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Athletics 9

FromtheGuidanceOffice 10

ElementaryChapel Helps BuildCharacter

experienceasachildrenspastor

in Florida and Idaho, working

with 200250 kids a week. At

VCS,the

72

elementary

students

come from20nationswithmul

tiplenativelanguages.MissMac

Donald also teaches Bible to

primaryand firstgrade students

andsubstituteteaches.

Amazinglove

Amazinglove

Itblowsmeaway

Youramazinglove.

Lovewas the theme forNovem

ber. How can kidspractice lov

ingeachother? MissMacDonald

gives a practical definition of

love:Choosingtogivesomeone

yourtimeandfriendshipnomat

terwhat.ShepointstoGodand

His love forus. Whatwewant

you to know is how much God

loves you, she told students.

He

thinks

you

are

awesome.

No

matter what youve done, He

lovesyou.

ByCherylWarner,Editor

Wisdom. Cooperation. Love.

Compassion. Elementary stu

dentsaredoingmorethanlearn

ing about these virtuesthey

areintentionallylivingthemout.

Each month in elementary

chapel, teaching and activities

focus on a particular character

quality. Classroom teachers

reinforce thesevaluesandwork

onhelpingstudentsdemonstrate

them in their behavior. At the

end of themonth, teachers se

lectstudentswhohaveexhibited

the virtue to receive character

awards for the virtue of the

month.

Elementary Chaplain Melissa

MacDonaldleadsThursdayafter

noon chapel timeswith the en

tire elementary school. Kids

fromprimarythroughfifthgrade

areactivelyengaged,alongwith

theirteachers,forthe45minute

sessions. Aworship team,com

prisedofeight fifthgraderswho

practice on Wednesdays after

school,

leads

singing

and

demon

strates actions to the songs.

We have lots of music, Miss

MacDonaldsaid.Songsare lively

and fun, with kids up on their

feetandmovingwhiletheysing.

Afavorite

song

says,

Were

all

s i ng i ng /danc i ng /wa l k i ng /

running/ jumping/spinning/

singingtotheLord,andkidsdo

justthat.

I try to shake thingsup a little

bit,MissMacDonald said, and

involve the adultsthe teach

ersand call on them ran

domly. Sometimes teachers

shareastoryfromtheirown life

that illustrates the virtue being

taught. Alsocallingon students

byname,sheasksquestionsand

draws them in. An activity

roundsoutthechapeltime. Kids

might draw a picture, write a

question they have about God,

orparticipateinaskitorgame.

Teaching from the Bible in

chapel,MissMachasaspecial

gift

for

engaging

kids

as

she

illus

trates and teaches the virtueof

themonth. Shehas six yearsof

Insidethisissue:

MakingItReal

MeettheOfficeStaff

2

StudentsatCharityBazaar 3

ElementaryChristmas

BuildingFoundations

4

SecondaryChristmas 5

ThePrincipalPoint

PhysicalScience

6

LibertyMuseum

AskMissGerdes

7

AMidsummerNights

Dreamphotos

8

Calendar

Allschool

half

days

December1718

Highschoolfinalexams

December1718

MiddleSchoolActivity

December18

CoffeehausDecember18

ChristmasBreak

December19January6

SchoolresumesJanuary7

EAGLEEYE

December2009

Volume3,Issue4

TheVIENNACHRISTIANSCHOOL

MissBrunkerandstudentsdemonstratecooperationinaskitaboutNoah.

MissMacDonaldandtheworship

team lead insingingwithactions

duringelementarychapel.


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Atthisspecialtimeofyear,Mr.Normanwould liketo share

theChristmasstoryfromLuke2witheveryone. Heisnearing

theendofhissabbatical intheU.S.and looksforward to re

turninginJanuary.

