CLASSROOM CORNER

Mr. McDavitt – Illustration & Graphic Design Class

Mr. McDavitt’s Illustration & Graphic Design class took a field trip to Stern Pinball in Elk Grove Village on April 16th. Students were able to see art with real-world application from a company whose products are purchased worldwide.

Mrs. Painter – Honors Chemistry Class

Mrs. Painter’s Honors Chemistry class conducted a tasty experiment. Making ice cream was used to demonstrate colligative properties of solutions. And the students were able to eat their finished products!

Mrs. Schnyders – Biology Class

Students from Mrs. Schnyders Biology Class participated in fetal pig dissection to examine body systems. The goal was to learn how systems are related and dependent on each other.

Mrs. Tickel  – Geometry Classes

Mrs. Tickel’s Geometry students and Honors Geometry students went on a shape walk on April 15th. During the walk students discovered where in our beautiful creation shapes could be found. They looked at both 2-D and 3-D shapes and created word problems to solve. Students even discovered rocks on the gravel path that were shaped like trapezoids, acute triangles, spears, and parallelograms.

Mr. Ben Versluys – Physical Education

At the end of March, Mr. Ben Versluys’ Physical Education classes concluded their bowling segment with a visit to our local bowling alley, PINZ, to put into practice what they learned. It’s always refreshing to get off campus for a field trip!

Mustang Athletics

Baseball Tournament in TN

Mustang Baseball was in Tennessee over our Easter Break. Yorkville Christian played several opponents over a three day period. The boys worked hard! Head Coach Bieterman was pleased with the results and complemented all the parents for their support during the trip, from providing food to uniform washing to cheering on the team. Every player had a parent present on this trip to lend support!

Senior Signing

Congratulations to our Mustang Baseball catcher, Jess Seaton, on signing with Vermont State – Lyndon where he will be studying meteorology next school year!

Wrestling Banquet

On Friday, April 19, the 2023-2024 Mustang Wrestling Team had an end of the year banquet. Ty Edwards was again recognized as this year’s Illinois State Wrestler Champion (132 lbs.), as well as two other seniors, Triston Gleason and Grayson Johnson, for their accomplishments. Coach Mike Vester complemented each team member on their character, spoke about goals from this past season, and goals for the 2024-2025 season. A special thank you to all the wrestlers on their commitment, to the parents for their support, and to the coaches for their time and dedication to the wrestlers.

Baseball, Softball, and Track and Field

Check back for our May newsletter. We will have overviews of the seasons for each of these spring sports. Keep an eye on our social media pages for weekly updates on teams and players progress.

MUSTANGS IN THE COMMUNITY

Nutrition & Athletes

On Tuesday, April 2nd, Dr. Jeff Schutt, Head Coach for Track and Field and Girls Basketball, presented a nutrition talk to athletes and their parents about how to use nutrition to improve their athletic abilities. Dr. Schutt covered topics such as: what type of foods to eat, when is the best time to eat, how to keep fat off, how to gain weight with building muscle, supplementation, recovery techniques to be able to practice well the next day after a hard workout.

Doc Schutt is yet another resource that Yorkville Christian School has to help our athletes excel.

The Eclipse of 2024

Yorkville Christian students were outside, safely watching the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th. Students, equipped with special eclipse glasses, were able to watch the 93% totality around 2pm that afternoon in Yorkville. The next solar eclipse is scheduled for August 23, 2044.

Senior Trip

Some students from our Class of 2024 attended the Senior Trip to Kentucky during the first full week of April. They had a blast attending a Cincinnati Reds baseball game. They also visited the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter, went to an adrenaline park for go-kart racing and Dave & Buster’s for the final day of entertainment. Many memories were made, and friendships grown!

Best wishes to all of our seniors!

Graduation is set for Friday, May 17 at 6pm.

YCS Past, Present and Future

While on the Senior Trip, Yorkville Christian came across a group from Trinity Christian School from Shorewood on their 8th Grade Trip.  A few pictures captured the special relationship between Yorkville Christian and Trinity Christian School. Pictured are Maddie Coffel-Deeter (YCS Class of 2020) who is also an alumna of Trinity Christian School (Class of 2016) and currently working at Trinity Christian School, two of our current seniors (Class of 2024) who are also alumni from TCS (Class of 2020), Jaiden Boisvert and Abraham McDavitt, and two of the several incoming freshmen from Trinity Christian (Class of 2024) soon to be Yorkville Christian Mustangs (Class of 2028)! How awesome is God’s timing!

