Valley Heights USD #498

CONTEST. “I had an amazing time making my ceiling tile with Catherine and it was a lot of fun,” says Claire Nolte, senior. The TVL art contest was held on Friday, March 25 at Do...

TOGETHER. “The most valuable antiques are dear old friends,” said, H. Jackson Brown, Jr .American author. Together is the theme for the month of April's photo contest. With the ...

“Live life to the fullest, tomorrow isn’t promised.” Mackenzie Nordquist always loved this quote because her mother always says this to her, so she keeps it in her mind and heart....

“TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED.” In an interview with Mustang Tough Sponsor, Kelsey Kennedy, she recites the golden rule, which is one of the most important pillar...

TO SAVE TIME. Since the 1970s, the majority of the United States has followed a practice of pushing clocks forwards and then later backwards by an hour once a year. It was origi...

FUN IN THE COMMUNITY. #VHHSMustangTough “Not only do I get to show off my guitar skills, but it also seems like a fun event for everyone!” exclaimed Kendelle Sweet, a s...

SPRING BREAK SHENANIGANS. A week with no alarms and no schedule. Spring Break is a vacation period in the early spring for universities and schools that originated in the United...

SHAMROCK. “If you don’t wear green, you could possibly get pinched by either family, friends, or just anyone,” says Kloee Martin, freshman. Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of ...

As Spring arrives, events begin to unfold with basketball coming to an end and track starting soon. Spring break is a time for students to get excited for what is to come. Some of...

HOOPS THEY DID IT AGAIN. “I've enjoyed playing basketball this year and being able to make more connections and memories with the team is definitely one of my favorite parts ...

STUDENT SNAPSHOTS. Starting this month, the Valley Heights Journalism staff will be holding student photo competitions until the end of the year. These student snapshots will ha...

A MORNING FAVORITE. #MustangTough “Forty nine percent of all Americans start their day off with a bowl of cereal,” states www.today.com. With nearly half the population...

New Beginnings for Abigail. It all started her seventh grade year when Abigail decided to go out for volleyball. Since then, volleyball has been her favorite sport. All the bloo...

LIKE CLOCKWORK. “Our home Forensics meet is a colossal undertaking with many moving parts,” says junior, John Haefke. The Valley Heights Forensics team is hosting a competition ...

AUSCHWITZ MUSEUM. “Something very interesting we learned about Auschwitz is that 1.1 million people died in Auschwitz, and one million of them were Jews, and that was only in...

AN IMPORTANT MONTH IN HISTORY. Theologian and human rights activist Desmond Tutu once said, “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” Valley Heig...

MARVELOUS MORNING DRINK. “The smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the world’s greatest inventions.” This was said by Hugh Jackman, famed and successful Australian actor. Cof...

STRIKE OUT HUNGER. At 7pm on Saturday the 26th of February, the Blue Rapids United Methodist Church is hosting a 5th Quarter event. They will be holding a Wii Bowling tournament...

SAY YES! TO THE DRESS Say Yes! To The Dress is one of the many organizations that help young men and women find clothes, hygiene and hair products for formal school events. J...

“It is what it is, you gotta live life” is Valley Heights senior, Caleb Hornkohl’s, favorite quote. Caleb James Hornkohl was born August 19, 2003. His parents are Erin and James...