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Pledge to the American Flag

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Pledge to the Christian Flag

I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag and to the Savior for whose kingdom it stands. One Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again with life and liberty for all who believe.

Founder’s Award:

Award Descriptions

Chosen by the senior class and presented to a student who best meets the following criteria:

• A committed Christian who loves God’s Word

• A diligent student

• A loving, compassionate person who exemplifies the Fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control) in relationship to family, church, teachers, friends, and community

The President’s Quest for Excellence Award: Recognizes a senior who:

• Demonstrates an extraordinary personal Quest for Excellence through his/her God-given talent and hard work

• Acknowledges that the ultimate measure of excellence is the nature, character, and works of God

• Understands that excellence brings influence and that all endeavors should be done heartily as to the Lord to transform the world through virtue, joy, and peace in the Holy Spirit (Colossians 3:23, Romans 14:17)

COMMENCEMENT 2026

“DoitheartilyastotheLord.” Colossians 3:23

Ceremony begins at 6:00pm View vcs.net/hsgraduation for Livestream

Special Music –Vocal Quartet

Processional

Welcome

Invocation

Pledges

Jack Gunter

Conservatory Fellow and Honors Graduate

Malia Liu

Conservatory Fellow and Honors Graduate

Joshua Prabhakar

Conservatory Fellow, Honors Graduate, ASB Representative, and Lifer

Talia Santizo

Conservatory Fellow, Honors Graduate, ASB Co-President, and Lifer

Dr. Jennifer Silva (’94) VCHS Principal

Abigail George Chaplain and Honors Graduate

Samuel Long

Service Appointment Naval Academy

Robert Thor

Service Appointment West Point

Nicolle Wagner

Service Appointment Naval Academy

Nicholas Wagner

Service Appointment Naval Academy

Krysle John

ASB Representative, Student Chaplain, Honors Graduate, and Lifer

Student Address Macy Fricke Honors Graduate, Scholar Athlete, and Lifer

Introduction of Speaker Jordyn Elford Conservatory Fellow and Vivid Team Member

Main Commencement Address

Ms. Tori Evans (’10) International Dancer and Award-Winning Choreographer

Student Address Chloe Lazaar ASB Representative and Honors Graduate

Class of 2026 Blessing

Special Awards

Presentation of Founder’s Award

Quest for Excellence Award

Presentation of Diplomas

Turning of the Tassels

Rev. Dr. Steve Dang (’02) Senior Vice President and Chief Ministry Officer

Mr. Brian Clemons (’87) VCS President and Lifer

Mrs. Barbara LeBaron Daughter of Mr. David Wallace, VCS Founder

Mr. Brian Clemons

Mr. Brian Clemons

Mr. Michael Sprauve VCS Board Chair Dr. Jennifer Silva

Dr. Alexis (Reichow ’00) Schneider Vice Principal of Academics

Benediction Kayla Park and Talia Santizo ASB Co-Presidents

Presentation of the Class of 2026

Recessional

Dr. Jennifer Silva

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2026

Aburano, Rylan Noah 

Achanta, Akhil 

Adams, Devin Marcus 

Agbonbhase, Christine Ivie-Ose 

Ahn, Olivia Jeemin 

