The Cavalier Summer 2019

CENTRAL VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

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Real Families

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Briefs

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Lauren Reed Essay

When Hope Isn’t a Chore

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Alumni Updates

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The View: Blue & White Day

On the cover: Serena Schotanus, Brian Noel, Bryn Kroeze, and Bradin Chea pose in their graduation caps and gowns.

The Empty Chair From the Superintendent’s Desk A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking briefly to the staff of volunteers of Used Treasures, the thrift store in Tulare that supports CVC. We hosted a thank-you breakfast for them on our campus. CVC is fortunate to have hundreds of volunteers who help us operate our schools, but the thrift store volunteers, because of their location in Tulare, and because they are generally a humble lot, often go unnoticed.

In a previous school, I was in charge of finding a crew of volunteers so we could open our thrift store on Saturday afternoons. I “employed” mostly teachers to run cash registers, help customers, price items, take donations and keep the place looking attractive. That experience gave me an insider’s perspective on the conversations that took place among crew members.

So when I addressed the Used Treasures group, I told them that I knew what they talked about in the upper room. They smiled and even laughed in agreement at the examples I gave.

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“Why are these things priced so low? We could sell these for much more.

“Why is this priced so high? This will never sell.

“This is a piece of junk. Who took this in?

“Why can’t we get more volunteers? There should be parents that work. After all, we’re doing this for them.

• “Look at that rack of shirts. Why didn’t the last crew straighten that out?”

It can be a lot of fun to work in a store like that, but the conversations can quickly turn cynical. I know that from experience. As I was talking to the group, I walked over to the side of the room and retrieved a very small chair that I had taken from one of our kindergarten classrooms. I placed it on a table in the front of the room and asked the group of mostly gray-haired volunteers to picture one of their grandchildren sitting in that chair.

“That is why we do what we do,” I explained to the volunteers as I looked at the chair. “This is who you are volunteering for.” The heads were nodding in agreement. “At CVC, we are trying hard to cultivate responsible Christian adults out of those kiddos who sit in that chair. We are training the next generation for work in God’s kingdom. Training and educating is hard work and it takes a lot of money to operate a school. Thank you for supporting us in that mission.”

I suggested that they get a similar small chair and hang it in a very conspicuous place in the store. It can be a reminder to them when they get discouraged about not having enough workers. It can motivate them to take more joy in their work when they’re tempted to complain about silly little things like prices on t-shirts.

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The empty chair – it’s a great symbol. If we had one in the middle of our board room or at faculty meetings, I wonder if our conversations and discussions would change. The process of accepting that five-year-old into our kindergarten class and training, educating, correcting, coaching, and discipling that child until they walk across the stage at graduation as a responsible Christian adult, prepared to engage their world with the truth of God’s Word is why we are in this business.

Let’s not forget.

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Graduate Spotlight

One of the most amazing moments of the Central Valley Christian school year is the end. Not because the teachers are ready to be done. Not because the students eagerly anticipate family vacations. Rather, we get to see an entire class of young men and women walk across a stage, accept their diploma, and move on to the next step prepared and excited--whether it’s for a career, college, ministry or mission. Our staff and faculty work hard alongside our families to help these students pursue their passions and hone the gifts God has given them. Read on to see where a few of our students are headed after graduation!

BRIAN STARK

DYLAN KOETSIER

Post-graduation plans: Attending Oklahoma State University on a full ride golf scholarship.

Post-graduation plans: I am planning to go to the Joshua Wilderness Institute at Hume Lake. This a one year program up at Hume Lake where I will be taking Bible classes and working at Hume. I will also have the chance to go on four different mission trips and a trip to Israel.

Career Goals: To make it on the PGA Tour.

Favorite Bible verse: John 13:7 “Jesus replied, ‘You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.’”

Favorite CVC memory: Shooting 60(-12) at Ridge Creek GC in a CSL match, breaking the course record.

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Career Goals: I am not sure yet but I will take time at Joshua to decide what I will do next.

