On Friday, October 2nd, the entire Village School volleyball program will be traveling to watch one of their own, Lauren Fernandez-Miller, play for her new school. Last Spring, Lauren received an athletic scholarship to St. Thomas University to continue playing the sport she loves. Lauren was a student at The Village School her entire life. She has given countless hours back to The Village School by working volleyball camps, and she still shows up to support the program since she has graduated. As a freshman, Lauren is already a key contributor to the St. Thomas University volleyball team. She is top 10 in her conference in multiple statistical categories. St. Thomas University has had a great start to their season, and Lauren’s excellent play has played an important part in her team’s success.

This Friday will be a special moment for Coach Klausmeyer, the coaching staff, and the entire volleyball program. All of our current players have been positively impacted by Lauren. Some have had the pleasure of being her teammate. Some have had the pleasure of watching her play. Some have had the pleasure of being coached by her at camp. This Friday, when St. Thomas University takes on Our Lady of the Lake, the program will have the opportunity to cheer her on, and show our appreciation for who she is as a person, and appreciate her ability on the court.

Game time is set for Friday, October 2nd, at 6:00pm.

Go Lauren!

The sixth and seventh grade football team tied against Presbyterian on Thursday night, 7-7. After being down 7-0 in the first quarter, the Vikings stormed back with a sixty yard drive to tie up the game before halftime. Kemdi E scored the Vikings only touchdown on a 1-yd touchdown run, and ran in the ensuing one-point conversion. The Vikings defense shut out Presbyterian in the second half with notable performances by Benjamin C, Hugh C, Rodrigo J-M, and fumble recovery by Travis M. With that tie, the Vikings are now 2-1-1 on the season. Come out next Thursday as the middle school takes on the Northside Lions at home at 4:30pm. Go Vikings!

Dear students and parents,

With the start of the swim season approaching soon, we wanted to pass along some important information that will review all steps necessary to joining the team. Please be sure to read the attached document carefully to ensure that you are fully prepared for the season. In addition, I have highlighted some important tryout information below which is also included in the attached document.

​SWIMMING TRYOUT INFORMATION
ALL Students MUST have a physical on file to tryout.
Tryouts will occur over two days and will include the following events
50 Freestyle
100 IM
Additional Event TBD
All parents attending tryouts should remain in lobby area and are not permitted to be on the pool deck.
All swimmers that have been previously enrolled in ECS are not required to participate in the scheduled tryouts but are welcomed to attend if they would like to swim.
SWIMMING TRYOUT DATES

Please register for tryouts by visiting the site below:
http://www.active.com/swimming-team/houston-tx/village-school-2015

NON FALL SPORTS PARTICIPANTS
October 6th & October 8th
7:30pm @ Westside

If you are PLAYING a Fall Sport
(Cross Country, Football, or Volleyball)
October 13th & October 15th
7:30pm @ Westside

There is no charge for attending the swimming tryout, however once a swimmer has made the team, billing will start and they will be charged for USA Registration at that time. For swimmers only participating during the Village Swim season, billing will occur November – February.

The High School XC team ran in the 2nd Baptist Meet on Saturday. It was a great test for our runners, as they competed against some of their TAPPS 5-4A District competitors. The Varsity boys ran 3 miles and the Varsity girls and JV boys each ran 2 miles. The Varsity boys team ran well. Sophomore, Ben A, finished in 2nd place with a time of 16:46. Senior, Alvaro I, came in 6th place with a time of 17:28. Junior, Charlotte S, came in 4th place in the Varsity girls division with a 2 mile time of 12:11. The boys JV team ended up winning their division, earning 1st place as a team. The Vikings had 5 runners inside the top 20, including 1st and 2nd place finishers, Nikita Z and Ji Hwan P. Great job boys!

The HS team travels this weekend to compete in the Brenham “Hillacious” Invitational. Good luck to our HS team!

The Middle School XC team competed at the 2nd Baptist XC Meet on Saturday. The 7th and 8th grade teams ran 2 miles and the 6th grade team ran 1.6 miles. The 7th grade boys team ended up winning their division, earning first place as a team. The 7th grade boys team was led by Tristan A’s 2nd place meet finish. Tristan ran a 12:44 2 mile time! The 8th grade boys finished 2nd as a team. The 8th grade boys were led by Victor R-V who ran a 13:10 2 mile time. 6th grade boys, Sebastian R-V, and Grayson G, finished in the top 10 in their race and earned a medal. Great job boys!

The girls team had a great showing as well on Saturday. 8th grader, Doris M, came in 3rd place overall, and teammate, Olivia G, came in 6th place overall. 6th grader, Maria S, came in 1st place in her division, and fellow teammate, Isha T, came in 10th. All of the Viking runners are showing great improvement. The Vikings next competition is set for Friday, October 2nd, at Houston Christian High School. First race starts at 5:30pm. Come out and support your MS runners!