Christmas at the California 2025

Christmas at the

California 2025

December 15 | 6pm December 16 | 7pm December 17 | 6pm December 18 | 7pm vcs.net/conservatorychristmas

Marie | Third Grade “After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh” (Matthew 2:9-11).

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Good evening and welcome TO VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS’ CHRISTMAS AT THE CALIFORNIA!

This annual concert series has become a time-honored tradition that unites our community in music, beauty, and wonder.

From a stable in Bethlehem to the concert hall tonight, the story of Christmas has always been one of light breaking through darkness. The bells that ring this evening carry not just melodies, but serve as a reminder that even when the world grows weary, God’s promise endures. His light continues to shine in our hearts, in our communities, and through the gifts of these young artists who share their talents with you tonight.

As we reflect on this timeless story that is foundational to the Christian faith, may we hear in every note a call to renewal and compassion. The same God who entered the world as a child still meets us in unexpected places, in acts of kindness, in the resilience of faith, and in the music that binds us together.

Whether this season finds you celebrating long-held traditions or simply seeking a moment of peace, may tonight’s performance remind you that the bells still ring for all of us, for the weary and the joyful alike, calling us to remember that love has come and hope is alive.

We are deeply honored to share this evening with you. May the beauty of the music lift your spirit, the story renew your heart, and the message of Christmas fill you with lasting peace.

With warm blessings, Troy Gunter Vice President, Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts

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Christmas Day

When I think of bells, I am reminded of something that grabs our attention to announce a shift. There are school bells to mark the beginning and end of each class or the school day. Some may think of the dinner bell signaling a gathering for a meal.

Or perhaps you think of majestic cathedrals with bells sounding the shift in time.

Those same bells call the faithful to worship. How about the joy of hearing students in a handbell choir bring a melodious piece of music to life?

This time of year, I am reminded of the old song, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” which highlights the announcement of “peace on earth, and goodwill to mankind.”

The heavenly angels made a proclamation, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward mankind” (Luke 2:14), to announce a change in time, and a shift for all to recognize the very special birth of Jesus Christ. The One who would die on the cross and be the Savior of all who put their trust in Him. Like bells, this brought attention to a lasting hope, peace, and joy. I pray that this week of concerts, which will likely include bells, will draw our attention to the reason we celebrate Christmas and prompt a shift in our thinking to recognize how much we need the power and presence of our Mighty God. May this evening’s performances and the blessing of the arts allow us to come together as a community to celebrate the greatest gift of all, our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Brian Clemons (’87) President, Valley Christian Schools

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Cheng | Third Grade “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

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Ring the Rhyth MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025 | 6:00PM WELCOME/ OPENING PRAYER ELEMENTARY K-3 CHOIR

Mr. Troy Gunter, Vice President, Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts Mrs. Samantha Elliott, Director Merry Christmas Bells – Teresa Jennings Season of Bells – Teresa Jennings Can You Hear the Angels? – Greg Gilpin Christmas Bells Are Ringing, Ringing – Mike Wilson Good News, Amen! – arr. Jean Anne Shafferman The Little Drummer Boy – Katherine Davis, Henry Omorati, and Harry Simeone, arr. Lari Goss Beethoven’s Angels – arr. Karl Hitzemann SOLOS Arinelle Borromei, Ava Delgado, Olivia Ervin, Elizabeth Guan, Alice Huang, Daisy Hult, Lucas Mak, Juliana Pastrana, Ryan Tongol, Jack Van Der Veen NARRATORS Anastasia Avalos-Soares, Madeleine Bettencourt, Marie Carvalho, Lawrence Chen, Emilia Martinez, Catherine Realini, Kaira Rowe, Lylani Rumer, Anya Sienicki, Zachary Thompson, Matthew Washten, Aiden You HANDBELLS Luca Alongi, James Brien, Kai Carignan, Jeremiah Cholula-Ramirez, Caden Co, Audrey Daily, Ashton Depold, Elise Erickson, Charles Freeman, Joseph Fu, Jacob Guardino, Emma Huber, Rebecca Inker, Sloane Lopez, Chloe Lum, Ella McDonald, Canaan Middlebusher, Noelle Ning, Reagan Peters, Legend Robles Price, Olivia Shim, Zara Solorzano-Wong, Aiden Talwar, Zoey Thompson, London Trinh, Alexandra Wilson, Nora Wu, Phoebe Wu, Stephanie Wu, Jihwan Yeo, Zoe Young, Cheng Zhou

ASSISTANT HANDBELLS DIRECTORS Claydon Chan, Samuel Hsiao, Rena Kartiwa, Kennedy Nguyen DRUMS Jon Brassfield, Joslyn Chahal, Mandjou Mehlmauer, Zion Rose DRUMMER BOY Aston Papaioannou

CLOSING

Dr. Gabe Guven, Elementary School Principal

Enjoy refreshments at the concessions stand on the mezzanine level of the lobby, open Monday evening before the show.

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Ryan | Fourth Grade “The angel answered, ʻThe Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God’” (Luke 1:35).

