YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES NEW BUSINESSES TO THE BANNER PROGRAM

Yorkville Christian High School would like to welcome the following local businesses to our banner program:

Pig Dog Pub – located at 1250 S. Broadway in Montgomery

Fox Valley Filter – their website is www.foxvalleyfilter.com

4 Seasons Landscaping Plus – located right in Yorkville

Color Artistix – phone number is (815) 609-9900   Website is www.colorartistix.com

Mustang Arena – Yorkville Christian High School

Looking for a great way to advertise your business and support Yorkville Christian?

Sponsor a banner in “The Canyon”!

If you are a local business owner, we would love to have you be a part of the Mustang family! Our beautiful facility known as “The Canyon” not only hosts our athletic teams, but also is host to several different community sports organizations. These organizations bring hundreds of families to “The Canyon” each year. This past year nearly 47,000 people visited “The Canyon”. Some of the major youth sports organizations that use “The Canyon” include Schutt Sports Performance, Paradise Basketball Organization, Veliz Baseball Training, DigTown Volleyball Club, and Team 1006 Wrestling just to name a few.

In an effort to partner with our local businesses, Yorkville Christian High School would like to offer you a tremendous marketing opportunity. For only $310, we are offering you a sponsorship that includes a 60” X 30” custom printed banner with your business artwork that will be hung in “The Canyon” for an entire year.

If you are interested in being a part of this program and having your business advertised in “The Canyon” for this year, please contact our Director of Outreach and Enrollment, Tim Schnyders, at tschnyders@yorkvillechristian.com.

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CLASSROOM CORNER

English 3

English 3 teacher, Ms. Taglia, had her juniors complete an in-class group project where their job was to find an advertisement, article, or commercial, and then interpret the author’s message by breaking it down into five components: author, audience, purpose, message, and context.  It was a great exercise to help students interpret what the author’s true message was, and the students really enjoyed the exercise.

Physical Science

Physical Science teacher, Mr. Versluys, recently had students perform a lab where they had to calculate mass, volume, and density of powders, liquids, and irregular and regular solids.  It was a great way for students to learn how to use various pieces of equipment such as scales, beakers, flasks, and burettes.

Algebra 2

Mrs. Tickel’s Algebra 2 students learned about slope and equations of lines.  Students creatively designed their own “slopeman” which helped them remember how to classify lines by their slopes.

Algebra 2

Algebra 2 students, under the direction of Mrs. Tickel, recently made stained glass windows.  Students were practicing writing equations of increasing, decreasing, horizontal, and vertical lines.  This project helps students enforce the concept of positive, negative zero and undefined slopes.

Life Skills

Students in Life Skills learn a variety of important skills.  One important unit taught in this class, under the direction of Mrs. Schnyders, is an automotive repair unit.  To help with this unit, Mr. Jim Long, visited Yorkville Christian High School and helped the Life Skills students learn important skills like checking air pressure on a tire, checking the oil on a car, changing the oil, checking transmission and brake fluids, changing a windshield wiper blade, changing an air filter, and much more.  Students were able to learn these important skills in a hands-on learning setting, which was a great experience for all of them.

Yorkville Christian High School to host Trivia Night

Yorkville Christian High School will host its first ever Trivia Night on Saturday, October 16, from 6:00-9:00 pm at the high school.  This event is open to the public, and all are welcome.  Teams can consist of 4-8 members, and each team gets their own table and can bring their own food and drinks for their table.  The trivia will consist of general trivia – music, sports, entertainment, history, movies, etc. and there will be winners and prizes after every round, as well as a grand prize for the overall winning team will receive a restaurant package valued at over $400.  The event is FREE and great fun for everyone!  Participants must be at least 18 years old.  Use the following link to register your team:

https://yorkvillechristian.com/yorkville-christian-trivia-night/

Yorkville Christian High School to host Open House on Sunday, October 24, from 1-4 pm