Favorite Bible Passage: 1 Timothy 6:12: ”Fight the good fight of faith, take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

Favorite CVC memory: My favorite memory of CVC was probably playing the Valley Championship for soccer. It was so fun because it was a great game and we had an amazing crowd. It seemed like all of the CVC community was there to support us and it was a blast.

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GARRIN SCHAAP Post-graduation plans: After graduation, my plan is to attend Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo this fall to study Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering. I chose this major because I think that it is where my passion for agriculture and my skills in science and math meet up with the need for agricultural innovation. My favorite thing about the Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering program at Cal Poly is that it is very hands-on and falls right in line with Cal Poly’s “Learn

by Doing” philosophy.

Career goals: I’d like to eventually be an entrepreneur in the agricultural engineering industry. I want to be an engineer because engineers solve problems. I want to help address the challenges that are associated with efficiency, staying competitive in the world market, producing better quality products, implementing automation and optimizing labor, and achieving increased sustainability.

Favorite Bible passage: Romans 5:19-21 which says, “For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” I really like this passage because it reminds me of the sacrifice that Jesus made in order that I may have life through him.

Favorite CVC memory: The Portland to Coast Relay Race that the CVC cross country team competed in this past August. This experience was so fun because it was unlike anything that I have ever done before. This was a very long relay race where each team has 12 runners and each runner has to run two legs of the race that starts in Portland and ends in Seaside, 130 miles later. It was absolutely amazing to run through the beautiful countryside of Oregon and to just experience God’s wonderful creation. This race was an absolutely awesome bonding experience and I had a lot of fun cheering on my teammates, sleeping awfully close to them in a van, experimenting with different snack combinations, watching too many episodes of The Office, and just enjoying each other’s fellowship. I am very thankful to Coach Kornelis for taking on the challenge of racing Portland to Coast in only her second year of coaching cross country, it is a memory that I will never forget.

EVIE DANIELS CO-VALEDICTORIAN Post-graduation plans: I am going to George Fox University. I plan to major in biomedical engineering.

Career goals: I hope to get a Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and possibly a minor in Spanish. I aim to make medical equipment, specifically prosthetics.

Favorite Bible passage: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9. “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”

Favorite CVC memory: My favorite CVC memory is traveling to Portland with the cross country team and racing at 3 am.

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REAGAN DE JONG CO-VALEDICTORIAN Post-graduation plans: I plan to attend Cal Poly SLO majoring in agricultural business.

Career goals: After I graduate from college, I plan to move back home and help my dad manage his dairies.

Favorite Bible passage: “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” Romans 8:29-30 Favorite CVC memory: Almost every weekend this past semester, I got together with a group of friends and worked on AP calculus homework. Although the work itself was very hard and sometimes frustrating, we made it fun and manageable.

LAUREN REED SALUTATORIAN Post graduation plans: I will be going to Biola University as a Biochemistry major and will be participating in the Stewart Science Honors Program. I am also excited about my educational tour of Italy and Spain this summer with Mr. Byrd and some of my friends.

Career goals: I want to go to medical school and become a doctor.

I have always been incredibly interested in how complex God made the human body. Becoming a doctor will not just be my career, it will be my ministry. I will be able to show God’s love to believers and non-believers who do not know Him. Favorite Bible Passage: Proverbs 16:3: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”

Favorite CVC memory: Throughout my time at CVC, I have played different sports and I have loved the friendships made through them. One of my favorite memories was going to a Valley Championship game my sophomore year for softball.

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BRIEFS ASAPH TOUR

This year, ASAPH (All Sing and Praise Him) — CVC’s chamber choir went on tour to southern California. On their way down, they sang at Hanford Christian School. They were able to entertain and bless through music residents and congregations at Artesia Christian Home, Meadowbrook Village Retirement Community and Crossroads CRC in San Marcos. They also enjoyed a beach day that Saturday, and had a fun time playing games with each other during their downtime. ASAPH enjoyed singing at various places with appreciative and encouraging audiences.