Anderson, Ella Marie  Anneboina, Rishab Kumar

Arora, Megha 

Bae, Sarah Eun hye 

Baldua, Vedika 

Balog, Hannah Grace 

Bannarbie, Anaya

Barraza, Isaiah 

Beiter, Ryan Gabriel 

Bhatt, Romir Mausam 

Biswas, Aneek 

Blitzer, Chase Martin 

Bondalapati, Akhil 

Bossert, Charles Alan 

Bosso, Carter Christian 

Burns, James Jackson

Calupad, Troy Carlo 

Cao, Anh (Hannah) Huu Minh

Cao, Rochelle 

Carabantes, Hector Giovanni

Carlson, Jack Patrick 

Carrizosa-Nevarez, Jahir Alexander Castillo, Austin Ramon

Chandar, Talin Sundeep

Chang, Dylan Matthew  Chauhan, Aanya Vishal  Chen, Allison Eleanor  Chen, Anna 

Chen, Bryan  Chen, Elly  Chen, Hilbert Bou-Yun 

Chen, Jocelyn Jun Yi 

Chen, Kyle Ren 

Cheng, Jonathan 

Chiba, Zoe Mayumi 

Chinthalapati, Suneri Krishna  Cho, Hyunseok 

Choi, Claire 

Choi, Nathan Gunn 

Chong, Dylan Andy 

Chong, Jaylyn 

Chou, Alex 

Chua, Charmaine Ang 

Clark, Bryant Alexander

Cobarubio, Federico-Mario Vuong 

Coney, Charlotte Grace 

Crockett, Jeremiah Noelle

Cymrot, Madison Emma 

D’Anna, Jesse Jamison

Dao, Franklin Quang Minh 

Davis, Savannah Gabrielle 

De Vos, Gavin James 

Deac, Darius Alexander 

DeLong, Domonique McKenna 

Demps, Suriya Linh 

Denena, Isabella Krista 

Deng, Michael 

Denis, Lillah-Anna Jeanne Lorrette 

Dennison, Hudson Bentley 

Diep, Sophia TuThanh 

Digioia, Meiqi 

Dijkhuizen, Lisette 

Ding, Aimee Wang 

Doan, Alyssa Marie 

Dominguez, Antonio Jose 

Dorairaj, Rahul Daniel 

Du, Alex 

Elford, Jordyn Briann 

Espinosa, Alexandra Alena 

Fahs, Rose Anne Marie 

Fan, Jiale 

Fang, Delin 

Felix, Gabriel Marcus

Fiorito, Matthew Henry 

Foley, Austin Ireland 

Fong, Braden Christopher

Fricke, Macy Hanna 

Frieder, Daniel Paul 

Fryfogle, Peyton Reece 

Gallegos, Joseph 

Gan, Fengrui (Nathan) 

Gandhi, Om 

Garg, Arunima 

Garlick, Eleanor Rae 

Gass, Daphne Kalliopi 

George, Abigail Suzanne 

Ghildiyal, Shrisha 

Gill, Kellen James 

Godey, Shreeyan 

Goel, Anvi 

Gomes, Eva Jacqueline 

Gonzalez, Johan 

Grabinger, Sophia Marie 

Graham, Audrey Cambria 

Gridley, Magnolia Rae 

Gu, Benjamin 

Gu, Felix Shendu 

Gunter, Jack Thomas 

Guo, Felicia R. 

Gupta, Avni 

Ha, Katie Dang 

Han, Sohyun 

Han, Sophia Sarang 

Hankins, Daniel Emerson 

Hanna, Nevaeh Michiko 

Hanson-Samble, Jakob Ryan

Harika, Armaan Singh 

He, LuXi 

He, Roger 

Healy, Soledad Rae 

Heimlich, Jonathan James

Helmke, Reallyn McCloskey Williams

Hernandez, Kylee Mai

Hernandez, Micah Tito  Hider, Colton Cole

Ho, Charlotte 

Ho, Gabrielle Madison Dizon 

Horng, Kaitlyn 

Hsieh, Hanna Sihyu  Hu, Madelyn Shiyu  Huang, Tianhui 

Huynh, Kiet (Jackson) Cong Tuan 

Huynh, Tram Anh (Cherrilyn) Tran 

Iacomini, Vincenzo Martin Irany, Elias Michael Islam, Saniya Fariha 

Jackson, Jordan Alexander Alvarez  Jaffari, Alana

James, Sophia-Denise

Jane, Hayden Corey 

Jiang, Danny 

Jin, Simon 

Jin, Wanze 

John, Krysle 

Johnson, Terrence Joshua

Josy, Nivedita 

Juarez, Elias Joseph

Kalambur, Ruhi 

Kapil, Anoushka 

Ke, Peyton Peitong 

Kent, Joel Christopher 

Khanna, Roshan Saahil 

Khare, Kushal 

Kiang, Nicholas 

Kidwell, Betsy Madison 

Kilpatrick, Chrissa Lindsey 

Kim, Alexander Jordan 

Kim, Hyehyang 

Kim, Seoyeon (Amy) 

