February 3, 2020
The Valley Heights agriculture chapter traveled on January 15 to Wamego to compete in the speech category. There were many students that brought their speeches to the competition....
January 31, 2020
BRING OUT THE BROOMS. The Valley Heights girls’ and boys’ basketball teams sweep the TVL basketball tournament with a combined record of 7-0. This marks the first time in Valley...
January 31, 2020
The Valley Heights FCCLA is hosting a free will donation Mac n Cheese bar Friday, the 31st during the High school basketball games. The meal will include mac n cheese with a varie...
January 31, 2020
Valley Heights host the annual King and Queen of Courts on Friday, January 31st. This year's candidates are (from left to right) Wesley Denton, Rylie Borgerding, Austin House, Sha...
January 31, 2020
USD 498 Names New Superintendent.
The USD 498 Board of Education has announced the selection of Melissa Kennedy, as the new superintendent. Melissa will take the reins on July 1...
January 30, 2020
Mrs. Anderson has been a substitute for Valley Heights for five years. When asked what she liked most about Valley Heights, she responded with, “The kids. All the students are ver...
January 15, 2020
The 2019-2020 yearbook theme unveiling and celebration approaches. On Friday, January 24th during a special Blaze Day, the Valley Heights Yearbook Staff will reveal the theme of t...
January 15, 2020
The Valley Heights Mustangs play the first basketball game back from Christmas break against the Washington Tigers. The girls’ junior varsity and varsity as well as the boys’ vars...
January 15, 2020
THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN. The Valley Heights Mustangs sweep the Troy Trojans in the second game back since Christmas break. Both boys and girls varsity were able to claim a win ag...
January 14, 2020
Journalism apologizes for a large group of articles this week that should have gone in before Christmas. We are sorry for this oversight.
January 14, 2020
A HEART FULL OF GOLD. “A great heart is a magnet for miracles,” a quote that best describes Yarsharia Cooney. Her bubbly soul and happy heart is surely noticeable throughout the...
January 14, 2020
“ Holler if you’re needin’ somethin’ done,” is the chorus from the Upchurch song “Holler Boys.” It is also the belief of hard working and dedicated senior, Gabe Hutson. Gabe has ...
December 20, 2019
The Valley Heights Mustangs basketball teams claim victory in their first league game of the season. December 17 th , the Valley Heights girls and boys basketball teams traveled t...
December 20, 2019
NUTS, BOLTS, AND ROBOTS. On December 7th the Robotics team at Valley Heights competed in Omaha, Nebraska. Their season started at the beginning of the school year with a total o...
December 20, 2019
HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS. Every community has it’s own holiday celebrations which they hold throughout their community. Blue Rapids showed its Christmas spirit last Saturday with Homet...
December 20, 2019
The Valley Heights Jr/Sr. High Vocal and Band took the stage at the high school on December 11 th for the annual Christmas concert. The junior high vocal started off the night fi...
December 13, 2019
The Valley Heights Lady Mustangs took on Riley County for their first game of the season and were looking for a great start. The JV girls took the floor first and played tough but...
December 10, 2019
Intermediate art students at Valley Heights create portraits for young children in Nigeria. The Memory Project is a non-profit organization, founded in 2004, that allows art teach...
December 4, 2019
The USD 498 Board of Education would like to invite you to participate in the superintendent search process. Part of the search process being conducted by the Kansas Association ...