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New
Teacher at VCHS
AP English Teacher, Miss
Julie Claypool
Change is inevitable. Change happens. Change will change your
life. And now, change changes your school’s teachers
The new teacher to be introduced this month is Miss Julie
Claypool. Miss Claypool is the new AP English teacher. Miss
Claypool taught similar classes last year in Akron, Ohio. It is also
interesting to note that Ms. Claypool previously taught in a private
school.
Why would someone move from Ohio to California? According to Miss
Claypool, things in her life just made it rather clear that she should
relocate to California to teach – there were “lots of opened doors,
and they all led to California.”
Aside from feeling led to come to California, Miss Claypool has taken
to the Golden State. “Yes, I like it!” she stated. She finds the students
at Valley very friendly and her colleagues helpful. The great weather
in California is a definite plus in her reasons for her exhuberance.
She also recognizes the opportunities for students at this school
and that teachers have more freedom to develop their own talents at
school.
Looking forward to the remainder of this school year, she thinks this
year will be rather busy and be a bit of an adjustment.
Regarding her likes, one of them is water skiing, another is the sun
and the beach, especially Santa Cruz. She also enjoys photography,
though she does it unprofessionally. Miss Claypool also enjoys reading.
On a rather similar note, she is, in fact, writing a book – a fantasy
novel, to be exact. As far as any details on the book itself go, inquisitive
minds can inquire about details from the author herself. Miss Claypool
thanks everyone at Valley for being so kind to her.
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Headlines
Shakespeare, Where Art
Thou?
For some people, spending eight hours on a bus seems like some new
type of torture. Everyone going on the 11th Annual Oregon Shakespeare
Festival trip, though, saw things a little differently.
Coming prepared, all the students had some sort of diversion from
the drive; the neon glow of iPods, cell phones, and even a Pokémon
gameboy, poured out of people's seats and into the aisle.
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Two '100 Year' Storms
Devastate Gulf Coast
Two monster storms, aptly called 100 year storms, savaged the Gulf
Coast last month. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita swept in from the waters
of the Gulf of Mexico. As winds began to blow, reporters gave horrific
forecasts of what was to come. Hurricane Katrina, a category 4 (intensity
level out of 5), devastated much of the United States along the Gulf
Coast.
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Warriors of the Waves
The start of the new season for the Warriors Varsity Water Polo team
has actually been going strong since the beginning of summer. An intense
training regiment filled early mornings and late evenings with long
hours practicing the fundamentals and conditioning. All this work
helped the Water Polo team prepare for another grueling schedule in
the West Catholic League. Senior Andrew Kikuta and
Junior Jonathan Langdon are this year's team captains.
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Gathering of the Unashamed
On the night of September 21 a large group of youth and
adults gathered together to worship God. The Ghatering of the
Unashamed is a worship concert that brings Christians together
to stand unashamed before God and the community. This year The
Gathering of the Unashamed took place in San Jose, Oakland, San
Francisco, Foster City, and Fremont. This concert brought teenagers
from all over the Bay Area to worship God.
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