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Sandian E-Star Sandia View Academy E-news Volume 3 Number 1 Aug/Sept 2014

SVA GRADUATES

READY FOR COLLEGE

Our five-year trend data is in from ACT. Praise God! 80% of our students who

have taken the ACT in the past five years are predicted to be ready for college English composition. We

attribute the 25% increase to a strong and rigorous emphasis on grammar and vocabulary instruction in

addition to the Christ-centered emphasis in the literary curriculum we utilize. Mrs. Addriene Rhodes,

former SVA English teacher of three years, took ENG 464-Advanced Grammar from Dr. Lauie at SWAU

the summer of 2013. Mrs. Rhodes began the 2013-2014 school with a new respect for grammar to say

the least. Great job and kudos to Mrs. Rhodes and to our students who took their ACT test last year!

This is the fourth year that SVA’s five year ACT scores trend has placed our students scoring above

the state and national averages in ALL subjects! College social sciences scores went up 23%. Ms.

Yvette Chacon, our history teacher, attributes the increase to the utilization of critical thinking, higher

level thinking, life application of historical facts

SVA ALUMNI WEEKEND October 9-11, 2014

THURSDAY - This year’s festivities begin Thursday

evening at 6:30pm at the Wagner’s Corn Maze on

Trosello. There will be some light refreshments

during the bonfire.

FRIDAY – [SVE Gym]

The 8th Annual Golf Tournament will be held

at Desert Greens Golf Club. Registration is

from 7:30a to 9:00am. Tee time is 9:00am.

All funds from this event goes to the SVA

Worthy Student Fund.

Annual business meeting is at 5:00pm in the

SVE gym. Pizza will be served during the

meeting. Donations accepted at the meal.

Social Time from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Old

school annuals will be available to look at.

SATURDAY – [SS and Church in SVE Gym]

Sabbath school begins at 9:30am.

Church begins at 11:00am.

SPIRITUAL THEME- continued on page THREE

SA SPIRITUAL THEME

“Our hope for this year is to inspire others to get closer to God and each other.”

Gabriella Martinez, SA President

Through the 2012-2103 school year the

students were challenged to “Be the Change”.

During the 2013-2014 school year, students were

encouraged to “KNOW ME” - get to know God

personally. This school year the spiritual theme is

Christ fulFILLs-God can and will supply all you

need.

ALUMNI - continued on page TWO

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SVA ALUMNI WEEKEND

OCTOBER 9-11

CAREER DAY

OCTOBER 9 9:00AM TO 11AM

PSAT/NMSQT

OCTOBER 15

UNIVERSITY DAYS AT SWAU

OCTOBER 16-19

SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY Keene, TX

2ND

QUARTER BEGINS

OCTOBER 20

PICTURE DAY

OCTOBER 21

ACT

OCTOBER 26

STUDENT-LED PARENT CONFERENCES

OCTOBER 27 & 28

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER

NOVEMBER 8 6:00PM TO 11PM

SANDIA VIEW ELEMENTARY GYM

Chandler T explaining to Sarah W how exciting the

Word of God is during SVA’s children’s story at Three

Angel’s SDA Church

All articles written by Lisa Christopherson unless otherwise noted.

ALUMNI - continued from page ONE

Lunch will be served after lunch.

Donations accepted at the meal.

Sabbath afternoon concert from 3:00-

4:00pm in the Corrales SDA Church.

Basketball games begin with Alumni

women playing Lady Knights at 7:30pm in

the SVE gym.

*Note- Must have paid 2014-2015 Alumni dues in order

to vote in annual business meeting and/or play in

Alumni basketball game.

Hope to see you all at this year’s Alumni

events.

FALL VOLLEYBALL

TOURNAMENT

FUNDRAISER October 25, 2014

Are there any teams out there in the ABQ-

Metro area that can beat the two-year reigning

volleyball champions from the North Valley

SDA Church? Help support the SVA Worthy

Student Fund and have some fun in the

process.

Our 3rd Annual Fall Double-Elimination Co-Ed

Volleyball Tournament will be held Saturday

night, October 25 in the SVE Gym. Team sign

up begins at 7:00pm. Games begin at

7:30pm. $50 per team entry fee- Maximum of

6 players per team. Winning team wins $50

and bragging rights until the winter

tournament.

