Knightly News

January 24th, 2025

Stay Tuned for An Announcement About Bosque Square!

Be sure to watch next week's newsletter for an announcement regarding the Bosque Square Village Property! A lot has been happening behind-the-scenes and there should be news to share next week.

Also, please save the date for an all school family prayer & worship meeting on February 12th, location TBD!

Campus-Wide

Re-Enrollment Deadline NEXT FRIDAY!!

Speaking of next year's calendar, if you plan to join us, please know that re-enrollment for the 25-26 school year is due NEXT FRIDAY!

If you have a current student who will either be returning, or not returning, please let us know as soon as possible by logging in to the Family Portal and either enrolling, or selecting "Will not re-enroll." We have waiting lists already in several grades and while we would love to see everyone return, if you already know your student is not coming back, it's super helpful to us to know as soon as possible.

If your student is not returning to Valor next year, please click "Will not Re-enroll” as soon as you know.

If your student is returning (Yay!), then please let us know by enrolling them as soon as possible. Please note that there is a $210 non-refundable enrollment fee per student paid at the end of the re-enrollment process.

Please let Bethany Brown know (Admin@ValorPrep.com) if you have any issues with the enrollment process or any questions! Thank you!!!

Spirit Week Photo Recap

Free Dress Fundraiser

Hey Valor family, in an attempt to raise some money for our Junior trip to Europe this spring, we are bringing back the ever-popular "free dress punch card" for a few dates in the spring. If your student would like to come in free dress (not in their uniform) on Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and senior's last day on campus -- buy a free dress card TODAY! It could be a great stocking stuffer! Cards are $15 each and all the money goes towards our student trips.

Family Ministries

You're Invited to Monthly Prayer!

Parents & grandparents! Come and pray over students & staff on Friday, February 7 directly after drop off at 8:30am in the Valor Cafeteria.

Get your tickets!
Boots & Bows Father/Daughter Dance

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE for our 2nd Annual Boots & Bows Father/Daughter Dance at Old Bethany Events on Friday, February 21 at 6:30pm!

Valor students PK-6th grade are invited to attend!

Please see this document for more details and to purchase tickets!

Questions? Please email brittany.fowler@valorprep.com

Grammar School (Prek-5th)

Parenting from Rest

A discussion with the Murrays

This week, Mick and Stephanie sat down during our Parent University afternoon for Grammar School co-teachers to offer theological context and practical ideas for Sabbath-keeping for families.

Listen here if you missed out. I guarantee you will be blessed!

Fruitful Friendship

A Note from Mrs. Ramsey

One of the joys of school days is watching friendships develop, especially with new students whom we've only months ago welcomed into our community. Aristotle wrote that "friendship is a slow ripening fruit." It takes time, and often a loving guide like a parent or teacher to help young relationships to thrive. Even so, sometimes a hurtful word or a feeling of exclusion can turn them sour.

Ask your child how friendships are going this year. Has he or she met anyone new? What are some simple acts they can do the next school day to invite another person in to play or talk or eat with them?

💙 Brooke Ramsey

Fairy-Tale Opera

Our very own Upper School music teacher, Alan Hollinger, will be singing in the Thursday/Saturday cast (Feb 6 and 8) of Baylor's Hansel and Gretel opera this February. This is a wonderful fine arts enrichment opportunity for the whole family!

Calling Volunteers!

This year, Grandparent's Day is Friday, April 11th. In partnership with Family Ministries, the Grammar School has already begun planning this meaningful event which showcases your child's work to the ones you love. Would you like to serve as the committee head or volunteer, helping to coordinate or serve on this beautiful day? We need YOU!

Contact brooke.ramsey@valorprep.com

Upcoming in Grammar

Jan 27-31 - Spirit Week (see above for Wednesday's grade-level colors!)
Feb. 17 - Presidents Day, NO SCHOOL
Feb 21 - Daddy/Daughter Dance
March 7 - End of Q3, early dismissal/teacher training
March 10-14 - Spring Break, NO SCHOOL

Logic School (6th-8th)

Logic School (LS):

Spirit Week!: January 27-31 is Spirit Week. Please see above graphics for more information.
Shakes & Shakespeare: This is our newly developed Logic School Quarter 3 Event which will take place during the school day! Each class will plan and produce a short version of their Shakespeare play studied in January. We will also have fun Shakespeare-themed activities. More to come soon.
Upper School Fine Arts Night is April 10. More information regarding times, preparation, dress code, etc. is coming soon.
6th Grade Field Trip to Ft. Worth Science Museum: This science-themed field trip is February 12th during the school day. Students will participate in a lab, view the Texas sky at night via their planetarium, and consider cities of the future.