MIDDLE SCHOOL VARIETY SHOW

“Variety” / vəˈrīədē / (Noun) the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.

Well, if that doesn’t aptly describe the population of the middle school campus (teachers too!) then I don’t know what does. This past April, our middle school put on its 24th annual variety show and 3rd annual preshow fiesta. It was well attended, and featured several acts, some musical in nature, some comedic in style, and a few that were both musical and comedic! The teachers opened with a choreographed lip-sync to “The Greatest Show”. The audience was enraptured.

ROCKIN’ ROCKETS

NASA made its home on the CVCMS campus on April 11, as the 7th graders made their final launches as part of their bottle rocket unit. The students’ personalities and creativity mixed with science, tech, engineering, art, and math. Each 7th grade team joined up to design a rocket, market the rocket, gather data, calculate the height of all the rockets and air to water ratios, then write a formal lab report. 3-2-1...blast off!

CVC SCHOOL SALE COMMITTEE THANKS MIKE FRINGS

This year marked the final year that Mike Frings will be heading up the CVC school sale committee. He has worked tremendous amounts of hours over the (18!) years, making sure that the event raises as much money as possible for CVC! We’re very thankful Mike was able to lead in this way--he will be difficult to replace. This past school year’s sale raised upwards of $500,000. That’s no small feat. For all you’ve done to support CVC, Mike, thank you!

KINDERGARTEN ZOOFARI

In April, students visited the Fresno Zoo to celebrate the end of their animal unit. The day before they left on their field trip to Fresno, they presented their Zoofari program for their families. They recited animal poems and sang animal songs. Following their program, they went to their individual classes to present their animal facts and projects. Fun was had by all!

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Service Day was a part of our high school’s Spiritual Emphasis Week that gave our high school students an opportunity to serve in our community by partnering with local organizations. They took a day out of the normal routine to give of their time and talents, and put their faith into practice as the hands of feet of Jesus here on earth. Freshmen and sophomores served our own CVC community by helping teachers organize items, helping sort or clean out closets/storage rooms or practicing stewardship in helping maintain a clean campus. Juniors and seniors gathered in their small groups to partner with The Warehouse, Foodlink, Rescued Treasures, Visalia Rescue Mission, and Happy Trails, among others. Jobs varied from painting or assembling furniture, from sorting and organizing, to packing boxes of food. Service Day provided a very different kind of learning experience than a routine day in the classroom.

Organizer and CVC teacher Jeremy Lyzenga said, “It was an opportunity to, in very practical ways, act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God. It was also a great day of community building, being stretched outside of our comfort zones, learning new skills, meeting new people, and building relationships with local organizations.” In some students’ words: “It made me grow closer to God by trying to spread his love and his word with others as we worked in unity.” Another said, “Working with others and focusing on serving others in the community helped me change and mold my heart into being a servant and serving Christ.”

KEEP YOUR SUMMER DONATIONS GOING!

The donation shed for Used Treasures at the middle school is accessible Monday-Thursday, 8am-1pm during the summer vacation. Please get the key from the ladies in the middle school office. Please, keep your donations coming during the summer vacation! We also welcome dropped off items at the store: 232 S. K St. in Tulare. You can also arrange for us to pick up your large furniture items. Call 559-684-8919. Proceeds go to CVC & Sierra Village Retirement Center.

CVC FFA CELEBRATES FIRST STATE WINNER MATTHEW BRASIL

Matthew Brasil competed in the California FFA State Extemporaneous Speaking Finals this past April, where he won State Champion. This contest involves heavy preparation in and knowledge of the agriculture industry. At the contest, contestants draw a random topic and had 30 minutes to prepare a 4-6 minute speech on that topic. In order for Matthew to make it to the State Finals contest he had to place in the top 4 at the Tulare Kings Section contest and the San Joaquin Region contest.

