Jon LampkinEditor-in-Chief

Jurovich Catches Spot on 49ers

At only 6 feet, 190 pounds, he doesn’t look like much of an NFL player. But that doesn’t bother Valley C h r i s t i a n a l u m n i , K e v i n J u r o v i c h (Class of ‘04), not one bit. Since day 1 he has been known

for his perseverance, his hard-nosed work ethic, and his determination to never take

career, and an unsuccessful stint with the Philadelphia Eagles, Jurovich is currently playing for his hometown team, the San Francisco 49ers.

It wasn’t long ago that Jurovich was walking the halls of Valley Christian High School with a newly minted CCS

school standout played both sides of the ball, as a defensive back, and as a wide reciever and quarterback. After graduating, Jurovich moved onto San Jose State.

played in most games at safety and was holder for extra point attempts. But in 2007, his college career was quickly re-birthed. Jurovich moved to wide receiver, and came out guns blazing. Before the year was over, he was ranked nationally in both receptions

yards receiving. Jurovich, along with SJSU teammate David Richmond, created an almost unstoppable receiving core. No defense could get between Jurovich and

touchdowns.But as Jurovich was poised for a

monumental year in 2008, he was quickly sidelined with mononucleosis. Jurovich petitioned for a medical redshirt and

of the football season. It looked to many as if it were back to the drawing board, as Jurovich suffered through a blow that may have spurred many to fold their cards right then and there.

As the post-season began,

working at being the best wide receiver in the NCAA. Jurovich was supported by

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Alumni Kevin Jurovich practices at the 49ers Santa

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Warrior.ValleyChristian.netFriday, October 1, 2010Volume XXVIII Number I

2010 Homecoming ScheduleJunior Varsity Game 4:00

Floats 6:15Homecoming Court 6:30

Varsity Game 7:00Halftime 8:00

Marching Band Show 8:15

Parking will be extremely limited;please arrive early or use the Park & Ride.

Supporters of Homecoming nominee Anthony Mai, hold up their “Anthony is Mai King” sign, along with their “heads on a stick”. The race for Homecoming king and queen has been

extremely tight, but very spirited.

See Jurovich, Page 11

Zayn KirkendollA&E Editor

Warriors Hope to Move to 4-0See Warrior football, Page 11

Inside the Mind of Dr. Ninos Malek

See Page 2

A name that everyone knows on the Valley Christian campus, from

quad, from the quad to the gym, from the gym to the baseball

to the football

rest of the school, everybody knows the famous name of Mr. Richard Harris. Known as a junior high physical education

teacher, and for his killer crossover and ridiculous bounce on the basketball court, Mr. Harris’s contagious smile and great sense of humor made him many students’ favorite counselor. Harris has clocked a multitude of hours working for Valley Christian over the entirety of his career, including many extra curricular activities such as basketball training for individuals on the weekends. Along with this, Harris was varsity head coach of the Lady Warriors and led them to numerous winning seasons and CCS championships. Harris’s crisp and clean coaching style established well-disciplined teams, which was ultimately the key to the Lady Warriors’ success. Harris’s discipline is still practiced by the players on the court and will last for years to come. Harris was not only

Valley Christian Counselor Richard Harris

loved by the students of the school, but was also admired and respected by his co-workers. His calm and warm demeanor will be missed by the high school faculty, students, parents, athletes and fans. Mr. Harris left Valley Christian High School to take a job as a high school counselor in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Minnehaha Academy, working for his mother, the President of the school, Dr. Donna Harris, who also used to work at Valley Christian Schools as the Assistant Superintendent. As a whole, students, administration and faculty all wish Mr. Harris the best of luck and an incredibly successful and bright future at his new job.

In anticipation of Homecoming, the Valley Christian high school population participated in Spirit Week from September 27 to October 1, each class trying to gain as many class points as possible to win the Spirit Stick. Students dressed up in costumes, ranging from the ridiculous to extravagant, but that was only part of the competition. During the week, students participated in contests, including the yearly tradition of Powder Puff football and guy cheer in a bid to win the coveted Spirit Stick, despite false rumors that the competition is rigged in favor of the seniors. On Monday, PJ day was received to general applause from students who always look forward to dressing in comfort. PJ Day has been a Spirit Week staple for as long as existing students can remember, and likely longer due to its popularity. Tuesday saw a new theme in the form of “Senior Citizen and Baby Day” which led to quite a few amusing costumes. Each class earned points by individuals dressing up in the day’s theme, and so, as a result, the

of colors, especially on Wednesday, neon day, another successful theme that has been featured in past Spirit Weeks. This colorful theme was

again continued on Thursday, Hawaii Day where students wore leis and the traditional Hawaiian tourist shirts. Had it been anything other than Spirit Week, the students would have looked out of place in the increasingly colder temperatures, but students took to the day with gusto. However, if people were enthusiastic earlier on in the week, it certainly paled next to the attempts people made to dress up on Friday, class theme day. This year the theme was TV channels, with seniors as ESPN, juniors as The Disney Channel,

sophomores as the Food Network, and freshmen as the History Channel. The student body of Valley Christian always enjoys Spirit Week, and this one was no exception. F r o m guy cheer to Powder P u f f football, the excitement o v e r H o m e c o m i n g was extravagant, even as classes battled it out for the Spirit Stick. The winning class will be announced during the Homecoming football game.

Students Battle It Out for Spirit StickSpirit Week 2010Hannah LozinskiAssistant News Editor

Beloved Counselor Richard Harris Leaves for Minnesota

Photo by Drew Osumi

Photo by Drew Osumi

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What’s Going On!IN THE NEWSAmerican Hiker Released in Iran Around July of last year, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, and Josh Fattal were taking an expedition along the Iran-Iraq border. They were picked up by Iranian border guards, charged with espionage, and imprisoned. But, on September 14, Shourd was released and allowed to return home. Iran had previously requested a $500,000 bail, but Shourd’s family has maintained that they rejected the request. The terms of the release are now unknown, but she has not been charged with a crime. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer are still held in custody in Iran, awaiting further charges.

Gas Pipeline Explodes On the evening of September 9, tragedy struck the small suburb of San Francisco, San Bruno. A natural gas main exploded, destroying

over 50. The explosion left a giant crater, and

from ruptured pipe. PG&E, the Bay Area’s prominent energy supplier, reported a break in the pipe caused the explosion. Several residents reported smelling natural gas in the days before the explosion. PG&E is facing allegations of poor maintenance.

Islamic Center Causes Controversy Park51, the proposed Islamic community center which includes a Mosque, is planned to be built about three blocks from Ground Zero in New York city, the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The proposal has caused great controversy throughout America, the nation divided over the issue. President Barack Obama has announced his support of the project, as has New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. The projects supporters claim that the project represents freedom and religious tolerance, while those who oppose claim that the project is disrespectful and offensive to the victims of the attacks.

Capitalism in Cuba In mid September, Cuban president Raul Castro decided to make a drastic change in the

downfall since the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of Soviet aid in 1991. Now, Raul Castro has decided

in the growing private sector. Many Cubans are now worried about potentially loosing their right to a job, a fundamental right in the socialist state. But, many Cubans are optimistic that the new economy will bring new prosperity. Raul Castro plans to eventually lay off 1,000,000 workers.

THE MIND OFNINOS MALEK

Dr. Ninos MalekEconomics Teacher

By now everyone knows that the fast-food chains are being sued because they allegedly con-tribute to obesity. On a Fox tele-vision program, Samuel Hirsch, the attorney who filed lawsuits against McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and KFC on be-half of his client who blames them for his poor health, admitted that the restaurants are not com-pletely to blame. But he added that their failure to post warnings about nutrition content and their sophisticated marketing strategies make them partly culpable. The ridiculous claim that corporations are responsible for people’s health problems is nothing new. Remember the law-suits against the tobacco compa-nies? If you smoke let me ask you this: did an employee from one of the tobacco companies put a gun to your head and make you smoke a cigarette? I didn’t think so. People who are dying because of smoking-related illnesses have nobody to blame but themselves. And it’s the same for people who eat poorly. I have never seen Ronald McDonald with an M-16 forcing people to buy Big Macs.

A person has to drive to McDon-ald’s, order a Big Mac, and eat it on his own. The lack of personal responsibility has even my high school students blaming their poor diets on the school cafete-ria. Granted, our cafeteria sells burritos and pizza, but they also sell salads and other healthy food. And if that weren’t good enough, I would tell them to wake up ear-lier and make their own healthy lunches. But that would involve a cost - waking up earlier. So I tell them to stop complaining and that they need to understand a simple economic concept - actions are what count. Obviously the benefit of eating their “bad” lunches out-weighs the cost of waking up earlier or taking the time to make their lunches the night before. Eating unhealthy lunches is their choice. Will ice cream compa-nies be next? What about candy companies? And, God forbid, Starbucks! Caffeine may be bad for us, right? And all that whipped cream and caramel syrup in those sugary Frappuccinos can’t be too good for us.

