The 4th graders did it again! Both classes are in the Top 20 for the Read Bowl! Keep up the great work!

Good luck to the JH Lady Mustangs basketball team today! The girls will be facing off against Hanover in the Semi-Finals of the BVL Tournament at Washington starting at 4:45 PM in the main gym.
Family budget stretched too thin after the holidays? Let us help put food on your family's table. Visit the VH food Pantry on Saturday, Jan. 27, 9 am -10 am United Methodist Church in Blue Rapids.

I am so unbelievably proud of these young adults today!! Today these individuals competed in arguably some of the toughest contests in our organization and showed tremendous amounts of courage by getting themselves out there - individually - in front of judges to show off their hard work!
They have spent hours and hours working to memorize the creed, preparing their speeches, practicing speeches, preparing resumes and cover letters, and participating in mock interviews. And their hard work PAID OFF!!
Senior speech: Dustin Denton -🏅1st place!
Junior speech: Hudson Nemechek
Sophomore speech: Kinsley Gillig -🏅 1st place!
Freshman Speech: Kynadee Bishop - who RECIEVED A PERFECT SCORE ON HER SPEECH!! 🤩
Freshman Speech: Callie Schmidt
Creed speaking: Dawson Vermetten
Employment skills: Dustin Denton - 🏅 2nd place!
Brooke Porter
Caden Weaver
AWESOME WORK TODAY MUSTANGS!! YOU ROCK!!


Valley Heights schools will be closed today due to unsafe road conditions due to freezing rain and ice. No activities today.
There will be a 2 hour delay due to dense fog, freezing rain and slick road conditions for Valley Heights Schools. No morning Kinder Prep,, Pre School. No morning transportation for Highland Community College. Breakfast will not be served.
Setting Goals is simply a GAME PLAN for your future success. You are the call maker! An action plan will help outline your achievement step by step and offer opportunities to re-evaluate your success along the way.

Valley Heights boys lose in a BVL first round game to Linn. Great effort Mustangs!
Blue Rapids Elementary held its
annual Spelling Bee. Congratulations to our top 6 winners who will compete in the Marshall County Spelling Bee in Marysville on February 7th. Aurora Conti, Edison Underhill, Kalen Martin, Ryder Heinen, Reece Vinduska, and Carter Stevenson. Congratulations!

The Jr. High BVL Tournament will be hosted by Washington County and starts tonight. Both the Girls and Boys games start at 7:15! Girls play Washington Co. in the west gym and the boys play Linn in the main gym. Let's go Mustangs!!
District FBLA at Republic County that was scheduled for tomorrow, Monday the 22nd has been postponed until next Monday, January 29, 2024.
Come support the Valley Heights Mustangs @ Onaga on the final day of the TVL Tourney.

Check out our elementary newsletter! Stay warm!
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Here is the Girls Bracket for the BVL Tournament:

Here is the Boys Bracket for the BVL Tourney:

The Boys' game has been moved to 7 PM. Go Mustangs!
Tournament games are still being played today. There are some minor changes to the schedule. The Lady Mustangs will play Centralia at 5:30 PM in the new gym.

After driving roads this morning, Valley Heights will now be cancelled all day. No school today. A separate notification will be sent to update on activities.
REMINDER:
Due to weather conditions for Saturday, recycling collection is canceled in Blue Rapids. Remember you can still take your cardboard, plastic, and tin can recycling materials to the collection bin at the Blue Rapids City Park anytime.

