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Parent Newsletter
October 19, 2015
The Impact Worship Team led chapel on Thursday, October 15th.  This talented group of musicians will be traveling to many area churches and schools throughout the school year to lead worship.  
Scripture
1 Timothy 6:11-21
11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which God will bring about in his own time-God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.  Grace be to you all.
News
Fruit Sale Begins
The Booster Club sale of Indian River Fruit has begun! Students were given information and order forms last week. 
  • The deadline for receiving orders is Tuesday, November. 10th.  
  • Orders can be picked up Saturday, December 7th at Valley Lutheran from 7:30am-2:00pm.
  • Questions?  Call Valley Lutheran at 989-790-1676 or Bill Ankoviak at 989-781-5796.
Fall Play Hits the VLHS Stage
The Drama Department's production of You Can't Get There From Here hits the Valley Lutheran stage on Nov. 5th, 6th,and 7th at 7pm.  Tickets go on sale in the school office after October 26th.  Make plans to come out for this family-friendly comedy!  
Holiday Bazaar Help Needed
We will be looking for donations of baked goods for the bake sale that can be dropped off on Friday, October 30th or on the morning of October 31st before 9am.
  
WORKERS NEEDED ON SATURDAY, Oct 31st
___ 7:30 - 9am help vendors bring in items [good time to get service hours]
___ 8 - 10am set up bake sale
___ 10am - 12pm help with luncheon set up and serve
___ 10am - 12pm bake sale
___ 12pm - 2pm kitchen help / serving and clean up
___ 12pm - 2pm bake sale
___ 3pm - 4pm put tables and chairs back in cafeteria  [another opportunity for service hours]

If you are available to help with the bazaar please contact Amy Shrank at 488-7439.
Yearbook Photos Needed
The Yearbook Staff needs you!  You can now share your photos directly online or with your phone.  Download the free mobile app, YEARBOOKSNAP, find Saginaw Valley Lutheran and enter "chargers" for the access code.  To share your photos online go here, enter "Saginaw Valley Lutheran", click on Community Upload and enter "chargers" for the access code.  Thank you!
Post-Prom FUN-raiser
During the weekend of October 23-25, any guests to the Frankenmuth Corn Maze that say "I'm with VLHS" will have $2 per ticket donated to the post prom committee.  Prices are $10 Adults/$8 Youth (ages 3-15 with adult).  The hours are Friday 7-10pm, Saturday 10am-10pm, and Sunday 1-9pm.  The Frankenmuth Corn Maze is located at 5450 Weiss Road off Junction Road.  There is a Giant Corn maze, hayrides (til 5pm), family fun courtyard activities, flashlight maze (dusk to closing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).  More information can be found here.
Help French Classes Win
Help the French classes win an iPad Air 2, s'il vous plait.  Madame Urbytes and the French classes need your help!  They have applied for a grant for a new classroom iPad Air 2 which the students will be able to use in numerous ways to connect with the French-speaking world. In order to win the grant, they need to receive the most votes between today and October 22nd.  It's easy and only takes about two minutes.  Follow the link: https://classroomcash.org/vote?id=1931 and under "Vote Now," click "Register Now."  Write down your "Voting Code" that you will use each time you sign on to vote.  You may vote five times per day and after voting once, you should be able to just go back a screen and vote again.  Please feel free to share this with everyone you know.  Thank you so much for your support!  Merci beaucoup!!
Community Events
Peace Lutheran PTL Apple Pie Sale
Peace Lutheran PTL is now accepting orders for delicious homemade 10" apple pies.  The pies will be ready to bake immediately, or they may be frozen for up to one year.  $10 for Crumble Top, $12.00 for Double Crust, or $3.00 for a Pie Crust. Please email your order with a name and telephone number to hansenjlk@aol.com or call 989-980-3025.  Orders are due by November 7th. Pickup and payment will be at Peace School on November 14th from 10-2.  This event is sponsored by Thrivent Financial, Leaman's Green Applebarn, Michigan Sugar, Star of the West Milling Co., and Rosie's Pies.  All proceeds go to Peace Lutheran PTL.  Thank you for your support!!
21st Century Learning
     This year, I'd like to share information through our newsletter about what Valley Lutheran is accomplishing in the world of 21st Century Learning.  Each month I will highlight a different aspect of what we are doing as a school to prepare your students for their next steps after high school.
     Over summer, we added 60 Chromebooks to our technology.  One cart of 30 was sponsored by our shared-time partners and is made available to students in their study hall.  The other cart of 30 was donated by our Parent Organization and is made available for teachers to check out for their classroom.
     A Chromebook is a small computer that can quickly access the internet through Google Chrome but does not store anything on a hard drive.  This makes it less vulnerable to viruses and other problems.    We set up all of our students with a Google account this year which gives them a Google Drive where they can save their work on "the cloud".  An advantage to cloud storage is that the student can access their drive anywhere they have internet access.  It also allows the possibility of working with another student on a document (like a paper or a lab report) even though the students are not at the same location
     Our teachers have had training in using Google and are starting to use Google Docs, Forms, Slides, and Sheets within their classes.  Some advantages are that students can experience virtual collaboration, have easier access to their saved work, share documents with teachers and fellow students, and learn how to navigate the Google platform.  This replicates the type of work they will likely do in college and their career.
Dr. Lisa Meyers, Academic Dean
Guidance Corner
Juniors who took the PSAT- results will take a few weeks, but be sure to watch for information regarding the PSAT results night, where we will go over your results and discuss the next steps to college admissions testing.