It’s Your Life Look, I am a “health nut” myself. I do not eat fast food (maybe once in a while), and I do not smoke cigarettes. I make a choice to eat that Subway sandwich with no cheese and no mayonnaise, rather than that juicy hamburger or large fries. I make the choice to go to the gym and lift weights and run. Get the picture? It’s called personal responsibility. Those notorious restaurants exist because consumers want them to exist. While I may think smokers and people who live on fast food (like many of my friends) are un-wise, it’s their lives. They have to weigh their own costs and ben-efits. No company is forcing them to do anything. Unfortunately, I believe that laws will be changed to “pro-tect” people from these evil com-panies. No more Jolt Cola or Mountain Dew for you high school students unless you are 18. And cigars and cigarettes? I think we will see a new Prohibition on tobacco. The public-health move-ment will have a role in this so-cialist plot. Milton Friedman made the simple statement in his “Free

to Choose” television series that a voluntary exchange will not take place unless both parties believe they will benefit. Every time you buy cigarettes or unhealthy food, and every time you do not buy food that’s good for you, you are weighing your own costs and benefits. I give credit to those who keep quiet about personal health risks. It’s the whiners and people who cannot accept responsibility that are irritating. As F. A. Hayek wrote in The Constitution of Lib-erty: “Liberty and responsibility are inseparable.”

Fast Food Nation

Dr. Ninos Malek recently received his PhD in Economics from George Mason.

Have an issue or problem you think Malek should discuss next issue?

Email him at MindofMalek@gmail.com

“Call me Mr. Face book, I can make

your grades drop!”

It’s 1 A.M. on a Friday morn-ing. You look up from your Mankiw book and see your lovely computer just teasing you to take a breather. I mean hey, who is five minutes going to hurt? But before you know it, your hands are al-ready flying across the keyboard, bringing you to the website that is liable for thousands of unfinished essays, bombed tests, and even the occasional completely un-touched project: facebook.com. As you log in, you mention to yourself, “Okay, I gotta get back to that Mankiw book. Well, I’ll check it out, but only for another minute or two.” Now, you are in a world of hurt. You check your notifciations, maybe even take a peak at that new video that was just posted to your page, flip through all the photos just posted from Sadies, and of course read the new messages in your inbox. So flash forward about 45 min-utes, and you realize it’s almost 2 A.M. now, and you are finally logging off. Poor Mankiw; he isn’t getting any kind of attention tonight. So it’s off to bed for now, but you say a little prayer just before bed. A prayer we all have recited, that sounds a little some-thing like this: “Dear God, I know he probably won’t... but delay Malek’s test til Tuesday. Maybe even Thursday. But that’s a little greedy. So Tuesday it is, right?” Oh Facebook.

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AMSE students work together on an after-school science project.

New Classes Introduced to Valley Curriculum

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Valley students, K-12, have the chance to embark on a new educational journey this year. AMSE, which stands for Applied Math, Science, and Engineer-ing, is a group of kids whose passion lies in the field of technology. Sophomore Tanya D’Silva said, “It’s basically like a math version of the conservatory. It’s very cool.” The AMSE members are cur-rently working on a microgravity experi-ment, which will soon be completed. The high school AMSE group meets every first Tuesday of the month and Sunday eve-nings once a month to work on it, right here at VCHS. The satellite is going to be made of polycarbonate, will have an incu-bator to grow plants, an LED camera, and a microcomputer. The students have been working on the first prototype and are very excited about this project. The deadline for the completion of the satellite is in November, when it will be sent to Kentucky for testing. After the testing is complete, the satellite will be sent to Japan, where it will be taken into space by a rocket on January 20. The sat-

The new year brings new friends, new goals and of course, new classes. Two of the newest classes to be integrated into Valley Christian’s list are Honors Multi-Variable Calculus and Advanced Place-ment Environmental Science. Both of these college-level courses have started the year off with a “kick in their step.” While AP Environmental Science, or APES, as stu-dents like to call it, has quite a large roster, Multi-Variable Calculus is small, which is ideal for a class of its caliber. AP Calculus AB and BC teacher Mrs. Diana Shak is also introducing Honors Multi-Variable Calculus to the Math De-partment this year. This advanced, college-level class consists of ten AP Calculus BC graduates who have the desire to further pursue their interests in the subject. Gener-ally, this class would be the third quarter or semester of college calculus, thus it is considered a second year university level course. The purpose of this course is to of-fer a continuing math course for students who finish AP Calculus BC during junior year. Also, it focuses on keeping calculus and upper division mathematics skills fresh for math and science oriented students. Mrs. Shak thoroughly enjoys working with each and every one of her “Multi-students,” as she says, “I love teaching this class, as

you know! Why? Because it’s a small class with 10 students, all of whom I know and love! It’s a blessing to teach a class with this particularly gifted group of students.” AP Environmental Science teach-er Mr. Ferdinand Cadiente started teach-ing this brand new course at Valley Chris-tian in hope of fostering student awareness in the field of environmental issues. The goal of the course is to equip students with the tools to better understand the interrela-tionships of the natural world. Being inter-disciplinary, this class covers an extended range of topics, which revolve around fundamental environmental science prin-ciples. A few of these principles include understanding that humans alter natural systems, recognizing that environmental problems have a cultural and social context and realizing that human survival depends on developing practices that will achieve sustainable systems. These two newest addition to Valley’s Math and Science departments clearly display Valley’s interest to not only develop, but help students to master ad-vanced academics. Coupled with the new AMSE (Applied Math Science and Engineering) Institute, the courses Valley is now pro-viding help proficient students to not only learn, but apply material now as opposed to waiting until college.

Hannah LozinskiAssistant News Editor

Parul JandirSenior Business Manager

The annual Valley Christian Golf Classic took place at Boulder Ridge Coun-try Club on Monday, September 27 in an attempt to raise money for the PTPF stu-dent financial aid fund. This tournament has been taking place successfully for six-teen years, and always attracts a wide vari-ety of sponsors looking to help provide stu-dents with the education Valley Christian has to offer. “I am continuously amazed at the outstanding job our High School PTPF officers do to make this tournament such a success,” Dr. Clifford Daugherty said in response to the enormous aid this tourna-ment always attracts for potential students who are financially struggling. It was not solely corporate spon-sors attending the tournament. People in-terested in helping out those who may no longer be able to afford the Valley Chris-

Valley Christian Golf Classic Raises Money for

Student Financial Aid

A hole at the award winning Boulder Ridge Golf Course.

ellite will be delivered to the International Space Station where astronauts will ob-serve it for 30-60 days. While not working on the satel-lite, AMSE members visit professional en-gineering businesses, where an employee, who explains what they do for the busi-ness, shows them around. “It’s almost like you’re on the job!” said freshman Evan Borras. When the students return to Val-ley, they write a 250-word essay explaining what they learned. AMSE is a huge innovation for Valley Christian Schools’ students, as well as students worldwide. The members of this unique institution are forming an ex-cellent portfolio for college, and will be well equipped for future careers in related fields. Being the first school in the world to do anything like this, Valley is proud to have such creative students in the engineer-ing field. Come and visit the AMSE Expo tonight, October 1, at the Homecoming Celebration for more exciting information about this project.

tian tuition purchased a place in the tourna-ment for $250, or a foursome for $1000. The tournament was in scramble format, meaning that each group played as a team instead of individually, and the three groups with the lowest ending scores won some great prizes. Several of the stu-dents on the Valley Christian golf teams volunteered to make sure the tournament went smoothly. A few of the Valley Chris-tian teachers played in the tournament as well, for both the support of their school and to have a great time. And at a course like Boulder Ridge, how could they not have? The Boul-der Ridge Country Club includes 27 golf holes in an extremely elegant club environ-ment, and those who attended the tourna-ment had free use of the driving range, a breakfast, hot lunch served on the course, as well as an ending dinner, all prepared by the country club’s award winning chefs.

AMSE EXPOOctober 1 * 5:30 - 8:00PM

See many amazing science, math and engineering projects from all Valley Christian grade levels (K-12), as well as exciting robotics demonstrations and competitions. Along with food, jump houses,

music, and a photo booth, the afternoon at Valley Christian Schools will be a fun event for all ages. Attendance is free.

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Promise of

Christian College Fair

Parul JandirSenior Business Manager

Seniors Only!

VCHS Club CornerA group of close friends enjoy some free time at the Senior Retreat.

