Inside This Issue Principal’s Corner 1

P.T.F. Corner 1

Special Recognition 1

DARE Awards 1

8th Grade Graduation 1

Principal’s Honor Roll/Honor Roll 2

Awards Chapel 2

Lost & Found 2

Chapel 2

Field Day 2

End of the Year Awards Program 2

Pre-K/Preschool Enrolment 2

A.C.S.I. Speech Meet 2

2011/2012 Enrollment 2

IMPORTANT DATES ♦ May 2nd – 5th - Teacher

Appreciation Week ♦ May 2nd – Enrollment for

Pre-K & Preschool ♦ May 7th - Speech Meet ♦ May 16th – Field Day ♦ May 19th-PTF Meeting 7pm ♦ May 25th – End of the Year

Awards Chapel 8:45 am ♦ May 26th - 8th Grade

Graduation 7pm ♦ May 27th – Early Dismissal

& Free Dress / Last day of School

We hope to see all of you at 7 pm on Thursday, May 19th for the last P.T.F. meeting of the 2010-2011 school year.

May 3rd through May 5th Let your teacher(s) know how much you have appreciated him or her during this week.

Principal’s High Five goes to: Madison Baker, Miles Brown, Nathan Cailles, Joshua Case, Jasper Clemente, Ambriel Coulter, Dalton Davis, Jason Del Rosario, Alexis Dunn, Elijah Evans, Morgan Gant, Issac Graves, Meairra Grayson, Joseph Gudino, Vanessa & Nicholas Haddad, Laney Jones, Kaiden Joseph, Natalie Laiolo, Nolan Lingley, Larissa Lowas, Colin Lyons, Gabby Maes, Elijah McKinney, Madelyn Melo, Isabella Mendoza, Vanessa Miranda, Azariya Mitchell, Anthony Mori, Kayla Naldo, Siobhan Nolan, Carson Parco, Michael Pearson, Dennison Renderos, Rohit Saini, Jessica Salle, Savannah Seals, Paula Torres, Abigail Tower, Dermick Vaughn, Grace Voress, & David Wirtley

Thank you, to all the families that donated flip flops for the team to take to Tanzania. They were able to take 80 pairs with them, which will be a huge blessing to the various villages where they will be dispersed. Your help with this special outreach project is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for choosing WVCA to partner with you during the 2010/2011 school year in the provision of a Christ-centered education. It has been our pleasure to care for, educate, guide and pray for each family enrolled in kindergarten – eighth grade. Have a blessed summer and we hope to see you in the fall.

The following students have been nominated for a 2011 People to People World Leadership Forum through People to People and the National Young Leaders State Conference through the Congressional Youth Leadership Council; Keziah Hidalgo, Kris Hidalgo, Beverly Wilt, Leanne Velasco, Janna Emery, Aaron Canafe, Michelle Laiolo, Marquise Jefferson, Alicyn Osterlund, Katrina Cantos, Cassandra Robinson, Amber LIngley, Maddy McLauchlin, Kyla Villaroman, Jamie Salanga, Kyra Smith, Grace Murphy, Audra Calderon, Christopher Hall, Michael Yamada, Jeremiah Tower & Roop Sandhu.

The nominations were based on academic excellence and/or leadership potential.

Thursday, May 26th at 7 p.m. This is our opportunity to recognize their success with special awards.

Last day of School is May 27th

Minimum Dismissal & Free Dress Day! Have a wonderful and safe summer! School resumes September 6th

Box Tops: Thank you for your continued support in bringing in Box Tops. We want the children to remember to save Box Tops over the summer.

Keep using your Safeway, Raley’s, & SaveMart S.H.A.R.E.S. cards during the summer. Using one or all of these cards is an easy way for the school to earn money with no extra cost to you.

Car Show Update: Many people were responsible for the overwhelming success of our 3rd WVCA Car Show. Brooke Gant led a team of people that contributed their time, talents and finances to ensure everyone involved would have a good time at the Car Show as well as at the dinner. The following people were instrumental in why this event was enjoyed by all who attended: Amanda Maes, Trisha & Ed Lyons, Chip Seals & Stephanie Brown. The desserts were donated by WVCA staff members. Thank you Mrs. Varvell for everything you did to help and Ms. Chubeck for coordinating the raffle baskets. Thank you also to our Student Council Leadership and Mrs. C. Smith for all their help and hard work throughout the day. There were many more behind the scenes volunteers. Thank you for your commitment, dedication, and labor of love.

