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Rules To Live By Rules. They’re everywhere, public roads, restaurants, schools, and even sporting events. Rules are needed to keep chaos to a minimum and to create a safe enviro...

SNAP! CRACKLE! POP! According to Stanford Children’s Health, with around 30 million children and teens involved in sports each year, approximately 3.5 million experience an inj...

PROCRASTINATION, EVERY STUDENTS WORST ENEMY. Every school year students face the same problem, homework. Most students put off their work until the last minute, and this is cal...

The Valley Heights Cross Country team is at the halfway point of their season and the have seen plenty of success through the first four meets. Coach White and the runners started...

"I forgot, didn't I turn that in? Wasn't I gone that day? I really just didn't have time. I think it's at home. My computer erased it.' Excuses like these are given constantly by ...

JUNIOR PROGRESSIVES. The Valley Heights Junior English classes participate in their annual Progressive Panel. Junior English is a history based cross-curricular course that invo...

STUDENT COUNCILS STATEWIDE . What do football players, choir members, and golfers have in common? They all make up the Student Council that represent our student body. Student Co...

Greenhands, Greenthumbs .Today, there are 649,355 FFA members, aged 12-21, in 7,859 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Island according to FFA.org. On Wed...

FAMILY IS EVERYTHING. Grandparents are important people in a child’s life. They can make a big impact with what they have learned just like parents. According to cliff.com,...

Rules To Live By They’re everywhere; public roads, restaurants, schools, and even sporting events. Rules are needed to keep chaos to a minimum and to create a safe environment. ...

INSECTING A LAB. On the 9th of September the Valley Heights sophomore class look at the behavior of pill bugs (Armadillidae). The students were broken into groups of three and as...

Huffington Post report more than 10 billion Krispy Kreme Donuts are made every year in the U.S. alone. Valley Heights Jr. Classes sell close to 525 dozen a year as a prom fundrais...

LAS VEGAS HERE SHE COMES. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May of 2016, 6,170 to 17,190 elementary teachers were employed in Kansas as well as Nevada. Valley Heig...

The song “We didn’t start the fire,” by singer-piano player, Billy Joel sums up Thursday nights activities during Homecoming as students come to watch the traditional bonfire a...

According to EdTech Magazine, over the last 13 years 5.8 million people take online courses nationally. Valley Heights is a part of that 5.8 million. Even with online courses...

Homecoming, the tradition of welcoming back former students and alumni while also celebrating the existence of an organization, or in our case a school district, is a great way to...

WICHITA BOUND. Kansas State Education reports in 2015, 749 schools implemented MTSS “Multi-Tier System of Supports”. Valley Heights Schools implemented MTSS programs in 2014. Th...

On September 11 th 2017, the Valley heights Journalism Staff (j-staff) traveled to Salina, KS to participate in a Josten's Journalism Workshop. The journalism staff, including Co...

It’s not every day you see superheroes, hippies, tacky tourists, and even rednecks walking around the school unless its during homecoming week. The goal of spirit week i...

GIRLS GOT SKILLS. It’s Homecoming week and the football field is electric with excitement. Cheerleaders are captivating the crowd with their enthusiasm. The crowd is booming with ...