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On September 13, 2010, Valley Christian’s Class of 2011 enjoyed an invigorating day of fun, fellowship and encouragement. This year’s senior retreat at Mt. Hermon served not only as a time for the senior class to cherish their seniority, but also as the last opportunity for the entire class to be together on its own before graduation in the Spring. While the retreat was undoubtedly full of exciting games and entertainment, its purpose was truly manifested in the spiritual message that brought the entire day together. The morning began with an eager class of approximately 300 students jumping off of the buses and indulging in snacks, coffee and hot chocolate. After their quick snack, the seniors were seated in the auditorium for an opening speech by popular English teacher, Miss Earp. She emphasized the fact that regardless of the plans they have today, they are completely unaware of what circumstances might arise in the future. Giving an example of her own life, she told them how she had planned to attend UCLA and thought she had everything in line. However, the sudden death of a close family member led to her entire plan turning around. Her story revolved around the possibility of God’s plan for them being different from their own plan. Her touching story and

effective message definitely stimulated the entire class to take some time to reconsider whether or not their own plans were in line with those of God’s. After Miss Earp’s encouraging words, the Class of 2011 split up into groups by color and made their way over to some competitive games. The games included tug-of-war, dodge ball, a clip the other team game, a “Teach Me How to Jerk” dance-off, a picture pose-off, and a heated volleyball game. Each team had a chance to participate and compete in all the games. While the young men and women flaunted their strength in tug-of-war, they also got an opportunity to show off their moves, “jerking” to Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown.” The picture pose-off consisted of two teams competing to come up with the most creative poses as quickly as possible and volleyball truly tested their listening abilities, as Mr. Smith continually shifted the rules around. Senior Sean Massa noted that “the color-groups allowed us to bond with our fellow senior classmates that would never otherwise happen on campus.” And that was, essentially, the purpose of these games. They helped the senior class bond within groups that may have never been created during regular school days. At the end of the day, the Orange Team took home the title of the champions.

Following the team games, the students had some free time to enjoy the

Valley Christian High School offers its students a variety of clubs in which they are able to participate. From Creative Writing club to Club Interact to American Cancer Society and approximately thirty other clubs of the like, students can find the club that completely lines up with their interests and personalities.

The Creative Writing club sponsored by Film teacher Mr. Nate Marshall and led by President Taylor Tanton, hopes to not only help foster and encourage student writing potential, but also expose students to the fallacies of mass-media. This interesting twist on what seems to be a standard club aims to equip members with the tools necessary to survive Hollywood’s secularity. During club meetings, the members will read poetry, play games, discuss works of writing and discuss media, its effects on literature, its effects on people and how to look at it from a Christian perspective. Treasurer Shalmalee Pandit said, “Through dynamic meetings, we hope we will help people develop their writing skills through fun activities. This includes games like ‘Finish-my-Story’ and movie nights.” As it is its second year on campus, this fairly new club hopes to fully establish itself this year by also having events outside of school.

School has not been in session for too long, but Valley has already finished their first outreach program, the Backpack Drive. Valley collected about 45 backpack for students, who cannot afford to buy one. In addition, Valley raised over $400 to buy more backpacks. The school decided to give some of the money to the downtown youth center; the rest of the money went to the Farm Drive at Hillside church and teen challenge. After participating in “See You at the Pole” on September 22, future plans for outreach include the Food Drive in November. So remember to get ready to bring in some canned food. Also, the Community Outreach class is getting ready for Hellyer and Hayes schools. Kids Club starts at Hayes School on October 5. The outreach class is going to teach about Jesus. There will also be music, stories and craft time. At Hellyer school, on Mondays, the outreach class will still be tutoring students. Hellyer and Valley are happy to see Hellyer students’ STAR testing scores rise, due in part to the help of Valley High School students. This year the outreach class wants to help raise and maintain Hellyer’s score. For the first year ever, the outreach class will start up the Light House program at Hellyer, on Thursdays. This program is much like Kids Club at Hayes. The enrichment program will have music, cheer, color guard, drawing, robotics and sports. The Hellyer kids are just as excited as the outreach class. If any parents would like to help in either Kids Club or Light House, they can contact Mrs. Cindy Nardi. Also, donations are gladly accepted and will be received in room 229. The money will help the outreach class help the less fortunate.

Valley in the Community

Taylor TantonAssistant Features Editor

Darelle Jones

The collegiate atmosphere is underway as the 2011 senior applications to various universities ship out this fall, and colleges are visiting local high schools to meet students. This year, 108 schools came to Valley, from San Jose, all the way to Augusta, Georgia. Representatives from all schools were present at the College Fair where admission was free, and many VCHS students participated. Most colleges such as Texas Christian University and Baylor University attended the fair and usually have high application statistics from Valley Christian. TCU had at least a 60% acceptance rate last year while Azusa Pacific had 74% last year. These colleges have a wide array of opportunities for students from Christian high schools. Birmingham Christian University has an 84% acceptance rate, and the quality of education is far above many other schools. Students visiting the college fair were able to fill out cards to receive information about each college.

Graphic ArtistClub Interact, another fairly new club at Valley is a community service oriented organization which provides students with opportunities to give back in various ways. Advisor and history teacher Mrs. Lindsay Marshall and President Ian Fong collaboratively lead the Interact team in activities such as their “International Project.” For instance, in an effort to fight against polio, Interact had multiple fund-raisers by selling shirts and lanyards. This year, the club has a whopping 95 registered members, about 50 of whom consistently show up to meetings. Ian said, “The Valley Christian Interact Club strives to raise up leaders, encouraging others to see past themselves and experience the power of service.” Their goal for this year is to begin a legacy at Valley Christian so that those who follow will be inspired to be known not by what they have done, but how they are influencing others. They are there to “inspire the uninspired” for the 2010-2011 school year, and hope to start different projects within their community along with pitching in with and joining

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beautiful and scenic Mt. Hermon. While many chose to take advantage of the warm sun that had thankfully appeared just in time to go swimming, many others chose to play ping pong in the lounge or volleyball in the sand. Yet even more people chose to simply hang out and take in the moment. ASB Vice President Bryan Houp reflected that his favorite part of senior retreat was “just getting to spend some time with friends, since it’s so busy now-a-days with college apps, APs, football and the like.” Irrefutably, senior retreat served as a means to get away from the college essay prompts, school tests and hectic atmosphere which all come together to constitute senior year. During this retreat, even teachers became more personal, as they opened up in unprecedented ways. Subsequent to the free time allotted to the seniors, they were split up with Miss Earp speaking to the ladies and Mr. Malek speaking to the young men. Miss Earp made sure that she emphasized the importance of having an identity in God as opposed to “a boy” or “your grades.” Over on the guy’s side, Mr. Malek did his best to reinforce the importance of respect in relationships. Both groups greatly benefited from these words of wisdom. After the discussions had ended, the entire group came together once again. In perhaps the most influential event of the day, quite a few inspirational students took the initiative to encourage their class with their own challenges during an “open mike” session. For many, such as Taryn Ng, “this was the most powerful part of retreat because [they] learned so much about people who [they] thought they knew all about.” On this poignant note, the seniors concluded the day at Mt. Hermon and took away memories that they are sure to treasure.

other interact-ors around the world.Valley Christian’s chapter of the

American Cancer Society revolves around the mission to “create more birthdays.” With their frequent fund-raisers and events, the team makes every effort raise as much awareness and money for ACS as possible. Advisor Mrs. Norma Garay, hosts meetings and fund-raisers. In the previous year, this group of students has participated in Relay for Life, a 24 hour event that signifies “cancer never sleeps,” a Cards-for-Cancer-Patients, a Christmas card project targeted at pediatric oncology patients and Strides for Breast Cancer. Along with providing students with leadership opportunities, the club provides them with the platform to fight back. A club Vice President and Leukemia survivor, Carmen Farhat said, “Everyone has been affected by cancer in one way or another. This is our turn as students to look it in the face and tell it who is boss.” All fund-raising profits are directed toward cancer research and patient care, through the American Cancer Society.

These are just a few examples of the “movers and shakers” of Valley Christian clubs. Other clubs include Film club, Christian club, Humanitarian Society, Spanish club, Math club, Red Cross Club, “What is Love?” club and many more. There’s undoubtedly something for everyone; the opportunities are endless!

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On August 2, the Marching Band and Color Guard season began. After a summer of relaxation and recreation, band student were put to the test. All students had to attend a mandatory band camp from August 2 to August 6, 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Some might complain at such crazy hours, but the band looked at it as a time of bonding and excitement. Band instructors Mr. Jeff Wilson and Mr. Troy Gunter were quite impressed at the incoming freshmen. They were by far the more remarkable incoming students thus far. However, the band works as a whole. The marching section, the pit section, and the color guard all work together for a perfect, colorful, beautiful show. By the end of band camp, the students awed all by learning the entire opener. Not only did they learn one-third of the show, but also they could perform it well. After the exhausting week of band camp, students were given a break, but not a long break. However the band was given a treat. They were bused to the movie theater at Oakridge, and watched the marching band semi-finals. The Blue Devils won in the end, but everyone had their own opinions of who the winner should have been.

