Parent Newsletter

February 24, 2015

Global Awareness Club Collects Fleece

Several members of the Global Awareness Club display the stacks of fleece they have collected to make blankets for foster kids and unaccompanied minors. So far they have enough fleece to make 52 blankets! If you would still like to contribute to the project, please send in two pieces of fleece (1.5 yards each) by tomorrow. The group will start assembling the blankets this Sunday.

Third Quarter Mid-terms Available

Your child's third quarter mid-term grades are now available online. Go to www.mystudentdata.com and enter the following information:

School code: 50

Student ID Number: The ID number is the 8 digit number on your child's student ID card. Seniors need to use the 10 digit number under the photo of their student ID. 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 email. Teacher email addresses are available on the school website: www.vlhs.com.

Please remember that grades can only be accessed if tuition payments are current. If you have any problems, please contact Royce Wegener at 790-1676.

March 3rd - Unique Day for ALL Classes

Tuesday, March 3rd, is a unique day at Valley Lutheran with each class participating in different activities:

9th and 10th Graders will be taking the PLAN Test starting at 8:39am. They will also be registering for classes for the 2015-16 school year.
11th Graders will be registering for classes for the 2015-16 school year at 8:30am. They will then be bussed out to SVSU to assist with the Joint Lutheran Schools Celebration and returning to VLHS for lunch.
12th Graders will be taking the NAEP Test at 8:39am. Following that they will join in Senior Topic discussions and a Senior Class meeting.
All classes will end the day watching the movie God's Not Dead. If you have a copy of the movie that we could borrow for the day, please make sure your name is on it and bring it to the office. Thank you!

For a more detailed schedule of the days events, click here.

Collecting for Aaron's Gifts From Home
The 24 Lutheran schools that will be attending the Joint Lutheran Schools Celebration at SVSU on March 3rd have adopted Aaron's Gifts From Home, a non-profit organization that sends care boxes to military men and women overseas, as their mission project. This Friday, Feb. 27th, VLHS Family Groups will be writing notes to military personnel and collecting items to donate. Click here for more information about the organization and a list of items needed.

News From the Guidance Office

Scheduling for the 2015-16 School Year will take place Tuesday, March 3rd for all returning students. All returning students will bring home their proposed classes and other forms for parents to review and sign. If you have any concerns, talk to Mr. Rogers, the Guidance Counselor. The $100 re-registration fee will be waived if the signed documents are postmarked by Wednesday, April 1st.

Job Shadowing Days will once again be offered by the Bay City Rotary Club in Bay City on

March 17th and

April 14th. A number of positions are available. Mr. Rogers will announce the positions that are available to students during study halls on March 2nd and 4th. Parents may call him at 790-1676 or email him at rrogers@vlhs.com with any questions.

Camp Concordia representative will be here Wednesday, March 4, to talk with interested students about serving as camp counselors this summer. Students should see Mr. Rogers for more information.

Antique Show Coming up March 7th

The Parent Organization hosts the annual Saginaw Antique Society Show on Sat., March 7, from 9am to 4pm. There is a $4 admission fee that covers 2 free appraisals.

A luncheon of homemade chili, chicken dumpling soup, chicken salad sandwich on croissant, and nachos will be served from 11am-1:30pm. The students going on the mission trip to Guatemala over Spring Break will also be holding a bake sale.

Volunteers are still needed to help with food preparation and serving. If you are available, please contact Betsy Rezler at seussking@yahoo.com or 989-412-0535. Thank you!

FNV Hockey Fundraiser

On Saturday, March 14, the Freeland/Nouvel/Valley Lutheran (FNV) Hockey Booster Club will be hosting its annual St. Paddy's Day fundraiser at Apple Mountain in Freeland. The event will feature dinner, refreshments, music, raffles, as well as a silent and live auction. Tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased by contacting Brent Gaudreau, FNV Hockey Booster Club Present, at (989) 395-4778.

Free Answers Conference

You are invited to Holy Cross Lutheran Church (600 Court Street, Saginaw) for an amazing opportunity to be taught Biblical answers to dangerous ideas that threaten our families. Bryan Osborne, from Answers In Genesis, will speak at Holy Cross on several topics:

Sunday, March 15

9:15AM "The Relevance of Genesis in Today's World"
6:00PM "Do Animals Evolve? Evolution Defined"
7:00PM "Evolution's Hero: Father Time"

Monday, March 16

6:30PM "Rocks and Fossils: Testimony of Noah's Flood"
8:00PM "Dinosaur Delusion: Dinosaurs, Dragons, and the Bible"

Mr. Osborne will also speak at Holy Cross Lutheran School, at two separate times, to which any children and their parents are invited:

Monday, March 16,

9:00AM "Dinosaurs and the Bible for Kids" (K - 4^th)
10:00AM "Dinosaurs and the Bible for Kids" (5^th - 8^th)

We are excited to be able to share this wonderful opportunity to learn the science in support of Genesis and to learn the tools to stand for the authenticity of God's word in the Bible. For more information, call (989) 793-9723 or go to answersoutreach.org/Saginaw15.

