The USD 498 Board of Education will have a special meeting on Monday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m. at VHHS. The purpose of the meeting is to have a reflection/work session with Ben Moore of Ben Moore Studio.
Hello All, my name is Caley Brenner and I am a bachelor level Social Work student through Washburn University. I have been interning with Valley Heights to provide social/emotional support for the Valley Heights School District. Part of my internship includes community outreach, therefore I have developed a survey to gather feedback on yours or your child's experience while at Valley Heights. Your feedback is appreciated and confidential to myself and my field instructor Tina Stillwell, LSCSW.
Link to the Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfasgODEo02K-crf2-m4esF9sFmGNa3gemxWo1kY3jK4oVztQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&usp=mail_form_link
Basketball / Cheer Parents night tonight. All parents of HS basketball players and cheerleaders will be allowed into the game for free. We will have a short ceremony after the varsity girls game.
4:30 JV girls - 2 quarters
5:15 JV boys - 2 quarters
6:00 Varsity girls
7:30 Varsity boys.
Games at Washington tonight:
6:00PM Varsity Girls in HS Gym 6:00PM JV Boys in West Gym
730PM Varsity Boys in HS Gym 7:30PM JV Girls in West Gym
REMINDER:
There will be no Colt's Round-Up after school on Monday, February 22 or Wednesday, February 24 because of student success meetings. There will be normal Colt's Round up on the 23rd and 25th.
There will be no Colt's Round-Up after school on Monday, February 22 or Wednesday, February 24 because of student success meetings. There will be normal Colt's Round up on the 23rd and 25th.
Sophomores visited Highland Western Center in Baileyville yesterday to learn about educational opportunities and career options. John Haefke even drew blood from the practice arm! And of course we had to stop to get ice cream because it was a whopping 20 degrees out! It was a great afternoon for exploring careers and options!
Due to the dangerously cold conditions and forecasted wind chills throughout tomorrow and Tuesday morning, there will be NO SCHOOL for USD 498 on Monday, February 15th and Tuesday, February 16th. All activities are cancelled.
Tomorrow was already a scheduled day off in our calendar, so we will be back in session on Wednesday, February 17th. Please stay safe and warm!
The Valley Heights vs Washington County basketball game on 2/15/21 has been cancelled. If a makeup date is confirmed, it will be communicated.
Public Notice
The schedule for tonight's games with Centralia has changed. We will start the Varsity girls game at 4:00 and then the boys Varsity game will follow at around 5:30. There will be no JV games this evening.
What's more fun than playing with play dough? 8th grade exploratory agriculture class made model flowers to learn about male and female parts of flowers.
Please remember that Valley Heights is under KSHSAA guidelines for mask wearing and social distancing. Masks are required at all sporting events, including those hosted by Valley Heights. According to KSHSAA, any or all of the following consequences could happen to Valley Heights if proper COVID protocol does not happen:
1. lose the hosting of sub-state basketball tournament
2. Valley Heights could have to forfeit sub-state basketball tournament
3. forfeiture of all KSHSAA activities for the remainder of the year
4. school can be fined
Valley Heights supports KSHSAA in their expectations to complete the winter sports season. To assist in assuring our students get to continue to play basketball, fans that do not comply or have repeated reminders concerning COVID protocol, will be removed from the facility and will not be allowed to return the rest of the season.
In an effort to support our students in their endeavor, please be respectful to the COVID protocol. Thank you!
The schedule of games for Thursday and Friday nights are as follows:
4:15 JV girls followed by 2 quarters of JV boys then the two varsity games to follow. All games will be played at the HS gym. No games in BR either night.
Mr. Green read to the Kindergarten students for the 100th day of school.
The high school games scheduled for Tuesday will now start at 4:30 instead of 4:45 and all the games will be played at the HS gym. No games in Blue Rapids.
USD 498 COVID 19 Update:
Last Friday, the Valley Heights Student Council provided pizza and pop to the high school staff. They also shared the following message, read to the staff by Catherine Toerber.
Thank you Student Council for the kind gesture and heart felt words.
“Where your talents and needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation.” -Aristotle.
"As I read this quote, I realized it does not fail to represent each and every single teacher, coach, para, janitor, cafeteria worker, counselor, secretary, principal, or superintendent here at Valley Heights. The
talent in this room alone, is beyond measure. It takes a special kind of person to be able to connect with the diverse and special personalities that you encounter every single day. It takes a special type of person to come to their job everyday and wear a bright smile everyday after
getting a few hours of sleep, or having a rough morning, but you guys do it. It takes a special type of person to give young people a basic education before taking on the real world, but you guys do it. I don’t think that any of us students say thank you enough for that. The teachers and staff here at valley heights are really the best of the best. Every single student here is so lucky to have mentors like you all. If you haven’t heard it today, or any other day, I would just like to say, thank you. Thank you for being people that change lives. Thank you for being a solid rock for people that don’t have that type of foundation at home. Thank you for showing up everyday with a positive attitude even when the outside world may be trying to tear you down. Thank you for giving young people skills that are needed to survive in the real world. Thank you for using your talents to meet the needs of the world. Thank you for being teachers. This world needs more selfless, kindhearted people like you, but I am glad that Valley Heights was lucky enough
to get all of you. So many lessons have been learned here at Valley Heights, and that goes beyond the lessons over WW2, or the lessons about the biology of a plant, or the lessons over the history of rock and roll, you guys teach life lessons. Your talent reaches beyond the needs of the world, your talent meets the needs of each and every individual student. You guys are crazy awesome and I cannot express how thankful Stuco and I feel to have such great staff here at Valley Heights. So thank you again for being so talented and amazing. There aren’t enough words to thank you all enough. You all have made a difference in many different lives, and we are beyond lucky to have you all."
USD 498 will have a two hour delay tomorrow, Monday, February 8, 2021. There will be no a.m. preschool.
The BVL BB Championship games for Saturday, February 6th, will be postponed. When dates and times are confirmed, we will let you know. Please have a safe weekend!