FFA Banquet

The Yorkville Christian FFA Chapter had their end of the year banquet on Tuesday, April 16th with over 200 people in attendance including many of our local farm neighbors, who also attended the FFA Breakfast several weeks back! There was great food, an amazing array of silent auction items, and a terrific program including a warm send-off for the seniors in our chapter. Congratulations on a fantastic year!

Nolan Hooper/Lewis University

Last summer, Nolan Hooper, junior, participated in a research course for high school students at Lewis University, worth 1 credit hour of college credit. Nolan worked with some undergraduate, as well as graduate research students, on a project involving photoactive porous materials for the photocatalytic degradation of organic water pollutants. He presented a research poster of the work he did at the annual Celebration of Scholarship at Lewis University on April 18th (more info here: https://www.lewisu.edu/celebration-scholarship/).

Keep up the great work, Nolan! He will return to Lewis University this summer to assist with more research.

Vacation Bible School at Yorkville Christian School

Yorkville Christian School will host another spectacular FREE Vacation Bible School this summer! This year’s theme: SCUBA – Dive Below the Surface to Build a Strong Faith. Kids will go deep into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God. At SCUBA VBS, kids will be immersed in the Word and discover what living water is really all about!

This free VBS, for kiddos ages 6 through 12 years old, runs June 17th through 21st from 9-11am.

Secure a spot for your child, neighbor, or friends by registering here:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/vacation-bible-school/

Summer Camps – Enroll Today!

Summer camps for your kids, and your friend’s kids too!

Yorkville Christian School has many exceptional summer camps.

Let’s take a look at the line-up:

Coach Roc & Micah Skills Clinic

This clinic will consist of one hour of intense shooting instruction and one hour of intense ball handling each week. The dates of the clinics are June 2nd, 9th, and 16th from 3-5pm at Yorkville Christian School (2001 Whitekirk Lane, Yorkville). Open to boys and girls entering 4th through 12th grades in the 2024-2025 school year from any school, the cost of the clinic is $150 for those three dates with six total hours of intense instruction!

Spots are limited, so register TODAY:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/coach-roc-and-micah-skills-clinic/

NOTE: Walk-up registrations, with $150 cash payment, will be available only on the first session of the clinic, June 2nd.

Click here to learn more about the coaches:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/coach-roc-and-micah-skills-clinic/

Yorkville Christian’s Mustang Hoops Camp

Participants will engage in daily fundamental work, along with various contests and full court game play. Yorkville Christian School’s Boys Basketball Coaches, led by Head Coach Aaron Sovern, and Mustang players will lead this four day skills camp. The dates of the camp are June 10th through 13th from 9-11am at Yorkville Christian School (2001 Whitekirk Lane, Yorkville).

Open to boys and girls entering 1st through 9th grades in the 2024-2025 school year from any school, the cost of the clinic is $70. Camp t-shirt is included.

Spots are limited, so register TODAY:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/mustang-hoops-camp-2024/

Yorkville Christian’s Mustang Volleyball Camp

This camp will focus on overall skill development and will be led by Yorkville Christian’s Varsity Girls Volleyball Coach, Alyssa Ferchen, and Lady Mustang players. The dates of the camp are July 10th through 12th from 12-3pm at Yorkville Christian School (2001 Whitekirk Lane, Yorkville).

Open to girls entering 4th through 9th grades in the 2024-2025 school year from any school, the cost of the clinic is $50.

Spots are limited, so register TODAY:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/mustang-girls-volleyball-camp/

Yorkville Christian’s Hustle Camp

This camp was created to give players the opportunity to learn the game in a fun and competitive environment. The daily schedule includes skills stations, shooting contests, and full court games. Trophies are awarded daily and on the final day of camp. Hustle Camp is in its 22nd year and is led by Coaches Aaron Sovern (Yorkville Christian School) and Brian Johnson (West Aurora).

