by Dr. Jack Schaap
Ephesians 5:17, “Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”
Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Although I am not a freshman enrolled in the Jericho Project, I decided to take advantage of some of the opportunities afforded to the Jericho students. Read more »
by Vicky Siebenhaar
Materials: a dollar bill, 2 paper clips
Demonstration: Fold a dollar bill crosswise into the shape of the letter ‘S.” Read more »
by Dr. Tom Vogel
Money is always an issue. There is very little that we do in life that does not involve money. That is especially true when it comes to college.
College is an expensive endeavor. Dr. Schaap has eliminated much of the expense through the Jericho Plan. I suggest that you have enough money saved to pay the registration fee for both the freshman and sophomore years in addition to $500/year for other expenses before you come to college. You can get by without that much money, but it is so much nicer to have that nest egg saved. You will be surprised how much stress and worry it will eliminate during your junior and senior college years if you have set
A school year costs about $6,000 for room and board and tuition. I suggest that you make it a goal to save half the money from 6th grade until 11th grade. That is $600 a year. It comes down to about $50.00 a month which is not an unattainable amount of money. Then during the summer of your junior year of high school and during the next 12 months of your senior year of high school you should make it a goal to raise the other $3,000. That comes to $200 a month. But by the time you are a junior, you can get a job, and that should easily allow you to raise $200 a month. When you add into your savings, gift money, graduation money, and unexpected financial blessings, you will be surprised to fi nd that you can, with a little bit of self-discipline, save $6,000.
Open a savings account with a local bank. Do not get a debit card for your account. Periodically, take your money and buy U.S. Savings Bonds with the money. This will ensure that you don’t spend the money on emergencies that always seem to come up because you happen to have some money in savings. U.S. Savings Bonds will also pay a very healthy rate of interest on your money. Listed below are some ways to start earning money. Not all of them are appropriate for all young people. Always discuss your options with your parents and get their permission. For example, I would not let my own teenagers work at a fast food restaurant to earn money. It always seemed as if the wrong kind of kids worked there. It may be different where you live, but always get your parents’ blessings. 1. Door to door candy sales. You will be surprised how many people will buy from you just because you tell them you are selling candy to save for college. 2. Christmas card sales in the month of October. Get yourself a catalog and take orders from friends and family. I went door to door as a college student and made $20 an hour. 3. Lawn care - By the time I graduated from high school, I had built up a very nice lawn care business that brought in quite a bit of extra money. 4. Odd jobs. I suggested this to one of our high school girls. She went to many people in the church and told them she was trying to raise money for a missions trip. She offered to work at any cleaning job around the house. They could pay her what they wanted when she was all done. She made $1200 in just a few months. 5. Talk to the businessmen in your church and see if they have any janitorial jobs that you could do one night a week or for an hour or so after school. 6. Get a paper route or a job dropping off business fl yers to homes. 7. Take orders for Easter lilies. Make arrangements to buy them for less than retail price and get the money in advance, pay for them, and then deliver them at church one day. 8. Start a garage cleaning or basement cleaning business. 9. Sell 5 pound bags of sand and salt door-to-door during the winter. 10. Shovel snow every time it snows.11. Start a mobile car wash business. “Have hose will travel.” Once you start saving money, you will come up with all sorts of fun moneyraising ideas. It can be a very exciting to see your college nest egg growing. Always tithe 10% off of everything you make. I also suggest that at least 50% of all money that comes to you through Christmas and birthday gifts go into your savings.
Dr. Tom Vogel is the academic vice president at Hyles-Anderson College
by Miss Vicky Siebenhaar
Materials: vegetable oil, water, lots of salt, container, food coloring Read more »
by Dr. Tom Vogel
You hear about it all the time–the stem cell controversy. But what is all the arguing about? Michael J. Fox, a famous movie star who is slowly dying from Parkinson’s disease, has been lobbying congress to pass a stem cell research bill. Christopher Reeves, the late movie star who was tragically paralyzed in a fall from a horse, also lobbied for stem cell research before he died. Read more »
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