Valley Heights USD #498

UP TO SNOW GOOD. As Winter Formal approaches, buying a dress can be stressful. However it doesn’t have to be, Jayne Whitson, our Family Advocate, is hosting “Say Yes to the Dr...

TOOT YOUR HORN. On January 20 to 22, K-State holds their annual Concert Band Clinic for high school students across Kansas. Valley Heights sent six high school band students to ...

THE GHOST, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND. According to phaneuf.net, 18 percent of American adults claim they have seen or heard a ghost sometime in their lives. Two of Valley Heights’ ve...

FOREVER RIVALRY. Friday, February 10th, the Mustang basketball teams travel to Centralia to take on the Panthers. Competing against the Panthers is a fan favorite for everyon...

A TRIP TO THE PAST. “I am very excited. I think it will be interesting to see what the soldiers had to go through and how tough it was for them. I also can’t wait for the bus ri...

Valley Heights is pleased to announce that the 2023 Winter Formal Queen Candidates are (left to right) Michelle Sandoval, Emma Brungardt, and Kendall Sweet. The King Candidates ar...

A DAY FOR LOVE. On a day in the year 496, Valentine's Day became a holiday. On February 14, roughly $23.9 billion is spent each year. This famous holiday, also known as the feas...

PEDAL TO THE “MEDAL”. “Look around the coffee shop, the park, or the classroom you’re in right now. You are surrounded by lucky people.” Quote from “The Book of Awesome”, by Nei...

SHARING THE LOVE, ONE COOKIE AT A TIME. The Valley Heights FCCLA is selling Valentine's Day sugar cookies. FCCLA decided on something new rather than the Crush Cans sold in prev...

THROUGH THE RAIN. “The way I see it, if you want a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain first,” is a quote by Dolly Parton. This quote speaks to Kendelle Sweet because she ...

MANY TALENTS On Tuesday, February 21st the Valley Heights Drill team is holding a bake sale raffle during half time of the Varsity boys game. Not only are they great dancers, bu...

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, “That was the worst date I ever had. And we. Are so. Over,” says author C.J Daughtery. We all have watched the perfect romantic date on our favorite show, o...

YEARBOOK SALES. Kadence Pierson was asked what her favorite part of the Yearbook was last year and she responded by saying, “I liked seeing all of the different activities go...

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW As of 2022, it has been recorded that nearly 39% of American adults have a New Year's resolution. To some, this can mean that they have a clean...

HEAD OVER BOOTS OR HEAD OVER HEELS. “Country roads, take me home,” quote by John Denver. Some students at Valley Heights may choose to take the country roads, while others pref...

NICKNAMES. LOVE ‘EM OR LEAVE ‘EM: “ Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.” Quote by Thomas Paine, an influential founding father of the United States and philo...

SNOW DAYS, When the students at Valley Heights High School think about snow days they are usually really excited and ready for a break. There were 37 students that took a survey...

FRESHMAN SEASON. “Getting to spend time with all my teammates from volleyball and transition into basketball season while building friendships with them has been my favorite par...

TREND OR OFFEND? 2022 was a year of the craziest trends yet. There have been tortilla slapping Tik Toks, gym rat “influencers”, makeup artists, BeReal, and the “best chefs of...

PLAYING FOCUSED. With a record of 4-5 at this point in the season, the Lady Mustang Basketball team is ready to bring their “A” game to the Twin Valley League Tournament. Head ...