Shen-Val-Lore
First Day Monday, August 15th
The Student Voice of Shenandoah Valley Academy
Shenandoah Valley Academy
March 18, 2016
Volume 85, Edition 5
Upcoming Events March 19
Nursing Home Visitation
23-April 3
Mission Trip
23-April 3
Spring Break
April 7-9 Potomac Conference Elementary Music Festival 8
SA Spirit Day
9
DC Homeless Ministry
10
ACT Test
10-11 12 Azariah Anderson
some nice quality time with their date. After everyone had a chance to go skating for a while, the event transitioned into some fun games and races. The first activity was a game where participants skated around the rink until the music stopped, at which time they went to the nearest number on the wall and awaited their fate as someone rolled a big die on the floor to see which number would be eliminated.
The next activity to take place was a race. The first race was between the girls, and Junior Madeleine Ware happened to barely pull ahead and claim the victory for that race. The next race to take place was between the first group of guys, and this race was a very close one. Junior Iverson Kester-Calvin managed to pull ahead and claim his place as the victor for this race. The next race to take place was for the second group of guys, and
here Kevin Lee completely dominated everyone and even skated backwards for a small section of it to demonstrate how much control and power he had. The final race that took place was between the three victors—Madeleine, Iverson, and Kevin. During this race Maddie and Iverson were completely dominated as Kevin easily claimed the title as the race’s champion. By this point, things were starting to wind down. The
Freshman ASPIRE Testing
13 Sophomore ASPIRE Testing
Boys’ & Girls’ Club Skate Night Matthew Reinoehl
For the Girls’ and Boys’ club date night this year, everyone was invited to go to a 70’s themed skate night on February 21. The night was full of fun for all, from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. To start the night off, we had some time to skate around with our friends and dates. Many people spent this time either racing around the rink trying to go as fast as humanly possible, or going as slow as possible to spend
Academy Days
pizza that the sponsors had ordered had just arrived, so most people left the rink to eat. After everyone had finished eating, we were able to skate around for another 30 minutes before we started to load up the busses and head on back to SVA. Overall, the skate night was a lot of fun, and I would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who was involved in helping to put the event together.
15-16
Alumni Weekend
16
Nursing Home Visitation
18-22
Spring Week of Prayer
22
TOEFL Test
24
Junior-Senior Banquet
26
Sophomore Religion and History Field Trip to DC 27-May 1 April Homeleave
May
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A&P Open Heart Surgery
4
AP English Exam
5
AP Calculus Exam
5-9
New England Study Tour
11
Exam Permit Clearance
13
SA Elections
14
Spring Music Concert
15
School Picnic
19-20
Senior Exams
20
Awards Chapel
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Table of Contents
Boys’ & Girls’ Club Skate Night 2-3 Talent Show 4 Lady StarsBasketball 5 Red Cross Blood Drive 5 ROK of Europe Vespers 6 National Honor Society Induction and Principal’s Brunch
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Super Bowl Party FAITH Not Feelings
20 Vespers at Lake Arrowhead 21 End of the Year Handshake 21 Best of Everything and Video Yearbook 21 Seniors Leave for Class Trip
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More Skate Night Pictures on Page 7
22-25
Senior Class Trip
23-25
Final Exams