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VCS Alumnus Dominic Zvada Shines in Michigan State’s Rivalry Victory
Chandler, AZ - Valley Christian Schools is proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Dominic Zvada, Class of 2022, who continues to make waves in collegiate football. After a standout career as a Trojan, Dominic took his talents to Arkansas State, where he...
Valley Christian Schools Fall Sports Assembly Brings Spirit, Fun, and Breast Cancer Awareness
Chandler, AZ - In a powerful celebration of athletic talent and school spirit, Valley Christian Schools recently held a memorable Fall Sports Assembly. Organized by the dedicated Student Council, the assembly brought the entire school together to honor fall sports...
Introducing Trojan Talk: Valley Christian Schools’ New Podcast
Chandler, AZ - Valley Christian Schools (VCS) is thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new podcast, Trojan Talk! This innovative podcast offers listeners a deep dive into the intersection of faith, education, and wisdom, designed to inspire our community to be...
Alumni Engagement Survey 2017
View the Survey Results in "Full Screen" for best results. Thank you to the 132 alumni who participated in this year's survey!
Story of My Life
I graduated from Valley Christian High School in 2003.
I went to ASU on a generous scholarship that I earned largely because of the academics offered at Valley Christian. While there, I started dating a 2005 graduate from VCHS. And by 2008, we were married.
In April of 2013, we had our firstborn, a son named Levi, Valley Christian Class of 2031. In December of that year, I started…
Why We Partnered with Financial Planning Ministry
We recently made an announcement that we are partnering with a company called Financial Planning Ministry, offering no-cost estate planning (both education and documents) to the Valley Christian community. Although we put a page together that answers most questions our community has had thus far, I wanted to take a few moments to provide additional transparency and an inside look at our intentions with the FPM partnership. There are 3 primary reasons we partnered with FPM:
1. Our belief in godly stewardship
2. The importance of having an estate plan
3. To encourage generosity towards VCHS
As a school, we believe strongly in the biblical concept of stewardship: that is, that everything we have belongs to the Lord. Psalm 24 says
VCHS Partners with Financial Planning Ministry
I could not be more excited to announce our partnership with Financial Planning Ministry. Here is some of the verbiage we shared with our community:
Valley Christian High School is thrilled to announce that we have partnered with nonprofit estate planning group Financial Planning Ministry.
Financial Planning Ministry offers estate planning education and document preparation at no cost to you.
“Our partnership offers
Redefining Excellence in Education
Valley Christian recently began using the tagline, “Redefining Excellence in Education,” to describe the school’s vision for the future. This tagline encapsulates wide ranging strategies and goals, including a revamped technology plan through iValley; enhanced college readiness and life skills; challenging and engaging curriculum, and more.
Our mission promotes a well-rounded student (“academically, physically, socially, spiritually”), and we desire that every student knows Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
Last year, we heard
Meaning To Give
Recently I noticed that I had 33 tabs open in my phone’s internet browser. 33. A glaring reminder that there are 33 things that I’ve been meaning to read or do that I simply haven’t read or done.
Two of those pages belong to nonprofits, each of which I’ve been meaning to support.
Then the other day, I came across a couple of interesting pictures:
Stewardship and Philanthropy
Since starting at Valley Christian High School, I’ve been slowly working through the differences and similarities of stewardship and philanthropy. Neither comes all that naturally, of course, at least not for me. My natural tendency is to want, to get, to keep. Rarely do I naturally tend toward giving, stewarding, or sacrifice.
The biggest differences between stewardship and philanthropy are their assumptions of ownership and responsibility.
Philanthropy is the practice of giving one’s own possessions, time, or gifts for the betterment of humanity.
Stewardship – by contrast – is the act of administering someone else’s possessions, time, or gifts, dutifully.
The differences sounds slight, but are enormous. While philanthropists are generous by choice, stewards are generous by duty.