Junior High Graduation Program

Graduation Ceremony

Processional

Flag Salutes Nathaniel Kommu Milania Chacon

Welcome and Invocation

Prayer

Dr. Clifford E. Daugherty VCS President

Mr. Brian Clemons (’87) VCS Senior Vice President

“A Tower of Growth” Michael Liu

“The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride” Anya Chen

Presentation of Graduates

Presentation of Diplomas

Benediction

Recessional

Miss Lauren Chaplin (’06) VCJH Vice Principal

Mr. Eric Maxwell

VCJH Principal

Mr. Eric Maxwell

VCJH Principal

2023-2024 Theme: Be An Example

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12

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 2024

Ava Leilani Ackerson

Charlie Keahi Ackerson

Julius Christian Onose Agbonbhase

Keimana Little Feather Agnew t

Kayla Ahn

Sena Akili Allen

Hannah Catalina Allmen t

Zeqi (Daniel) An

Lasya Reddy Anumandla

David Monroe Aoalin

Chloe Argo t

Armaan Arya

Mina Ava Ashtiani

Allyson Mariette Asuncion

Anthony Si Heng Au

David Avalos

Jacinda Christine Bateman

Jonathan Bauhng

Saira Bhatia

Makena Marie Blauman t

Kate Borba

Kate Leslie Borders

Wesley James Brassfield t

William Shey Brassfield t

Ayla Jeanne Briski

Dennis Preston Robert Butchart t

Sora Marie Cerniglia

Milania Leia Chacon

Sean Yoojun Chae

Ethan Brayden David Chan

Jesse Chang

Tiffany Li Hsien Chang

Anya Chen

Crystal Chen

Ella Cheng

Rhea Chepuri

Bryce Junwoo Choi

Liliana Cluck

Ethan Leighton Kong Co t

Aiden Robert Cornell

Naomi Corinn Crockett

Lin Kyle Cui

Tianyang (Thomas) Cui

Nathan Kien-Thanh Cung

Akshay Datla

Juliana Mary Denena

Calista Ding

Giuliana Marie Dore’

