SUMMER • 2014
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C VC ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPEC TIVE
– by Dr. John DeLeeuw, CVC Superintendent
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In This Issue Rooted in Christ . . . . . . .1,2 CVC Nugget . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 35th Anniversary Events . 3 Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sport Shorts . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Of Note (Graduation) . . . . 6 Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Looking Ahead . . . . . . . . . 7 Annie Get Your Gun . . . . . . 8
ur theme for the 2014–2015 school year fits in very well with the fact that we will be celebrating 35 years of God’s faithfulness to CVC. Looking back at these past 35 years, we gain an amazing perspective of what God can do with a group of committed Christian families seeking to provide an excellent Christ-centered education for their children. From its meager beginnings in 1979 at Visalia Christian Reformed Church to its current location, CVC has seen God’s faithfulness first hand. Our present campus consists of 40 acres with 900 students enrolled in Pre-K through 12th grade. It has been a roller coaster ride of constructing new buildings, acquiring new properties, and handling the growth of hundreds of new students. One can only say that Central Valley Christian School is definitely a gift from God. In no other way could we have attained the growth or the incredible facility that we have without God’s amazing faithfulness. As I personally look back over my tenure here, I realize that our focus was on growth and buildings and we could hardly keep up with it all. We had much to celebrate but due to the busyness of trying to get the work done, we have neglected to celebrate any of our past milestones. Now that our master building plan will reach its completion this summer and we actually have had a lull in student growth, we have chosen the 35th year as a year to celebrate God’s faithfulness to CVC. We ask for His continued faithfulness and presence as we face the many challenges that lie ahead in the years to come. I am excited to know that there is a special 35th anniversary committee that has been set up to plan out all the celebratory events for the 2014–2015 school year. I am especially intrigued and excited to witness the unveiling of Kevin Langmaack’s memorial mural that he is working on. It will be a hand painted mural with 1,000 tiles. You will be able to find a detailed description by going on our school website and looking under the tab “support cvc”. Our author in residence, Blake Hiemstra, is writing a book that will highlight our school’s story. I can’t wait to see how Blake uses his literary genius to weave all that he has researched and the people he has interviewed into our wonderful school story. Thank you in advance for supporting these two worthwhile projects. Blake states it very well in his book: (“Rooted...” continues on page 2)