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Parent Newsletter
January 21, 2015
Students from Miss Feldkamp's Global Issues classes brought in foods from different countries last week to share with their classmates.
First Semester Grades Available Online 
First semester grades can be accessed by going to www.mystudentdata.com and entering the following information:
 
  • School code: 50
  • Student ID Number: The ID number appears on the student schedule and is also the 8 digit number under the picture on your child's student ID card.  Seniors use the 10 digit number on the back of the student ID card.  Please call the office or e-mail Nora Krueger (nkrueger@vlhs.com) if you cannot locate the student ID number.  
  • Password: Chargers
  • Student's birth date

If you have questions about your child's grades, please

contact the teacher by phone (790-1676) or by

e-mail.  Teacher e-mail addresses are available on the school website: www.vlhs.com.
  
Please remember that grades can only be accessed if tuition payments are current.  Contact Royce Wegener at 790-1676 about the balance due, or Dr. John Brandt if there are special circumstances that should be considered.
LEAP Meeting 
The Lutheran Education Advancement Plan (LEAP) strategic implementation team invites you to hear a proposal to establish the LEAP Alliance of schools and congregations to advance Lutheran education across our region. Please come and also hear about the progress already made in this important collaborative effort. The meeting will be held on Sunday, February 8, from 3-4:30pm at Valley Lutheran High School. Anyone interested in the future of Lutheran education in the Great Lakes Bay Region is invited to attend.
BBQ Pulled Pork Dinner, Feb. 8th
 The Parent Organization is once again hosting the BBQ Pulled Pork Dinner:
  • Menu includes: BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich, Beans, Coleslaw, Chips, and Dessert.
  • Come on in for a sit-down meal or take out a meal "to-go".  
  • Serving times are from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm. 
  • Cost is $8 for a meal with one sandwich, $10 for a meal with two sandwiches, and $3 for just a sandwich.
  • All funds raised go toward the 21st Century Classroom Initiative which includes collaboration, critical thinking, literacy, and technology.

Help Needed:

  • Pies and cookies are needed!  They can be dropped off on Saturday during sport practices or Sunday BEFORE 11am.
  • Volunteers are needed to work in the kitchen, take out area, and at the door selling tickets anytime between 10am and 2pm.  Please consider helping for a few hours.  Contact Betsy Rezler at seussking@yahoo.com if you are available.

We couldn't do this event without you...Thank You!

Grandparent's/Special Person's Day
They're back - Grandparent's/Special Person's Days every Thursday at 8:00am during the month of February.  Each Thursday in February has been set aside so that our students can share with their special person(s) first hand what makes Valley Lutheran so special.  The seniors are encouraged to sign up their grandparent(s) or special person(s) for Feb. 5th, the juniors for Feb.12th, the sophomores for Feb. 19th, and the freshmen for Feb. 26th.  The guests are invited to come at 8:00am and stay through lunch, if their schedule permits.  Our special guests will take a tour of the school, attend a chapel service, and enjoy a VLHS lunch, if they would like.
  
For more specific details or to register for the day click here .  If you have further questions, you may direct them to Mr. Doug Guenther at 989-790-1676 or email him at dguenther@vlhs.com.
Shadow Opportunities
If you know of a family who homeschools their children or has students at one of the public middle schools and is looking for a high school to call "home," please let them know their children are welcome to spend the day (or part of a day) as a "shadow" at Valley.  We will match them up with a current VLHS student, and they will get an inside look at the family-like Valley Lutheran experience.
  
For more information, contact Mr. Tom Roekle, Director of Student Recruitment, to schedule a day.  He may be contacted at 989-790-1676 or troekle@vlhs.com.

Dessert Makers Needed for the Auction

Dessert makers wanted!  Once again we will offer a Dessert of the Month item at the VLHS auction.  We have a great list of volunteers, but could use a few more.  Your obligation is to make a dessert for about 12 people just once in a month of your choice during the time period February 2015 to January 2016.   Contact Lori Milroy (lorimilroy@charter.net or 790-1795) for more information or to sign up.  

"Oktoberfest" Tickets Available
Join us once again at the Apple Mountain Conference Center for fun, fellowship, and food...maybe even some polka...as the 12th Annual VLHS Dinner Auction gets underway at 5pm with hors d'oeuvres and the silent auction. A delicious dinner and the live auction follow, with the evening wrapping up in the atrium for the after-glow. In addition to the bounty of good food and fun, each ticket holder will get to take home a commemorative glass stein.  Tickets for the evening are $65 and limited, so get yours from the school office soon!
  
