A Letter from Mr. Savage
We are moving the Homecoming Parade, scheduled for September 29th, to Waterville due to the bridge construction taking place on Highway 9. Our main concern is the amount of traffic that would build up when we dismiss all of our students and staff for the start of the parade. Student safety is one of our main priorities and we feel this is in the best interest for everyone. We have contacted the mayors for both Waterville and Blue Rapids and they agreed to our request. We would like to invite all of our Mustang fans to join us as we put the finishing touches on Homecoming Week at Valley Heights!
Speaking of fall activities, we are in full swing here at Valley Heights. The cross country team competed in their first meet on August 31st. In the junior high division Tyler Holmes finished in 5th place. In the high school girl’s division Lindsay Gray finished in 20th place, Kynadee Bishop placed 39th and Kloee Martin was 40th. Jaqueline Sandoval was not able to finish due to an injury. On the boy’s side of things Kebeb Zimmerman placed 7th overall. Hudson Nemechek was right behind in 12th place and Charlie Warders finished in 30th. Our athletes set their first competitive times of the year and will now look to better those times at every meet!
Our volleyball team went 3 and 0 at a TVL Quadrangular hosted by Onaga. The Lady Mustangs picked up those wins against Centralia, Linn and Onaga to bring their overall record to 7-2! The ladies will be in action this Saturday when they compete in the always tough Riley County Invitational.
Our JH athletes will be hosting the first home event of the season on September 7th when we host Blue Valley Randolph and Luckey. The volleyball team will play a triangular with these two BVL schools and our football team will compete against the combined Luckey and Blue Valley squad. Game time for the Mustangs are volleyball at 5:00 pm and football at 6:30 pm.
Valley Heights Jr./Sr. High School is forming a building level Site Council. In the past, Site Council was at the district level but we are moving towards a Site Council for the Junior-Senior High and a separate one for the elementary buildings. Right now, we are looking for members to be a part of this group. We will meet quarterly during the school year. Site Council’s purpose is to advise the school on matters such as student learning, education issues, programs, etc. They then become advocates and a voice about this information to our communities. Membership must include representatives from the following groups: Parents, Student Body, Certified and Classified Staff, Business & Community Members and the Principal. If you are interested in serving on this very important group then please contact my office by phone or email – msavage@valleyheights.org.
We would like to thank Titan Mfg. for donating two microwaves to our cafeteria area. Our lunch program is serving all students in grades 9 through 12 at one sitting this year and students were spending a lot of time waiting in line to warmup their meals. This gift allows our students to have plenty of time to eat their lunch prior the start of our afternoon classes! Once again – Thank You Titan!
Have a great week!
Mr. Savage
Best ways to reach our HS Office or Mr. Savage
1. Come to the HS office between 8am and 4pm
2. Email msavage@valleyheights.org
3. Call the office (785)363-2508
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