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Cadence of TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 | 7:00PM WELCOME/ OPENING PRAYER

Mr. Troy Gunter, Vice President, Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts

INTRO TO DRUMS

Mr. Dave Sankus, Director Come All Ye – Traditional, arr. Jesse Mattson

DRUMS I

Mr. Dave Sankus, Director Christmas Day – Traditional, arr. Brian Slawson

DRUMS II

Mr. Dave Sankus, Director Jingle Bells? – Traditional, arr. Marty Paich and David Steinquest

CHAMBER STRINGS

JUNIOR HIGH JAZZ BAND

Dr. Michael Jones, Director The Kings of Swing (We Three Kings) – Traditional, arr. Mike Story Deck the Hall – Traditional, arr. Peter Blair

INTRO TO BAND

Miss Katelyn Dietz (’14) and Dr. Shane Ryan (’16), Directors Jingle Bell March – arr. Douglas E. Wagner Elves That Rock – Carol Brittin Chambers Surfin’ Santa – Heather Hoefle

INTRO TO STRINGS/STRINGS I

Dr. Scott Homer, Director The Little Drummer Boy – Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeone, arr. John O’ Reilly Who Let the Elves Out (Based on Good King Wenceslas) – arr. Victor Lopez Last Christmas – George Michael, arr. Chris M. Bernotas

BAND I

STRINGS II

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Mrs. Lily Homer, Director Greensleeves – arr. Matt Riley

Miss Katelyn Dietz, Director Bell Carol Rock – Mykola D. Leontovych, arr. Ryan Fraley Christmas Grace – arr. Larry Clark Christmas Swings – arr. Johnnie Vinson Dr. Scott Homer, Director Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 – Arcangelo Corelli Faith Noel – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Paul O’Neill, and Robert Kinkel, arr. Bob Phillips

BAND II

Dr. Shane Ryan, Director Jingle Bell March – James Pierpoint, arr. Kyle McKinsey A Christmas Canon – arr. Michael Green Merry Gentlemen – arr. Jay Dawson

CLOSING

Mr. Eric Maxwell, Junior High School Principal

the Bells Enjoy refreshments at the concessions stand on the mezzanine level of the lobby, open Tuesday evening before the show.

Averie | Fifth Grade “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord’” (Luke 2:10-11).

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Bells of Pr WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025 | 6:00PM

WELCOME/OPENING PRAYER PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE I

FIFTH GRADE HAND CHIMES

Dr. Jennifer Silva (’94), High School Principal Mr. Dave Sankus, Director When You Hear the Drum – Traditional, arr. Brian Slawson NaÑigo Navidad – Traditional, arr. Brian Slawson Mrs. Samantha Elliott, Director A Joyful Ring – Barbara Kinyon Ding! Dong! Merrily on High – Mark Hayes, arr. Douglas E. Wagner HAND CHIMES CHOIR Colton Daily, Finley Huang, Lena Jung, Casey Lee, Jeremy Limpot, Isaac Lin, Nathan Moon, Kyle Mukkananchery, Samyra Naik, Aria Nair, Everly Rasmussen, Lena Streichardt

WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONIC WINDS

FOURTH GRADE CHOIR

Dr. Michael Jones and Dr. Shane Ryan, Directors Toboggan Ride – Stan Applebaum A Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson Mrs. Samantha Elliott, Director Snow – Teresa Jennings Ringing, Ringing – Teresa Jennings Mozart’s Joy to the World – arr. Karl Hitzemann SOLOS Neev Chadha, Amaya Chavez, Emma Fiedler, Lennox Roush, Ivy Yuan NARRATORS Alexander Afshar, Kaden Huesca, Ivaan Nag, Liam Staubli DRUMS Nathan Chen, Carter Paraz HANDBELLS Aaron Chai, Emma Cordova, Caleb Daugherty, Mia Gilmore, Fiona Griffiths, Cameron Hering, Juliette Jackson, Lauren Jung, Celine Kim, Kayla Kim, Jaythan Mariscal, Dominic Martinez, Peter Nangoy, Bradley Redmond, Harrison Smith, Garrison Truong

FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STRINGS

CLARINET ENSEMBLE

SYMPHONIC BAND, WIND ENSEMBLE, AND SYMPHONIC WINDS

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Dr. Scott Homer, Director Ukrainian Bell Carol – Traditional, arr. Sandra Dackow Who Let the Elves Out (Based on Good King Wenceslas) – arr. Victor Lopez Miss Katelyn Dietz, Director Jingle Bell Boogie – James Lord Pierpont, arr. Nicolas Baldeyrou Miss Katelyn Dietz and Dr. Michael Jones, Directors Ancient Carol Variants – arr. Chris M. Bernotas The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Eddie Pola and George Wyle, arr. John Moss

omise FIFTH GRADE DRAMA CHOIR

Mrs. Samantha Elliott, Director A Christmas Love Song – Celeste and David Clydesdale A Night to Remember – Celeste and David Clydesdale Aviana Basanty, Heidi Berger, Damari Brown, Presley Buchanan, Anastasia Golter, Avery Haddad-Stewart, Elizabeth Huang, Finley Huang, Aaron Inker, Isabella Kinnis, Eden Koo, Sydney Lombardi, Danica Lukez, Elise Luu, Hunter Michels, Presley Morrella, Kyle Mukkananchery, Aria Nair, Gianna O'Neal, Everly Rasmussen, Jeriah Rowe, Burrell Shabaglian, Peyton Summers, Yu-Chen (Ariel) Tsai, Noelle Tseng, Jessalyn Wilson, Chloe You SOLOS Aviana Basanty, Eden Koo, Danica Lukez, Presley Morella NARRATORS Yu-Chen (Ariel) Tsai, Chloe You

ELEMENTARY BANDS FOURTH GRADE BAND

FIFTH GRADE BAND

ELEMENTARY BANDS WITH HIGH SCHOOL BANDS CLOSING

Miss Katelyn Dietz and Dr. Shane Ryan, Directors Good King Wenceslas – Traditional Angels We Have Heard on High – Traditional Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – Traditional Jingle Bells – Traditional Beethoven's Jingle – Ludwig van Beethoven and James Lord Pierpont, arr. Christopher T. Greco Miss Katelyn Dietz, Director Joy to the World – Traditional, arr. Paul Lavender Dr. Gabe Guven, Elementary School Principal

Enjoy refreshments at the concessions stand on the mezzanine level of the lobby, open Wednesday evening before the show.

