Valley Heights USD #498

TVL CROSS COUNTRY. Thursday October 8, the Valley Heights Cross Country team competed in 56 degree weather with a harsh breeze for the TVL XC meet hosted at Centralia Lake. Emma...

STAYING CLOSE TO WHAT MATTERS. “Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive,” This quote from Hafez is Tessa’s favorite quote because “You should surround yourself ...

BITTERSWEET ENDING. Parents Night was hosted this week for our volleyball seniors on October 13 and will be hosted for the rest of the fall sports on Friday, October 16 before ...

TVL TOURNAMENT. On Saturday October 10, the Valley Heights Mustangs competed in the TVL Tournament at Washington County. The Lady Mustangs came into the tournament ranked 7th. On...

BUILDING A FUTURE. Dino Allen Conti was born on November 17, 2008 to Shannon and Riccardo Conti. He is the only boy in a family with three other girls; Harmony, Guen, and Aurora...

SIUUUUUU MICHAEL. Michael Charles Lowrey is the son of Miglena Youskove and Hasen Youskove. Michael was born in Bulgaria on December 29, 2008, but grew up in his hometown of Wa...

NEW STAFF. This year at Valley Heights we had the opportunity to welcome our new staff; Kelly Wilkens, Jasmine Colle, and Gregory Blake. Mrs. Wilkens was a former Valley Heights...

WHAT'S IN YOUR BACKPACK? One thing every student at school has in common is that we carry around a backpack. So we asked students here at Valley Heights a question: what's in you...

BELL 2 BELL NO CELL. This year the new Kansas law states that cell phones are not to be used in school from bell to bell. Although there is adapting to be done pertaining to thi...

TURF TALK. Homecoming was Friday, September 11 and your Mustang Football team walked away with a 13-0 win over the Doniphan West Mustangs. When asked about how it felt playing i...

REDS, WHITES, AND ROYAL NIGHTS. Friday night, September 11, during half time of the football game Everson Parker and Lindsay Gray were crowned the 2026-2027 Homecoming King and ...

9/11: 25 YEARS. We all know of the tragedy that happened to our nation on September 11, 2001. Terrorists attacked our country, destroying the World Trade Center and striking the...

GTYK YOUR HOCO CANDIDATES. Your 2026-2027 Homecoming candidates are Paige Miller, Lindsay Gray, Avery Stevenson, Aiden Unruh, Everson Parker, and Charlie Warders. Through this i...

LAND OF THE FREE, HOME OF THE MUSTANGS. The annual Homecoming festivities are about to begin! From dressing up with friends, to sports, and the Homecoming dance, there is somet...

THE FINAL STRETCH. Ruger Frances James Ryan is the son of William and Cassy, step-son to Mike and little brother to Aden, Ruger was born in Columbus, Wisconsin on April 14, 2008...

HIGHLAND ART DAY. One of the biggest art shows that the Valley Heights Art Club attends is Highland Art Day at Highland Community College. With over 1,000 art pieces being shown...

It is officially prom week! The junior class have been preparing for this night all year, and this Saturday we get to see all of their hard work pay off. The juniors voted on thei...

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS UPDATE We are a month into spring sports and Track has competed in two meets so far. Sophomore Klara McIntyre broke the 100m record at Nemaha Central with a t...

LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. Gavin Montgomery Crowder was born February 6, 2008 and is the son of Monica Crowder. He has lived in Blue Rapids his whole life with his older ...

BLUE AND GOLD. Wednesday, April 22, the annual FFA Banquet will be held at the high school at 6:30 pm. Without the help from the 25-26 officer team, Advisor Miss Husband, and t...