Shen-Val-Lore The Student Voice of Shenandoah Valley Academy
Shenandoah Valley Academy
October 14, 2022
Volume 92, Edition 1
Upcoming Events MARCH 6
End of 3rd Term
8
Sunday School
11-23
Argentina Music/Mission Tour
12-23
Spring Break
APRIL 2 2-4
Potomac Elementary School Music Festival
5
ACT / Junior-Senior Banquet
RA Retreat
SARAY CASTILLO-CRUZ
RA week started on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. First, we went to the ad building to fill out some forms, and then we went to the dorm to unload our things. After this, we had a short meeting in the lobby and started to clean the dorm. We then had dinner and went to Dean Powell’s house for dessert and worship. Dean Powell gave the girls’ dorm RAs a book called An Untroubled Heart, which we will be reading throughout the semester. We started to come up with ideas of how we could help the girls in our hall. After a long day of loading and unloading things, it was finally time for bed. On Thursday, we had a meeting with the fire department. The firefighters showed us how
to use a fire extinguisher. We were able to put out a “fire” on a screen that the fire department had brought. They explained to us all of the fire safety rules and how to get the students out of the dorms as quickly as possible. Afterward, the firefighters were able to show us their ambulance and fire truck. They also shared some of their experiences of when they had to put out a fire. That same morning and afternoon, we tackled most of the tasks that had to be done in the dorm. On Friday, we started with breakfast and morning worship presented by Mr. Biaggi. After worship, we finished the tasks that we had not finished on Thursday. In the afternoon we went to Elevation Sports in
Harrisonburg, VA. They had knocker balls and we were able to knock each other and do tricks with them. The girls went first and then the boys followed afterward. We were taught to do front and back flips with the knocker balls. We then played indoor soccer and it was very difficult to move with the “bubble.” The best part of it all was playing nerf wars against the boys. We had “five lives”—if we were shot five times then we had to get out of the game. At first, it was a slow game because no one wanted to get shot. The girls had many advantages because we had the best side of the “field” and we had nerf guns that held many foam balls while the guys had to reload to shoot. Once the game had started, the lights were turned off and we
were playing a glow-in-thedark game. Surprise! The girls had won the game! The guys said it was not fair but it was still fun beating them. The day was not over; we headed to Dean Rita’s house and ate Swedish pancakes for dinner. Let me tell you that they were delicious! After dinner, we helped clean up and we also went outside for a walk. We were able to see cows and feed grass to little goats. We then headed back to Dean Rita’s house and had worship to welcome in the Sabbath.
Once we were done eating we headed to church. In the afternoon we went to Luray to take a Sabbath walk. On Sunday morning we were up early to finish some last-minute things in the dorm and we were ready to welcome the girls into the dorm. I enjoyed RA week because it helped us RAs get closer with each other and with the deans. It was a neat experience that we had to get ready right before the students come into the dorm.
AU Visit
6-10
Week of Prayer
13
Sophmore Field Trip
16
Senior Tree Planting
17-18
Alumni Weekend
19
School Picnic
22-26
Homeleave
30
On Sabbath morning, both girls and guys headed to Mr. Short’s house to eat breakfast. We had a delicious meal with fresh peaches from the orchard.
US History Tour
MAY 1-4
US History Tour
5
AP Calculus Exam
6
AP English Exam
8ROK International Vespers 9 14-15
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 RA Week
6 Intramurals/ Guys’ Soccer
2 Music Retreat
7 SA Retreat
3 Senior Dedication 4 Girls’ Varsity Volleyball 5 Girls’ and Boys’ Clubs
Final Music Concerts Senior Exams
15
Baptisms
16
Best of Everything
17-20
Senior Class Trip
19-20
Final Exams
22
Consecration
23
Baccalaureate / Class Night
24
Class Night