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Court
Crowned at Masquerade
Winter Homecoming 2006
By Brittany Brinkman and Selena Ma

A night of mystery and masquerading
is what the 2006 Winter Ball was all about. As the guests walked
into the beautifully decorated Decathlon Club, they were each
given an elaborate mask to disguise their identity. Many attendees
did not wear their masks, but no one really needed to because
everyone looked elegant and amazing. All the guys looked very
sharp in their tuxedos and ties, while the girls looked beautiful
and sophisticated.
A few minutes after eight o’clock the climactic moment arrived,
when the King and Queen would be crowned. First, Mr. Demeritt,
the announcer, recognized the Freshman Princess Katrina
Smith and Prince Trishul Kapoor. Then
came Sophomore Prince Scott Cody and Princess
Lauren Tally. Following the underclassmen were, Junior
Prince Lucas Paul and Princess Chanae
Jones. Mr. Demerrit then stated the nominees for King:
Tristan Hicks, Jake Viramontez,
and Joey Stryker and for Queen: Cassie
Walitsch, Stephanie Stead, and Haley
Yoder. As the suspense rose, Jake Viramontez and Cassie
Walitsch were named King and Queen. The couple then shared the
first dance of the night together to kick off the evening.
The Decathlon Club looked amazing with colors of purple, green,
and gold everywhere. There were two dance floors, which were basically
full the entire night. There were dance offs, conga lines, and
completely crazy dancing from all different people. Once student’s
feet became sore, there was always a plethora of seats to relax
on and a chance to get different drinks and snacks.
Senior Alx Bear enthusiastically stated, “This Winter Ball was
the best dance ever, because everyone was having fun, there were
no bored students, and the music was great.” This seems like the
most popular reaction when anyone mentions Winter Ball. The ASB
did an amazing job putting together and running this event.
The Winter Ball was definitely a successful dance. There was so
much going on, that the night flew by extremely fast. Everyone
cannot wait to see what fun the upcoming dances will bring to
the students of Valley Christian High School.
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National Signing Day
Brings VC Athletes to the Table
On Wednesday, February 1, four stars of Valley Christian’s four-time
CCS championship football team committed as a group to San Jose
State University. After weeks of deliberation, Danté
Perez, Mark Piethe, Dominique
Hunsucker, and Bryan North made the
decision to join the 2006 Spartan football team. All received
scholarship offers from several different schools; each evaluated
his options and concluded that SJSU had the most to offer in all
areas. The boys have become a part of the changing Spartan football
program and are excited to see what this experience holds for
them as they pursue their football careers.
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Homicide at Skyway
Campus
When Anatomy and Physiology students entered their classroom on
January 30, they were shocked to see a “dead” man on the floor.
The man was laying lifeless, surrounded by bottles, blood spatters,
and a knife. According to Mr. Doug Canepa, the
murder had taken place earlier that morning, and there were five
suspects, one of which was not able to be located.
After getting the basic information from Mr. Canepa, the students
got to work. Each had designated responsibilities to attend to.
The first job was to document the crime scene. Using skills learned
over the course of the unit, students collected valuable information,
took photographs, and collected evidence. “Collecting the evidence
was fun. It’s not really like the CSI shows on television, the
process is a lot slower, and we had to wear ugly hair nets and
gloves,” said senior Maricela Galaviz.
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Father-Daughter Dance
Coming
Have you ever wished that you could go to the Academy Awards or
Grammy’s? Well now is your chance. Mr. Nardi’s 2005-2006 Leadership
class is diligently working to prepare one of the greatest Father
Daughter Dinner Dances. This high-end event will be held in Valley’s
very own large gym from 6:30 until 10 pm on March 11. The theme:
A Night On the Red Carpet will include an elegant arrival setup,
a full dinner arrangement, entire dance floor, and an awards ceremony.
The cost will be $40 per couple before the event, and $50 at the
door. Although this evening is a Valley Christian High School
event, the junior high is also being invited. Likewise, you, too,
are given the opportunity to invite some girls outside of school,
such as church friends. It is going to be a lot of fun, so do
not hesitate from bringing anyone you would like.
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Rugby Makes a Name
for Themselves
The Valley Christian rugby club has competed in its
first two matches of the 2006 season. This under nineteen’s league
has the Warriors facing opponents well beyond the typical high
school athlete.
College Park was the first team to challenge the Warriors. As
opposed to the regular halves of thirty-five minutes each, this
was both teams’ first scrimmage at fifty minutes total. College
Park due to it under nineteen rule is made up of mainly the hated
Bellarmine Bells, respectfully hated of course. Down the skyway
hill, the teams met on February 4 at Rolling Rock Park, a neighborhood
park in community surrounding Valley Christian. The early afternoon
(kick off) started the thirty-man battle to jump on the first
‘try.’ Remember that ‘tries’ can be compared to a touchdown in
American football yet are worth five points. They are scored by
not just reaching the goal but by touching the ball down into
the try zone. Due to the location, the two point conversion kicks
could not be taken because there were no field goal uprights;
these would follow all tries.
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