Cheese Balls for Sale – The Wyneken Class of 2009 is selling cheese balls that will be available by order for your confirmation and Mother’s Day gatherings. There are three varieties available – chipped beef & cheese ($7), sharp cheddar with almonds ($7), and a chocolate chip dessert cheese ball ($8). If interested, order forms are available in the school office. All orders need to be in by Monday, April 28 for Confirmation, and by Monday, May 5 for Mother’s Day. Your order will be available for pick up before and after school in the office on Thursday, May 1 or Thursday, May 8. If necessary, other arrangements can be made for delivery. If you have any questions, please call Jani MacDowell @ 705-5264. Thanks for supporting our 2009 Washington DC trip!

Flower Sales – The Wyneken Class of 2009 will be selling flower certificates from Schmuckers Nursery (Doty Road/SR37), McNamara’s (formerly Sandpoints) and The Grainery (Decatur). We will also be taking orders for Heller Nursery (Decatur/Peterson). If interested in purchasing flowers from Hellers Nursery, an order form will need to be filled out; gift certificates to The Grainery, Schmuckers, and McNamara’s are available from any 7^th grade student. The first delivery will be Saturday, May 10. We will be at the Spring Concert on Thursday to take orders and on Grandparents Day.

Wyneken Window Decals – Show your school pride!  Purchase a Wyneken window decal (white lettering, approximate size 5x7) for $7.50 in the school office or by contacting Linda Kleine at 639-3749. Proceeds to benefit the class of 2009 Washington DC trip.

Wyneken Speech Contest – The 7^th & 8^th graders recently participated in a speech contest. Each of the students gave a speech in front of their classmates. The classroom teacher chose the top five speeches. These 10 students then gave their speeches to the students in grades 3-8. The teachers in grades 3-8 listened to the speeches and evaluated them. The top 4 students were recognized. The top five students from 7^th grade were Nicole Norton, Ally Todd, Emma Scheumann, Jordan Schroeder & Madison Stoppenhagen. The top five students from 8^th grade were Ethan Lichtle, Katie Norder, Mikala Quinn, Alexa Singleton & Owen Strahm. The top four winners were Nicole Norton (1^st), Madison Stoppenhagen (2^nd), Ally Todd (3^rd), and Katie Norder (4^th). Congratulations to the 10 finalists and the top 4 winners!

Matt’s Rack – Matt’ Rack is a clothing bank that is starting for the Lutheran School System. The clothing bank will be located in the Fort Wayne area. This bank will serve children from Preschool through high school ages. Plans are for this clothing bank to open next fall. They are looking for donations of clothing to start filling up the “bank”. They are accepting the following types of clothing that are either NEW OR GENTLY USED ONLY (NO STAINS OR TEARS OR HOLES):   Winter coats/Spring jackets/Sweatshirts – Winter hats/Gloves/Mittens – Boots – Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall school clothing – Uniforms. As you can see, they are accepting clothing for ANY SEASON. The clothing should be CLEAN AND APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL. Please start looking through your closets for clothes you might donate. In the near future, Wyneken will designate a certain week to bring in your donations. Please watch the Wyneken Weekly and Sunday bulletins for further information.

Open Gym – Wyneken gym will be open for basketball on Sunday evenings from 6:00-8:00PM starting Sunday, April 27. We will run open gym until the start of soccer in the fall on every Sunday except holiday weekends or if the school is needed for other functions. This is limited to 4^th grade on up for both boys and girls. Parents of the younger children are asked to stay and help supervise your child’s participation. Remember, this is just like a gym class in that the use of proper shoes and clothing is expected.

Sport Camp Forms – Available in the office is Heritage Girls Basketball summer camp forms for current 2^nd-7^th grades/Heritage soccer camp forms for boys & girls, Kindergarten-8^th grades/Decatur Parks & Rec Fall Soccer forms for boys & girls, Kindergarten-8^th grades.

Wyneken Racially Non-Discriminatory Policy:  Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.