Parents of male seniors: Don't forget that your student needs to register with Selective Services on his 18th birthday. Registration is required in order to receive government financial aid for college. Register online today!

Deadlines are quickly approaching for college applications. Be sure to check with your institutions for their preferred date to have all application materials submitted. Also, be sure you are allowing enough time for quality recommendation letters to be written!

We are now able to send transcripts via the US Postal Service or online through websites like CommonApp, SENDedu, and Parchment. Check with Mrs. Mueller in the Guidance Office for more information.

Delta College's Career Pathways is this Friday, October 23rd from 8:00am to noon.  This event features almost 200 local business professionals who will help your student learn what it takes to meet their own career goals. Registration is required, so see Mrs. Mueller in the Guidance Office before Wednesday, October 21st.

Bay City Rotary Job Shadowing - Tuesday, November 10th is a great opportunity for junior and senior students to shadow professionals in their career interest area. All students are invited to attend, regardless of their county of residence. Past career areas included skilled trades, medical services, education, business and financial services, and law enforcement. Registration is required, so see Mrs. Mueller in the Guidance Office before Tuesday, October 27th.

Financial Aid Night Recap
The Saginaw Community Foundation provides opportunities for over 170 local scholarships - all using a single application. These are open to any student, regardless of their county of residence. Check out http://www.saginawfoundation.org/site/scholarships/ for more information. The application opens November 1st with a deadline for all materials submitted by February 15, 2016.

The Bay Area Community Foundation provides a free college resource planning kit to interested students, as well as individual meetings to discuss the college application process. See Mrs. Mueller for more information.

Exploring college and career options? Check out www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org for free resources!

Important Dates:
College Visits:
October 23 - Delta College's Career Pathways
October 21 - Bethany Lutheran College
October 24 - ACT Exam
October 26 - Concordia Nebraska, Lawrence Tech
November 5 - SAT registration due for Dec 5 testing
October 27 - Concordia Ann Arbor, US Air Force
November 6 - ACT registration due for Dec 12 testing
October 28 - Grand Valley State University
November 7 - SAT Exam
November 16 - Concordia Seminary - St Louis
November 10 - Bay City Job Shadowing Day

November 19 - Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences



Upcoming Events
Oct. 20        Parent Organization Meeting, 6pm
Oct. 22-23   NO SCHOOL - Faculty at MANS Conference
Oct. 24        ACT testing at VLHS, 8am
Oct. 29        PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am
Oct. 30        NO SCHOOL - End of 1st Quarter
Oct. 30        Musical Extravaganza at VLHS, 12:30pm
Oct. 31        Holiday Craft Bazaar, 9am-3pm
Nov. 2         NHS Blood Drive, 7:30am-2:30pm
Nov. 4         PEEKS at Valley, 8:15am
Nov. 4         First Quarter Grades released, 5pm
Nov. 5-7      Fall Play, You Can't Get There From Here, 7pm
Nov. 7         SAT testing at VLHS, 8am
Nov. 9         Moms in Prayer, 8am
Nov. 10       Sunrise at the Summit, 7:30am
Nov. 10       Fruit Sale ends
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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.
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John Brandt
Valley Lutheran High School

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