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The Bells

A CONSERVATORY CHR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025 | 7:00PM

WELCOME/ OPENING PRAYER JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Dr. Steve Dang (’02), Chief Ministry Officer, Senior Vice President, & Director of Alumni Ministries Dr. Michael Jones, Director Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Jule Styne, arr. Alan Baylock Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson, arr. Frank Devol Joshua Prabhakar, vocals

FEATURED ARTISTS

Miniature Overture from the Nutcracker Two pianos/four hands, two clarinets – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Nicolas Economou and Abraham Maruro Jason Ham and Aidan Kwon, piano; Derek Pfeiffer, clarinet; Ryan Beiter, bass clarinet

O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam Talia Santizo, vocal solo; Ethan Li, piano

Pas de Deux from the Nutcracker – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Manaka Matsumoto Jordyn Elford, dance solo; Serena She, violin; Aiden Kim, cello; Karen Matsui, piano

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE II

Mr. Dave Sankus, Director Wizards in Winter – Paul O'Neill and Robert Kinkel, arr. Dave Sankus Xilai (Teddy) Luo, piano; Christian Blue, drums

INTERMISSION

THE BELLS STILL RING – Conceived and directed

by Troy Gunter Joshua Prabhakar, narrator; Sarah Vinoth, candlelighter I. BELLS OF PROMISE HANDBELL CHOIR, QUEST BOYS’ CHOIR, SYMPHONIC CHORALE & ORCHESTRA

Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor Carol of the Bells – Mikola Leontovych, arr. Andrea Handley and Barlow Bradford Kyle Mukkananchery, soloist QUEST BOYS’ CHOIR Colton Daily, Maxwell Jin, Elliot Kim, Jeremy Limpot, Mandjou Mehlmauer, Oliver Merriott, Kyle Mukkananchery, Luukas Osa, Nathaniel Parry, Aiden Talwar, Dillon Talwar, Raymon Yang

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Still Ring

RISTMAS FINALE SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA

Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Mikola Leontovych, arr. Matt Riley Kayla Lee, violin

II. THE BELLS OF REFUGE QUEST BOYS’ CHOIR WITH CONSERVATORY CHORUS & JH CHOIR

Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor I Wonder as I Wander – Traditional, arr. Kyle Pederson Joshua Prabhakar, soloist; Lumi Kim, violin; Aeneas Yu, piano

ADVANCED VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Mr. Britt Gunter, Conductor Carol of the Bells/Wayfaring Stranger – Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky, Traditional, arr. McKay Crockett Jack Gunter, Malia Liu, soloists

III. BELLS OF TURMOIL CONSERVATORY CHORUS & JH CHOIR

Mr. Britt Gunter, Conductor What Child is This/Child of the Poor – Scott Soper Mikaela Olsen, Nivedita Josy, soloists; Eric Wang (’22), guitar

SYMPHONIC CHORALE

Mr. Britt Gunter, Conductor Prayer of the Children – Words and music by Kurt Bestor, arr. Adrea S. Klouse IV. BELLS OF HOPE

SYMPHONIC CHORALE & ORCHESTRA

Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor Carol of the Bells – Mykola Leontovych, arr. Jennifer Thomas, orchestrated by Glen Gabriel Meining Wu, piano

V. BELLS OF REDEMPTION QUEST BOYS’ CHOIR, SYMPHONIC CHORALE & ORCHESTRA CLOSING

Mr. Troy Gunter, Conductor Stille Nacht – Franz Gruber, arr. Dan Forrest Talia Santizo, soloist; Ginger Kaelin, lector

Mr. Brian Clemons, President, Valley Christian Schools

Enjoy refreshments at the concessions stand on the mezzanine level of the lobby, open Thursday evening before the show, and during the intermission.

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Conservato meet our

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MIA ARREOLA

HANNAH BALOG

Visual Arts, Class of 2027

Theatre, Class of 2026

RYAN BEITER

ALLISON CHEN

Music, Class of 2026

Dance, Class of 2026

ry Fellows

LEILANI DeVORE

JORDYN ELFORD

Visual Arts, Class of 2027

Dance, Class of 2026

ANAROSE FLENNIKEN

JACK GUNTER

Visual Arts, Class of 2027

Theatre, Class of 2026

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Conservato meet our

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JASON HAM

REALLYN HELMKE

Music, Class of 2028

Dance, Class of 2026

GINGER KAELIN

AIDEN KIM

Theatre, Class of 2027

Music, Class of 2027

ry Fellows

LUMI KIM

AIDAN KWON

Music, Class of 2028

Music, Class of 2027

ARIEL KWONG

KAYLA LEE

Visual Arts, Class of 2026

Music, Class of 2026

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Conservato meet our

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ETHAN LI

MALIA LIU

Music, Class of 2028

Theatre, Class of 2026

KAREN MATSUI

DEREK PFEIFFER

Music, Class of 2028

Visual Arts, Class of 2026

ry Fellows

JOSHUA PRABHAKAR

CATHERINE SANDOVAL

Theatre, Class of 2026

Dance, Class of 2026

TALIA SANTIZO

SERENA SHE

Theatre, Class of 2026

Music, Class of 2028

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Conservato meet our

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AVA SUZUKI

MEINING WU

Dance, Class of 2026

Music, Class of 2027

AENEAS YU

CHLOE ZHONG

Music, Class of 2028

Visual Arts, Class of 2026

ry Fellows

Tiffany | Fourth Grade “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).