Beyond Next Week in LS:

Feb. 5 - LS Q3 Event, Shakes & Shakespeare
Feb. 12th - 6th Grade Field Trip
Feb. 17 - Presidents Day, NO SCHOOL
March 7 - End of Q3, early dimissal
March 10-12 - Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
April 10 - Upper School Fine Arts Night

2024-25 Valor Calendar

If you have questions related to LS, please contact krista.weathers@valorprep.com.

Rhetoric School (9th-12th)

Rhetoric School (RS):

Rhetoric School students will have mandatory advising meetings with Dr. Escobar at scheduled times over the next 6 weeks during X-period, 8:00-9:00 am. These times are mandatory for all students, even if the student is not normally on campus for X-period. Students who have a scheduled elective course during that time will be excused from that class. See the screenshot below or click here for more information.
Knight Life Issue #5 has been published. This is the first year for Valor's Yearbook & Journalism course, and they put together a wonderful publication. Click above to see Issue #5. Shout-out to Mrs. Emily Edwards for developing this new course!
Next week (1/27 - 1/31) is Spirit Week at Valor. Scroll up to the Spirit Week section of the newsletter to see the dress-up themes for each day.
The VASE Art competition is coming up on February 15 at Harker Heights High School. Students who have questions or are interested should contact kaylee.davis@valorprep.com. Any RS student may participate.

Beyond Next Week in RS:

Feb. 3 - 11th Grade Student Advising Meeting for students (8am)
Feb. 6-8 - Mock Trial Regional Competition
Feb. 10 - 9th Grade Student Advising Meeting for students (8am)
Feb. 12 - 11th Grade Student Advising Meeting for students (8am)
Feb. 15 - VASE Art Competition
Feb. 17 - Presidents Day, NO SCHOOL
Feb. 19 - 10th Grade Student Advising Meeting for students (8am)
Feb. 28 - 11th Grade Student Advising Meeting for students (8am)
March 3-6 - 10th Grade Service Trip
March 6-8 - Mock Trial State Competition
March 7 - End of Q3, early dismissal
March 10-14 - Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
March 17 - 11th Grade Student Advising Meeting for students (8am)
March 18-19 9th Grade Fine Arts Trip
March 20-26 12th Grade Boston/NY Trip
April 10 - Upper School Fine Arts Night

2024-25 Valor Calendar

2024-25 RS Non-Uniform Dress Code Days

2025-26 RS Prospectus

If you have questions related to RS, please contact charlie.mooney@valorprep.com.

Student Advising Schedule (See information above)

Spotlight on the Quadrivium:

Picture #1 - Valor sophomore, Gavin M., is building a 3D house model for a forthcoming art competition. In order to streamline the process, he modified a digital 3D model of a cutting jig (the blue device in the photo) for his rotary cutting tool and had Valor senior Johnathan C. 3D-print it for him.

Pictures #2-#4 - In physics class, Valor juniors (Nariah S., Emma G., Bear G., Bennett H., and Holdyn B.) modeled the wonder of centripetal force by spinning cups of water over the head without spilling them.

We celebrate the ingenuity of our students in technology, math, and science!

Just a few more spirit week pics because why not?!?!

Valor Athletics

Spring Sport Meeting

SportsYou Codes-

Tennis- V3WB-C82U

Golf-K5BR-2JSE

Baseball- ANPB-XJWJ

HS Track and Field- WAS3-B4NG

JH Track and Field- UMH7- 4NTM

2025 Spring Sport Practice and Game Schedule

High School Basketball

Varsity Girls & Boys District Play TONIGHT (1/24/2025)

Valor Prep competes in a TAPPS 2A district in volleyball & basketball with the following schools:

Holy Trinity Catholic (Temple)

Summit Christian (Cedar Park)

Austin Waldorf (Austin)

Bishop Reicher Catholic (Waco)

In our district, the top 51% of teams will advance to the next level of competition.

Since there are 5 schools in the district, the top 3 performers will qualify for playoffs.

We are excited for our student athletes to compete and represent Valor in these upcoming events!

January 24th

Varsity Girls 5:30pm vs Waldorf

Varsity Boys 7:00pm vs Waldorf

High School Boys Basketball Practice Week of:

Monday: JV vs Providence Prep 5pm

Varsity vs Reicher 7:30pm

Tuesday: Texas Legends, 3-5pm

Wednesday: Texas Legends, 3-5pm

Thursday: Texas Legends, 3-5pm

Friday: JV2 @Oglesby 5pm, JV1@West 5pm

Varsity vs Holy Trinity; 7:30 PM

Varsity Boys & Girls Basketball Game Schedules

High School Girls Basketball Practice Week of:

Monday: Varsity vs Reicher 6pm

Tuesday: Valor 4-5:30pm

Wednesday: Valor, 4-5:30pm

Thursday: Valor, 4-5:30pm

Friday: Varsity vs Holy Trinity 6:00pm

Varsity Boys & Girls Basketball Game Schedules

BLUE CREW THEMES FOR UPCOMING HOME GAMES

Valor Blue Crew is excited to present their home game theme nights for the rest of the HS basketball season.

