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Shen-Val-Lore The Student Voice of Shenandoah Valley Academy
Shenandoah Valley Academy
October 19, 2018
Volume 88, Edition 1
Upcoming Events October 5-7
Parent Weekend
14 Barn Party 19 End of First Term 21-22
Academy Days
23-28
NACA Tournament
24-28
Homeleave
November
SA Picnic giselle Villatoro
On September 3, Shenandoah Valley Academy attended Camp Horizons for our annual SA Fall Picnic. Picnic is an annual activity where students compete against each other in a series of special games. On Monday morning, everyone woke up early in order to load the buses, and we arrived at the camp around 9:00 AM, and began the day’s activities. As the students left the buses, they headed to the stage for the opening announcements. Many were tired at first, but one could see the energy building up as the students all headed to the camp’s lake, in order to compete in the first activity, the megalithic ball race. In this race, students carried a 15-pound ball around the lake three times. The students were allowed to pass the ball between players in order to get the ball around the lake. The students who were not competing were handed water
balloons that could be thrown at the opposing teams. The next game was the canoe race; each class chose three boys and three girls to represent their class, and had their own canoe that can held up to three students. These three competitors first raced down the lake and back twice, but the second time they had to go around the lake without oars. After the canoe race, students headed to the soccer field for class-on-class tug of war. It was the Freshmen against the Juniors, and the Sophomores against the Seniors. Then, the winners (Juniors and Sophomores) competed for the final round of tug of war. The next activity was a new game called bucket racing. In this game, each class provided 30 students to sit in a line on the ground. These students then passed a bucket full of water above their heads in
order to fill a large trash can. It is a race of the quickest and most accurate; the class with the most amount of water in their can wins this competition. The last field competition is the fifty-yard dash. Each class selected its quickest male and female sprinter. It was a close match for the guys, with the Seniors and Juniors head to head. After the games at the field, students waited to enter the pool area where the belly flop and swimming contests took place. Each class then chose one student and cheered them on as they bravely threw themselves off the diving board, face planting into the water. The judges were looking for the student with the biggest splash, along with the best form. The last formal contest of the day was the swimming competition. The girls went first, with the four fastest swimmers from each class.
Then, the boys followed with four more from each class. After the swimming competition, students lined up for lunch and a chance to re-energize themselves with the cafeteria’s wonderful food. Prior to arriving at Camp Horizons, each class had selected a group of artists. These groups of students had been working on banners to represent their classes. These banners would later contribute to the overall score of each class, which helped determine this year’s winner. Once lunch was over, there were no more organized activities and students enjoyed sitting in the hot sun. For the remainder of the time at Camp Horizons, many students played sports, swam, or simply relaxed. The day was now sunny with scattered showers, but overall very hot and humid. As the time approached 4:00 PM, everyone headed back to the
stage for our afternoon worship, and to also find out the winning class. After a day full of fun and games, we wound down with worship and the awaited the results. But first, each class presented its finished banners that seemed to build up everyone’s class spirit. In fourth place were the Freshmen and next were the Juniors. Everyone waited to see the who would be first—would it be the Seniors making a statement for their last year, or maybe the Sophomores would surprise the crowd and win this year. “Second place goes to… the Sophomores!” Just like that, the Seniors claimed their position as the winners of this year’s Picnic. As students retreated to the buses, everyone was more than ready to get back to campus and go to sleep. Picnic was officially over and will not be missed until next year.
9
Senior Dedication
10
Senior Extravaganza
16
Faculty Family Vespers
18
SA Banquet
20-26
Thanksgiving Break
27 SVA Thank-a-thon / J2B Dress Rehersal 29-30 Journey to Bethlehem
December 1-3
Journey to Bethlehem cont.
4-6 Candlelight Rehursal 7 Candlelight Concert 8 Candlelight Repeat Concert / Christmas Extravaganza 9
ACT
15
Spritual Leadership
Retreat
Table of Contents 1 SA Picnic 7 Week of Prayer 2 Career Day / WAU / SALT Preview 3 Class 8 Welcome / Parties / Birthdays / Officers Shout-outs 4 Senior Survival 5 Advice Columns / Staff Interviews 6 Dorm Retreats
16
Sunday School
17-20
Semester Exams
20-31
Semester Break