Discipling curious and thoughtful Christian leaders

The VCHS counseling team’s mission is to partner with students, teachers and parents to prayerfully identify the social, emotional and spiritual needs; the interests and aptitudes, and the realized goals of each student and to provide thoughtful academic and college/career planning throughout four years of high school to best prepare students to serve God and their families and to impact their communities and the world.

Students enter high school with a freshman counselor focused on the transition to high school and supporting students with a strong, healthy start to high school. At the end of freshman year, in order to effectively counsel and care for students, each family will be assigned a counselor to partner with through the remaining three years of high school. This allows counselors to build meaningful relationships with parents and students and enables counselors to better understand each student’s strengths and goals.

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Design Your Blueprint

The counseling team provides strategic programmatic education followed with individualized coaching and support through the academic and college planning process. The following is a summary of planned counselor touchpoints for our students.

• Counselor Connect is a presentation for new families to learn about class selection and what to expect in high school
• New Student Sunrise is a specialized orientation event offered in August for incoming ninth-graders to prepare for high school
• Warrior Blueprint for freshmen families to map out a four-year academic and spiritual plan based on each student’s goals and abilities
• Four years of Cialfo (our college & career readiness platform) training to assist students with the career and college search, preparation and application process 
• Individualized counselor support meetings to review academic performance and post-secondary goals

Valley’s Academic and Counseling Department led our entire family through high school. Our son’s counselor calmed us and educated us in choosing ideal high school classes and navigating the college admissions process. He was the confidant and spiritual leader our son needed to thrive during high school and begin his college experience. Their friendship will undoubtedly continue.-Chris Janssen, VCS Parent

Navigate the College Process

Our Academic and College Counseling department partners with students, parents, and teachers to prayerfully identify their social, emotional, and spiritual needs.

This is accomplished by identifying interests and aptitudes, so students can pursue their realized goals. The team works to provide thoughtful academic, college, and career planning throughout four years of high school preparing students to serve God, and their families, and to impact their communities and the world. Our new Counseling Center provides a state-of-the-art hub for counselors and students to chart a course for a bright future.

The counseling team provides strategic education and individual support to students in the following ways:

• Annual grade-specific presentations covering strategies for academic success, course selection, college preparation, school involvement, character development, and a healthy life balance
• Discipleship and the development of students to be intellectually, socially, emotionally, and spiritually healthy Christian leaders
• Education and empowerment of students to take ownership of their self-discovery and college application process by using a strategic four-year college counseling curriculum, including CIALFO (our college & career readiness platform), and College Kickstart
• Individual meetings with students and families to help students develop a rich list of universities that suit their interests and goals
• College tours led by VCHS counselors—past trips include Boston, New York, Philadelphia, the Pacific Northwest, the Southern States, and Southern California
• Over 200 college admissions representatives scheduled throughout the year to meet with students, in addition to our annual Christian College Fair
• Guest speakers who share topics on careers, the use of AI, and the college application process including applying for financial aid and scholarships
• Individual college counseling appointments to assist in the NCAA and NAIA athletic recruitment process for student-athletes

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