March 24, 2009
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On the evening of March 7, over 300 people gathered on the new campus of The Master’s School of San Marcos to attend Celebration…Kingdom Building, a dinner to launch the school’s pledge drive to raise money for the growing campus. The celebration included music and testimonies from alumni, as well as presentations by current students.
The evening’s events began with a welcome and prayer from current board president, David McCall. A barbeque dinner from Kip’s Texas Bar-B-Que was served, to the delight of all the guests. After dinner, Assistant Principal Brian Guenther recognized all who had so generously helped in the success of the pledge drive dinner. The event co-chairs, Elisa Ibarra-Garrett and Stephanie Ramirez, were presented with flowers for their tireless efforts. Special thanks were given to the event underwriters and others who contributed to the celebration. They included River Stone Community Church, Sagebrush Landscaping and Nursery, Republic Resources, LLC. Steven and Cindy Price, DS Party Rental, Dr. and Mrs. Stan Garrett, San Marcos Baptist Academy, Chi Beta Delta, Cameron Dennis, Frank Bass/Santa’s Ranch, The Ojeda Family and Tim Kardosz.
To begin the program, Mayor Susan Narvaiz spoke to those in attendance concerning educational opportunities in San Marcos and the need for each individual to find his or her call to service. Founding Board member of The Master’s School, Carolyn McCall, shared the story of the school’s prayerful beginning. Mrs. McCall, several alumni, and current students from each class placed building blocks on the stage as symbols of the ways in which the school has impacted their lives. Examples of the blocks were: “faith”, “character”, “joy” and “prayer”.
The Master’s School’s Board president, David McCall, presented the site plan of the school and the school’s Concert Choir completed the program by singing “Lord, We Are Your People” and “This Little Light of Mine”. The choir students exited the stage after their second song and dispersed through the crowd to sing the beautiful “Teach Me Your Way”, glorifying God and ending the evening’s events.
The goal of the school’s Celebration…Kingdom Building three year pledge drive is to complete Phase I of the Development Goals, which includes current development expenditures, the installation of playground equipment, the purchase and renovation of two additional portable buildings and the building of an Activity Center.