Agriculture Natural Resource Management class worked today to design their version of the water cycle.
Mustang Fans, as you know by now KSHSAA is allowing only parents to start attending games. Masks and social distancing are required. All fans must enter through the front door of the building.
Adult tickets for JH games are $3 per person and $5 for HS games. Please bring exact change because we WILL NOT BE GIVING CHANGE. Any extra will be taken as a donation.
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Tonight's BB Rosters.
Valley Heights - https://5il.co/nlvq
Marysville - https://5il.co/npac
Just a reminder to all Valley Heights supporters: you may view tonight's games that are being played at the high school on NFHS network. All games being played at the Blue Rapids gym can be viewed on Valley Heights Facebook Live.
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Valley Heights KAYS and FCCLA are joining together with Rhonda Joseph from KSRE SNAP-Ed to help families in the community with a Christmas meal. There are two options, to either donate food, or a monetary donation to help families in need.
If you need a meal or know of any family that needs a Christmas meal, please contact Marcy Manley at 363-2508 or Rhonda Joseph at 458-2295.
To see the flyer, go to https://5il.co/nomu
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To view the junior high basketball games on 12/7/20 in Linn, please search 'Linn Bulldogs Live' on YouTube. The games will be live streamed from their YouTube channel.
Anatomy students began the rabbit dissection project this week. Next week they will start identifying rabbit muscles and comparing them to human muscles. Student are off to an amazing start as you can see.
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The Valley Heights Basketball Rosters can be viewed at:
JH BB - https://5il.co/nlvp
HS BB - https://5il.co/nlvq
It's hard to believe that in just a couple of weeks we will be ending our first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. We have appreciated the support you have given to our students, our teachers and our staff as we navigate through unchartered times. As we approach our mid-year break and prepare for the start of the second semester, we would appreciate receiving your responses and insight on the successes and challenges of the first half of our school year. Could you please take a few minutes as a parent, a community member or a patron to provide us with valuable feedback? Although this survey is anonymous, there is an opportunity for you to share your name and contact information if you choose. I would be more than happy to reach out and visit with you about your questions or concerns.
Please use the link below to complete the survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7j2-v5OpREEr1_-9lILp7erXNNQrtPYdT2xNA2iniHgkThA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thank you for taking the time to help us do the very best we can to meet the educational and social emotional needs of our students!
Melissa Kennedy
Superintendent of Schools
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Help show your support for our basketball girls and boys by filling the stands! Purchase your Flat Fan through our technology and productions class by contacting kschreiner@valleyheights.org
#MustangProud #FillTheStands
The high school basketball games Friday, 11/4 at Riley County will be livestreamed on the following links. North Gym Live Stream: JV Girls, V Girls, V Boys https://www.facebook.com/events/817535715732715/: JV Boys https://www.facebook.com/events/217703083126907?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22page_admin_bar%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22page_id%5C%22%3A156210247762885%7D%22%7D%2C%7B%22surface%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D
The JH basketball games tonight will all be livestreamed. Both gyms will start at 5:45 and will play A team followed by B team.
The girls games will be on the NFHS network at the following link. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/valley-heights-high-school-blue-rapids-ks/gamf8a40381ce
The boys will be livestreamed on the VH facebook page at the following link. https://www.facebook.com/vhusd498
The USD 498 2020/2021 Reopening Plan and Remote Learning Handbook have been updated for the second semester. Updates include KSHSAA Winter Sports protocols, revised quarantine guidelines, and additional remote learning criteria. You can find these documents on our website under the Documents tab.
The direct link to the updated Reopening plan is: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1027887/USD__498_Reopening_Plan__1_.pdf
To access the Remote Learning Handbook, click here:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1027890/USD_498_Remote_Learning_Handbook_.pdf
Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.
Melissa Kennedy
Superintendent of Schools
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Because there will not be Santa's Gift Shop on Thursday, December 3rd, there will be Colt's Round-Up as normal on that day.