Mia Lucia Doursounian

Cole Elliott

Wes Elliott

Cameron David Ewers

Hongyao Fan

Leanna Fang

Aubrey Mia Felix

Yicheng Feng

Grace Adaire Frieder

Mason Gaetano Gallo

Darian Belangoy Gameng

Louie Ernesto Garay

George Richard Leo Gass

Kian Sebastian Gaubatz t

Joseph Michael Giammona

Evelyn Simone Gittens

Samantha Marie Grove t

Samantha Anne Guarini

Jillian Gunter

Ivy YT Guo

Kennedy Grace Hagan

Kendra Mahsa Haghighi

Jason Soomin Ham

Mason Brooks Hamilton t

Brayden Lee Hatlo Porter t

James Porter Hayward

Justin Heo

Johnny Frank Hernandez

Kylie Claire Hider

Benjamin Mac Ho t

Spencer Matthew Horsley t

Aaron Huang

Andrew Huang

Arthur Gabriel Huang

Lucas Huang

Lucas Huang

David Hyunwoo Hwang

Zephyn Isbell

Sharaf Faiaz Islam

Dean Jaffari

Stuthi Jaladanki

Prathik Janakiram

Adelaide Sienna Jane

Claire Jiang

Lindsey Lingxi Jiang

Anay Kalchuri

Aarush Kamma

Diya Karthik

Samantha Renee Ketron t

Arash Michael Keyani

Yash Khare

Misha Kharya

Claire W. Kim

Jordan Kim

Luke Jesel Kim

Lumi Kim

Nalin Kim

Yunho Kim

Aman Kochar

Nathaniel Adonai Kommu

Darren William Kwok

Isobel Joy Kwong

Kavin Ganesh Laad

Ashley Lai

Bella Grace Lane

Daphne Maria-Nicole Leach t

Calix Hojin Lee

Gordon Chun Hei Lee

Kayden Shim Lee

Lena Lee

Yuna Lee

Vanessa Kate Leggio

Rachael Shirui Li

Rachel Yunyan Li

Sophia Xinhui Licalsi t

Noah Lim

Leora Lin

Luna Lin

Nina Ling

Cynthia Lily Liu

Eric Liu

Michael Liu

Yuze(Louis) Liu

Zihan Liu

Xitong Lou

Shiyun (Chelsea) Lu

Eva Grace Lundgaard

Claire Luo

Teddy Luo

Jessica Evangeline Ma

Carissa Mac

Jakub Karel Bohuš Makovec

Caden Evan Malinowski

Jayamiliana Tasileta Mamea

Arnav Mani

Suvir Maniktala

Naomi Margoosian

Hana Michaela Mašková

Karen Mimi Matsui

Nicholas Jaydan McIntyre

Kieran Patrick McMorrow

Revathi Mekkoth

Agob Mersho

Alessandra E. Miller

Aashi Mishra

Micah Zachary Moon

Alexzandria Luna Mora t

Allison Xinyi Mu

Tristen Alexander Munoz

Samanyu Nadipalli

Sanvi Manas Naik

Krishivar Nalagandla

Sradha Namala

Kavya Nambiar

Sophie Yvette Namek

Ethan Ndeh Nana

David Nangoy t

Emmanuelle Zixin Ng

Emily Hien Ngo

Kaitlyn Wei Ly Ngo t

Addison Grace Xuan Nguyen

Fangyi Niu

Jonah Benjamin Olson

Kevin Ou

Marcus Raijon Owens t

Shaurya Sheil Panda

Shyla Nasrin Paredes

Amy Park t

Manas N. Patel

Ruhaan Niken Patel

Ashley Pham

Noah Kei Phan t

Pravaranand Purvam

Michael C. Qi

Elle Quynh Quach t

Emmaline Miriam Rabe

Mia Jaelyn Raby

Akshara Rajesh

Tanisha S. Rameshkumar

Nayantara Rammohan

Emily Renee Rank t

Meena Rao

Olyvia Caroline Reza

Khloe Felysa Bilbes Rivera t

Gabriela Danielle Rodriguez

Sienna Grace Roland t

Reggie Gichuri Nisuke Saito

Arrielle Elizabeth Shabaglian

Carter O’Donnell Shanahan

Sebastian David Sharpe

Serena She

Katelyn Kimiko Shiraki

Bryce Oliver Siao t

Alice Lam Siu

Taylor Jane Skovmand

Adam Kent Smith t

Ava Lilie Smith

Trevor James Smith t

Kensey Elizabeth Sponseller

Elias Rowan Stewart

Arshan Stoll

Baylor Keola Stutzmann

Neha Subhash

Sanjay M. Subramanian

Lillian Sun

Neha Sunil

Natalia Leone Szmauz

Jeffrey Tan

Sophie Haojing Tankiewicz

Hailey Ann Taylor

Srihari Thiagarajan

Evelyn Elsa Tony

Brendan Bodhi Tran

Lincoln Jacob Tran

Tristan Tran

Yen-Nhi Brooke Tran

Thomas Phommachack Trinh

Audrey Ceana Truong

Nicole Ashley Tsang

Justine Tsao

Emma Tseng

Viraaj Sai Vatte

Evelyn Arlina Hernandez Venneman

Daniil Verovkin

Armaan Vidhani

Sawyer Nicholas Voshall

Aaron Vu

Eileen Wang

Emily Wang

Grace Wang

Jiayi Wang

Ziqing Wang

Christopher Wu Wang

Alexandra Washten

Danielle Tao Whitmill t

Kenley Rae Williams t

Riley Scout Wilson t

Luke Gabriel Wright

John Manen Wu

Chloe Xiao

Karen Xiao

Nolan Brady Lu Yang

Serene Parhelia Yang

Summer Yang

Bella Ye

Jonathan Lucas Ka Wah Yeung

Eva Yin

Melissa Hao Ying

Sofia Yuchen Yiu

Aeneas Yu

James B. Yu

Sophie Yu

Kyriakos Zafiris

Sam Zeidan t

Samuel Ruiyan Zeng

Yulin Zhan

Andre Zhang

Audrina Lu Zhang t

Jacob Zhang

Joshua Yichi Zhang

Joysong Grace Zhang

Derek Zhao

Allison Huilin Zhong

Zimo Joseph Zhou

Yunxi Zhu

Morgan Zullo

Ushers

Madison Ching

Jax Gill

Elijah Harrison

Lucas Martinez

Alexis Vander Veen

Chloe Vartanian

Avery Watson

Josiah Willson

Faculty and Staff

Mr. Eric Maxwell, Principal

Miss Lauren Chaplin (’06), Vice Principal

Mr. Steve Parmenter, Dean of Students

Mr. Michael Sprauve, VCS Board Chair

Kristin (Daugherty ’89) Annab

Victoria Arild

Steve Barnes

Kristina Blauman

Michelle Buckman

Debbie Buron

Lauren Chaplin (’06)

Annette Clark

C. J. Clark (’05)

Reggie Coates

Shea Coleman

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

Noelle Heacock (’18)

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)

Mailey McLemore

Justin McPherson (’07)

Alisa Meyer

Andrea Moses

Blair Nordby

Sara Olson

Steve Parmenter

Suzy Parmenter

Colin Pfaff

Michael Pond

Ken Richardson

Coral Rosas

Shane Ryan (’16)

David Sankus

Matt Schmidt (’10)

Nigel Shum

Megan Stagi

Ellen Steele

Sarajane Stewart

Ivan Utomo

Jayde Viskovich

Anita Waltz

Joan Wescott

Traci Willson

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.

God assured Abraham of keeping His promise to grant the land to Abraham’s descendants. Shechem holds a significant place in this narrative—it’s where Jacob excavated a well and erected an altar, where Joseph’s family laid his remains to rest, where Joshua delivered his parting words in service to the Lord, and where Jesus revealed Himself as the Messiah to the Samaritan woman at the well (Genesis 12:6, 33:18, Joshua 24:26, John 4:12). Shechem stands as a powerful symbol of God’s faithfulness across generations. We fervently pray that VCS, like Shechem, will serve as a reminder of God’s unwavering faithfulness in Silicon Valley and worldwide.

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

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