Valley Heights USD #498

The Junior class have just begun their second fundraiser of the 2021-2022 school year for prom. Last time, a variety of Scentsy products were available for sale. This time, howeve...

NAUGHTY OR NICE. According to the website Capitol Counselor, the average American tends to spend approximately $886 on Christmas gifts. Families celebrate Christmas in different...

LUXURY RAFFLE. Tonight Friday, January 7th, 2022, the Senior class will be selling raffle tickets to sit in a luxurious La-Z-Boy chair. The class is trying to earn money to b...

PLAYING IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. “Mild he lays his glory by,” Hark the Herald, verse three. Every year, the Valley Heights Jr/Sr High School Band and Vocal perform a Christmas C...

BLOCK OUT HUNGER. “We just want to do a good thing for families in the community,” says Student Council President, Caden Parker. Friday, December 17th, was one of the Stude...

LIVING BY OUR VALUES. Whether they are in the classroom or outside, teachers are always there for students no matter what. Alora Kramer is currently one of the two science teac...

Valley Heights High School is celebrating Christmas this week in several ways. One of the most popular activities that Valley Heights does is door decorating. In each seminar, the...

DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN EIGHTH GRADER. Everyone’s life consists of different things. Josie and Gavin show two different sides of daily life as an eighth grader. Josie Park...

Nostalgic New Year. The 2020-2021 year is coming to an end. The question to ask yourself and others are, what is your New Year's resolution? Maddy Hanke, freshman, said “I lo...

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Christmas is a very special time of the year, with families coming together to see each other for the holidays. This year is particularly special becau...

Audrey Nordquist said, “ I love learning about the human figure and how different each position is, it really makes you take a step back and see them through different eyes”....

SINGING CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR ALL TO HEAR “I’m excited for all of my students to share the gifts they have worked on to their family and friends” Said Ben Worcester, Valley Hei...

“The transition from Sophomore English to Junior English was a bit hard because we were doing such different things and much more at a time!”, said Junior, Hayley Nemechek. As yo...

THE SEASON OF GIVING. “I enjoy spending the holidays with my family and friends. I love being able to give gifts to the people I cherish most,” said Harmony Conti. Students in th...

SEMI-SEMESTER. The end of the First semester is coming. It feels like just yesterday Valley Heights students were starting the first day of school. Caden Parker says,” I’m ready...

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MELISA KENNEDY. “ Working with kids and being able to help students succeed is one of my favorite parts about my job,” said Mrs. Kennedy. She is the curren...

KICK OFF THE SEASON. “I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do this Friday, we have a lot of young guys out, but I think we'll surprise a lot of people. I’m excited to get o...

“You are successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.” This quote, by actor Charles Carlson, is Hallie Borgerding’s favorite quote, mainly because she knows th...

YOU’VE EARNED YOUR STRIPES. To our men and women in uniform, past, present, and future, God bless you and thank you. Every November 11th marks Veterans Day. This special day cel...

“Breaking away from the norm and having a good time is a good way to get my students involved,” said Mrs. Steinfort. Mrs. Steinforts eighth grade science class have recently been...