Donations are also welcome.  Consider offering merchandise, tickets, services, vacation homes, or $25 gift cards to area gas stations or grocery stores.  There are also opportunities to participate by way of prayer, advertising, or sponsorship.
  
Go to www.vlhsauction.com to check out the auction website.  
  
Questions?  Call the school office at 989-790-1676 or the Auction Chairwoman Beth (Lambert) Kaul at 989-754-5918 or kaulfarm@airadv.net.
Dessert Theater Set for Feb. 12th-14th
Join the Valley Lutheran High School Drama Department at a new location, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Frankenlust, as they present the winter one-act plays, The Lottery and Check Please: Take 2, on February 12th-14th at 7 pm.
 
Ticket prices include dessert following the performances.  Tickets are $6/Adults, $4/Students, and $20/Immediate Family Pass.  They will be available in the school office or at the door prior to each performance.

New Golf Outing Chair Needed

Looking for a New Year's Resolution?  How about getting involved more at VLHS?  We are looking for someone to come forward to co-chair the VLHS golf outing with Lori Drinan.  Lori's son TJ is graduating this year, and she is looking for someone to take her place.  She is willing to co-chair with someone this year to make the transition easier. If this is something you would be willing to do, please contact Dr. Brandt at jbrandt@vlhs.com or Lori at ldrinan@peacesaginaw.org.

Freshmen Parents' Night
All freshmen parents are invited to attend the 9th grade girls' and boys' basketball games on Monday, February 16th, beginning at 6pm.  Free passes to get into the game were sent in a previous email.  Meet us in the Resource Center between games  
for some pop and popcorn and the opportunity to mingle with other 9th grade parents.
Financial Aid for 2015-2016 
Financial Aid for the 2015-2016 school year is available based on need.  Find additional information on the application process at the Private School Aid Service website here.  To fill out the application online click here, or pick up a hard-copy in the school office.  The deadline for consideration is May 1, 2015.
Upcoming Events 

Jan. 21         1st Semester grades available online after 5pm 

Jan. 23         PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am

Jan. 24         SAT at VLHS, 7:30am-1pm

Jan. 24-25    Grade school girls' basketball tournament at VLHS

Jan. 26         Moms in Prayer, 8am 

Feb. 5           PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am (Senior invite)

Feb. 7           ACT at VLHS, 7:30am-1pm

Feb. 8           Pulled Pork Dinner at VLHS, 11am-1:30pm

Feb. 8           LEAP meeting, 3-4:30pm

Feb. 8           Post Prom meeting, 4pm 

Feb. 9           NHS Blood Drive at VLHS

Feb. 9           Moms in Prayer, 8am

Feb. 12         PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am (Junior invite)
Feb. 12-14    Winter Plays at St. Paul, Frankenlust, 7pm
Feb. 14-15    Grade school boys' basketball tournament at VLHS
Feb. 15         Third Sunday Open House, 2-3pm
Feb. 16         NO SCHOOL-President's Day
Feb. 16         Freshmen Parents' Night, 6pm
Feb. 18         Parent Organization meeting, 6:30pm
Feb. 19         PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am (Sophomore invite)
Feb. 19         Moms in Prayer, 7pm
Feb. 23         Moms in Prayer, 8am
Feb. 24         Midterm grades available online after 5pm
Feb. 26         PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am (Freshman invite)
Feb. 28         Benefit Dinner and Auction, 5pm at Apple Mt.
 
Do you want more information about what is happening at Valley, go to our website by clicking here.
In This Issue
Grades Now Available Online
LEAP Meeting
BBQ Pulled Pork Dinner
Grandparent's/Special Person's Day
Shadowing Days
Dessert Makers Needed
Auction Tickets Available
Dessert Theater
Golf Outing Chair Needed
Freshmen Parents' Night
2015-16 Financial Aid
Upcoming Events
Scripture
 







 
 


 

 Victory over Death

 

50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God,  nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed- 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true:     

    "Death has been    

    swallowed up in    

    victory." 55 "Where, O       death, is your victory?

    Where, O death, is your     sting?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.  57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, 

because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.


 

~1 Corinthians 15:50-58  NIV
  
  
  
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Valley Lutheran High School believes that Christ is the foundation of our school and everything that we do.  We prepare our students as children of God academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually to serve in the world today and tomorrow.
  
  
John Brandt
Valley Lutheran High School
3560 McCarty Rd.
Saginaw, MI  48603
988-790-1676