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KINDERGARTEN CHOIR

Baraan Badakhshan, Josiah Boroffice, Flinn Borromei, Andrew Breiland, Remy Carvalho, Josephine Castelly, Auden Chang, Luis Chavez, Edison Chen, Conor Chun, Emma Chun, Judith Chung, Sadie Clark, Evelyn Cordova, Grace Cormier, Callen Dahlin, Theoren Dahlin, Ivan Fang, Leah Fishel, Elijah Furr Uchicua, Daniel Gao, Lenaeya Giftson, Sienna Giuffrida, Eleanor Goujon, Mila Hanna, Ella Ho, Oliver Huber, Liam Jahn, Zuyi Jiang, Carter Jones, Ian Kim, Mikel Lamiquiz, Jordan Le, Ruah Lee, Brandon Li, Caroline Li, Yien Liu, Jaecey Reign Mariscal, Carmelo Martinez, Adalyn McQuay, Maxine McSwain, Nova Ning, Ella Noh, Madi Osuna-Summers, Anais Papaioannou, Victoria Powers, Grace Qin, Merseyon Roberts, Tatum Roush, Diviana Rumer, Isaiah Salvagno, Everett Staubli, Elion Street, Jayde Summers, Hudson Thayer, Shreya Vinay, Dhriti Vivek, Julia Wang, Luke Weiner, Wizdom Williams, Samantha Wong, Cynthia Wu, Grace Yang, Marco Yang, Stella Yoo, Hannah Zhou

FIRST GRADE CHOIR

Runia Abbasi, Levi Allen, Walter Alley, Sienna Alongi, Jace Andrews, Kiara Arun, Mackenzie Berendes, Clara Berger, Freja Blaabaeck, Corbin Chahal, Lewis Chen, Gavin Cheng, Edith Chung, Jayce Chung, Diego Cong, Alice Daily, Chloe Deng, Avery Depold, Maxwell Diebolt, Seon Eom, Beau Fazo, Penelope Ferreira, Caroline Guillemette, Clementine Guillemette, William Haase, Holden Hanegan, Sophie Hormozian, Summer Hult, Cadence Johnson, Lillian Kawahara, Alex Kim, Eleanor Kim, Jayden Kim, Lucas Kim, Elliot Kimble, Alex Kobozev, Lily Law, Alexander Lee, Jonathan Li, Zac Liu, Cooper Macierz, Marie Martinez, Juliet Merriott, Luca Mezzavilla, Holland Morrella, Grace Olson, Mozelle Perli, Piper Peters, Aleya Peterson, Nahla Pierrugues, Keshav Polavaram, Craig Randall, Camila Sienicki, Shivranjani Singh, Elijah Skelton, Skylar Speer, Kaden Tibbitts, Lexi Trinh, Sarah Tsao, Kenni Walker, Kingston Walker, Karlie Wei, Henry Wilson, Isla Wu, Aria Xu, Stella Xu, Justin Yoon, Marley Yusuf, Raelynn Zhang, Aden Zou

SECOND GRADE CHOIR

Audrey Aghassi, Hannah Aghassi, Bornaa Badakhshan, Melina Bakhtiary, Kara Bartholomew, Hazel Boekestein, Zachary Boncy, Benjamin Boroffice, Mila Cannistraci, Christian Cardenas, Eleanor Chen, Eliana Cibrian, Cohen Clark, Ella Conway, Ashley Cormier, Zealynn Dovey, Shiloh Gerlach, Jax Gilmore, Levi Ho, Maxwell Jin, Inaya Kamdar, Aman Kandhari, Rena Kartiwa, Elliot Kim, Irene Kim, Andrew Le, Gia Lee, Leo Lee, Sophia Lee, Arianna Li, Irene Li, Emma Lin, Zachary Liu, Christopher McSwain Jr., Sarah Meng, Moxi Mi, Parker Miller, Zara Naik, Samuel Osa, Aston Papaioannou, Sharon Park, Nathaniel Parry, Emmett Pfaff, Liam Reyes, Emerson Roush, Noah Salvagno, Aaric Samson, Amyra Solan, Mia Song, Eila Street, Ellis Street, Dillon Talwar, Julian Tang, Tyler Thompson, Zya Tiwari, Victoria Tow, George Ursachi, Lilliana Varda, Elijah Verduzco, Jasmine Vincent, Kaylee Wang, Lauren Woo, Andrew Xiao, Aiden Yoo, Kaila Young, Andy Yuan, Ariel Zhang, Ella Zhang, Jordan Zhu, Joya Zhu

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THIRD GRADE CHOIR

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Alongi, Anastasia Avalos-Soares, Madeleine Bettencourt, Arinelle Borromei, Jon Brassfield, James Brien, Kai Carignan, Marie Carvalho, Joslyn Chahal, Claydon Chan, Gabrielle Chang, Lawrence Chen, Jeremiah Cholula-Ramirez, Caden Co, Audrey Daily, Ava Delgado, Ashton Depold, Elise Erickson, Olivia Ervin, Charles Freeman, Joseph Fu, Elizabeth Guan, Jacob Guardino, Samuel Hsiao, Alice Huang, Emma Huber, Lucas Hui, Daisy Hult, Rebecca Inker, Joey Jiang, Chloe Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Sloane Lopez, Chloe Lum, Lucas Mak, Emilia Martinez, Owen Mast, Ella McDonald, Mandjou Mehlmauer, Johnathan Mendoza, Canaan Middlebusher, Kennedy Nguyen, Noelle Ning, Juliana Pastrana, Reagan Peters, Dustin Raras, Catherine Realini, Legend Robles Price, Zion Rose, Kaira Rowe, Lylani Rumer, Jace Sharafi, Niam Sharma, Reeve Shaw, Olivia Shim, Anya Sienicki, Zara Solorzano-Wong, Aiden Talwar, Zachary Thompson, Zoey Thompson, Ryan Tongol, London Trinh, Jack Van Der Veen, Matthew Washten, Wesley Williams, Alexandra Wilson, Nora Wu, Phoebe Wu, Stephanie Wu, Evan Xiao, Jihwan Yeo, Aiden You, Zoe Young, Cheng Zhou FOURTH GRADE

