In addition to entering a float in the Student Float category, Redwood Christian Schools was represented by the Redwood Christian Middle School and High School Marching Band in the 2017 Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade on May 13, 2017.   Our entry coordinator was Miss Kristine Humphreys, who teaches on our Middle School and High School campus.  The theme of the parade was “Local Heroes, Service Above Self” and Redwood Christian Schools’ parade entry was awarded second place and our marching band finished third behind Castro Valley High School’s Trojan Marching Band and The Pride of Hayward High School.  Mr. Mark Cagle directed our marching band playing “Semper Fidelis March”, and they did a tremendous job!

Our first Marching Band was comprised of two tenth graders, two ninth graders, three eighth graders, four seventh graders and nine sixth graders!  Band members were: Sophomores Gabriel Francis (Gabe) Salonga and Hanwoong (Max) Wang; Freshmen Andy Kernycky and Sophia Nicholas; Eighth Graders David Joseph (JD) Lansangan, Da Yeon (Amy) Leon and Jezriel Francis Salonga; Seventh Graders Tristan Flores, Ethan King, Benjamin Nunley and Malachi Warneke; and Sixth Graders Dafne Carmo, John Hannah, Josiah Kary, Theophilus Lau, Malachi Matangelo, Andrew Nilya, Brian Nilya, Omar Staples Jr. and Prince Tucker.

In the Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade Art and Essay Contest, Redwood Christian School students won twelve of the twelve first and second place awards, and seven of eleven Honorable Mentions.  Redwood Christian Elementary School’s principal Dale Huemoeller was very proud of his students and their teachers stating “We are always honored to have the opportunity to participate in the Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade Art and Essay Contest. I am extremely proud of the work our students continue to produce using the creativity with which God has blessed them. Our classroom and art teachers also love that their instructional efforts are showing such tremendous results through their students’ work.”

All of the following students in both the Essay Contest and Art Contest are students at Redwood Christian Elementary School.

1st Place:     Lily Yung             1st Grade

2nd Place:    Elijah Warner    1st Grade

1st Place:     Caleb Homer                      3rd Grade

2nd Place:    Amayah Brinkley                 2nd Grade

Honorable Mention:  MacKenzie Victor  2nd Grade

Honorable Mention: Andrew Fajardo      2nd Grade

1st Place:    Isaac Baumann                  4th Grade

2nd Place:   Riley Ramirez                     4th Grade

Honorable Mention:  Matthew Chock    4th Grade

1st Place:   Abigail Valle                     1st Grade

2nd Place:   Nick Bronken                 1st Grade

Honorable Mention:  Jordin Bracey  1st Grade

1st Place:     Carter Strange                           2nd Grade

2nd Place:   Laz Jones                                   2nd Grade

Honorable Mention:     Collin Mantangela   2nd Grade

Honorable Mention:     Christabel Francis   3rd Grade

1st Place:   Matthew Chock                            4th Grade

2nd Place:     Christian Chan                         5th Grade

Honorable Mention:     Jessica C Woods    4th Grade

Honorable Mention:     Heidi Chen               5th Grade

Redwood Christian Schools is so blessed by tremendous students who have gifted teachers both in our academic classroom and in our fine arts department.