Once he arrived to the finals in April, he then had to go through 3 rounds before he was awarded 1st place. He will be representing CVC and the State of California at the National FFA Convention in October of 2019. He is the first CVC FFA State winner and National Finalist!

Our Class of 2019 salutatorian, Lauren Reed, applied and was accepted to Biola University's Stewart Science Honors program with this 300-word essay response. Our staff was impressed by Lauren's observation and statements around the worship of God through his creation. We liked it so much, we wanted our Cavalier readers to have a chance to read it as well.

Some science historians and philosophers believe that all science in practice is innately (naturally) and irrepressibly (uncontrollably) religious and requires faith to conduct. What is your response to this statement? Further, how does a uniquely Christian worldview change the way that science is approached, studied, and exercised?

Any scientist has to have some degree of faith. Science is built on assumptions about the universe. Science is built on the presuppositions that nature is consistent and uniform. The universe is an orderly place where this consistency is evenly spread throughout nature. Whenever scientists conduct experiments, they have to have faith that these presuppositions are correct and will not change. This faith is the foundation of scientific experiments and hypotheses. Without this type of faith, science would be impossible.

There are, however, instances where religious faith has intersected with science.

Pythagoras, the famous mathematician who discovered the Pythagorean Theorem, started worshiping numbers. He bowed down to mathematical patterns and even had a group of followers with the same ideology. Pythagoras' worldview came crumbling down one day at sea. One of his followers made a discovery incompatible with one of Pyfhagoras' patterns and was thrown overboard.

Because of this small discovery, Pythagoras' philosophy was shattered.

Pythagoras had faith in science and mathematics, but it was the wrong kind of faith. Johannes Kepler, a scientist and mathematician, is an example of having the right kind of faith in science. Kepler believed that studying creation was a way to worship and learn more about the Creator himself. He referred to his discoveries as 'hymns' to the Creator. Kepler loved God first and used science to demonstrate God's goodness.

With a Christian worldview, science has a higher and deeper meaning. When one studies volcanoes and earthquakes, they have a greater understanding of the One who has power over these forces of nature. When one studies how complex the brain is, they have a glimpse into the wisdom of the One who created the brain.

Science with a Christian worldview is a form of worshiping and having a stronger relationship with God.

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FAMILIES OF CVC The Bosma Family Gary & Monica Reagan (Junior), Aubrey (Freshman), Kennedy (7th), & Meredith (5th)

WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION TO CVC/HISTORY HERE? Gary graduated in the class of 1992 with about 30 brilliant students. We have had many nieces and nephews also graduate from CVC. The Bosma family has been involved at CVC in one way or another since 1990.

WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS BUSY, WHAT ARE YOU BUSY WITH? Our family is too busy and we know it. The girls are involved in volleyball, basketball, soccer, softball, track, FFA, ASB, and Wednesday nights at Tulare Community Church. We love attending our kids’ games so we are busy chasing them from event to event.

WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS RELAXING, WHAT DO YOU DO? On a lazy Saturday or Sunday we love to BBQ up a good dinner with friends. The girls love to cruise outside the house in the golf cart, usually with a few cats or dogs on board.

Sometimes we explore the metropolis of Tipton on dirt bikes.

We love a good beach trip in the motorhome or a family trip to the desert. All five ladies love to hit the desert trails on their motorcycles. Monica relaxes by going on a run with her friends. Gary relaxes by going on long destination dirt bike rides.

DESCRIBE ONE OF YOUR FAMILY’S FAVORITE TRADITIONS: As a family who appreciates the Dodgers, we try to take ev12

erybody to a Dodger game once a year. We eat junk food and try to shield the children from the unruly fans while cheering on the Boys in Blue. Since we’re in LA we usually hit the beach for a day. Sunday lunch with our extended family is also a favorite family tradition.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT CVC? CVC truly is a community. People help people and people love people. Many blessings happen behind the scenes that no one ever knows. The more you get involved the more you will see it. It’s not perfect but it’s great! The staff isn’t there for the paycheck or the benefits. They are there to love your kids and bring them closer to Jesus every day. From the preschool to the championship football games the goal is to honor our God and bring praise to Him! HOW CAN THE CVC COMMUNITY PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? Our family is in a season of busyness. Satan will use busyness, even in good things, to distract us and wear us down.

