What's Happening at Immanuel?

Today we had one runner at the WIAA State CC Meet (Micah Fossum), but the whole team turned out to support him. Several of Micah's teammates decided he needed a little extra protection, so they dressed up as his own "secret service" and escorted him around the meet (until he had to race). We got a lot of compliments, and a lot of photos taken by other spectators. Micah also demonstrated one of the great things about sports like cross-country - the opportunity to get to know and support athletes from other schools. Before the meet, he and the four qualifiers from other schools in our sectional were helping each other out, and huddled together and did their own cheer. (I and the other schools' coaches were so proud of them, and only disappointed that we didn't get a photo!). After the meet, Micah spent his time congratulating runners from other schools, and I actually got a photo of him that time with the top runner from McDonell. Way to show good sportsmanship, and...

Thanks to the Activities Committee and Steve Sydow, our volunteer bus driver, eighty students (and the Agenten family) attended our annual corn maze outing tonight. We've been heading to Leffel Roots  for the last few years. It's a very friendly, family owned and run apple orchard  which includes a number of other attractions. The students enjoyed the maze and maybe more so the carmel apples, fresh pie, ice cream, hot and cold apple cider, and apple cider floats available after completing the maze. At the risk of being repetitive but in a good way, I wanted to share a comment I received. One employee, who worked the counter and has been at Leffels as long as we have been going there, said that they look forward to our group attending because they are the best-behaved, well-mannered, respectful group they have each year and they enjoy seeing young people knowing how to have a good time in a good way. So, thank you parents for bringing up your children in the fear and admonition...

 If you've been following Immanuel volleyball this year, you know that our Lady Lancers are in the Regional finals this Saturday, 7:00pm, October 21, at Marshfield Columbus vs. the #1 ranked D4 team in the state. Our girls played them tough in a tourney earlier this year. I'm not here to talk sports, per se, but rather the "seventh player on the floor" each night. Regardless of whether the match is on the road or at home, our Lady Lancers have some extra energy provided by their fans.  In the words of Coach Joe Lau regarding our fans, "You were the 7th person on the court tonight. Our girls definitely fed off the energy you brought. You're the best fans out there! Keep it up!" It is not just from our own folks we've heard positive feedback. Over the course of the last several years, opposition fans and officials have echoed those same thoughts. Last night two different parents from Assumption commented that our students were much appreciated, creatin...

The following note appeared in our bulletin this week . . . and no, the students were not chosen because they needed to learn sportsmanship. 8o) They were selected as students who would represent Immanuel in a Christian manner, remembering the "name on their jersey". Not only does this clinic benefit the attendees, it also serves to witness to what we stand for here at Immanuel. As you maybe noted and as was mentioned in a previous post, an alumnus has again stepped forward to help with an effort here at Immanuel. "Congratulations! You twelve [from 9th, 10th, 11th grades] have been selected to represent Immanuel Lutheran High School at the Dairyland Conference Sportsmanship  Clinic at Eleva-Strum High School on  Thursday, October 19 .  It will run from 9:00 am-1:30 pm, so you will miss class periods 2-7. Please fill out a planned absence form, which you can pick up at the office. Jill Tiefel will be the chaperone and van driver. The clinic will be...