Janelle C.

List your extracurricular activities :
I was involved in drama, debate club, and vocal ensemble. I was the steward of the House of Edwards and president of the National Honor Society.

Thesis statement that you defended:
The conventional American classroom does not achieve the true purpose of education ethically, practically, and morally.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
I will take a gap year, but plan to pursue a degree in elementary and secondary education at Grove City College.

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
The teachers and faculty are always there to support you. No matter what you are going through, they will always come alongside you to help, encourage, and pray for you. Remember also that you’ll get through it no matter how late you stay up for DiDonato essays or how overwhelmed you feel with homework. Set aside time with God and begin each day with a heart full of gratitude.

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for everyone who supported me and for their encouragement during the long stressful and overwhelming days. God has blessed me with adults and friends who continually uplift and look out for me. My parents, friends, and teachers have equipped me with the tools to go and be a light to the world, challenging me when I don’t want to be challenged, but also celebrating with me in the victories.

My future dreams and goals include….
My goal is to become a teacher at a Christian school, but I hope to go into missions (either to Thailand or the Philippines) as a teacher for a year or two.

Favorite memory from school:
My favorite memory from school is always getting hugs from my friends and faculty. I always look forward to giving and receiving hugs and they have been encouraging and wonderful parts of my day.

How can others be praying for you?
I could use prayer in listening to and trusting in God on how the next couple of years of my life will go. With so much indecision and options in the air, I am not certain where the Lord is leading me and I pray that I will continue to lean on and have faith in Him.

Josiah D.

List your extracurricular activities:
Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Orchestra, Musical (backstage), NHS, Vocal ensemble

Thesis statement that you defended:
The overconsumption of contemporary secular music is harmful to our morals and values.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
Grove City College as a music education major

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
Try out for things outside of your comfort zone, even if you don’t think you’d like it. You might surprise yourself and even make some great friendships that you wouldn’t have otherwise.

What are you thankful for?
I’m thankful for all the amazing friendships I’ve built throughout my time here.

My future dreams and goals include….
Working a job where I can support my family but also allow the time to do what I love every day (music). And also definitely owning a dog.

Favorite memory from school:
Some of my favorite memories would have to include growing closer with my class over our unexpected and abnormal obsession of four square on the black top.

What will you miss most after you graduate?
I’ll miss the people who asked me how I was doing every day. They made my days so much better and I always had a good time when I was with them. I was surrounded by people who love me everyday and I hope I find that at college.

How can others be praying for you?
Please pray for courage and wisdom as I go into this new stage of life.

Anthony D.

What extracurricular activities were you involved in?
Sound of Music production; 8th – 12th grade varsity baseball; 9th -10th grade varsity basketball; 6th – 12th grade middle school and varsity cross country; 2019-2024 Science Olympiad; 8th – 12th grade Debate elective

Thesis statement that you defended:
Classical Christian Education, to fully prepare us for the state of the world and help us grow to our full potential as human beings, must teach us how to properly analyze our state and global affairs.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
University of Delaware to study electrical engineering.

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
Enjoy school for all its worth, as the foundation you make here will stay with you for the rest of your life.

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for more than I can write, but mostly I am thankful for my class, who has shared the better part of thirteen years with me. I am thankful for the faculty and staff, both present and gone, who have helped guide me to my current place in life. I am thankful for the Lord and his infinite wisdom of planting me right where I belong. I am thankful for the students here at DVCS who have made everything from extracurriculars to just having a good day possible. I am thankful for my family, who have supported me all the way. In short, I am thankful for everything this school has ever done for me.

What will you miss most after you graduate?
I will miss all of the relationships I have made here. Everything from the boys backstage to the smiling office ladies who greet me every day.

How can others be praying for you?
Others can pray for wisdom as I go out into the world. Like king Solomon I am young and inexperienced, so I ask that I may be granted discernment and understanding.

Is there anything else you would like to share?
God has started a great work here in this school. I know one day it will blossom into something greater than any of us can imagine. But until then, keep building foundations and trust in Him!

Lydia G.

What extracurricular activities were you involved in?
Musical, Vox Vallis (vocal ensemble), Drama elective, writing elective, Science Olympiad

Thesis statement that you defended:
We should broaden the definition of pornography and the government should enforce greater restrictions on media in order to protect our children.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
I will attend Delaware Technical College to pursue a degree in Medical Diagnostic Sonography. I have a special interest in international missions work, and so have made plans for two short term missions trips this summer before starting my first semester of college.

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
Although it is basic and I have failed to do it, don’t procrastinate. It has never helped me accomplish anything academically and is a habit I will be working hard to break this coming year in college. Stop while it’s easier.

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for my relationships. I have made amazing friends at this school both through extracurriculars and in the day to day. I will be hard pressed to find friends like them, who challenge me and uplift me in every way.

My future dreams and goals include….
My future dreams and goals include building a strong, Christ-centered family. I would love to continue pursuing missions work internationally or locally.

Favorite memory from school:
Lunches with the grammar school. The kids are fantastic to hangout with and always so excited to talk about anything and everything.

What will you miss most after you graduate?
A Christian community. I have always had this built in community of Christian influences both as peers and authority figures. They have been an amazing influence. Now I will have to try to recreate this environment on my own.

How can others be praying for you?
Pray that I will find good, Christian friends to keep me accountable. Pray that I remain steadfast in my faith as I go into the unknown and spiritually dangerous environment that is a college campus. Pray that I would be susceptible to the voice and direction of God as he leads me through life.

Antonio I.

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Jeremy J.

List your extracurricular activities:
Stage crew for musical, chess club, math league

Thesis statement that you defended:
Due to its addictions and effects, the legalization of sports betting has become detrimental to our society.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
Cairn University for Sports Management

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
Don’t wait until after night one of the musical to finish the last several pages of your thesis draft. (As much as you want to, discipline yourself not to procrastinate!)

