By VCS Senior Skyla Phillips
See You At The Pole is a time of prayer on the fourth Wednesday of September when students meet at their school’s flagpole before school to lift up friends, family, teachers, school, and nation to God. It is student-initiated, student-organized, and sometimes even student-led. I got the chance to interview the VCS Spiritual Life Director Jonathan Jackson about See You At the Pole.
Q: What does See You At The Pole mean to you?
A: See You At The Pole is an opportunity to pray for our schools; for the safety of your students and teachers; that we would be encouraged to treat each other well; and that God would be the center of all our hopes to represent Him in the communities in which we live.
Q: Can you give me a general description of what See You At The Pole is at Valley Christian?
A: I see it as a chance to focus prayers on our communities and nation.
Q: What are some things you plan to focus on in prayer for See You At The Pole?
A: Students' families, leaders, and administrators.
Q: How do you expect to see God moving during See You At The Pole?
A: I would like to see students pray for/with each other. I would also like to see students reaching out to peers who may not feel seen.
I also got the chance to interview student Evangelina Cambell about See You At The Pole. Evangelina has been a student at Valley Christian for eight years.
Q: Over the past eight years, what impact has See You At The Pole had on you?
A: See You At The Pole has, for me, been an opportunity to become more in touch with what God is speaking to me and it has allowed me to connect with Him in a way that has led me to more spiritual outreach.
Q: Do you feel like See You At The Pole has had a positive impact on the school?
A: I feel like it has in ways. It has become an expected assembly every year, but I feel like it has still allowed students to connect with the Lord in a new way.
Q: What does See You At The Pole mean to you?
A: To me, See You At The Pole means outreach. It was started by students who wanted to make a change in their school, and I feel like that is what it will always be at its core.