TheBirthofJesus

15About that timeCaesarAugustusorderedacensus tobe

takenthroughouttheEmpire.Thiswasthefirstcensuswhen

QuiriniuswasgovernorofSyria.Everyonehadtotraveltohis

own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph

wentfromtheGalileantownofNazarethuptoBethlehemin

Judah,David'stown,forthecensus.AsadescendantofDavid,

hehadtogothere.HewentwithMary,hisfiance,whowas

pregnant.

67Whiletheywerethere,thetimecameforhertogivebirth.

Shegavebirthtoason,her firstborn.Shewrappedhim ina

blanketandlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroom

inthehostel.

Making ItRealKenNorman

Director

AnEvent

for

Everyone

812Therewere sheepherders camping in the neighborhood.

Theyhadsetnightwatchesovertheirsheep.Suddenly,God's

angelstoodamongthemandGod'sgloryblazedaroundthem.

Theywereterrified.Theangelsaid,"Don'tbeafraid. I'mhere

toannounceagreatandjoyfuleventthat ismeantforevery

body,worldwide:ASaviorhasjustbeenborninDavid'stown,

aSaviorwhoisMessiahandMaster.Thisiswhatyou'retolook

for:ababywrappedinablanketandlyinginamanger."

1314Atoncetheangelwasjoinedbyahugeangelicchoirsing

ingGod'spraises:

GlorytoGodintheheavenlyheights,

Peacetoallmenandwomenonearthwhopleasehim.

1518Astheangelchoirwithdrew intoheaven,thesheepherd

ers talked itover. "Let'sgetover toBethlehemas fastaswe

canandseeforourselveswhatGodhasrevealedtous."They

left,running,andfoundMaryandJoseph,andthebabylyingin

the manger. Seeing was believing. They told everyone they

metwhat theangelshadsaidabout thischild.Allwhoheard

thesheepherders

were

impressed.

1920Marykeptall these things toherself,holding themdear,

deepwithinherself.Thesheepherdersreturnedandletloose,

glorifyingandpraisingGodforeverythingtheyhadheardand

seen.Itturnedoutexactlythewaythey'dbeentold!

Luke2:120quotedfromTheMessage.Copyright1993,1994,1995,1996,2000,2001,2002byEugeneH.Peterson.

Mrs. Sonia Pacheco, from

Costa Rica, is the Registrar,

handlingschoolrecords. She

ismarriedtoRonald.Twoof

their four children are cur

rentstudents,andtwohave

graduated.

Mrs.MonicaWegrostekhas

been serving in theelemen

taryofficesincelateSeptem

ber.Her

sons,

Keane

and

Brice,areVCSstudents.

Mrs. IsadoraLauryhasjoined

the Austrian Affairs office.

Born in Austria, she and her

husband, Scott, have two

sons,RafaelandJulian,infifth

grade.

Mrs. Geraldine Paul has

helped inAustrianAffairs for

severalyears.Shecomesfrom

England and is married to

Wolf.Their

son

Ben

is

acur

rentstudent.

MeettheStaff: WhoIsBehindtheScenesintheOffice

The VCS community is sad

to say goodbye to Mrs.

JoAnne Cluth, secondary

secretary. She is leaving

Vienna in January andwill

be living in Minnesota,

USA,joiningfamilythere.

Mrs.DawnPerryisnewto

the secondaryoffice. She

and her husband, Joel,

have two daughters,Gab

bieand

Olivia,

who

are

VCSstudents.


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PRAYERCORNER

The high school choir sang and

nineteen students volunteered to

help at the International Charity

Bazaar at the United Nations Vi

enna complex on Saturday, No

vember28.Theyhandedoutbro

chures, cared for children, and

worked in the White Elephant

area,bookstallandcoatcheck.

Allthe

stall

holders

have

made

verypositivecommentsaboutthe

volunteers willing and cheerful

commitment to the tasks they

weregiven,wroteaUNWomens

Guildrepresentative.Theyalldid

awonderfuljob."

