Chinese New Year's Parade in San Francisco!

Saturday evening, February 27, 2010        The parade will be televised on Channel 2 from 6 to 8pm.

The VCHS Marching Band & Color Guard will combine with the Junior High Marching Band and the

new Junior High Color Guard Club to march in the Chinese New Year's Parade in downtown SF.

More information on schedule to follow.  There will be a rehearsal the week prior, as well as another rehearsal earlier in the day on Feb. 27.  Students will be fed dinner and travel by bus to SF. Mark your calendars!

Awards Banquet Photos! Send your best photos to vwagner@vcs.net

    

Congratulations to the following students who were honored at the 2010 Marching Band & Color Guard Awards Banquet on Friday, January 22 at the Holiday Inn in San Jose.

Director’s Awards for Outstanding Leadership, Performance & Character
Serena Brown, Iryna Butsky, Claire Karlsson, Ryan Kroetch, Courtney Magleby, Rebecca Roth, Silas Walker, Katherine Young

Leadership Awards
Kirsti Heid, Brian Hix, Victoria Quinto, Canyon Read, Fredrick Sankus, Kevin Walker

Percussion Awards

• Rylan Harper - Drum Line Rookie of the Year
• Harrison Zhuo -- Pit Percussion Rookie of the Year
• Kyla Hanes -- Drum Line Most Improved
• Kevin Nguyen / Jay Lee -- Pit Most Improved
• Sean Massa -- "The Look"

Section Leader Awards

• JoJo Ramirez – Drum Line
• Danny Lampe – Pit Percussion
• Alex Joe – Low Brass
• Silas Walker – Tubas
• Kirsti Heid – Flutes
• Claire Templeton – Clarinets
• Fredrick Sankus – Saxophones
• Corina Avilla-Weston – Color Guard
• Iryna Butsky – Drum Major

Todd Ryan’s Visual Awards

• Jay Salandanan – Rookie of the Year
• Kirsti Heid – Outstanding Attitude Heid
• Peter Chen – Most Improved Marcher
• Fredrick Sankus – Outstanding Leadership (boys)
• Merissa Roffey – Outstanding Leadership (girls)
• Silas Walker – Best Marcher
• Alyssa Chung – Largest Step Size
• Serena Brown, Aaron Ross, Andrew Vaquilar – Showmanship Award for Marching with Pride
• Best Marching Section – Bass Drums

Kristi Ryan’s Color Guard Awards

• Chelsea Chida -- Rookie of the Year
• Isabeau Flynn -- Most Improved
• Katherine Young -- Most Valuable
• Corina Avilla-Weston -- Most Dedicated
• Claire Karlsson -- Best Attitude
• Brooke Read -- Best Rookie Performer
• Victoria Butsky -- Most Inspirational
• Michelle Joo -- Best Show Image
• Jennifer Mudd-Walker -- Hardest Worker

"Students' Choice" Awards - voted on by the students

ROOKIES OF THE YEAR: Alyssa Chung & Rohit Tigga

SOPHOMORES OF THE YEAR: Serena Brown & Ben Thompson

JUNIORS OF THE YEAR: Vicky Quinto & Fredrick Sankus

SENIORS OF THE YEAR: Iryna Butsky & Canyon Read

BEST EYES: Iryna Butsky &Rylan Harper

BEST SMILE: Girls Tie - Samantha Rubino & Victoria Butsky; Kevin Nguyen

BEST LAUGH: Samantha Rubino & Andrew Laucella

BEST HAIR: Claire Templeton & Peter Chen

BEST ATTITUDE: Girls: Tie - Serena Brown & Vicky Quinto; Boys Tie: Fredrick Salinas & Silas Walker

MOST LOVABLE: Jo Jo Ramirez & Harrison Zhuo

MOST LIKELY TO BE A COMEDIAN: Jo Jo Ramirez & Danny Lampe

BEST LOOKING IN UNIFORM: Girls Tie - Katherine Young & Serena Brown; Nick Thompson

MOST TALKATIVE IN GUARD: Michelle Joo

MOST TALKATIVE IN BAND: Clare Chaplin & Aaron Ross

INSEPARABLES: Corina Avilla-Weston & Drake Bloom; Honorable Mention: Ben & Nick Thompson

MOST LIKELY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD: Alyssa Chung & Silas Walker

BIGGEST BAND GEEK: Merissa Roffey & Silas Walker

MOST LIKELY TO BE IN AN INSANE ASYLUM: Clare Chaplin & Peter Chen

MOST LIKELY TO BE A BAND DIRECTOR: Girls: Tie - Iryna Butsky & Merissa Roffey; Aaron Ross

