News and Announcements
MS & HS Swimming Making a SPLASH!
Monday, January 4th, 2016
Village Swimming started off 2016 with a SPLASH as they competed in the St John’s XXIII New Years Classic. Both the HS and MS teams participated in this meet and put up some impressive results. The MS boys team finished first in the MS meet ahead of some very strong teams. The HS girls team was able to garner a 6th place finish in the HS portion of the meet.
All of the swimmers swam great and there were quite a few best times in the meet. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the meet.
On the HS side points were scored by Katya H, Kiera C, Hazel S, Nicole K, Nikita Z and Sam W. There is one more meet the High School team will use as a warm-up for Regionals. Regionals are taking place on January 26th at the U of H main Campus.
On the MS side, Olivia G set two MS meet records in the 50 Fly and the 50 Back, and Andrew A set one MS meet record in the 50 Free. Mac B put in a great effort with two silver medals adding valuable points to the boys MS point total. Alex C, Rashal G and Arysad G all contributed to the MS boys team victory. For the MS girls Caitlin W was able to score points for the team. MS has two more meets this season, SE TX Private School Champs on the 28th and HAPP MS Champs on February 3rd.
Coach Doug
Movers and Shakers Dance Camp!
The Viking Spirit Dancers are having a Movers and Shakers Dance Camp! This day promises to be a ton of FUN! For more information, please see the attached flyer!
The document Movers and Shakers Dance Camp was attached to this post.
Varsity Boys Basketball Featured in the Houston Chronicle
Enjoy this article from the Houston Chronicle that features our high school boys Varsity basketball team!
Gary Smith (Class of 2012) Playing Well for Xavier of Louisiana
Gary Smith, Village alumni and member of the pioneer graduating class in 2012, is playing solid basketball for Xavier of Louisiana in his final season. Over the holidays, Gary did not start, but scored 13 points in 21 minutes in a 68-44 victory against Fisk in the Gold Rush Holiday Classic. He also made a career-high three 3-pointers in three attempts, tied his career high of three steals, scored in double figures in back-to-back games for the first time in his career, and led the Gold Rush Holiday Classic in field goal percentage, shooting 10-of-14 for 71.4%.
For the season, Gary Smith is averaging: 6.9 points per game (4th on team), 2.9 assists per game (tied for 2nd on team)
Xavier: 12-4, ranked 17th in NAIA Division I
Congratulations to Gary for his stellar play and being a fine representative of The Village School!
Village Takeover Game! Save the Date!
The Village Vikings are TAKING OVER! On Friday, January 15th, the Village Athletic Department will bus 60 students to the Girls and Boys Varsity basketball away district game against St. John 23rd High School. The first 60 students to email Coach Thomas (jthomas@thevillageschool.com) will have their seat reserved on the bus! In an effort to make this event even more special, those 60 students will also be given a complimentary Village Pride T Shirt to be worn at the game!!
Lets make this event special! Lets show what Viking Nation is all about! Don’t miss out!!!
See attached flyer for details.
The document Village Takeover Flyer was attached to this post.