Alexander Afshar, John Aghassi II, Dustin Aoalin, Nathaniel Barakat, Neil Bisht, Stella Boekestein, Emma Breiland, Asher Cannistraci, Neev Chadha, Aaron Chai, Amaya Chavez, Nathan Chen, Nichole Chen, Josiah Choi, Elenah Cobos, William Conway, Emma Cordova, Corinne Brielle Cu, Felicity Dang, Caleb Daugherty, Anya Dhillon, Davis Dries, Xiwen (Emily) Fan, Emma Fiedler, Lila Foster, Miles Gao, Mia Gilmore, Fiona Griffiths, Quinn Guerrero, Cameron Hering, Daniel Hong, Tiffany Hormozian, Samuel Hu, Kaden Huesca, Teresa Hui, Juliette Jackson, Zoe Jones, Lauren Jung, Celine Kim, Dominic Kim, Kayla Kim, Josiah Lam, Jaythan Mariscal, Dominic Martinez, Jayne Martinez, Ivaan Nag, Peter Nangoy, Andre Nichet, Luukas Osa, Carter Paraz, Zachary Park, Priscilla Peng, Zaya Pennix, Kavya Prajapati, Gabriella Proctor, Bradley Redmond, Jackson Redmond, Lennox Roush, Adrian Samson, Kinsley Silva, Sophia Skelton, Harrison Smith, Ryan Solorzano-Wong, Liam Staubli, James Stockhaus, Savannah Stockhaus, Jaxon Sugishita, Garrison Truong, Jackson Truong, Madeline Truong, Ethan Vinoth, Gentry Voshall, Jeremy Wang, Gavin Wei, Lincoln Wheatley, Dorothy Williams, Eleanor Xu, Cyrus Yang, Raymon Yang, Ivy Yuan FIFTH GRADE

Siobhan Aaron, Nicholas Afentoulis, Marc Alcantara, Jordan Antonel, Arush Asher, Aviana Basanty, Heidi Berger, Penn Boudreault, Damari Brown, Presley Buchanan, Andrew Cathey, Leo Chen, Matthew Cheng, Zachary Cho, Joonhyuk Choi, Erin Chung, Crew Cochran, Colton Daily, Audrey Denena, Aiden Dong, Julian Erazo, Landon Erickson, Kayla Ellie Finelli, Ethan Freeman, Benjamin Furr Uchicua, Anastasia Golter, Chenyu (Chloe) Gu, Celine Gyger, Collette Haase, Avery Haddad-Stewart, Ian Hong, Ryan Hopkins, Rebecca Hu, Alexander Huang, Elizabeth Huang, Finley Huang, Aaron Inker, Lucas Jiang, Parris Jiang, Lena Jung, Isabella Kinnis, Eden Koo, Averie Le, Casey Lee, Dominic Li, Jeremy Limpot, Isaac Lin, Efren Liu, Esther Liu, Sydney Lombardi, Danica Lukez, Ronwu Luo, Elise Luu, Miranda Mannina, Feihan Meng, Colton Merk, Hunter Michels, Nathan Moon, Presley Morrella, Kyle Mukkananchery, Samyra Naik, Aria Nair, Noah Ng, Gianna O’Neal, Aarav Polavaram, Adhvaith Ramesh, Everly Rasmussen, Jeriah Rowe, Jordyn Sawkins, Burrell Shabaglian, Dylan Shaw, Ayaan Sher, Sergio Shien, Lena Streichardt, Grant Studer, Peyton Summers, Yu-Chen (Ariel) Tsai, Noelle Tseng, Colton Voshall, Elsa Wang, Elvin Wang, Emily Wang, Yulin (Dino) Wang, Ricky Washington, Jessalyn Esther Wilson, Toby Wong, Caden Wu, Elissa Yeo, Chloe You, Philip Zhao 23

Groups

junior conservatory

JUNIOR HIGH BANDS Intro to Band

Flute Mecah Alexander Longyu (Selina) Chen Lucas Chen Yueh-Ning (Amber) Cho Wenting (Tessa) Chu Claire Li Elizabeth Liao Palash Malani Aaral Singh Jingyan (Emily) Xie Wenxin (Jenny) Zhou Clarinet Jacob Brien William Cannistraci Kaeson Chang Evan Liu Bass Clarinet Isaac Gerlach Kieran Ng Mile (Michelle) Yang Bassoon Caleb Kraver Alto Saxophone Nathaniel Chen Ivor Griffiths Chelsea Jiang Skyler Sit Katherine Zhao French Horn Eliott Nyberg Jayaditya Rungta

Trumpet Thomas Buschmann Bryce Chapman Leo Fang Brianna Hernandez Kurtis Jiang Edugisle (Kikele) Pasternak Uriah Rogers Siddhant Sharma Oliver Tang Trombone Ziyu Chen Ellis Nimmakuri Joanna Zhang Baritone Chloe Hsu Andres Talledo

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Tuba Ethan Lee Evan Merza

Tuba Aidan Lane Jonathan Delke

Band I

Band II

Oboe Doreen Hu Oliver Day

Flute Amy Luo Leah Kim Jeremy Yeoh Han (Gary) Lu Kelly Zhang Myra Luo Isabella Moon Faith Kim Hanyue Zhou Jerry Sun Kaela Chang Fiona Qiao

Flute Shuwan Qin Sadhana Swaminathan Tanaaz Koliyariwala Navilan Balasubramaniam Kayla Nguyen Ann Reinagel Olivia Shen Amelia Lam Jeremy Zhou Clarinet Alice Zhang Chelsey Park Haoyue (Alex) Zhang Bass Clarinet Willow Stewart Alto Saxophone Derek Jin Joshua Muse Tenor Saxophone Austin Zhao Jason Tang Baritone Saxophone Matthew Sienicki Trumpet Gwendolyn Griffiths Ziming (Vincent) Lou Hannah Daugherty Hetian (Aiden) Zhou William Gunter Vihaan Mahajan Desmond Guichard Bryceton Liao French Horn Zoe Delgado Joshua Hsieh Benjamin Lin Trombone Lucas Zhang Luca Deac Ruby Williams Baritone Isaac Luo Willie Wang

