On Tuesday, February 2nd, the Middle School Swim Team competed in the HJPC Conference Championship. The team did a great job! The girls team finished in 6th place, and the boys team came in 2nd place. Overall as a school, your Village Vikings came in 3rd place in their district. The boys Medley Relay got first place with Mac B., Alex C., Rashal G., and Andrew A.. The girls Free Relay got 6th place with Caitlin W., Gabby B., Ananya R., and Olivia G.. The boys Free Relay got 3rd with Mac B., Andrew A., Alex C., and Rashal G.

The Village School also broke 2 HJPC Records in individual races! Mac B broke the boys 100 IM record with a 1.00.04, Olivia G broke the girls 50 free record with 25.82! Congratulations to both of these Viking swimmers on their tremendous achievement on making history.

There were also a high number of best times across the board and awards. Awards go to: Mac B: 1st in 100 IM and 50 Back; Olivia G: 1st in 50 Free and 2nd in 50 Back; Andrew A: 2nd in 50 Free and 4th in 50 Fly; Caitlin W got 6th in 50 Fly; Rashal G: 6th in 50 Fly; Alex C: 4th in 100 Free and 3rd in 50 Breast; Arsyad G: 7th in 50 Back; Gabby B: 8th in 50 Breast. Congratulations to all of our Viking swimmers and coaches on a fantastic season!

Isaiah Taylor, starting point guard of the University of Texas Longhorn basketball team, was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle. The Longhorns have battled through injuries and some early season adversity, but the constant for the Longhorns has been Taylor’s steady play and leadership.

Read more here:
http://www.chron.com/sports/longhorns/article/Former-Houston-high-school-star-an-All-American-6800633.php

TAPPS Eastern Regional Championships (HS Swimming)

January 26th, 2015 – University of Houston Student Rec Center

The Village Viking HS team competed in their first ever Eastern Regional Swimming Championships at the University of Houston. No one knew quite what to expect as this was the Viking HS Swimmers first time at a state qualifying meet. In the end, when the pool had calmed down, the men’s and the women’s teams each finished by sending 4 swimmers to The State Championships to take place in San Antonio on February 12th. Overall the Viking Swimmers finished 13th out of 24 total teams in the combined team scores. Way-to-go!
The rest of the team represented the Vikings well and there were many strong finishes scoring points. Nicole K took home top honors in the 200 IM and was part of both women’s relays that qualified for state championships, (Katya H, Kierra C, Hazel S). Individual qualifiers for state champs are: Nikole K – 200 IM & 100 Fr, Kiera C – 200 Fr, Hazel S – 100 BR.

On the Men’s side, the 200 Free Relay, (Sam Z, Nikita Z, Denis F and Dillon C) was able to garner an automatic berth in the state Championships and is waiting to hear on the 200 Medley Relay. Individual qualifiers for state champs are: Nikita Z – 50 Free, and Dennis F – 50 Fr & 100 BK.
Congratulations to all the other swimmers who competed in the meet, Patricia B, Maria M and Kiyomi O, I am very proud of what the team was able to accomplish in our inaugural season and am looking forward to helping Village build a strong and noteworthy swimming tradition.

Coach Doug

After a regional qualifier at The University of Houston, the following high school swimmers have qualified to represent The Village School in the TAPPS Division II State Championships to take place in San Antonio on February 12th, 2015.

Meet Qualifiers:
Nicole K
Katya H
Kierra C
Hazel S
Nikita Z
Sam Z
Dillon C
Dennis F

Please congratulate these swimmers for their tremendous and historic achievement. As a first year program, they are the first Viking swimmers to qualify for state in the history of our school. Congratulations and good luck at state!

For more information about the TAPPS State Championship Meet, see attachment.

The Village School is taking over AGAIN! This time, the Vikings are invading Lutheran South on Tuesday, February 8th, in an effort to support our Girls and Boys Varsity soccer teams. Village Takeover- Part 1 was a HUGE success for girls and boys basketball, helping both teams to a road district win. We are hoping the 2nd Village Takeover has the same impact! This is turning into an awesome tradition and fun event. Lets support our athletes and teams!

There are limited seats available on the bus, so please email Coach Thomas at jthomas@thevillageschool.com to reserve your seat!

For more details, please see the flyer for the event. Get on the bus!!!