Valley Heights USD #498

VICTORY ON 6TH ROAD. The Valley Heights Football Team defeats #6 Troy in their season opener, 52-7. After the landslide victory, the Mustangs are now ranked #5 in the state. T...

Marysville Volleyball Tournament “Aim high” is Taya Smith’s motto as she goes through her freshman year of volleyball. This past weekend the Lady Mustangs took bronze (third pla...

Valley Heights Jamboree “You ain’t done it yet” is the teams’ motto which came from Coach Lee. Lee says the football team has potential, but potential does not mean anything unt...

“Blue Rapids is a change of scenery. Small towns are a culture shock compared to our previous hometown, Topeka, Kansas. However, I enjoy knowing that my kids are receiving one on ...

The Lady Mustangs kick off their volleyball season with a scrimmage at home. The Valley Heights community was invited to attend the event on Friday, August 23, and was encou...

STAFF SPOTLIGHT: IN TOUCH WITH MR. SMITH Valley Heights High School welcomes several new faces to the building this year. Mr. Wendell Smith is the new High School Soc...

“Passion is the fuel behind a successful career,” said philanthropist Meg Whitman. This passion is what drives Connor Nolte to work towards his goal of graduating high school and ...

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I adjust my sails to always reach my destination”- Jimmy Dean is a quote that inspires Senior Brady Trimble Brady Brady is the son ...

The Valley Heights Forensic Team is ready for State and ready to perform for the public. Thursday, May 2nd starting at 6:30, the forensic team will be performing their competitio...

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” This quote inspires Hannah Grace Musil, daughter of Jim and Mona Musil to con...

“EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.” Adrianna Baylie Haines is the daughter of Dan and Barb Haines. Adrianna has been involved in countless clubs throughout high school, including...

Payden Jacob Yungeberg was born and raised in the Valley Heights community, and playing football as a Mustang has impacted him the most over the course of his high school ca...

“ I will never forget when I fell down the stairs of the Opera House during the All School Play “Oklahoma” my junior year,” claims Hanna Yoder. Hanna was born on September 6 ...

PROGRESS MAKES PERFECT. Madisen Hanson lives by this quote by Confucius, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Madisen believes that as long as you ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2019 Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force announces Challenge Award recipients (BLUE RAPIDS) — The Confidence in Kans...

Rankings: High school band, along with Jr. High students, Jacob Jackson, Luke Zimmerman, Cooper McWilliams, Caden Parker, and Robbie Stryker - 2 Shyanne Carder flute solo ...

BE WILLING TO LEARN. “If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you.” This is a quote that inspires Ariel Celine Holle...

HAVE COURAGE AND BE KIND. As Gillian Zidek’s time at Valley Heights High School is dwindling, she wants people to remember her as being compassionate, someone who would lend a h...

“ Some people make things happen, some watch what happens, and others wonder what happened.” This quote serves as inspiration for senior, Carter Popejoy. Carter, throughout the cou...

The Schools That Care grant project that serves USD #380 and USD #498 will be conducting a spring donation drive for School Supplies that will be distributed through the Mobile Fa...