The dates of the camp are July 15th through 19th from 9am-12pm at Yorkville Christian School (2001 Whitekirk Lane, Yorkville). Open to boys and girls entering 1st through 9th grades in the 2024-2025 school year from any school, the cost of the clinic is $100. Camp t-shirt is included.

Spots are limited, so register TODAY:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/hustle-camp-2024/

Yorkville Christian’s Mustang Wrestling Camp

This camp was created to give players intense 3-day technique training, situational wrestling and live matches! It’s led by Coach Mike Vester, his assistant coaches and Mustang wrestlers past and present, along with special guest appearances. The dates of the camp are July 25th through 27th from 9am to 12pm at Yorkville Christian School (2001 Whitekirk Lane, Yorkville). Open to boys and girls entering 1st through 9th grades in the 2024-2025 school year from any school. The cost of the clinic is $125.

Spots are limited, so register TODAY:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/mustang-wrestling-camp/

4th Annual Hoops 4 Hunger Basketball Camp

This amazing basketball camp, on Saturday, August 3rd, is open to boys and girls, entering Kindergarten through 12th grades in the 2024-2025 school year from any school, and is hosted at Yorkville Christian School (2001 Whitekirk Lane, Yorkville). The cost is ONLY $20, and please bring at least 1 non-perishable food item for All God’s People organization!

Get valuable instruction from coaches with NBA and college experience! There will be awesome speakers, prizes and giveaways all while helping a great cause – fighting hunger by giving to local food pantries. This camp is once again run by Yorkville Christian School All-Stater and Eastern Michigan University guard, Micah Schnyders!

Get more details about the camp here:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/hoops-4-hunger-basketball-camp/

A t-shirt and water bottle is included in cost (Yes, just $20 + a food item to donate)!

Camp time for K-6th grades: 10am-12pm

Camp time for 7th-12th grades: 12:30-2:30pm

Spots are limited, so register TODAY:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/hoops-4-hunger-basketball-camp/

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment is underway for the 2024-2025 school year. Yorkville Christian School is excited to add 6th grade completing our Middle School! In total, we will offer 6th through 12th grades of Christ-centered academics, athletics and other extracurricular activities throughout the school year. YCS also offers dual credit courses, and a partnership with Indian Valley Vocational Center in Sandwich, as well as homeschool partnerships. Tuition assistance is available.

Please share this enrollment link.

Contact Tim Schnyders, our Director of Enrollment with any questions or to set up a tour.

We Are Growing: Now Hiring

With an expected increase in enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year, we are currently accepting teaching applications and interviewing quality, certified teaching faculty who have a passion for Christ and a desire to come alongside middle and high school students in their spiritual and academic formation.

Click on this link to view the positions, and this link for online applications.

Email Fred Versluys, Yorkville Christian School Principal, with questions.

Please be in prayer for our school as we continue to grow and be faithful to God’s promptings.

YCS ONLINE – FB, Instagram & our website

As summer approaches, be sure to stay connected to get up-to-date news about summer camps, news from the school, athletic updates and so much more on our social media pages!

“Like” us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YorkvilleChristianSchool/

Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/yorkvillechristianschool2001/

And check our website regularly for updates:

https://www.yorkvillechristian.com

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL UPCOMING EVENTS

May 3 – Prom (for sophomores, juniors and seniors)

May 6 – Raising Cane’s (Oswego) Fundraiser

May 13 – 8th Grade Day Out

May 15-17 – Senior Final Exams

May 17 – Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony/Last Day for Seniors

May 21-24 – Semester 2 Final Exams

May 23 – 8th Grade Recognition/Last Day for 8th Grade

May 24 – Last Day of School for Grades 7th, 9th, 10th & 11th

June 2, 9, 16 – Coach Roc & Micah Skills Clinic

June 10-13 – Mustangs Hoops Camp

June 17-21 – Vacation Bible School

July 10-12 – Girls Volleyball Camp

July 15-19 – Hustle Camp

July 25-27 – Mustang Wrestling Camp

August 3 – Hoops 4 Hunger Basketball Camp

August 29 – Student/Parent Back To School Night

September 3 – First Day of School for 2024-2025