Once school started, band and color guard students were expected to handle schoolwork and band. On the first Thursday of the new school year, the band jump right into practice. Even though Mr. and Mrs. Wilson recently had baby Riley Scout, Mr. Wilson still made sure to do his job, as band instructor. By the end of September 4, the band had learned the ballad, and completed t w o - t h i r d s of the show. Todd Ryans, of the famous Blue Devil m a r c h i n g band, has even kindly dedicated his time. With him, the band shaped up. He helped with design and making e v e r y t h i n g neater and cleaner. O n September 10 the marching band and color guard attended another band camp. Students were taken to Gonzales High School, where

they practiced the show, and even spent the night. This was another opportunity for students to bond. They learned the whole show at Gonzales. The first marching band performance is October 2, Homecoming! Students and instructors will see if all their hard practice has paid off. The band will play at half time during the football game. The theme this

year is Tango, something new with a twist. The color guard will wear purple dresses; this is the first time the color guard has been allowed to wear dresses, and the color guard is thrilled. Make sure to check out at least one show this year; it’s something no one wants to miss. As Mr. Wilson always says, “Not sometimes perfect, always perfect.”

On paper, Inception s o u n d s like the f o r m u l a for the p e r f e c t m o v i e - DiCaprio, E l l e n Page, Ken Watanabe,

and an entire host of stars, all directed by Christopher Nolan, the genius who brought us the most celebrated films of the last decade: 2008’s The Dark Knight. But paper is a flimsy thing that becomes transparent if it gets grease on it. In this case, however, it seems that the paper was right. The promise of his family and life back is what drives Cobb (played convincingly by a finally-matured DiCaprio) to work for Saito (Watanabe), a powerful energy tycoon, to try and plant an idea in the mind of his business rival’s son (Murphy), in return for having the charges against Cobb (the murder of his wife Mal, played by Cotillard) dropped. The crime is supposed to be

impossible. So Cobb assembles a team of specialists (Page, Gordon-Levitt, Hardy, and Rao) to help him. From the streets of New York-turned-war zone to the snow-covered plains of Siberia, Inception takes the audience for a ride more twisting than M Night Shyamalan’s entire film library. This movie is, I have no doubt, going to the best and most important film of 2010. The dialogue is crisp, the filmmaking so effortless that you can almost forget that you’re watching a movie at all. The music fits, and the gunfights make you want to keep your head down. During the suspenseful finale, the tension was so thick in the theatre that I could have cut it with a knife. The dialogue can get lost in the volume of the music, and it drags on for a bit long, but this movie is one of the best movies I have ever seen. If you don’t see it, you should. You’ll never see another movie like it, I promise you.-Runtime: 148 minutes. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Marion Cotillard, Tom Berenger. Action-Adventure/Thriller, rated PG-13

Eat, Pray, Loveby Elizabeth GilbertGenre: Non-Fiction Now a major motion picture, Eat, Pray, Love, written by Elizabeth Gilbert, examines one woman’s search for what the world offers and spiritual devotion. That one woman, the author herself, represents the All American woman. She has an education, a family, a home and success. But instead of feeling content, she feels empty. She suffers from a broken heart and depression until one day she gets rid of her possessions, quits her job and all alone, leaves to take a one-year journey around the world. Gilbert’s novel chronicles her adventures in the three countries she visits - Italy, India and Indonesia. During her adventurous year, Gilbert learns to speak Italian, explores her spiritual needs, falls in love and finds balance - her ultimate goal. Gilbert’s successful memoir of self-discovery shows what can happen when someone is able to take control of her own needs and desires for contentment.

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Graphics Artist The Madden and NCAA video game flow has changed ever since 1998. And with those changes, strategies of the game have been altered as well. Most of the time, players use overpowered or ‘broken’ teams such as the Jets, Alabama or any of the All-Star teams. Despite these specific teams having such powerful overall ratings, the offense or defense may have some players to be exploited. When playing against a high tempo offense such as the Colts or USC, it is great to have a tough defense and a somewhat decent offense (Ravens or Oregon).

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Arcade Fire debuted in 2004 with an incredible opening album that would later go on to win the 2005 Grammy for Best Alterna-tive album. In 2006, the band re-leased the second album, “Neon Bible.” This album, too, went on to win the same Grammy Award in 2007. After two successful albums, the same question as Linkin Park faced in 2007 was heaped upon Arcade Fire: Can they release their third successful album in a row? Well, that ques-tion was answered confidently on August 2, 2010 with their highly anticipated third album, “The Suburbs.” One of the aspects of Arcade Fire’s music that is adored by most of their fans is their ability to cre-ate a different aura for every album, yet still keep their own distinct sound t h r o u g h o u t . While they have kept their same alterna-tive, iconic

sound, the aura from “The Sub-urbs” provides a sense of nos-talgia and hometown glory. The opening title track paves a picture of a memory of home. The track gives a melancholy happiness, as if someone is returning to their home after a long year of col-lege. This happiness is stretched throughout the range of the first four tracks on the album. The later tracks of the album form a sense of slowly losing child-hood. It slips away through the corners of the mind. This sorrow of the memories of high school and hometown glory are best por-trayed by “Suburban Wars”and Month of May.” Arcade Fire created a uni-versal story on this album and has lived up to all expectations.

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MUSIC On-Campus Private Lesson Program Launched – Students may now sign up to take private music lessons on campus with one of our music instructors, depend-ing on time-slots available. Vocal, instru-mental, piano and percussion lessons are available. For a registration form, visit the Conservatory website, scroll down and on the left column, under “What’s New,” click on Private Lesson Registration Form. Sessions are 7 weeks long. 30, 45 and 60 minute lessons are offered. For more in-formation, contact Mr. David Hook at dhook@vcs.net. Session 2 dates are Octo-ber 18 through December 10.

Jazz After-School Group Classes – Stu-dents may also sign up for Jazz Improvi-sation or Latin Jazz Class with Mr. Dave Gregoric by emailing Mrs. Wagner at vwagner@vcs.net. These after-school classes are limited to 15 students. No audi-tion required. The classes are 7 weeks long per session, $70 per session.

Beginning Guitar Classes – Are you inter-ested in learning how to play the guitar? It’s your chance to learn how to do what you have always wanted to! An after-school beginning guitar class is being offered on Mondays from 3 to 3:45 pm with Reggie Coates, a well-known Christian music art-ist. This eight-week class starts September 27. Contact the music office at music@vcs.net if you are interested.

Marching Band & Color Guard – the com-petitive season begins in October! The VCHS Marching Band & Color Guard competes in the Western Band Asso-ciation circuit. This year’s show is enti-tled: “The Soul of the Tango.”

The Quest Classic – the fourth annual marching band and color guard field show competition hosted by Valley Christian will take place on Saturday, October 16 at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. Seventeen bands are signed up for the show! Visit the band website for more in-formation. www.vchsband.net.

Fall Vocal Concert Tuesday, October 19 Location TBA

Valley Christian’s Marching Band on the field.

THEATER Fall Drama – A MidsummerNight’s Dream7:30 pm on October 14, 15, 16; 20, 21, 23 2:00 pm matinee on October 16. Midsummer Night's Dream remains one of the Bard's most popular comedies and continues to delight audiences to this day.

Ticket Purchasing Procedure: General Admission - $15 , Students/Seniors - $13, Children under 12 - $11Tickets on-line at: www.valleychristiancon-servatory.org Click on BUY TICKETS NOWConservatory students may purchase ONE half-price ticket for their use. Must pur-chase at the box office, not online.

Tickets can be purchased on-line, 24 hours a day. Look for the BUY NOW button on the Conservatory website, theater website or VCS website, and follow the easy directions.The Skyway campus Box Office (in the quad, next to the main office doors) is open at least two weeks prior to productions, Mon-days through Fridays, Noon to 3pm. The

box office phone number is 408-513-2441.

VISUAL ARTS The new Private Lesson Program on cam-pus, and after school group music classes, including beginning guitar, jazz improvisa-tion, and Latin jazz.

The start of the Marching Band & Color Guard competitive field show season be-gins Oct. 2 with a half-time performance at the football game.

Valley Christian will host one of the com-petitions, the fourth annual Quest Classic, at Diablo Valley College on Oct. 16. 17 bands have signed up to compete! (last year we had 7).

The fall drama, produced by the Theater Department, is in October. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Classic Shakespeare with a modern twist!

Valley Christian’s First “Man Choir” to Sing at San Jose State Festival. The VCHS Man Choir, with 45 guys, led by Mr. Hook, will take part in “Real Men Sing,” a men’s choral festival at SJSU. The festival will take place on Friday, October 1 from 9am to Noon.

If possible, go out and support their first performance! If you are interested in join-ing the Man Choir, see Mr. Hook in Room 107.

Above is the construction from a left angle. This is how the final construction will look. Construction of the new Conservatory building is to be finished by next fall, in November 2011.