The following students had over 250 community service hours and will be given a special award by the Mayor on May 17th at the Tracy City Hall Meeting; Bolaji Akinyemi, Alexis Festejo, Meairra Grayson, Logan Le, Hunter Luna, Alex McIntyre, Alex McNely, Gabriel Murphy, Clarise Panigbatan, Alexa Parco, Bailee Parco, Corinne Parco, Alexander Sia, David Summers & William Tam. The following awards were handed out at the 5th grade DARE graduation on April 13, 2011. Logan Le was the DARE leader. The role models for the 5th grade DARE program were Hunter Luna & Corinne Parco. The essay winner was Alex McNely.

May 2011 Volume 1, Issue 10

West Valley Christian

Academy

Cougars Chronicle

Mrs. Llorente- Ali Saiyed, Ava Mendoza & Tatiyana Watson Mrs. Guardanapo- Jilliane Abrigo & Joseph Puthiyadam Mrs. Rose- Colton Ross, Dean Cunningham, Isaac Graves & Katelyn Bridgeman Mrs. Lennier- Adam Osterlund, Kiara Blanchard & Angelina Fragoso Mrs. Cool- Michael McIntyre & Hanoor Manjal Mrs. Anderson- Kendall Cherry, Alaina Henao & CJ Hillary-Onuegbu Mr. Shaffer- Dale Gabriel & Sanai Graden Mr. Clark- Maia Samuel, Manuel Mendoza & Dermick Vaughn Mrs. Crivello- Joshua Moore, Jason Eder, George Murphy, Nicolas Frasula & Taryn Burrow Mrs. Bedrosian- Hunter Luna & Bailee Parco

The following students will participate in the A.C.S.I. Speech Meet on Saturday, May 7th:

1st Grade: Katelyn Bridgeman, Nathan Cailles, Ezra Crivello & Vernon Real 2nd Grade: Sydni Brewer, Emmalee Escobar & Nicholas Haddad 3rd Grade: Yvette Esquillo 4th Grade: Taryn Burrow, Alex Calderon, Zachary Chubeck, Morgan Gant, Savannah Seals & Paula Torres 5th Grade: Meairra Grayson & Clarise Panigbatan

There are many items in the lost and found and we would like for you to take the time before school ends to go through the lost and found with your child. The donation date is May 27th.

We would like to welcome those of you who have enrolled in West Valley Christian Academy for the fall. Please remember the following: An annual building/maintenance fee of $50.00 per family (not per student) will be due with your first tuition payment in August. This yearly fee will be used for building maintenance and repairs that are needed to keep the building and grounds in good condition.

Tuition is to be paid August through May. School is in session for 9 months but tuition is paid over 10 months. The first tuition payment will be due no later than August 10th. A late fee of 5% will be accessed if paid after the 10th. The first day of school is 9/6/11. We look forward to partnering with you in a Christian education for your child/ren. If you have any questions, please call the school office at 832-4072 or stop by.

You will not want to miss this special program! All Kindergarten through Seventh grade students

will be recognized during WVCA’s annual Awards program on Wednesday, May 26th at 8:45 a.m. for their accomplishments & achievements throughout the year!

G.P.A. 3.8 - 4 .5

Sixth Grade Audra Calderon, Katrina Cantos, Kris Hidalgo, Marquise Jefferson,

Cassandra Robinson, Jamie Salanga, Meroop Sandhu & Beverly Wilt

Seventh Grade Aaron Canafe, Janna Emery, Chris Hall, Francis Mina, Grace Murphy, Alicyn Osterlund, Jeremiah Tower

& Leanne Velasco

Eighth Grade Andrew Canafe, Keziah Hidalgo, Michelle Laiolo, Amber Lingley,

Maddy McLauchlin, Kyla Villaroman & Michael Yamada

G.P.A. 3.5 -

3 .79

Sixth Grade Chandler Geha, Kelly Markham, Alyssa Santellano & Kyra Smith

Seventh Grade Mariah Pearson & Kelly Summers

Eighth Grade Toni Harrison & Jordyn Luna

Pre-K and Pre-S Enrollment will begin May 3rd. All forms must be returned by May 10th. Your Wee Care and WVCA accounts must be current to receive enrollment forms.

You can also view the Newsletter & Menu online at www.westvalleychristianacademy.com

Parents are always invited to our chapel services every Wednesday. Kindergarten through 8th Grade has chapel at 8:45-9:15. Don’t forget to send your child to school in proper chapel attire EVERY Wednesday.

If you would like to hear the School Cast message replayed you can call 1-866-665-4384. The message will only replay on the phone line that it was sent to.

Cougar Trait

Determination

Deciding what I should do and letting nothing stop me from

doing it.

“For I am determined to know anything among

you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”

1 Corinthians 2:2

Monday, May 16th

All classes Kindergarten through eighth grade will participate in Field Day activities. All students will have a picnic lunch on the field with their teacher. Hot dogs will be provided.