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Shen-Val-Lore The Student Voice of Shenandoah Valley Academy
Shenandoah Valley Academy
May 18, 2018
Volume 87, Edition 4
Upcoming Events MAY 3-7 New England History Tour 11
ROK Hayride
12
Spring Concert
13
Junior/Senior Banquet
15
AP Calculus Test
19
Best of Everything
20-23
Senior Class Trip
21-23
Final Exams
24-25
Graduation Practices
25
26 Staff & Senior Breakfast / Parent Tribute / Baccalaureate / Class Night & Reception
Senior Fun Night Allie Mae Magtanong
This past April, the senior class organized its very own Senior Fun Night. This was an event where the seniors joined together and prepared skits imitating each other and the faculty members. They also added a game show with Mrs. Dodge and extra presentations to see how well the audience knew the seniors. The night was meant for the seniors to put on a show for the students and families at SVA while making memories towards the end of their senior year. Weeks prior to that Saturday night, the senior class spent time rehearsing the skits written by their classmates. The girls and guys imitated each other in their skits, then both worked together for the faculty skit. Everyone in our class made sure to get their
roles just right for the opening night. Our first act of the night was the Dating Game with Mrs. Dodge. Three of our senior guys, Marco, Seti, and Edrian, had to answer a series of questions that would persuade Mrs. Dodge to pick one of them as the lucky winner. After each question, she listened carefully to the responses of the contestants. The audience was thrilled to hear about each guy’s answer to the questions. At the end of the game, Mrs. Dodge then revealed her final pick. Marco turned out to be the winning contestant and the “ideal date” Mrs. Dodge would approve. The next act for the program was the girls’ skit played by the senior guys. The skit is always a student-favorite
mainly because they get to see how the guys portray the girls in skirts and high voices. The scene of the skit started in Mrs. Dodge’s personal finance class. Each “girl” made her entrance just how she would in a normal classroom. Everyone laughed at each character as the guys dressed up in skirts. Some girls were more exaggerated than others, while some were surprisingly accurately portrayed. The crowd was very entertained by the guys’ lines and acting skills. The senior girls even found them hysterical and were surprised how well they guys acted. A lot of the humor came from the over-exaggeration of the female characters. The ending scene, played by Seti and Jalen, caused everyone to burst out in laughter.
Overall, the guys did a great job of acting as the senior girls in class. Soon after the guys’ skit, the girls scrambled to the bathroom to dress up in their outfits for their skit, which were mostly just khaki pants and SVA polos. We made our way backstage in order of appearance for the skit. The setting of the scene was Mrs. Griffin’s room at the beginning of government class. The “guys” made their entrance either by themselves or with their close friends. They headed to their desks while making a bunch of chaos and noise as usual. Mrs. Griffin settled them down so that she could start class. In the middle of Mrs. Griffin’s lecture, the guys noticed a new girl outside their classroom.
They all reacted crazily, discussing how they were going to win her heart. Some of them did not care at all, and others pointed out that some of them already had their own significant others. In the midst of all the confusion, Mrs. Griffin attempted to move on with class. As soon as she exited, the guys talked about the new girl “Keisha.” Most of them eventually exited before the bell rang. The final scene was when Mrs. Griffin came back inside the classroom and found no one but Luke Kelly, who still remained in his seat. Continue on page 5
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Commencement
28-31
Summer Break
JUNE 1-30
1 Senior Fun Night 2 New England History Tour 3 Final Concerts / Jr/Sr Banquet / Music Tour
4 Government Field Trip 5 Senior Survey / Senior Fun Night 6 Spring WOP / SVA Acro-Stars 7 SA Picnic / Alumni Weekend 8 Birthdays / Shout-outs
Summer Break
JULY 1-31
Summer Break
AUGUST 6-9
NAD Conference
13-15
Pre-School Week
16
Early Registration
17-18
SA Retreat
19
Registration
20
First Day of School
26
SAT
29-31
Table of Contents
Consecration
Senior Survival