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EMPOWERING YOUNG LEADERS. At Valley Heights, the junior high has taken it upon themselves to start a student council. This organization is student led and sponsored by English t...

SLAM DUNK YOUR HUNGER. Tuesday, January 14, the Valley Heights Junior class will be hosting a dinner at the concession stand during the home high school basketball game against ...

GOALS TO GROWTH. Goodbye 2024, hello 2025! It is a brand new year and a good time to start setting goals. Did you know that on average only about 31% of Americans set a New Yea...

COURT VISION. The junior high girls basketball team is off to a great start this season. So far they have had eight games playing teams like Linn, Axtell, and Washington. The co...

BLOCK BLAST. Block Blast is an intriguing puzzle game that challenges its players to fit shapes of blocks together to complete rows in a 8x8 grid and gain points. This game was ...

A CREATIVE CHRISTMAS. Valley Heights Art Club will be hosting a Christmas party on December 18th. It will be in the art room at 7 o'clock and there will be several fun Christma...

THE HOMETOWN BUILDER. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take” by Wayne Gretzky is senior Logan Gray’s favorite quote and it happens to reflect him perfectly. Logan Gr...

JOURNALISM. Now that we are halfway through the year, our journalism staff is hard at work to stay on top of deadlines. Yearbook Advisor, Miss Jones says, “This is my first year...

HAIL, KING OF SCOTLAND. The day before Thanksgiving break Mrs. Yungeberg's Senior English classes read and performed scenes from Macbeth , a play written by William Shakespeare...

HOLLY JOLLY. This past Wednesday, December 11, the Jr/Sr High choir, guitar, and band classes had their Christmas program at the High School. The Vocal Ensembles, made up of bo...

FLAVORS FROM VALLEY HEIGHTS. The culinary classes at Valley Heights offer students an opportunity to learn important life skills such as cooking and baking. This class also tea...

CHRISTMAS LIST ESSENTIALS (JH EDITION). Did you know that the average person in the United States spends over 1,000 dollars per year just on Christmas gifts? Christmas is the s...

SCHOLARS BOWL. Going through high school at Valley Heights, one is faced with many opportunities to get involved and try everything. One activity students can join is Scholars B...

GIFT GIVING MAGIC. Santa’s Gift Shop happens every year in the month of December. It is a day where Kindergarten through 6th grade students get to pick out gifts for their paren...

UNCHARTED TERRITORY. The Valley Heights Football team made history on November 15th by beating Medicine Lodge allowing the team to advance to the sub-state game for the first t...

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. It's the most wonderful time of the year with everything from gift giving, singing, Santa, family, and Christmas cheer. The Blue Rapids Elementary Scho...

HOOPS ARE BACK. The Valley Heights girls Basketball team is back in the gym practicing for the 24-25 season. The Lady Mustangs first basketball game is Thursday, December 5 at ...

UNWRAPPING CHRISTMAS CLASSICS. As December is starting up, it is time to start decorating trees, buying Christmas gifts, and listening to Christmas music. Although not everyone ...

ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER. Madison Marie Hanke, daughter of John and Kim Hanke was born on July 25th, 2007. Maddy has been involved in Track for four years, FFA four years, KAY fo...

MAKING HISTORY. For the first time in Valley Heights football history, the Mustangs made it to the Sub State Championship round where they were set to take on the Conway Springs...