December 15, 2022

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HEAD OF SCHOOL MUSING

VCHS sets high academic standards, and in October we measured ourselves against national benchmarks using the PSAT and PreACT assessments. We do this to provide our students with test practice and for our teachers to assess opportunities to improve their teaching and to provide specific academic growth strategies for individual students. Once again, our overall student results were impressive – far above the national average.

PSAT

Grade	VCHS Average	National Average
9	924/1440	850/1440
10	1032/1520	909/1520
11	1109/1520	987/1520

PreACT

Grade	VCHS Average	National Average
9	18.1/30	16.9/30
10	21.9/35	18.1/35
11	23.9/35	19.8/35

Our strong results don’t just happen. Our amazing faculty play a significant role. I would argue, and you can see from the graphs above, that oftentimes the VCHS deviation from the national average increases, especially from 9th to 10th grade. In other words, the VCHS academic experience impacts PSAT and PreACT scores.

The following students had particularly impressive PSAT and/or PreACT Composite scores and join our annual 99th Percentile or Greater Club:

Jack Hughes – 11th

Logan Nobrega – 11th

Matthew Phillips – 11th

Malcolm Osborn – 10th

Noelle Razee – 10th

Ian Salyer – 10th

Kyra Amass – 9th

Betty Bartok – 9th

Annie Becker – 9th

Eva Isaacs – 9th

As well, these students had a perfect PreACT Section score(s):

Daniel Farrell – 11th

Logan Nobrega – 11th

Matthew Phillips – 11th

Lindsey Whitton – 11th

Malcolm Osborn – 10th

Ian Salyer – 10th

Kyra Amass – 9th

Betty Bartok – 9th

Annie Becker – 9th

Eva Isaacs – 9th

Olivia Hughes – 8th

Way to go Saints!

Steve O'Neil

Head of School

BRAVOS

Merry Christmas Celebrations

Digital Media Teacher, Brian Hall shares with his

VCHS colleagues how he is innovating in his classroom

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This is all possible thanks to The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and the generosity of VCHS parents through the 5 Days | 5 Reasons campaign.

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REMINDERS

Final Exams are December 19th - 21st. Students must be present for finals. Parents, please plan vacations accordingly.

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The Early Action Deadline for Shoulder-to-Shoulder's 2023 programs is January 1, 2023

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All programs allow students to learn about ethical leadership while working alongside trusted partners and being immersed in the communities they serve. Community service hours are available for all programs. You can download a flyer of their 2023 programs here.