Students

Volunteer,

Sing

at

International

Charity

Bazaar

TheVCShigh school choir, con

ductedbyTomRichards, sangin

theCostumesoftheWorldpro

gram.SeniorsChristianPacheco

and Marson Tare assisted the

Chairof theEntertainmentdivi

sion for that entire event. She

wrote thanking them for their

valuableassistance.Theirsincer

ityofpurposeiscommendable.

Brian and Pearl Williams ar

ranged for the volunteers from

VCS. Thanks to all these stu

dents and the choir for repre

senting VCS at the United Na

tionsandinourcommunity.

Hitji Katjivena,

NnamdiOkechukwu

LauraMason,SaskiaStrnischtie,

GabbiePerry

SaraDax

Ji NaLee

ThehighschoolchoirsperformanceopenedtheCostumesoftheWorldprogramattheUNCharityBazaar.

ThankstoGodforsendingJesusandforthejoyof

celebratingHisbirthatChristmastime

Elementarystudentsworkingoncharacterqualities

HighschoolfinalexamsDecember1718

HighschoolSilenceRetreatJanuary8

Planning

for

mission

trip

to

Bosnia

during

Energy

Week

NormanfamilyreturningtoViennainJanuary


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ELEMENTARY CHRISTMAS

Volume3,Issue4

Building FoundationsJohnJanett

ElementaryPrincipal

FroheWeihnachten! MerryChristmas!

Here it comesthe big holiday and the big celebration!

Christmas isa timeofwarmandwonderfulmusic,decora

tions,gifts,andfamilygatheringsaspecialseason.

AndforChristianbelievers, it isthecelebrationofthebirth

ofJesus:

the

Christ.

WhenItellsomeone"HappyBirthday,"I'msaying,"Iamsoglad

youwereborn. Iam sogladyoujoineduson the faceof the

earth."Andthat'showIseeChristmastoo.I'msogladJesuswas

born,andI'msogladHejoinedusonthefaceoftheearth.

Jesuswas

not

just

another

man,

or

even

avery

great

man.

He

wasGodtheCreator,onEarth, inhuman form.AndHisarrival

changedeverything.His lifeanddeathand resurrectionmade

lovingonenessbetweenGodandmanpossible.

Whereoncewewere "lost,"wenow canbe "found." Where

oncewewere "blind,"we now can "see."When Jesus came,

there camewithHim thepossibilityofmiracles in the livesof

everypersononEarth.

Hopecame.Nothingwouldbethesameagain. Now, isn'tthat

somethingto

celebrate?

Tastes and sounds of

Christmas: Students

made cookies with

FrauDeisenberger.On

December 9, Miss

Stephen conducted

theElementaryChrist

masconcert.


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SECONDARYCHRISTMAS

SinginginaCathedral andinOurOwnNeighborhood

Page 5

As itwas an Austrian holiday, the streets

werebustlingwithmany shoppers.Unfor

tunately, the rainmade the performances

difficult, yet the students were troopers!

Students performed one skit, "The Christ

mas List," in English and then inGerman,

and the other skit, "The Merry of Christ

mas," was performed and translated.

Onlookerswatched fromafaras they took

shelter from the rain, and several people

walkedbyand lookedattheBiblethatthe

studentsread.

Addison Elledge and Alphy Pullely

were among German language

studentscarolingandgivinggiftsto

neighbors of VCS at homes on Pa

nethgasse, led by Frau Schadler.

Middle school classesalsovisiteda

nursinghome

with

Frau

Schadler

andHerrMarsak,singingandbring

inggifts.

DramaClass

Takes

the

Message

of

Christmas

to

aCity

Street

ByReesaDuerksen

MiddleSchoolDramaTeacher

DuringthemonthofNovember,themiddle

schooldramaclassworkedwithdedication

tomemorizeskitsaboutthetruemeaning

ofChristmas:thatJesuswasborntobeour

Savior.OnTuesday,December8,theclass

took a trip to Mariahilferstrasse, where

theyperformedtheirskitsforthepublic.

