CLASS OF May 28, 2025 5:00pm
Graduation Ceremony
Processional
Flag Salutes Junqi Zhao
Alexis Elena Janae Vander Veen
Welcome Mr. Brian Clemons (’87) VCS Executive Vice President and VCS Lifer
Prayer
Pastor Steve Dang (’02) VCS Senior Vice President, Chief Ministry Officer, and Director of Alumni
“Through the Doors of Growth, Katie Yoon Grace, and Joy”
“Our Moment is Now” Jolina T. Luo
Presentation of Graduates
Presentation of Diplomas
Benediction
Recessional
Miss Lauren Chaplin (’06) VCJH Vice Principal
Dr. Clifford E. Daugherty VCS President
Mr. Eric Maxwell
VCJH Principal
Mr. Michael Sprauve VCS Board Chair
Mr. Eric Maxwell VCJH Principal
2024-2025 Theme: Be Joyful
Rejoice in the Lord always, again, I will say, rejoice.
Philippians 4:4
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.
Valley Christian Alma Mater
O, Lord our God, to You we lift our voice in grateful praise, Creator, King, we will remember You for all our days. Teach us the wisdom that comes from heav’n above, That we in turn may tell about Your love.
This is our prayer, with each and ev’ry day: to know Your will. This one desire, in all we do and say: Your Word fulfill. For all You’ve done and all that You will do, We thank You, Lord, for Valley Christian School.
Class of 2025
Aaryanna Aaron
Colt Joseph Adams
Dara Adl-Tabatabai
Adit Agarwal
Jesse Olawale Alabi
Julian Cash Alcantar
Nicholas Patrick Andriyuk t
Andromeda Leigh Arroyo
Kassidy Chelsea Au
Aasha Kumari Azad
Binh Duc Bach
Akira Koshiyama Baird
Tarak Singh Bajwa
Kavin Balasubramaniam
Matthew James Bateman t
Kathryn Rose Beaulieu
Amelia Jordan Beiter
Caroline Eve Beiter
Ava Benitey
Aarnav Bhati
Rounak Singh Bhatia
Jenna Katherine Boshra
Kaitlyn Avery Bowers t
Annika Joy Breiland
Jack Broch
Olivia Buschmann
Ken A. Carrasco
Riley Casey
Aisha Chadha
Myra Chadha
Rachel Chan
Seryn Chang
Brett Thomas Chapman
Amy Chen
Chloe Chen
Ethan Yixuan Chen
Jocelyn Xinran Chen
Kelly Chen
Matthew Chen
Melody Chen
Yunyi Chen
Zoey (Jiayuan) Chen
Jefferson Chen
Madison Mika Ching
Easton Andy Chong
Sofia Meggie Choo
Kylie Chu
Liam Edward Kong Co t
Priscilla Claire Concepcion
Dylan Phuoc Cook
Gavin Thomas Crawford
Allison Cung
Mark Stuart Damey Jr.