The Drum-line in position and ready to go.The Theater Department’s Fall production

New Building in Progress

Caitlin McNally. In addition to these unexpected costumes, students matched t-shirts in sev-eral creative ways. Like seniors Shawon Dunston Jr. and Briana Ahmed, who arrived in identical Dexter’s Laboratory t-shirts and Vans, students also matched their outfits. In all, the student appearances on September 25 at Valley was an array of comical, cute, and sassy outfits that truly

contributed to the entertaining and exciting atmosphere. However, after all the creative invitation and outfit-planning, the actual night of the dance arrived and stu-dents truly had an experience to remember. Held outside on the west side of campus, the Square Dance was lit up with playful beach decorations and a tent to create the main dance floor. Next to the riveting DJ, students danced the night away to back by popular demand songs like “When I Grow Up,” and “That’s Not My Name” by the Ting Tings. Further into the

night, students made sure to hit the photo-op in the main gym, so that the night could forever be captured through a picture. As the night began coming to a close, almost every student made sure to hit the dance floor for the last few songs of the night. But it was when the seniors began chanting their class that the energy got really hyped. After demanding a final jam to “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz, the students jumped in cel-ebration at the success of the night. Sadies was a truly unforgettable experience and the perfect way to jump-start the 2010-2011 school year.

the cost of this program, Jessica’s friends and family dedicated their time and effort in organizing the first annual ‘Journey for Jessica’ walk. The goal of the event was

to raise $75,000, the cost of the first year of Dr. DeFina’s program. Her friends and family rallied together to spread the word by hanging up posters, setting up donation tables and raising pledges online. By the time the walk was complete, the money raised tallied up to over the $75,000 goal, leaving extra money for other various med-ical costs and needs. Other fund-raisers such as din-ners at Sonoma Chicken Coop and Pizza

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Alumni Jessica Huse (far right) poses with friends Kayleigh Ocamp, Melissa Helder, Kristyn Dilley

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Yes, that’s right! For the opening of the RETRO column we are discussing everyone’s favorite and possibly most influential gaming system to ever hit the video gaming and enter-tainment world, the Nintendo 64! The Nintendo 64, or the N64 as it is called by many gamers, was the first system to incorporate a controller with a d-pad and joy-stick on the same controller, along with a left and right bumper button (L and R buttons) and Z but-ton which is located on the back of the control-ler. This combination of buttons revolutionized the gaming world by making multiple moves possible through single input of combinations, producing more strategy in a more efficient way, to allow a more versatile game play for gamers. The console also had a few downfalls. For one, it was behind on its games because it used game cartridges instead of the up and coming compact discs like Sony was using. Secondly, the console had a very limited storage system, which did not allow for much space to have save files for all the games it had. These issues were small and very manageable, making it easy for Nintendo to make accessories that solved these problems like memory cards that plugged into the back of controllers for extra storage space. These solu-tions pushed the N64 to the front of the gaming world and made it the top tier console of the 5th generation of gaming. Now to the classic games that we all played when we were young. Everyone had their favorites, from Pokemon Stadium to Su-per Smash Bros, everybody was in love with the gaming revolution of the N64. But without a doubt, the most popular and loved game for the N64 was Mario Kart. This game was the driving force behind the N64’s sales. Everyone wanted a Nintendo 64 simply for Mario Kart. The game involved everyone’s favorite plumber from New York, Mario, and all of his friends, like Peach, Toad and Luigi, as well as enemies like Wario, Donkey Kong and Bowser. The game was a great game, which provided hours upon hours of fun for gamers of all ages. Some gamers still play the Nintendo 64 classic just for fun. The successful game eventually evolved into a series which includes two more installments of Mario kart, Mario Kart Double Dash for the Gamecube and Mario Kart for the Wii. Although these new installments gaming headlines and were also successful, nothing compares to the N64 version of Mario Kart, which will always be considered a gaming masterpiece. Overall, the Nintendo 64 is a great sys-tem that was a great advancement to the video gaming world. Its stylish graphics and incred-ibly entertaining games made for a classic sys-tem that has collected many gamers childhood

memories and will forever be r e m e m b e r e d as the system that gave video games a plat-form for the new generation of gaming as we know it.

A Story of HopeJessica Huse

It’s a story Valley Chris-tian High School students know and have probably heard a few times. It’s the story of 2009 VC graduate Jes-sica Huse. The alumni was involved in a serious car crash on August 2, 2009 leaving her fighting for her life as she was suffering from critical in-juries. Soon after, Jessica was diag-nosed with broken bones and suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury. Her family and friends were told to tell her good-bye multiple times in that first month but Jessica proved to be a fighter and survived despite what the doctors said. Today Jessica is at home with her family, traveling the long road of rehabilitation. By being dedicated to do whatever it takes for Jessica to gain a complete recovery, her friends and family are continually hosting fund-raising events in order to raise mon-ey for the Jessica Huse Foundation, which provides money for various medical costs. In the spring, her fam-ily found out about Dr. Philip A. De-Fina who has a foundation dedicated to helping TBI patients recover. The program, titled International Brain Research Foundation, has an 85 per-cent recovery success rate, compared to the national average of 5 percent. In order to raise money for

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My Heart have raised money to provide for ongoing needs such as therapy and nurses as well as to purchase van to transport Jessica. Her Facebook support group titled

“Jessica Huse :)” was moved to a fan page over the summer and is now ‘liked’ by over 2,000 people and is growing daily. Jessica’s mom, Lisa Huse, updates the page a few times a week with prayer re-quests, praises and a general update about how Jessica and the Huse family are do-ing. People who have never meet Jessica are leaving comments about how much Jessica’s story has impacted them and many comment that they are continually urged to pray for Jessica. Back in 2009 when Jessica was in the hospital, her mom and Kayleigh Ocampo came up with ’10-3-10’. That set of numbers are the three times in a day many people set aside to pray for Jessica, 10 am, 3pm and 10pm. Over a year later many people are praying throughout the day and during those times for complete healing for Jessica and for God to touch

her friends and family in a special way. Over the past 14 months, many doctors have told the Huse family no in re-sponse to what Jessica could do and what she will be able to do. But she’s continually proving them wrong and is giving her family and friends reason to hope. And in the end, that’s what her story is. A story of a God who is bigger than the word ‘no’ and a story of miracles that provide hope.

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Just like the immortal tunes of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Val-ley Christian’s 2010 Square Dance will forever remain a vivid memory in every student’s mind. With outrageous cos-tumes, fabulous match-ups, and atten-tion-grabbing outfits, students dressed to impress, in whichever way that may be. In addition to the spectacular attire, students were “bumpin” to the beat, ex-cited to live up the first Valley Christian dance. Beginning in early September, students were looking forward to this event and anticipated its September 25 arrival by asking dates early on. If you were going with a group of your best girlfriends or rather with that one guy friend, Sadies was no place to be shy. The process of asking was left to the creative minds of Valley Christian students, and most people let their creativity shine. On one Wednesday afternoon, for example, senior Taneisha Wood-ard sent a relatively wide pizza box to the Anatomy and Physiology class-room, where senior Jonathon Pereira accepted the box in puzzlement. As Pereira opened the box, he was shocked to find the word “SADIES?” etched out in pepperoni. Although crazed Valley students subsequently began to pursue Pereira in hopes of getting a free lunch, Pereira was glad to accept Woodard’s creative invitation to the Square Dance.

Invitations as creative as this began bloom-ing all over the Valley Christian campus, with increasing anticipation toward the big night. Walking down the halls, one would hear of group scheduling and din-ner preparations, but by far the most ex-hilarating aspect of the Square Dance was outfit-planning. Unlike the formality behind Winter Ball and JSB, the Square

Dance creates a kickback atmosphere, where getting dressed is the least stressful thing to plan. For example, students came in support of various reality TV shows. Represented by junior Jarod Lawson and sophomore Kimmy George, Jersey Shore characters Ronnie and Sammi graced the Valley Christian campus in addition to the Kardashian sisters (dolled up seniors Ash-lee Saenz, Mariah Gutierrez, and Arazue M. Zadeh)! In addition to celebrities, the dance was ravaged by adorable cheetah seniors Deema Zahra, Lauren Trevino, Cathryn Mulvihill, Danielle Loera, and

Junior Nicole Hernandez along with seniors Nicci Reynaud, Anthony Sacci, Lauren Sutton, Nicole Goodwin and Cal McNabb had a great time at

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Teacher Feature: Cindy NardiTaylor Tanton

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Students Around the World

Traffic in ChinaOver the 22 years she has spent

at Valley helping students learn the Word and come to know God; she is the beloved, Mrs. Cindy Nardi. Like most Christians she struggled with her faith and it wasn’t until she was 18 years old she came to know Jesus. She came to know the Lord through her parents. Through the power of a miracle her father was healed of cancer. This miracle changed the whole family. Now Mrs. Nardi is enjoying her walk with God. She sees the blessings in her life, her job, her three children, and her wonderful Christian husband. “It’s a journey,” she declared.

Twenty-two years is a long time to be in one place, yet Mrs. Nardi has stayed loyal to Valley through all these years, teaching Bible. She has a passion for studying the Bible. “The best way to learn is to teach,” she stated. In addition, she loves to hear from her students. “It so rewarding to hear how the students relate to the Bible,” she smiled. Her favorite class moments are when someone accepts Christ. About four or five years ago, Mrs. Nardi was discussing the story of Ruth with one of her freshmen classes. She decided to bring a red cord, like the one in Ruth’s story to class that day, to symbolize salvation. She had never done this idea before or since, because God gave her the

idea for that day. One student was deciding if they should take the cord, they did. In class, that student accepted Christ. Since then that student helped in Christian club and her Outreach class. Mrs. Nardi loves her Community Outreach. Last year, was one of the most outspoken, Godly classes she ever had. “It felt like God was in the room with us,” she explained.