Oboe Hyeonjin Cheong Clarinet Emily Yuan Janie Hong Jiayin Yao Gideon Adhiwiyogo Alto Saxophone Vincent Zeng Matthew Williams Marc Tang Oliver Townsend Justin Kwon Tenor Saxophone Stella Yiu Baritone Saxophone Addison Morrow French Horn Veer Sandhu Trumpet Sebastien Wang Hannah Sponseller Ethan Barnes Jacob Proctor Satchit Sridhar Trombone Daniel Lee Dominic Viduya Cody Tanner Baritone Aadya Yadlapati Tuba Adelyn Wilson Michael Afentoulis

JUNIOR HIGH DRUMS Intro to Drums Yvonne Deng Elias Fann Robert Fiore Kiyan Hakura Claire Han William Herrin Minjae Kim Henry Najera Ciana Park Vir Patel Noah Paul Suhan Rao Ethan Tong Mason Wang Yunying Wu Zachary Young Drums I Caleb Kim Yongqi (Patrick) Liu Aryan Shetty Noel Thomas Hunter Thompson Kenneth Walker Zhiyi (Roger) Wang Garrett Wu Drums II Austin Bai Sofia Gass Jacklyn Jang Caydan Kim Miley Liao Aaron Lin Liam Mangubat Angel Wang Zayden Wang Audris Yu

JUNIOR HIGH JAZZ BAND Flute Kaela Chang Alto Saxophone Vincent Zeng Marc Tang Stella Yiu Matthew Sienicki Tenor Saxophone Gideon Adhiwiyogo Baritone Saxophone Addison Morrow Trombone Dominic Viduya Cody Tanner Luca Deac Trumpet Ethan Barnes Sebastien Wang Joshua Hsieh Hannah Daugherty Piano Luke Chen Ming-Mei Sun

Adam He Aditya Sundar Bass Wyatt Olson Luke Chacon Drums Shayan Yazdani Aiden Barnes Guitar Ayaan Singh Jason Chen Nolan Morris Vibraphone Jacklyn Jang

JUNIOR HIGH STRINGS Intro to Strings Violin III Advik Balaji Avyaan Brahmbhatt Elias Chaplin Lily Debackere Kabir Garyali Saharsha Krishnan Nina Lim Violet Madhu Ethan Nguyen Zoe Pierrugues Genesis Velasco Jennifer Wang Thomas Wang Helen Zhang Viola Ethan Conway Jaiden Xiao Cello Scarlett Deng Norwin Wang

Strings I Violin I Seoeun (Grace) Park Chizhi (Chuck) Huang Rebecca Liu Claire Sun Ryan Ninan Alexander Zhu Violin II Caroline Fang Wren Wheatley Ella Shankar Elsa Chang Marcus Nunes Shoop Jada Alabi Terry Peng Matthew Zhang Cello Paladin Hu Arjun Mampetta Ziyao (Zach) Yi

Strings II Violin I Lina Hong Claire Kim

Cayden Croswhite Bella Chen Jinu Chun Arya Lee Katherine Tsai Ni Cui Euna Jung Ian Kartiwa Violin II Mizuki Lee Ike Kalendra Noah Cho Kailyn Kim Ashvath Ramesh Dylan Aoalin Amelia Xiao Jason Xing Lawrence Yao Sophie Tran Violin III Yuna Lee Rachel Thio Peyton Nguyen Shrihari Ramkumar Shree Raja Davina Tang Cello Sejin Cho Serena Wu Anyang Chen Erin Kim Victoria Pu Zixi Ren Xavier Taylor Jeremy Liu Piano Brian Lai

JUNIOR HIGH CHOIR Mia Bozzi Mira Chakravarthy Yifei (Isabella) Chen Soyul (Kayleen) Choo Michael Chunchu Evangeline Dang Scarlett Deng Abigail Devlin Drew Dries Katherine Frederick Allison Garcia Sharanya Ghildiyal Rowan Guerrero Carly Knize Avianna Nazzal Junke (Jacquelina) Qian Aashritha Rangesh Sujay Singavarapu Caroline Tang Charleigh Thomas Vedur Verma Sarah Vinoth Elise Yoon

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E nsembles High School Conservatory

BANDS

Symphonic Band Flute Sophie He Lexi Liu Kyle Zhao Lucas Kim Chloe Chiu Bohan (Bill) Duan Videsha Das William Qu Mikayla McCoy

Clarinet Aiden Zheng Kyle Chen Zhonghao (Emily) Wang Blythe Hraban Madison Fechner Bass Clarinet Chloe Nyberg Alto Saxophone Lily Nguyen Yoonhwan Lee Dale Wiggins Angela Siu Tenor Saxophone Brett Chapman Jason Gomez Jr.

Trumpet Bharat Raj Allison Du Kieran McMorrow

Bass/Vocals Joshua Prabhakar

Bass Clarinet Isobel Kwong

Trombone Jasper Yip Brian Hu

Jazz Lab Combos

Alto Saxophone Stephanie Lee Alice Siu Tenor Saxophone Ashwath Raghu Baritone Saxophone Wesley Elliott Trumpet Andrew Rank Isabella Nardelli Akhil Achanta

Clarinet Choir Eb Clarinet Terri Choi

Baritone Samuel Zeng

Alto Clarinet Isobel Kwong

Tuba Julia Lee

Bass Clarinet Ryan Beiter

Wind Ensemble

Contrabass Clarinet Joel Kent

Trumpet Adam Smith Aaron Granado Cole Elliott Raymond Guichard Shiloh Samuel Amy Chen