Yorkville Christian High School will host an Open House on Sunday, October 24, from 1-4 pm.  Yorkville Christian High School is located at 2001 Whitekirk Lane in Yorkville.  The Open House is open to ALL FAMILIES with students ages 4^th grade through 11^th grade.  The event will consist of a variety of seminars covering topics such as spiritual growth, academics, athletics, financial assistance, activities/clubs, our TRIP program, technology, and much more.  There will also be a time to meet all of our teachers and coaches, as well as an athletics/activity fair.  Every student who attends will receive a “goodie bag” and refreshments will be served.  There will also be an opportunity to learn more about and register for a shadow day.  You can pre-register for the event at the following link

https://yorkvillechristian.com/home/open-house-registration/

While it is helpful to pre-register, families can register the day of the event as well.  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn all about the Christ-centered learning that takes place at Yorkville Christian High School.

Current families – please share this information with any families you know who might be interested in Yorkville Christian High School.

MUSTANGS IN THE COMMUNITY

LADY MUSTANG VOLLEYBALL TEAM WINS 3 TOURNAMENTS

The Yorkville Christian High School varsity volleyball team is off to a tremendous start to the season.  The team currently holds a 16-0 record, and has won three early season tournaments, including the Somonauk, Sandwich, and IMSA tournaments.  Chloe Saxe and Nina Schuberth were named to the Somonauk All-Tournament Team, while Zoe Schuberth joined sister, Nina, on the Sandwich All-Tournament Team.  There have been tremendous contributions by all team members.  The team is coached by Mr. Bob Coselman and assisted by Ms. Alyssa Taglia.  Keep up the great work ladies!

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM CELEBRATES FIRST WIN IN SCHOOL HISTORY

Special congratulations to the Yorkville Christian High School varsity soccer team for winning the first game in school history on Wednesday, September 8, with a 1-0 defeat of IFS! The lone Mustang goal was scored by Sam Painter. It was a great team effort! The Mustangs, are under the direction of Coach Ayala and Coach Bulson.  Keep up the great work Mustangs!

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL RODEO CLUB NEWS

The Yorkville Christian High School Rodeo Club will be hosting Open Arena and Goat Tying practices in the Mustang Arena at Spirit Farms on Wednesdays from 4-7 pm.

 

DUKE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL COACHES STOP AT YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN FOR A VISIT

Duke University basketball coaches, Jon Scheyer and Chris Carrawell, visited Yorkville Christian High School on Thursday, September 9 to spend some time with recent Duke commit and current Mustang basketball player, Jaden Schutt.  The Duke coaches toured the school, spent some time with Yorkville Christian principal and head varsity basketball coach, Mr. Sovern, and spent some time visiting with Jaden.  It was an honor to host the Duke coaches, and we look forward to having them attend a basketball game this season.

 

COACH SOVERN IS NAMED IBCA DISTRICT 9 BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

Coach Sovern, head boys’ varsity basketball coach, was recently named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association District 9 Coach of the Year.  Coach Sovern attended a special ceremony and banquet at Illinois State University to receive his award.  The award comes after the Yorkville Christian High School basketball team completed the 2020-21 shortened season with a record of 11-1, and finished as the number one ranked team for 1A.  Congratulations to Coach Sovern for winning such a prestigious award, and may God continue to bless his coaching career as he helps young men on the court, but more importantly, as he helps them develop a strong relationship with God off the court.

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN YORKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOLF OUTING

On Thursday, September 16, Yorkville Christian High School’s Director of Outreach and Enrollment, Mr. Tim Schnyders, volunteered at the Yorkville Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing.  The event offers a great opportunity to network with many local businesses, organizations, religious groups, etc.  150 golfers participated in the golf outing, and it was a beautiful day for golf.  The event always holds a raffle as a fundraiser, and Yorkville Christian High School donated a gift basket of Mustang gear to the cause.

