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Because of the generous support from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, we are excited to announce the Vail Christian High School recipients of this year’s VCHS Faculty Innovation Grants.

Vail Christian High School seeks to promote the most distinguished ideas for teaching and learning and showcase that excellence in ways that benefit the entire school community. The Vail Christian High School faculty and students are the school's most important assets. To ensure we provide our students with the very best Christian education possible, we must regularly invest in our faculty. This will provide our faculty with the resources to pursue highly customized, professional research and development growth opportunities that will enable them to innovate their instructional practices and curriculum with the goal to improve student achievement.

VCHS Faculty Innovation Grant recipients for 2024 include:

Kristin Baker (English Teacher) will be taking Spanish courses (Levels I-IV) at Colorado Mountain College over a 15-month time period. She said, “In order to better understand my native Spanish-speaking students, I would like to put myself in the seat of a student and learn Spanish. I need to know and show interest in their language and culture to better understand how to teach them.”

Sandra Burner (Resource Director and Teacher) will attend a Learning and the Brain conference in Boston titled “Teaching Students to Think, Create, Innovate, Learn, and Adapt for an Anxious, AI Age.” Neuroscientists, psychologists, researchers, and educators will explore brain science, neurodiversity, what makes humans different from machines, and what skills our students will need to thrive in an automated age.

Sarah Hochtl (Science Teacher) will attend the Student Entrepreneurship Symposium at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (another CESA school). She will learn how the school has used their teaching kitchen for successful student entrepreneurship opportunities. Mrs. Hochtl will take what she learns from the Symposium to further explore our investment in a VCHS teaching kitchen (including mobile options).

Ashley Nock (Math/Theology Teacher and Co-Director of Christian Life) will experience a multi-day Benedictine monastery retreat. With more exposure to ancient spiritual practices, she hopes to renew her perspective on concepts she teaches in Theology, incorporates into chapels, and emphasizes during Soul Care Week.

Stephanie Ward (Spanish and Social Studies Teacher) will travel to Spain this summer to complete the last 60 miles of the Camino Frances (the most famous Camino de Santiago trail) with a group of sixteen other teachers from around the world. She looks forward to integrating her love for Spanish and history with her Christian faith and bringing that all back to VCHS to share with her students and the broader VCHS community. 

Congratulations to the 2024 VCHS Faculty Innovation Grant recipients!

Steve O'Neil

Head of School

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BRAVOS

Eva Isaacs '26 won first place in the Lincoln Douglass Debate during the 3A Speech and Debate Tournament hosted at Niwot High School on February 2nd & 3rd. Way to go Eva!

SPORTS

Saints after the Nordic Town Series race at the

Vail Nordic Center Wednesday! 

Pictured from left to right: Eliza Pike '27, Aidan Kelley '24,

Lindsey Whitton '24, Mrs. Hochtl, and John McAbee '24

Basketball

Boys Basketball won against North Park on Friday 42-34. Go Saints!

Girls Tennis

Girls Tennis Meeting | 2.20.24 @ 6:30 pm | Homestead Court Club

Contact Mr. Webster for more information

Soccer

Girls soccer starts Monday, February 26th! Contact Mrs. Juskaitis for information or if you are interested in playing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mark your calendar:  April 25, 26 & 27th - Bart's "Oliver" the musical is coming to VCHS.

Parents, theater is in need of temporary storage and parents with carpentry experience that are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:45 - 3:15 pm to help build our set, etc.

VCHS has Social Studies & English Teacher openings to begin August 2024. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please email employment@vchsweb.org

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PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS

Parent Association helped students celebrate Fat Tuesday with king cakes, music and more to kick off the season of Lent that began yesterday with Ash Wednesday.

Thank you, VCHS Parent Association!

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March 6th

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REMINDERS

INTERESTED IN BEING A HOST FAMILY FOR ONE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Applications are coming in from around the world for the 2024-2025 school year and we can’t have International Students without the VCHS families who open up their homes and hearts.

To get more information or to just see what our International Program is all about, please contact Stacia Brasington at sbrasington@vchsweb.org

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