Flute Ashlyn Choi Sarah Bae Oboe Olivia Ahn Bassoon Alexander Wong Kimoon Bae

Baritone Jesse Chang Jeffrey Chao

Clarinet Ryan Beiter Terri Choi Derek Pfeiffer

Tuba Ethan Peng

Bass Clarinet Joel Kent

Symphonic Winds

Alto Saxophone Jiale (Jerry) Fan William Xie

Piccolo Grace Wei

Tuba Kayla Ahn

Trombone Anjali Prabhakar

French Horn Aiden Shankar Riley Wilson

Piccolo Xiran (Isabella) Liu

Flute Dana Sun Samantha Martinez Andy Ping

Euphonium Jessaleigh Hraban Matthew Vasquez

Bb Clarinet Derek Pfeiffer Jooa Lee Andrew Jun Noah Phan Aiden Zheng Kyle Chen

Baritone Saxophone Caden Malinowski

Trombone Liam Gordon

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Clarinet Jooa Lee Andrew Jun Noah Phan

Tenor Saxophone Daniel Li Baritone Saxophone Jeremy Yip

JAZZ Jazz Ensemble Alto Saxophone Jiale (Jerry) Fan Derek Pfeiffer Yoonhwan Lee Tenor Saxophone Daniel Li Wesley Elliott Zhonghao (Emily) Wang Baritone Saxophone Jeremy Yip Trombone Jasper Yip Brian Hu Anjali Prabhakar Trumpet Kieran McMorrow Adam Smith Cole Elliott Andrew Rank Piano Kasen Zeng

Drums Christian Blue

Piano Ankita Nag Kasen Zeng Kelly Chen Arushi Iyer Bass Joshua Prabhakar Vishnu Parthasarathy Tyler Lieu Milania Chacon Drums Christian Blue Rylan Finkbeiner Guitar Amber Chang Luka Ramos

PERCUSSION Percussion I Nicholas Andriyuk Akshaj Arora Akira Baird Annika Breiland Nehemiah Bymaster Jocelyn Chen Yunyi (Maddy) Chen Olivia Ditty Lex Hismatullin Xilai (Teddy) Luo Noam Mistry Ava Perez Shubhaan Rastogi Evangeline Wong

Percussion II Caroline Beiter Ethan Fu Dylan Gouveia Daniel Hankins Joshua Hsieh Brandon Lan Riley Liao Mason Nguyen Shaurya Panda Maya Patience Patrick Su Sidharth Swaminathan Thomas Trinh Chloe Xiao Aeneas Yu

STRINGS

CHOIRS

String Ensemble

Conservatory Chorus

Violin I Kayla Lee Serena She Joyce Xie Michael Xie Lin Cui Darren Yu Joey Zhu Jaelen Taan Darcey McCarley Ranjani Sagayaraj

Andromeda Arroyo Cassiopeia Arroyo Ayden Babish Heaven Basl Kayla Bracamontes Olivia Buschmann Chloe Cheng Kara Day Abigail George Johan Gonzalez Jack Gunter Olivia Hu Lindsey Jiang Nivedita Josy Chrissa Kilpatrick Malia Liu Junior Lomeli Aashna Mahato Evelyn Mao Autumn Molyneaux Micah Moon Nistha Nath Madiline Ninan Mikaela Olsen Iseña Orpia Ashley Pham Anjali Prabhakar Joshua Prabhakar Emily Rank Shiloh Samuel Talia Santizo Reese Schweikart Amerys Seegars David Thomas Nicole Tsang Dhriti Vaghela Varan Verma Hannah Yang Sherry Yu Allison Zhong

Violin II Lumi Kim Claire Choi Ethan Wong Ainsley (Jay) Andrews Clare Au Alice Harper Ariana Royster Viola Jonathan Cheng Michael Deng Danna Kim Cello Aiden Kim Luke Kim Karen Matsui William Pu Leo Shao Grace Wang YiCheng (Kissa) Hsieh Nalin Kim Neah Menne

Honor String Ensemble Violin I Kayla Lee Serena She Joyce Xie Michael Xie Lin Cui Darren Yu Joey Zhu Violin II Lumi Kim Claire Choi Ethan Wong Viola Jonathan Cheng Michael Deng Danna Kim Cello Aiden Kim Luke Kim Karen Matsui William Pu Leo Shao Grace Wang

Advanced Vocal Ensemble Ayden Babish Kayla Bracamontes Kara Day Abigail George Johan Gonzalez Jack Gunter Nivedita Josy Chrissa Kilpatrick Malia Liu Junior Lomeli Aashna Mahato Caden Malinowski Micah Moon Nistha Nath Mikaela Olsen Ashley Pham Anjali Prabhakar Joshua Prabhakar Talia Santizo Amerys Seegars

David Thomas Varan Verma Sherry Yu

Symphonic Chorale Tamara Adkinson Kayla Ahn Andromeda Arroyo Cassiopeia Arroyo Ayden Babish Heaven Basl Kayla Bracamontes Olivia Buschmann Milania Chacon Amber Chang Jesse Chang Chloe Cheng Micah Chiang Marisol Chou Ethan Leighton Co Liam Co Kara Day Leilani DeVore Sophia Diep Cole Elliott Wesley Elliott Alexandra Espinosa Rosette Garcia Abigail George Johan Gonzalez Lopez Jack Gunter Jillian Gunter Emma Hanna Madelyn Hu Olivia Hu Arushi Iyer Lindsey Jiang Nivedita Josy Ginger Kaelin Betsy Kidwell Chrissa Kilpatrick Autumn Lee Ellie Lee Jooa Lee Stephanie Lee Aria Liu Malia Liu Junior Lomeli Jasleen Lu Aashna Mahato Caden Malinowski Evelyn Mao Sam Martinez Mikayla McCoy Autumn Molyneaux Micah Moon Ankita Nag Isabella Nardelli Nistha Nath Madiline Ninan Chloe Nyberg Mikaela Olsen Iseña Orpia Ashley Pham Juliette Phillips Anjali Prabhakar

