UPCOMING EVENTS:  

• May 23rd: Service day for 12th grade students
• May 24th: Practice ACT for 9th and 10th students; this is also a half day for 9th – 11th grades at 11:30 AM.
• May 24th – May 26th: Senior trip
• May 27th – Final day of school; half day for students 9th – 11th grades with an 11:15 AM dismissal; no school for 12th grade
• May 27th – Senior Sunset Dinner and Graduation Practice
• May 30th – Graduation

WHOLE-CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

District Message from MNPS Regarding TCAP Achievement and EOC Scores in Student Grades:

MNPS will not be including the TCAP state standardized test results as part of students’ final grades this school year. State law (T.C.A. § 49-1-617) requires that school districts include TCAPexam scores in the final spring semester grades if complete and usable scores are provided to the district within five instructional days before the end of the academic year. MNPS has not yet received all of our students’ information, and therefore scores will not be included in grades this year. Schools will be working to finalize student grades in the coming days to provide report cards by May 26 for elementary and middle schools and June 3 for high schools.

VCP 1st Prom 

Keep your memories of VCP’s First Prom alive with these fabulous photos from Arron Franklin Photography. Here is the link to purchase your prom photos. 

Summer Office Hours

• Starting Monday, June 6, 2022 all Valor School Main Office will be open Monday – Thursday from 10am – 2pm for necessary in-person appointments.  The best contact method for your school operations teams will be via email this summer. 
• Flagship Operations:  flagshipfrontdesk@valorocollegiate.org
• Voyager Operations: voyagerfrontoffice@valorcollegiate.org 
• VCP Operations: vcpfrontoffice@valorcollegiate.org 
• Enrollment & Registration Team: registration@valorcollegiate.org or dwroten@valorcollegiate.org 615-538-5761 (9am-3pm)

Summer Volunteer Opportunity – 6/21-6/23

Hello Valor Community & Friends,

Valor is hosting some volunteers June 21-23, 2022. We have a lot to do to get our schools ready for the 2022-23 school year. This is a great opportunity for high school students to earn some volunteer hours, and an awesome time for families to give back to the Valor community. We will do things like trash clean up, move furniture, deep cleaning, and many other projects to help make our space more organized and clean for our teachers’ and students’ return. Please take some time to sign up for a day and time slot(s) that would work best for you, so that we can better plan and coordinate the projects for the day.

Thank you in advance!

Valor Operations Team

After you sign-up, you’ll receive more details and information.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact

Thomas Branch tbranch@valorcollegiate.org or call 615-669-5481

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT/FAC (FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL) ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A BIG THANK YOU to these parent volunteers who have served this past year in enriching our Valor community.  Several of these steadfast volunteers have served for many years, laboring behind the scenes to create meaningful opportunities for our scholars and our families. Thank you for your leadership and generous contribution of time and talents to our community!!”

Sumaiya Aziz — Hospitality Chair

Liesl Dunlap — Flagship Hospitality Chair

Rebecca Shaw —  Voyager Hospitality Chair

Leah Alexander-Otupke — VCP Hospitality Chair

Wendy Roberts — FACE (Fine Arts Clubs Enrichment) Chair

Lori Chaffer — FACE leader and Communications lead

Jenny Karr — FACE leader, UniCycle lead, All Around Volunteer

Jennifer Sternburg — Robotics Lead

Melissa Platt — MS Theatre Production Manager

Kelley Atkins — MS and HS Theatre Production Volunteer

Johnny Wyatt — Black/African American Family Council

Luz Belleza-Binns — Hispanic Family Council

Ayda Doski — MENA (Middle Eastern North African) Family Council

Camille Hall — Welcome Breakfast Chair

Tammy Cooley — Game Night Chair

Jody Stepakoff — Game Night Co-Chair

Krista Correnti — Flagship Book Fair

Candance Walton — FAC Co-Chair

Susan Love — FAC Co-Chair

FACE: FINE ARTS, CLUBS & ENRICHMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Scouts at Valor

Scouts BSA is interested in establishing a troop at Valor and we’d like to gauge the interest of our families & scholars.  Please take a few minutes to fill out this form and let us know your thoughts.

Spring Musical Seeks Director

Would you like to direct next year’s Middle School Spring Musical?  You can apply here!

Vex Robotics Program Leader Opening

Vex Robotics is seeking a new program leader and you can apply right here!

