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The Meaning of St. Patrick's Day
by Allie Perry

St. Patrick’s Day is meant to commemorate the great late saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick has been accredited for bringing Christianity to Ireland after being held captive there for six years. He wrote books and preached to the people of Ireland. He is most famous for “driving the snakes out of Ireland.” There are no snakes in Ireland, but the inhabitants were known to worship snakes at the time. He also presented the Trinity as being a shamrock, thus the three-leaf clover tradition. He also imposed the sun, which was a powerful Irish symbol at the time, into the Christian cross, creating the symbol now known as the Celtic cross. Saint Patrick’s death on March 17, 460 A.D., marks the holiday we now know as St. Patrick’s Day.
The well-known holiday is celebrated not only in Ireland as a religious holiday, but also around the world as a day to celebrate and have fun with friends and family. To commemorate Saint Patrick’s conversion of Ireland, the world dresses in green to honor this country. Although this holiday falls in the middle of Lent, the prohibitions of eating meat were lifted just for the day and a big feast took place. The traditional dinner on St. Patrick’s Day is Irish bacon or corned beef and cabbage. The custom of the St. Patrick’s Day parade started not in Ireland, but in the United States, when Irish soldiers serving in the British army celebrated the holiday in New York City in 1762. Thanks to St. Patrick, Ireland has a Christian community and a fun holiday to celebrate.

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Guatamala Trip 2006
The Guatemala team traveled to Guatemala the week of February 17, 2006. Mr. Steve Torode as well as Mr. Nathan Smith and Mrs. Lisa Moore accompanied the students on their six-hour flight far away from home.
While in Guatemala, the group of 17 students helped to build the roof of a schoolhouse. They went to San Antonio Nejapa, Antigua, and Guatemala City. They also visited schools where they did activities with children such as ball games and blowing bubbles. A favorite game of the students that was shared in chapel was Shrimp and Caramel. One person starts by saying shrimp, and the other person answers back with caramel. Though the game sounds simple, it was a way to get the kids involved with the students.

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Girls Soccer Defeats Scotts Valley to Take CCS Crown
The varsity girls soccer team defeated the Scotts Valley Falcons on February 25, earning the title of Division III CCS Champions for the 2006 season.
When the Lady Warriors were knocked out of the WCAL tournament after a loss to Saint Ignatius in early February, the girls held on to their hope. Fortunately, luck was on their side, and they were allowed to proceed to the first game of CCS finals.
On the evening of February 15, the Warriors took the field under Valley Christian’s stadium lights determined to make the most of the opportunity they had been given. Their opponent, Woodside Priory, was unable to penetrate Warrior defense throughout the game, resulting in a hard-earned 3-0 victory for Valley Christian.

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Student Experiences the Grammys
For most students, February third was exciting simply because it marked the beginning of the weekend. Valley Christian junior Yuma Sung found the day exciting for other reasons.
Yuma was selected to play in the 2006 Grammy Trio as a pianist, an honor that few receive, let alone a sixteen year old. Staying in Los Angeles for ten days, Yuma had the opportunity to play with many famous Jazz musicians and experience the prestige of the awards show.

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Valley Christian Theater Production Captivates Audiences
Valley Christian Theater’s spring musical, Oklahoma, is one of its finest accomplishments yet. The authenticity, dedication, and captivation of the audience by the performers brought people back for more.
The teachers had their own opening night on Wednesday, March 15. Their experience was that of astonishment as these were their students acting and putting on a show that could not be done to this quality even by those much older. Miss Julie Claypool stated, “I thought it was really good, very adult. It was a great romp all through Oklahoma!”

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