When I went to Mariahilferstrasse, I felt

kindofgood, said LillyPerry,a sixthgrade

student.Iwasreallynervousatfirst.... But

then Irealizedthatwewerethereforarea

son.Peopleneeded tohearaboutGod,and

we needed to help them. When we were

finished, I felt good because I knew that

that'swhereGodwantedmetobe."

LauraWarner reads the Christmas story to

StacyPachecoandAliYatani.

Despite the rain,middle schooldrama students

took themessage of Christmas, in English and

German,toabusyshoppingstreet.MiddleschoolstudentsonMariahilferstrasse

Thehigh school choirperformedaChristmas concertDecember2 inPeterskircheon theGraben. The

acousticsin

the

domed

cathedral

and

the

splendor

of

the

art

and

architecture

provided

an

exquisite

set

tingforabeautifulconcerttobeginAdvent,conductedbyMr.TomRichardswithMissKatieStephenac

companying.


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SECONDARY

Volume3,Issue4

ThePrincipal Point Nels Pitotti

SecondaryPrincipal

Soyouarethinking,Howcanthishappentomychild? He/she

alwaysgetsAs. Thisreportcardisabominal!

Middle school isa cutaboveelementary school in theareaof

responsibility. Bells,books,lockerkeys,newteachers,different

classrooms,moreactivitiesandheavierassignmentsallseemto

ganguponthosesixthgraders. Ninthgradeisanotherquantum

leapinresponsibilitythatmustbeacceptedalongwiththefree

domsthatsecondarystudentsenjoy. Itisacrucialtimebecause

thisiswherestudentsmusttaketheleadintakingresponsibility

fortheirownsuccess. Teachersalongwithmomanddadwillall

beencouraging the studentsandpraying for theirsuccess,but

unless the student accepts the responsibilitiy for his/her own

education,theeffortsofothersareinvain.

Parentsarenotbystanders in thisprocessofsecondaryeduca

tion. Iwant to imploreyou to takeanactive roleat the same

timeyouplacegreaterresponsibilityonyourstudent.

Communicatewith your childs teachers through email or

phonecalls. Theywantyourinput.

Regularly check your childs daily planner against assign

mentsintheirnotebook.

Arrangeforaquietoutofthewaystudyareaathome.Put

asidealltoysandelectronicgadgets.

There is homework every night.Mandate a time to get it

done.

Helpyourchildkeepontrackwithlongtermprojects.

Prepareyour

child

well

in

advance

for

tests

and

examina

tions.

Establishinggoodhabitsearly intheacademiccareerwillhelp

your child reduce stress and improve accomplishments. The

staffatVCSsupportsparentsaspartnersinthefulltrainingof

theirchildren.

Iam inthepositiontohearmanypositivecomplimentsabout

ourteachers. Icanseethegrowthinourstudentsbyreviewing

theirgrades. Iknowfirsthandourpartnershipinexperiencing

success.Ifyoushouldknowofotherfamilieswhocouldusethe

uniquenurturing

environment

of

VCS,

please

extend

an

invita

tiononmybehalfforthemtomakeanappointmenttovisitour

campusandexperienceVCS for themselves. Iwillpersonally

givethemprioritystatus.

ScienceStudentsDiscoverWhatWouldHappenIf...?ByChadElwell,ScienceDepartmentChair

InfreshmanPhysicalSciencethisyear,Ihave

been tryinganew teachingmethod: forour

first semester focuson chemistry, Idecided

to present the topics by having students

study (andmemorize) the first20 elements

ontheperiodic table. (Forthosewhodont

havea sciencebackground, theperiodic ta

ble isachartshowingthebuildingblocksof

matterinorderoftheircomplexity.)

Thus,we startedwithhydrogenand itsone

proton,andhavebeenproceedingmostly in

order

as

we

examine

other

elements.