Kirchenbauer, John Henry 

Koch, Emma 

Kommu, Shalom Israel 

Kucharewski, Marian Elise 

Kulkarni, Kiara Swaroop 

Kuo, Caiden Ethan 

Kuzmenko, Yury 

Kwong, Ariel Charise 

Lai, Isaac 

Lamba, Amani Kaur 

Latu, Andrew Vikena 

Laudon, Derek Ethan 

Layokun, David Kolawole 

Lazaar, Chloe Maye 

Le, Keira Emma 

Le, Tiffany Elizabeth 

Lee, Autumn Gaul 

Lee, Evan Scott

Lee, Ji Hoo 

Lee, Jooa Evelyn 

Lee, Kayla Mina 

Lee, Madison Hsin-Ling 

Lee, Nathan Chun Kit 

Lee, Preston 

Lee, Soheun 

Lee, Stephanie Xi Zi 

Lee, Sylvie 

Leggio, Jayden Alexander 

Li, Anya Isabelle 

Liang, Leah 

Liang, Xinyi 

Liao, Christian

Lim, Joseph Jiwon 

Lin, Xilang 

Liu, Malia Caitlyn 

Liu, Qiyu (Leonard) 

Lockhart, Joshua Connor 

Lomeli, Junior Emmanual 

Long, Samuel Zedao 

Long, Troy William 

Loomba, Om 

Lopez, Angel Francisco

Louis, Michael Joel 

Lu, Jasleen 

Lundy, Thomas Jude

Mac, Hailey Ai-Vy 

Mamea, Jayden Thomas Uafu Nicc

Mandlekar, Mihir Amol 

Mao, Evelyn 

Martin, Alex Ky-Mani

Martinez, Samantha Grace 

Maturi, Anika Venkatasai 

Maxell, Tristan Rhys 

McCarley, Darcey June 

Mcewen, Samantha Jane 

McLemore, Ekiah Theotis

Medhanie, Yodal Kifleyesus 

Mei, Isaac 

Mersho, Elissa Yvonne 

Merten, Nicholas Joseph

Merza, Brayden Michael Basa 

Meyer, Evan Bradley 

Miller, Nathan Eli 

Miller, Ryan Alexandra 

Minarik, Kaylin Rose 

Minnis, Isaiah Vance 

Mitchell, Jack Marcos 

Mody, Zara 

Moses, Jacob Daniel 

Moshier, Emerson Paige 

Moyers, Lucas Jay 

Munoz Jr, Christen Martin

Muse, Isaiah Olaoshebikan

Myers, Ridley Harrison 

Nag, Ankita 

Najar, Caleb Jordan

Najera, Josephina Channelle Nambakam, Aditi  Nath, Nistha Goswami  Nepita, Sarah Neu, Quinten Chase Nevarez, Christian Angel  Ngo, Abigail Baongoc  Nguyen, Thinh (Neville) Phu  Nguyen, Wendy Minh  Nie, Benjamin Hugh  Nomura, Kenedi Aki  Nordvik, Marlo Angelia  Okamoto, Evelyn Cynthia  Olsen, Mikaela Noelle 

Oltmann, Jake Hudson  Osuna-summers, Mila Lanae 

Park, Kayla Shiah  Parthasarathy, Vishnu Rangaprabhu  Patel, Rahul Samen  Patience, Maya Jennifer 