Four wonderful daughters who all want to be involved in so many things gets difficult. We need to know how to balance all of the opportunities that lay before us.

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The Staberg Family Derek & Darcy Staberg Davin, Sophomore Danna, Freshman

WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION TO CVC/HISTORY HERE? Though both Davin and Danna attended Preschool for 1 year here, we are new to CVC. Davin began as a freshman and Danna moved over as an 8th grader. Three years ago we felt God was leading us out of public school, so we began researching our options. After many interviews and tours, the moment we stepped foot onto the CVC campus we knew this was where God intended us to be. Both Davin and Danna have flourished from the start and the support from staff and families has been invaluable.

WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS BUSY, WHAT ARE YOU BUSY WITH? We are definitely in a chapter of life that offers little rest.

Davin plays football and is currently playing baseball and we find ourselves two nights a week watching his games. Danna is involved with FFA and plays tennis in addition to showing cattle. Most weekends are spent out of town at livestock shows throughout the state. When we are not at shows, she is still busy tending to the needs of her steers and heifer.

Derek recently retired after a long career with Cal Fire but has recently taken over his family fiberglass business and Darcy owns a real estate brokerage as well as a property management company.

WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS RELAXING, WHAT DO YOU DO? That seems to be rare these days... but on those glorious opportunities you will find us up in the mountains at our hideaway decompressing. Rare instances might also just be spent at home watching movies together!

DESCRIBE ONE OF YOUR FAMILY’S FAVORITE TRADITIONS: Our one family tradition that means the most is our dinners together. No matter what time it might be, we always eat together. Sitting around the table with no phones or distractions is a small act, but it allows us to reconnect and bond as a family.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT CVC? Our favorite thing about CVC is the community...from the families to the staff we have encountered nothing but love and support. To be surrounded by like-minded, Christ-centered, warm, loving and enriching parents, students and staff is invaluable.

HOW CAN THE CVC COMMUNITY PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? CVC can pray for us to prepare and protect our kids from the attacks that will come their way. Prayers that we continue to draw closer to Christ and to seek him above all else.

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When Hope Isn’t a Chore: A Closer Look at Annie

By Marissa Carpenter, Director of Marketing If you count the film that came out in 2014, there seems to be an “Annie” for every generation.

There are some things you can count on: Annie always has a red dress. And she always gets adopted in the end. And there’s always a dog that co-steals the audience’s hearts.

I remember watching the 1999 version of Annie while recovering from a Sierra Summit (now China Peak) ski accident--it was nothing more than some skis flying off as I tumbled down the final hill in front of the lodge, and plummeted into an orange safety barrier fence. I was in a rented vacation cabin that miraculously had a handful of decent VHS tapes, which included Annie.

From that point on, “Tomorrow” made its way into my daily musical soundtrack (starring me) while I washed the car, raked leaves, gleaned walnuts, dried dishes and twirled in the kitchen, singing my little faux-orphan heart out.

CVC’s version of “Annie” was as heartwarming as I remember.

And there was a real dog. I think I was almost as excited as the CVC 1st graders surrounding me at the Thursday matinee showing.

They also screamed when the lights went out for the show to begin, so chances are, they’ve just got a real zest for life. Another thing I enjoyed: I didn’t see a single glowing screen once the show began.

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Miss Hannigan, played by Julianne Taylor, burst on stage, with some mirthless mouthing of sour words, rolling her eyes at yet another orphan dropped off

at the doorstep. The scene moves to a messy, dirty orphanage room, where Annie, played by Roxanne Mayo, comforts a very sad fellow orphan. Annie reveals that she has a locket and an accompanying note that gives her hope that her parents wanted her and are coming back for her, despite her dire circumstances.