One

of

themostexcitingonessofarissodiummetal

(natrium). Youcant find it innature,but it

canbeproduced

in the lab, and

wehavesomeat

school. When

you put sodium

metal in water,

it reacts vio

lently and starts

producing burn

inghydrogengas

(right).

Another thing Iencourage students todo is

toask,Whatwouldhappenif...?thats

one

of

the

fundamental

questions

of

science.

So when a student recently asked, What

would happen if sodium reacted with an

egg?we tried it. Result: it bubbled and

fizzed,andtheeggcooked(atinybit).

Another time,when discussingwhat hap

pens to gum in your stomach,we placed

somepartiallychewedguminhydrochloric

acid, along with several other types of

food,tosimulatestomachconditions. The

results: about eightweeks later, the gum

andfoodisstillbreakingdown. Whydoes

ntittakethatlonginyourstomach?

Encourage your students to keep asking

questions in science (and in their other

classes).

Coming

up

soon:

some

cool

reac

tionswithpotassiumandcalcium!


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If you have a question for Miss Gerdes, send an email to

[email protected].

Question1: IsSantareal?

Well,firstofallImustassumethatyouarereferringtoJollyOld

SaintNick, commonly known as Santa Claus. If youwere not

referringtohim,thenyesheisreal,atleastIthinkheis. Santais

thebeloved characterwho knowswhen you are sleeping,who

knowswhenyoure awake, andmore importantly knowswhen

youve been bad or good. However, keep inmind that being

badorgood isentirelydependentonSantasmoralityscale,

whichweallknowisavailableonWikipedia. AsfarasSantabe

ingrealornot,IamafraidthatIcannotcommentonthatsubject

forIdomybestnottomakeMr.Hammcry. OnethingIwillcom

menton is this: it trulydoesnotmatter if Santa is realornot

becauseChristmasisntabouthimanyway. ItsaboutJesus,who

does see you when you are sleeping and knows when youre

awake,butinamuchlesscreepyway!

MerryChristmas!

P.S. IfyoudofindthatSantaisrealandseehimuponarooftop,

canyouaskhimhowheshrinkshimselftofitdownthechimney?

I desperatelyneed that skill for a gameof Sardines coming up

nextweek!

Question2:

How

do

Iremember

to

bring

everything

Ineed

hometogetmyhomeworkdone?

Oh,thankyou forasking thatquestion! This isaproblem that

plagues students all around theworld. Twowords feared by

teacherseverywhere,Iforgot, areheardoverandoveragain.

Thereareseveralthingsyoucandotorememberwhatyouneed

tofinishyourhomeworkandtodoitwell!

1)BuymynewForgetmenothomeworkattachmentsystem!

Foronlyfiveinstallmentsof45.89youwillneverforgetyour

homeworkagain. Asimple instrumentusedby teachers for

years can saveyour grade. You guessed it, a stapler. Just

stapleyour

homework

onto

your

body

as

you

go

through

the

dayandalwayshaveyourstuffwithyou!!

2)Or,useanotherawesometoolcalledYOURPLANNER!!! This

incredible invention has space where you can write your

homeworkforeveryclass,everyday! Itisrevolutionary!

3)While using this planner not onlywrite down your assign

mentbutwritedownthematerialsyouneedtogetthatas

signment done. If you need your book,write down take

bookhome,oryoucangoallfancyandwriteTBH. Ifyou

needanAfricanCamel,writeAC.Yougettheidea.

4)Haveahomeworkfolderorsectioninyourbinderwhereyou

automaticallyput

assignments

when

you

get

them!

5) Throughouttheday,aftereachclassifyouknowyouneedto

takethatbookhome,putitinyourlockerrightaway!

6) Beforeyougetdistractedbyall thedramagoingonaround

youatthelockers,stop,drop,androll. Wait,thatsnotit...

STOP,THINK,andPACK,STP. Stoptalkingtopeoplearound

youandlookatyourplanner. Thinkaboutwhatclassesyou

hadthatdayandwhatyourhomeworkisforeachclass. Pack

upallthethingsyouneedbeforeyoutalktoallyourfriends

andworktobringaboutworldpeace.