Patterson, Joseph Roy

Pauka, Jacob Michael 

Paul, Myra 

Payne, Sean Alexander

Penukonda, Eesha Devani 

Perez, Tayde Lizbeth

Peterson, Jayden Xu 

Pfeiffer, Derek Kexin 

Pham, Kaelyn Anh 

Pham, Tan Nhat

Pino-Campos, Carla

Pitigoi-Aron, Brooklyn Faith 

Prabhakar, Joshua Rohan 

Prichard, Jake Andrew

Qi, Jeslyn Xin 

Qian, Bennett 

Quibelan, Khloe Jade

Raj, Bharat Kannan 

Rajavetrivel Kanagaraj, Shree Harshitha 

Ramirez, Jackson Daley

Ramos, Jadyn Gabrielle 

Rank, Andrew Jacob 

Rao, Maya Kumar Swamy 

Rao, Vivaan Vinay 

Rastgou, Elbina

Rastogi, Shubhaan Mohan 

Ravichandran, Varun 

Ren, Xiangting 

Rivera, AnaCelia Isabel

Rodrigues, Elizabeth Marie 

Roland, Bryce William 

Rosales, Sophia Madeline

Roy, Annika Zee 

Roy, Ayush 

Sagayaraj, Ranjani 

Salameh, Zayne Nader

Sandoval, Catherine Love 

Sanghani, Amulya Amit 

Sansone, Tristan Scott 

Santizo, Talia Rose 

Santos, Cailyn Grace

Saroha, Soumil 

Sen, Bhrigu 

Serrano, June Anthony Unda

Severson, Kai Nguyen 

Shahbazi, Adrianna 

Shao, Guanghao 

Shi, Julie F 

Shi, Yunbo (Paul) 

Shin, Joseph Jegeun 

Shybaila, Anthony

Skovmand, Peyton Jean 

Smaha, Sydnee Judith 

Smith, Kennady Presley 

Solyom, David Stefan 

Sparry, Michaela Lynn

Sponseller, Aiden James 

Srinivasan, Oviya 

Stagi, Faith Maria 

Stanisic, Kyra-Lana

Stipe, Natalie Amanda 

Stratton, Mason Ryland 

Su, Patrick 

Sudhakar, Nived 

Suh, Sarah J. 

Summers, Jude Yi-Ping 

Sun, Anson 

Sung, Yul 

Suzuki, Ava Kay 

Taan, Gavin Kainoa 

Tan, Kayla Jocelyn 

Tang, Baixuan (Kevin) 

Tang, Emily Kaixin 

Tang, Jason Kuo Hsiang 

Taylor, Brooklyn 

Taylor, Elan William 

Teh, Ethan Dun-Rui 

Thauberger, Damian Jose 

Theodossy, Laith Samer 

Thor, Robert Alexander 

Threatt, Noah Grayson Truttman 

Tiano, Trey Armand

Tigadi, Rohan Vishwajit 

Towner, Liam Christopher 

Tran, Kendra Lynn 

Tran, Sean Son 

Trinh, Tyler Phommachack 

Tsang, Caitlin Alexis 

Tummala, Sreya Poorna 

Vaghela, Dhriti 

Vasquez, Matthew 

Vatsavai, Diya Raja 

Vattikonda, Divya 

Verma, Mehul 

Verma, Varan

Vo, Christian Trung

Vo, Viet Long 

Wagner, Kaitlyn Elizabeth 

Wagner, Nicholas Isaac 

Wagner, Nicolle D 

Walters, Charli Raquel 

Wang, Alan 

Wang, Bryant Chen 

Wang, Elaine Yilin 

Wang, Hao Daniel Daniel 

Wang, Jianyu (Nick) 

Wang, Katelyn Yuying 

Wang, Lucas Jiazhao 

Wang, Robert Lecheng 

Wang, Tiara Ziting 

Wang, Zhongshi 

Washington, Camara Elaine

Washington, Madison Lena 

Wei, Grace 

Wen, Yuxi (Yuxi)