You can play, sponsor a student, a team,

donate food items to sell at the concession

stand, come to eat and cheer on the teams or

fellowship with folks from ABQ-Metro area.

Contact Lisa Christopherson at SVA

(505.898.0717) for more information.

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Senior Corner Eliab Quiñones

Height: 6’ 1”

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Sport to play: Basketball

Favorite Subject: History

Favorite Number: 1

Favorite Songs: “Since You Been

Gone” by Pitch Perfect

What is your favorite food?: Pizza

Learned at SVA: “Friends are the most important thing.”

Advice to underclassman: “You can always redo it

senior year.”

What college do you want to go to? “Still deciding”

Future Plans after High School? Major in College?:

“To study psychology and theology in college. A double

major: psychology and theology.”

Shantae G, Rachel S and Adam H resting on Biology Trip

SVA Choir Members at Three Angel’s SDA Church

(L-R): Hope W, Yaritza R, Shania R

SPIRITUAL THEME - continued from page ONE

This year’s Student Association officers

wanted to emphasize a different aspect of

how we can be fulfilled in Christ over the four

quarters of the school year.

Q1 – Breaking Free From Bad

“But my God shall supply all your need

according to His riches in glory by Christ

Jesus.” Philippians 4:19

Q2- Christ Inside

“To whom God would make known what is

the riches of the glory of this mystery among

the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope

of glory:” – Colossians 1:27

Q3 – Before the Lord: Trust & Obey

“Pray continually.”

-1 Thessalonians 5:17

Q4- Our Mission “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching

them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Amen.” – Matthew 28: 19, 20

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SVA Wish List

o Copy paper

o Clorox disinfecting wipes 3-packs

o Boxes of Kleenex o Bottles of hand sanitizer o Scotch tape o 2 Cases of 8.5” X11” white paper o AA and AAA batteries

o Six walkie-talkies [Motorola Talkabout MJ270R) $47.99 for two on Amazon

o 10 Lab preserved specimens for dissection

o Two One Elmos

o Four Epson EX31 projectors with USB ports

o 25 new computers for lab

o 10 Graphing calculators

o Two One 11-passenger vans

o 32 heart-rate monitors for PE class

o Twenty-five books for class set of Call of the Wild by Jack London

o 6 – Blue Dollamur Flexi-roll gymnastic mats [6ft X 42ft X 21/4 in] http://www.dollamur.com/gymnastics/carpeted-mats

o 2 replacement windshields for school vans (Ford and Dodge)

All donations are tax deductible

Hire A Student?

Moving? Need yard work done? Looking for

a baby sitter or a tutor? - SVA has

hardworking, responsible students willing and

able to work. You can help them with their

tuition by hiring our high school students. Call

Lisa Christopherson at SVA at: 505.898.0717

or email us with the details at:

information@sandiaviewacademy.org to

arrange for student workers. Monies are paid

directly to SVA for the students who worked.

Patriot’s Day – Day of Service SVA students (L-R) Lucy C, Karina G, Gyla T, Josh W,

Rachel S and Teacher Yvette Chacon with the “thank

you” cards they made for 1st responders in Rio Rancho

WHERE WERE YOU ON

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001?

Students attending high school today were one to five

years old on the day the Twin Towers fell in New York

City after the terrorist attacks. They don’t remember

watching the news and seeing the horrific scenes

unfold. They do know something bad happened that

day.

September 11 is a National Day of Remembrance and

Service. It is a day set aside in memory of those who

were injured or died on that day. It is also a day to

remember those 1st responders who died from or are

presently suffering with the illnesses and diseases

related to the toxic chemicals they were exposed to

during the recovery efforts on that day.

At school, for SVA students, this year’s September 11

began with a video. For some it was the first time they

were introduced to the timeline of the fateful day in

2001. For some it was the first time they viewed

footage of the 2nd airplane crashing into the north

tower. For some it was the first time they learned of

Flight 93 that crashed in Philadelphia after the brave

passengers took it back from terrorists. For all it was a

somber reminder of how fragile life is and how brave

God calls us to be.