AskMiss GerdesWhitneyGerdes

Middle SchoolLeadTeacher

LibertyMuseum:EighthGradeLooksatAmericanRevolution

Thanksforyourquestions!

MissGerdes

WhatwastheAmericanRevolutionallabout? On

December2,eighthgradestudentstoldvisitorsto

theLibertyMuseumallaboutit,transformingMiss

Malmgrens classroom into a repository of infor

mation on the subject. Social studies students

createdpresentationsexplainingsignificantevents

of the18thcenturyRevolutionspanning theDec

larationofIndependencetotheTreatyofParis.

Thenvisitorsgathered intheHallofFlagstohear

theclass recitePaulReveresRide,a famousdra

matic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Chocolate chip cookies, an American favorite,

cappedtheevent.Oneifbyland,andtwoifbysea


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Shakespeares

Volume3,Issue4

Front: SaraDax, LauraMason,Marson Tare,Nicolle Richards,Mrs. Bethany Stockett

(director),

Christian

Pacheco

(crew),

Paul

Manuel

(crew).

Middle:

Miss

Sara

Vroom

(assistantdirector), YunSieChung, SherilHassan,PaulaGarcia,PaolaRamirez, Jessica

LorraineMarotte,ElizabethWarner,BenPaul (crew). Back:SaskiaStrnischtie,Nicholas

Hamm,MarvinElequin,JannicaWu,KatieHamm,HamishUhlig.

OberonandthemischievousPuck TitaniadotesonBottomwhilethefairiesattendhim. Oberonrulestheenchantedforest.

Above:LysanderandHermia

Below:DemetriusandHelena

Theactorsturnthe tragedyofPyramusandThisbe into

comedyatthetripleweddingoftheroyalsandlovers.

Smittenwithjuicefromamagicalflower,thetwoAthenian

youthswhoonce scornedHelenanowawakentowooher.

VCSVagabonds

November1821

Hippolyta and Egeus

stroll through the forest,

stumbling on the re

united lovers,awakingas

iffromadream.

AMidsummerNightsDream


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ATHLETICS

Volume3,Issue4

Middle school and high school athletes,

coachesandparentscelebrated the fall sea

sonwithaSportsDinnerNovember12. Ath

leticDirectorNancyDeibertwatchedall the

teams play throughout the season. What

impressedmefrombeginningtoendisthatI

saw tremendous improvement, she said.

We allwant towin, but at the same time

winning

is

one

aspect.

Its

not

the

total

pic

ture. She told students shewas impressed

withthe waytheyrepresenttheschooland

theLordwhentheycompete.

Coach Tom Mason introduced the middle

school soccer team,comprisedofbothboys

and girls. We focused on friendships and

skilldevelopment,hesaid,andwehada

lot of fun. Our policy was: Everybody

plays. He commended individual players

for their skills, character and contributions

to the team. Scott Laury was assistant

coach. Theteamfinishedtheseasonwitha

win in the Danube Valley Athletic Confer

ence

Tournament

November

7

at

AIS

Vienna.

Forthe firsttime inmanyyears,VCShada

cross country team. Matt Klein coached

YunSie Chung and Philip Dax, who ran in

longdistance races in Vienna. They both

placed firstand second in theiragegroups

inalmosteveryracetheyran,hesaid.

Twelve girls played high school volleyball

this season. This is the biggest team that

Ive had, said Yvonne Biel, who has

coached

for

the

past

three

years.

The

girls

hadsuchagoodattitude,shesaid. Ihave

reallyappreciatedtheirteamworkandcom

ing together. We had a fabulous season,

shesaid,endingwithawinningstreak. The

team finished fourth place among eight

teamsintheDanubeValleyAthleticConfer

enceTournamentatAISViennaonNovem

ber 7. She recognized seniors Andrea

Pardes with the Excellence Award and

Paola Ramirez with the Dependability

Award. Team captain Elizabeth Warner

received the Leadership Award and the

CoachsAward.

