Greetings! Please enjoy our Saints News! 

HEAD OF SCHOOL MUSING

We’re off to a terrific start with the school year and excited for the All School Retreat next week! I haven’t yet had a chance to share exciting news about how our Saints performed on their AP and PLTW exams as we received the results in July.

VCHS offers 16 AP courses, many of which are required, meaning they’re part of the core curriculum for every student beginning in 10^th grade. We value access to AP courses for all students and that is why this year’s pass rate percentage (3 or higher) is so astounding.

With 248 exams administered, our students had an 81% pass rate, the highest percent that I can recall. Of those students, 23 were named AP Scholars with Distinction (4.17 average) and 44 were named AP Scholars (3.75 average). Think about all that college credit and college tuition savings. Hats off also go to our teachers!

We are also a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) school offering two pathways, Engineering and Biomedical Science. PLTW courses are hands-on, project-based and develop the skills needed for real-world problem solving especially with STEM college majors and careers. The PLTW exams involve real-world scenarios deepening critical thinking skills.

Our PLTW courses include Introduction to Engineering, Principles of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Human Body Systems. With PLTW exams, we had an impressive 100% pass rate, and students earned college credit through the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs!

Much like AP exams with their 1-5 scale, PLTW has Distinguished (5), Accomplished (4), and Practiced (3). Distinguished and Accomplished student recognition looked as follows: Introduction to Engineering (88%), Principles of Engineering (100%), and Human Body Systems (86%).

Way to go, Saints!

Steve O'Neil

Head of School

BRAVOS

Congratulations to Annie Becker ’26 on her acceptance to and attendance at the 2025 Summer Science Program, a rigorous five-week college level residential advance research program in astrophysics sponsored by MIT, Caltech, & Harvey Mudd. At the conclusion of the program, Annie’s professors and teaching assistants honored her with the “Exemplary Student” award.

Utilizing college planetariums and telescopes, participants from around the world were assigned a specific asteroid to observe, image, and orbitally determine to predict the asteroid’s trajectory and probability of intercepting Earth. At completion of the program, the research reports, including the data collected, calculated, and analyzed by the students was provided to the Minor Planet Center (operating under The International Astronomical Union) to aid in appropriate asteroid tracking and future positional calculations to ensure Earth safety and preservation.

Thank you, Annie, for your outstanding representation of VCHS!

SPORTS

Volleyball

Come cheer on your Lady Saints tonight!

Click here to read the Vail Daily article about their upcoming season

PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS

ADMISSIONS NEWS

Welcome New Saints

We are excited to welcome 45 new students to our Saints community for the 2025-26 school year:

The Class of 2029 is comprised of 36 freshmen from ten local middle schools. Also joining VCHS are six transfer students, two part-time (a la carte) students, and one international student from Brazil. We are so glad you're here!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

STUCO greets freshmen on their first day of school!

Thank you to all our parents, faculty and students who volunteered and got our campus looking great on Saturday!

The Class of 2026 met to enjoy the sunrise on

Tuesday morning! Welcome to Senior Year!

ALL SCHOOL RETREAT

Thank you to the 28 volunteers who have signed up for Parent Work Crew!

WE NEED TWO MORE

Volunteers



Monday - Wednesday

August 25th - August 27th Mid-day

Please register here to be a Parent Volunteer

Contact Shannon O'Brien with any questions

or click here or visit the Work Crew Information Page

for more information about

Parent Work Crew

We can't have this amazing tradition without enough parent volunteers so please sign up today!

REQUIRED FORMS TO ATTEND ALL SCHOOL RETREAT

Please complete the required forms by ASAP in order to participate in the All School Retreat. All forms are found in your Family Portal in FACTS. District Code is Vail-CO.

• All School Retreat Required Forms
• All School Retreat Form
• Crooked Creek Release see link on above form
• Health & Medical Forms
• Required for all students:
• Over The Counter Medication Form
• If it pertains to your student:
• Medical Form
• Student Prescribed Medication Form
• Allergies & Dietary Restrictions Form

Please review ALL SCHOOL RETREAT DETAILS to see What to Bring. Crooked Creek Ranch does not provide bedding or towels so please pack accordingly.

DEPART

MONDAY | 8.25.25

Parent Work Crew & Volunteers

Meet at VCHS 10:15am | Load cars with Student Gear

Depart at 10:30am

Students & Faculty

Athletes may have practice Monday prior to departure

Pizza Lunch Provided at 11:45am

Load buses & vans in west parking lot (student entrance)

Depart by 12:15pm

RETURN

WEDNESDAY | 8.27.25 | By 12:00pm

Athletes may have practice Wednesday afternoon

All other students should be picked up by 12:00pm

PARENT WORK CREW

Please register here to be a Parent Volunteer

Contact Shannon O'Brien with any questions

REMINDERS

CDL Drivers Needed

VCHS is always looking for licensed CDL Drivers to help transport students and athletes throughout the year.

If you are a licensed CDL driver please contact Shannon O'Brien at shannonobrien@vchsweb.org or Tim Pierson at tpierson@vchsweb.org for more information on paid transportation assignments today!

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*All calendars subject to minor changes