Advent Classic basketball tournament Dec 1 & 2
We are excited to host our second Ambrose Advent Basketball Classic featuring Ambrose, Cole Valley, Lapwai, & Baker City. Games begin Friday, December 1st at 5:00 pm. Friday, December 1 JV Games in AUX gym: 5:00pm Cole Valley JV B VS. Ambrose 6:30pm Lapwai VS. Cole Valley JV A Varsity Games in Main Gym: 6:00pm Cole Valley VS. Baker City 7:30pm Ambrose VS. Lapwai Saturday, December 2 JV Games in AUX gym: 1:00pm Losing teams of Friday matchup 3:00pm Winning teams of Friday matchup Varsity Games in Main Gym: 2:00pm Losing teams of Friday matchup 4:00pm Winning teams of Friday matchup $5 adults; $3 students Livestream available on IdahoSports.com.
We met the challenge! Thank you to all who donated!
UPDATE! Thanks to God’s blessing and the extreme generosity of our community, we were able to match the $500,000 challenge! Thank you to everyone who donated, and we plan to break ground on those much-needed classrooms in late spring/early summer. From now through December 31, every dollar you pledge to The Ambrose School has the potential to be doubled. If $500,000 can be raised, a friend of Ambrose will match it! THE CHALLENGE A friend of the school has issued a challenge to our community — raise $500,000 by December 31st, 2017, and they will match it! If we are able to meet this challenge, we could potentially break ground in the spring on the next phase of our building plan which will include a classroom wing: orchestra, choir, classroom space restrooms new science lab Then, we will begin on our final phase, the Great Hall, which will be both a student dining hall and performing arts theater. Our Faithful to the Vision Campaign has already completed our very busy auxiliary gym (how did we live without it?) All one-time gifts or pledges spread over three years count toward this matching challenge! MEET THE CHALLENGE and MAKE THE PLEDGE! And do you know about the Idaho Education Tax Credit? It lets you support The Ambrose School with dollars you would otherwise pay on your Idaho Income Tax Return. Even more amazing.. a gift of $2,000 doubles to $4,000 with the match, but it only costs you $300 out of pocket with the tax credit. That is a 6x multiplying of your gift. Crazy, but true! LEARN MORE Want to help but need to wait until the new year? That’s ok! Simply make a pledge and let us know how much you will be giving – it will count toward the challenge! Want to help with something besides cash? A gift of securities or item donation also counts! There are many WAYS TO GIVE! For questions, please contact Davies Owens at (208) 639-6434 or dowens@theambroseschool.org. Thank you for supporting classical Christian education in the Treasure Valley The Ambrose School is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Order your Christmas cards here!
Our kids have been busy creating beautiful and unique Christmas cards for you! These Christmas cards are one of a kind. Each card’s design is painstakingly created by a grammar school student or upper school art student. They are printed on high quality, felted paper and are packaged beautifully! You have the option to order one student’s design or a variety pack with each card having a different child’s design. Christmas cards are packaged in sets of 25, including 25 envelopes for $50. ORDER CHRISTMAS CARDS
‘Macbeth’ November 10 & 11 @ 7:00 pm
The Ambrose School High School Drama Team presents ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. When three witches prophecy to Macbeth of Scotland ‘You will be king,’ his betrayal reveals the dark actions he is willing to commit. He shapes the relationships between friends, nobles, family, bringing all of Scotland to calamity. But there is more than Macbeth at work in this play and more than one who despises their new ruler. Can he hold the crown? Come support our high school drama students as they present the classic Shakespeare tragedy, Macbeth, this Friday & Saturday. Friday, November 10 & Saturday, November 11 Doors open at 6:30 pm; Curtain at 7:00 pm The Ambrose School Auxiliary Gym $5 each or $20 per family NOTE TO PARENTS: Some scenes may be frightening to very young children. SENSITIVITY WARNING: Strobe lighting effects will be used during this performance.
Bid online for auction items
Can’t attend? Bid online! [blox_button text=”START BIDDING” link=”https://ambroseauction.ggo.mobi” target=”#” style=”default” color=”#1F618D” size=”large” align=”center” /] It’s our once a year opportunity for Ambrose family and friends to join together to support our school! The auction helps raise money for a growing number of needs at our school. You won’t want to miss this fun evening of fellowship and a little competitive bidding – all to benefit our students. Saturday, Nov 4 | 5:30 PM-10:00 PM What | The Ambrose School’s Annual Auction & Dinner Guest Speaker | Tom Velasco Venue | Boise Centre East Ballroom 400, 195 S. Capitol Boulevard, Boise Dress | Business casual to semi-formal [blox_button text=”START BIDDING” link=”https://ambroseauction.ggo.mobi” target=”#” style=”default” color=”#1F618D” size=”large” align=”center” /] Want someone else to bid for you? Whether or not you can attend, contact us to receive information on our concierge program. Email office@theambroseschool.org for more information. [blox_button text=”I can’t attend or bid remotely but want to support the school” link=”https://theambroseschool.fasttransact.net” target=”_self” style=”default” color=”#1F618D” size=”medium” align=”center” /] What do other Ambrose parents think about the auction?