Joshua Prabhakar Olivia Quinones Emily Rank Shiloh Samuel Talia Santizo Ariana Schneider Reese Schweikart Amerys Seegars Adam Smith Patrick Su Dana Sun David Thomas Nicole Tsang Dhriti Vaghela Varan Verma Katelyn Wang Tiara Wang Vanessa Xu Hannah Yang Sofia Yiu Sherry Yu Samuel Zeng Sophia Zhang Allison Zhong

Handbell Choir Jason Ham Daniel Hankins Joshua Hsieh Aidan Kwon Ethan Li Karen Matsui Serena She Thomas Trinh Ethan Wong Aeneas Yu Kyle Zhao

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conservatory music faculty, CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP Mr. Troy Gunter Vice President, Valley Christian Schools Director of K-12 Conservatory of the Arts tgunter@vcs.net Mr. Britt Gunter Associate Director of Conservatory Programs bgunter@vcs.net Dr. Ivan Utomo Associate Director, Conservatory of the Arts iutomo@vcs.net Mrs. Michelle McLaughlin Associate Director of Student Learning mmclaughlin@vcs.net Mrs. Dena Armeniakos Director of Conservatory Operations darmeniakos@vcs.net Dr. Mark Hulse Director of Conservatory Student Services mhulse@vcs.net CONSERVATORY DIRECTORS Mrs. Jill Carlson K-12 Director of Visual Arts jcarlson@vcs.net Mrs. Myra Kaelin (’94) K-12 Director of Theatre Arts mkaelin@vcs.net

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Mrs. Michelle McLaughlin K-12 Director of Dance Arts mmclaughlin@vcs.net Mr. Iain Roush K-12 Director of Media Arts iroush@vcs.net Mr. Jeffrey Wilson K-12 Director of Music Arts jwilson@vcs.net CONSERVATORY MUSIC FACULTY Mrs. Elizabeth Chang (’14) Piano Studies elin@vcs.net Mr. Reggie Coates Guitar Studies rcoates@vcs.net Miss Katelyn Dietz (’14) Woodwind Studies kdietz@vcs.net Mrs. Samantha Elliott Elementary Music selliott@vcs.net Mr. Britt Gunter Choral Studies bgunter@vcs.net Mrs. Melissa Gunter Director of Piano Studies mgunter@vcs.net Mrs. Lily Homer Director of Strings Development lhomer@vcs.net

administration, and staff Dr. Scott Homer Director of Strings Studies shomer@vcs.net

PRODUCTION STAFF

Dr. Michael Jones Jazz Studies mjones@vcs.net

Ms. Pamila Gray Lighting Design

Dr. Shane Ryan (’16) Brass Studies sryan@vcs.net Mr. Dave Sankus Percussion Studies dsankus@vcs.net CONSERVATORY OPERATIONS & SUPPORT Mrs. Colette Evans Mr. William Fonda Ms. Judi Fuller Mrs. Lianne Rydquist Mr. Duke Shrader Mrs. Maribeth Wiens

Mr. Robert Rubino Sound Design

Mr. Iain Roush Digital Content Creator Mr. Nathan McCann (’22) Production Assistant IN APPRECIATION Valley Christian Schools’ Conservatory of the Arts expresses its gratitude to Mr. Robert Massey and the Symphony San Jose staff for supporting the Christmas at the California concert series.

PLANNED Giving The Shechem Oak Society honors alumni, parents, and friends who have included Valley Christian Schools in their estate plans, empowering future generations just as the oak at Shechem symbolized God’s faithfulness throughout biblical history. Your gift ensures our faithful witness to God’s kingdom mission through VCS to all generations.

We invite you to join the Shechem Oak Society. Visit plannedgiving.vcs.net or contact advancement@vcs.net to explore the variety of ways you can make a lasting impact at VCS.

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WARRIOR CELEBRATION | April 25, 2026 Join us for the Warrior Celebration, a community event spanning multiple generations, celebrating God’s faithfulness and the profound impact of Christ-centered education on thousands of lives. vcs.net/warriorcelebration

GOLF CLASSIC | May 11, 2026 We look forward to welcoming the VCS community for a round of golf and a day of fellowship at the annual Golf Classic. vcs.net/golfclassic

Thank you for partnering with us in creating Warriors: Tomorrow’s leaders properly equipped to serve God and family while positively impacting their community and the world.

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Our Christmas Prayer a family tradition

Dear God, our Father, thank You for sending Your only Son to earth as a baby so many years ago. Thank You that Jesus paid the punishment for my sins by dying on the cross. Thank You that He has the power of God to defeat death through His resurrection for everyone who accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Let the lights of the Christmas season remind me that Christ is the Light of the world.

May Your Word penetrate my heart as I receive Your gift of eternal life by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. The angelic hosts rejoice when our children or any family member chooses to accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior, for now and for eternity.

I am so grateful, Lord Jesus, that whoever believes in You will not perish but have everlasting life. This Christmas, I celebrate that You came to the Earth to save me, my family, and the entire world. I pray in the mighty name of Jesus, our King of kings and Lord of lords.

Amen.

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MISSION STATEMENT Valley Christian Schools’ mission is to provide a nurturing environment offering quality education supported by a strong foundation of Christian values in partnership with parents, equipping students to become leaders to serve God, to serve their families, and to positively impact their communities and the world.

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FOUNDING STATEMENT Valley Christian Schools supports the homes and churches of students in providing an education that is grounded in the Judeo-Christian values of the Bible, as reflected in the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Valley Christian Schools is committed to a Quest for Excellence™ in all of its educational programs and provides a comprehensive kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum with a rigorous college preparatory program. Firmly founded on Christian values, Valley Christian Schools challenges youth to aspire toward lives of character, service and influence while pursuing their individual Quests for Excellence. valleychristian Valley Christian Schools (San Jose)

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