Thehigh school soccer teamhad avery,

verygoodyear,saidCoachThomasGard

ner,finishing

with

a73record.

He

noted

thatwehadagirlssoccergame thisyear

for the first time in three years,with the

girlsdefeatingtheiropponent100.

Awardswenttoseveralplayers. Playerof

the Year was Immanuel Wicaksono Pud

janto,a seventhgrade studentwhocame

up to play in the Salzburg Tournament.

Most Improved was Jason Cluth. The

GoldenBootAwardwenttoHitjiKatjivena,

who scoredninegoalsduring the season.

Defensive

Player

of

the

Year

was

Christian

Pacheco, who also received one of the

CoachsAwards.

Jonathan Manning, goalkeeper, received

thesecondCoachsAward. Hehasturned

intooneof thebestgoalkeepers Iveever

workedwith,hereorintheStates,Coach

Gardnersaid.

Athletesin

Fall

Sports

Honored

for

Improvement,

Character

ThehighschoolsoccerteamplacedthirdintheDanubeValleyAthleticConfer

encetournamentinSalzburgNovember7.

The highschoolgirlsvolleyball teamplayed thehighschoolsoccer

teaminafriendlyvolleyballgameattheGartenbaugym.

HanbitChangplaysinamiddleschoolgame.


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MissionStatement:

ViennaChristianSchoolexiststoglorifyGodbyprovidinghighquality

academicprograms,intheEnglishlanguage,forournationaland

internationalstudentpopulation.

CoreValues:

HighQualityEducationinaGraciousAtmosphere

ChristCentered

InstructionalExcellence

WholeStudentOrientation

InnovativePrograms

GlobalPreparation

ToreceiveTheEagleEyebyemail:

[email protected]

andasktobeaddedtoTheEagleEyeemaillist.

Wagramerstrasse175/Panethgasse

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A1220Vienna

Austria

EUROPE

Phone:125122

Fax:125122518

Fax:125122517

KenNorman,Director

JeffStockett,BusinessManager

NelsPitotti,SecondaryPrincipal

JohnJanett,ElementaryPrincipal

LeslieWalt,BoardChair

TheEagleEyeisamonthlynewsletterwhosepurposeisto

communicatewithVCSfamilies.

CherylWarner,TheEagleEyeeditor

FromtheGuidance Office Kirste Richards

Guidance Counselor

Theweatherisgettingcolder! Itstheperfecttimetothink

aboutsummer!

Forstudentswhoplanahead,summercanbeagreatopportu

nity to participate in activities that they dont have time for

during theschoolyear. Summerprograms,classes,andwork

experience can all strengthen students college applications

and increase theirchances foradmissionsand scholarships in

addition tohelping them to gain a clearer ideaofwhat they

wouldliketodoafterhighschool.Manyuniversitiesoffersum

merprogramsforhighschoolstudents,oftenallowingthemto

earncollegecreditwhilestillinhighschool.

So,what

can

VCS

students

do

during

the

summer?

Attend a summer course at a university and get a head

starton college! (AskElizabethWarneraboutthesummer

courseshetookatUniversityofChicago.)

Apply forajob, internship,orvolunteerpositionandex

ploreapotentialcareer!

Attendasports,music,drama,orartcamp!

Goona summermission trip! (AskHitji,Hamish,andVin

centabouttheirsummerministryinRomania.)

Students

who

are

moving

to

the

US

for

college

next

fall

should

alsoconsiderattendinga transition seminardesignedtohelp

expatsandMKsadjusttolifeinAmericaafterlivingoverseas.

Formoreinformationlookatthesewebsites:

www.mukappa.org(seminarsinCalifornia,Washington,Ohio)

www.interactionintl.org(seminarsinNewYorkandColorado)

www.mresourcesconnection.org (retreatsinSouthCarolina)

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