January 24th vs Austin Waldorf - Barbie vs Ken

*Wear your loudest and stylish stuff!

January 27th vs Reicher - White Out

*Wear white for our district matchup against our in town rival!

January 31st vs Holy Trinity Catholic- Valor Spirit

*Wear your best Valor gear!

February 3rd @Reicher - Wear Black

*Come cheer us on the road as we take on Reicher at their place in a district matchup

February 4th vs Summit Christian - Senior Night

*Come support our seniors in their final home game at Valor

Junior High Basketball

Upcoming Games

Monday:

JH White & Gray vs CTCS 6 & 7pm @CTCS

JH Blue vs Allen Academy 4pm @Valor

Thursday:

JH Gray 5pm @Live Oak

JH White (Aux Gym) & Blue 6pm (Comp Gym) @Live Oak

JH Girls 7:30pm vs Live Oak @Valor

Junior High Basketball Practices

Tuesday & Wednesday

JH Blue 6:30-7:45am @ Valor

JH White/Gray 4:00-5:30p @ WFC

JH Girls 4:00-5:30p @ The Center

JH Girls Schedule

JH Boys Schedule

League Basketball

All information regarding league basketball can be found on the league lineup website.

Waco Private School League Site

Please provide grace to your classmates and look for ways to help if you have the capacity!

It's a fun time of the year for basketball but can be stressful for many families, look for ways to help with rides, volunteers, etc.

THANK YOU!

Please submit any photos of your teams to Michael.Foy@valorprep.com

Athletic Trainer: Tammy Marton

Tammy has already been a huge help for our athletic department and we are so thankful to have her in our community. Her office hours for all JH/HS athletes are:

Monday/Wednesday: 2:45pm-4pm

Tuesday/Thursday: 10:30am-12:30pm

Friday: 2:45pm-4pm

Human Resources

Now Hiring!

Technology Manager
Executive Assistant to the Head of School
This position will work closely assisting Mr. Kanawyer with administrative support, as well as fundraising, donor care and branding/communications. If you are a detail oriented, excellent communicator who thrives working in a fast paced environment as part of a team, please consider applying!

To learn more, or to apply, please visit https://valorprep.com/careers/

Upcoming Faculty/Staff Birthdays

Menn, Sharon- PreK Teacher... 1/28 (half bday)
Whitehorn, JW- RS History Teacher... 1/31 (half bday)
Brown, Bethany- Operations Manager...2/4
Allbritton, Lauren- Director of Spiritual Formation and Alumni Relations...2/5
Hasse, Elizabeth- LS Art Teacher... 2/5 (half bday)
Shirley, Maddie- LS Bible Teacher... 2/5 (half bday)
Franks, Chaney- Kindergarten Teacher... 2/7 (half bday)
Foy, Michael- Asst. Athletic Director... 2/12 (half bday)
Folks, David- Full time Upper School Teacher... 2/12 (half bday)
Hughes, Erin- 7th grade Math & Science Teacher... 2/16
King, Samantha- Athletics Admin. Assistant... 2/17
Polk, Missy- Kindergarten Teacher... 2/20

To access the folder of Faculty & Staff favorites for all Faculty & Staff members, please click here. Thank you!

Reference Material

Facts Family App: Free Download!

Our new app through Renweb/Facts Family Portal is now available for a free download from the Apple store or Google Play store! It includes quick and easy access to all this and more!

Weekly Newsletter
Full School Calendar
Athletics Hub
Hot lunch ordering
Grades, Report Cards & Attendance
Student Schedules, Behavior and Service Hours
Financial information

Please visit the mobile device store of your choice, search "Valor Preparatory Academy," download the app and then log in with your Facts Family portal account information (the district code is VPA-TX)!!

24-25 Yearbook Orders

Hello Valor Family! With the year starting some changes have been put into place. One of the changes is that the yearbook will be run by students taking the new journalism class this year. Some important information to note about the new yearbook this year:

Pre-order at www.treering.com. The passcode to buy the yearbook through Treering is: 1015196645893006.
As always, every family gets two free custom pages with the option to add additional spreads at 99 cents each. This is a great way to document home days and other activities.

Samuel Shores

Rhetoric Journalism

Absences, Tardies, Leaving Early & Sickness Notifications...

Just a quick reminder! If your student needs to leave early, arrive late, is sick, or they are going home with someone who is not on your pickup list, please call or email Sarah Worthington at the front desk to let her know! She is handling all those requests from here on out. Thank you!!!!!!

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