All teachers have a life outside of school, and Mrs. Nardi is no different. Before her children left the house, she loved spending time with them. She also liked playing her baby grand piano, but her son took it to his house. However the Nardi

family does plan to get a better piano. Right now, though, she likes reading and sewing. She loves sewing dresses, however never for herself. Her favorite book is The Magician’s Nephew, while her favorite movie is You Can’t Take It With You. “I love the part in The Magician’s Nephew where Digory gives his mother an apple and it heals her. In You Can’t Take It With You, I enjoy the theme, nothing in this world you can take to the next,” she described. Her favorite food is Italian. As a Bible teacher she has many favorite verses including Philippians 4:6-7; “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” When asked what advice she can give Valley students she said, “Listen to your teachers, listen to your parents, and listen to any authority that God has placed in your life, because listening to authority is a way to hear God.” Her role model, and favorite Bible character is Daniel, because he is bold and he stands up for God. He never cared what people thought; he did what God wanted. She ended the interview stating, “ It’s not so much what you do, it is who you are. It’s weird that I would say that because I am the Outreach teacher, but really when we stand before God in the end, it’s who we are that matters.”

Horns blare loudly and cars swerve violently to avoid each other. Traffic in China is dangerous, and more than one frightened tourist has held on for dear life as their vehicle zoomed through crowded, bottleneck roads. But Kayla Keener, a junior high student who lived in China for six and half years, wouldn’t even bat an eye at the reckless driving, that is characteristic for Chinese streets.

“You kind of have to get used to the reckless driving because you’re riding in those taxis pretty much every day,” said the seventh grader. According to Keener, the drivers are very stubborn. Often times, they get mad at each other, they will stop at a red light, get out of their cars, and have a yelling match; and there is no “right of way” for pedestrians. “One time we were at a three-way-intersection, and there were two cars just sitting there [in the middle of the intersection], waiting for the other car to move but refusing to be the one to step aside first,” remembered Keener. “Thus, none of the cars in the road moved, causing a traffic jam.”

Because of this type of attitude toward each other, many drivers break the law out of habit, and it doesn’t hurt that the laws are not always enforced. While here it may be click-it or ticket, many seat belts in government regulated taxis are broken or missing altogether. Police are stepping up law enforcement with traffic cameras that send tickets directly to the driver’s cell phone, but, nonetheless, the taxi drivers find ways around this punishment. The up side to all this, is that the drivers become highly skillful at maneuvering through tight spaces at high speeds. Roads in China are narrower than those here in the States, and sometimes it is surprising that two cars traveling in opposite directions through a one-lane alleyway will emerge without a scratch. Parking spots are also about two-thirds the width they are here, but drivers there are able to back a van into one with ease.

“Never drive in China, or you’ll begin to drive very recklessly,” warned Keener. “If you drive in any other country [afterward], you are definitely bound to get a large ticket.”

No matter how old she got, no matter what she’d been through, spiders would still scare her. And since the war, the spiders seemed different, bigger. The war. No one saw it coming, or at least that’s what Sierra thought. It just happened. Though she tried to block the memories, it was no use. They haunted her like spirits day and night. All she could do was watch as, her world, the world changed forever. It started out as an average day. She was in math class, or at least she thought she had been. She always tuned out when it came to math. But she did know she was doo-dling pictures of flowers. All of them were blooming, beautiful, except for one. A sin-gle flower was wilted and dead. She didn’t know why she drew it, she just needed to. But now, after the event it seemed so ironic to her. As she was starting on the next flower, a rose she decided, the lights to the classroom went out. Darkness. Then the screaming of girls, followed by light and an announcement. “We are at war,” the voice over the loud speaker began, “now in the middle of a major nuclear war. For to-day, school is…” the voice was interrupted by a siren. She sat there, thinking it was a joke, but as her math teacher took off, leav-ing 30 students by themselves, she real-ized it wasn’t. Her class watched for one second as not only their teacher left, but others as well, before the class up roared into chaos and followed the others running for their lives. The realization hit her like a blow to the stomach and she began pack-ing her bag. But with her hands quivering, she fumbled and gave up. What was stuff anyway? The crowd of people dragged

her along with them, drowned her in their close packed bodies. In the corner of her eye, she spotted a T.V. on to the news. She waded her way over and found the class-room abandoned. She stood before the T.V. but could hear nothing because of the hol-lering and yelling in the hallways. But she could still see. On the screen, people out-side were just as crazy outside as inside the school. Words flashed across the bottom: China, Russia, North Korea, and Pakistan. But the main word that hit like slap in the face was GONE. With her attention so fo-cused on the screen, Sierra did not notice someone behind her. “Sierra!” She gasped at the sound and turned to see Scott. “Oh Scott!” she breathed in relief. “We need to leave, it’s not safe here,” he huffed. “How did he know ev-erything?” Sierra thought to herself. In a daze, she followed her brother to the park-ing lot. They loaded into the car and Scott switched on the radio. “New York is gone,” said the news, “The United States has taken action to retaliate.” Not to her brother’s liking, Sierra turned the radio off. “Hey!” Scott yelped. “I can’t listen to another word of that,” Sierra declared, choking on tears she forced herself not to shed. Scott didn’t argue back. The world whizzed by, but it wasn’t the one she knew so well. It was absolute chaos. She couldn’t hear about it, couldn’t watch it for fear of breaking down into sobs. Alarms sounded in the dis-tance. It was a total nightmare. As the car bounced along she asked the question she was dying to know, “Where are we going?” “Home,” Scott answered. She looked out the window and began thinking. She knew

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“What is impossible with men is possible with God.” As Valley Christian High School begins yet another year, we have set our goals and expectations the highest yet. The theme verse for the year is Luke 18:27 which means we can not do anything successful on our own, but with God we can do anything.

When starting a new year, goals should be set to accomplish throughout the year. Setting goals can be hard to achieve if you don’t start small. The more small goals you achieve, the greater ones you can set for yourself to reach. Setting goals for school, sports, or even your relationship with God can change your life for the better. There are times when all we want to do is quit, when all we should do is try harder. If you give up once it will only convince you to give up again... that’s why it is so important to never give up.

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about the tension within the world, but she never knew it could create a war. Scott fished his phone from his pocket and searched the web. Sierra had always scolded him when he drove and texted, but now she just watched. “All this news is old.” He growled and threw his phone to the ground.“What?” Sierra asked wearily.“Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia,” he began to say but was cut off by Sierra’s wails of protest. “Stop! I don’t want to hear it!”He went on anyway, his voice flat, “They’re all gone.” Sierra shook her head violently and flipped the radio on again. He had to be lying! It was her dream to travel and now, she never could. “Collision in ten, nine, eight…” a robotic voice said on the radio. “What?! What?” she exclaimed in terror, “What does that mean?!”A bright light then total darkness took over. Sierra and Scott survived in some freak acci-dent that they still don’t understand. They didn’t think it was fair. They wanted death just like everyone else, including their par-ents. Why should they get to live? “Sierra,” Scott said, shaking her out of her horrid nightmare. “What is it?” she grumbled. “The radio,” Scott pointed to a little black box, their make-shift radio. “If anyone else is out there, we are building a colony,” the radio was cut of my buzz-ing, but went on, “there are survivors here already. We can rebuild but we must find each other. I am located in Houston Texas, in an old church…” Scott flipped it off, “Let’s go!”

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Mrs. Cindy Nardi is known around campus for her compassion and kindness.