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for being pushed beyond what I thought I could do.

My future dreams and goals include….
Following the path God has for me.

Favorite memory from school:
The intense four square games on the blacktop

What will you miss most after you graduate?
The fun times that I had with my classmates both in and out of the classroom.

How can others be praying for you?
That I will focus on God and clearly see the path He has for me.

Timothy O.

List your extracurricular activities:
Soccer, baseball, cross country, basketball, chess club, mock trial.

Thesis statement that you defended:
All Christian parents ought to utilize every possible means to provide their children with a classical Christian education.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
Work for Nickle Electric as an electrician.

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
Do your homework. apply due diligence to classes but don’t take life too seriously. Have fun. High school happens once, so take the time to build friendships.

What are you thankful for?
I’m so very thankful for every single teacher, staff member, peer, alumni, and parent (especially my own), as well as my whole family for all the love and support (yes, and correction) I’ve received throughout my high school journey.

What will you miss most after you graduate?
I’m really gonna miss the slog, the long nights of homework that made the escape of sleep so sweet to the mind. Obviously I’m going to miss the friends I got to see 5 times a week for the last 6 years, those are friendships I’ve cherished, and it’s going to hurt when I eventually see them for the last time.

How can others be praying for you?
Just pray that I can always be a torch illuminating the goodness of God every day of my life. I would also ask for prayer in my current relationships with my family, as well as future relationships, that I would always remember that at the end of the day, I love my family, so I should stick up for them.

Is there anything else you would like to share?
Once again, thank you so much to all of you who were a part of my life throughout this journey, whether you held my hand at some point in the journey, walked by me, sat near me when I was too down to stand, or dragged me forward, I appreciate every one of you so much. I love you all and I’m going to miss you so much!

Celia P.

List your extracurricular activities :
Varsity Cross Country; Varsity Soccer; 4 DVCS musicals with the amazing opportunity to choreograph 2 of them; Vox Valles; and National Honor Society. I have also done various activities for small spurts such as Science Olympiad, Mock Trial, and Debate. Outside of school, I have danced for 9 years.

Thesis statement that you defended:
The thesis statement I will be defending is that Christians ought to recover the true nature of food that goes beyond physical nourishment.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
After DVCS, my plan is to attend Grove City College to major in nursing and a possible minor in dance.

Words of advice?
Try out for things that make you uncomfortable! Sometimes you can find your niche in something you were never expecting, and God can use that in your life to develop leadership skills and strong friendships along the way. Keep being inquisitive and asking questions to grow the gift of knowledge!

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful to all my teachers who have pushed and encouraged me to do well in my studies. I feel ready to enter this new stage of life with confidence because of their guidance. I am also super thankful for all my coaches who have pushed me outside of my comfort zone and given me a love for sports. I am also extremely grateful for the gift of friendship especially in extracurriculars that have been a source of encouragement throughout my time here.

My future dreams and goals include….
My future goal is to become a labor and delivery nurse at some hospital. My hope is to own a Great Dane named Bubbles and a Corgi named Cheesecake. I would also love to travel more outside of the country and have a family.

What will you miss most after you graduate?
I will miss being a part of such an interconnected student body and being able to sing in the mornings and in choir.

How can others be praying for you?
Please pray that the transition into college would be smooth and God would bring lasting friendships into my life. Please also pray for continued trust and rest in the Lord especially during uncertain or stressful times.

Jacob R.

What extracurricular activities were you involved in?
I was involved in Cross Country, Vocal Ensemble, Orchestra, and the Musical.

Thesis statement that you defended:
Christians need to recover the true notion of liberty to reshape a culture that has forgotten what it means to be free.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
After leaving DVCS, my plan is to attend the University of Delaware and study Civil Engineering.

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
Stick with it! Sometimes, the classes seem like a lot of work, but the education at DVCS really pays off and gives you the skills you need to defend your Christian faith and be a good leader.

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for all of the teachers at DVCS who have been invested in me both as a student and as a Christian. They have all been great Christian role models for me and have been really great in making me who I am.

My future dreams and goals include….
My goal is to become a civil engineer.

Favorite memory from school:
I don’t know if I can name a specific memory but I will definitely look back fondly on the times I had with my classmates. From the competitions to the off-topic conversations we had in Dr. DiDonato’s class, I will never forget my time here at DVCS and all the wonderful moments.

What will you miss most after you graduate?
I will miss my classmates and the teachers here at DVCS. I have really become close to everyone in my class over the last 13 years and I will miss all the fun times I had learning alongside them. I will also really miss the teachers here at DVCS who work so hard and really care for us as students. They are always willing to help me understand what they are teaching and they have been amazing instructors.

Nicholas T.

What extracurricular activities were you involved in?
I was part of debate, orchestra, math club, soccer and cross country.

Thesis statement that you defended:
I am arguing, in order to be protected from dangerous western values, Christians must look towards a church centered society as seen in Russia.

After leaving DVCS, my plan is to…
I plan to study international relations at the University of Delaware.

Words of advice or wisdom to those you leave behind at DVCS?
Don’t procrastinate your thesis first draft or it will kill you.

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for all my teachers for shaping me into the person I am and growing in my faith.

My future dreams and goals include….
I hope to travel all around the world and visit almost every country.

Favorite memory from school:
My favorite memory from school is going to New York City in fifth grade for a field trip visiting the statue of Liberty.

What will you miss most after you graduate?
I will miss my class and my teachers and doing stupid things or playing dumb games during study hall.

How can others be praying for you?
Please pray for the big step of transitioning to college.