Later, Miss Hannigan reenters with attempted-orphanageescapee Annie and informs the rest of the orphans that they will be scrubbing their room until it shines! She turns on her heel, exits the room, and the girls launch into “Hard Knock Life” complete with rags and buckets, putting the “chore” in choreography with the youngest orphan Molly, played

by McKenna Phillips, dressing up as Miss Hannigan and instructing the girls that they’ll “clean this room until it shines like the top of the Chrysler building!”

Later, Annie finally escapes, from under a heap of dirty sheets, out into the dirtier-still streets of New York City. She is all at once wideeyed with wonder at her newfound freedom and scared to step any farther. She finds a stray dog and hangs out in a “Hooverville” before being found and returned to the orphanage, but not before she sings a hopeful rendition of “Tomorrow” — my adopted theme song for doing chores at home.

As the musical progresses, we’re left to wonder what will happen to Annie after her 2-week Christmas stay at Daddy Warbucks’ mansion, with more maids and manservants than one would think possible or necessary (especially near the rock-bottom of the Great Depression).

Miss Hannigan’s crook brother

Proverbs 23:18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. and his girlfriend sway across the stage to “Easy Street” and after they both laugh their nasty laughs, an elementary student near me gasps, “They’re both evil!”

that are in tune with what the character’s thoughts and feelings could be, and how the student thinks it should be.” One of those acting decisions for Annie was to choose joy. And be hopeful.

The acting was pretty convincing to me too! To prepare students for the stage, Director Maddie Brouwer did a small introduction lesson on method acting. “I teach them to get inside the head of their character and think how their character would think—get in touch with their character’s emotions. I encourage them to spend some time creating a backstory for their character to figure out why their character acts the way he/she does and says the things he/she says. There are so many different ways to play one character, so we work together to come up with choices and actions

“Hope plays a huge role in Annie, and is one of the biggest messages,” said Director Maddie Brouwer. “Even when times are tough, a little hope will give you the motivation to get to tomorrow. Annie was going through a lot of struggles and trials, but the little hope her locket gave her was enough to stay positive. As Christians, we have hope that God has a plan for our lives. Whatever trials we come across in our lives, we trust in Him and look to Him for peace and hope.”

Indeed, every song that comes

out of Annie’s mouth is one of joy--not to be confused with happiness, because she has been handed a “hard-knock life”; instead, she chooses to sing of hope borne in the midst of being in an abusive orphanage. She chooses to sing, not knowing who her parents are or when they’ll return. She chooses to sing after being kidnapped, and after being returned the orphanage she escaped. She chooses to sing when she finally finds out her parents passed away, and she’s found an adoptive family.

“The sun’ll come out tomorrow” for Annie. And for all of us. From deep in our hearts, we can bubble over with hope about the future, because it’s not in our hands.

It’s in God’s. More than a play, this was a lesson in hope and steadfastness.

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Thespian Hopefuls During the Thursday matinee, a few actors and the director (Maddie Brouwer) answered a handful of questions from an increasingly intrigued and inquisitive elementary audience: Q: How many people [actors] are in the play?

A: We had 41 cast members, 6 backstage crew members (high school students), 7 lighting and sound crew (6 high school students and 1 staff member), and 3 directors.

Q: What kind of dog is that?

A. American Eskimo.

Q: How long have you been practicing?

A: Three months! [Since early January.]

Q: What’s the oldest age [of the actors]?

A: 18!

Q: What’s its name?

A: Stark.

Q: How long do you stay after practice after bedtime?

A: A long time. [9:30pm was the latest they stayed.]

During the play, between scenes, I also heard multiple students practicing for their future theatrical feats: “We love you, Miss Hannigan!” at appropriate stage whisper levels.

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Alumni Updates Christina (Stanley) ’04 married Ben Carlson, and they have two children (Chloe and Jedson) with another on the way.