St. Lorenz Puppet Ministry

This is Your Life: King David, the puppet presentation of the St. Lorenz Puppet Ministry, will be offered on March 14th. A non-meal matinee performance will be presented in the St. Lorenz Gymnasium at 1:30pm. The Dinner Theater will start with a meal at 5:30pm. The dinner will include pulled pork sandwiches, two kinds of soup, macaroni and cheese, salad, vegetable, cookies and beverages. There is a suggested donation. Please call 652-0773 to reserve your seat at either performance.

Support Valley with Your Purchases

There are numerous ways to support Valley Lutheran High School when you shop. Check out these opportunities:

Looking to Purchase a New or Used Vehicle?

It can be an overwhelming task, so consider visiting Valley Lutheran Alumni Parent, Tom Dexter, salesman at Labadie Auto Company in Bay City! Why Tom? He's someone you can trust within the Valley 'family'; he's a firm believer in the mission of Valley and is the father of two recent Valley grads; plus...Labadie will donate $100 to the VLHS Student Aid Fund when you present the below coupon at time of purchase. Labadie is located at 711 S. Euclid Avenue in Bay City. Let Tom help you take a load off with those difficult vehicle-buying decisions and stop by or give him a call directly at (989) 239-7736.

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Present this coupon to Tom Dexter upon your purchase of a new or used vehicle.

Labadie Auto Company will then support Valley Lutheran High School by donating $100 to the VLHS Student Aid Fund*.
Vehicle purchase also includes two free oil changes and one tire rotation.

* Note: For new vehicles purchased with GM Employee Discount,

GM limits donation to $50.

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Bottom Line Auto Repair

Alumnus Roger Nowaczyk (VL1988), owner of Bottom Line Auto Repair, is giving everyone the opportunity to support Valley Lutheran while getting their car repaired! Simply identify yourself as a VLHS supporter and he will donate 5% of the invoice total to the VLHS student aid fund. The Bottom Line Auto Repair is located at 2779 Bay Road (989-799-5314) in Saginaw.

Sign Up for Community Rewards

AmazonSmile: If you do a lot of online shopping on Amazon.com, please consider signing up to support VLHS through the AmazonSmile program. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the eligible charitable organization of your choice. For more information about the program, click here. To sign up go smile.amazon.com.

Kroger: To enroll you must sign up online at www.kroger.com to participate. Click on Kroger Community Rewards and follow the step by step directions. Unfortunately the earnings can no longer be applied to a student's tuition, however, it will support Valley's programs.

Meijer: If you participate in Meijer's Community Rewards, you do not have to re-enroll yearly. Earnings can be applied toward a student's tuiton by emailing a note to Royce Wegener at rwegener@vlhs.com that you want your earnings to be applied to a certain individual. Click on Meijer Community Rewards to sign up or update any information.

Target: Another area store that offers rewards is Target with it's Take Charge of Education program. If you would like to sign up, click on Target Take Charge of Education.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 26 PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am (Freshmen invite)

Feb. 26 Moms In Prayer, 8:45am

Feb. 28 Benefit Dinner and Auction, 5pm at Apple Mt.

Mar. 3 Joint Lutheran Schools Celebration at SVSU

Mar. 3 NAEP Testing for Seniors, 8:39am

Mar. 3 PLAN Testing for Frosh and Soph, 8:39am

Mar. 7 Antique Show, 9am-4pm

Mar. 8 Post Prom Meeting, 4pm

Mar. 9 Moms in Prayer, 8am

Mar. 12 PEEKS at Valley, 8:15 am

Mar. 12 Moms in Prayer, 7 pm

Mar. 14 FNV Hockey Fundraiser at Apple Mountain

Mar. 15 Third Sunday Open House, 2-3pm

Mar. 17 Job Shadowing Day, #1

Mar. 18-22 Band/Choir Lenten Tour

Mar. 22 Band/Choir Tour Homecoming Concert, 3pm,

Faith Lutheran Church, Bay City

Mar. 24 Moms in Prayer, 8am
Mar. 26 PEEKS at Valley, 11am
Mar. 27 Third Quarter ends

Do you want more information about what is happening at Valley? Go to our website and check out the complete calendar here.

In This Issue

Grades Now Available Online

Unique Day March 3

Aaron's Gifts From Home

News from the Guidance Office

Antique Show Saturday

FNV Hockey Fundraiser

Free Answers Conference

St. Lorenz Puppet Ministry

Support Valley with Your Purchases

Upcoming Events

Scripture

Jesus Prays for All Believers

20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one- 23 I in them and you in me-so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

24 "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

25 "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26 I have made you[a] known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."

~John 17:20-26 (NIV)

Click the image above to read the current Valley Vision from our website.

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Mission Statement

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

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