The Mustang Messenger

As many of you are aware, a former student here at Valley Heights, lost her life in an automobile accident, on February 9th. Had she stayed in our school system, Heather would have been a member of the Class of 2026. Heather was a person who had many, many friends and she will certainly be missed. We want to extend our sympathies and prayers to Heather’s family.

We will begin some much-needed upgrades to our gym here at Valley Heights. We will try to keep everyone posted as to when the gym will be closed to all traffic which will include a major part of the summer. All summer workouts, other than weights and conditioning, will have to be moved to the Blue Rapids gym. The first item on the agenda will be the removal of the old bleachers during Spring Break. The gym will be off limits while the crew is here getting that task completed. After that we will be doing some electrical work and installing the new bleachers before other work is started. Stay tuned for future announcements.

Next week will be a busy week for all of us here at Valley Heights. We will be celebrating National FFA Week with daily activities that have been planned out by our chapter officers. The community is invited to the annual pancake breakfast on February 25th! The chapter will be serving from 7:00 am to 9:00 am in the Ag. Shop. Cost for the meal is a free will donation. We would like to congratulate our advisor, Ms. Carrie Husband, and all of our chapter members for a successful year.

We will also be hosting Student Success Meetings on March 25th. We will be dismissing classes on that day at 11:50 am. Buses will run their normal routes at that time. We will serve breakfast that morning but we will not be serving lunch. SSM’s will start at 12:30 pm and run until 8:30 pm. We do have a Sign-Up Genius being used to select a time that you can visit with your child’s teacher(s) (see the link below). We do ask that everyone is here no later than 8:15 pm so we can keep things moving. We look forward to seeing and visiting with all of you.

We do not have school on March 27th to make up the time from SSM’s. Spring Break is right around the corner. Those dates are March 16th through March 20th! Let’s hope for sunny days and warmer weather so we can really enjoy our time off!

Go Mustangs!

Mr. Savage

7th-12th grade parents! It's that time again to start scheduling a time for Student Success Meetings. Please follow the link to sign up with your student's seminar teacher. We will be going over grades, testing scores, and preparation for next year and would love to have 100% attendance rate! If you aren't sure who your child's seminar teacher is or having troubles with signing up, please don't hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Gallimore at cgallimore@valleyheights.org.

You can also sign up by scanning this QR code

Freshmen in agriscience did a chicken carcass fabrication lab to learn about meat cuts of the chicken as part of their poultry unit and are going to fry chicken Friday as part of the lesson.

Wednesday morning at 7am (by appointment) and after school Wednesday at 3:30pm

Contact Mrs. Stevenson (lstevenson@valleyheights.org) with any questions

Beginning Sunday, December 7, the Blue Rapids Gym will be open for Valley Heights community to shoot, work on their ball handling, or play basketball to hone their skills.

Elementary students grades 3 - 6 will have the gym from 1--2:00, & 7th grade - adult will have gym access from 2:00 - 3:00.

Students in grades 3 - 6 must have a parent/guardian accompany them. Clean Basketball or tennis shoes must be worn when on the court. All participants must abide by school behavior standards or you will be asked to leave and not return.

The following dates will be open gym:

December: 7, 14

January: 4, 11, 18, 25

February: 1, 8, 15, 22

The Lady Mustangs and Coach Broxterman served at Harvesters Mobile Food Pantry in Waterville at the the United Methodist Church in Waterville on Tuesday! They served over 150 families!

The art room is busy working with clay this month! After visiting artist and Professor of Art at Doane University, Eric Stearns, came to visit Valley Heights, art students were ready to start their own clay projects.

We also have juniors Aiden Unruh and Charlie Warders hard at work welding props for our Junior Prom!!

8th grade Intro to Ag made their first floral arrangements this week.

Yearbooks are on sale for $50!

Talk to Miss Jones (mjones@valleyheights.org) or a member

of the Journalism staff to purchase yours today.

"Say YES! to a formal dress" events will held on Wednesdays after school from

3:30-5:00 pm on these dates.

March 4

March 11

March 25

April 8

The event is for girls seeking a formal dress for Jr High Dance, Prom, competition, graduation or other formal event. Many colors, styles and sizes to choose from. Some new dresses with tags have been donated, others have been worn once and still look great! Simple alterations may be available. Bring a friend to try on dresses, take pics, style your hair and make-up too! Snacks will be provided.

Class of 2029 is selling trash bags! Please reach out to a freshmen student or Ms. Husband! (chusband@valleyheights.org)

The VH powerlifting team competed Saturday morning at the Concordia Clash.

Lawson, Charlie, Bella, Hayden, and Julian all performed well and had fun in the process!

Results: https://hyperlifter.com/results/meets/230

The Juniors wrote an essay about a notable figure from the 1920's while the class was reading "The Great Gatsby", then they "became" the person they researched and wrote about during the Speakeasy - they had to interact as their person during the party.

There is a lot going on in the Ag Department this month. Check out the calendar below for more information.

Mark your calendars - Valley Heights FFA Annual Pancake Feed is around the corner!!

Details for to-go orders will be out closer to the Pancake Feed!

Valley Heights NHS 3-on-3 tournament is April 18th. Contact bturner@valleyheights.org for more information and to get your team registered or you can register your team using the Google Form below:

https://forms.gle/qN2HLscfd7iaipN48

Team registration due April 11th.

Please note that lunch will not be served on the 25th due to an 11:50 dismissal

Check out Ms. Jayne's latest newsletter at https://app.smore.com/n/23q17

Ms. Jayne's schedule each day will begin at the VH Jr/Sr High to meet student needs there before the bell rings. The rest of the week will primarily be:

• Monday at Blue Rapids
• Tuesday at Waterville (third Tuesday is Harvesters)
• Wednesday at VH and out and about in our community
• Thursday AM in Waterville/PM in Blue Rapids
• Friday at VH

Meet the Family Advocate, Jayne Whitson by appointment. She is available to help students and families succeed with resources, referrals and donated items to help during a family trauma, crisis or setback.

The best way to reach the family advocate is via cell, 612-202-7366.

Blue Rapids, KS 66411

785-363-2508

Principal-Mike Savage

Athletic Director-Jordan Broxterman

1. Come to the HS office between 8am and 4pm

2. E-mail Mr. Savage msavage@valleyheights.org

3. Call the office (785)363-2508

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