Videsha Das
Avery Ilynn DeFreitas
William Harrison Delke t
Aubrie Faith Dershimer
Arav Dharnikota
Priyanka Singh Dhillon
Maximilian Dijkhuizen
Preston Lee Dinh
Olivia Addison Ditty
Sara Emili Doherty
Dylan Robert Dries
Lindsey Grace Dryden
Mackenzie Ellis t
Alyssa Gabrielle Farsai t
Ramsey Thomas Faucette t
Serena Paige Fitzgerald
Bentley Joseph Furtado
Caroline Yushang Gao
Arden Colette Gatewood
Ruby Paloma Geronimo
Jax Oliver Gill t
Shreevats Godey
Liam Brian Gordon
Aaron Alexander Granado
Daniel Mariusz Green
Xitong Gu
Alice Gu
Raymond Joseph Guichard
Arin Gupta
Jordan Edward Guven t
Cameron Roger Gyger t
Matthew Adam Hahn
Payton Grace Hahn
Jia Chung Han
Elijah Blake Harrison t
Kento Hashimoto
Colby Hay
David Yifan He
Henry He
Sophie He
Samantha Ann Heimlich
Travis Hering
Lex Ko Hismatullin
Eric Logan Hom
Joshwyn Jordan Hong
Sophia Hu
Sunnie Yiyuan Hu
Xiwen Hu
Jacob Huang
Julia Ju Hyun
Justin Luke Jacinto
Analise Alexandria Jackson
Lucia Jackson
Meher Jadhav
Tehillah Jebaraj
Sophie Ji
Kayden Jo
Rohan Kandepaneni
Hillary Kao
Aarush Kaw
Brandon Kim
John Kim
Taehoon Kim
Thatcher Kaori Kim t
Tinsley Minh Kowalski
Avni Kumar
Sahana Kundra
Haruki Jesse Lee
June Lee
Taehwan Lee
Vivian Michelle Lee
Yoonhwan Lee
Emma Li
Gordon Li
Lucas Li
Meixi Li
Ashley Li
Andrew Liang
Riley Liao
Milla Lim t
Noelle Lim
Livia Marien Litman
Jeffrey Liu
Lexi Liu
Nathan Caleb Liu
Jolina T. Luo
Michael Stanley Lynch t
Saranya Malladi
Kavin Aloysius Mani
Mason Samuel Mannina
Gemma Rose Marfise
Jeremiah Lyias Mariscal t
Alex Martinez t
Izaiah William Martinez
Lucas Antonio Martinez
Theodoros Christos Matheou t
Paxton Joseph Mattos t
Mason Gregory McGugan
Zachary Mendoza
Neah Victoria Menne
Allison Yao Mi
Ainslie Sage Middlebusher
Anvitha Mirukula
Noam A. Mistry
Carlie Moberg
Autumn Elizabeth Molyneaux
Ansley Renee Moshier t
Kavya Nambiar
Jeffrey Mu
Purvi Muriki
David Maximillian Nae
Karishma Nagra
Samuel Nagy-Hornok
Yohaan Narayanan
Alexis Patricia Nauck t
Rohan Ramanand Nayak
Luke Viet Le Nguyen
Madiline Elise Susan Ninan
Lucas Alan Nunes Shoop
Chloe Michelle Nyberg t
Iseña Grace Orpia
Evan Yi-Ting Pai
Kinshuk Pandey
Mia Jatin Patel
Elle Jean Marie Patrick
Emilio Patron
Michael Connor Pattinson t
Ethan Jiang Peng
Ava Michaela Perez t
Milah Grace Petros
Andy Ping
Alex Huy Pisciuneri
David Patrick Plunkett III
Anjali Ruth Prabhakar t
Vaishnav Prabukumar
William Wang Pu
Dennis Robert Pyper
Ashwath Gurralamitta Raghu
Rithika Rajeevan
Alisha Raman
Luka Gonzago Ramos
Daniel Rangel
Advay Rastogi
Tyrus Robinson Realini
Michael Alexander Reyes
Gaelle Jordan Rino
Noah Gabbard Root t
Reyansh Sadhu t
Timur Aiden Sadykhov
Anthony Ty Sakai t
Shivani Sanjeevi
Isabella Rose Sankus t
Xyla Marie-Ka’anapali Sankus t
Audrey Kalliyan-Marie Sansone
Anish Sarangee
Maahir Satwani
Blake Logan Schmidt t
Reese Lily Schweikart
Kolby Rui Seavers
Maddie Senner
Lukshman Senthil
Naomi Nicole R. Sevilla
Naomi Katherine Shaffer
Ryan Shamloo
Aiden Shankar
Rihan Sharma
Aldric Shi
Roy Shin
Azal Faisal Siddiki
William Gordon Slattery
Domenic Joseph Smith
Jordan Pham Smith
Miles Smith t
Nicholas George Smith
Riley Jehyun So
Anay Rama Srivatsav
Ishaan Krsna Srivatsav
Carter Daniel Stockhaus
Isabelle Rose Stork
Shaarav Sunil
Jaelen Keoni Taan
Sebastian A. Talledo
Eric Jihoon Tam
Bella Aliya Tatum
