First, while I whole heartedly support the basic message given by the
speaker, as principal I cannot condone images that were shown to our students
and for this I apologize to all parents. Sadly,
while dealing with a topic that is so close to the pulse of students in all
schools, these images took away from the presentation instead of adding to it.
They simply did not need to be shown to our students.
As an administrator I always try to err on the side of caution.
These images are not what we at
But as I stated, I stand behind the basic message.
We all need to be aware of what the music industry and other media is teaching
our children, often without us being aware of it.
Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train a
child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Our
job as parents (I have four boys) is to train them to be productive Christians in
this world (again, look at our mission statement).
The reality is this world is rapidly becoming more hostile to any
Christians including our children.
In closing, I saw two items back-to-back on the news last night that I
wish to share with you. The comedian
Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda) has made a
video that is all over the internet. In
it he dresses himself as Jesus and sings as he openly mocks the bible as a book
full of hate and useless rules. Other
well-known comedians join him, all in response to Proposition 8.
This story was followed by the announcement of this year’s Grammy
nominees. Do you know who has the
most Grammy nominations this year? Lil
Wayne, the singer of the song that was the subject of Tuesday’s assembly.
IMPORTANT
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Dec
6 -The
Victorville Christmas Parade
10:00 a.m.
Dec
15 -Christmas
Musical 7:00 p.m.
Dec
20/Jan 4-Christmas
Vacation
Jan
7-Coffee
With Mr. S. 8:05
a.m
Jan
12-Drama
Production
7:00 a.m.
Jan
19-No
School (Martin Luther King Day)
Jan
20-23-FINALS!
NEVER
ABSENT, NEVER TARDY
We would like to honor those students who went through the entire 1st
quarter without ever being absent or tardy to any class.
These students include:
Junior
High: Arnel
Bulaclac, Josh Stayton, and Kyle Wilson
Senior
High: Woo
Jae Kang, Josh Harris, and Austin Minter
Nice
job gentlemen!
NATIONAL
HONOR SOCIETY
On November 18th, VVCS inducted its first group of NHS
members. A candle-lighting ceremony
took place in the presence of parents, teachers, and the entire student body.
These 31 students were chosen by a panel of teachers for their
achievements in academics, leadership, service, and character.
Ms. Erickson will now advise this group as they look for ways to improve
the environment of both the school and the community.
These students include:
SENIORS
JUNIORS
SOPHMORES
Rachel
Conway
Zac Grinstead
Ayana Baines
Jordon Maas
Seth
Gordon
Joshua Harris
Kendra Clausen
Jessica Magotch
Aaron
Hewus
Matthew Johnson
Nicholas Conlon
Rachel Martin
Corinne
Maas
Kyle McGrady
Kathleen Conner
Mollie McGrady
Jordon
Rodriguez
Dami Oshinuga
Genevieve Guzman
Breanna
Justin
Rodriguez
Malinda Sandoval
C. J. Hintz
Lauren Mueller
Trevor
Sikorski
Kayla Gutierrez
Amanda Ratner
Stephanie Lee
Jenny Tomlin
Andrew Lopez
Kristal Turner
FINE
ARTS PERFORMANCES
On
Monday, December 15th the Music Department, under the leadership of
Mr. Barnes, will perform its Christmas musical.
This will take place in the sanctuary at
One month later, on January 12th the Drama Class will have its
performance, also in the sanctuary, at
We hope that you can join us for each of these
performances!
FINALS!
Its
hard to believe but 1st semester finals are not far away.
On Tuesday, Jan 20th through Friday, Jan 23rd two
finals will be given each day and we will be finished at
What a
great fall season our varsity sports enjoyed.
Here is a quick roundup:
Cross
country
– The girl’s team qualified for CIF. Olivia
DeBlicq qualified as an individual. Amrit
Bassi was all Agape League and second over-all for our league.
Volleyball
– During a year that was supposed to be a rebuilding year, the girls surprised
many by becoming co-champions and first seed for the Agape League.
All Agape League players included Rachel Conway, Cassie Morris, and
Suneet Sandhu. Xena Jones and Mary
Galindo were honorable mentions.
Football
– This year’s Royals returned to the playoffs for the first time in 5 years.
They finished with a 7-2 regular season record good for 2nd
place in the Agape League. Trevor
Sikorski was named the league’s defensive MVP.
Other Royal All-League players included Josh Harris, Thomas Ramirez, Seth
Gordon, Scott Bowerman, and Michael Davidson.
Isaiah Wright was named honorable mention.
The results of the PSAT
tests taken on October 15th have arrived! We
will have an assembly on Monday, December 8th, to give the results to
our sophomores and juniors. They
will then bring these results home to you at the end of the day.
Please make sure you ask your child for them.
There will also be a copy included in your child’s cumulative file.
Congratulations to Josh
Harris whose test scores placed him in the top 95% of college bound juniors in
the country!
Each
issue we spotlight a former Royal highlighting their accomplishments and finding
out what they are doing now.
RACHEL
GORDON (Class of ’07)
Rachel graduated from VVCS in the spring of 2007.
The following fall she enrolled at