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his teammates, including multiple high school friends. As Jurovich had moved onto SJSU, so had VCHS teammates Dominic Hunsucker, Justin Willis, Matt Castelo, and Colin Maher. Surrounded by a core group of friends, he plugged on, fin-ishing the 2009 season with multiple 100+ yard games. Although his college career was stunning, and a testament to his work ethic, the undersized wide receiver had bigger dreams than college football. Jurovich was hoping to be picked up in the late rounds, as he sat on draft day waiting for the cov-

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137Points Scorred By Warriors

7Points Scored on Warriors’ Defense

571Number of Yards Gained Against Vacaville

3Number of Home Games Left This Year

65Position Ranked in Nation

1Position Ranked in Section

3Position Ranked in Northern California

9Position Ranked in California

Before the new school year even began, the varsity girls volleyball program was underway. Taking a head start during August, the coaches began tryouts, but only after weeks of rigorous conditioning. After an early win at the end of August, the varsity team has begun its normal season, ready to take on competitors standing in their way of a CCS title. August 13 launched the beginning of girls volleyball training. From 2-4 pm, the girls conditioned to upgrade their fitness, stamina, and endurance to competition level. Although it was difficult, senior Caitlin Brenton admitted that, “it was definitely worth it because we are seeing the results of it during each

Jordan HocmuthStaff Writer

Jon LampkinEditor-in-Chief

eted phone call. But after the draft was completed, it looked like Jurovich’s play-ing days were over, at least to the average spectator. But Jurovich had other plans. He continued to train and was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles, a team with one of the NFL’s best receiving cores. As Jurovich battled to make the 53 man roster, he faced the challenges of learning three new posi-tions, and a tough offensive scheme. Jurov-ich strained his quad, and was dropped by the Eagles ironically for Jared Perry, who was recently cut by the 49ers. It looked like that would be it for Jurovich, as is the case for many NFL play-ers. After an injury, free agent rookies are rarely given another shot. But as Jurovich

was back in the Bay Area, his hometown team came calling. He had a try-out for the San Francisco 49ers, and it went well. As he continued to play well, he was eventu-ally signed to a 2 year contract with the 49ers. The long and winding road is no where near over for Jurovich, but he is hap-py to reach a landmark step in obtaining his dream job. “It’s crazy to finally be in the NFL; it is almost a weird feeling. Like wow, this is what I have always dreamed about,” noted Jurovich. “But now my focus is just getting better every day, whether it be with mental reps, or actual time out on the field.” Jurovich is the first Valley Chris-tian alumni to be signed to an NFL con-tract.

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Although the Warriors have dominated their opponents this season on both offense and defense, the haven’t given up much on special teams either. Above, linebacker Tyler Eaton makes a quick move to the inside to blow

by a defender and block a Bullard punt.

The Valley Christian Warriors have kept a balanced attack with each football game this preseason, and start the 2010 season with a 3-0 record. The Warriors have been successful in every aspect of the game.

Entering the season, the Warriors were ranked number 1 in the Central Coast Section by the San Jose Mercury News. Obviously, there are high expectations that they have to meet, and so far, the Warriors have not disappointed.

The season started off with a bang for Valley Christian. Facing the Bullard Fighting Knights in front of a rambunctious home crowd, the Warriors scored in a variety of ways, winning 49-0. Junior fullback Jarrod Lawson started the rampage with a 40-yard rushing touchdown on the team’s second offensive play. Throughout the game, the Warriors had rushing, passing, defensive and special teams touchdowns. Junior running back Byron Marshall ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and senior linebacker Jaamal Rose anchored the stout defense. Even on the last drive of the game, the Valley Christian defense stood firm and forced a Bullard fumble in the red zone.

Next, the Warriors’ defensive success continued in Santa Rosa against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals, as they won 34-0. Rose led the way with 12 tackles and four of the Warriors’ eight sacks. Lawson also contributed with an interception, returning it 70 yards for a score. “Our line was dominating,” said senior lineman Matt Ross. “Our linebackers were aggressive to

the ball. Everyone was doing their job, and that’s why we were successful.” Valley Christian also ran the ball well once again, with Marshall running for 150 yards and a touchdown, and senior running back Jerrick Morales added two touchdowns of his own. Senior quarterback Zach Vaiana also threw a 34-yard touchdown to senior wide receiver Bryan Fobbs for their second scoring connection of the year.

For the final game of the preseason, Valley Christian did not lose focus as they traveled to Vacaville to face off against the Vacaville Bulldogs. Facing the Bulldogs and their homecoming crowd did not deter the Warriors from their goal of an undefeated preseason, resulting in a final score of 48-7. The Warriors’

offense was unstoppable, as Marshall and Lawson totaled over 350 yards and had two touchdowns apiece. Vaiana threw two touchdowns to Fobbs as well, and junior kicker Phil Ramirez made two field goals. Junior defensive back Clinton Dickson noted, “[the Warriors’] success during the preseason has prepared [them] for the regular season.”

The West Catholic Athletic League is one of the toughest leagues in all of California high school sports. However, if Valley Christian can continue to do well on both sides of the ball, they will present a tough match-up for every opponent. The Warriors’ next game is their homecoming game against Serra at 7:00 PM on October 2.

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game.” Conditioning continued on during the month of August before tryouts began. After their first tournament of the year, the girls jumped back on the

Valley Christian court to practice for their season, where it really mattered. Their first scrimmage occurred at Sobrato High School on September 7, 2010. With a 3-0 victory, the Warriors returned to Valley prepared to take on their next competitors, the Los Gatos High School Wildcats. Two days later, the Warriors traveled to Los Gatos, but came home with a loss. On September 19, the girls volleyball team traveled to Westmont High School to battle five different teams in one day. This tiring tournament was all worth it though as the Lady Warriors took first place in the silver division. The varsity girls volleyball team is proving to live up to their name, practicing diligently towards excellence in hopes of a successful season. Be sure to watch their next few matches against tough league opponents.

JV Football Struggles, but Fights On Into League

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Girls Golf Tees Off to a New SeasonHannah LozinkskiAssistant News Editor

Freshmen Fight For Football

The varsity girls golf team enjoys each other’s company at a team potluck event.

Jon LampkinEditor-in-Chief

On Wednesday, September 8, the Lady Warriors Varsity Golf team swung into a new season, with their first match against the St. Francis Lancers. The match was close with the Warriors barely losing, making their season record 2-1-2, an impressive feat for a newly inaugurated varsity team.

Last year, the girls golf team achieved enormous success in their first year of playing, dominating the WCAL junior varsity golf league by going undefeated. The Warriors are certainly making a splash (and not in the water hazards!) in the varsity league and know that they have the potential to equal their JV record soon. “I’ve gotten so much better than when I first started,” new freshman talent Jenny Hikido said after teeing off on the 7th hole at the Lady Warriors home course, Silver Creek Valley Country Club in their second match where they were facing off one of Valley’s greatest sports rivals, Archbishop Mitty. The Warriors went on to tie that match with the end results being 230-230. The Lady Warriors gained more speed in their third match, with a 45 stroke victory over Sacred Heart, and followed this up with a win over Notre Dame, Belmont.

Unfortunately, they weren’t able to hold their winning streak, narrowly losing to Presentation by eight strokes. In golf team matches, these scores are the addition of the five best scores on each team. Six girls play, with there being room to drop off one score. Although each golfer hits their own ball, they are free to help their teammate in deciding what shot to play, and the end results accumulate into one team score. This team score will only get lower, especially with the rigorous training regime led by varsity coach, Ken Shamanski. “These girls have enormous potential, especially as such a young varsity team,” he said on the ride home from their first win. With the team made up of two freshmen, three sophomores, and a junior, this certainly holds true, and bodes well for the future of girls golf at Valley.

Girls golf has rapidly gained popularity in Valley Christian, with there being enough interest in the second year of the program to have both a JV and varsity team. The JV team played their first match against Sacred Heart Cathedral on September 23, at Las Lagos and is coached by Coach Staszko who also coached the boys JV golf team last year. With his coaching, they won their first match, and are eagerly looking to dominate the league the way their predecessors did last year.

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Freshmen football is a sport of firsts, a sport of learning, and a sport of teaching. To many coaches, it may appear to be the biggest challenge possible: to teach 45 fifteen-year-olds the skills, work ethic and abilities to play 22 different posi-tions on the football field. But over time, the feat is definitely possible; but freshmen football is 0-60, playing their first game only 3 weeks after the first day of practice. Though the team has seen great progression, and each player has individu-ally become much better, the fruits of the players’ labors have not shown up on the scoreboard yet. Their first game of the year was home against Bullard of Fresno. The

ing short of a football legend in not just the Valley Christian community. Hitchman played college football at Stanford, and has been a coach who has stressed unity and character for decades. After the long drive up to Vacav-ille, the team battled it out. The Warriors put 14 points on the board during the game,

but struggled to match the Bulldogs’ 42 points. Now the freshmen team faces the WCAL, what many consider to be the toughest league in Northern California. The team will open league play against Serra on October 1.

team battled but eventually lost 42-0, in the season opener. But it was back to the gridiron as the team prepared for their next game. They had two weeks to ready themselves for Vacaville High School, a game that they would play on Thursday, Septembr 23, at Vacaville. Facing a long drive and a tough team, the freshmen team was up against another grueling challenge. Head Coach Lance Kilpatrick, aided by long time Valley Christian coach, Jerry Hitchman, had a tough challenge ahead of them, but have more experience than just about anyone. Kilpatrick helped to lead the freshmen to an extremely suc-cessfull season last year, and played Val-ley Christian football himself. Hitchman, the team’s defensive coordinator, is noth-

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VCHS’s competitive dance team, Vivid, takes the floor in an exciting hip-hop performance during the fall sports rally.

Girls Tennis Swing Into SeasonJoyce ChenPhoto Editor

JV Football Is Steppin’ Up

Fallin’ Into Victory

A few varsity girls tennis players pose for the camera after a successful practice at Valley.