MOST LIKELY TO BE A GUARD INSTRUCTOR: Corina Avilla-Weston & Fredrick Sankus

MOST LIKELY TO GO THROUGH WITHDRAWAL FROM BAND: Kirsti Heid & Canyon Read

MOST LIKELY TO NEVER SHOW THEIR FACE: Kyla Hanes & Alex Joe

MR GUNTER’S FAVORITE SECTION: Low Brass

MR WILSON’S FAVORITE SECTION: Drumline

TODD RYAN’S FAVORITE SECTION: Saxophones

BEST MARCHING SECTION: Saxophones

BEST SECTION APPAREL: Flutes

BEST VISUAL: Shredder

BEST PROP: Ladders

FAVORITE MEMORY: Warm up arc at Champs

BEST INSIDE JOKE: Throwing babies

BEST TODD SAYING: Woogity!

 

Happy New Year

from the Valley Christian High School Marching Band & Color Guard!

  

       Gingerbread Marching Band in front of the band room                               Gingerbread Band Trailer

       * Note Drum Major Iryna in her long black dress (right)

                       & Silas holding a Bible (center)

                                   VCHS Gingerbread Marching Band & Color Guard created by Emily Templeton

 

Congratulations on a great season!       Click here to see "From the Ashes" field show

                                                                                                     Click here to see photos from Championships

VCHS Marching Band & Color Guard WBA State Championship Results

A special thank you to Dr. Daugherty and Mr. Lodewyk for traveling the championship road trip

with the band, and offering prayers and inspiration to the students and parents. 

The competitive field show season ended on a high note for the 2009 Marching Band and Color Guard by winning the Western Band Association Championship for Class AA. Along with receiving the highest score for their division, they were awarded trophies for Best Music, Best Color Guard, Best Visual Performance and Best General Effect. The WBA Championships were held in Fresno on November 21 & 22, with 71 high school bands competing and over 6,000 students participating.

This year's musical program was composed by the 2006 Valley Christian Valedictorian, Ian Perry, and was entitled From the Ashes. This original piece, composed in three movements, included the Struggle (click to listen), Ashes (click to listen) and Triumph (click to listen) inspired by the story of the Phoenix. After graduation from Valley, Perry has continued his studies at Biola University in La Mirada, California, where he is a Torrey Scholar and a music composition major. For the past three years he has been instrumental in the success of the Valley Christian Marching Band by composing the music for the 2007 field show Concept Z; in 2008 Ghost Train; and in 2009 From the Ashes. Future goals for this talented young composer include writing musical scores for the entertainment industry.

During the fall of 2009 season in judged competition the 74 members of the Valley Christian Marching Band and Color Guard were awarded Sweepstakes in Class A/AA/AAA three times and received numerous caption awards. Congratulations to the members of the band on their award winning season!

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While competition season has ended, the activities are not over!

The MB&CG Awards Banquet is scheduled for January 22..

The Ladies' Tea, hosted by the MB&CG is scheduled for May 1.

More information to be posted later.

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2009 Field Show Theme / Title / Verse:

"From the ashes" - Struggle, Rising, Rebirth

After a struggle, the phoenix rises, reborn anew.

Bible Verse for the season:

"You have been raised with Christ. Set your hearts on things above, where Christ

is seated at the right hand of God."  (Col 3:1 NIV)

Thanks to Jack Chue for pointing out lyrics to
this song by Kutless...."What Faith Can Do"

Some of the students have asked:  "Why
didn't we just name our show Phoenix?"
For those wondering what "from the ashes" means...

it's not just the phoenix, it's not just a bird...how does it
relate to what we're learning at Valley Christian?.

"What Faith Can Do" by Kutless - click to listen

Everybody falls sometimes
Gotta find the strength to rise
From the ashes and make a new beginning
Anyone can feel the ache
You think it’s more than you can take
But you are stronger, stronger than you know
Don’t you give up now
The sun will soon be shining
You gotta face the clouds
To find the silver lining

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do

It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard
Impossible is not a word
It’s just a reason for someone not to try
Everybody’s scared to death
When they decide to take that step
Out on the water
It’ll be alright
Life is so much more
Than what your eyes are seeing
You will find your way
If you keep believing

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do

Overcome the odds
You don't have a chance
(That’s what faith can do)
When the world says you can’t
It’ll tell you that you can!

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do
That's what faith can do!
Even if you fall sometimes
You will have the strength to rise
Don't Forget!
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