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EXPRESS AND IMPRESS “My favorite dance so far this year has been Emergency, when we danced at the football game against Centralia!” Says Co-Captain Tessa Miller. The Mustang Mag...

EXPRESS AND IMPRESS “My favorite dance so far this year has been Emergency, when we danced at the football game against Centralia!” Says Co-Captain Tessa Miller. The Mustang Mag...

RUN FAS T OR BE LAST. The high school cross country team runs to their first meet of the season at Concordia on the first of September. This year's high school team inclu...

JAVA HAVE IT! Teacher, advisor, coach, and play director Lynette Steele-Coon said, “When covid had us on lockdown, due to necessity, I shopped more online. I discovered a cof...

NEW TO THE COMMUNITY. Valley Heights is welcoming our new AG teacher, Mr. David Graham. Mr. Graham is a graduate from North Central High School. His high school career was i...

ADDING A BRIGHT TOUCH. 2022-2023 seniors are busy painting a personalized parking spot at the high school. When asked, Ms. Palmgren, the Valley Heights Principal, how she ca...

THE ENGINE OF THE SCHOOL. “My favorite part of the job is being able to visit with the kids everyday,” said Lori Dobrovolny, VHHS secretary. Mrs. Dobrovolny has been working at ...

PLAYING CONSISTENTLY. “Getting hyped up in the locker room and having a winning attitude is really helping us bond and do better as a team,”says eighth grader, Page Miller. Thu...

FRESH STUNTS. “Cheering on my best friends on the field and court brings me so much joy,” says Cheer Captain, Maecyn Gunn. The cheerleaders attended a three day long UCA Cheer...

NEW NURSE; NEW OPPORTUNITIES. “My favorite part of the job is getting to know all the different students,” said Tiffany DeWalt, V.H school nurse. The Valley Heights school distr...

DANCE LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING. “Going to a high school dance for the first time is nerve racking, but exciting at the same time,” says Ella Swearingen, freshman. High school d...

NEW BEGINNINGS, SAME CULTURE. The Lady Mustangs Volleyball Team walk away as third-place finishers at the Marysville Invitational finishing with a 4-2 record. Last year, the Mus...

NEW TEACHER ON THE BLOCK. “Excuses are the nails that built the house of failure.” This is a quote that is close to the heart of new Valley Heights science teacher Chase Green. ...

FINALLY FOOTBALL The Valley Heights Junior High football team kick off their season September 1st against the Hanover Wildcats. Coming off an undefeated season last year, the t...

THE WORLD NEEDS MORE INTERACTIONS. On September fifteenth, Jennifer Pacha, culinary teacher, will be hosting the first 22-23 Rotary at Valley Heights High School. Mrs. Pacha ...

HOMECOMING WEEK EXCITEMENT. The much anticipated VHHS Homecoming Week kicks off with the announcement of the Homecoming Candidates; Kaylee Skalla, Maecyn Gunn, Taya Smith, Cade...

THE FIRST TREK. The Mustang Football Team take on the first trek of the season. On Friday, September 9th, the team participated in Jamboree, a non-scoring football scrimmage, ...

KICK OFF THE SEASON. Assistant football coach, Jordan Broxterman, says, “We had a great first game against the Centralia Panthers on Friday, September 2nd, but there are def...

The end of the school year is coming up and it's the last chance to order a 2021-2022 Valley Heights Yearbook! The final day to order a yearbook is May 31, 2022. Find a J-Staff m...

The art department, under the direction of Kaci Smith, hosts the pre-schooler, pre-k, kindergarten, and second graders for an afternoon of creative fun at the high school. High s...