Vex Robotics Program Interest Meeting

Valor Vex Robotics is a thriving after-school STEM program for 5th-12th graders. If your scholar is not currently on a team but is interested in participating for the 2022-2023 school year, please complete this interest form and we will be in touch with more details.

After-school Program Registration

Is there an after-school club you want at Valor? Click here to learn how to sign up today to start an after-school Fine Arts, Club, Enrichment (FACE) program at Valor! 

NOTE FROM THE NURSES:

As we approach the end of another school year, we would like to remind parents/guardians to pick up any medications that are stored in the nurse’s office.  All medications that are stored in the office MUST be picked up by a parent/guardian by Friday, May 27th, 2022. Any medications, over the counter or prescription, that are not picked up by this date will be disposed of.

Please note that medications must be picked up at the end of each academic school year. If you would like your scholar to have medication kept in the nurse’s office next year, a new medication administration form must be completed and returned for the 2022-2023 school year. All medications, and completed medication administration forms for the 2022-2023 school year, can be dropped off in the front office by a parent/guardian once the new school year begins. 

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions at health@valorcollegiate.org. We wish you and your family a fun summer vacation! 

Best, 

Your Valor School Nurses

VCP Staff Transitions

As we prepare to close out the school year, we are excited to share some news of our VCP staff transitions who will be moving on from VCP at the end of this school year. Please send our faculty members love as they go off into new adventures. Should you have any questions about these transitions, please reach out ot Mr. Sprayberry.

Ronald Gonzalez

After 4 years of being a founding member of the Operations Department at VCP, Mr. Gonzalez will be leaving Valor this summer.  Mr. Gonzalez will remain in Nashville and is “happier than ever!” 🙂

Katie Mead

After two years of teaching chemistry at VCP, Ms. Mead will be heading to Washington D.C. to study data science at Georgetown University.  She will continue teaching in some capacity. Ms. Mead will deeply miss her students and school community that have furthered her passion for education and science. The Valor community has forever impacted her for the better. 

Hunt Smith

After teaching Algebra 1 at VCP, Mr. Smith will be leaving Valor to pursue opportunities in other fields. Mr. Smith has greatly appreciated his time at Valor as well as the kindness of the Valor community.

Henry Bradford

Mr. Henry Bradford will be moving to Voyager as an Assistant Principal for the 22-23

school year. Mr. Bradford has served at VCP for the last 3 years as an Algebra 1 teacher, House Team Leader and Math Instructional Coach and Manager. While he will miss the VCP

community, he is looking forward to learning and growing with the Voyager community. He is

grateful for the continued opportunity to lead and serve at Valor.

Kaleigh Dolan 

“I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to grow as an educator here at Valor. I’m excited to be taking the experience I’ve gained through teaching Biology, Environmental Science, and AP Environmental Science to Chicago, where I will continue teaching but be closer to my family. I will miss this community and hope to stay in touch with many of my students!”

Additionally, the following staff are also transitioning away from VCP next year: Arya Espahbodi, Carley Peats, Hannah Dibble, and Madeline Todd.

ATHLETIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

If you are interested in riding the student fan bus to the soccer state tournament please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiQmbB52KxVX1UGuCKWT1MXHgbiLB0OuUvyad79SvJEpyfag/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

More information will be shared to those who sign up!! 

9TH GRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 24th: Practice ACT for 9th and 10th students; this is also a half day for 9th – 11th grades at 11:30 AM.

10TH GRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 24th: Practice ACT for 9th and 10th students; this is also a half day for 9th – 11th grades at 11:30 AM.

11TH GRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS

• ACT Prep Class for Rising 12th Grade Students in July 2022
  • Offered in-person at VCP, instructed by Taylor Colgan. If interested, please fill out the survey linked here.

12TH GRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Monday, 5/23: No school for seniors; finish five hours of service and capstone completion before trip & graduation!
• Tuesday, 5/24 Senior Trip Departure: All students report at 1:00pm to the quad in front of the gymnasium with your luggage and look for your mentor to check-in!
  • Senior Trip Guidebook (ENGLISH)
  • Senior Trip Guidebook (SPANISH) 
• If your senior is not attending the grad trip, they should not attend school the week of 5/23.
• Friday, 5/27: Remember there is no school for 12th graders on Friday, 5/27. 12th grade students do not need to report to campus.