Junior High Graduation Program

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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,

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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