Leah Tenbit
David Gustav Thauberger
Abhinav Thirumala
Ava Harper Thompson
Jaylin Rose Toreson
Victoria Tsai
Alexis Elena Janae Vander Veen t
Chloe Zuhra Vartanian t
Vaishnavi Reddy Vatte
Aryan Vidyarthi
Desiree Vu
Bowen Wang
Ethan Wang
Sabrina Wang
Sean Chishuo Wang
Zhonghao Wang
Avery Beall Watson t
Dale Corbin Wiggins
Josiah Zion Willson
Erik Wloka
Evangeline Noelle Wong
Yuening Wu
Sophie Lian Wyngarden
Joyce Jia-Yue Xie
Brooke Avelina Yamat
Jeremy Yip
Katie Yoon
Francesca Rose York
Sherry Yu
Kasen Zeng
Elia Tianyi Zhang
Katelyn Zhang
Junqi Zhao
Darren Zhong
Christopher Zhong-Yao
Xiyao Zhou
Iris Zhu
Joey Y.W. Zhu
Michelle Mo Zhu
Zhiyuan (Luna) Zhu
Kiana Zolfaghari Hessari
Ushers
Aiden Barnes
Ethan Barnes
Alaina Gupta
Hannah Sponseller
Landon Tsang
Sarah Vinod
Faculty and Staff
Mr. Eric Maxwell, Principal
Miss Lauren Chaplin, Vice Principal
Mr. Steve Parmenter, Dean of Students
Mr. Michael Sprauve, VCS Board Chair
Kristin (Daugherty ’89) Annab
Steve Barnes
Kristina Blauman
Michelle Buckman
Debbie Buron
Lauren Chaplin
Annette Clark
C. J. Clark (’05)
Reggie Coates
Shea Coleman
Taylor Corini
Rachel Davis
Larah de Bussy
John Delke (’94)
Taylor Dempsey
John Diatte (’84)
Katelyn Dietz (’14)
Dwain Fairweather
Myron Falkowski
Ashley Fiore
Jennifer Fong
Nancy Franklin
Shari Gambello
David Gonzalez
Thomas Granado
Britt Gunter
Rosa Gutierrez
Lily Homer
Scott Homer
Debi Hughes
Justine Hunter
Mike Jones
Eric Kalisa
Mini Kommu
Amber Kraver
Cathy LaPore
Elizabeth Lee
Heather Lee
Elizabeth Lin (’14)
Daniel Malmin
Eric Maxwell
Sophia McCann (’15)
Justin McPherson (’07)
Alisa Meyer
Andrea Moses
Blair Nordby
Sara Olson
Steve Parmenter
Colin Pfaff
Michael Pond
Ken Richardson
Coral Rosas
Shane Ryan (’16)
David Sankus
Matt Schmidt (’10)
Nigel Shum
Megan Stagi
Ellen Steele
Kendra Stewart
Sarajane Stewart
Jayde Viskovich
Anita Waltz
Joan Wescott
Traci Willson
Lindsay Yang
Dan Yuen
Melissa (Culbertson ’96) Truong
Ashley (Anders ’06) Tuttle
Giving PLANNED
The Shechem Oak Society empowers our community to make an extraordinary impact on future generations. The society comprises all who generously bequeath legacy gifts to Valley Christian Schools.
At a time when many American educational institutions are straying from biblical values, you can ensure that Valley Christian Schools continues its Quest for Excellence™ for future generations. Join us in providing high-quality Christ-centered education to our children and grandchildren by including VCS in your will.
VCS partners with Thompson & Associates to offer confidential and complimentary estate planning consultations to our board members, administrators, faculty, staff, and community. Join my wife, Kris, myself, and others in discovering the most tax-efficient means of transferring your estate to benefit your family and your passions.
As a trusted member of our VCS community, please accept our gift to you and arrange your estate planning consultation with Darren Penny of Thompson & Associates. You may email advancement@vcs.net or call my office at 408-513-2503. If you have already included VCS in your planned giving, kindly inform us so we may include you in our Shechem Oak Society.
Looking forward,
Clifford E. Daugherty, Ed.D. President
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
