30pm

Where :  Dayton Christian School

     9391 Washington Church Road, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342

Cost :  Free for everyone.

What :  A farewell party in the courtyard of the Dayton Christian Miamisburg campus with music, games, and camaraderie.  Please bring your own lawn chairs and picnic fare.  The DC Alumni Council will also have food available for purchase. 

 

Start making plans to join us for this extraordinary weekend.  And please spread the word to all of your former classmates and teachers…  It’s going to be a blast and a blessing!

For more information, or to inquire about special group rates at area hotels, contact :

W. Dean Sellers  ‘76

DCSS Alumni Relations Coordinator

E-Mail :  dsellers@daytonchristian.com

Phone :  (937) 291-7220

 

"Breakfast with Bud" August 11th

One of the "Founding Fathers" of Dayton Christian School would love to meet you for breakfast!  Mr. Claude "Bud" Schindler cordially invites you to join us for an informal time of alumni fellowship at Mimi's Cafe at the Greene in Beavercreek. 

We will meet on Saturday, August 11th at 9:00am in the "Winery Room".  You're welcome to just drop by to say hello, stay for a cup of tea, or order off the menu.  We'd love to hear about what's happening in your life, and to share all of the exciting DCSS 50th Anniversary celebration events that are in store for the coming school year. 

If you cannot attend this gathering, we hope to announce more "Breakfast with Bud" opportunities in the coming months.  For more information contact the DCSS Alumni Relations Coordinator, Dean Sellers, by phone (937) 291-7220 or via e-mail at :  dsellers@daytonchristian.com

50th Anniversary "Prayer & Praise" Gathering

We will start the celebration of Dayton Christian Schools' 50th Anniversary at 3:00pm on Sunday, August 26^th, 2012 with a “Prayer and Praise” gathering in the original Patterson Park Church building, located at 600 Patterson Road, Dayton, Ohio 45419.  The site is now home to the Dayton Chinese Christian Church.  The service will run about 75 minutes and will feature Xenia Christian and Dayton Christian Alumni, former teachers and current staff – offering scripture, prayer, praise, and music from each of our five decades.  Refreshments will be served afterwards by the DC Alumni Council, in the church basement  where the first kindergarteners started school in 1963...  Please join us!

The Dayton Christian "Hall of Faith"

In conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of Dayton Christian Schools, we are announcing the establishment of our very own "Hall of Faith".  Through this initiative, we intend to thank God and to remember His faithfulness through the decades, by recognizing those individuals who were associated with the DCS ministry and contributed to its legacy.  We also wish to acknowledge and appreciate their successes after DCS, as well as their diligent work in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ and being "salt and light" in our world today. 

To read more about the "Hall of Faith", and to nominate candidates for our Dayton Christian inaugural class of  inductees, go to :  http://daytonchristian.com/alumni/resources/dcss-hall-of-faith .

The DC "AWANITA VALLEY" SENIOR TRIP

The 36th anuual pilgrimage by Dayton Christian Seniors to Awanita Valley, South Carolina was a roaring success with the class of 2012!  Ever since Terry Chamberlain and Dan Grabill chaperoned the first class in May of 1976, students have been mudsliding, rafting, jeeping and Biltmoring for their senior trip...

What do you remember about your adventures to the camp at Lake Awanita?  Please share your stories!

Paul Pyle's ('74) Charge to the 2012 DC Graduates

Every other year I get to have the last word with the graduating seniors at Dayton Christian High School, my alma mater and the school where I have taught since 1977. Below are the words I gave to the Class of 2012 right after they moved their tassels.

Congratulations! This is a most significant achievement in your life. In fact, graduating from high school is a lifetime achievement award.

Do you remember how old you were when you first recognized the importance of the year 2012? You’ve been working toward this night for more than a decade, and tonight you can finally breathe a sigh of relief: you’ve done it. Most of you will go on to further studies, but you will never again work for this many years to get a diploma. The next time you finish something that takes you eighteen years to complete will probably be when your own child graduates from high school. And you will feel a great sense of accomplishment that night as well.

I'm going to speak frankly now. If you go on from here to get a good education, get a good job, find a good person to marry, settle into a nice neighborhood, find a good church, be a good mom or dad, a good neighbor and a good employee… and if you’re satisfied with behaving yourself well and living comfortably… we will have failed you miserably.

I haven’t given the past 35 years of my life to help teenagers learn to behave themselves. Your parents haven’t sacrificed so much for so long just so that you would turn out to be a well-adjusted and productive member of society.

It was my mother who first coined the phrase “Educating for Eternity.” And that’s not just a slogan. It’s what we’re all about at Dayton Christian School. I love my work. I love the fact that I get to spend all my professional energy creating in people’s lives a change that will matter not just for decades but forever. I may not see some of you again in this life, but I’m looking forward to seeing you in the next life and hearing how God used you to build His Kingdom.

Between now and then some of you will live comfortably, some of you will suffer terribly, some of you will be called to professions and ministries that will be difficult and discouraging, as teaching sometimes can be.

But none of that matters. It doesn’t matter whether you make a lot of money or a little; it doesn't matter whether or not you live in comfort and security.

All that matters is that you follow Rabbi Jesus, that you discover your role in God’s Story, and that you play it well. Everything else is details. Don’t get distracted, don’t get discouraged, by the details.

You often heard me thank God for letting me have a part in what He has been doing in your life. I meant those prayers. I really am grateful for that opportunity to make some small contribution to His work in you.

Thank you, parents, for your sacrifice and your commitment, for entrusting your children to us, to my classroom.

And now, my blessing, from the Epistle to the Hebrews:  Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.   Amen

Honoring 18 Years of Coaching at DC!

1977 graduate John Sharp has been a mainstay in Dayton Christian sports for the past eighteen years - coaching both soccer and baseball.  However, due to some health issues, John stepped down as boys varsity baseball coach after last season.

The DCS Warriors family want to say "thank you" for his many years of service, and will be honoring him by having John throw out the first pitch at the Thursday, April 19th game vs. Troy Christian.  The contest will be played at Wright State Universities' Nischwitz Stadium starting at 6:30pm.  Admission is free!  So come join the Warrior faithful and cheer for Mr. Sharp and the Dayton Christian baseball team...

Here are the details :
*  Varsity Boys Baseball
*  Thursday 4/19/12 @ 6:30pm
*  Free Admission!
*  First pitch to be thrown by alumnus (and former skipper) John Sharp
*  Concession proceeds will help the class of 2012 fund their gift to DC
*  Senior Lauren Cruz will be singing the National Anthem

Directions :  
Take I-675 to Exit 17
Follow the sign for "WPAFB Areas A&C" and "Wright St. Univ." / Exit at Wright State University exit / Turn left onto University Boulevard / Turn left onto Raider Road / Turn left into Nutter Center Parking Lot #8, which is the lot just past the big hill on the left side / Nischwitz Stadium is located east of the parking lot.