Valley Heights USD #498

CELEBRATING SUCCESS. This fall, Valley Heights has a different approach to recognizing its student-athletes. Instead of the traditional spring athletic banquet we all know, the ...

MURDER ON THE 518. The Valley Heights All School Play was held on November 14, 15, and 16 at the Waterville Opera House. “Murder On The 518” is a family friendly murder mystery ...

THROUGH EVERY CHALLENGE, SHE ROSE. Ava Jaylee Smith was born on September 5, 2007 to Kelly and Eddie Smith. She has two older siblings, Elijah and Kayla, that grew up alongside ...

National FFA Convention. On October 29, thirteen students from Valley Heights took a charter bus with Frankfort, Wamego, and Nemaha Central to attend the National FFA Convention...

BEHIND THE SCENES. Every year, the students at Valley Heights High School dedicate countless hours to preparing for the annual All School Play, but there’s much more to the perf...

VETERANS DAY. On Friday November 7 the veterans in the community were invited to Valley Heights to be recognized by the student body. This annual event is hosted by KAYS who put...

SAVE A LIFE: MAKE A DONATION. According to the National Institute of Health, students donate about 1 million pints of blood per year. FACS hosted a blood drive at the high sch...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...