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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. This year Valley Heights has welcomed many new faces to our school district. One of these new faces this year is sophomore Breindel Wisdom. Breindel transf...

“Go hard or go home” is the moto Austin House goes by when it comes to sports. He says, “No matter how tired you are or exhausted you get, you need to give it your all or need t...

BE SOMEONE’S SUNSHINE. “Be someone’s sunshine when their skies are grey.” Megan Emily Jones, the daughter of Lee and Monica Jones, lives by this quote. Megan was born in Riversi...

HOMECOMING CHANGES. Valley Heights Student Council has decided to bring some changes to the 2019 Homecoming. One of the biggest changes that we will see is the date of the dance...

Guys and gals at Valley Heights gear up for Homecoming, Friday night, with Spikefest and Powder Puff festivities on Wednesday night.

This year the Valley Heights All School Play is putting on a parody of Gone With the Wind ; Gone With the Breeze . This musical includes a variety of parts including: lawyers, s...

The average American moves 12 times in his lifetime according to www.mayflowertransit.com Conner House moved to Waterville, from a similar sized town, Elkhart, in sou...

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOMECOMING. This year the Mustangs will be taking on the Republic County Buffaloes on September 27 th . This year’s homecoming candidates include: Kennedy ...

The Lady Mustang volleyball team grabs gold at Riley County. Saturday, September 14th, the varsity squad traveled south to Riley County High School for a mid-season tournament. Po...

JOLLY JOURNALISTS. The Valley Heights Journalism class adds four new members to the team this year. The 2019-2020 Journalism staff now includes Bryson Kenworthy, Cameron Beardsl...

STAFF SPOTLIGHT: BE SAVAGE, NOT AVERAGE. Freshmen and Sophomore English teacher Mike Savage began teaching at Valley Heights in December 2018. Before he took the full time t...

DON’T STOP RUNNING. “Cross Country is unlike any sport that I have participated in. It’s a sport that is for the tough and only the tough.” says Sam Vermetten. Girl high school ...

Varsity girls sweep the competition. Tuesday, September 10th, Varsity, Junior Varsity, and C-Team girls took to the road to participate in a quad in Axtell. Throughout the course ...

WHERE WERE YOU? 18 years ago 2,977 people lost their lives in the awful event we know as 9/11. On September 11, 2001 the United States was attacked in the worst act of terrorism...

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...