
November 11, 2025
IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL IT’S DONE. Chad Allen Bargdill is a senior at Valley Heights High School he was born on February 4 2008 and he grew up in Waterville, Kansas. He...

November 7, 2025
THE BATTLE BACK. The Mustang Volleyball team traveled to Dodge City for the fourth year in a row at the State tournament. Last season the Mustangs finished runner-up falling shor...

November 6, 2025
NEW TEACHER ALERT: MISS TOERBER. Miss Toerber is the 7th and 8th grade English teacher and she's new to the Valley Heights High School teaching staff. She tells us she picked V...

November 6, 2025
THE FINAL FINISHLINE. The State Cross Country Meet was held at the Wamego Country Club on Saturday November 1. The Valley Heights Mustangs Cross Country team had five runners co...

November 3, 2025
MORE THAN A SMILE. Lili Ann Slifer was born August 6, 2007 to Kim Davis and Cole Slifer. She has two siblings, an older brother, Drake, and her twin sister, Violet. Lili has ...

October 30, 2025
FOUR-TIFY. The Valley Heights Lady Mustangs are headed back to Dodge City for the fourth consecutive year, proving once again that determination and teamwork run deep in their p...

October 29, 2025
DAY OF SERVICE. The Valley Heights Student Council Day of Service was last Wednesday, October 22. The VHHS StuCo members have been planning the Day of Service, where students as...

October 27, 2025
KEEP CHASING. Bryce Logan Wittgartner was born on October 27, 2007. He is the son of Chris and Tracy Taylor of Blue Rapids, and Steven and Christina Wittgartner of Emporia. His...

October 24, 2025
THE LEAGUE SHOWDOWN. The Valley Heights varsity volleyball team wrapped up their regular season play on a high note with an impressive third-place finish in the 2025 Twin Valley...

October 21, 2025
POSTSEASON PRESSURE. On Monday, October 20 the Lady Mustangs Volleyball team traveled to Hillsboro to play Republic County, Remington, and Hillsboro. The girls spent all last we...

October 20, 2025
ONE GIRL, A MILLION SMILES . Ella Nicole Swearingen was born on June 3, 2008 to Dan and Lila Swearingen. She grew up in Blue Rapids, Kansas with her younger brother Seth, but re...

October 16, 2025
UNDER THE LIGHTS, AROUND THE FIRE. On Wednesday, October 1, the Valley Heights Student Council hosted the annual Spikefest and Powderpuff games followed by the Bonfire. Before ...

October 15, 2025
KINDER-FARMIN. On September 30, the kindergarten classes got to meet and talk with FFA officers after finishing their unit learning about animals. The FFA students brought hor...

October 13, 2025
Violet Elaine Slifer was born on August 6, 2007 to Kimberly Davis and Cole Slifer. She has one older brother, Drake, and is a fraternal twin to Lili, though Violet proudly claim...

October 9, 2025
TAKE DOWN OF THE BULLDOGS. Last Friday, the Valley Heights Mustangs played Bennington High School Bulldogs in their Homecoming game. Junior Aiden Unruh, reflected on how the Mu...

October 8, 2025
HOMECOMING DANCE. Friday, after the Mustang Football team was victorious over the Bennington Bulldogs, there was a Homecoming dance. The Homecoming dance lasted until midnight a...

October 6, 2025
MIA’S PERSPECTIVE. Mia Janay Vermetten was born September 25, 2007 to Mike and Stacy Vermetten. She has grown up in Waterville Kansas with her three sisters; Shelby, Sam, and Ma...

October 3, 2025
ROLLING IN PURPLE & WHITE. The annual Homecoming Parade will be held at 2 P.M. at the Blue Rapids Square. Our Valley Heights Student Council members and sponsor, Mrs. Parker, ha...

September 29, 2025
PSALM 46:6. Krista Anne Porter was born on November 9, 2007 to Nicole and Bryce Porter. She was raised in Waterville, Kansas with her older sister Brooke. Krista has been invol...

September 26, 2025
HOMECOMING HYPE. The annual homecoming festivities are soon to begin as the Valley Heights Mustangs will be taking on the Bennington Bulldogs next Friday, October 3. From dress-...