Yeehaw! The Upper School Fall Dance is September 30
It’s our first dance of the year! WHEN: Saturday, September 30th WHO: 7th and 8th grade from 5:30 to 8:00 pm 9th – 12th grade from 7:30 to 10:00 pm WHERE: In the back parking lot at Ambrose COST: $10 in the office; $15 at the door. THEME: Western wear! Jeans, boots, flannels or T-shirts etc. WHY: We often get the question of WHY we have dances at Ambrose. . . Dances are a great way to enjoy the gifts of music, movement and friends. But more than that, dances are a way for us to serve each other. Now, I know what you are thinking. No dance that you remember from high school seemed like a healthy way for teenagers to interact. But we conduct our dances at Ambrose very differently. We teach our students dances so that they come knowing what to do. We also teach them manners so that they learn to treat each other, especially people of the opposite sex, with deference and kindness. We also teach students to see these dances as a place to serve one another. It takes a lot of selflessness for a junior high boy to ask a girl to dance! Come visit our dances and you will see an event completely different than your own junior high or high school experience! How can you help? We are looking for a few moms and dads to help with food for the night. It’s going to be simple: Grapes, pretzels, candy. (Students don’t eat a lot at a dance we have discovered). Also if you want to help with set up, we are decorating on the 28th at 3pm. We could use many people to make light work. If you are interested in helping, please contact Melody Tracy.
Stay & Play September 22nd!
Stay and play after school on Friday, September 22nd from 2:15 – 3:30pm! Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones! We have invited the Old Betty Ice Cream Truck to come to the playground, so bring some cash and enjoy ice cream, snow cones, or cotton candy with your friends. The best thing about our school is the community, so be sure to mark your calendar and join us for some Friday fun.
Roll up your sleeves! Feed the Need coming September 29th
ARE YOU READY? We are excited to have our third community event that will help Feed the Need and put 60,000 meals on Treasure Valley tables! We will once again partner with Homestead Ministries of Colfax WA, and the Boise Rescue Mission to package 60,000 (or more!) meals to be distributed to those in need throughout the Treasure Valley. Homestead Ministries purchases or procures donations of locally grown grains such as beans, peas, lentils, wheat, and barley from farmers and processors, along with spices, bags, and labels. These items will be brought to the school on Friday, September 29th. Stations will be set up in the gym and teams of students will come throughout the day to mix 10,000 1 lb. soup packages – enough to equal 60,000 meals. We had our last Feed the Need event in February, which we found out is not the best time of year to find supplies of grains available. It was also a treacherous trip down to Boise for our friends at Homestead as they endured snow, ice, and flat tires all along the way. So we moved our event back to the fall to hopefully avoid these issues. Homestead Ministries began in August 2014 when friends Tom Riedner and Greg Nolan saw an opportunity to help reduce the hunger problem in the Northwest. Their desire is to use locally produced agricultural products to feed the hungry efficiently and generously using Christian values. Most people do not realize grains have different grades. Homestead purchases (in some cases grains are donated) these rich resources that do not make the exceptional grade for the marketplace but that are equal in nutritional value from the processors at reduced prices. A soup mix recipe is then created with the appropriate spices, and all the supplies are brought to volunteer groups for assembly. This process has provided thousands of meals that are distributed through local shelters, churches, and food banks. According to Tom Riedner, “At Homestead Ministries we try to plant a seed for compassion. We have one mission that stands out from our other goals and that is to spread Christ’s Love and Understanding, one soup packet at a time. By developing a soup recipe using locally grown commodities and distributing the product to the hungry across the Pacific Northwest, we feel Homestead Ministries is doing just that. Our desire is to help people feed their families by providing a delicious, nutritious protein-based product to improve their lives. Our intent is to feed all that are hungry so nobody is turned away.” Boise Rescue Mission will be one recipient of the finished soup mixes, which they will use both in food boxes for families, and daily meals at their four area shelters. “We sincerely appreciate Homestead Ministries and The Ambrose School of Meridian for making this generous gift of much needed food. As we continue to serve over 1,100 meals each day and provide over 400 safe nights of shelter daily, this gift insures that the mission will continue to meet the needs of homeless and hungry people,” says Jason Billester of Boise Rescue Mission. Kirk Vander Leest, Headmaster of The Ambrose School says, “Part of what makes this program so successful is the volunteer manpower – or kidpower, as the case may be. Although monetary donations are always vitally important to any charitable organization, we as a school are able to provide 500 willing and able students in one location to produce a huge amount of food in less than six hours. This is not only extremely efficient, but a great opportunity for our kids to serve others in their own backyard.” 7.3 percent of Idaho’s residents are food insecure — 274,230 people or 1 in 6. More than 23 percent of Idaho’s children are food insecure — 96,090 children or 1 in 4. Of the 274,230 food-insecure people, about 120,429 have incomes that make them eligible for food stamps. Around 56,200 have incomes which make them eligible for WIC and reduced-price school meals, but not food stamps.The other 90,991 have incomes which make them ineligible for public assistance, according to the Idaho Foodbank. These people rely on private charities, such as a church food pantry or the Idaho Foodbank. (source: Idaho Foodbank) Learn more about Homestead Ministries. Photos from Feed the Need February 2017:
