March 11, 2022
SPRING BREAK SHENANIGANS. A week with no alarms and no schedule. Spring Break is a vacation period in the early spring for universities and schools that originated in the United...
March 11, 2022
SHAMROCK. “If you don’t wear green, you could possibly get pinched by either family, friends, or just anyone,” says Kloee Martin, freshman. Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of ...
March 9, 2022
As Spring arrives, events begin to unfold with basketball coming to an end and track starting soon. Spring break is a time for students to get excited for what is to come. Some of...
March 9, 2022
HOOPS THEY DID IT AGAIN.
“I've enjoyed playing basketball this year and being able to make more connections and memories with the team is definitely one of my favorite parts ...
March 9, 2022
STUDENT SNAPSHOTS. Starting this month, the Valley Heights Journalism staff will be holding student photo competitions until the end of the year. These student snapshots will ha...
March 9, 2022
A MORNING FAVORITE. #MustangTough
“Forty nine percent of all Americans start their day off with a bowl of cereal,” states www.today.com. With nearly half the population...
March 8, 2022
New Beginnings for Abigail. It all started her seventh grade year when Abigail decided to go out for volleyball. Since then, volleyball has been her favorite sport. All the bloo...
February 25, 2022
LIKE CLOCKWORK. “Our home Forensics meet is a colossal undertaking with many moving parts,” says junior, John Haefke. The Valley Heights Forensics team is hosting a competition ...
February 25, 2022
AUSCHWITZ MUSEUM.
“Something very interesting we learned about Auschwitz is that 1.1 million people died in Auschwitz, and one million of them were Jews, and that was only in...
February 25, 2022
AN IMPORTANT MONTH IN HISTORY.
Theologian and human rights activist Desmond Tutu once said, “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” Valley Heig...
February 25, 2022
MARVELOUS MORNING DRINK.
“The smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the world’s greatest inventions.” This was said by Hugh Jackman, famed and successful Australian actor. Cof...
February 24, 2022
STRIKE OUT HUNGER. At 7pm on Saturday the 26th of February, the Blue Rapids United Methodist Church is hosting a 5th Quarter event. They will be holding a Wii Bowling tournament...
February 22, 2022
SAY YES! TO THE DRESS
Say Yes! To The Dress is one of the many organizations that help young men and women find clothes, hygiene and hair products for formal school events. J...
February 17, 2022
“It is what it is, you gotta live life” is Valley Heights senior, Caleb Hornkohl’s, favorite quote. Caleb James Hornkohl was born August 19, 2003. His parents are Erin and James...
February 15, 2022
UNSTOPPABLE.
“What makes you weak can only make you stronger, you just have to keep going.” This quote reminds Destiney McLeod to keep pushing forward through the hard times...
February 15, 2022
DANCE PARTNER. “Drill team lasts year round, so it takes lots of commitment and dedication to get the dances down. I've loved being on the dance team the last four years, it has...
February 14, 2022
DON'T BE A DUD, COME GET SPUD. If you’re feeling a little “fried,” the senior class has you covered. At tomorrow night's game (2/15/22) against the Clifton Clyde Eagles, there w...
February 11, 2022
THE MAKINGS OF MUSIC. #MustangTough
“Music . . . can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable,” writes world renowned American conductor and composer Le...
February 8, 2022
SECRET UPCOMING SUPERSTAR. #MustangTough
Hobbies are a good way to fill the time and can end up becoming one of your favorite things to do. Things such as gardening, sta...
February 8, 2022
WAS THE SHADOW SEEN? Groundhog Day is celebrated February 2. Every year, thousands of people travel to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to await the forecast of the ...