Andrea (Vander Schaaf) Rainbow ’00 married Jesse Rainbow ’95 in 2004. Before kids, Andrea worked as an Executive Assistant in Boston, MA. Since having Dorothy, Iris, and James, Andrea stays home with them and volunteers a lot at their school and the local Moms’ group. They live in Houston, TX, and Jesse is a professor at the University of Houston. Jesse was formerly a high school teacher at CVC, and was recently awarded the 2019 University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award!

Kyle McDonald ’04 acquired a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and Master’s degree in Business from Fresno State.

He began working for 4Creeks in 2010, after which he moved back to Visalia. He has since become a licensed civil engineer and shareholder in 4Creeks. He has been on VUSD’s engineering and architecture program’s Advisory Committee for five years, has been coaching CVC football for four years, and appeared in a Farmersonly.com dating site commercial a couple years ago.

Laura (Poindexter) ’07 married Justin Rowe (from Austin, TX) in Hanford on September 22, 2018. They currently live in New Haven, CT, where Laura is still in training as a podiatric surgery resident.

Ally (Whyte) ‘12 and Micah De Groot ’09 got married in 2016.

Ally began teaching 6th grade at CVC in 2016 as well, and they had their first baby in October of 2018. Micah manages a dairy, and they live in Lemon Cove.

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Mitchell Borges (’15) and his wife, Kellie were married in January of 2019; they reside in Sacramento, California.

Jessica (Mast) Vitela ’95 and her husband Louie are executive pastors at New Life Church in Porterville. They have one son named Ezekiel.

David Daniels ’06 and his wife Ellen welcomed their first child, June, on January 22, 2019. After graduating from CVC, David went on to earn a Bachelors of Music degree from UC Irvine and a Master of Music Degree from Michigan State University. He began his teaching career at Mesilla Valley Christian Schools in Las Cruces, New Mexico and also played oboe professionally in the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra and the Juárez Symphony in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. After nearly a decade away, David returned home to Visalia where he currently teaches middle school instrumental music at Tulare City Schools. Next fall, he will join the staff of Liberty Elementary in Tulare as band director and will continue to operate Absolution Woodworks, a full-service woodshop which he founded in the fall of 2016. He is also active in the local arts community as a board member of the Arts Consortium, Tulare County’s official arts council. You can find his woodwork in local shops and at the Visalia Farmers Market every Saturday. His wife, Ellen, is a private piano instructor and music director of St. Paul’s Anglican Church where they are active members.

David Rainbow ’97 is an Honors Professor at University of Houston, and an historian of modern Europe and Russia.

He recently concluded a four-part University lecture series on Vladimir Putin. He is currently writing a book on the history of Russian and Soviet imperial power in Siberia from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Before becoming a historian, he worked as an engineer aboard a merchant ship on the Pacific, a rancher in western North Dakota, earned a PhD from New York University, and lived in Russia and Siberia several times. He is married to Brady and has three kids, Hazel (13), Gretchen (10), and Jonathan (7).

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Calendar of Events JUNE 3-5 JUNE 17-20 JULY 9 JULY 29

Volleyball Camp Basketball Camp New Family ice cream social, Elementary pavilion, 7pm Booster BBQ Kickoff, HS Stadium, 5-7pm

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9th Grade Kickoff

AUGUST 12

8th Grade Welcome, 3pm

AUGUST 12

K-8 New Family Orientation, MMC, 6:30pm

AUGUST 14

First Day of School (11:30am dismissal)

AUGUST 14

MS New Parent Orientation, 7pm

AUGUST 16

Picture Day

AUGUST 17

HS Back to School Dance, 7-10pm

AUGUST 19

Senior Sunrise, 7am

AUGUST 19

HS Senior College Night, MPR, 7pm

AUGUST 22

K-12 Cavalier Night, 6-8pm

SEPTEMBER 2

Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER 2

Boosters Pancake Breakfast / Car Wash, 7-10am

SEPTEMBER 9

Juniors College Night, MPR, 7pm

Events are subject to change! Please check cvc.org to stay up to date.