PATRIOT DAY - continued on page FIVE

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Patriot’s Day – Day of Service

(Left to Right): Alex G, Gabby

M, Shantae G and Elizabeth W

with the cookies they baked for

1st Responders in Rio Rancho

Each month SVA students go into the surrounding

communities and serve. September 11, 2014, one

group of students went to Fairwinds Assisted Living to

sing and visit with residents there. Another group of

students went to Taylor Middle School and cleared out

the abundance of weeds that had grown up around

the school from all the rain. One group of students

made patriotic thank you cards for 1st responders

while another group of students made and baked

cookies at the home of alumnus, Molly Evans.

The cookies and cards were delivered to the firemen

of Rio Rancho Fire Station House #1. Students were

taken on a tour of the fire station where they learned

what different fire trucks can do, the importance of

fitness, the benefits of a fire fighting career and the

intricacies of making good firehouse coffee.

PATRIOT DAY - continued from page FOUR

Class Officer Revealing

Sophomore Class president, Kohl M,

exerts his “authority” and wipes out Ms.

Clapp. Ms. Munoz in the background

was next

Home and

School Vespers

Worship

Leader, Eliab Q

warming up

Have you been to Empanadas Mexican Grill? Owners, Martin and Liliana

Contreras, parents of senior, Jeanette Contreras would love for you to rate

them on Urbanspoon:

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/60/1849500/restaurant/Downtown/Empana

das-Mexican-Grill-Albuquerque.

While you’re rating, why not write a positive review as well?

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MEET OUR NEW TEACHER

Ms. Melissa Muñoz is teaching English, religion for underclassman,

yearbook, PE, health and will be helping with coaching basketball and

volleyball. With a masters degree from Texas Women’s University in

Kinesiology with an emphasis in coaching; a bachelor of science degree

from Southwestern Adventist University in Physical Education with four

minors in English, Religion, History and Spanish, Ms. Muñoz has

already proven to be an asset to our program.

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Ms. Muñoz’s favorite books are The Count

of Monte Cristo, Anne Frank, Sum It Up by Pat Summit. Her hobbies are playing sports, working out,

coaching and eating-specifically Chinese and Italian food. If you are going to invite her over for dinner,

make sure it’s NOT spicy!!! She likes roller coasters, “texting my Boo” and watching tv shows. One

look at her Mac book will tell you she is a Stars Wars Fan.

Her dream is to be a university kinesiology professor and university-level basketball and volleyball

coach. When asked if she likes teaching at SVA, she answered, “Yes is I do. It has truly been a

blessing from both students and staff. I’m truly happy to be here.”

We’re happy to have Ms. Muñoz join our staff and SVA family.

Interview conducted by

freshman, Gyla T

The Questions 1. What community service

project did you participate with?

2. What was your favorite part of Service Day?

3. Why do you think it is important for young people to help others and do community service?

4. If you could talk directly to a 1st responder about the job they do for our community, what would you say?

Cindy R, Sophomore 1- I sang at a nursing home. 2- My favorite part was going to the fire station. 3- I think it is important because once you get older it

would be easier to help people in need. You won’t have to be asked to help people in need.

4- I would say your job is really inspiring because you put your life on the line. Thank you!

Josh W, Junior 1- I made cards for people. 2- Seeing what the firefighters do on a daily basis. 3- So they (young people) have moral views about what

happens around them. 4- Thank you for everything that you do for everyone.

Annette M, Junior 1- I was at Taylor Middle School cleaning. 2- The break was nice, but it was good to work as a team

with my fellow friends, cleaning up. 3- It’s nice to help others and become one community. 4- You’re very brave for what you do. Thank you!

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Patriot’s Day – Day of Service (L-R): Noel M, Carlos P, Chandler T, Brian U, Kohl M, Amanda A, Ms. Clapp, Jeanette C, Annette M and Brianna H

landscaping the yard around Taylor Middle School

Patriot’s Day – Day of Service Students visiting Rio Rancho Fire Station # 1. (Left to Right): Sadie T, Samantha Q,

Shantae G, Nikolai S