Valley Lutheran-Celebrates Activities
The first quarter of the 2007-2008 school year at Valley Lutheran Middle and High School has been uplifting and active within the Cedar Valley.
The first quarter of the 2007-2008 school year at Valley Lutheran Middle and High School has been uplifting and active within the Cedar Valley.
The week of October 1-5, Valley Lutheran Middle and High School celebrated its second year of partnership by sharing in Homecoming activities with Janesville Schools. Highlights this year included a visit to Janesville High School by our Principal Bruce Johnson and Valley Lutheran Student Council Representatives; during the week VLHS students celebrated each day with dress up themes; on Friday the entire student body traveled to Janesville and walked in the parade, with Johann Focken and Melea Harriman carrying our new Crusader banner; and our two student representatives, Isaiah Nelson and Cassie Yost, rode in a red convertible in the Homecoming parade and represented Valley Lutheran at Friday night’s events. Many thanks go out to Janesville’s administration, staff, teachers, coaches, and student “Wildcats” for being such great partners and friends of Valley Lutheran School! Valley Lutheran student athletes who participate in athletics at Janesville this fall are: Kenny Malm and Ronnie Edmondson in football, Hayley Wheaton in cheerleading, and Mari By in volleyball.
Valley Lutheran Middle and High School was excited to assist Immanuel Lutheran School (Waterloo) in hosting the IDE volleyball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 27. Six JV teams participated—Immanuel, Central (Newhall), Trinity (Cedar Rapids), Trinity (Davenport), Community (Readlyn), and LIS (Williamsburg).The volleyball was great, the sportsmanship and teamwork were great, and it was a celebration of “the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and the human drama of athletic competition.”
Valley Lutheran Middle & High School served as the host facility for the Young Leaders in Action Youth Leadership Conference on Tuesday, October 30. More than 250 high school students representing 22 eastern Iowa schools attended the conference, with the theme “If you don’t STAND for something, you’ll FALL for anything.” Keynote speaker, Ann Kerian, challenged the students to make life choices based on positive values. Students participated in break-out sessions, a panel discussion with community leaders, and a service project for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. This was the second year that Valley Lutheran hosted the conference, a joint effort of many sponsors such as the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, Cedar Valley’s Promise, and the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley, just to name a few.