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS 3^RD ANNUAL CLASSIC CAR SHOW

Yorkville Christian High School hosted its 3^rd Annual Classic Car Show on Saturday, September 18.  It was a beautiful day for a car show, and the event was a huge success.  50 cars, trucks, and bikes participated in the event.   There was a wide variety of cars participating in the event, as the oldest car was a 1920 Ford Model T and the newest car was a 2015 Special Anniversary Mustang.  The show featured several great raffles, a split-the-pot, music, and food trucks.  Several families attended the event, and nearly $1,500 was raised with all proceeds going to help support the mission of Yorkville Christian High School.  A special thanks to our volunteers, as well as our sponsors including Dempsey Dodge of Plano, Print Source Graphics of Yorkville, Scott’s Garage in Alsip, and Hagerty.

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN WELCOMES COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES

Yorkville Christian High School welcomed a few college representatives to visit during the month of September to meet with current students who might be interested in their colleges.  On Tuesday, September 21, Kyle Vowell, of Wabash College in Indiana visited.  On Wednesday, September 22, Mackenzie Avitia, of Trinity Christian College stopped by to visit with students.  We have a long list of college reps scheduled for upcoming months.

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN STUDENTS SERVE AT FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN

On Wednesday, September 22, the 8^th and 9^th grade classes at Yorkville Christian High School traveled to Feed My Starving Children in Aurora to serve for a day.  Feed My Starving Children has sent food to 104 countries since March of 2009.  They create nutritional meal formulas for children around the world.  Yorkville Christian students helped assemble meals and boxed them up for shipping to various countries.  The students did an incredible job and ended up setting a record by packing 146 boxes of meals.  The total meals packed was 31,636 meals, and that is enough food to feed 86 kids for a whole year!  Great job MUSTANGS!

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR A SPECIAL CAUSE

The weekend of September 25-26 was a busy one for Yorkville Christian High School student, Andrew Henschen.  On Saturday, September 25, Andrew was involved in the K-9’s for Veterans Service Dog Dedication of six dogs.  Andrew is an official member of the Plainfield Post 13 and presented the check that was donated during the event.  The donation from the Chapter Andrew volunteers at totaled $2000.  Below is a picture of Andrew presenting the check. On September 26, Andrew supported the Aurora Area Shrine Club by driving one of the billboard carts in the Morris Corn Festival Parade.  Great job Andrew!

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN HIRES NEW GIRLS’ BASKETBALL COACH

Yorkville Christian High School Athletic Director, Mr. Aaron Sovern, is very excited to announce the hiring of a new varsity girls basketball coach, Mrs. Tierney Burdett.  Coach Burdett played collegiately at Illinois Central College and Limestone University, accumulating over 1,200 points scored in the process.  When asked her feelings about accepting the new position, Coach Burdett commented “I am thrilled to accept the position as head girls’ basketball coach at Yorkville Christian High School.  I cannot be prouder to be part of a school that shares my love for God and basketball.  I look forward to building relationships, teaching fundamentals, and providing a positive atmosphere while developing players.  My goal is to help carry out their love for the game, while creating memories with those around them that they will remember forever.  I’m here to grow not only great athletes but responsible, hardworking, and honorable young ladies on and off the court.”

YORKVILLE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY SERVES AT ALL GOD’S PEOPLE

On Wednesday, September 29, students from the Yorkville Christian High School National Honors Society volunteered at an organization located in Orland Park called “All God’s People”.  All God’s People is an organization that ministers to the needs of the homeless people in the Chicago Loop area.  Every month, the organization serves over 500 people by supplying a warm meal, clothing, hygiene products, socks, shoes, and even haircuts.  It is an incredible organization with a wonderful mission, and we were so happy to have the opportunity to have our students serve.  A special thanks to the Director and Founder of All God’s People, Mrs. Doreen DeBoer, for allowing our students to come to the facility and assist with the mission.  It was an experience our students will remember for a long time.