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As the weather starts to cool down, and the leaves begin to change colors, the girls varsity tennis team once again gathers to practice in hopes of having a great season once again. Tryouts for varsity occurred the week before school began and went until the end of the first week of school. There’s a total of eleven girls on the tennis team. Many are returning players, but some new members of the Valley Christian Varsity team include Lananh Nguyen and Sarah Mitchell. There are also only three seniors on the team this year, but as it is their senior year, they will enjoy every second that they have with each other. Senior Lauren Speers stated, “I’ve been on the tennis team for 3 years now and I’ve loved it. We always have fun working together, and we hope to work hard this year, and play to the best of our abilities.” Speers is captain along with senior Joyce Chen. Chen has played on Valley Christian’s tennis team all four years. “I’m looking forward to a great season. We have a stronger team than we had last year, and I believe that if we all work on our game, we have a good chance of moving up in the rankings. It should be a great year!” stated Chen. Senior Erica Parker is also

On Friday, September 17, the students of Valley Christian High School gathered in spirit to celebrate the athletes participating in fall sports. It was 30 minutes of fun-filled activities and respected acknowledgments for the hardworking athletes practicing diligently towards victory. After a proper beginning with prayer, the entire main gym and Valley Christian High School excitedly cheered each of the following fall sports teams: girls tennis, girls golf, girls volleyball, cross country, both boys and girls water polo, and football. After they broke through the large banner welcoming their entrance, the teams took their respective places in the bleachers. In addition to the

excited for this upcoming year, and is looking forward to great team bonding. On September 9, the JV and varsity girls had parent night. There, the team members and their parents learned about the different things that the team members do together. It started right after the 2 hour practice, and there JV coach Niles and varsity coach Cuong introduced themselves to the parents as well as explained their expectations for the girls this season. The Lady Warriors played a scrimmage against Piedmont Hills High School. This was a great time for the Valley Christian Warriors to see at what level they are compared to other teams. They played a great match and learned a lot from this experience. Next, they played Mitty. Although the Lady Warriors did not come out on top, they once again worked hard and improved. They then played against St. Francis at Cuesta Park in Mountain View. It was a tough match, but through it all VC gained a lot of experience. The Warriors also played against Sacred Heart Prep Cathedral, Notre Dame Belmont, and Presentation High School. Even though they did not come out on top, the Warriors are growing as a team and continue to encourage each other through it all.

As most students already know, the start of the school year is kicked off with exciting football games. At Valley Christian High School, students are show-ing an increased support for the JV boys football team. After weeks and weeks of prac-tice, the junior varsity boys made an im-pressive 31-14 victory over Bullard High School. The Warriors held a 24 point lead up until the 4th quarter when Bullard made two notable drives down the field for scores. The Warriors looked relatively physical as they rolled over their opponent Their next true test came from the opponent Cardinal Newman High School. The Warriors held the Cardinals to a lead of only five points. In the second half, Cody Campbell scored a touchdown with

only three minutes left on the clock tying the score 20-20. Unfortunately, the Cardi-nals constructed a drive resulting in seven points. On their final drive, the JV Warriors failed to capitalize on a couple of big plays. The final score, 27-20, Cardinals. In their final preseason game against the Vacaville Bulldogs, the War-riors came out tough against the opponent in a slugfest scoring back to back with the Doge. Unfortunately the fourth quarter seemed to tire the Warriors and Jacob Te’o ran 2 long runs to put the win out of reach for the away team. In later weeks the JV Warriors look to clear up any weaknesses they have and start league in a positive manner. Be sure to come out to these ex-citing games and witness what all their hard work is for!

athletic acknowledgements, the fall sports rally included a performance by Valley Christian High School’s new competitive dance team, Vivid. This group of girls, ranging from freshmen to seniors, proved that their hours of practices were worth it in this unexpectedly exciting performance. Following this, a single athlete from each team participated in a gym-wide scavenger hunt, looking for two items pertaining to their sport on both sides of the gym. After the football participant found and returned the last football in the bucket on the center of the floor, the captains of each team gathered in a circle as senior Megan Fairchild led the school in a final prayer. The fall sports rally was an overall success, as the entire school participated in cheering on the fall sports teams to victory!

The Lady Warriors dine at In-N-Out to bond as a team.The team unites over conversation and playful talk after practice.

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Sophomore Parker Tamura sets up for a play during this high-intensity JV football game.

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Off to a Quick StartRomie Asplund

Staff WriterThis year’s cross country team

is a surprisingly large squad of tough athletes who are willing to fight til the end. They began training rigorously during the summer in order to prepare for the demanding season that awaits them. The top contributors for the boys team are sophomores Ryan Ensor and Alex Ascencio, juniors Dustin Laucella and Andrew McCann, and seniors Evan Kennedy and Ross Martinez, who all finished in the top 10 at the UCSC season opener last week against Santa Cruz High School.

Ensor, who finished 1st on the

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Valley Christian team and 2nd overall banged the two mile course in a blazing time of 13:12, and teammate Ascencio came in a minute later, placing 5th overall. Freshman Jessica Xu, sophomore Kellianne Connolly, juniors Isabel Garcia and Morgan Lira, and senior Morgan Rosa-Diniz made up the girls varsity team at last week’s meet.

Lira came in 1st, running a personal best of 13:55, and Garcia placed 3rd with Connolly finishing a mere two minutes behind her. Although it is still the 1st month of the official season, the 2010 Warrior cross country team is boasting a fresh dynamic start, and will have a wealth of developing talent.

The pace is set by the lead runner in a competitive Cross Country start.

JV and Freshmen Girls Volleyball Learn

Skills of the Trade

The JV Girls Volleyball team rallies just after a tough earned point is scored.

Jon LampkinEditor-in-Chief

Known as one of the most com-petitive leagues in California, the WCAL is a tough league to play in, no matter the sport. But in the world of volleyball, their is no exception. The JV and freshmen team has to prepare thoroughly before entering league play. The freshmen team has played extremely well so far, going almost unde-feated in the preseason. So far they have

beat Salinas, Sacred Heart, Los Gatos, Santa Cruz and multiple other wins. There only loss this season has come from Notre Dame Belmont. The JV team on the other hand is also doing extremely well but have a few extra losses under their belts. They are cur-rently 11-5, an excellent record to be enter-ing into league play with. The next game for both the JV and the freshmen team will come on Friday October 1, at Archbishop Mitty High.

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Sarah KoenigStaff Writer

Boys Water Polo Makes A Splash

Senior Casey Fleming winds up to drive the ball down the pool.

The boys water polo program at Valley Christian High School is stepping their game up this year; competing in the competitive WCAL. Their first game against Bellermine College Prep was difficult and they just came up short. They were disappointed because it would bring their record to 4-3, not including the tournament play. Preseason had gone well with the freshmen, JV and varsity teams. Captains, Casey Flemming and Dante Cavasos are focused on retrieving a CCS title as well as encouraging both teams to live the life of a student athlete by maintaining a 3.5 or above GPA. They believe that school comes first, even before polo. Varsity coach, Caleb Carlson, couldn’t agree more. The boys appreciate him as a coach and sophomore Rylan Harper noted, “We help Carlson become a better coach, and he helps us become better players.” The team motto this year is to “Play for an audience of one.” They plan to

In their first game against Live Oak High School, the VCHS girls water polo lost a tough one, 19-16. But the team and coaches are commited to raising the bar so they have dedicated themselves to 5A.M. morning practices. Players all agreed that practices are tough, but worth it as they prepare for tough opponents like Mitty. The girls are making new friends and establishing long lasting bonds with one another; the coaches’ new goals are to get the girls to regain their scores from last season. The older girls, mostly the seniors, try to make water polo a fun and encouraging experience for the younger

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Valley’s goalkeeper keeps a close watch on the ball and is ready to block it at any second.

Girls Water Polo Steps Up Their Game

play for God and give all of the glory to Him. The boys and coaches have bonded together this year and can call themselves a team as well as a close knit family. They have an unbelievable love for the sport, and sophomore Austin Williams said, “It’s fantastic because I love swimming and the team chemistry is great. We’re like a family and we all respect each other.” The water polo teams have all been training extremely hard this school year with 5 days of practice every week and a 5 A.M. practice once a week. They are prepared to give the season their all and to put their hearts into every game that they play together. Their next upcoming game is against Sacred Heart Prep on Wednesday. The teams practiced hard throughout the week in order to get in their best shape possible for their upcoming games. For additional information, visit the Valley Christian sports website (gowarriors.net) for more about their team, season, schedule, and coaches.

freshmen and junior varsity girls. “I love to be apart of the team because they are very supportive,” said Stephanie Scannell. Their ultimate goals of moving to the upper section of the WCAL are closer than they’ve been since 2001. They want to win and get closer to the CCS playoffs.

The junior varsity team is looking forward to their match up with Willow Glen High School. Although the girls do not have to go to morning practices starting as early as 5A.M., they still work equally as hard as the varsity girls. They work hard at their practices, and play with intensity. As the season goes on, the junior varsity girls aspire to do as well as they can in their games.

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