Emily Craig signed her Letter of Intent with Concordia University Coach Crystal Rosenthal (Valley Christian Class of '96). After considering other institutions, Em accepted a softball scholarship to Concordia University Irvine, a faith-based school close to home. She is beginning her fourth year as a Varsity starter for Valley. Em has received All League Honors three times, All CIF Honors once, Team MVP, Team Defensive Player of the Year, and is a Scholar Athlete. Congratulations, Em!
VCHS Senior Receives National Recognition
Valley Christian High School senior Norbert Chu is among the 15,000 students out of 1.5 million high school seniors to qualify as a National Merit Finalist. He is now in the running for National Merit Scholar. 50,000 students with the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index scores (critical reading, mathematics and writing skills scores) qualify for recognition in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. In early September, Norbert was in the top one-third of the 50,000 high scorers and qualified as Semifinalist. He was recently notified of his advancement to Finalist standing. Congratulations!
Valley Christian Soccer Standouts Sign National Letters of Intent
Seniors Caryann Parrish and Hayley Haagsma received college scholarship offers to play soccer next year. Caryann signed a letter of intent to play at High PointUniversity in North Carolina and Hayley signed a letter of intent to play at Texas Tech. Caryann has been on the varsity team for 3 seasons and has been named to the All League Olympic Team twice. Caryann has maintained her success on the field and in the classroom by twice being recognized as a scholastic student. Last season Hayley was voted MVP of the Olympic League, earned 1st Team All-CIF honors, and was named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team. She is a scholar athlete maintaining over a 4.0 GPA and was a member of Valley Christian's 2007 CIF championship team. Congratulations to both Caryann and Hayley.
Kevin Running Named To All State Football Team
Congratulations to Kevin Running for being selected to the California Division III All State Football Team. Kevin's recognition this year include Olympic League Most Valuable Player, Olympic League 1st Team All League, and Mid Valley 1st Team All CIF. Kevin passed for 2,446 yards and 22 touchdowns with a 66% completion ratio for a quarterback rating of 108. Kevin also rushed 90 times for 348 yards including 7 touchdowns and had a punting average of 39 yards.
Valley Christian High School senior Norbert Chu is among the 15,000 students out of 1.5 million high school seniors to qualify as a National Merit Finalist. He is now in the running for National Merit Scholar. 50,000 students with the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index scores (critical reading, mathematics and writing skills scores) qualify for recognition in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. In early September, Norbert was in the top one-third of the 50,000 high scorers and qualified as Semifinalist. He was recently notified of his advancement to Finalist standing. Congratulations!