Wheeler, Hannah Heath 

White, Colin James 

White, Sophia Elizabeth 

Williams, Joshua Daniel Willson, Elijah Eco 

Womach, Payton Rose 

Wong, Aiden 

Wong, Alexander 

Wu, Jasmine Wen 

Wu, Xinyu 

Xi, Selina Yuexin 

Xia, Jierui 

Xie, William Ziming 

Xu, Davin Wang 

Xu, Grace 

Yang, Suyu 

Yang, Xinyi 

Yao, Zesen 

Youngblood, Joshua Tirrell

Yu, Abigail Hei 

Yu, Samuel Minjae 

Yuen, Wyatt Nok

Zaghi, Amirmahdi

Zavala-Alfaro, Angelina Marie Zhang, Liqing (Fiona)  Zhang, Shuhan 

Zhang, Sophia 

Zhang, Tiffany Jiaying 

Zhang, Xiaowei (Vivian) 

Zheng, Aiden Jian 

Zhong, Chloe 

Zhou, Gregory Yuxuan 

Zhou, Yutong 

Zhuge, Jayden Li 

VCHS Academic Distinctions:

Valedictorian, Medal Recognizes the highest academic achievement, factoring cumulative GPA, grade validation compared to standardized test scores, strength of schedule, and academic integrity

Salutatorian, Medal Recognizes the second highest academic achievement, factoring cumulative GPA, grade validation compared to standardized test scores, strength of schedule, and academic integrity

Summa Cum Laude, Columbia/Gold Stole Top 5% VCHS 9-12 GPA

Magna Cum Laude, Columbia/Silver Stole Top 10% VCHS 9-12 GPA

Cum Laude, Columbia/White Stole Top 15% VCHS 9-12 GPA

Honors Graduate, Gold Cord Earned Honor Roll distinction for more than five high school semesters

National Academic Distinctions:

National Merit Winner

National Merit Finalist Top 1% PSAT/NMSQT plus strong academics and SAT scores

National Merit Semi Finalist Top 1% PSAT/NMSQT scores

National Merit Commended Student High PSAT/NMSQT scorer

AP Scholar with Distinction Avg. AP score 3.5+ and 3+ on five or more exams

AP Scholar with Honor Avg. AP score 3.25+ and 3+ on four or more exams

AP Scholar Scored 3+ on three or more AP Exams

*Academic honors are calculated based on the first seven semesters of a student's academic record as final senior spring grades are not yet available at the time of evaluation.

Cords:

Royal Blue/Silver AMSE Honors

Silver AMSE Honors Fellows

Antique Gold Conservatory of the Arts Honors

Antique Gold/Brown Conservatory of the Arts Fellows

Blue/Gold AMSE Artist

Burgundy/Silver Dance Honor Society

Royal Blue/White DECA Honors

Maroon/Purple/Royal Blue Mock Trial

Lt. Blue/Gold Mu Theta National Honors (Math)

Lt. Blue/White BEI Start Up Incubator

Royal Blue/Antique Gold BEI Fellows

Royal Blue/Black BEI Honors

Red/Grey BEI Speech and Debate Officers

Royal Blue/Red/White American Sign Language Honors Society

Navy Blue/Lt. Blue Chinese Honors Society

Navy Blue/White/Red French Honors Society

Purple/Silver Latin Honors Society

Red/Gold Spanish Honors Society

Teal First Generation College

Red International Student

Green/White Community Service Distinction

White Athletic Academic Honors

Gold Academic Honors

Stole:

Grey ASB, Student Government, Yearbook Members

White Valley Christian Lifer

Tassel Distinction:

Light Blue Way of the Warrior Student Life Leader

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Dr. Steve Dang (’02) Senior Vice President, Chief Ministry Officer, and Director of Alumni Ministries

Vanessa (Makinster ’03) Galante Assistant Director of Alumni Ministries

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MISSION STATEMENT

Valley Christian Schools’ mission is to provide a nurturing environment o ering 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.

VISION STATEMENT

A world where every student pursues their personal Quest for Excellence™

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

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